Enigmatic pop alchemist Ryn Weaver releases “Odin St”, her first official new single in ten years and a much-anticipated return to music following her acclaimed debut album ‘The Fool’, released on the exact same day in 2015.
“Odin St”, produced by Benjamin Greenspan and Constantine Anastasakis (p/k/a Blonder), is the first taste of new music to come from the alternative pop maestro, and takes its name from the Hollywood Hills street she lived on following the release of her first album. The song chronicles a wild, hedonistic time, once remembered through rose-colored glasses but now revealed as an instrumental period of self-destruction and growth; coincidentally, along with being the street’s namesake, Odin is also the God of Wisdom in Norse mythology.
“It was the house down the road from wisdom,” says Ryn Weaver. “It felt special for the 10-year anniversary of ‘The Fool’, because that album can be played on a loop as repeating the cycle and running away… and I did run away to my house on Odin St. Chronologically it’s exactly where I left off.”
A pulsing chorus and poetic lyricism recalls Ryn Weaver’s stamped brand of ornate theatrically stirring pop, while painting a portrait with darker hues and a wisdom that only time could bring after ten years.
Ryn Weaver smashed onto the music scene with her gold-certified debut single “OctaHate” which led to festival spots, late night television appearances and significant media attention throughout the mid-00s. The parent album ‘The Fool’ was a tour de force of confessional, celestial and unforgettable pop that playfully thrashed as hard as it lamented.
The New York Times called the album “a blend of 21st-century pop science and 1970s intuition and experiment” while The Fader said Ryn “is like a bolt of lightning…her music hits in a bright, clear flash, sounding as big as all your favorites.” The album amassed over 300 million streams, and track “Pierre” experienced a viral moment on Tik Tok in 2021 with nearly 1.7 million uses on the platform, while also being certified gold.
G-Dragon has officially revealed the details of his much-awaited world tour, G-Dragon 2025 WORLD TOUR, making his triumphant return to the global stage. In collaboration with Galaxy Corporation and AEG Presents, the tour promises an electrifying experience for fans worldwide.
Promoted by AEG Presents, G-DRAGON 2025 WORLD TOUR will take place in 4 arenas across the world starting August 22 at Prudential Center in Newark, before hitting Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Paris.
The G-DRAGON OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP Presale will begin on Wednesday, June 25 at 10AM local time and run through Thursday, June 26 at 9:59AM local time. Public sales will begin on Friday, June 27 at 10AM local time. Please visit the official ticketing site for more information.
A pioneering member of BIGBANG, G-DRAGON has long been a driving force in the global K-POP industry, celebrated for his boundary-pushing music and trendsetting influence in fashion. After a seven-year hiatus from solo projects, he made a monumental comeback in 2024 with the release of his single ‘POWER’. The track quickly soared up the charts, earning widespread acclaim.
Building on this momentum, G-DRAGON unveiled his highly anticipated third studio album, ‘Ubermensch,’ on February 25, 2025 – his first full-length solo project in over 11 years. The album, particularly featuring the tracks ‘TOO BAD’ and ‘DRAMA’, has been met with overwhelming praise from both fans and critics. ‘Ubermensch’ marks a bold new chapter in G-DRAGON’s career, solidifying his legacy as an artist who continues to evolve and push creative boundaries.
G-DRAGON 2025 WORLD TOUR Dates: 29 & 30 March Korea Goyang Stadium 10 & 11 May Tokyo Tokyo Dome 17 May Bulacan Philippine Arena 25 & 26 May Osaka Kyocera Dome 6, 7 & 8 June Macau Galaxy Arena 2 & 3 July Sydney Qudos Bank Arena 6 & 7 July Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 11, 12 & 13 July Taipei Taipei Arena 19 & 20 July Kuala Lumpur Axiata Arena 25 & 26 July Jakarta Indonesia Arena 2 August Bangkok Rajamangala National Stadium 9 & 10 August Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena 22 August Newark Prudential Center 31 August Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena 5 September Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 20 September Paris Paris La Defense Arena
Sammy Virji shows no signs of slowing down. On the heels of announcing his sophomore album, Same Day Cleaning, Sammy announces the 2nd leg of his North America Tour, North America Tour Part Two. Part One, announced in January, concluded with a career highlight for Sammy at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, NY this past weekend.
More on Sammy Virji’s sophomore album, Same Day Cleaning, including details on guest collaborations with the finest from electronic music and beyond, will be revealed over the coming months. In the meantime, fans can look forward to celebrating the album’s release on September 19th with his newly announced November headline tour, hitting cities like Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston, Toronto, Columbus, and Detroit-with more dates to be revealed soon.
Fans can register for artist presale access beginning today, Monday June 16 at 10am ET / 7am PT. The artist pre-sale will begin on Wednesday, June 18 at 10AM local, ahead of tickets opening to the public on Friday, June 20 at 10AM local.
SAMMY VIRJI – NORTH AMERICA TOUR PART TWO: Saturday, August 2, 2025 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga* Sunday, August 3, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza* Friday, September 5, 2025 – Las Vegas, NV – LIV Nightclub Saturday, September 6, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA – Rio Vista Lot at the Historic Sears Building Saturday, September 13, 2025 – Denver, CO – Civic Center Park Saturday, October 4, 2025 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits* Saturday, November 1, 2025 – Atlanta, GA – District October 30 – November 2, 2025 – Live Oak, FL – Hulaween* Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall Thursday, November 6, 2025 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner Saturday, November 8, 2025 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY Thursday, November 13, 2025 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! Saturday, November 15, 2025 – Detroit, MI – Russell Industrial Center
The countdown is on! With “CMA Fest presented by SoFi” just around the corner, the Country Music Association and ABC have revealed the jam-packed lineup featured in the primetime concert television special. Hosted by Country Music stars Cody Johnson and Ashley McBryde, the special airs on Thursday, June 26 at 8/7c on ABC and next day on Hulu. The three-hour concert event features can’t-miss collaborations and unforgettable performances that took place during the 52nd CMA Fest in Nashville earlier this month. Featured “CMA Fest presented by SoFi” performers include Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, BigXthaPlug, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Jordan Davis, Riley Green, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Marcus King, Brandon Lake, Ella Langley, Carín León, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum, Scotty McCreery, Megan Moroney, Carly Pearce, Rascal Flatts, The Red Clay Strays, Darius Rucker, Dylan Scott, Shaboozey, Blake Shelton, Zach Top, Travis Tritt, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman. See below for the full list of songs performed.
Trace Adkins – “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” Jason Aldean – “Whiskey Drink” Jason Aldean and Travis Tritt – “It’s A Great Day To Be Alive” Kelsea Ballerini – “Baggage” Dierks Bentley – “She Hates Me” Dierks Bentley and Zach Top – “Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)” and “Mountain Music” Medley Brooks & Dunn and Lainey Wilson – “Play Something Country” Brooks & Dunn and Marcus King – “Rock My World (Little Country Girl)” Luke Bryan – “Country Song Came On” Jordan Davis – “Bar None” Riley Green – “Worst Way” Cody Johnson – “The Fall” Cody Johnson and Carín León – “She Hurts Like Tequila” Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll – “Hard Fought Hallelujah” Ella Langley – “weren’t for the wind” Ashley McBryde – “Rattlesnake Preacher” Parker McCollum – “What Kinda Man” Scotty McCreery – “Five More Minutes” Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?” Rascal Flatts – “Life Is A Highway” Rascal Flatts and Carly Pearce – “My Wish” The Red Clay Strays – “No One Else Like Me” Darius Rucker – “Wagon Wheel” Dylan Scott – “Country Till I Die” Shaboozey and Jelly Roll – “Amen” Blake Shelton – “Stay Country or Die Tryin’” Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins – “Hillbilly Bone” Zach Top – “I Never Lie” Keith Urban – “Straight Line” Bailey Zimmerman and BigXthaPlug – “All The Way”
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In 2006, Beatles producer Sir George Martin sat down with Brian Wilson to dissect “God Only Knows” — and ended up impressing the Beach Boys genius himself. “You’re making a better mix than I had,” Wilson laughed. Legends, admiring legends.
Multi-platinum pop storyteller and celebrated live troubadour JP Saxe announces his Make Yourself at Home tour. The headlining run kicks off on September 9 in Canada, hitting cities across the U.S. and South America, before wrapping in Mexico City on October 29. The tour follows the June 27th release of Saxe’s Make Yourself at Home, the second installment of a two-part album that he launched with April’s Articulate Excuses.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, June 18th at 10am local time. There will also be presale tickets available through local venue presales starting Tuesday, June 17th at 10am local time, and a Spotify fans first presale starting Tuesday, June 17th at 12pm local time.
Last month, Saxe shared the first taste of Make Yourself at Home: “STRANGERS” featuring Argentinian star TINI, a gorgeously tense and highly relatable song that balances nostalgia with acceptance for a relationship that’s run its course. The new single is part of a run of tracks that perfectly pair thoughtful and bluntly real emotional exploration with evocative instrumentation.
Before that came Articulate Excuses singles including: “SAFE,” which explored masculinity in an R&B-kissed pop track co-written/produced by Malay (Frank Ocean, Lorde, FLETCHER); “SMARTPHONE MAKE ME DUMB,” a deeply vulnerable meditation on modern escapism; and “I WANNA MOVE TO BROOKLYN,” an apology for being the worst part of oneself turned into an addictive pop song.
Taken as a whole, Saxe’s two-part album traces the GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter’s journey through a series of personal revelations. Part one pulls from a period in which Saxe worked to come to terms with his patterns and personhood, while Make Yourself at Home focuses on the work-in-progress of implementing those learnings. Each part has a unique sonic and thematic identity, but they combine to form a single powerful statement.
In 2024, Saxe wrapped up his sold-out, headlining A Grey Area World Tour following his support of John Mayer’s 2023 arena run and the release of Saxe’s last album, A Gray Area. That reflective set was largely produced by Malay and included the single “I Don’t Miss You” with Mayer, plus collaborations with Latin-GRAMMY-winning Colombian artist Camilo, the folk-pop trio Tiny Habits, and beloved singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine. The album garnered praise from Billboard, People, Forbes, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, and more.
To mark his successful tour across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, Saxe shared a pair of performance LPs last year: A Grey Area (Live Sessions) – featuring acclaimed guest instrumentalists like Cory Henry and Tal Wilkenfeld – and Live on Stage, which included a solo version of his 2019 blockbuster, “If the World Was Ending.” Saxe has already proven himself to be a master of off-the-cuff intimacy, but in his current era, it’s clear he’s intent on bringing us in even closer – experience that in-person at one of the upcoming dates below.
JP Saxe Tour Dates:
Sep 9 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall
Sep 10 – Calgary, AB @ The Palace Theatre
Sep 12 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Sep 13 – Victoria, BC @ Rifflandia Music Festival
Sep 14 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
Sep 15 – Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
Sep 17 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater
Sep 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Ford
Sep 19 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
Sep 21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
Sep 22 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Sep 24 – Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
Sep 26 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Hall
Sep 27 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
Sep 28 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
Sep 30 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
Oct 1 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
Oct 3 – Ottawa, ON @ The Bronson Music Theatre
Oct 5 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
Oct 6 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Oct 7 – Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
Oct 9 – Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre
Oct 10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
Oct 11 – Richmond, VA @ The National
Oct 12 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
Oct 14 – Miami, FL @ ZeyZey Miami
Oct 15 – Orlando, FL @ The Beachman
Oct 18 – Lima, Peru @ CC Bianca – Barranco
Oct 20 – Bogota, Colombia @ Royal Center
Oct 23 – Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Teatro Bradesco
Oct 24 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Teatro Vorterix
Goose has announced a new round of upcoming headline dates, including at Burlington, VT’s Waterfront Park Concert Series (September 14), a two-night stand at Richmond, VA’s Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront (October 2-3) and Philadelphia, PA’s TD Pavilion at The Mann (October 4). $1 from each ticket will benefit Backline, a nonprofit music industry mental health organization. Presale sign-ups are available now at www.goosetheband.com/tour; fans who sign-up will receive a unique code allowing access to the official Goose presale beginning Wednesday, June 18 at 10:00 am (local). In addition, the TED VIP on-sale will be available beginning Tuesday, June 17 at 10:00 am (local). Live Nation/Ticketmaster presales begin Thursday, June 19 at 10:00 am (local) [PW: TREBLE]. All presales end Thursday, June 19 at 10:00 pm (local). General on-sales begin Friday, June 20 at 10:00 am (local).
The new dates mark the latest in what has proven the most momentous live run of Goose’s career thus far, the recently launched “Everything Must Go Tour.” Highlights include the band’s first-ever headline show at New York City’s world-famous Madison Square Garden (June 28) along with two-night stands at Cleveland, OH’s Jacobs Pavilion (June 24-25) and Louisville, KY’s historic The Louisville Palace (September 23-24), as well as a very special homecoming return to New Haven, CT’s Westville Music Bowl (June 29).
Having performed this past weekend at Columbia, MD’s All Good Now, upcoming months will also see Goose making an additional array of top-billed festival appearances, including Highmount, NY’s Mountain Jam (June 22), Newport, RI’s Newport Folk Festival (July 25), Park City, UT’s Park City Song Summit (August 14-16), Fredericton, NB’s Harvest Music Festival (September 12), Las Vegas, NV’s RISE (October 5), and Live Oak, FL’s Suwanee Hulaween (October 30-November 2). In addition, Goose will join Dave Matthews Band as special guest on the closing night of his three-show run at George, WA’s The Gorge Amphitheatre on Sunday, August 31.
The ”Everything Must Go Tour” celebrates the recent arrival of Goose’s eagerly anticipated new album, Everything Must Go, available everywhere now via No Coincidence Records. Goose’s fourth studio LP and first new studio collection in nearly three years following 2022’s critically acclaimed Dripfield, the album marks both a statement of intent for Goose as well as an arrival of sorts — a journey for fans and newcomers alike through the group’s past, present, and infinite future. Hailed by PopMatters as “superb…one of the best studio albums by a jam band to date,” the album includes such extraordinary new tracks as the propulsive fan favorite, “Thatch,” the searching “Lead Up,” the breezy, atmospheric “Your Direction,” and euphoric first single, “Give It Time,” the latter two accompanied by official music videos streaming now at YouTube. In addition, the LP’s deeply moving title track is joined by a visually arresting official music video directed and designed by award-winning animator Chris Hopewell (known for his distinctive work with Radiohead, The Killers, Run The Jewels, Father John Misty, and many more).
Last month saw Goose – who recently performed live on CBS Saturday Morning alongside a feature interview with legendary journalist Anthony Mason – mark yet another career milestone with the overwhelming success of their first-ever destination festival, Viva El Gonzo. Presented May 8-10 in San José del Cabo, Mexico by 100x Hospitality, the three-day event saw a vibrant array of powerhouse performances and immersive experiences from Goose and their star-studded lineup of special guests, all set on the Baja California coastline against the breathtaking backdrop of the Sea of Cortés. Goose showcased their awe-inspiring range and creative imagination over the course of seven completely unique sets, with countless highlights including surprising covers, expansive jams on beloved fan favorites, the debut of exhilarating new originals, and live renditions of every song from Everything Must Go. All told, Viva El Gonzo represented a monumental moment for Goose, exceeding all expectations with its genre-blurring performances, pioneering approach towards programming, and inspired variety of once-in-a-lifetime experiences, promising future iterations that will continue to raise the bar for future iterations going forward.
GOOSE – “EVERYTHING MUST GO TOUR” 2025
JUNE
17 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion
19 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
20 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
21 – Canandaigua, NY – CMAC
22 – Highmount, NY – Mountain Jam *
27 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion
28 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
29 – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl
31 – George, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre ^
JULY
25 – Newport, RI – Newport Folk Festival *
AUGUST
14-16 – Park City, UT – Park City Song Summit *
28 – Iowa City, IA – University of Iowa’s Fall Welcome Concert
31 – George, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre ^
SEPTEMBER
12 – Fredericton, NB – Harvest Music Festival *
14 – Burlington, VT – Waterfront Park #
17 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center †
19 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
20 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
23 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace
24 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace
26 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre ~
27 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion ~
30 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
OCTOBER
2-3 – Richmond, VA – Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront #
Third Man Books is proud to announce its publication of Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On? and the Last Days of the Motown Sound by 2x GRAMMY Award-nominated writer Ben Edmonds. Originally published in 2001 and long out-of-print, Edmonds’s acclaimed in-depth history of Gaye’s landmark 1971 album is available now at Third Man Records digital and physical storefronts and booksellers everywhere.
With a career that exemplified the maturation of romantic Black pop into a sophisticated form spanning social and sexual politics, Marvin Gaye was one of the most consistent and enigmatic of the Motown hit makers. Gaye’s determination and vision resulted not only in inspirational, pioneering grooves but in a milestone canon of songs that both challenged America and proved among soul music’s most enduring bodies of work. Named by Rolling Stone atop 2020’s “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” What’s Going On truly established Gaye as a unique and maverick musical talent. His determination and vision resulted in an inspirational and pioneering collection that, in the era of Vietnam and the civil rights protests, asked America to take a long hard look at itself. Ben Edmonds examines in detail the making of this legendary work — initially rejected by Motown’s quality-control department — interviewing many of the artists and record company employees closest to the singer, to arrive at a deeper understanding of what the album means. It is, without question, one of the greatest stories ever told.
As Edmonds writes in the introduction, “This is not simply about a singer and a record album. It is the story of an idea, formed out of the mixed ethers of social anger and spiritual longing, that Marvin Gaye articulated with a cast of brilliant accomplices, and fought to get recorded and released. From that idea, and with that help, and out of that struggle, something was fashioned that continues to touch souls more profoundly than even its creator could have imagined.”
Ben Edmonds, as an editor at Creem magazine (1971-1975), played a pivotal role in shaping the narrative of music culture. Edmonds – whose insightful articles also graced the pages of Rolling Stone and MOJO, for which he served as a US correspondent – was the recipient of two ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor Awards honoring his music criticism as well as two GRAMMY Award nominations for his contributions to albums by The Pretenders and Phil Ochs. Tragically, pancreatic cancer claimed Edmonds’s life in 2016. MC5: An Oral Biography of Rock’s Most Revolutionary Band, co-written by Edmonds with Brad Tolinski and Jaan Uhelszki, was published posthumously in 2024 by Hatchette Books.
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country is set to release their highly-anticipated third LP, Horizons, on August 22nd (Retrace Music). Led by acclaimed singer/songwriter and guitar virtuoso Daniel Donato, Horizons finds the group injecting a bolt of lightning into a wealth of American music with their signature brand of cosmic country and fearless musical explorations. The album is steeped in a foundation of country, rock, bluegrass, funk and more, with no walls or boundaries in sight.
Following a rousing performance at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival last week, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country has announced their first-ever headlining show at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium on August 22nd. The event will serve as a special album release show in their hometown of Music City, USA. See a full list of tour dates and information below.
Horizons is the second LP from Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country containing all original material. The 15-track collection is the follow up to 2023’s Reflector, which received critical acclaim from a wide range of press, including No Depression, Glide Magazine, Magnet Magazine, and more. Donato the subject of features in Rolling Stone, UPROXX, Garden & Gun and Relix. They made their network television debut on CBS Saturday Morning and appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s #LateShowMeMusic online series. See more HERE.
Horizons showcases the continual evolution of a band with infinite musical possibilities. All of the new material was performed live numerous times before entering the studio, which allowed the band to gain a greater vision of what each song could be when recording, and even more importantly, while performing in front of their passionate fans. Vance Powell (White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys, Chris Stapleton, Trey Anastasio) returns to co-produce the album following his production work on Reflector.
There is an arc to Horizons that takes the listener on a journey which begins with super-charged roots influenced tracks “Blame the Train” and “Sunshine in the Rain.” The tempo slows down at points throughout for melody-rich songs including “Better Deal Blues,” “Along the Trail” and the stunning “Another Dimension.” A seismic shift takes place soon after the high-octane instrumental “Hangman’s Reel” with the funky “Prairie Spin,” opening a portal that leads to epic and experimental pieces “Chore” and album closer, “Down Bedford.”
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country features Donato (guitars/lead vocal), Nathan “Sugar Legg” Aronowitz (keyboards/vocals), Will “Mustang” McGee (bass/vocals), and William “Bronco” Clark (drums & percussion).
At its core, Horizons is about finding meaning in the human experience via the open and philosophical Donato. “I wanted the lyrics to be easy to understand, not abstract,” he says. “There are many layers to the meanings and you think about it, but it’s not rocket science to understand them. Trying to maintain a human sound and faith in what humans can do really inform the actual sonics and production of the record, too.”
DANIEL DONATO UPCOMING TOUR DATES June 21, 2025 – Stanley, ID – Sawtooth Valley Gathering June 26, 2025 – Owensboro, KY – ROMP Festival 2025 June 27, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Park West June 28, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Park West July 3, 2025 – Quincy, CA – High Sierra Music Festival * July 4, 2025 – Quincy, CA – High Sierra Music Festival July 6, 2025 – King of Prussia, PA – Heuser Park ^ July 8, 2025 – Manteo, NC – Roanoke Island Festival Park ^ July 10, 2025 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle ^ July 11, 2025 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Yards ^ July 12, 2025 – Wilmington, NC – BAD Day Music & Arts Festival ^ July 13, 2025 – St. Augustine, FL – The St. Augustine Amphitheatre ^ July 15, 2025 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverfront Live ^ July 16, 2025 – Nashville, IN – Brown County Music Center ^ July 17, 2025 – St. Louis, MO – Atomic Pavilion ^ July 18, 2025 – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC ^ July 19, 2025 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre # July 23, 2025 – Salt Lake City, UT – Granary Live ^ July 25, 2025 – Bend, OR – Century Center ^ July 26, 2025 – Eugene, OR – The Cuthbert Amphitheater ^ July 30, 2025 – Basalt, CO – Basalt River Park – Summer Series July 31, 2025 – Steamboat Springs, CO – Howelsen Hill % August 3, 2025 – Del Norte, CO – Rhythms on the Rio August 8, 2025 – Livingston, MT – Pine Creek Lodge August 9, 2025 – Alta, WY – Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival August 22, 2025 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium August 28, 2025 – August 31, 2025 – Garrettsville, OH – Lotus Summerdance 2025 August 29, 2025 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall September 12, 2025 – Las Vegas, NV – Bender Jamboree September 21, 2025 – Camden, NJ – XPoNential Music Festival October 11, 2025 – Charleston, SC – Riverfront Revival October 30, 2025 – November 2, 2025 – Live Oak, FL – Suwannee Hulaween March 20, 2026 – March 25, 2026 – Miami, FL – Outlaw Country Cruise
^ with Railroad Earth and Yonder Mountain String Band # with The String Cheese Incident – % with Bonfire Dub
