Tour news: Hotline TNT, McKinley Dixon, Mary Lattimore, Sublime / The Interrupters, The Sword, more
Plus: Summer Slaughter Tour, DJ Koze, Mdou Moctar, Marc Ribot, and more tour and festival news.

Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.
HOTLINE TNT
Hotline TNT release Raspberry Moon on June 20, and they’ve just added a bunch more North American tour dates. The new routing starts July 19 in Allentown, PA and comes to a halt on September 27 in Los Angeles.
MCKINLEY DIXON
McKinley Dixon’s latest taste of Magic, Alive! is another lush, live-instrumentation-infused rap song, and its release is accompanied by a tour announcement (including a Brooklyn show on 9/11 at Elsewhere Zone One).
SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR 2025
Connecticut metalcore legends Hatebreed will headline the 2025 edition of the Summer Slaughter tour, which returned in 2024 after a four-year hiatus. Also on the bill are Power Trip offshoot Fugitive, Gridiron, Snuffed On Sight, and more.
THE SWORD
The Sword will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of Warp Riders with a West Coast tour in August that is with Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol and Pink Fuzz. The tour hits Phoenix, Denver, SLC, Seattle, Portland, Boise, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and more.
DJ KOZE
Germany’s DJ Koze is touring this year in support of his terrific new album Music Can Hear Us, with dates around the world.
MDOU MOCTAR
Mdou Moctar will be back in North America this fall for a tour that also includes a few festival dates.
MARC RIBOT
Guitarist Marc Ribot releases his first vocal solo album, Map of a Blue City, on May 23, and he’s just announced a tour for it, happening this fall at major cities around the US.
SUBLIME / THE INTERRUPTERS
The current version of Sublime (with the late Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob on vocals) announced a few Northeast shows with ska-punk torch-carriers The Interrupters, including a show on 8/21 on Brooklyn Mirage, a unique venue that probably doesn’t have a lot of ska shows.
OUTLINE @ KNOCKDOWN CENTER
Knockdown Center’s Outline series has announced its summer edition which sounds like it’s gonna be a party with Jockstrap, Kenny Mason, Jane Remover, HiTech, and more.
MARY LATTIMORE
Mary Lattimore will be back in Brooklyn to close out summer with a three-show Union Pool residency with special guests each night: September 18 is with Thunderworld, September 19 is with Sleepy Doug Shaw, and September 20 is with Thunderworld.
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