Tour news: Michael Kiwanuka, Califone, Melissa Etheridge / Indigo Girls, English Teacher, Wiz Khalifa / Sean Paul, more

Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.

SPIKE AND THE GIMME GIMMES (FKA ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES)

Everyone’s favorite skate punk covers band Me First & The Gimme Gimmes are now going by Spike and the Gimme Gimmes, and have just announced a summer tour which has them out in July and August.

WIZ KHALIFA / SEAN PAUL

Wiz Khalifa and Sean Paul will be on the “Good Vibes Only” tour this July, with stops in Long Island, Cincinnati, Toronto, St Louis, Atlanta and more.

MELISSA ETHERIDGE / INDIGO GIRLS

Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls are teaming up for the “Yes We Are” Tour, which kicks of at Red Rocks on July 25 and wraps October 12 in Phoenix, and includes NYC’s Radio City Music Hall on 9/10.

X / LOS LOBOS

LA rock and punk icons and onetime Slash Records labelmates X and Los Lobos — both of whom still sport their original lineups! — will head out on tour together this summer and fall.

OHANA FEST

Dana Point, CA’s Ohana Festival has announced its 2025 lineup, which has Eddie Vedder, Green Day, Kim Deal, Leon Bridges, Wet Leg, Mannequin Pussy, and more.

CALIFONE

Califone will be on a Northeast tour in May in support of their 2024 album The Villiager’s Companion. Dead Gowns will join on all dates, and there are stops in DC, Brooklyn (May 15 at Baby’s All Right), Philly, Boston, Keene (NH), and Portland.

The Villager’s Companion by califone / tim rutili / red red meat

MARIA SOMERVILLE

Irish singer-songwriter Maria Somerville will support her just-released 4AD debut, Luster, with a few US shows in May.

KELCEY AYER (ex-LOCAL NATIVES)

Former Local Natives singer Kelcey Ayer is releasing his debut solo EP No Sleep on 7/18, and he’ll celebrate with shows in NYC and LA.

MICHAEL KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka has added a few headline shows while on tour supporting Mumford & Sons, including Toronto and NYC’s Beacon Theatre on 10/6.

ENGLISH TEACHER

UK band and 2024 Mercury Prize winners English Teacher will be playing a few US shows ahead of their appearance at Atlanta’s Shaky Knees festival in September, and have now announced an NYC date after, happening 9/23 at TV Eye.

GOVBALL AFTERSHOWS

Governors Ball happens on June 6-8 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, and this year’s aftershows have been announced, featuring festival artists playing more intimate shows on the same week as their fest sets.

SEA LEMON

Sea Lemon have added some headlining shows around dates supporting Death Cab for Cutie & American Football, including NYC’s Night Club 1010 on 7/10, as well as shows in LA and Seattle.

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Check our Tour Dates category for more.