Tour news: Wizkid, Kurt Vile, The Lemon Twigs, Emo’s Not Dead Cruise, Oracle Sisters, more
Plus: Deftones (w/ IDLES, Phanogram & more), The Swell Season, Craig Finn, Dave Hill, Rockaway Hotel Summer Series, and more tour and festival news.

Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.
KURT VILE / MERCE LEMON
Kurt Vile will be on tour with Pixies this summer — including Brooklyn Paramount on July 15 & 16 — he’s added a few headlining shows with Merce Lemon on his off days. All dates are here.
DEFTONES / IDLES / PHANTOGRAM / THE BARBARIANS OF CALIFORNIA
Deftones are in the midst of a big tour with The Mars Volta and Fleshwater that runs through next month, and they’ve now announced some new plans for the summer and early fall: the next leg of their North American tour. They’ll be joined by Phantogram and IDLES on select dates of the run, and The Barbarians of California on all shows
THE LEMON TWIGS
The Lemon Twigs will be on the road this spring starting at Salt Lake City’s Kilby Block Party and including NYC’s Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, and more.
EMO’S NOT DEAD CRUISE
The Emo’s Not Dead Cruise sets sail from January 22-26, 2026 with another boatload of emo nostalgia, including The Used, Underoath, Senses Fail, Story of the Year, Silverstein, Maylene & the Sons of Disaster and more, plus some great newer bands like Mom Jeans and Hot Mulligan.
THE SWELL SEASON
The Swell Season, aka the duo of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, will be on tour this year starting in May, with North American shows beginning in July. They also a show this month, in Boston, and they’ve added another, a more intimate NYC show.
ORACLE SISTERS
Parisian trio Oracle Sisters will be on tour this fall in support of their just-released album Divinations. Dates include NYC’s Elsewhere Hall on October 3.
WIZKID
Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid has announced new North American dates happening in June in support of his new album, 2024’s Morayo. He’ll play Atlanta, NYC (Madison Square Garden on 6/7), Toronto, Baltimore, Houston, and Los Angeles.
CRAIG FINN
Craig Finn‘s new solo album Always Been arrives next month, and he’ll celebrate it with a special NYC show featuring “an amazing group of friends and collaborators,” including The War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel.
ROCKAWAY HOTEL SUMMER SERIES 2025
The Rockaway Hotel’s Summer Concert Series returns for shows between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and the lineup includes Fruit Bats, Madison McFerrin, Allah Lahs, Marcos Valle, and more.
DAVE HILL ‘CAVEMAN ON A SPACESHIP’
Following a successful off-Broadway run, comedian and musician Dave Hill is bringing his show Caveman on a Spaceship to Le Poisson Rouge for a weekly residency this spring, running Tuesdays from April 15 – May 6.
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