Tour news: Ben Folds, Colin Steston, Gates To Hell / Vomit Forth / Corpse Pile, Special Interest, more

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

GATES TO HELL / VOMIT FORTH / CORPSE PILE

It’ll be a triple dose of death metal when Gates To Hell, Vomit Forth, and Corpse Pile tour this April/May, including stops in Albany, Long Island, Hartford, Nashville, Atlanta, Baltimore, and more.

NEW COLOSSUS FESTIVAL

The 2024 New Colossus Festival is here, with exactly 150 artists hitting the East Village and Lower East Side from Canada, UK, Sweden, Italy, New Zealand, Germany, Australia, Greece, Peru, Japan, Brazil, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, France, Singapore, and Austria, in addition to ones from the United States (including plenty of NYC locals). Not sure who do go see? We’ve got some suggestions, including the our own showcase which happens Thursday at Baker Falls.

PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES

After announcing their first shows in 17 years in Seattle and Las Vegas, post-hardcore/post-punk greats Pretty Girls Make Graves have added a couple more dates to their schedule, including NYC and LA shows..

BEN FOLDS PAPER AIRPLANE REQUEST TOUR

You may remember a couple years ago, Ben Folds went on the “Paper Airplane Request Tour” which, just like it sounds, invited the audience to write requests on pieces of paper, fold them into airplanes and sail them to the stage. That sounds like an eye injury waiting to happen but apparently Ben liked it enough that he’s doing it again. “The last time I did this on tour the response was overwhelming, with literally hundreds of paper airplanes with song requests being launched on cue from fans at the start of the second half of each of my concerts,” says Folds. “It’s the purest, most low-tech form of engagement that creates a special bond with my audiences.” The new tour kicks off May 30 in Charleston, SC and wraps up August 6 in Beaver Creek, CO.

I AM THE AVALANCHE

I Am The Avalanche have announced a 20th anniversary tour. They’ll be playing career-spanning sets, with support from punk supergroup Be Well on all dates, plus Grumpster on the West Coast leg and Such Gold on the East Coast leg.

BARONESS / RED FANG

Sludge bands Baroness and Red Fang have announced five co-headlining shows for this May, with stops in Winston Salem, NC; Norfolk, VA; Baltimore, MD; Asbury Park, NJ; and Harrisburg, PA.

KID CUDI

Kid Cudi released his ninth album, INSANO, in January, and he’s announced a tour supporting it. The North American leg begins in June and runs through late August, with support from Pusha T, JADEN, and EarthGang.

FINOM (FKA OHMME)

Finom, the Chicago duo of Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart who used to go by the name Ohmme, will be on tour this year in support of their upcoming album Not God.

FRIKO

Chicago indie rockers Friko released their great debut album, Where we’ve been, Where we go from here in February, and they’ve now announced a spring tour supporting it. After hitting Austin for SXSW this month, they’ll travel North America in April, May, and early June. The tour includes dates with Water From Your Eyes, Mind’s Eye, and Willis.

KAMASI WASHINGTON

Jazz trailblazer Kamasi Washington has announced a tour for his upcoming album.

COLIN STETSON

Saxophonist and composer Colin Stetson has a few tour dates lined up, starting with Knoxville’s Big Ears festival later this month, as well as “Graveyard Shift” shows in Chicago and Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery on May 10). He’s also announced a few West Coast dates in September, hitting Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

SPECIAL INTEREST

New Orleans dance-punks Special Interest will be on the West Coast next week, hitting Los Angeles, Sacramento, Seattle, Vancouver and Portland ahead of their appearance at Boise’s Treefort Music Fest.

MARY J. BLIGE’S STRENGTH OF A WOMAN FEST

Mary J. Blige has announced the third annual edition of her Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit, happening on Mother’s Day Weekend, May 10-May 12 in NYC with 50 Cent, Jill Scott, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, and more.

BUSTA RHYMES

Busta Rhymes announced a tour for his 2023 album Blockbusta last year, set to start on March 13 in San Francisco. Now the trek has been cancelled, a week before it was set to begin.

GOOD LOOKS

Austin band Good Looks will release their second album, ‘Lived Here For a While,’ on June 7, and they’ve got a few dates starting around the same time. You can also catch them in their hometown next week at SXSW.

BLEACHERS

Jack Antonoff‘s band Bleachers release their new self-titled album this Friday (3/8) via Dirty Hit, and after announcing a May and June North American tour with Samia, in addition to dates overseas, they’ve announced they’ll end the run with a big NYC show.

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