Yes, summer is not technically over yet, but it’s not too early to look forward to what’s coming up for the rest of the year. The last few months have brought a wave of excellent shows allowing us to soak up the warm air that the hottest months bring. This has included Lady Gaga as the first solo female headliner at Wrigley Field, the launch of the Gorillaz tour in Chicago, and a very limited run for Sufjan Stevens’ Planetarium. We’ve seen Roger Waters in an arena, Green Day in a stadium, and U2 in an even bigger stadium, all of which still had a hard time topping one of cinema’s best composers competing against Lollapalooza.
Will fall be able to top the summer season? Time will tell. But with a lineup that includes one of electronic music’s most exciting figures presenting a 3-D event, one of rap’s elder statesman making a triumphant return to touring, and a guitar god reaching her showstopping peak with a brand-new album and visual presentation. Yeah, it’s gonna be a big finish to the year and enough to remind us why we love going to concerts in the first place.
–Philip Cosores
Executive Editor
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25. Liam Gallagher
Photo by Philip Cosores
Fans of Liam Gallagher as a solo artist or Oasis as a band will surely already be lining up to grab the best spot in the venue for his upcoming tour (and justifiably so, as his Lollapalooza after-show was a hard-rocking revelation of no-shits-given swagger). However, it might be worth the price of admission just to find out what wacky controversial shit he has to say that given day or how he might decide to completely throw everything off the rails (as he did at his actual Lollapalooza set, after playing only five songs). But after that train wreck, it seems that the younger Fighting Gallagher Brother has been delivering solid performances, and previews of As You Were are more than promising in their feisty glam. Here’s hoping he keeps that positive streak going. As you were. –Lior Phillips
Liam Gallagher 2017 Tour Dates:
09/09 – Madrid, ES @ dcode
10/07 – San Bernardino, CA @ CAL JAM 17
10/29 – Dublin, IR @ Samhain
11/10 – Dubai @ Party In the Park
11/13 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
11/18 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
11/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/21 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera
11/23 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
11/25 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/27 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/29 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
11/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
12/30 – Lorne, AU @ Falls Festival
12/31 – Marion Bay, AU @ Falls Festival
1/2 – Byron Bay, AU @ Falls Festival
1/7 – Fremantle, AU @ Falls Festival
1/14 – Jakarta, Indonesia @ Ecopark Convention Centre Ancol
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24. Goblin
Hungry horror hounds, get ready for some October lunch as Goblin are back to elevate the Halloween season. No, Claudio Simonetti isn’t in the band anymore, but you do have three-fifths of the original band who helped carve out the signature sounds for Dario Argento’s Suspiria and George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead. By our count, folks, that’s what we call a majority, and in this day and age, that’s pretty much as good as it gets. Besides, are you really going to pass up the opportunity to hear tracks off two of the most iconic horror films of all time during the season of the witch? Get there. –Michael Roffman
Goblin 2017 Tour Dates:
10/25 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
10/26 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House
10/27 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount
10/28 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
10/30 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
10/31 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
11/03 – Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre
11/05 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
11/06 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/08 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
11/09 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
11/10 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
11/11 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
11/12 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
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23. Flying Lotus 3-D
Photo by David Brendan Hall
Flying Lotus, ever the dynamic musician, is launching a 3-D tour. Yes, with the glasses and everything. The show premiered at Los Angeles’ FYF Festival in July. Pairing well with Flying Lotus’ dense and funky style, the FYF performance was laden with large screens, bright lights, and cinematic horror imagery. With the help of FlyLo collaborator Thundercat, the 3-D tour will kick off with two shows at the inaugural Red Bull Music Academy Festival in LA before lighting up across North America. Though Thundercat will only be present at the first two performances, Flying Lotus’ multimedia prowess is more than enough to carry him solo. Earlier this year, FlyLo released Kuso, a manic film full of grotesque imagery and horrific oddities. Even on a flat movie screen, it’s impossible to look away from Kuso. And if Flying Lotus is able to transfer his cinematic touch to the stage, his 3-D tour is guaranteed to be engrossing. –Carly Snider
Flying Lotus 2017 Tour Dates:
10/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery *
10/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery *
10/20 – Berkley, CA @ Greek Theatre
10/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
10/27 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
10/28 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
10/30 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
10/31 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
11/01 – New Orleans, LA @ The Joy Theatre
11/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
11/03 – Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
11/04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
11/05 – Washington, DC @ Echostage
11/06 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/09 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/10 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
11/11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Madison Theater
11/12 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall
11/14 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre
11/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/16 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman KC
11/17 – Denver, CO @ EXDO
11/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
11/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
11/21 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre
11/22 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
* = w/Thundercat
22. Ministry and Death Grips
At first take, Ministry and Death Grips may seem like an odd pairing — one is a staple of industrial rock, the other an anarchist rap trio. But both make music that is dense, confrontational, and dissonant; their mediums may be different, but their aura is the same. Their co-headlining tour kicks off in October and runs through November, taking the groups all around North America, including Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Denver. Ministry will be supporting their upcoming album, AmeriKKKant, which is due later this year. Even without AmeriKKKant, Ministry will have plenty of playable material from any of their 13 studio albums. Death Grips’ latest release, “Steroids (Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber Megamix)”, is a 22-minute assault of sound. Upon the song’s debut, the band revealed it was working on their next album. If one thing’s certain, it’s that this tour is going to be loud. –Carly Snider
Ministry and Death Grips 2017 Tour Dates:
10/13 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
10/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10/16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
10/17 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
10/19 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
10/20 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
10/21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
10/23 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/24 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live
10/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre
10/27 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
10/29 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
10/30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
11/01 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
11/02 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
11/05 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
11/07 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
11/08 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Historic El Rey Theater
11/10 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
11/11 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live!
21. John Carpenter
Photo by Philip Cosores
Did you catch John Carpenter last year? No? Good news, the Master of Horror is coming back for another round, and this time, it looks like he’s pivoting away from his solo albums and towards his forthcoming release, Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998, due out October 20th via Sacred Bones. That’s not to say we don’t want to hear his latest compositions — both volumes of Lost Themes make for incredible listens and do wonders for our Carpenter-starved imaginations — but to have a tour solely focused on his greatest themes is admittedly quite exciting. If we’re lucky, maybe he’ll go deeper on a few of his soundtracks and offer up choice selections like “Laurie’s Theme” or “Division 13” or “Chariots of Pumpkins”. Hey, it’s Halloween season; everyone’s entitled to one or two or three good deep cuts. –Michael Roffman
John Carpenter 2017 Tour Dates:
10/29 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Casino
10/31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
11/02 – Anaheim, CA @ City National Grove
11/04 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
11/05 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
11/07 – Maplewood, MN @ Myth Live
11/09 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
11/10 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
11/12 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
11/13 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/15 – Boston, MA @ Royale
11/16 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
11/19 – Syracuse, NY @ The Palace Theatre
20. Danzig
2017 has been a monumental year for Danzig. The Misfits co-founder and former frontman released Black Laden Crow, his first new album in seven years, and is gearing up to tour throughout the month of September. Danzig will tour the United States, stopping in Cleveland, Detroit, and San Francisco among others. Most notably, however, he will be appearing at Chicago’s Riot Fest where he is set to perform his album Danzig III in its entirety. Danzig will be joined by Corrosion of Conformity and Deafheaven while on tour, with the latter performing the final three dates and the former performing each date prior to Riot Fest. It’s almost impossible for an artist to quietly resurface with new material after nearly a decade, so Danzig’s tour is sure to be one hell of an experience. –Lindsay Teske
Danzig 2017 Tour Dates:
09/07 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom *
09/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory *
09/09 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theater *
09/11 – Huntington, NY @ Paramount Theater *
09/12 – Lewistown, NY @ Artpark Amphitheatre *
09/14 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora *
09/15 – Detroit, MI @ Fillmore *
09/16 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
09/22 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre ^
09/23 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl ^
09/25 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee ^
* = w/ Corrosion of Conformity
^ = w/ Deafheaven
19. Tegan and Sara perform The Con
Photo by Heather Kaplan
What happened to the full-album tours? What was all the rage just a couple years ago may have already run its course. Is it our fault? Maybe. But while we’d love to take credit for influencing major industry trends, the truth is there will always be a market for full-album tours. And as they go, Tegan and Sara are the perfect artists to attempt it. It’s not just that The Con is a fantastic album (it is), but it’s also that Tegan and Sara have been touring their great last album, Love You to Death, for the last year and could use the shakeup. To sweeten the deal, the 22 shows will also include all-new acoustic arrangements of the songs. The result is a tour that feels like an ideal marriage of the right artist picking the right material at the right time. There’s no con about that. –Philip Cosores
Tegan and Sara 2017 Tour Dates:
06/24 – New York, NY @ Pride Island, Pier 26, Hudson River Park
09/09 – San Bernadino, CA @ High and Low Festival
09/15 – Flushing, NY @ The Meadows Music and Arts Festival
10/20 – San Diego, CA @ Balboa Theatre #
10/21 – Las Vegas, CA @ The Pearl at The Palms #
10/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel #
10/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel #
10/25 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic #
10/26 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall #
10/27 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore #
10/28 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre #
10/30 – Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium #
10/31 – Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium #
11/02 – Winnipeg, MB @ Pantages Playhouse Theatre #
11/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre #
11/04 – Chicago, IL @ Rockefeller Memorial Chapel #
11/05 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple #
11/06 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre #
11/08 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre #
11/09 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre #
11/10 – Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre #
11/11 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem #
11/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle #
11/15 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre #
11/16 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre #
# = The Con X: Tour Acoustic Show
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18. William Corgan
Photo by Heather Kaplan
Look, we’ve already talked about how excited we are to hear what Billy Corgan and Rick Rubin cooked up together for Ogilala. Hell, I wrote the entry in our accompanying albums list only a few days ago. But we’re also intrigued to see how he takes the stripped-down set on the road. In some respects, he kind of previewed this show last year when he offered acoustic renditions of his Pumpkins catalogue, even surprising fans by inviting out former guitarist James Iha. Elegant was one of the best ways to describe that tour, and we’re expecting the same thing for this run, particularly since new single “Aeronaut” suggests nothing more than tasty slices of ornate pop from the singer-songwriter. Even better, according to a press release, he plans on playing a second set of past favorites, and knowing Corgan, he’ll go very, very deep into his oeuvre. –Michael Roffman
William Corgan 2017 Tour Dates:
10/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Murmrr Theatre
10/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Murmrr Theatre
10/18 – Wilmington, DE @ Grand Opera House
10/20 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10/24 – Chicago, IL @ Athenaeum Theatre
10/25 – Chicago, IL @ Athenaeum Theatre
10/27 – Nashville, TN @ CMA Theater
10/29 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
11/01 – San Francisco, CA @ Herbst Theatre
11/02 – San Francisco, CA @ Herbst Theatre
11/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge At Hollywood Forever Cemetery
11/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge At Hollywood Forever Cemetery
11/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge At Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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17. Nas and Lauryn Hill
Photo via PMA
We can pick apart the validity and value of legacy tours 12 ways to Sunday, but every once in awhile, a tour comes around that just immediately brings back the magic feelings, and the jaded questions fade away. The combination of legendary Brooklyn rapper Nas and the enigmatic, charismatic, altogether incredible Ms. Lauryn Hill is just such a tour. A pairing that’ll bring together old-school hip-hop heads jonesing for a return to their glory days with youngsters craving a bit of that golden era. That said, the close friends won’t be coasting on the past. While Nas will surely gather together some material from his upcoming new album, Ms. Hill will surely pull from a decade-spanning set of covers, Fugees songs, and solo material. –Lior Phillips
Nas and Lauryn Hill 2017 Tour Dates:
09/07 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
09/08 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
09/10 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
09/12 – Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
09/14 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
09/15 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
09/20 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
09/22 – Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheater
09/23 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place
09/27 – Houston, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
09/28 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Irving Music Factory
09/30 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater
10/03 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
10/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
10/07 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
10/10 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater
10/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum
16. Kesha
Photo by Philip Cosores
From September to November, Kesha will be touring Rainbow — her first album in five years. Kesha’s re-emergence is significant. The singer has spent the past several years fighting a legal battle centering on allegations against former producer Luke Gottwald, a time in which Kesha has revealed that she didn’t know if she would be able to release music again. The Rainbow Tour hits several major North American cities this fall, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and Boston. Announcements of Kesha’s plan to tour again has evidently excited fans as the tour has almost sold out completely — regular tickets are only still available for two out of her 24 tour dates. As an album, Rainbow is peppered with themes of resilience, power, and self-love. Performed live, these elements will only be amplified. –Lindsay Teske
Kesha 2017 Tour Dates:
09/15 – Del Mar, CA @ KAABOO Del Mar
09/16 – Las Vegas, NV @ M Resort Casino & Spa
09/23 – Las Vegas, NV @ iHeartRadio Music Festival
09/26 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
09/27 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
09/29 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
09/30 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
10/02 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
10/04 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/06 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
10/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
10/09 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
10/10 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
10/13 – Lakewood, OH @ Lakewood Civic Auditorium
10/15 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
10/16 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
10/18 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
10/19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
10/23 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
10/24 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
10/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
10/27 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
10/28 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
10/31 – San Francisco, CA @ Masonic Auditorium
11/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
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15. Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear is returning to the road, rested and ready after their extensive Shields tour. The Brooklyn-based quartet is traveling across Europe and North America in support of their latest album, Painted Ruins, released in mid-August. Kicking off in October and running through mid-December, the Painted Ruins tour includes extended stays in Brooklyn (of course), Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Brooklyn’s new Brooklyn Steel — where the band will play for three nights — also recently housed LCD Soundsystem for a five-day concert streak. If Grizzly Bear’s performance is anything like their new record, it is sure to be powerful and self-assured. Bassist Chris Taylor took a much more hands-on role in the songwriting on Painted Ruins, heightening the album’s drama while maintaining a distinct level of comfort. The new album also seems to be Grizzly Bear’s most collaborative yet, which is sure to make for a captivating live dynamic. –Carly Snider
Grizzly Bear 2017 Tour Dates:
10/04 – Dublin, IR @ Vicar Street
10/05 – Dublin, IR @ Vicar Street
10/06 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
10/08 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 ABC
10/09 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
10/10 – East Sussex, UK @ Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion
10/12 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
10/13 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
10/14 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
10/16 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
11/01 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/02 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/03 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/04 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
11/08 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
11/09 – Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine
11/10 – Austin, TX @ Sound on Sound Fest
11/12 – New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre
11/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
11/15 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
11/16 – Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore
11/18 – Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital
11/26 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/27 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
11/28 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
11/29 – Chicago, IL @ The Riv
12/01 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
12/03 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
12/04 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
12/07 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
12/08 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
12/09 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
12/11 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theater
12/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theater
12/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
12/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
14. The National
Photo by Killian Young
There might not be a more consistent band in rock and roll than The National. Regardless of whether they are working in New York or Los Angeles, regardless of the fact that the shows have grown from clubs to amphitheaters, and regardless of whether indie rock is in fashion or not, The National continue to hold their place as the vanguard. On their latest album, Sleep Well Beast, the group is predictably solid, less intent on matching their previous heights and more so in continuing to wade in new, unexpected waters. For their tour, the band will bounce from Europe to the US a couple times, highlighted by four nights in London, a big-time appearance at the Hollywood Bowl, and multi-night engagements in cities like Chicago, Berlin, Dublin, Montreal, and Seattle. It’s a solid three months on the road and feels like it might be a precursor for festival dates in 2018. Fortunately for fans, it’s not just on record that the band is consistent. They match it on stage. –Philip Cosores
The National 2017 Tour Dates:
09/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
09/16 – Cork, IE @ Cork Opera House/Sounds From a Safe Harbour
09/17 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
09/18 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
09/20 – Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall
09/21 – Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall
09/22 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
09/23 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
09/25 – London, UK @ Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
09/26 – London, UK @ Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
09/27 – London, UK @ Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
09/28 – London, UK @ Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
10/05 – Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre
10/06 – Queens, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium #
10/07 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
10/08 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Hall
10/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl ^#
10/12 – San Diego, CA @ CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
10/14 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
10/15 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
10/21 – Hamburg, DE @ Elphilharmonie
10/23 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
10/24 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
10/25 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live
10/26 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live
10/28 – Lisbon, PT @ Coliseum
10/30 – Brussels, BE @ Bozar
10/31 – Brussels, BE @ Bozar
11/02 – Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
11/04 – Stockholm, SE @ Annexet
11/05 – Stockholm, SE @ Annexet
11/06 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
11/07 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
11/27 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
11/28 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
11/29 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
12/01 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
12/02 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
12/04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Verizon Hall
12/05 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
12/07 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
12/08 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
12/09 – Toronto, ON @ Sony Centre
12/10 – Hamilton, ON @ Hamilton Place Theatre
12/12 – Chicago, IL @ Civic Opera House
12/13 – Chicago, IL @ Civic Opera House
# = w/ Daughter
^ = w/ Local Natives
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13. Daniel Johnston
Photo by Amy Price
He’s been championed by the likes of Kurt Cobain and cited as an influence by some of indie rock’s most accomplished acts. For some, he’s an overlooked genius. For others, it’s less about the music and more about Daniel Johnston’s story – how he used art to overcome mental illness – that touches them. Whatever your take on Johnston as an artist, his fall farewell tour offers a unique chance to embrace the final leg of his journey as a musician. Johnston will play eight dates in different cities, each show backed by a different band who will select the setlist. These dates include The Preservation All-Stars joining him in New Orleans, The Districts and Modern Baseball in Philadelphia, Jeff Tweedy & Friends in Chicago, and Built to Spill in both Portland and Vancouver. Each night will begin with a screening of Jeff Feuerzeig’s award-winning 2005 documentary, The Devil and Daniel Johnston. It plans to be a fitting farewell to one of the most unconventional and inspiring indie artists of the last several decades. –Matt Melis
Daniel Johnston 2017 Tour Dates:
09/28 – New Orleans, LA @ The Joy Theatre *
10/04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theater #
10/07 – New York, NY @ The Town Hall Theatre $
10/20 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre ^
11/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum Theatre @
11/07 – Boise, ID @ Egyptian Theatre
11/08 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall %
11/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue Nightclub %
* = w/ The Preservation All-Stars
$ = w/ Members of Beirut, Gang Gang Dance, Cibo Mato and others
# = w/ The Districts and Modern Baseball
^ = w/ Jeff Tweedy & Friends
@ = w/ Mike Watt, Ben Lee, Maria Taylor, members of Silversun Pickups and others
% = w/ Built to Spill and others
12. Foo Fighters
Photo by Nathan Dainty
Seriously, what do you have better to do? I wanna know. You gripe and moan about rock and roll being dead, and then you miss Foo Fighters to stay home and what, brush your hair, binge watch whatever for the umpteenth time? We’re talking about a straight-ahead rock band that legitimately commands arena-size audiences. A living-legend, iron horse frontman who, should he fracture a leg because he performs so damn hard, will play an entire show from a self-designed guitar throne before he’d cancel on fans. Oh, and what’s that? The Foos have a new album due out. Okay, so you have arguably the biggest rock band in the world fronted by the hardest-working frontman alive hitting the road and debuting new tunes. If your ass doesn’t make it there, you’re just taking a dying breed for granted. –Matt Melis
Foo Fighters 2017 Tour Dates:
09/10 – Berlin, DE @ Lollapalooza Berlin
10/07 – San bernardino, CA @ CAL JAM 17
10/12 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
10/14 – Richmond, VA @ Richmond Coliseum
10/15 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
10/17 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena
10/18 – Knoxville, TN @ Thompson@Boling Arena
10/20 – Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena
10/21 – Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
10/23 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
10/24 – Memphis, TN @ FedExForum
10/26 – Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena at The BJCC
10/28 – New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
11/07 – Madison, WI @ Kohl Center
11/08 – Champaign, IL @ State Farm Arena
11/10 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
11/11 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
11/13 – Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena
11/15 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
11/18-19 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Corona Capital
12/01 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
12/02 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
12/04 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
12/05 – Eugene, OR @ Matthew Knight Arena
12/07 – Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center
12/09 – Billings, MT @ Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
12/10 – Casper, WY @ Casper Events Center
12/12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena
11. Marilyn Manson w/ Alice Glass
Photo by Philip Cosores
Twenty-one years ago, when Marilyn Manson crossed the bridge from cult goth rocker to bona fide MTV sensation with the album Antichrist Superstar, it would have been hard to predict just how long the musician has been able to hold the spotlight. But here we are in 2017, with Manson on the cusp of releasing his 10th career album, Heaven Upside Down, and still thriving in the hard rock scene. A small part of the long-term success has been through his alliances, which has included kindred spirits Trent Reznor and Billy Corgan over the years. This run will see Manson make a new friend in former Crystal Castles singer Alice Glass, who will open select dates on the biggest solo tour of her career. Be it headlining mid-sized venues on his own or appearing at festivals like Ozzfest Meets Knotfest and Aftershock, Manson will strike a balance between showcasing his newest material and cementing his career legacy. We’re guessing there might be some political commentary involved, too. –Philip Cosores
Marilyn Manson 2017 Tour Dates:
09/27 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring ^
09/29 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE ^
09/30 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom ^
10/02 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues ^
10/03 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount ^
10/05 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel ^
10/07 – Camden, NJ @ Rock Allegiance
10/08 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live! ^
10/10 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre ^
10/11 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom ^
10/12 – Kansas City, MO @ Freaker’s Ball
10/14 – The Woodlands, TX @ Houston Open Air
10/15 – Grand Prairie, TX @ Freaker’s Ball
10/17 – Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater ^
10/19 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium ^
10/20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex ^
10/22 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
10/23 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater ^
10/27 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues ^
10/28 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues ^
11/05 – San Bernardino, CA @ Ozzfest Meets Knotfest
11/14 – Stockholm, SE @ Annexet
11/15 – Elsingnore, DK @ Hal 14
11/16 – Hamburg, DE @ Sporthalle
11/18 – Munich, DE @ Zenith
11/19 – Prague, CZ @ Tip Sport Arena
11/20 – Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
11/22 – Turin, IT @ Pala Alpitour
11/23 – Zurich, CH @ Samsung Hall
11/25 – Berlin, DE @ Velodrom
11/27 – Paris, FR @ Accor Hotels Arena
11/28 – Eindhoven, NL @ Klokgebouq
11/29 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle
12/01 – Nancy, FR @ Zenith
12/02 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National
12/04 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
12/05 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
12/06 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Hall
12/08 – Newport, UK @ Newport Centre
12/09 – London, UK @ SSE Wembley Arena
^ = w/ Alice Glass
10. Tori Amos
Photo by Adam Kivel
Tori Amos is gearing up to release her upcoming 15th album, Native Invader, but judging from her tour slate, it would seem she herself was the invader. Amos will be globetrotting this fall in a quest to spread the psychedelic drama. Invader is Amos’ first full-length since 2014’s Unrepentant Geraldines, and yet you wouldn’t be able to get any sense of rust. Stunning singles like “Cloud Riders” find the singer-songwriter at an incredibly vibrant fork in her path — one clearly tied to her family, inspired by her Native American grandfather’s sayings and harmonizing with her daughter in “Up the Creek”. By the time she’s done delivering her intimate songs around the world, we’ll all feel as close as family to Tori Amos. –Lior Phillips
Tori Amos 2017 Tour Dates:
09/06 – Cork, IE @ Opera House
09/07 – Dublin, IE @ Board Gais
09/09 – Gent, BE @ Capitole
09/10 – Luxembourg, LU @ Den Atelier
09/11 – Paris, FR @ Grand Rex
09/13 – Amsterdam, NL @ Carre
09/14 – Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli
09/16 – Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle
09/17 – Milan, IT @ Arcimboldi
09/18 – Geneva, CH @ Theatre Du Leman
09/20 – Linz, AT @ Brucknerhaus
09/21 – Zurich, CH @ Volkshaus
09/23 – Copenhagen, DK @ DR Concert
09/24 – Oslo, NO @ Konzerthus
09/26 – Hamburg, DE @ Laeiszhalle
09/27 – Essen, DE @ Colosseum
09/29 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
09/30 – Munich, DE @ Philharmonie
10/01 – Vienna, AT @ Konzerthaus
10/04 – London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall
10/05 – Manchester, UK @ Palace Theatre
10/06 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
10/24 – St. Paul, MN @ O’Shaughnessy Auditorium
10/26 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater
10/27 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
10/29 – Cleveland, OH @ State Theatre at Playhouse Square
10/30 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
10/31 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theater
11/02 – Boston, MA @ The Oprheum Theatre
11/03 – Washington, DC @ MGM National Harbor
11/04 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Tower Theater
11/07 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
11/08 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
11/10 – Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
11/11 – Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center
11/12 – Nashville, TN @ The Ryman Auditorium
11/14 – New Orleans, LA @ Mahalia Jackson Theatre
11/16 – Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Irving Music Factory
11/17 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at Moody Theater
11/19 – Denver, CO @ The Paramount Theatre
11/22 – Portland, OR @ Schnitzer Hall
11/24 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre
11/25 – Eugene, OR @ The Hult Center for Performing Arts
11/26 – Oakland, CA @ The Paramount Theater
11/28 – San Diego, CA @ The Balboa Theatre
11/29 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Mesa Arts Center
12/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
12/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
12/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
09. Arcade Fire
Photo by Philip Cosores
It’s all in how you look at things. It’s easy to view the release of Arcade Fire’s new album as a disaster, due to the critical shrug it received and the distance it has created with many longtime fans. But it still bowed at the top of the Billboard 200 and has launched the most successful radio single of their career, so it’s not like there are no positives to take from the run. Most importantly, it’s an excuse for one of the best live bands in the world to go on tour, and they’ll attempt to tackle arenas for the second time in their career. When playing the big rooms for Reflektor, some thought something of the band was lost in large spaces, but the Everything Now jaunt will attempt things a bit differently. Ticketing maps shows that the performances will take place in the round, perhaps giving more fans a chance to feel closer to the action. Will it be enough to erase the debacle of a release from our minds? Probably not, but we’ll be first in line either way. –Philip Cosores
Arcade Fire 2017 Tour Dates:
09/05 – Quebec City, QC @ Centre Videotron
09/06 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre *
09/09 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre *
09/12 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden ^%
09/15 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden ^
09/16 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center ^
09/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
09/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Arena *
09/22 – Tampa, FL @ USF Sun Dome *
09/23 – Miami, FL @ Watsco Center at the University of Miami *
09/26 – New Orleans, LA @ UNO Lakefront Arena *
09/27 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center *
09/28 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *
10/11 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place #
10/12 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome #
10/14 – Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum #
10/15 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena #
10/18 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena $
10/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum $
10/21 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena $
10/22 – Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center $
10/25 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
10/27 – Kansas City, MO @ Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
10/29 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
11/01 – Windsor, ON @ Windsor Credit Family Union Centre +
11/03 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
11/04 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
12/02 – Guadalajara, MX @ Arena VFG
12/05 – Bogota, CO @ Carpa America Corfeiras &
12/11 – Santiago, CL @ Movistar Arena &
12/13 – Lima, PR @ Parque de la Exposcion &
12/15-16 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Festival BUE
* = w/ Wolf Parade
^ = w/ Preservation Hall Jazz Band
% = w/ Grandmaster Flash
# = w/ Phantogram
$ = w/ Angel Olsen
+ = w/ Broken Social Scene
& = w/ Bomba Estero
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08. SZA
Photo by Philip Cosores
SZA’s long-awaited debut LP, Ctrl, released this June, more than lived up to the hype; the sensual tunes were perfect for a steamy summer night. However, they’ve continued to retain plenty of body heat and will have more than enough in store to extend those feelings into the chill of fall. Album highlights like “Go Gina” and “Doves in the Wind” ought to shine live, thanks to an even further focus on SZA’s majestic, confident vocals, while hit single “Drew Barrymore” will sate the fans in search of something to groove to. SZA’s already spreading her control, and it’s only a matter of time before her already impressive live performance becomes downright masterful. –Lior Phillips
SZA 2017 Tour Dates:
09/01 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze
09/03 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
09/05 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
09/06 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
09/08 – Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
09/09 – Anaheim, CA @ Day N Night Festival
09/10 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
09/12 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
09/13 – Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
09/14 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
09/16 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
09/17 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
09/19 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
09/21 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
09/22 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto Theatre
09/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo by Microsoft
09/28 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
09/29 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall
09/30 – San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall
10/01 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
10/03 – Houston, TX @ The Ballroom at Warehouse
10/07 – Miami, FL @ The Ground
10/08 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
10/09 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
10/11 – Greensboro, NC @ Cone Denim Entertainment Center
10/12 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
12/08 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
12/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
12/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/11 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
12/13 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
12/15 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
12/16 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
12/17 – St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room
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07. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile
On their own, Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile can each reach a wide variety of emotional states and songwriting styles. Now that music from their long-anticipated joint project has started to trickle out, we can confirm that their peanut butter and chocolate is much more than the sum of their parts, and they can reach an even further diversity of highlights. It makes perfect sense, then, that their upcoming joint tour will include several multi-night stops at various cities wherein Barnett and Vile (or Kurt and Courtney, if you’re not afraid of that nominal mojo) will share their tunes at churches, small clubs, and large theaters. Plus, the duo will be backed by an all-star band they’re calling The Sea Lice, composed of Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag), Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint), Katie Larkin (Sky Larkin), and Rob Laakso (The Violators). This truly seems like a once-in-a-lifetime (or, in the case of some cities, thrice in a lifetime) experience. –Lior Phillips
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile 2017 Tour Dates:
10/11 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
10/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church
10/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum
10/18 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
10/20 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10/21 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre
10/22 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
10/25 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theater
10/26 – Chicago, IL @ Rockefeller Chapel
10/27 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
10/28 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
10/30 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre
10/31 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
11/01 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
11/03 – Philadelphia, CA @ Tower Theatre
11/04 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
11/06 – Jersey City, NJ @ Loew’s Jersey Theatre
11/07 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
11/09 – Nashville, TN @ The Ryman
11/10 – Dallas, TX @ McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
11/11 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
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06. The War on Drugs
Photo by Heather Kaplan
Here’s the thing about The War on Drugs: They’re a ridiculously great live band. It’s not at all hyperbole to say that Adam Granduciel is one of the most creative guitarists working in the game today. Couple that fact with the notion that their latest album, A Deeper Understanding, is stuffed with comfortable, never-ending jams and you’ve got one hell of a rock ‘n’ roll show to attend. But what separates the Drugs from any other act in their genre is how they’re able to create a balmy atmosphere that’s akin to sound scientists like Daniel Lopatin or Nicolas Jaar. They groove, we groove. They rock, we rock. They glide, we glide. It’s almost less about hearing individual songs and more about pulling and peeling away at emotions, soothing your mind over whatever is ailing you at any given moment. Eh, maybe that explains every concert ever put on by your favorite act, but the Drugs do it in a way that feels so natural, like speaking to a family member that just “gets it.” –Michael Roffman
The War on Drugs 2017 Tour Dates:
09/18 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
09/19 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
09/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Dell Music Center
09/22 – New York, NY @ SummerStage in Central Park
09/23 – Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
09/25 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
09/26 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
09/28 – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory
09/29 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Outside Lawn)
09/30 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
09/30 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
10/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
10/06 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
10/09 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
10/10 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
10/11 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10/13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
10/14 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10/15 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10/18 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
10/19 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
10/20 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live!
10/21 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
10/22 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
10/23 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
11/01 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live
11/02 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live
11/03 – Cologne, DE @ E-Werk
11/04 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National
11/06 – Paris, FR @ Bataclan
11/07 – Lille, FR @ l’Aéronef
11/09 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
11/10 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
11/12 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo Manchester
11/13 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo Manchester
11/14 – London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
11/15 – Portsmouth, UK @ Portsmouth Guildhall
11/17 – Zurich, CH @ X-tra
11/18 – Milan, IT @ Fabrique
11/20 – München, DE @ Muffathalle
11/21 – Hamburg, DE @ Große Freiheit 36
11/22 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
11/24 – Oslo, NO @ Spektrum
11/25 – Copenhagen, DK @ Tap 1
11/26 – Copenhagen, DK @ Tap 1
11/27 – Stockholm, SE @ Annexet
11/29 – Antwerp, BE @ Lotto Arena
05. Brand New
Photo by Ben Kaye
Fool us once, shame on you. That goes without saying. But where does the shame fall after we’ve been fooled 20 or 30 times? According to Brand New, this is the end of the line. Whether it’s a selling-off-their-instruments-and-roaming-the-Earth goodbye or a James Murphy didn’t-even-notice-you-left farewell remains to be seen. But let’s be honest with ourselves; when it comes to a band as uncompromising and beloved as Brand New, we’ll set ourselves up to play the fool every time. And not only might this be our last chance to see the Long Island rockers in action, but they’ve just released Science Fiction, a killer new album and the band’s first in eight years. Old favorites, fresh cuts, and tearful goodbyes? Okay, okay, we’ll be there, even if you pull the same stunt in two years and make us all look like idiots. We just can’t help ourselves. –Matt Melis
Brand New 2017 Tour Dates:
09/09 – San Bernardino, CA @ High & Low Festival
09/11 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield *
10/15 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
10/16 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
10/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
10/20 – Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre
10/21 – Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre
10/23 – Baltimore, MD @ Hippodrome Theatre
10/25 – North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Performing Arts Center
10/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca Cola Roxy Theatre
10/28 – New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
10/29 – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory
11/16 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theatre
11/18 – London, UK @ Brixton O2 Academy
11/19 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
* = w/ (Sandy) Alex G
04. LCD Soundsystem
Photo by David Brendan Hall
LCD Soundsystem has been on tour since Coachella 2016, so the idea of anticipating their fall run may seem a bit silly. But they’ve also been playing close to the same set for that entire time and mostly sticking to headlining music festivals, with the chance to see them in a more intimate spaced limited to residents of New York or the occasional festival warm-up gig. But this fall, the recently reunited band will bring their dance party to both Europe and the US with a new album, American Dream, in tow. Many cities — Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit — will get multiple shows, while the venue size will stick around the few thousand mark. There’s the sense with this tour that the band knows the ideal setting to experience them, buildings with a roof that can feel like the sweaty nightclubs that inspire their sound. This fall, fans will get to experience that for the first time in years. –Philip Cosores
LCD Soundsystem 2017 Tour Dates:
09/07 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
09/08 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
09/09 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
09/11 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
09/12 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
09/13 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
09/14 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
09/16 – Manchester, UK @ The Warehouse Project
09/17 – Manchester, UK @ The Warehouse Project
09/19 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
09/20 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
09/22 – London, UK @ Alexandra Place
09/23 – London, UK @ Alexandra Place
10/17 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
10/18 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
10/20 – Nashville, TN @ The Municipal Auditorium
10/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Roxy Theatre
10/22 – Atlanta, GA @ Roxy Theatre
10/25 – Miami, FL @ James L. Knight Center Theater
10/27 – New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Music Experience
10/30 – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory
10/31 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater
11/03 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple
11/04 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple
11/06 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
11/07 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
11/08 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
11/09 – St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
11/11 – Broomfield, CO @ 1st Bank Center
11/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
11/15 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
11/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
11/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
11/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
11/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
11/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
12/02 – Montreal, @ QC @ Bell Arena
12/03 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
12/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
12/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
12/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
12/08 – Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena
12/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/21 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
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03. Queens of the Stone Age
Photo by Debi Del Grande
Nobody needs an extra reason to check out Queens of the Stone Age live. If Josh Homme and co. are rolling through your town or headlining your favorite festival, you’ll sell an organ for cash, call off sick, and cancel your dinner plans with grandma every last time. You’d do all that even if they weren’t touring a nifty new album, Villains, which means: ahem, new setlist inclusions. Hell, you’d get your ass there even if you hadn’t heard swinging singles like “The Way You Used To Do” and “The Evil Has Landed”, two cuts that take the Queens’ signature oddball alt-rock and speed it up to make it downright danceable. That’s right – your favorite rock band is going to be turning shrinking wallflowers and stoic, grunting head-nodders into dance floor kings and queens. So, stop playing it cool, and get your ass down to the most unlikely dance party this summer. To quote the band themselves, “Feet don’t fail me now!” –Matt Melis
Queens of the Stone Age 2017 Tour Dates:
09/06 – Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre *
09/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Festival Pier *
09/09 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage *
09/10 – Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe Live *
09/12 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live! Outdoor Pavilion *
09/15 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater *
09/16 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
10/07 — San Bernardino, CA @ Cal Jam Fest
10/09 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex *
10/10 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
10/12 – St. Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House *
10/13 – Kansas City, MO @ Crossroads KC *
10/14 – St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium *
10/15 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom *
10/17 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre *
10/18 – Indianapolis, IN @ Old National Centre *
10/20 – Washington, DC @ TBA *
10/21 – Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena *
10/22 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre *
10/24 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden *
11/04 — Bologna, Italy @ Unipol Arena
11/05 — Vienna, Austria @ Stadthalle
11/06 — Zurich, Switzerland @ Samsung Hall
11/07 — Paris, France @ Accorhotels Arena
11/09 — Oberhausen, Germany @ Konig-Pilsener Arena
11/10 — Munich, Germany @ Zenith
11/11 — Berlin, Germany @ Velodrom
11/12 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
11/14 — Copenhagen, Denmark @ Tap1
11/15 — Hamburg, Germany @ Sporthalle
11/16 — Antwerp, Belgium @ Sportspaleis
11/18 — London, UK @ The 02 Arena
11/19 — Manchester, UK @ Manchester Arena
11/21 — London, UK @ The O2 Arena
11/23 — Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall
11/24 — Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
* = w/ Royal Blood
02. Jay-Z
After spending the earlier part of the year fathering a set of twins who have sent the internet abuzz, Jay-Z will be touring his latest album, 4:44, throughout North America this fall. The 31-date tour, which is Jay-Z’s first in three years, kicks off in October. The two-month jaunt will stop in Vancouver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Austin City Limits Music Festival among others. Tickets for the tour went on sale to the general public on July 14th, so fans of the rapper who haven’t snagged their tickets yet ought to act fast: the success of 4:44 will certainly make Jay-Z’s fall tour a hot ticket.
JAY-Z 2017 Tour Dates:
09/02-03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Made in America Festival
09/15-17 – New York, NY @ The Meadows Music and Arts Festival
10/06-08 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/13-15 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/27 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
10/28 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
11/01 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center at Fresno State
11/03 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena
11/05 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Arena
11/07 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
11/08 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
11/09 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
11/11 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
11/12 – Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
11/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
11/15 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
11/16 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
11/18 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
11/19 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
11/21 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
11/22 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
11/23 — Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Cenre
11/25 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
11/26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
11/27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
11/29 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
12/02 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12/05 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
12/06 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
12/09 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
12/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
12/13 – Seattle, WA @ KeyArena
12/14 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
12/16 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
12/17 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
12/19 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
12/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
01. St. Vincent
Photo by Robert Altman
New record, new tour, new show; that’s the way St. Vincent works. With each new chapter comes a whole new reimagining, and her live shows have traditionally been the sharpest distillation of that idea. For 2014’s St. Vincent, Annie Clark dreamed up an entire choreographed stage show, one that upped the ante on her production skills and furthered the notion that she just might be the best chance this era has to a legitimate Bowie disciple. For her forthcoming Fear the Future Tour, however, she’s “putting aside postmodern choreography,” for something completely different, even opting for a nude skin-suit designed by Desmond Evan Smith, as she recently told The New Yorker. In that same profile, her creative director Willo Perron hinted that her next chapter will once again focus on her persona as being “both absurdist and sexual. Sultriness but in a New Wave character.” Already, we’ve seen that aesthetic with her latest promotional materials, and if we’re to judge solely from those pieces, we’re going to want to wear a lot of fucking neon at these shows. Good. Great. Grand. –Michael Roffman
St. Vincent 2017 Tour Dates:
10/07 – Los Angeles, CA – Paramount Pictures Studios
10/17 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
10/18 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo Manchester
10/20 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theater
10/21 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theater
10/23 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
10/24 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
10/26 – Berlin, DE @ Huxleys
10/27 – Utrecht, NL @ Tivolirendenburg
11/14 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
11/15 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
11/17 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
11/18 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theater
11/19 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
11/20 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
11/21 – Louisville, KY @ Whitney Hall
11/22 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
11/24 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre
11/25 – Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center
11/27 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
11/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
11/30 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
12/01 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
12/02 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
12/03 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
