mclusky return to North America in Spring 2026, bringing their explosive live performances to venues across the continent, with the dates marking the band’s first outings on US/Canadian soil since the release of their enchanting new album, “the world is still here and so are we”.
Tickets are on-sale this friday at 10 a.m. local time here.
Falco (andrew falkous) shares of the impending visit:
“Nostalgia – which is a powerful drug, it turns out – brought us back to your shores just a couple of years ago. some people got to remember what they were like when they were twenty – their hopes, their dreams, their fully operational knee joints. also, there were attendees who weren’t there the first time out – i know, cos i can count. it was very lovely. the band – well, i, certainly – nostalgia’d all over the place too – it was difficult not to. it was fun (this is an understatement).
well, now we all get a chance to break free from nostalgia, to prove to ourselves that we’re more than the cast of cocoon sporting telecasters. we (the band) get to play the old songs – the ‘hits’ as a much loved grandparent might have it – and the new ones too (well, probably five or six of them over the course of a set, that’s the magic number for ‘new’). you, hopefully, come along and watch, listen and interact as per the social contract of such events. what do you say? the support bands – which we can’t tell you about yet – are great too. i promise to respond to heckles in a british accent which makes anything i say 23 percent funnier (i’ve checked this with nate silver). damien will dance and flex and repeat ad infinitum. jack will be the butt of all jokes (on stage, though not in private).
hope to see you there, unless you’ve got something better on – but i honestly can’t imagine what that could be”.
North American Tour Dates 2026:
March 24 denver, co marquis theater
March 26 seattle, wa the crocodile
March 28 portland, or aladdin theater
March 30 san Francisco, ca the chapel
March 31 los angeles, ca the regent theater
April 2 austin, tx empire control room & garage
April 3 minneapolis, mn fine line
April 4 chicago, il metro
April 6 toronto, on mod club
April 10 philadelphia, pa underground arts
April 11 washington, dc black cat
European Tour Dates 2025:
October 2 antwerp, be trix
October 4 brugge, be cactus
October 6 paris, fr le petit bain
October 7 orléans, fr l’astrolabe
October 8 lyon, fr le marché gare
October 9 winterthur, ch gaswerk
October 11 bologna, it covo club
October 12 milano, it arci bellezza
October 13 strasbourg, fr la grenze
October 17 newcastle, uk the cluny
October 18 glasgow, uk the classic grind
October 19 nottingham, uk the bodega
November 7 hannover, de café glocksee
November 8 wiesbaden, de kulturzentrum
November 9 berlin, de SO36
November 11 dresden, de beanpole
November 12 hamburg, de Molotov
November 13 köln, de gebäude 9
November 14 trier, de mergener hof
November 27 oxford, uk the bullingdon
November 28 brighton, uk chalk
December 19 cardiff, uk clwb lfor back
Australian Tour Dates 2026:
January 6 melbourne, au corner
January 9 adelaide, au lion arts factory
January 10 sydney, au factory theatre
January 11 brisbane, au crowbar
Released in May via Ipecac Recordings, “the world is still here and so are we” was hailed by all, possibly even you. npr dubbed it “progressive, weird, snotty post-punk” before claiming it’s “bursting with creativity.” brooklyn vegan said the tracks are “as sneering and sarcastic as ever,” and pitchfork said mclusky “sound just as noisy on their comeback album”.
Formed in cardiff, wales in the late ‘90s, mclusky quickly became one of the most beloved underground punk bands of their era, known for their biting lyrics, angular riffs, and chaotic live shows. The band has released four critically-acclaimed albums – “mclusky do dallas” (2002), “the difference between me and you is that I’m not on fire” (2004), “my pain and sadness is more sad and painful than yours” (2000), and the “world is still here and so are we” (2025).
Line-up:
Damien sayell – Bass, vocals
Jack egglestone – Drums, vocals, percussion
Andrew falkous – Guitar, vocals
Weblinks:
linktr.ee/mcluskymclusky
