Celebrated Australian guitarist, composer and producer Plini has announced a Fall 2026 North American headline tour in support of his new album “An Unnameable Desire”, released in April 2026.
Following on from his European, Asian and Australian tours in support of the album, the USA and Canada bill is completed with Night Verses and Portraits. To celebrate the announcement, Plini has unveiled a video for the track “Vespertine”.
Watch the official video for “Vespertine” below.
Plini commented on the video: “After making a series of whimsical narrative videos for the album launch, we thought it would be fun to make something more ‘traditional’ – a simple playthrough in a magical setting. It was extra fun to use a couple of rarer guitars and explore a different part of the epic Dovecote property (where we made the video for ‘Ember’)”.
On the tour, he continues: “Very excited to return to the US and Canada to play the new album material – we just finished in Europe and the reception was better than I could have dreamed of! And super excited to get to bring my friends Night Verses and Portraits along for the ride”!
North American Tour Dates 2026:
Oct 06 • San Diego, CA • Music Box
Oct 07 • Mesa, AZ • Nile Theater
Oct 09 • Austin, TX • Mohawk
Oct 10 • Houston, TX • White Oak Music Hall
Oct 11 • Dallas, TX • Studio at The Bomb Factory
Oct 14 • Atlanta, GA • The Masquerade (Hell)
Oct 15 • Charlotte, NC • The Underground
Oct 16 • Baltimore, MD • Soundstage
Oct 17 • Philadelphia, PA • Union Transfer
Oct 18 • New York, NY • Irving Plaza
Oct 20 • Boston, MA • Paradise Rock Club
Oct 21 • Montreal, QC • Théâtre Beanfield
Oct 22 • Toronto, ON • Danforth Music Hall
Oct 23 • Cleveland, OH • Globe Iron
Oct 24 • Detroit, Ml • Saint Andrew’s Hall
Oct 25 • Chicago, IL • Metro
Oct 26 • Minneapolis, MN • Fine Line
Oct 27 • Kansas City, MO • Madrid Theatre
Oct 29 • Englewood, CO • Gothic Theatre
Oct 30 • Salt Lake City, UT • The Depot
Oct 31 • Boise, ID • Knitting Factory
Nov 01 • Portland, OR • Revolution Hall
Nov 03 • Vancouver, BC • Commodore Ballroom
Nov 04 • Seattle, WA • The Crocodile
Nov 06 • Berkeley, CA • UC Theatre
Nov 07 • Ventura, CA • Ventura Music Hall
Nov 08 • Los Angeles, CA • The Fonda Theatre
Mixed by Simon Grove and mastered by Adam “Nolly” Getgood, “An Unnameable Desire” finds Plini joining forces with a horde of creative talent, with magic woven alongside Simon Grove (bass, auxiliary guitar, mixing, engineering and co-production), Chris Allison (drums percussion, additional drum engineering and co-production), Dave Mckay (piano, keyboards and synthesizers), A.J. Minette (string arrangement and production), Misha Vayman (violin) and Yoshi Masuda (cello), with additional production on “Ciel” courtesy of Devesh Dayal, a guitar solo on “Ciel” by Jakub Zytecki and harp on “After Everything” by Emily Hopkins. Album artwork is designed by Patti Bai.
“Something I’m very happy about, after many years of making music and the ‘career’ aspect of it becoming a whole lot more serious, is that the process hasn’t changed – still just me sitting in a room, tinkering on a guitar until I come across an interesting idea, and then following it down various rabbit holes until it starts feeling like a song”, shares Plini of his new album.
“The intention with this album”, adds Plini, “was to let that side of the process be as playful as possible, and then when it came to executing these ideas as finished songs, trying to expand the music in every direction possible: the heavier parts should be heavier, the pretty parts should be prettier, the hard-to-play stuff should be harder to play… and also in being as thoughtful and intricate as possible in relating the songs to each other through various themes and references. I hope it’s as enjoyable to listen to as it was to make”!
Renowned for delivering mind-bending musicality from all angles, Plini has previously released two full-length albums, 2016’s “Handmade Cities” and 2020’s “Impulse Voices”, alongside several EPs, singles and contributing credits along the way.
Nominated for Live Guitarist of the Year in 2018 at the National Live Music Awards, Plini has also previously toured alongside Sleep Token, Periphery and Tesseract, and is currently on a huge world tour.
