Tomahawk return to the road this summer for their first live performances in 13 years, with the month-long US run in Summer 2026 marking the band’s 25th anniversary and reuniting Tomahawk with labelmates the Melvins for their first tour together since 2003’s “Geek Show” trek.
Featuring Duane Denison, Mike Patton, John Stanier, and Trevor Dunn, Tomahawk last toured in support of 2013’s “Oddfellows” before returning in 2021 with “Tonic Immobility”, which was released during the pandemic and never performed live.
Denison says of the upcoming outing: “In the spirit of the Olympics, Team Tomahawk has decided to rise up and go for the gold once again – also competing will be our cohorts the Melvins”.
“This tour is a no brainer. I can’t wait. A Melvins/Tomahawk trek will be a stone groove”, says Buzz Osborne, who brings the Melvins out in their four-piece incarnation featuring Osborne, Dale Crover, Steven McDonald, and Coady Willis.
Tickets are on-sale this Friday, Feb. 27, at 10 a.m. local time, with an Ipecac pre-sale available Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. local time (password: Flashback). Ticketing links are available here.
US Tour Dates 2026:
July 18 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl
July 20 Austin, TX Emo’s
July 21 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
July 23 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
July 24 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
July 26 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
July 27 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
July 28 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
July 30 Boston, MA House of Blues
July 31 Buffalo, NY Electric City
August 1 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
August 3 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
August 4 Chicago, IL The Riviera Theatre
August 5 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
August 7 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
August 8 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
August 10 Portland, OR Pioneer Courthouse Square
August 11 Seattle, WA The Showbox
August 12 Seattle, WA The Showbox
August 14 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
August 15 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco
The Melvins also have a trio of headlining dates in the lead-up to the Tomahawk dates.
US Tour Dates 2026 with
July 13 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
July 16 Kansas City, MO Record Bar
July 17 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House
Tomahawk — guitarist Duane Denison (the Jesus Lizard, The Unsemble, etc.), vocalist Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Fantômas, etc.), drummer John Stanier (Helmet, Battles, etc.), and bassist Trevor “field mouse” Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.) — show up just when we need them. The first time was in 2001 with the self-titled “Tomahawk”. Following “Mit Gas” (2003) and “Anonymous” (2007), they dropped “Oddfellows” during 2013. It marked their best chart debut, reaching #9 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart. Not to mention, critics really got it! The A.V. Club gave it a grade of “A-”, Revolver Magazine rated it “4-out-of-5 stars”, and Pitchfork chimed in, saying “this lurid, thorny, profoundly weird music — just comes tearing out”. All kinds of touring and festivals followed before the members went back to their gazillion other gigs in 2014. Then on their 20th anniversary, they finally returned with their fifth full-length album, “Tonic Immobility”, and now on their 25th anniversary, they have returned to the stage.
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