Photo: The Brian Jonestown Massacre Facebook — BJM's Anton Newcombe
After two years away, The Brian Jonestown Massacre will return to North America for a 2025 fall tour. The 40-date sojourn will mark Anton Newcombe and company’s first domestic tour since an on-stage brawl in Australia put the band on ice in late 2023.
Following a previously announced European summer tour, concluding with a set at England’s Glastonbury, The Brian Jonestown Massacre will kick off their North American tour on September 3rd in Carrboro, NC at famed underground club the Cats Cradle. The tour will be split into two legs, with the September dates focusing on the East Coast and Midwest with shows in Atlanta (9/5), Nashville (9/6), Washington, D.C. (9/8), New York City (9/9), Philadelphia (9/10), Cleveland (9/16), Detroit (9/17), Chicago (9/22), Omaha, NE (9/23), Kansas City, MO (9/24), and more.
The first leg of the tour will wrap with a pair of Texas shows in Dallas (9/26) and Houston (9/28), which leave a conspicuous gap on the 27th right in the middle of LEVITATION in nearby Austin (9/25–9/28). The BJM previously played the Austin psych-rock fest in 2023 where the band linked up with its faux rivals The Dandy Warhols and hosts The Black Angels for a communal cover of The Velvet Underground‘s “Sister Ray”.
The Black Angels, The Dandy Warhols, The Brian Jonestown Massacre — “Sister Ray” (The Velvet Underground) — LEVITATION 2023
The second leg of the Brian Jonestown Massacre 2025 North American tour will focus on the Western United States, beginning on Halloween night at San Diego’s Music Box. The month of November will see the band play almost nightly with stops in Las Vegas (11/6), Santa Fe, NM (11/8), Boulder, CO (11/11), Salt Lake City (11/13), Seattle (11/15), two nights in Vancouver (11/16–11/17), a hometown show in San Francisco (11/20), and more before the tour wraps with a three-night stint at the Teragram Ballroom in L.A. (11/22–11/24).
Tickets for all newly announced Brian Jonestown Massacre 2025 tour dates will go on sale Friday, March 14th at 10 a.m. local time via the band’s website. See below for a detailed list of tour dates.
In related news, the 20th anniversary extended edition of the cult classic BJM documentary DIG!—entitled DIG! XX—is currently available on streaming services. The new cut of Ondi Timoner‘s iconic 2004 chronicle of the seven-year space race to commercial and artistic success by the BJM and the Dandy Warhols includes new footage documenting the 20 years since the film, as well as new narration by the doc’s breakout star, audacious tambourine player Joel Gion. Stream DIG! XX on the platform of your choice here. The film is also screening in very select theaters nationwide.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre – 2025 Tour Dates
New dates in bold
May 4 – Prague, Czech Republic – Lucerna Music Bar
May 5 – Vienna, Austria – Arena
May 6 – Milan, Italy – Alcatraz
May 8 – Zurich, Switzerland – Komplex 457
May 9 – Munich, Germany – Technikum
May 10 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Les Docks
May 11 – Lyon, France – Le Transbordeur
May 13 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz
May 14 – Madrid, Spain – La Riviera
May 16 – Toulouse, France – Le Bikini
May 17 – Biarritz, France – Atabel
May 18 – Nantes, France – Stereolux
May 20 – Paris, France – La Cigale
May 21 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
May 22 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma
May 24 – Malmö, Sweden – Malmö
May 25 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Pustervik
May 27 – Stockholm, Sweden – Fållan
May 28 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller
May 29 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio
May 30 – Aarhus, Denmark – VoxHall
June 23 – Frankfurt, Germany – Batschkapp
June 24 – Tourcoing, France – Le Grand Mix
June 25 – Oxford, England – O2 Academy
June 27 – Edinburgh, Scotland – O2 Academy
June 29 – Glastonbury, England – Glastonbury Festival September 3 – Carrboro, NC, USA – Cat’s Cradle September 4 – Atlanta, GA, USA – Variety Playhouse September 5 – Nashville, TN, USA – Basement East September 6 – Asheville, NC, USA – Orange Peel September 8 – Washington, DC, USA – 9:30 Club September 9 – New York, NY, USA – Webster Hall September 10 – Philadelphia, PA, USA – Union Transfer September 12 – Cambridge, MA, USA – The Sinclair September 13 – Montreal, QC, Canada – Beanfield Theatre September 14 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Danforth Music Hall September 16 – Cleveland, OH, USA – Globe Iron September 17 – Detroit, MI, USA – Majestic Theatre September 18 – Louisville, KY, USA – Mercury Ballroom September 19 – Indianapolis, IN, USA – Hi-Fi Annex September 20 – Madison, WI, USA – Majestic Theatre September 22 – Chicago, IL, USA – Metro September 23 – Omaha, NE, USA – Slowdown September 24 – Kansas City, MO, USA – RecordBar September 26 – Dallas, TX, USA – Studio at The Factory September 28 – Houston, TX, USA – White Oak Music Hall October 31 – San Diego, CA, USA – Music Box November 1 – Pioneertown, CA, USA – Pappy and Harriet’s November 2 – Santa Ana, CA, USA – Observatory OC November 4 – San Luis Obispo, CA, USA – SLO Brew November 6 – Las Vegas, NV, USA – Swan Dive November 7 – Phoenix, AZ, USA – The Van Buren November 8 – Santa Fe, NM, USA – Tumbleroot November 10 – Englewood, CO, USA – Gothic Theatre November 11 – Boulder, CO, USA – Fox Theatre November 13 – Salt Lake City, UT, USA – Metro Music Hall November 14 – Boise, ID, USA – Shrine Social Club November 15 – Seattle, WA, USA – The Showbox November 16 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – The Pearl November 17 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – The Pearl November 18 – Portland, OR, USA – Revolution Hall November 20 – San Francisco, CA, USA – Regency Ballroom November 21 – Santa Cruz, CA, USA – Rio Theatre November 22 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Teragram Ballroom November 23 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Teragram Ballroom November 24 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Teragram Ballroom
