After a 13-year absence from the stage, the genre-defying supergroup Tomahawk is officially returning for a month-long U.S. tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary. For this highly anticipated run, the band will be hitting the road with their longtime labelmates Melvins, marking their first joint tour since 2003’s “Geek Show“.
Denison said about the upcoming tour: “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.”
Buzz Osborne said: “This tour is a no brainer. I can’t wait. A Melvins/Tomahawk trek will be a stone groove.”
The powerhouse lineup features vocalist Mike Patton, guitarist Duane Denison, drummer John Stanier, and bassist Trevor Dunn. The band last toured in support of their 2013 album, Oddfellows. While they did release a follow-up record, Tonic Immobility, in 2021, the pandemic prevented them from playing those songs live until now.
Following the tour announcement, Tomahawk released a detailed statement to address fan speculation regarding new music, VIP packages, and additional tour dates. In a blunt new message, they made it clear that this is strictly a live celebration.
Read their full statement below:
“We tried to keep tickets as affordable as possible for these shows. We know horrible fees get added as well. Sharing the stage with the Melvins makes this an even better deal. There will not be any other band on the bill.”
“To answer some of the questions we are getting, we will not be adding more cities to this run, we don’t hate your city, we don’t purposely avoid you and we sure as hell don’t hate Canada (we understand that our Canadian friends might not look forward to crossing the border these days, but we do have several shows not too far from you if you can stomach it). There is no new music planned. No meet and greets or any of that special package stuff. Oh and we are not taking song requests, thats not how concerts work.”
“We are all busy with other things and not as young as we used to be so we crammed as many dates into the period that we were all available. Our booking agent solicits offers and routes the dates based on the offers received. Believe it or not we don’t get offers from EVERY city.”
“As of this very moment, we do not have any other touring plans in 2026. However, we are in constant contact with our agents and working on our individual schedules to see if there is interest and we might have time to visit more of you, in other countries, in 2027. Stay tuned. Thank you for welcoming us back!”
“Tom A. Hawk”
“A Huge Waste of Your Time and Money” 2026 U.S. Tour Dates:
- 07/18 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
- 07/20 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
- 07/21 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
- 07/23 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
- 07/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
- 07/26 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
- 07/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
- 07/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
- 07/30 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
- 07/31 – Buffalo, NY @ Electric City
- 08/01 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
- 08/03 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
- 08/04 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre
- 08/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
- 08/07 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
- 08/08 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
- 08/10 – Portland, OR @ Pioneer Courthouse Square
- 08/11 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
- 08/12 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
- 08/14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
- 08/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
