Kneecap have announced a North American headline tour for later this year. Find all the details below.
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The Belfast rap trio are due to hit the road in the US and Canada this autumn in support of their acclaimed 2024 debut studio album, ‘Fine Art’.
Kicking off in Louisville on October 3, the forthcoming trek will also see Kneecap take to the stage in Nashville, Philadelphia, New York, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Vancouver, Portland and other cities throughout the month.
The huge 15-date run of shows will conclude with a performance in San Francisco on October 27.
“All American and Canadian heads… We are BACK in October,” Kneecap wrote to announce the tour on social media, alongside an official poster.
Tickets go on sale at 10am local time this Friday (January 31) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. A local pre-sale is set to go live at the same time on Thursday (January 30).
The new North American gigs will follow Kneecap’s performances at both editions of Coachella 2025 in April. Between those two weekends, the group are due to perform in Denver and Salt Lake City.
Kneecap’s 2025 North American fall tour dates are:
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03 – Mercury Ballroom, Louisville, KY
04 – Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville, TN
07 – The Howard Theatre, Washington DC
08 – The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA
10 – The Rooftop at Pier 17, New York, NY
11 – Citizens House of Blues, Boston, MA
14 – Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
16 – Saint Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, MI
17 – Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
18 – Radius, Chicago, IL
20 – Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
23 – Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC
24 – The Showbox, Seattle, WA
25 – Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
27 – The Independent, San Francisco, CA
In other news, it has been announced that Kneecap will round off 2025 with a massive arena concert in Dublin. The trio are also set to play their “biggest ever live show” at the city’s Fairview Park this summer.
Additionally, the band will open for Fontaines D.C. in London’s Finsbury Park in July, and at their Manchester show in August. Other scheduled appearances include TRNSMT Festival, Wide Awake and 2000Trees, as well as various European events.
Meanwhile, Kneecap have shared a new version of their fan-favourite track ‘H.O.O.D’ for 2025, as well as a variety of remixes.
Kneecap’s debut LP ‘Fine Art’ landed at Number 13 on NME‘s 50 best albums of 2024 list last month, where it was described as “cheeky, clever [and] countercultural: this is everything you want in a debut album”.
They also released a groundbreaking self-titled film last year, starring Michael Fassbender. In a five-star review, NME called it “ballsy, brave and one of the best music biopics ever made”.
Last week, Kneecap responded to the movie being snubbed by the Oscars 2025. Kneecap had previously been tipped as a contender in both the Best International Feature Film and Best Original Song categories.
