Close to 17 years since their last live performance, reunited Los Angeles indie rock outfit Rilo Kiley have announced a run of tour dates for 2025.
News of the band’s reunion was officially confirmed on Jan. 27, close to two weeks after the leaked lineup for California’s Just Like Heaven festival inadvertently shared the news. The group are one of the highest-billed names on the lineup, appearing alongside the likes of Vampire Weekend, TV on the Radio, Bloc Party, and Empire of the Sun.
“We are so very excited to come back together for Just Like Heaven in Pasadena, California—Los Angeles,” the band shared in a statement. “As a band, we began here, and we feel so fortunate to return among so many artists and friends, to this community we hold so dear, in such a beautiful and meaningful place.”
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After also joining the lineup to Salt Lake City’s Kilby Block Party, Rilo Kiley have confirmed details of their first tour since 2008, lifting a lyric from their song “A Better Son/Daughter” to dub it the Sometimes When You’re On, You’re Really Fucking On Tour.
“It’s going to be wonderful for us, like going back to the purest version of yourself, that early 20s place where everything is possible,” explained vocalist Jenny Lewis. “You’re in a van and Jason’s got the map, Pierre is behind the wheel, and I’m on the shitty acoustic guitar on the bench seat working out a new song with Blake. I don’t think it’s ever been as good as that, when it was just us against the world.”
The ten-date tour also features an appearance at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre with Julien Baker and Torres.
Rilo Kiley first formed in 1998 with actress and musician Lewis joined by guitarist Blake Sennett, bassist Pierre de Reeder, and drummer Dave Rock. Jason Boesel would replace rock in 2001.
The group rose to fame throughout the ’00s, releasing a total of four albums, including their 2001 debut Take Offs and Landings and its 2002 follow-up The Execution of All Things. While 2004’s More Adventurous would give them their debut on the Billboard 200 (albeit at No. 161), 2007 album Under the Blacklight was their most commercially successful, reaching No. 22 on the charts.
The group would play their final show in June 2008, later announcing they had embarked upon a hiatus. In 2013, however, it was confirmed they had in fact disbanded. During their hiatus, Lewis focused on her solo career, releasing a total of four albums since 2008, and reuniting with The Postal Service for shows in 2013 and 2023.
Alongside their upcoming tour dates, Rilo Kiley will also be reissuing their second album, with The Execution of All Things (Frozen Lake Edition) being released via Saddle Creek Records on April 25.
Rilo Kiley – Sometimes When You’re On, You’re Really Fucking On Tour Dates
May 5 – Fremont Theatre, San Luis Obispo, CA
May 7 – Libbey Bowl, Ojai, CA
May 10 – Just Like Heaven, Pasadena, CA
May 12 – The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
May 14 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
May 16 – Kilby Block Party, Salt Lake City, UT
May 17 – Treefort Music Fest, Boise, ID
May 19 – Center for the Arts, Jackson, WY
May 21 – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada
May 23 – McMenamins Grand Lodge, Portland, OR
