It’s been called “the worst-kept secret in rock,” but after 13 years off the road, Tomahawk is back.
The genre-warping quartet — Duane Denison, Mike Patton, John Stanier, and Trevor Dunn — will hit the U.S. this summer for a month-long run marking the band’s 25th anniversary. It’s their first live outing since touring behind 2013’s Oddfellows and their first chance to perform material from 2021’s Tonic Immobility, which dropped in the middle of the pandemic and never saw a stage.
The tour also reunites Tomahawk with longtime labelmates the Melvins for the first time since 2003’s Geek Show trek — a pairing that feels less like nostalgia and more like controlled demolition.
“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,” Denison says.
Buzz Osborne adds, “This tour is a no-brainer. I can’t wait. A Melvins/Tomahawk trek will be a stone groove.”
Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 27, at 10 a.m. local time. An Ipecac pre-sale begins Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. local time (password: Flashback).
Thirteen years later, the blades are sharp again.
“A Huge Waste of Your Time and Money” 2026 U.S. Tour dates:
- 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 warm-up dates:
- July 13 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
- July 16 Kansas City, MO Record Bar
- July 17 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House
