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Cameron Whitcomb Announces Largest Us Headline Run to Date: “The Kingdom of Fear Tour”

Award-winning singer-songwriter Cameron Whitcomb has announced The Kingdom of Fear Tour, an upcoming US run featuring some of the biggest headline shows of his career thus far. New dates get underway September 24 at Nashville, TN’s historic Ryman Auditorium and then continue through a Halloween finale at Houston, TX’s House of Blues on October 31. Highlights include performances at such iconic venues as Atlanta, GA’s Tabernacle (September 25), Tulsa, OK’s Cain’s Ballroom (September 30), Seattle, WA’s Paramount Theatre (October 14), Los Angeles, CA’s The Wiltern (October 20), and Austin, TX’s Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater (October 23).
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with an artist and Citi presale (details below) beginning on Tuesday, May 12 at 10am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, May 15 at 10am local time. Whitcomb has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket sold from The Kingdom of Fear Tour goes to support Project Healthy Minds and their work to expand access to mental health services across America. For complete details and ticket information, please visit thecamwhitcomb.com.
PRESALE: Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, May 12 at 10am local time until Thursday, May 14 at 11:59 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
Whitcomb – who recently stole the show at Indio, CA’s Stagecoach with a fully packed Palomino Stage performance – is fast proving himself as one of the hardest working live acts in music today on a busy schedule that includes his Fragile Egos Tour, an ongoing run of North American headline shows produced by Live Nation resuming June 2 at Detroit, MI’s SOLD-OUT Saint Andrew’s Hall following SOLD-OUT stops at such notable venues as Boston, MA’s Citizens House of Blues Boston, New York City’s historic Irving Plaza, Charlottesville, VA’s The Jefferson Theatre, and more. Meanwhile, Whitcomb is currently traveling Down Under on a long anticipated headline tour of Australia and New Zealand, with all dates now sold out including additional shows added in some markets due to overwhelming demand.
As if all that weren’t enough, Whitcomb will also continue to support HARDY on THE COUNTRY! COUNTRY! TOUR!, with dates set across the US and Canada into the summer. A number of top-billed festival performances are also slated, including Fergus, ON’s Meadows Music Festival (May 29), Vancouver, BC’s FIFA Fan Festival (June 14), Bloomington, IL’s Tailgate N’ Tallboys (June 20), Dauphin, MB’s Dauphin’s Countryfest (June 27), Fort McMurray, AB’s Hello Summer Festival (July 5), Craven, SK’s Country Thunder Saskatchewan (July 11), Three Forks, MT’s Headwaters Country Jam (July 23), Chicago, IL’s Lollapalooza (August 1), Camrose, AB’s Big Valley Jamboree (August 2), and more.
Whitcomb’s non-stop tour schedule follows the recent arrival of his acclaimed new EP, Deep Water, available now via Atlantic Outpost HERE. Limited edition CDs will arrive soon with pre-orders open now HERE. Born from a renewed obsession with the craft of songwriting, the 5-song project is highlighted by the explosive single, “Kingdom of Fear,” available HERE alongside an official lyric video streaming now HERE. The high-octane track – which Billboardpraised as “an emotionally charged folk-rock song fronted by Whitcomb’s raw, gritty vocals and a fervent guitar” – has fast proven a sensation, marking the Nanaimo, BC native’s highest-charting song to date in the US, Australia, the UK, and his home country of Canada while also landing as his second consecutive instant debut on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. Next week will see Whitcomb perform “Kingdom of Fear” with American Idol finalist Brooks Rosser on the Season 24 Finale, airing live Monday, May 11 at 8:00 pm (ET) on ABC and Disney+.
Deep Water also includes the dynamic title track, “Deep Water,” joined by an official live performance video streaming now on YouTube HERE. Filmed on stage at Boston, MA’s sold-out Citizens House of Blues Boston, the new visual captures Whitcomb’s unstoppable live energy in front of the more than 2,700 enraptured fans – the biggest solo headline show of his career to date. The EP is further highlighted by the tender “You and Me,” available now HERE. Hailed by Billboard as “an emotional, heartfelt folk-rock song characterized by his soft, weathered vocals and a stomp-clap rhythm,” the track immediately debuted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 upon its March arrival.
Whitcomb was among the most triumphant stars at Canada’s 55th Annual JUNO Awards earlier this year, taking home both “Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year Presented by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters,” and “Country Album of the Year” (for his critically acclaimed debut album, The Hard Way). Along with accepting the two prestigious honors – which follow an additional pair of recent wins at the Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA) – Whitcomb delivered an electrifying performance of his hit “Options,” capped off by an unforgettable backflip on the catwalk which quickly went viral following the star-studded event.
Whitcomb kicked off what’s rapidly proving a landmark 2026 with “All Your’n (Amazon Music Original)” an Amazon Music Original cover of the Tyler Childers fan favorite available to stream and purchase now exclusively on Amazon Music. An official live performance video can be viewed now via YouTube HERE.
Last year saw Whitcomb take a giant step forward with his acclaimed debut album, The Hard Way, joined by an expanded Deluxe Edition available now via Atlantic Records HERE. The album debuted at #1 on the Country Albums chart in Whitcomb’s home country of Canada, earning Gold certification and quickly surpassing 500 million streams nationwide thanks to such emotionally raw singles as the breakout fan favorite “Quitter,” the brutally self-aware “Hundred Mile High,” the defiant “Options,” the hopeful “Fragile,” the gut-punching title track, and the chart-climbing hit, “Medusa, the latter joined by a live performance video streaming HERE. A deeply personal look at Whitcomb’s turbulent journey – from early struggles with addiction to his remarkable recovery and personal growth – The Hard Way is further anchored by the powerful “Call For You,” written as a tribute to his mom. The Deluxe Edition adds five very special bonus tracks, including “End of the Morning,” a previously unheard collaboration with indie folk artist Evan Honer, as well as the standout track, “Problem,” joined by an exclusive “Amazon Music presents” live performance video streaming HERE.
With over 7.5M monthly listeners on Spotify, 4.5M+ followers across social platforms, and over 835M+ global streams to date, Whitcomb is riding high after what truly proved a landmark 2025 for the Nanaimo, BC-based artist. Named the 2025 recipient of CMA’s Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award, recognizing outstanding achievements by a Country Music artist who is originally based internationally, Whitcomb was among the big winners at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA), taking home the “Breakthrough Artist of the Year” and “Fans’ Choice” awards amidst six total nominations. Whitcomb also made his Canadian TV debut at the CCMA Awards with an energetic live performance of “Quitter,” streaming HERE.
In a world that often prizes surface-level honesty, Whitcomb stands out as an artist with the courage to confront uncomfortable truths. After leaving home at age 17 to work on a pipeline, the British Columbia native discovered his passion for singing and devoted himself to music. He broke through with his 2024 debut EP, Quitter – a fearless collection of country/folk songs inspired by his journey through addiction and recovery. Since then, the 22-year-old singer-songwriter has skyrocketed, landing on 2025 Artist to Watch lists from Spotify and Amazon Music, releasing his full-length debut, The Hard Way, and traveling the world on increasingly popular tours including his biggest North American headline run thus far, the I’ve Got Options Tour, which saw him packing houses from coast-to-coast including a sold-out two-night stand at Los Angeles, CA’s iconic Troubadour.
CAMERON WHITCOMB ON TOUR 2026
MAY
9 – Melbourne, Australia – Forum (SOLD OUT)
10 – Melbourne, Australia – Forum (SOLD OUT)
12 – Brisbane, Australia – The Tivoli (SOLD OUT)
13 – Brisbane, Australia – The Tivoli (SOLD OUT)
15 – Sydney, Australia – Roundhouse (SOLD OUT)
16 – Sydney, Australia – Roundhouse (SOLD OUT)
29 – Fergus, ON – Meadows Music Festival †
30 –Detroit, MI – St. Saint Andrew’s Hall ^ (SOLD OUT)
JUNE
2 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues ^ (SOLD OUT)
4 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP (Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion) *
5 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre *
6 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center *
14 – Vancouver, BC – FIFA Fan Festival †
18 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis ^ (SOLD OUT)
20 – Bloomington, IL – Tailgate N’ Tallboys †
25-28 – Dauphin, MB – Dauphin’s Countryfest †
JULY
5 – Fort McMurray, AB – Hello Summer Festival †
11 – Craven, SK – Country Thunder Saskatchewan †
23-25 – Three Forks, MT – Headwaters Country Jam †
24 – Cheyenne, WY – Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena *
28 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater ^ (LOW TICKETS)
29 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall ^
AUGUST
1 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza †
2 – Camrose, AB – Big Valley Jamboree †
14 – Toronto, ON – History ^ (SOLD OUT)
SEPTEMBER
24 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium + #
25 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle + » ~
30 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom + » ~
OCTOBER
2 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium + »
3 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre + ~
6 – San Diego, CA – SOMA + » ~
7 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24 + » ~
9 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House and Event Center + » ~
10 – Missoula, MT – The Wilma + » ~
13 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom + »
14 – Seattle, WA – The Paramount Theatre + »
20 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern + » ~
21 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre + » ~
23 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater + #
24 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre + #
27 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City + #
28 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues + #
30 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues + #
31 – Houston, TX – House of Blues + #
* Supporting HARDY’s THE COUNTRY! COUNTRY! TOUR!
^ FRAGILE EGOS TOUR
† FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE
+ THE KINGDOM OF FEAR TOUR
# SUPPORT FROM NOAH RINKER
» SUPPORT FROM NEP
~ SUPPORT FROM LIAM ST. JOHN
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The Funeral Portrait Announce “A Hex on the Nation Tour”
THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT are ready to cast a spell across the country. The acclaimed Atlanta-based alternative rock collective have announced their A HEX ON THE NATION TOUR, a new headline run kicking off March 2 in Asheville, NC, and wrapping March 28 in Nashville, TN. The tour will bring the band’s explosive live show, theatrical sensibilities, and unmistakable brand of genre-defying rock to fans across the country. Special guests on the tour will include Archers, Creeper, If Not For Me, and FKA Rayne across all dates.
The announcement arrives as THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT continue their ascent as one of modern rock’s most compelling and distinctive forces. Last week the band unveiled their brand-new track, “My Future Prediction.” Their acclaimed album, Greetings From Suffocate City, has surpassed 100 million total streams, powered by the fan-favorite anthems “Suffocate City” (feat. Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills) and “Holy Water” (feat. Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch). With The Funeral Portrait’s latest track the band continues to expand the world of Suffocate City and fuel the devotion of its ever-growing Coffin Crew.
Promoted by Live Nation, the A HEX ON THE NATION tour promises to bring that world to life night after night, with frontman Lee Jennings and the band delivering the high-energy performances, otherworldly spectacle, and undeniable connection with fans that have become their calling card. With a rapidly expanding audience and a growing presence on the global rock stage, THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT are making it clear that the next chapter is theirs to write.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with Citi and artist presales that begin today. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday November 13, 10:00 AM local at livenation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday November 10 at 12:00 PM ET until Thursday November 12 at 10:00 PM local through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
TOUR DATES:
3/2 — Asheville, NC — The Orange Peel
3/4 — Charlotte, NC — The Underground
3/5 — Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Soundstage
3/6 — Allentown, PA — Archer Music Hall
3/7 — New York, NY — Irving Plaza
3/9 — New Haven, CT — Toad’s
3/10 — Asbury Park, NJ — The Stone Pony
3/11 — Boston, MA — The Paradise Rock Club
3/12 — Portland, ME — Aura
3/14 — Montreal, QC — Théâtre Beanfield
3/15 — Toronto, ON — The Opera House
3/17 — McKees Rocks, PA — Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens
3/18 — Detroit, MI — Saint Andrew’s Hall
3/19 — Cincinnati, OH — Bogart’s
3/21 — Grand Rapids, MI — Elevation
3/23 — Chicago, IL — House of Blues
3/24 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater
3/25 — Milwaukee, WI — Turner Hall Ballroom
3/27 — Louisville, KY — Mercury Ballroom
3/28 — Nashville, TN — Brooklyn Bowl
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Stray Kids Announce 2027 World Tour ‘RUN IT’ Across North America, Europe and the UK
Global superstars Stray Kids today announced their highly anticipated 2027 World Tour ‘RUN IT,’ featuring stadium shows across North America, Europe and the UK next year. The tour kicks off Sunday, May 16 at Lumen Field in Seattle before continuing to Vancouver, Santa Clara, San Diego, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, East Rutherford, Paris, London, Munich, Barcelona and more, finally wrapping next summer at San Siro Stadium in Milan.
As previously announced, Lee Know will not participate in the North American and European legs of the tour as he will begin his mandatory military service ahead of those dates. While he fulfills his service, the remaining seven members will continue the tour, bringing the full-scale Stray Kids live experience to fans around the world.
The announcement follows Stray Kids’ recent series of special ‘STRAYCITY’ performances across Latin America this fall, which brought the group to Buenos Aires, Bogotá and Mexico City, with support from NEXZ, Bad Milk, Kei Linch, K4OS, Cocho, Andrés Obregón and RENEE, with lineups varying by city. The group also headlined Rock in Rio, making history as both the first K-pop act to headline the festival and the first K-pop act ever to perform at the event.
These milestones build on Stray Kids’ headline appearances at BST Hyde Park in London and Lollapalooza Chicago in 2024, and their record-breaking Stray Kids World Tour <dominATE> that ended in 2025. The tour spanned 56 shows across 35 regions and played iconic venues around the world, including sold out multi-night runs at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Citi Field in New York, Globe Life Field in Arlington, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, and Stade de France in Paris.
Stray Kids World Tour ‘RUN IT’ supports the group’s latest release, THIS & THAT, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. With this milestone, Stray Kids became the first act in history to debut their first nine charting albums at No. 1. This achievement further extended their record as the K-pop act with the most No. 1 albums in Billboard 200 history, as well as the group with the most Billboard 200 No. 1 albums of the 21st century.
In 2026, Stray Kids also earned six new RIAA certifications across their catalog, including Platinum certification for “God’s Menu” and Gold certifications for KARMA, “LALALALA,” “Chk Chk Boom,” “S-Class” and “CASE 143,” further cementing their position as one of the leading forces in global music.
TICKETS: Tickets will first be available through the STAY Membership Presale beginning Wednesday, November 18 at 11am local time.
To participate in the Stray Kids Artist Presale on Wednesday, November 18 at 3pm local time, fans must sign up HERE by Sunday, November 15 at 12pm PT*. Artist Presales for this tour are hosted by multiple ticketing sites but anyone who signs up can join the sale. For Artist Presales on Ticketmaster, no code is needed – access is tied to your account. Artist Presales hosted on other sites may require a code for access. Working in partnership with Ticketmaster, extra protections will be in place to help block bad actors from signing up for the Artist Presale. Some fans may be asked to complete a quick selfie check, or in rare cases, provide an ID via Persona to sign up. Find out more about security checks here.
*The Stray Kids Artist Presale applies to all dates except France and Italy, where fans can register for presale access through co:brand, HERE.
The general onsale for all dates begins Thursday, November 19 at 3pm local time at livenation.com.
VIP: The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to the exclusive pre-show VIP soundcheck, a gift item, early entry, commemorative VIP laminate and lanyard, a pre-show tour merchandise shopping opportunity & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
STRAY KIDS WORLD TOUR ‘RUN IT’ 2027 DATES:
Sat, Jan 16 — Bangkok, TH — Impact Arena*
Sun, Jan 17 — Bangkok, TH — Impact Arena*
Sat, Mar 6 — Singapore, SG — Singapore Indoor Stadium*
Sun, Mar 7 — Singapore, SG — Singapore Indoor Stadium*
Sat, Apr 24 — Yokohama, JP — Nissan Stadium^
Sun, Apr 25 — Yokohama, JP — Nissan Stadium^
Tue, May 4 — Osaka, JP — Yanmar Stadium Nagai^
Wed, May 5 — Osaka, JP — Yanmar Stadium Nagai^
Sun, May 16 — Seattle, WA — Lumen Field
Wed, May 19 — Vancouver, BC — BC Place
Sat, May 22 — Santa Clara, CA — Levi’s Stadium
Tue, May 25 — San Diego, CA — PETCO Park
Sat, May 29 — Los Angeles, CA — SoFi Stadium
Thu, Jun 3 — Arlington, TX — AT&T Stadium
Sat, Jun 5 — Houston, TX — Reliant Stadium
Tue, Jun 8 — Atlanta, GA — Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Fri, Jun 11 — Miami, FL — Hard Rock Stadium
Mon, Jun 14 — Orlando, FL — Camping World Stadium
Fri, Jun 18 — Chicago, IL — Soldier Field
Tue, Jun 22 — Baltimore, MD — M&T Bank Stadium
Fri, Jun 25 — Toronto, ON — Rogers Stadium
Tue, Jun 29 — East Rutherford, NJ — MetLife Stadium
Fri, Jul 9 — Paris, FR — Plenitude Arena
Tue, Jul 13 — London, UK — Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Sat, Jul 17 — Munich, DE — Allianz Arena
Wed, Jul 21 — Vienna, AT — Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Sat, Jul 24 — Barcelona, ES — Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Tue, Jul 27 — Arnhem, NL — GelreDome
Sat, Jul 31 — Milan, IT — San Siro Stadium
*Previously Announced Dates
^Non-Live Nation Date
