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Grammy Winner Leon Thomas Announces Mutts Don’t Heel World Tour

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GRAMMY Award-winning artist Leon Thomas announces his MUTTS DON’T HEEL World Tour, produced by Live Nation, in support of HEEL, the deluxe edition of his critically acclaimed sophomore album MUTT, out now via EZMNY/Motown Records. The North American leg kicks off October 30 iDallasTX, with stops in AustinNashvilleAtlantaBrooklynTorontoChicago, and Los Angeles. Rising R&B standout Ambré will join as support across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Wednesday, June 11. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning FridayJune 13 at 10am local time at https://laylo.com/leonthomas/m/muttsdontheel.

In 2026, the tour heads abroad with a run of European dates including London’s Eventim ApolloParis’ Élysée MontmartreBerlin’s Huxleys Neue Welt, and Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre. From there, Leon brings the show to Australia with performances in SydneyMelbourneBrisbaneAdelaide, and Perth.

Leon recently released MUTT Deluxe: HEEL, a natural continuation of the original, digging deeper into his sonic universe and fetching a bold blend of psychedelic R&B, rock textures, soul, and boundary-pushing production. New collaborations with Kehlani, Big Sean, and Halle elevate the project’s emotional and musical scope, as Leon hones his reflections on singlehood, connection, and self-exposure. With tightly crafted compositions and distinct creative clarity, Thomas delivers a fearless extension of his signature sound–unleashing bite where MUTT once explored duality. HEELdoesn’t just follow; it bares its teeth. Listen HERE.

MUTT Deluxe: HEEL’s focus track, “NOT FAIR,” is a sultry confessional that captures the disarming power of desire. With piano-laced production and hypnotic harmonies, Leon unpacks the emotional whiplash of loving someone who knows exactly how to pull you in and push you away – a devoted mutt chasing a love that refuses to heel. “NOT FAIR”  lingers in a space of elusive, intoxicating intimacy and mysticism.

Last month, Leon released his single “RATHER BE ALONE” featuring multi Grammy-nominated artist and actress, Halle. A hypnotic blend of R&B infused with smoky soul and rock influences, the track is a soulful reckoning about walking away when love no longer serves you, and choosing personal peace over the chaos of what once was. Unfolding like a slow-burning confession, wrapped in hazy guitar and swelling strings, Leon’s smooth vocals intertwine seamlessly with Halle’s airy delivery, adding a subtle, psychedelic touch. Listen HERE.

Leon’s boldly introspective and highly acclaimed second studio album, MUTT, continues to push the boundaries of modern R&B, blending soulful melodies with rock influences and experimental production. Amassing over 1.1 billion streams, the album’s title track originally entered the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2025 and is steadily climbing, recently jumping from #15 to #13 – marking Leon’s first Top 40 hit and his debut entry on the Hot 100. The track also reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart, as well as the R&B Digital Song Sales and R&B Streaming Songs charts. A high-impact remix featuring Chris Brown helped introduce the record to an even broader audience, fueling its rise to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart and the UK R&B Singles Chart.

Leon is currently the digital cover star of GAFFER Magazine and performed “NOT FAIR” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 3. Leon has also been nominated for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and will be performing on the mainstage at the upcoming 2025 BET Awards.  “MUTT” has also been certified platinum, highlighting its widespread acclaim. Featuring collaborations with Ty Dolla $ignFreddie GibbsWale, and more, MUTT vividly explores the multifaceted nature of love – from the exhilarating rush of singlehood to the nuanced depths of emotional intimacy. Thomas weaves a narrative that fearlessly peels back layers of vulnerability, grappling with themes of fame, emotional detachment, and the quest for genuine connection.

Leon Thomas continues to redefine modern R&B, becoming an emblem of the genre and shaping its cultural landscape. MUTT has garnered widespread critical acclaim, named the #1 R&B Album of 2024 by Billboard and VIBE. It has also earned spots on several other Best of 2024 lists, further solidifying its status as one of the year’s standout releases. Billboard describes him as “one of the hottest names in R&B,” with MUTT being hailed as “the most stunning R&B album of 2024.” VIBE called it “one of the best R&B albums of the year,” while Essence celebrated it for pushing the boundaries of Black music, cementing Leon as “one of R&B’s most exciting voices.”

Leon continues to cement himself as a generational star. His NPR Tiny Desk performance went viral, peaking at #2 on YouTube and #5 on X, further iconizing his influence in music and culture. This year, he was named Billboard’s Chartbreaker and MTV PUSH’s Artist of the Month, in addition to making his TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, and first cover with GUAP Magazine.

Last year, Leon Thomas took MUTT on the road for his completely sold-out 13-stop North American headline tour. He also joined BLXST’s I Will Always Come Find You tour as a special guest, bringing their collaboration on the “Crash & Burn” remix from Thomas’s 2023 debut album Electric Dusk to life on stage. With back-to-back sold-out shows and high-profile tour appearances, Thomas continues to cement himself as one of R&B’s most dynamic live performers.

From a viral Tiny Desk to BET nods and Hot 100 climbs, Leon Thomas has spent the last year rewriting R&B’s rulebook. WithMUTT Deluxe: HEEL, Leon pushes his momentum further–fiercer, bolder, and taking his vision even further.

MUTTS DON’T HEEL NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES

Artist Pre-Sale: Wed, 6/11 (10am local) – Fri, 6/13 (9am local)
Spotify Pre-Sale: Thurs, 6/12 (10am local – Fri, 6/13 (9am local)
On-Sale: Fri, 6/13 (10am local)

OCTOBER 30 – Dallas, TX | House of Blues
NOVEMBER 3 – Austin, TX | Emo’s
NOVEMBER 4 – Houston, TX | House of Blues
NOVEMBER 5 – New Orleans, LA | House of Blues
NOVEMBER 7 – Nashville, TN | Brooklyn Bowl
NOVEMBER 9 – Atlanta, GA | Tabernacle
NOVEMBER 12 – Ft Lauderdale, FL | Revolution
NOVEMBER 14 – Charlotte, NC | The Fillmore
NOVEMBER 15 – Raleigh, NC | The Ritz
NOVEMBER 16 – Silver Spring, MD | The Fillmore
NOVEMBER 19 – Philadelphia, PA | The Fillmore
NOVEMBER 20 – Boston, MA | House of Blues
NOVEMBER 23 – Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn Paramount
NOVEMBER 26 – Toronto, ON | Danforth Music Hall
NOVEMBER 28 – Detroit, MI | The Fillmore
NOVEMBER 29 – Cincinnati, OH | Bogart’s
DECEMBER 2 – Cleveland, OH | House of Blues
DECEMBER 3 – Chicago, IL | House of Blues
DECEMBER 6 – Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue
DECEMBER 9 – Denver, CO | Summit
DECEMBER 11 – Salt Lake City, UT | The Depot
DECEMBER 14 – Seattle, WA | The Showbox
DECEMBER 16 – Vancouver, BC | Commodore Ballroom
DECEMBER 17 – Portland, OR | Roseland Theater
DECEMBER 19 – Oakland, CA | Fox Theater
DECEMBER 21 – Phoenix, AZ | The Van Buren
DECEMBER 22 – Los Angeles, CA | The Wiltern

MUTTS DON’T HEEL EUROPEAN/UK TOUR DATES

MARCH 5 – Helsinki, FI | House of Culture
MARCH 7 – Stockholm, SE | Fållan
MARCH 8 – Oslo, NO | Sentrum Scene
MARCH 10 – Copenhagen, DK | Vega
MARCH 12 – Warsaw, PL | Klub Stodoła
MARCH 15 – Berlin, DE | Huxleys Neue Welt
MARCH 16 – Cologne, DE | Live Music Hall
MARCH 17 – Brussels, BE | La Madeleine
MARCH 20 – Tilburg, NL |  Poppodium 013
MARCH 21 – Paris, FR | Elysée Montmartre
MARCH 24 – Bristol, UK | O2 Academy
MARCH 26 – Birmingham, UK | O2 Academy
MARCH 27 – Manchester, UK | Academy
MARCH 29 – Glasgow, UK | SWG3 Galvanizers
MARCH 31 – Dublin, IE | 3Olympia Theatre
APRIL 3 – London, UK | Eventim Apollo

MUTTS DON’T HEEL AUSTRALIA TOUR DATES

APRIL 10 – Brisbane, QLD | Fortitude Music Hall
APRIL 11 – Melbourne, VIC | Forum
APRIL 14 – Sydney, NSW | Enmore Theatre
APRIL 17 – Adelaide, SA | Hindley Street Music Hall
APRIL 19 – Perth, WA | Metro City

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Caamp Announces 2026 Headlining Tour

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Caamp announces its 2026 Tour, which kicks off in Richmond, VA on April 22nd. With 13 of the 19-city headlining tour co-produced by FPC Live and Live Nation – Caamp’s 2026 Tour follows the band’s successful 2025 Tour and Copper Changes Color album – includes stops at Forest Hills Stadium (Forest Hills, NY), Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia, MD), and two nights at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre (Greenwood Village, CO). It will also include a special hometown arena show at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH.

Artist pre-sale begins February 17th at 10am local time with additional pre-sales running throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale which begins February 20th at 10am local time. Caamp will donate $1 for each ticket sold to their Great Heights Movement, which supports charitable programs in the Columbus, OH area and beyond. Fans can learn more and register for the pre-sale code now at: caamptheband.com/caamp-tour-dates

In addition to their 2026 headlining tour, Caamp will join Zach Bryan and Mumford & Sons for direct support for select dates on Bryan’s With Heaven On Tour starting in March, and Mumford & Sons’ Prizefighter European Tour in July. They will also play festivals including High Water Festival (headliner), Railbird Festival and Levitate Music and Arts Festival (headliner).

Last summer, the band released their fifth studio album, Copper Changes Colorvia Mom+Pop MusicThe album – which Garden & Gun praises for its “Strokes-like strut, all clanging electric guitars at a punchy clip” while still nailing “the sweet spot of Caamp’s trademark folk and delicate banjo beneath Meier’s distinctive baritone” – is both a reflection on growth and evolution and a celebration of the dreams and bonds that endure. Copper Changes Colordebuted at No. 1 on the Americana/Folk Albums chart and on Spotify’s Top 10 Albums: Debut USA, plus earned the band’s fifth Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1 single with “Mistakes.”

The 2026 Tour follows their sold-out 2025 Tour, which saw more than 200K tickets sold and included stops at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall, LA’s Greek Theatre, Chicago’s Salt Shed, Denver’s Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Boston’s MGM Music Hall at Fenway, DC’s The Anthem, and more, plus a successful European Tour.

Founded in Athens, OH by Taylor Meier (frontman + primary songwriter) and Evan Westfall (multi-instrumentalist), Caamp – which also includes Matt Vinson (bass), Joseph Kavalec (keys) and Nicholas Falk (drums) – rocketed to early acclaim with their self-titled 2016 debut, which garnered the band their first gold single and will celebrate its 10th anniversary next month. Since then, the group has racked up more than 2.5 billion streams; topped the Billboard Heatseekers chart; topped the Americana Albums chart, sold out multiple nights from Red Rocks to Radio City; headlined Columbus’ Nationwide Arena; received praise from the likes of NPR, Relix, SPIN and more; and performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and CBS Saturday Morning. Caamp also wrote and recorded “And It’s Gone” as the main title theme for Stick, the 2025 hit AppleTV+ original sports comedy starring and executive produced by Owen Wilson.

Caamp 2026 Tour Dates:

March 7 | The Dome at America’s Center | St. Louis, MO*
March 14 | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, FL*
March 21 | Alamodome | San Antonio, TX*
March 28 | Tiger Stadium | Baton Rouge, LA*
April 18 | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte, NC*
April 19 | High Water Festival | Charleston, SC~
April 22 | Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront | Richmond, VA
April 24 | Akins Ford Arena | Athens, GA
April 25 | Coca-Cola Amphitheater | Birmingham, AL
June 6 | Railbird Festival | Lexington, KY~
July 1 | Stadspark Groningen | Groningen, NL+
July 7 | Rock in Roma | Rome, IT+
July 9 | Waldbühne | Berlin, DE+
July 18 | Maine Savings Amphitheater | Bangor, ME
July 19 | Levitate Music and Arts Festival | Marshfield, MA~
July 21 | CMAC (Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center) | Canandaigua, NY
July 23 | Forest Hills Stadium | Forest Hills, NY
July 25 | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia, MD
August 12 | Freedom Mobile Arch | Vancouver, BC
August 14 | Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium | Edmonton, AB
August 15 | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium | Calgary, AB
August 17 | KettleHouse Amphitheater | Bonner, MT
August 18 | KettleHouse Amphitheater | Bonner, MT
August 21 | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre | Greenwood Village, CO
August 22 | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre | Greenwood Village, CO
August 24 | Starlight Theatre | Kansas City, MO
August 26 | Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park | Indianapolis, IN
August 29 | Schottenstein Center | Columbus, OH
September 24 | Meadow Brook Amphitheatre | Rochester Hills, MI
September 25 | Stage AE | Pittsburgh, PA
September 29 | Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium | Chattanooga, TN
October 4 | Broward Center for the Performing Arts – Au Rene Theater | Fort Lauderdale, FL
*denotes dates opening for Zach Bryan 
+denotes dates opening for Mumford & Sons
~denotes previously announced festivals 

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Tame Impala Announce North American Arena Tour with Djo and Dominik Fike

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After 2025 and 2026 global sell-outs, Tame Impala has added another run of North American dates kicking off this summer. The tour will begin in Miami at Kaseya Center on July 7th and wrap up September 19th at the Toyota Center in Houston. The first half of the tour will be supported by Djo and the latter half by Dominic Fike, marking the first time either of the two massive artists in their own right have ever supported on a tour.  Artist presales via Seated will begin Wednesday, February 18 at 12pm local time, with unique passwords required. Additional presales will follow on Thursday, February 19 at 12pm local time, including the AEG/Venue presale, the Ticketmaster/AXS presale, and the Radio presale. All presales will conclude Thursday, February 19 at 10pm local time, with the public on sale beginning Friday, February 20 at 12pm local time. For more information visit www.tameimpala.com
 
Late last year, Tame Impala released his fifth full-length album, Deadbeat via Columbia Records. On it, Parker sculpted a collection of wickedly potent club-psych explorations as a vehicle for some of his most direct, brain-wormy songwriting to date, including the breakout hit “Dracula.” The song has now held the #1 position at ALT radio and Tame Impala has since released “Dracula (JENNIE Remix).” The song travelled all the way to South Korea and came back reborn with vocals from the global superstar. LISTEN HERE.
 
After releasing Deadbeat, Parker scored a GRAMMY nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Recording for the single “End Of Summer” (the only track eligible for the 2026 GRAMMYS) and won the category earlier this month. He also picked up a BRIT Award nomination for International Group of the Year. Tame Impala has had 5 career GRAMMY nominations and now two wins, and has racked up three BRIT Award nominations and a win throughout his career. Prior to becoming tour-mates, Tame Impala and Djo (Joe Keery) teamed up for the “Loser” video – WATCH HERE

“One of the best live shows of the year.”
– Uproxx

Tame Impala Tour Dates
* w/ Djo
+ w/ Dominic Fike

 
4/4 – Super Bock Arena – Pavilhão Rosa Mota – Porto, Portugal – SOLD OUT
4/5 – MEO Arena – Lisbon, Portugal – SOLD OUT
4/7 – Movistar Arena – Madrid, Spain – SOLD OUT
4/8 – Palau Sant Jordi – Barcelona, Spain – SOLD OUT
4/10 – LDLC Arena – Lyon, France – SOLD OUT
4/12 – Inalpi Arena – Turin, Italy – SOLD OUT
4/13 – Unipol Arena – Bologna, Italy – SOLD OUT
4/14 – Hallenstadion – Zurich, Switzerland – SOLD OUT
4/16 – Olympiahalle – Munich, Germany – SOLD OUT
4/18 – PreZero Arena – Gliwice, Poland – SOLD OUT
4/20 – O2 Arena – Prague, Czechia – SOLD OUT
4/23 – Barclays Arena – Hamburg, Germany – SOLD OUT
4/25 – Royal Arena – Copenhagen, Denmark – SOLD OUT
4/26 – Avicii Arena – Stockholm, Sweden – SOLD OUT
4/27 – Unity Arena – Oslo, Norway – SOLD OUT
4/29 – Uber Arena – Berlin, Germany – SOLD OUT
4/30 – Festhalle – Frankfurt, Germany – SOLD OUT
5/1 – PSD Bank Dome – Dusseldorf, Germany – SOLD OUT
5/3 – Accor Arena – Paris, France – SOLD OUT
5/4 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands – SOLD OUT
5/5 – AFAS Dome – Antwerp, Belgium – SOLD OUT
5/7 – The O2 – London, United Kingdom – SOLD OUT
5/8 – Co-op Live Arena – Manchester, United Kingdom – SOLD OUT
5/9 – Utilita Arena Birmingham – Birmingham, United Kingdom – SOLD OUT
5/11 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow, United Kingdom – SOLD OUT
5/13 – 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland – SOLD OUT
7/7 – Kaseya Center – Miami, FL*
7/9 – Benchmark International Arena – Tampa, FL*
7/12 – State Farm Arena – Atlanta, GA*
7/15 – Xfinity Mobile Arena – Philadelphia, PA*
7/18 – CFG Bank Arena – Baltimore, MD*
7/19 – CFG Bank Arena – Baltimore, MD*
7/22 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC*
7/25 – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON*
7/26 – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON*
7/28 – TD Garden – Boston, MA*
7/29 – TD Garden – Boston, MA*
8/1 – Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC*
8/4 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN*
8/25 – Nationwide Arena – Columbus, OH+
8/28 – Target Center – Minneapolis, MN+
9/1 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA+
9/5 – Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC+
9/8 – Moda Center – Portland, OR+
9/11 – Ball Arena – Denver, CO+
9/14 – Mortgage Matchup Center– Phoenix, AZ+
9/17 – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX+
9/19 – Toyota Center – Houston, TX+

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