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Mt. Joy Releases New Single “God Loves Weirdos”
Mt. Joy return with their brand new single “God Loves Weirdos”, out everywhere today. The track is the latest offering from their highly anticipated fourth studio album, Hope We Have Fun, arriving May 30. Following the release of single “Coyote,” “God Loves Weirdos” similarly taps into the soul of the band’s journey- long nights on the road. Layered with muted guitar and atmospheric keys, the song spotlights frontman Matt Quinn’s earnest vocals. Listen to “God Loves Weirdos” here.
After nearly a decade of grassroots touring and three critically acclaimed albums, Mt. Joy has cemented themselves as one of the most rapidly growing and magnetic live acts around. The band’s steady climb culminated in a banner year in 2024, selling out legendary venues like Madison Square Garden, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and more. Their 70-date North American and European headline tour sold over 180,000 tickets, a testament to the devoted community they’ve built from the ground up and on the road.
Now, as they prepare to release Hope We Have Fun, Mt. Joy is launching into their most ambitious live chapter yet: an extensive 2025 headline tour that will see them playing to arena-sized crowds across the U.S. and Europe, as well as major festival slots including Governor’s Ball, Bonnaroo, and a coveted headlining set at Newport Folk Festival.
Recorded in bursts between tour dates, Hope We Have Fun is both a celebration and reflection. “God Loves Weirdos” dives deeper into life on the road, after the stage lights go out,” says Matt Quinn. “You pull into the gas station and those are your date nights — goofing around at a truck stop, looking at all the funny T-shirts. Maybe the road is pulling you apart, but then you have those moments where you’re laughing and thinking, this is so fun… I love this person.’”
The album captures that surreal emotional terrain: the exhaustion and euphoria, the heartbreaks and hotel rooms, the glory and the grit. “God Loves Weirdos” is a snapshot of those moments, a reminder of the power in sticking together and dancing through the madness.
With over 1 billion global streams, six Top 5 AAA radio hits, and performances on stages from Jimmy Kimmel Live to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Mt. Joy has evolved from DIY darlings to festival headliners without ever losing their spark. Hope We Have Fun is the soundtrack to that evolution — weird, wild, and full of heart.
Hope We Have Fun Track Listing – Out May 30:
- More More More
- Coyote
- In The Middle (ft. Gigi Perez)
- Pink Lady
- God Loves Weirdos
- Scared I’m Gonna Fuck You Up
- Lucy
- Groove In Gotham
- Wild and Rotten (ft. Nathaniel Rateliff)
- Highway Queen
- She Wants To Go Dancing
- You Are Who She Loves
- Hope We Have Fun.
HOPE WE HAVE FUN 2025 TOUR DATES:
April 19 – John Paul Jones Arena – Charlottesville, VA
April 21 – KEMBA Live! – Outdoors – Columbus, OH
April 25 – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre – Charlotte, NC
April 26 – High Water Festival – North Charleston, SC
May 4 – BEACHLIFE FESTIVAL – Redondo Beach, CA
June 6 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre – Sterling Heights, MI
June 7 – Stage AE – Outdoors – Pittsburgh, PA
June 8 – The Governors Ball Music Festival – New York, NY
June 10 – Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Expo – Essex Junction, VT
June 12 – MegaCorp Pavilion – Newport, KY
June 13 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD
June 14 – Bonnaroo – Manchester, TN
June 17 – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park – Indianapolis, IN
June 19 – Thompson’s Point – Portland, ME
June 20 – Green River Festival – Greenfield, MA
June 20-June 22 – Mountain Jam Music Festival – Highmount, NY
June 27 – Rough Trade East – London, UK
June 28 – BST Hyde Park – London, UK
June 29 – Banquet Records – London, UK
June 30 – HMW Manchester – Manchester, UK
July 4 – July 5 – Zootown Festival – Missoula, MT
July 23 – July 27 – FloydFest – Floyd, VA
July 27 – Newport Folk Festival – Newport, RI
August 9 – Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary, AB
August 10 – Edmonton Folk Festival (Gallagher Park) – Edmonton, AB
August 12 – Twilight Concert Series at Library Square – Salt Lake City, UT
August 14 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
August 15 – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre – Denver, CO
August 17 – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater – Nampa, ID
August 19 – Deer Lake Park – Burnaby, BC
August 20 – WAMU Theater – Seattle, WA
August 22 – Hayden Homes Amphitheater – Bend, OR
August 23 – The Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA
August 24 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
August 26 – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park – San Diego, CA
September 11 – Budweiser Stage – Toronto, ON
September 12 – September 14 – Borderland Music Festival – East Aurora, NY
September 13 – United Center – Chicago, IL
September 16 – The Armory – Minneapolis, MN
September 17 – Kohl Center – Madison, WI
September 20 – TD Garden – Boston, MA
September 23 – Koka Booth Amphitheatre – Cary, NC
September 24 – ExploreAsheville.com Arena – Asheville, NC
September 26 – TD Pavilion at The Mann – Philadelphia, PA
September 27 – TD Pavilion at The Mann – Philadelphia, PA
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Noah Kahan Announces a 31-Date Stadium run as part of The Last Of The Bugs World Tour
After a landmark year with his critically acclaimed #1 album and sold-out world tour, 2x GRAMMY®-nominated, multi-platinum artist Noah Kahan is stepping onto the biggest stages of his career. Following this year’s sold-out The Great Divide World Tour, Kahan announces his biggest global headline tour to date: a 31-date stadium run as part of The Last Of The Bugs World Tour. For the first time in his career, after selling out baseball stadiums across the U.S., he’ll bring his music to even bigger stadiums across North America, Europe, and the U.K.
The North American leg of The Last Of The Bugs World Tour, promoted by Live Nation, kicks off April 24th at Sanford Stadium in Athens, GA, and stops at major stadiums across the U.S. and Canada, including Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, and East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium. It will also bring the beloved New Englander home for four nights to Boston’s Fenway Park, following his record-breaking, sold-out four consecutive show run this summer and induction into the Fenway Music Hall of Fame. Following the North American dates, Kahan will head to Europe and the U.K. to continue his stadium run overseas, including stops at Berlin’s Waldbühne, Seville’s Plaza de España, Paris’ Hippodrome ParisLongchamp, and more, as well as three previously announced nights at London’s Wembley Stadium.
See the full list of dates for The Last Of The Bugs World Tour below.
TICKETS (FOR NORTH AMERICA ONLY): To participate in the Noah Kahan Artist Presale on Tuesday, November 10th at 12pm local time you must sign up HERE by Thursday, November 5th at 11:59pm ET. 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.
CANCELLED CITI FIELD TICKETHOLDERS PRESALE (FOR METLIFE ONLY): For the fans who had purchased tickets to the The Great Divide Citi Field July 18th, 2026 show that was canceled, you will have an opportunity to access an exclusive presale for the upcoming June 18th, MetLife Stadium show. To access the presale, tickets must have been originally purchased through Ticketmaster or Face Value Exchange, and you must use the native email connected to the Citi Field tickets. Cancelled Citi Field Ticketholders Presale will take place on Tuesday, November 10th from 9am – 11am local time.
RESERVED BY SPOTIFY (FOR NORTH AMERICA ONLY): The Reserved by Spotify presale will take place on Wednesday, November 11th at 9am local time. Noah Kahan Reserved by Spotify tickets may be available to eligible U.S. Spotify Premium subscribers through Ticketmaster. These fans will be notified by Spotify via email and app notification, and will have the opportunity to purchase up to two tickets during the Reserved presale.
FACE VALUE EXCHANGE (FOR NORTH AMERICA ONLY): Noah Kahan is using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange to help fans get tickets at the original price. Tickets purchased on Ticketmaster will be non-transferable and can only be resold on Ticketmaster at face value. In New York where laws prevent resale restrictions, tickets can be transferred, but Ticketmaster will still honor Noah Kahan’s terms by keeping resale prices at face value on its site.
TICKETS (FOR EUROPE ONLY): Tickets for the European dates will first be available through an artist presale via Laylo, beginning Tuesday, November 10th at 12pm local time. Fans can sign up HERE by Monday, November 9th at 5pm local time to access the presale.
GENERAL ON SALE (ALL DATES): Remaining tickets will be available via the general on sale starting Thursday, November 12th at 12pm local time at NoahKahan.com/pages/tour.
MASTERCARD PREFERRED TICKETS (FOR NORTH AMERICA ONLY): As part of his ongoing collaboration with Mastercard, Noah Kahan fans can get closer to the music and live experiences they love, with eligible cardholders able to access Preferred Tickets for select North American dates on The Last Of The Bugs World Tour through The Mastercard Collection. Mastercard gave fans a special sneak peek and teased the tour announcement during their World Series commercial earlier this week.
Next week, Kahan kicks off the sold-out U.K. and European leg of The Great Divide World Tour, following fully sold-out North American, Australian, and New Zealand dates this summer. The Great Divide World Tour sold more than 1.8 million tickets worldwide and earned Kahan the highest-ranked debut on Pollstar’s LIVE75 chart.
Kahan’s The Great Divide has emerged as a major GRAMMY-season contender, as the record has appeared on every major prediction list for “Album Of The Year,” “Record Of The Year,” and “Song Of The Year” from Billboard, Rolling Stone, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and HITS Daily Double. The recognitions follow his recent cover story in Billboard’s 2026 GRAMMY Preview Issue, GRAMMY Museum interview and performance, CBS Sunday Morning interview, and Zane Lowe interview.
In addition, his critically acclaimed Netflix documentary Noah Kahan: Out of Body recently entered Letterboxd’s Top 50 Documentaries list, following its SXSW 24 Beats Per Second Audience Award win and a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Kahan’s momentum also continues on the charts, as he remains the only artist to have two albums chart in the Billboard 200 Top 10 for the past six consecutive weeks: the 5x Platinum-certified Stick Season and Platinum-certified The Great Divide.
Kahan’s new song “Draw You Out” was recently released as the lead single for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album). Upon release, the track debuted at #1 on Spotify Top Songs Debut USA Chart. The full soundtrack will arrive on November 13th, with The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping releasing in theaters on November 20th.
THE LAST OF THE BUGS WORLD TOUR DATES:
April 24th – Athens, GA – Sanford Stadium
April 27th – Birmingham, AL – Protective Stadium
April 29th – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium
May 4th – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium
May 6th – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium
May 9th – Norman, OK – Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
May 12th – Houston, TX – Reliant Stadium
May 15th – Austin, TX – Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
May 19th – San Francisco, CA – Levi’s Stadium
May 21st – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
May 26th – Madison, WI – Camp Randall Stadium
May 29th – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
May 30th – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
June 1st – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
June 2nd – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
June 5th – Columbus, OH – Ohio Stadium
June 10th – Detroit, MI – Ford Field
June 12th – Buffalo, NY – Highmark Stadium
June 15th – Montréal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau
June 18th – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
July 1st – Groningen, NL – Stadspark
July 2nd – Berlin, DE – Waldbühne
July 4th – Milan, IT – I-Days
July 7th – Seville, ES – Plaza de España
July 10th – Paris, FR – Hippodrome ParisLongchamp
July 13th – Glasgow, UK – Hampden Park (Already Announced)
July 17th – Dublin, IE – Aviva Stadium (Already Announced | SOLD OUT)
July 18th – Dublin, IE – Aviva Stadium (Already Announced)
July 23rd – London, UK – Wembley Stadium (Already Announced | SOLD OUT)
July 24th – London, UK – Wembley Stadium (Already Announced | SOLD OUT)
July 25th – London, UK – Wembley Stadium (Already Announced)
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U2 Announces U.K. + Europe Tour Dates For Carnaval De Luz Presents: The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour 2027
Live Nation has today announced U.K. and Europe dates for Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth, a world tour that will see Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. return to select stadiums in 2027 and beyond.
The 2027 European leg will kick off in Stockholm on April 26th – with support from Wolf Alice – and will visit Amsterdam, Berlin, Lisbon, Milan and Paris; plus UK shows also announced for London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium; with dates for Spain to be announced soon.
With the first run of shows selling out instantly and additional dates added in Mexico City, São Paulo and Buenos Aires due to popular demand; 2027 dates for North America are set to be announced in the coming weeks.
U2 recently celebrated the band’s 50th anniversary on Friday 25th September with a lunchtime show for students and teachers at their old school, Mount Temple Comprehensive, as well as a very special surprise performance on Dublin’s Grafton Street. With plans for The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour already in the works for 2028, the band is looking ahead to their all-important return home to Ireland. The Edge said – “We can’t say too much about the next leg of The Greatest Show On Earth – we’re still figuring it out – but what we can say is, we’ll be wrapping it up in Ireland. There’s nowhere else we’d want to be for that party.”
CARNAVAL DE LUZ PRESENTS: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH WORLD TOUR
U.K. + EUROPE – 2027 DATES
**with support from Wolf Alice
April 26 STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Strawberry Arena**
April 28 STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Strawberry Arena**
May 05 PARIS, France – Stade de France**
May 08 PARIS, France – Stade de France**
May 27 LISBON, Portugal – Estadio da Luz**
June 05 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Johan Cruijff ArenA**
June 06 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Johan Cruijff ArenA**
June 18 LONDON, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium**
June 19 LONDON, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium**
June 30 BERLIN, Germany – Olympiastadion**
July 05 MILAN, Italy – Stadio San Siro**
July 06 MILAN, Italy – Stadio San Siro**
LATIN AMERICA – 2027 DATES
*with support from Beck
February 23 MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Estadio GNP Seguros* – SOLD-OUT
February 26 MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Estadio GNP Seguros* – SOLD-OUT
February 28 MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Estadio GNP Seguros* – SOLD-OUT
March 2 MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Estadio GNP Seguros* – NEW DATE
March 10 SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS* – SOLD-OUT
March 12 SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS* – SOLD-OUT
March 14 SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS* – SOLD-OUT
March 16 SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS* – NEW DATE
March 23 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Estadio River Plate* – SOLD-OUT
March 25 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Estadio River Plate* – SOLD-OUT
March 27 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Estadio River Plate* – NEW DATE
“The Greatest Show on Earth”? Now that’s a throwdown. It’s a dare, to ourselves as much as anyone, to try and have the best night of anybody’s life.
A bit of showman, a bit of shaman, a riot of colour, unreasonable guitar, bass and drums, and tunes you can hold onto.
Because if people are gonna show up, we certainly are.”
Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry
A new track titled ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’ is out now. Co-written by U2 and Brian Eno, it is the third single to be taken from Carnaval De Luz. A story of lovers fighting to keep faith in each other – and faith itself. The video is directed by Anton Corbijn and was shot in the Californian desert; it satirizes the band as a religious cult where women do all the heavy lifting. Watch HERE. Listen HERE.
Acknowledged as one of the best live acts in the world, U2 has always – since their earliest days, including the industry-defining ZOO TV Tour which broke the mold in 1991 – consistently pushed the boundaries of live performance, with ground-breaking stage shows that embrace the latest in technology and innovation, most recently with one of the band’s most ambitious creative projects to date, a sold-out run of 40 history-making, future-defining shows at Sphere, Las Vegas. Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour marks U2’s return to a stadium setting for a performance spectacle embracing human connection and intimacy at a grand scale, with a set list drawn from across the band’s entire catalogue; the band’s first stadium dates since wrapping the acclaimed The Joshua Tree Tour at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium on December 15th, 2019, the final stop on a tour which saw U2 play to almost 3 million fans around the world.
Tickets for the U.K. and European dates for Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour will first be available via U2.com Subscriber Presale commencing on Monday, November 2 at 10am local time.
Visa is proud to be an Official Sponsor of Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour.
Visa cardholders will have access to presale tickets in the EU and UK from Wednesday 4 November at 10 a.m. local time until 10 p.m. the same day, while supply lasts. Cardholders can purchase tickets via visa.com/u2 during the presale window.
Frank Cooper, Visa’s Chief Marketing Officer, said: “Few artists have achieved what U2 has: the rare ability to remain iconic across generations, cultures and continents. Their music transcends time and place, bringing people together through a shared sense of possibility, connection and belonging. At Visa, we believe in the power of experiences to connect us to one another and to the world around us. We’re excited to partner with U2 on The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour, giving fans access to the show and working with U2 and fan communities to create moments that matter.”
An Artist Presale will begin on Thursday, November 5 (details below). Remaining tickets will be available during the general onsale starting Friday, November 6 at 10am local time at U2.com.
To participate in the U2 Artist Presale on Thursday, November 5 at 10am local time, you must sign up HERE by Sunday, November 1 at 10:59pm GMT / 11:59pm CET. 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 Lisbon date will not be accessible via the Artist Presale.