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Parisians Caravan Palace Start 24-Date North American Tour
Today, before heading out on their North American tour, Caravan Palace (a 6-piece live band and a trio in the studio) are giving the standout track “City Cook” a fresh moment in the spotlight with a brand-new single release. Originally part of Gangbusters Melody Club (Le Plan Recordings), the song now comes in a tighter, punchier edit, perfect for those who like their tunes with a bit more bite. To top it off, the band has teamed up once again with directing duo Double Ninja – who previously brought “Lone Digger”, “Miracle”, “Moonshine” and “Wonderland” to life—for a music video that’s as delightfully offbeat as you’d expect.
The Parisian trio Caravan Palace will head out on their 24-date North American tour. Live, the band expands to a 6-piece performance force, with dates starting, tomorrow, March 14th in Mexico City, going through the West Coast, Texas, East Coast, and ending on April 17th in Miami, Florida. General tickets are now on sale, with dates selling out http://www.caravanpalace.com/tour.
About the “City Cook” music video, the band adds: “Once every seven days, a ritual takes place—a ceremony as old as the civilization itself, whether it be ancient or alien. They are bound to a single sense: sight. Their deity, by contrast, perceives all. And so, in fear of what they cannot match, they seal its eyes, stripping it of the only power they themselves possess. From the bowels of the earth, they extract their offering—flesh of beast, flesh of root—feeding a cycle neither questioned nor broken. And with each offering comes a spectacle to behold, a feast for sight alone—pleasure twisted into ritual, excess into sustenance. What is this but the order of men, subjugating the feminine, binding its body to hunger, to control, to torment without end? Or is it humankind itself, ransacking the world for instant reward, for pleasure stripped of meaning, for wealth that devours all? The deity endures, plundered yet inexhaustible. The cycle turns once more. Meaning shifts in the eye of the beholder. The question remains.”
The platinum-selling group, initially formed to score a vintage silent erotic film for French TV, now delivered a layered album; on the surface, it is a sample-centric, frisky disco tune about the joys of dancing, but dig deeper into its hypnotic mix of soul, swing, freaky funk, & French Touch, and you’ll find a complex, yet inspiring, narrative about jealousy, self-acceptance, and confidence. The title Gangbusters Melody Club refers both to a radio broadcast that began in the 1930s and the outdated expression it inspired to imply that something is exciting – going gangbusters. “It’s funny and vintage, which sums us up,” says Charles. “Plus, we love the word Club in that context – it evokes a secret society.”
Throughout their career, Caravan Palace consistently defies musical conventions and genres, forging their unclassifiable, hybrid pop signature sound. Embraced by multiple communities (dancers, gymnasts, gamers, video animators…) who adopt their tracks and turn them into viral hits, the group has achieved enormous success, accumulating several billion streams across all platforms as well as an RIAA Platinum Certified Single with “Lone Digger”. Their idiosyncratic soundscapes achieve the rare feat of being both unique and commercial.
Gangbusters Melody Club, their fifth album is a joyous jigsaw puzzle of an album and their most dancefloor-friendly to date. The band aimed to stay streamlined, yet the trio packed more influences than ever before into their elegant earworm songs. The jazz and swing for which they became famous over a decade ago is back with a bang, alongside their love of French House and electronica.
As ever, the album began in their separate studios, Arnaud de Bosredon and Charles Delaporte sharing snippets of music, before coming together to create instrumentals which, together with singer Colotis Zoe, inspire their mysterious, frequently wrong-footing lyrics. “Five albums in, you think making our songs should get easier, but it’s harder work,” says Arnaud. “I blame getting older. When you are a teenager, you can be moved by a specific harmony or melody because it’s the first time you hear it. Over time, sounds become less fresh. We want to make pop music that’s always different, but not let it become too complicated. So we set out to deconstruct everything,” adds Charles. “The result was we liberated ourselves.”
Caravan Palace on tour:
Fri 3.14 – Mexico City, MEX @ Auditorio BB (LAST TICKETS)
Sat 3.15 – Guadalajara, MEX @ Guanamor Teatro Estudio
Wed 3.19 – Dallas, TX @ The Echo
Fri 3. 21 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
Sat 3.22 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Mon 3.24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
Tue 3.25 – Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theatre
Thu 3.27 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Fri 3.28 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO (LAST TICKETS)
Sat 3.29 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue (LAST TICKETS)
Mon 3.31 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
Tue 4.1 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
Thu 4.3 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Fri 4.4 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues (SOLD OUT)
Sat 4.5 – Detroit, MI @ St Andrew’s Hall (SOLD OUT)
Mon 4.7 – Toronto, ONT @ The Concert Hall
Tue 4.8 – Montreal, QUE @ L’Olympia
Thu 4.10 – Boston, MA @ Royale (SOLD OUT)
Fri 4.11 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
Sat 4.12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Sun 4.13 – Washington DC @ 9:30 Club (SOLD OUT)
Tue 4.15 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theater
Wed 4.16 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
Thu 4.17 – Miami, FL @ Revolution Live
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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