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Tennis Says Goodbye With “12 Blown Tires”
Acclaimed indie-pop duo Tennis has shared “12 Blown Tires,” the latest single from their highly anticipated new album, Face Down In The Garden, arriving via their own Mutually Detrimental label on Friday, April 25. Pre-orders and pre-saves are available now. Produced and recorded by the husband and wife duo of Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore in their Denver, CO home studio, the album and new single will mark the final recordings from this incarnation of Tennis.
“On a cross-country drive at the end of tour, our van and trailer blew four tires in quick succession,” says Alaina Moore. “That particular stretch of highway was a tire graveyard. I counted the shredded remains of twelve tires from where we sat on the side of the road, swapping out our last spare. Our bad luck was heavily contrasted by the good night we’d just had in Houston. The highs and lows of touring are unnatural, disorienting. On the shoulder of I-40, I began writing the lyrics to ’12 Blown Tires.’ It is a constellation of memories from the road, and of our marriage, two endeavors that are completely, hopelessly entangled.
When we recorded ’12 Blown Tires’ a few months later, I had the sense of distilling the past 15 years into four minutes of music. It felt like the end of something, though I wasn’t sure what. Patrick and I spent most of our 20s and all of our 30s focused on Tennis. It has been the most joyous, bewildering, challenging, and humbling experience. After finishing Face Down In The Garden, it became clear that we had said everything we wanted to say and achieved everything we wanted to achieve with our band. This will be our last studio album, at least in this configuration as Tennis. We are ready to pursue other creative projects and to make space in our lives for new things. In that light, the upcoming tour feels more poignant, like a concluding thought. These two kids from Denver who only ever dreamed of playing a few house shows are very fulfilled. Perhaps we’ll see you on the road. As always, thank you.”
Listen to “12 Blown Tires”
As noted, Tennis will both celebrate the arrival of Face Down In The Garden and say farewell to fans with a wide-ranging North American headline tour beginning May 16 at Las Vegas, NV’s Swan Dive and then traveling into early September. Highlights include such iconic venues as Minneapolis, MN’s First Avenue (May 21), Chicago, IL’s The Salt Shed (May 23), New York City’s The Rooftop at Pier 17 (June 1), Austin, TX’s Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater (June 11), and Los Angeles, CA’s famed Greek Theatre (August 20). Special guests include Husbands (May 16-17) and Billie Marten (May 21-June 11). Tickets for all announced dates go on sale this Friday, February 14 at 10:00 am (local). For complete details and ticket availability, please visit tennis-music.com.
Tennis will bookend this milestone moment by sharing Neutral Poetry: First Recordings, Unreleased Demos 2009-2010, a new EP of previously unheard tracks from the very beginning of their artistic career, available on Friday, May 16. The eight-song collection includes early versions of such fan favorites as “Cape Dory,” “Marathon,” “South Carolina,” “Baltimore,” and “Pigeon,” along with exclusive demo recordings of the never-before-available songs, “Key Largo,” “April and It’s Still Snowing,” and “One Day This Will Be a Good Songgg.”
Face Down In The Garden marks the seventh studio album from Tennis as well as the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2023’s critically acclaimed Pollen, which earned praise from Pitchfork as “reliably vibey and genuinely inspiring.” Offsetting intuitive melodies with unusual arrangements, the new album sees the duo returning with music that both feels familiar but also resists convention. Songs like the recently released “At The Wedding,” and “Weight of Desire” – both available everywhere now with the latter joined by an official music video directed by frequent visual collaborators Blossom Liu and Danny Gray streaming now at YouTube – highlight Tennis’ ever-expanding range as writers and producers, evolving beyond their girl-group roots into what is unquestionably their most fully realized effort to date.
“Face Down In The Garden is our seventh studio album,” says Moore. “The inspiration for new work came while we were still on the road touring Pollen. We felt a clear pull to write new music, but ran up against a series of bizarre setbacks. We blew tires and lost an engine. I developed a chronic illness. We took a doomed voyage that culminated in an attempted robbery at sea. Fragments of songs that first arrived like gifts from the universe later refused to be completed. Our days were awash in major and minor crises that dragged the album out endlessly.
“Patrick and I felt out of sync with the world, as though we had been ejected from the flow of life. My response was to bury myself in my own memories. Those years weren’t easier or better, but I could make sense of them. In Face Down In The Garden, I trace the arc of my life through a series of vignettes: a first moment of connection, a conversation at a wedding, a night offshore, a tour diary.
Over the years our sound has evolved into three distinct categories: Brill Building, synth-pop, and rock. Face Down In The Garden occupies all of that space. Except for the help of some outside drumming, we worked and recorded alone as we have done for the last few albums. We wanted to write ourselves off the map by doing the unexpected thing, offsetting intuitive melodies with unusual arrangements, to make music that feels familiar but resists convention. Despite being rattled by a strange year, it is our most confident album. We are very excited for you to listen, preferably loud and on headphones.”
TENNIS – FACE DOWN IN THE GARDEN TOUR 2025
MAY
16 – Las Vegas, NV – Swan Dive *
17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall *
18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party #
21 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue †
23 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed †
24 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Annex †
25 – Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron †
27 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall †
30 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner †
31 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall †
JUNE
1 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17 †
3 – Washington, DC – The Anthem †
5 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz †
6 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern †
7 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville †
9 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum †
10 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Downstairs) †
11 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater †
AUGUST
18 – San Diego, CA – Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
20 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
22 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s
23 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
24 – Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Co.
26 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
28 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
29 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge
30 – Vancouver, BC – Malkin Bowl
SEPTEMBER
2 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24 ^
4 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery ^
* w/ Special Guests Husbands
† w/ Special Guest Billie Marten
# Festival Appearance
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Malcolm Todd Announces 2026 North American Tour
Following the release of his new album Do That Again, out now via Columbia Records, Malcolm Todd announces his 2026 North American tour. The tour promoted by Live Nation, kicks off September 2nd in Irving, TX, and will bring Malcolm’s high-energy live show to his biggest venues to date across North America, including New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, The Anthem in Washington, DC, The Salt Shed in Chicago, MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, and more.
Do That Again is taking over streaming platforms, with all 13 tracks from the album hitting the U.S. Spotify Chart this week while the project rises to #5 on the Apple Music Top 200 Albums Chart alongside catalog standouts “Earrings” “Sweet Boy”, and “Roommates.” Malcolm now has 16 songs charting in the U.S., marking one of the biggest streaming moments of his career.
The album is also earning early critical praise, including a four-star review from Rolling Stone. Malcolm made his debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on the eve of the album’s arrival, performing “I Saw Your Face” live for the first time alongside his RIAA Platinum-certified single “Earrings.”
Across Do That Again, Malcolm steps into the promise of a fully formed pop star, threading classic pop songwriting through a modern R&B lens with humor, instinct, and meticulous detail holding it all together. Written in the blur after a breakthrough year on the road, the album captures Malcolm in motion: newly untethered, creatively locked in, and suddenly aware that the private moments he writes through are now being sung back by thousands of people.
That connection has already translated into real live demand. Three years ago, Malcolm had never played a show. Last year, he moved 100,000 tickets across three continents in a single touring cycle. Last week, he joined Don Toliver on stage at Madison Square Garden after his RIAA Platinum-certified “Chest Pain (I Love)” took on a second life through Don Toliver’s hit song “E85.”
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale (details below) on Tuesday, June 9 at 10 am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Thursday, June 11 at 10am local time at MalcolmTodd/Tour.
PRESALE: To participate in the Malcolm Todd artist presale on Tuesday, June 9 at 10 am local time you must sign up via seated HERE.
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, Meet & Greet and individual photo op with Malcolm Todd, access to the pre-show Q+A and acoustic performance, early entry into the venue & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com!
8/1 – Montréal, QC @ Osheaga Music & Arts festival*
8/8 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music Festival*
9/2 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
9/3 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
9/5 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater
9/9 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ War Memorial Auditorium
9/10 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live Orlando
9/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
9/15 – Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/16 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
9/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark
9/20 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
9/22 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
9/26 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
9/28 – Toronto, ON @ History
10/1 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
10/3 – Nashville, TN @ The Truth
10/4 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park
10/6 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
10/9 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
10/11 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom =
10/13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
10/15 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre
10/18 – Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum
10/19 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10/21 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater =
10/24 – San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
10/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
10/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
*Festival Appearance
= Non Live Nation Date
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Charli xcx Announces the ‘Music, Fashion, Film Tour’
Charli xcx today announces the ‘Music, Fashion, Film Tour’, promoted by Live Nation.
Charli will headline arenas across North America through September & October, including two nights at both Brooklyn’s Barclay Center and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, with special guest underscores joining on all dates. Full dates are listed below.
TICKETS: To participate in the Charli xcx Artist Presale on Friday, June 12 at 9am local time, you must sign up HERE by Wednesday, June 10 at 11pm ET. No codes are needed – access is tied to your account, and anyone who signs up can join the sale. Remaining tickets will be available via the general onsale starting Friday, June 12 at 1pm local time at charlixcx.com.
Charli’s new album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ is released Friday 24th July and will include the tracks ‘SS26’ and ‘Rock Music’. The artwork, shot by Aidan Zamiri, features John Cale, Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese.
You can pre-order ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ HERE.
Charli is introducing ‘Angel Tickets’ on the ‘Music, Fashion, Film Tour’ – a limited number of $20 tickets, which will be made available in August. Once the purchase window for these tickets opens in August, tickets must be purchased in pairs, with a maximum of two per order. Seats will be assigned together, with locations revealed on the day of show at venue box office pickup. Ticket locations may include limited view, lower and upper levels, as well as GA Floor. Taxes and fees will be on top of the $20 price and tickets are non-transferrable. More details to be announced.
A limited number of charity tickets will also be available in the first five rows of each venue, with 50% of the net proceeds from these tickets going to Transgender Law Center, to help with their mission of ensuring the right of all transgender people to make their own choices and live freely, safely and authentically.
Charli xcx is one of the defining artists of our time. Moving between the experimental and the mainstream, she has built a career characterised by reinvention, collaboration, and a singular approach to artistry that has influenced both the sound and visual language of contemporary culture. Her work has earned widespread critical acclaim including multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, cementing her status as one of contemporary pop’s most influential creative voices.
Beyond music, Charli has become a defining presence in fashion and contemporary image-making and has expanded her creative practice into film, where she acts, writes, produces and scores projects with directors including Takashi Miike, Greg Araki and Cathy Yann.
You can find images HERE.
Charli xcx Live Dates 2026:
Fri 31 Jul 2026 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
Fri 07 Aug 2026 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
Fri 28 Aug 2026 – Reading, UK – Reading Festival
Sat 29 Aug 2026 – Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival
Fri 11 Sep 2026 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
Mon 14 Sep 2026 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Tue 15 Sep 2026 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Mon 21 Sep 2026 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Thu 24 Sep 2026 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Mon 28 Sep 2026 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
Fri 02 Oct 2026 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
Tue 06 Oct 2026 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Fri 09 Oct 2026 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
Wed 14 Oct 2026 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
Sat 17 Oct 2026 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum
Sun 18 Oct 2026 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum
Wed 21 Oct 2026 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
Fri 23 Oct 2026 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena