Kurt Vile & The Violators Add Headline Dates To Summer Tour 2025
Merce Lemon will open most of the newly announced shows.
By Scott Bernstein Mar 13, 2025 • 1:27 pm PDT

Photo by Lance Bangs
Kurt Vile & The Violators announced a series of headline shows for summer 2025. While the quartet will be supporting Pixies on their North American tour for much of the summer, Vile has scheduled several headline performances around those dates.
The headline portion of the tour begins on June 12 at the Rialto Theatre in Tucson (Arizona). Vile & The Violators will then take the stage at Belly Up in Solana Beach (California) on June 18 and The Observatory in Santa Ana (California) on June 19.
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Later in June, the band will headline shows at the Knitting Factory Concert House in Spokane (Washington) on June 28 and in Boise (Idaho) on June 29.
Moving into July, Vile will perform a headline show at The Danforth Music Hall Theatre in Toronto on July 11 with Merce Lemon providing support. Vile is also scheduled to appear at Ottawa Bluesfest on July 12, where the lineup includes numerous other artists.
With Merce Lemon continuing as support, Vile headlines Babeville in Buffalo (New York) on July 13. The headline run continues at Toad’s Place in New Haven (Connecticut) on July 20 and the State Theatre in Portland (Maine) on July 21.
To wrap up the headline dates, Vile & The Violators will perform at Evanston SPACE in Evanston (Illinois) on August 2 and The Vogue Theatre in Indianapolis on August 3, with Merce Lemon opening both shows.
Tickets for all headline dates go on sale tomorrow, March 14 at 10 a.m. local time. Find links to purchase as well as Vile’s complete itinerary, including dates with Pixies, below.
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