Kurt Vile Announces 2026 World Tour, New Album ‘Philadelphia’s been good to me’

Prolific slacker-rock troubadour Kurt Vile has announced a new album, Philadelphia’s been good to me, due out May 29 on Verve Records, and added 2026 tour dates including a headline hometown show at The Dell alongside co-headliners Pavement.

Marking the occasion with the release of lead single “Chance To Bleed,” Kurt Vile continues his run of one of the most prolific and consistent singer-songwriters of his era, combining a laid-back, aw-shucks mood with complex arrangements, clever wordplay and impressive guitar chops to craft ambitious LPs for nearly 20 years now.

“This is my ‘bringing it all back home to Philly’ record,” Vile says. “I’m treating it like my last record. I put everything into it. It’s my best vocal record. It’s my best electric guitar record. It’s my most organic record, made in the comfort of my own zone.”

Largely self-produced, the record sees Vile returning to his home-recording roots while also coming into his own as a producer, the announcement says, implementing gear he could take on the road and use in multiple home studio settings between Los Angeles, Memphis, Athens and his basement home studio in Mt Airy, surrounded by analog gear and inspiration.

Watch the Video for “Chance to Bleed”

“I’ve been waiting for that kinda natural element to show up again in my recordings, like the old home recording days,” he says. “I think I finally caught that again, but in a higher fidelity; it’s never overly polished, but it’s still pretty damn shimmery.”

The announcement includes new tour dates, adding to previously announced summer plans and starting in June 16 at History in Toronto, including markets like Montreal, Cleveland, Chicago, Seattle, Phoenix, Atlanta, Washington, Brooklyn and a full run of UK and European dates taking him into the middle of September. See below for full routing.

Vile is represented by Ground Control Touring’s Erin Dimenstein.

Kurt Vile Tour Dates (new dates in bold)

Tue. June 16 – Toronto, ON @ History *

Wed. June 17 – Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre *

Fri. June 19 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *

Sat. June 20 – Greenfield, MA @ Green River Festival

Sun. June 21 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony (North to Shore Fest) *

Mon. June 22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre *

Tue. June 23 – Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy *

Thu. June 25 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall *

Fri. June 26 – Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed *

Sat. June 27 – Eau Claire, WI @ Blue Ox Music Festival

Sun. June 28 – St Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre %

Wed. July 1 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom @

Thu. July 2 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall %

Fri. July 3 – Seattle, WA @ 5th Avenue Theatre %

Sun. July 5 – South Lake Tahoe, CA @ The Hangar %

Tue. July 7 – San Francisco, CA @ The Castro Theater %

Wed. July 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo %

Thu. July 9 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park %

Fri. July 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren %

Sat. July 11 – Santa Fe, NM @ The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Co. %

Mon. July 13 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theatre !

Tue. July 14 – Houston, TX @ Heights Theater !

Wed. July 15 – Dallas, TX @ Longhorn Ballroom !

Fri. July 17 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern !

Sat. July 18 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium !

Sun. July 19 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel !

Mon. July 20 – Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom !

Wed. July 22 – Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre !

Thu. July 23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount !

Fri. July 24 – Boston, MA @ Royale !

Sat. July 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Dell Music Center >$

Wed. Nov. 4 – Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall $

Thu. Nov. 5 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall $

Fri. Nov. 6 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall $

Sat. Nov. 7 – St. Louis, MO @ The Sovereign $

Sun. Nov. 8 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall $

Tue. Nov. 10 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s $

Wed. Nov. 11 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall $

Thu. Nov. 12 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room $

Fri. Nov. 13 – Fort Collins, CO @ Washington’s $

Sat. Nov. 14 – Denver, CO @ Summit $

Mon. Nov. 16 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge $

Tue. Nov. 17 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall $ #

Wed. Nov. 18 – New Orleans, LA @ Joy Theatre $

Fri. Nov. 20 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club $

Sat. Nov. 21 – Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm $

Sun. Nov. 22 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre $

Mon. Nov. 23 – Richmond, VA @ The National

Tue. Nov. 24 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar $

Thu. Aug. 13 – Paredes de Coura, PT @ Paredes de Coura Festival

Sat. Aug. 15 – Saint-Malo, FR @ La Route du Rock

Mon. Aug. 17 – Hamburg, DE @ Mojo

Tue. Aug. 18 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega

Fri. Aug. 21 – Trondheim, NO @ Pstereo

Sun. Aug. 23 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop

Mon. Aug. 24 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso

Tue. Aug. 25 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje

Thu. Aug. 27 – La Tour-de-Peilz, CH @ Nox Orae

Fri. Aug. 28 – Paris, FR @ Rock en Seine

Sat. Aug. 29 – Luxembourg, LU @ Den Atelier

Sun. Aug. 30 – Köln, DE @ Gloria

Tue. Sept. 1 – Munich, DE @ Muffathalle

Wed. Sept. 2 – Prague, CZ @ Archa+

Thu. Sept. 3 – Berlin, DE @ Huxleys Neue Welt

Fri. Sept. 4 – Maastricht, NL @ Zero for Three

Sun. Sept. 6 – Dorset, UK @ End of the Road

Mon. Sept. 7 – Bristol, UK @ The Crane %

Tue. Sept. 8 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk %

Wed. Sept. 9 – London, UK @ Troxy %

Fri. Sept. 11 – Manchester, UK @ The Ritz %

Sat. Sept. 12 – Birmingham, UK @ XOYO %

Sun. Sept. 13 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 TV Studio %

Mon. Sept. 14 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street %

Tue. Sept. 15 – Leeds, UK @ Project %

*   w/ The Sadies

% w/ Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band

@ w/ Alex Amen

!   w/ Being Dead

$  w/ Twisted Teens

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