The Melvins, who only recently announced a staggering number of US tour dates for 2025, have slated a March trek across the Golden State, with the Los Angeles-based outfit playing six shows across California, dubbed the “Spring Break” tour.
Tickets for the newly announced dates are on-sale this Friday at 10 AM, pacific time, with an artist pre-sale (code: SPRINGBREAK!) starting on Wednesday at 10 AM, pacific. CNTS and Desslok open on all dates.
Buzz Osborne shared: “California! Here we go! There’s no better time to crisscross the state. Let’s do it!”
The trek sees the Melvins touring as a four-piece with Dale Crover returning after a medical emergency sidelined him in 2023. Joining Crover behind the kit is Big Business’ Coady Willis joining Crover for a rare double-drum extravaganza.
The Melvins’ previously announced “Savage Imperial Death March Part II” sees the addition of two dates: April 12 at Swan Dive in Las Vegas and May 11 at Globe Iron in Cleveland. Tickets for the full run of “Death March” dates are on-sale now. Openers include Weedeater (April 4-May 5), Titan To Tachyons featuring Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn (May 7- 20), The Hard-Ons with Jerry A (May 22-June 7), and Shane Embury’s Dark Sky Burial, who will perform on all dates.
Spring Break tour dates:
March
1 - Bakersfield, CA - The Nile Theater
2 - Fresno, CA - Strummer’s
3 - Sacramento, CA - Goldfield Trading Post
4 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst Atrium
5 - San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Brew Rock
7 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet’s
Savage Imperial Death March Part II tour dates:
April
4 - San Diego, CA - Music Box
5 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
7 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
8 - San Jose, CA - The Ritz
10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco
12 - Las Vegas, NV - Swan Dive
13 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
14 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
15 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace
17 - Dallas, TX - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
18 - Austin, TX - Emo’s
19 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall – Downstairs
20 - Baton Rouge, LA - Chelsea’s Live
21 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues New Orleans
23 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
24 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
25 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham
26 - Savannah, GA - District Live
27 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade – Heaven Stage
28 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
29 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
May
1 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground – Charlotte
2 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
3 - Virginia Beach, VA - Elevation 27
4 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
5 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
7 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
8 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
9 - Harrisburg, PA - Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr.Small’s
11 - Cleveland, OH - Globe Iron
12 - Detroit, MI - Saint Andrew’s Hall
13 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
15 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart’s
16 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
17 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
18 - St. Louis, MO - Red Flag
19 - Chicago, IL - Metro
20 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II
22 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue – Main room
23 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly’s
24 - Kansas City, MO - Madrid Theatre
25 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
27 - Denver, CO - Summit
29 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall
31 - Bozeman, MT - The ELM
June
1 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Spokane
2 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
3 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
4 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
6 - Reno, NV - Virginia Street Brewhouse
7 - Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone Berkeley
The Melvins are one of modern music’s most influential bands. Having formed in 1983 Montesano, Washington, the group - founded by vocalist/guitarist Buzz Osborne, with drummer Dale Crover joining a year later - has been credited with merging the worlds of punk rock and heavy music, forming a new subgenre all their own. Over their 40-plus-year career, they’ve released more than 30 original albums, numerous live records, and far too many to count singles and rarities. Recent releases include 2024’s Tarantula Heart, an album that Osborne wrote songs based on a series of improvisational live sessions, the six-song 2022 Bad Mood Rising, and Five Legged Dog (2021), an ambitious 36-track acoustic collection that reimagines their heaviest songs alongside covers of their favorite artists.
(Photo - Chris Casella)
