February 23, 2026 – Tomahawk return to the road this summer for their first live performances in 13 years, with the month-long U.S. run marking the band’s 25th anniversary and reuniting Tomahawk with labelmates the Melvins for their first tour together since 2003’s “Geek Show” trek.
Featuring Duane Denison, Mike Patton, John Stanier, and Trevor Dunn, Tomahawk last toured in support of 2013’s Oddfellows before returning in 2021 with Tonic Immobility, which was released during the pandemic and never performed live.
Denison says of the upcoming outing: “In the spirit of the Olympics, Team Tomahawk has decided to rise up and go for the gold once again – also competing will be our cohorts the Melvins.”
“This tour is a no brainer. I can’t wait. A Melvins/Tomahawk trek will be a stone groove,” says Buzz Osborne, who brings the Melvins out in their four-piece incarnation featuring Osborne, Dale Crover, Steven McDonald, and Coady Willis.
Tickets are on-sale this Friday, Feb. 27, at 10 a.m. local time, with an Ipecac pre-sale available Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. local time (password: Flashback). Ticketing links are available via Ipecac.com.
“A Huge Waste of Your Time and Money” 2026 U.S. Tour dates:
July 18 – Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl
July 20 – Austin, TX Emo’s
July 21 – Dallas, TX Granada Theater
July 23 – New Orleans, LA House of Blues
July 24 – Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
July 26 – Washington, DC 9:30 Club
July 27 – Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
July 28 – Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
July 30 – Boston, MA House of Blues
July 31 – Buffalo, NY Electric City
August 1 – Cleveland, OH House of Blues
August 3 – Detroit, MI The Fillmore
August 4 – Chicago, IL The Riviera Theatre
August 5 – Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
August 7 – Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
August 8 – Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
August 10 – Portland, OR Pioneer Courthouse Square
August 11 – Seattle, WA The Showbox
August 12 – Seattle, WA The Showbox
August 14 – San Francisco, CA The Warfield
August 15 – Los Angeles, CA The Belasco
The Melvins also have a trio of headlining dates in the lead-up to the Tomahawk dates:
July 13 – Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
July 16 – Kansas City, MO Record Bar
July 17 – St. Louis, MO Old Rock House
About Tomahawk:
Tomahawk — guitarist Duane Denison (the Jesus Lizard, The Unsemble, etc.), vocalist Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Fantômas, etc.), drummer John Stanier (Helmet, Battles, etc.), and bassist Trevor “field mouse” Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.) — show up just when we need them. The first time was in 2001 with the self-titled Tomahawk. Following Mit Gas (2003) and Anonymous (2007), they dropped Oddfellows during 2013. It marked their best chart debut, reaching #9 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart.
All kinds of touring and festivals followed before the members went back to their gazillion other gigs in 2014. Then on their 20th anniversary, they finally returned with their fifth full-length album, Tonic Immobility, and now on their 25th anniversary, they have returned to the stage.
About the Melvins:
Formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington, the Melvins are one of modern heavy music’s most influential bands. Led by Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover and currently featuring Steven McDonald (Redd Kross) and Coady Willis (Big Business, High on Fire), the band has released more than 30 albums across a four-decade career that helped shape the sound of heavy music. Their latest release, Tarantula Heart, arrived last year, with a new collaborative album with Napalm Death, Savage Imperial Death March, due this Spring.
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