Name it a three-day Vampire Weekend.
After a sprawling nationwide trek in 2024, Ezra Koenig and co. are coming again for a second leg of their ‘Only God Was Above Us Tour’ this yr.
From Might via September, the indie rock icons will headline amphitheaters and humanities facilities throughout North America with particular friends Geese and the Billy Joel cowl band Turnstiles becoming a member of them on choose dates.
That features a cease at Saratoga Springs’ Broadview Stage at Saratoga Performing Arts Middle on Wednesday, June 4.
Along with the worldwide run, the group can even headline the Pasadena, CA’s Simply Like Heaven Pageant (Might 10), Boston’s Boston Calling (Might 23), Manchester, TN’s Bonnaroo (June 15), East Aurora, NY’s Borderland Pageant (Sept. 12-14), Richmond, VA’s Iron Blossom Pageant (Sept. 20-21) and Ocean Metropolis, MD’s Oceans Calling (Sept. 27).
Koenig, bassist Chris Tomson and drummer Chris Baio formally introduced the forthcoming outing on the seventh episode of their “Vampire Campfire” podcast the place the trio sit round a daytime campfire.
“Because [Just Like Heaven] is going to be an indie-oriented festival, we gotta think about our set list,” they mentioned on the podcast. “We could do an all indie-request block…and if you don’t request an indie song, you have to leave.”
“I had an idea to do a salute to indie. It would be like an old-school medley, continuous groove, like fun transitions…we’ll see if we can get a salute to 21st century indie together in time.”
Covers like “Electric Feel” and “The Less I Know The Better” together with nods to The Strokes, Phoenix, Arctic Monkeys and The Killers had been steered for the “salute.”
Can’t wait to listen to “A-Punk,” “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” “Campus,” “Oxford Comma,” “Harmony Hall” the brand new document and an fascinating cowl or three dwell?
Followers can buy tickets for all upcoming Vampire Weekend reveals on websites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the ‘Only God Was Above Us Tour Part 2’ is Friday, Feb. 28.
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Vampire Weekend tour schedule 2025
An entire calendar together with all North American live performance and competition dates, venues and hyperlinks to purchase tickets may be discovered under.
| Vampire Weekend tour dates |
|---|
| Might 10 on the Simply Like Heaven Pageant in Pasadena, CA Single-day passes |
| Might 23-25 on the Boston Calling Music Pageant in Boston, MA Three-day passes |
| Might 25 on the Boston Calling Music Pageant in Boston, MA Single-day passes |
| Might 29 at Thompson’s Level in Portland, ME |
| Might 30 at The Met in Philadelphia, PA |
| Might 31 at The Met in Philadelphia, PA |
| June 2 at KEMBA LIVE! in Columbus, OH |
| June 3 at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, PA |
| June 4 on the Saratoga Performing Arts Middle in Saratoga Springs, NY |
| June 6 on the Firefly Distillery in North Charleston, SC |
| June 9 on the Asheville Yards Amphitheater in Asheville, NC |
| June 12-15 on the Bonnaroo Arts and Music Pageant in Manchester, TN 4-day passes |
| June 12 at Each day’s Place in Jacksonville, FL |
| June 13 on the FPL Photo voltaic Amphitheater in Miami, FL |
| Sept. 12-14 on the Borderlands Pageant in East Aurora, NY Three-day passes |
| Sept. 20-21 on the Iron Blossom Music Pageant in Richmond, VA Two-day passes |
| Sept. 23 on the Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Birmingham, AL |
| Sept. 26-28 on the Oceans Calling Pageant in Ocean Metropolis, MD Three-day passes |
| Sept. 27 on the Oceans Calling Pageant in Ocean Metropolis, MD Single-day passes |
Vampire Weekend 2025 competition appearances
As famous above, Vampire Weekend has six North American competition headlining spots lined up this yr.
To search out which one fits your style greatest, we discovered all the things you should learn about every music extravaganza on their itinerary.
| Vampire Weekend competition dates |
|---|
| Simply Like Heaven Pageant Might 10 on the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA Rilo Kiley, Empire of the Solar, TV On The Radio, Bloc Occasion, Slowdive |
| Boston Calling Might 23-25 on the Harvard Athletic Advanced in Boston, MA Dave Matthews Band, Fall Out Boy, Avril Lavigne, Cage The Elephant, Elegant |
| Bonnaroo Music Pageant June 12-15 on the Bonnaroo Manchester Farm in Manchester, TN Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler The Creator, Hozier, Luke Combs, Avril Lavigne |
| Borderland Pageant Sept. 12-14 on the Knox Farm State Park in East Aurora, NY Lineup TBD |
| Iron Blossom Pageant Sept. 20-21 on the Bon Secours Coaching Middle in Richmond, VA The Lumineers, Khruangbin, Rainbow Kitten Shock, The Teskey Brothers, Futurebirds |
| Oceans Calling Sept. 26-28 on the Ocean Metropolis Inlet in Ocean Metropolis, MD Noah Kahan, Inexperienced Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, DEVO |
Vampire Weekend set listing
In October 2024, Vampire Weekend headlined two reveals — together with one matinee — at NYC’s Madison Sq. Backyard. Right here’s what they performed at their second gig (together with a surprising variety of off-the-wall covers) in keeping with Set Record FM.
01.) “Hold You Now”
02.) “Campus”
03.) “Bryn”
04.) “Ice Cream Piano”
05.) “Classical”
06.) “Connect”
07.) “Unbelievers”
08.) “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa”
09.) “This Life”
10.) “Everlasting Arms”
11.) “Sunflower” (“Skaflower” model with Tremendous Mario Bros. “Underground” theme interpolated)
12.) “M79”
13.) “Pravda”
14.) “Run”
15.) “Diplomat’s Son”
16.) “Sweet Child o’ Mine” (Weapons N’ Roses cowl)
17.) “Capricorn”
18.) “Cousins”
19.) “A-Punk”
20.) “Married in a Gold Rush / All the Gold in California / Sin City / Cumberland Blues / Possum”
(“Cocaine Cowboys” medley, Ezra gave $700 to a fan through the music for enjoying cornhole)
21.) “Prep-School Gangsters”
22.) “Horchata”
23.) “Mary Boone”
24.) “Hannah Hunt”
25.) “Harmony Hall”
Encore
26.) “Seinfeld Theme” (Jonathan Wolff cowl)
27.) “Monster Mash” (Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt‐Kickers cowl)
28.) “Santeria” (Elegant cowl)
29.) “Theme From New York, New York” (John Kander cowl)
30.) “Mr. Brightside” (The Killers cowl)
31.) “Blitzkrieg Bop” (Ramones cowl)
32.) “Burning Down the House” (Speaking Heads cowl)
33.) “Wipe Out” (The Surfaris cowl)
34.) “Wuthering Heights” (Kate Bush cowl)
35.) “The Boys Are Back in Town” (Skinny Lizzy cowl)
36.) “Worship You”
37.) “Ya Hey”
Notice: Based mostly on our findings, the band combined up what they performed most nights. For a fuller take a look at what made the set listing at different gigs, take a look at their full live performance historical past right here.
Vampire Weekend new music
On April 5, 2024, Vampire Weekend launched their fifth studio album “Only God Was Above Us.”
Within the very off probability you haven’t listened to the document but, the blokes nonetheless have the products. The exact but ramshackle opener “Ice Cream Piano” is a slice of piano pop heaven with pounding percussions, swirling strings and washed out guitar combined in over Koenig’s lush vocals.
From there, the goofy “Classical” finds one groove, settles into one other and turns into one thing totally completely different. Oftentimes, “OGWAU” is so impressed that it struggles to sit down with one melody or thought for too lengthy. This isn’t a knock on the group- it retains the listener on their toes in one of the simplest ways.
“Capricorn,” the third monitor, oscillates between twinkly piano ballad and noise rock; Koenig’s comfortable, unassuming lyrics (“I know you’re tired of trying baby, you don’t have to try” is a standout) glide over lush keys till the tune hurtles into overdrive two minutes in with discordant noise-rock earlier than bringing it again to fundamentals.
For the rest of the transient 47-minute runtime, Vampire Weekend proceed to shock and innovate. “Connect” marries DIY banging on drums with artificial autotune; “Prep School Gangsters” takes a web page out of The Seashore Boys’ laid-band, seaside playbook. Though every music options the identical components (and all sound unmistakably Vampire Weekend-ian) the top result’s distinctive every time.
Within the again half, “The Surfer” goes a extra lo-fi ethereal route than the 5 tunes that preceded it but nonetheless options majestic swirls. “Gen-X Cops” transitions from an out and out storage rock anthem into one thing a bit extra valuable — a tough driving, head-bopping indie anthem. Better of all although, could be the melancholy, triumphant, choir-backed “Mary Boone.” It suits squarely into this critic’s favourite style: the heartbreaking, singalong anthem that provides you goosebumps each time you hear it.
Closing us out is the charming thumper “Pravda” (which simply could be essentially the most good “making dinner” music to ever exist) and “Hope,” an eight-minute epic with the chorus “I Hope You Let It Go.”
To listen to the elegant, brainy album for your self, yow will discover “Only God Was Above Us” right here.
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Vampire Weekend particular friends
At most reveals, V Dub will probably be joined by Geese; Turnstiles are dealing with opening duties for all their Florida live shows.
To be sure to’re acquainted with their sounds, right here’s every act’s most-streamed music on Spotify.
Geese: “Cowboy Nudes”
Turnstiles: “Wasting Away”
Indie rockers on tour in 2024
Many bands that broke floor on the peak of the iPod period will probably be out and about this yr.
Listed below are simply 5 of our favorites you received’t need to miss dwell.
• Dying Cab For Cutie
• Bloc Occasion
• Rilo Kiley
• Jack White
• Peter, Bjorn and John
Plus, The Lumineers and Mumford and Sons will probably be on the street, too.
Who else is pounding the pavement? Take a look at our listing of all the most important live performance excursions in 2025 to seek out the present for you.
This text was written by Matt Levy, New York Submit dwell occasions reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the newest tour bulletins out of your favourite musical artists and comedians, in addition to Broadway openings, sporting occasions and extra dwell reveals – and finds nice ticket costs on-line. Since he began his tenure on the Submit in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen live performance and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to call a number of. Please notice that offers can expire, and all costs are topic to vary
