Franz Ferdinand 2026 U.S. Summer Tour Indie rock mainstays Franz Ferdinand are heading back to North America this summer with a newly announced run of headline tour dates across the United States. The tour begins August 2 in Buffalo, New York and travels through major cities including Boston, Charlotte, Atlanta, Austin, and Dallas before wrapping up on August 15. One of the most notable stops comes August 9 when the band will open for My Chemical Romance at Citi Field in Quee

Atlanta’s long-running SweetWater 420 Fest is set to return for its 21st year on April 17–18, 2026, bringing two days of live music, craft b

A sold-out crowd on a closing night carries an electric energy. S. Holden Jaffe, the indie-pop artist better known as Del Water Gap, packed out Buckhead Theatre for the final stop of his Chasing The Chimera tour, drawing front-row superfans who traveled across state lines and waited all day for the milestone.

Twenty One Pilots, The Strokes and Gorillaz will headline the 13th edition of Shaky Knees Music Festival, returning September 18-20 to Atlanta’s crown jewel, Piedmont Park. The stacked lineup will bring over 50 performances across four stages

Social Distortion have announced a 2026 North American headline tour featuring fellow California punk legends Descendents and Australian punk band The Chats on most dates.

Flyleaf have announced a 14-date U.S. headline tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. The run will feature former lead vocalist Lacey Sturm and marks the band’s first headline tour since their hiatus.

There is a specific kind of magic in witnessing a full-circle moment. Just one year ago, Ella Red stood on the Altar stage at The Masquerade as an opening act. On February 21, 2026, she returned to that same room to claim her first-ever sold-out headline show, transforming the space into the place to be for anyone who loves upbeat, pop melodies mixed with raw existentialism.

Dance Gavin Dance will return to the road in 2026 with a 32-date North American headline tour spanning May through early July.

The Black Keys have unveiled their 2026 Peaches ’n Kream World Tour , supporting the forthcoming album Peaches! , set for release May 1, 2026 on Easy Eye Sound/Warner. The announcement comes alongside festival and headlining dates that take the duo across North America and Europe from April through October . The Black Keys Announce 2026 Peaches ’n Kream World Tour and New Album Peaches! The tour kicks off in Florida and includes multi-night runs, festival performances, and

Center Stage Atlanta had that rare “this is a big one” energy on February 4, 2026, and it was not hard to understand why. Geoff Tate bringing Operation: Mindcrime to life in full is already a bucket list kind of show. Add in the “Final Chapter” framing, and the whole night carried a little extra weight. People were not just there to hear songs. They were there to step back into a story that helped shape a lot of our musical DNA.

The Wombats took the stage on February 2, 2026, and immediately steered the night into familiar territory. From the opening of Moving to New York through Techno Fan and Cheetah Tongue, the band established a fast, upbeat tone that never really loosened its grip. Those first three songs were the portion I was able to photograph from the pit, and even in that short window the connection between band and crowd was obvious. The room sang early and often, and the mix in Buckhead T

Metric have announced their new album Romanticize the Dive, arriving April 24, 2026 via Thirty Tigers. Along with the album news, the band has shared the first single “Victim of Luck,” kicking off the next era with a sharp, driving track that leans into Metric’s signature mix of synth tension and guitar punch.