Hot Water Music Announces Extensive 2026 North American Tour

ACCLAIMED ALBUM, VOWS, AVAILABLE NOW VIA EQUAL VISION RECORDS

“Song You Need To Know” [“Menace”] — Rolling Stone 

“Vows’ feature list is packed with artists who encompass the band’s wide-ranging influence
 on punk music.” — Revolver

“Produced by McTernan, who helmed the band’s classic early 2000s albums, the singles on ‘Vows’ are cut from the same cloth that made those albums so special.” — Alternative Press

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Punk vets Hot Water Music have announced their remaining 2026 live performances. Spanning July through September, the band will be making headline and festival appearances, performing shows in Europe, and supporting The Menzingers across all regions of the U.S. Tickets for all shows are on sale now via the band’s official website HERE, and a full listing of upcoming tour dates can be found below. 

Hot Water Music. Credit: Stephen Jackson. Download hi-res image HERE. 

For more than three decades, Hot Water Music has built its legacy on sacrifice, loyalty, and camaraderie—values that have remained at the heart of the band’s music since day one. Rather than celebrating 30 years with a greatest hits-style release or leaning into nostalgia, the band chose to push forward. Their latest album, Vows, showcases that mindset, expanding their signature punk sound with fresh arrangements, melodic influences, and an impressive lineup of collaborators.

The record features guest appearances from Brendan Yates and Daniel Fang of Turnstile, Thrice, Dallas Green of City and Colour and Alexisonfire, The Interrupters, and Popeye Vogelsang of Calling Hours and melodic hardcore pioneers Farside. Together, those collaborations help make Vows one of the band’s most adventurous releases to date while staying true to the sound fans have come to know.

The momentum continued in late 2024 with the release of Hot Water Music’s four-song split EP alongside Quicksand. The project includes each band’s take on songs from Quicksand’s Slip and Hot Water Music’s No Division, while also introducing two previously unreleased tracks: “Supercollider,” Quicksand’s first new song since 2021’s Distant Populations, and “Undertow,” a Hot Water Music track recorded during the Brian McTernan-produced Vows sessions.

Hot Water Music will be hitting the road throughout 2026 with a run of tour dates. Check out the full list of upcoming stops below.

JULY
24 — Wien, AT — Arena Vienna +
25 — Wien, AT — Arena Vienna +
26 — Hünx, DE — Ruhrpott Rodeo 2026 #

AUGUST
07 — Duffel, BE — Brakrock 2026 #
08 — Sankt Goarshausen, DE — Freilichtbühne Loreley +
09 — Eschwege, DE — Open Flair Festival 2026 #
11 — Tolmin, SI — Punk Rock Holiday 2026 #
12 — Verucchio, IT — Bellaria Igea Marina
13 — Zürich, CH — Dynamo
14 — Hlavní Město Praha, CZ — Cargo Gallery
15 — Villmar, DE — Tells Bells Festival #

SEPTEMBER
24 — Dallas, TX — Lost Evenings Festival #
25 — San Antonio, TX — Paper Tiger ^
26 — Austin, TX — Emo’s ^
27 — Houston, TX — Warehouse Live Midtown ^
29 — Denver, CO — Ogden Theatre ^
30 — Fort Collins, CO — Washington’s ^

OCTOBER
01 — Albuquerque NM — Launchpad *
02 — Phoenix, AZ — Nile Theater ^
03 — Los Angeles, CA — The Belasco ^
04 — San Diego, CA — The Observatory North Park ^
06 — San Francisco, CA — Great American Music Hall ^
07 — Sacramento, CA — Goldfield *
08 — Portland, OR — Revolution Hall ^
09 — Eugene, OR — WOW Hall ^
10 — Seattle, WA — Neptune Theatre ^
11 — Vancouver, BC — The Pearl ^
13 — Calgary, AB — Palace Theatre ^
15 — Fargo, ND — The Aquarium *
16 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater ^
17 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee ^

NOVEMBER
01 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade ^
03 — Carrboro, NC — Cat’s Cradle ^
04 — Richmond, VA — The National ^
05 — Charlotte, NC — Amos Southend *
06 — Columbus, OH — Newport Music Hall ^
07 — Cincinnati, OH — Bogart’s ^
08 — Louisville, KY — Mercury Ballroom ^
10 — Toronto, ON — Danforth Music Hall ^
11 — Detroit, MI — The Majestic Theatre ^
12 — Grand Rapids MI — Pyramid Scheme *
13 — Cleveland, OH — House of Blues ^
14 — Chicago, IL — The Salt Shed ^
15 — Pittsburgh, PA — Roxian Theatre ^
17 — Rochester, NY — Anthology ^
18 — Erie PA — Centennial Hall *
20 — Philadelphia, PA — The Fillmore *
21 — Boston, MA — Roadrunner ^
22 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount ^

+ — w/ Broilers
^ — supporting The Menzingers
# — festival appearance
* — headline appearance

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