ALT-ROCK REVIVAL
The Lemonheads pucker up for 2025 comeback tour in Austin
The Lemonheads have released their first new music in almost two decades.
Pull out your old flannel shirts: On Friday, December 12, alternative rock legends will give Austinites a chance to relive their grunge years. The Lemonheads have chosen The Mohawk as one of four Texas stops for their 2025 tour in support of their comeback album, Love Chant.
Former slackers be warned, the tour appears to be focused on the new material, so there’s no guarantee fans will hear hits like “It’s a Shame About Ray” or the smash cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s "Mrs. Robinson." But Love Chant is frontman Evan Dando’s first new material in almost two decades, and it's receiving widespread critical acclaim.
Besides, the songs were written with a who’s who of collaborators known to any Gen X cool kid. Dando worked with J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr, Juliana Hatfield, The Moldy Peaches’ Adam Green, Pavement’s Bryce Goggin, and The Bevis Frond’s Nick Saloman on the recording.
The tour and album come on the heels of Dando’s recent memoir Rumors of My Demise. The book covers the early years of The Lemonheads, Dando’s struggles with substance abuse, and pre-Internet celebrity. Assumably, there will also be a few mentions of his high-profile dating history, which includes entanglements with ‘90s icons like Winona Ryder, Kate Moss, and Milla Jovovich.
Tickets are now on sale for a retro price — $41.50 — with a four-ticket limit per customer. Fans unfamiliar with the new music can get ahead of sing-alongs by streaming Love Chant here.
The full calendar of U.S. dates includes:
- November 11 — Birmingham, AL, Workplay
- November 12 — Atlanta, GA, The Masquerade
- November 14 — Norfolk, VA, The Annex
- November 15 — Baltimore, MD, Ottobar
- November 16 — Richmond, VA, The Broadberry
- November 18 — Lititz, PA, Mickey’s Black Box
- November 19 — New York, NY, Racket NYC
- November 21 — Woodstock, NY, Bearsville Theater
- November 22 — Jersey City, NJ, White Eagle Hall
- November 23 — Portsmouth, NH, 3S Artspace
- November 25 — Amherst, MA, The Drake
- November 26 — Boston, MA, The Wilbur
- November 29 — Buffalo, NY, Town Ballroom
- November 30 — Toronto, ON, Phoenix Concert Theatre
- December 4 — Kalamazoo, MI, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
- December 5 — Madison, WI, Majestic Theatre
- December 6 — Minneapolis, MN, Fine Line
- December 10 — Dallas, TX, The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
- December 12 — Austin, TX – Mohawk
- December 13 — San Antonio, TX, Paper Tiger
- December 14 — Fort Worth, TX, Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall
- December 16 — St Louis, MO, Delmar Hall
- December 17 — Chicago, IL, Thalia Hall
- December 18 — Indianapolis, IN, HI-FI
- December 20 — Nashville, TN, The Basement East
