Experimental metal shapeshifters Kayo Dot are once again leaving their underground laboratories and heading into the wild — embarking on their first full North American tour since 2017. That’s right: eight long years of silence, confusion, and scattered whispers about what universe they actually exist in are finally over.
This winter, the band will bring their ever-evolving sonic madness to venues across the U.S. and Canada, playing rooms that range from intimate nightclubs to what could easily double as secret cult gatherings. The tour also features select dates with the one and only Xasthur, whose inclusion guarantees at least a few audience members will leave believing the apocalypse has already started.
Expect each show to be part concert, part ritual, part fever dream — because describing a Kayo Dot performance as “music” is like calling the ocean “a bit damp.”
Full dates below. Bring your most existential thoughts, your black turtleneck, and maybe a notebook to pretend you understand what’s happening.
KAYO DOT — North American Tour 2025
01/08 New Haven, CT @ Space Ballroom
01/09 Boston, MA @ Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub
01/10 Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy
01/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Government Center
01/12 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
01/13 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace (The Cave)
01/14 Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
01/15 Chicago, IL @ Reggies
01/16 Minneapolis, MN @ Zhora Darling
01/18 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive Denver
01/20 Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High Saloon
01/22 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios w/ Xasthur
01/23 Vancouver, BC @ The Wise Hall & Lounge w/ Xasthur
01/25 Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s w/ Xasthur
01/27 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill w/ Xasthur
01/28 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar w/ Xasthur
01/29 Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge w/ Xasthur
02/03 Austin, TX @ 29th St Ballroom w/ Xasthur
02/04 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
02/06 Tampa, FL @ New World Tampa
02/07 Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
02/08 Savannah, GA @ Coastal Empire Beer Co.
02/09 Atlanta, GA @ Wild Heaven Beer
02/10 Nashville, TN @ Drkmttr Collective
02/11 Raleigh, NC @ Kings
02/12 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Baltimore
02/13 New York, NY @ TV Eye NYC
02/14 Montreal, QC @ Turbo Haüs
It’s not just a tour — it’s a pilgrimage through sound, shadow, and whatever bizarre new genre Kayo Dot invents on stage that night. Miss it, and you might have to wait another decade to pretend you understood what you heard.
