Industrial rock veterans STABBING WESTWARD are set to celebrate 30 years of their defining album Wither Blister Burn & Peel with a summer 2026 U.S. tour—and a full reimagining of the record is on the way as well.
The tour kicks off July 9 in Flint, MI and runs through July 25 in Atlanta, GA, hitting cities like New York, Boston, and Philadelphia along the way. Joining the band on the road are PRIEST and ACUMEN NATION, rounding out a lineup rooted firmly in industrial and dark electronic sounds.
Released in 1996, Wither Blister Burn & Peel went gold in the U.S. and produced standout tracks like “What Do I Have to Do?” and “Shame,” both of which broke into the Top 10 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Three decades later, the album is getting a second life through Wither ReWired, a complete re-recording set to arrive later this year.
Frontman Christopher Hall described the process as both challenging and meaningful, emphasizing that the goal wasn’t to replace the original, but to create something new that exists alongside it. Meanwhile, Walter Flakus noted that revisiting the material brought a renewed emotional weight, with some songs finally landing the way they were originally intended.
Tour Dates
Jul. 09 – Flint, MI – Machine Shop
Jul. 10 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
Jul. 11 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Annex
Jul. 12 – Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
Jul. 13 – Lakewood, OH – The Roxy
Jul. 15 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Jul. 16 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theater
Jul. 17 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
Jul. 18 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
Jul. 19 – Amityville, NY – AMH
Jul. 21 – Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
Jul. 22 – New Kensington, PA – Preserving Underground
Jul. 23 – Asheville, NC – Eulogy
Jul. 24 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In
Jul. 25 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft
Thirty years on, Wither Blister Burn & Peel still holds its weight—and STABBING WESTWARD are revisiting it without trying to rewrite history, just adding another layer to it.
