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Murder By Death's final album

Posted by Loren on April 10, 2025

Murder By Death's final album
Murder By Death - Egg & Dart

On their final tour after posting a breakup announcement, Murder By Death has now set a release date for their final studio album. The album will be titled Egg & Dart, a thematic album of goodbye songs and their tenth overall.

“The album is basically an elegy,” Adam Turla says via press release. "The songs are about goodbyes and the different ways we think about that concept.”

Live dates:

Jun-07 — Bloomington, IN — Granfalloon Festival
Jun-19 — Newport, KY — Southgate House *
Jun-20 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrew's Hall *
Jun-21 — Toronto, ON — Danforth Music Hall *
Jun-22 — Montreal, QC — Le Studio TD *
Jun-23 — Woodstock, NY —  Bearsville Theater *
Jun-25 — Norwalk CT — District Music Hall *
Jun-26 — Portland, ME — State Theatre *
Jun-27 — Boston, MA — Paradise Rock Club *
Jun-28 — Brooklyn, NY — Warsaw *
Jun-29 — Asbury Park, NJ — Asbury Lanes *
Jul-01 — Cleveland Heights, OH — Grog Shop * (SOLD OUT)
Jul-02 — Cleveland Heights, OH — Grog Shop * (SOLD OUT
Jul-04 — Pelham, TN — The Caverns !
Jul-05 — Pelham, TN — The Caverns * (SOLD OUT)
Jul-09 — Millersville, PA — Phantom Power * 
Jul-10 — Baltimore, MD — Union Craft Brewing  *
Jul-11 — Washington, DC — Black Cat * (SOLD OUT)
Jul-12 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer *
Jul-13 — Pittsburgh, PA — Mr. Smalls *
Jul-15 — Grand Rapids, MI — The Pyramid Scheme * (SOLD OUT)
Jul-16 — Chicago, IL — Thalia Hall *
Jul-17 — Chicago, IL — Thalia Hall * (SOLD OUT)
Jul-18 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee *
Jul-19 — Minneapolis, MN — First Avenue
Jul-20 — Maquoketa, IA — Codfish Hollow Barnstormers * (SOLD OUT)
Jul-26 — Louisville, KY — TBA Festival

Aug-21 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre * (NEW SHOW ADDED)
Aug-22 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre * (NEW SHOW ADDED)
Aug-23 – Fr. Collins, CO – Tour de Fat  (NEW SHOW ADDED)

Sep-21 — Atlanta, GA — Shaky Knees (NEW SHOW ADDED)
Sep-27 — London, UK — Islington Hall

Oct-15 — St. Louis, MO — Delmar Hall ^ (SOLD OUT)
Oct-16 — Lawrence, KS — Liberty Hall ^
Oct-17 — Denver, CO — Ogden Theatre ! (SOLD OUT)
Oct-18 — Aspen, CO — Belly Up !
Oct-19 — Salt Lake City, UT — Depot !
Oct-20 — Boise, ID — Treefort Music Hall !
Oct-22 – Bellingham, WA - Mount Baker Theatre ! (NEW SHOW ADDED)
Oct-23 — Seattle, WA — The Crocodile $
Oct-24 — Seattle, WA — The Crocodile ! (SOLD OUT)
Oct-25 — Portland, OR — Revolution Hall !
Oct-26 — Portland, OR — Revolution Hall $
Oct-28 — Berkeley, CA — UC Theatre !
Oct-29 — Los Angeles, CA — Belasco Theatre !
Oct-30 — Solana Beach, CA — Belly Up !
Oct-31 — Pioneertown, CA — Pappy & Harriet's !
Nov-01 — Phoenix, AZ — Van Buren !
Nov-02 — Santa Fe, NM — Tumbleroot !
Nov-05 — Dallas, TX — The Kessler Theater !
Nov-06 — Austin, TX — Mohawk !
Nov-07 — Austin, TX — Mohawk !
Nov-08 — Houston, TX — Heights Theater !
Nov-10 — Tampa, FL — The Orpheum
Nov-11 — Orlando, FL — The Social #
Nov-13 — Charleston, SC — Music Farm
Nov-14 — Asheville, NC — Grey Eagle# (SOLD OUT)
Nov-15 — Louisville, KY — Old Forester's Paristown Hall #%

* w/ Laura Jane Grace
^ w/ William Elliott Whitmore 
! w/ AJJ
$ w/ Shawn James
# w/ BJ Barham
% w/ J Roddy Walston

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