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Dirty Nil dates (+ a Stooges cover w/ Alexisonfire)

Posted by Loren on April 12, 2025

Dirty Nil dates (+ a Stooges cover w/ Alexisonfire)
photo by Aaron H.

Toronto's The Dirty Nil has announced a US tour, joined by Heart Attack Man, Carpool, and Dear Seattle, kicking things off on June 4 in Pittsburgh, PA.

The band also just posted a cover of The Stooges' classic "I Wannt Be Your Dog," joined by George Pettit of Alexisonfire/Dead Tired), filmed live in Toronto.

SPB caught the band live, joined by The Gaslight Anthem and Joyce Manor, last year.

Live dates:

June 4, 2025 – Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA
June 5, 2025 – Rec Room, Buffalo, NY
June 8, 2025 – Empire Underground, Albany, NY
June 10, 2025 – Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA
June 11, 2025 – Amityville Music Hall, Long Island, NY
June 13, 2025 – Brooklyn Meadows, Brooklyn, NY
June 14, 2025 – The Foundry @ The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA
June 16, 2025 – Archer Music Hall, Allentown, PA
June 17, 2025 – The Canal Club, Richmond, VA
June 19, 2025 – Motorco Music Hall, Durham, NC
June 20, 2025 – The Radio Room, Greenville, SC
June 21, 2025 – The Social, Orlando, FL
June 22, 2025 – Gramps, Miami, FL
June 24, 2025 – The Loft, Atlanta, GA
June 25, 2025 – Eastside Bowl, Nashville, TN
June 27, 2025 – Delmar Hall, St. Louis, MO
June 28, 2025 – Hi-Fi, Indianapolis, IN
June 29, 2025 – Manchester Music Hall, Lexington, KY
July 8, 2025 – The Shelter, Detroit, MI
July 9, 2025 – Vivarium, Milwaukee, WI
July 10, 2025 – Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
July 11, 2025 – Because Craft Beer Festival – Hamilton, ON (The Dirty Nil only)
July 12, 2025 – Aby’s Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
July 13, 2025 – Wooly’s, Des Moines, IA
July 16, 2025 – The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
July 18, 2025 – The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS
July 20, 2025 – The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, CO
July 21, 2025 – Marquis Theater, Denver, CO
July 23, 2025 – Soundwell, Salt Lake City, UT
July 24, 2025 – Shrine Social Club, Boise, ID
July 25, 2025 – The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
July 26, 2025 – Rickshaw Theater, Vancouver, Canada
July 27, 2025 – Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
July 29, 2025 – Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento, CA
July 30, 2025 – Cornerstone Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
July 31, 2025 – Strummer’s, Fresno, CA
August 1, 2025 – Lodge Room Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA
August 2, 2025 – The Nile Theater, Mesa, AZ
August 4, 2025 – Lowbrow Palace, El Paso, TX
August 5, 2025 – RBC, Dallas, TX
August 6, 2025 – Paper Tiger, San Antonio, TX
August 8, 2025 – Come and Take It Live, Austin, TX
August 9, 2025 – Beer City Music Hall, Oklahoma City, OK

Dirty Nil dates (+ a Stooges cover w/ Alexisonfire)
photo by Aaron H.

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