Kurt Vile and the Violators

usa | Label: Verve Records
Europe/UK (Agent) Steven Thomassen

Upcoming shows

13.08.2026
Parades de Coura - Parades de Coura (pt)

15.08.2026
La Route du Rock - St Malo (fr)

17.08.2026
Mojo - Hamburg (de)

18.08.2026
Vega - Copenhagen (dk)

21.08.2026
Pstereo - Trondheim (no)

23.08.2026
Pukkelpop - Hasselt (be)

24.08.2026
Paradiso - Amsterdam (nl)

25.08.2026
Doornroosje - Nijmegen (nl)

27.08.2026
Nox Orae - La Tour-de-Peilz (ch)

28.08.2026
Rock En Seine - Paris (fr)

29.08.2026
den Atelier - Luxembourg (lu)

30.08.2026
Gloria - Köln (de)

01.09.2026
Muffathalle - Munich (de)

02.09.2026
Archa+ - Prague (cz)

03.09.2026
Huxleys Neue Welt - Berlin (de)

04.09.2026
Zero for Three - Maastricht (nl)

06.09.2026
End Of The Road - Dorset (uk)

07.09.2026
The Crane - Bristol (uk) + Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band

08.09.2026
Chalk - Brighton (uk) + Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band

09.09.2026
Troxy - London (uk) + Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band

11.09.2026
The Ritz - Manchester (uk) + Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band

12.09.2026
XOYO - Birmingham (uk) + Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band

13.09.2026
SWG3 TV Studio - Glasgow (uk) + Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band

14.09.2026
Vicar Street - Dublin (ie) + Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band

15.09.2026
Project House - Leeds (uk)

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Released in God’s year of 2026, the 250th anniversary of the founding of America in Kurt Vile’s fine city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia’s been good to me finds one of our nation’s greatest songwriters staking a claim on his hometown. “This is my ‘bringing it all back home to Philly’ record,” Vile says. “I’m treating it like my last one. I put everything into it. It’s my best vocal record. It’s my best electric guitar record. It’s my most organic record, made in the comfort of my own zone.”

Largely self-produced, with assists from Adam Langellotti, keys wiz Matthew Jugenheimer, drummer Kyle Spence, guitarist Jesse Trbovrich, and longtime Violators boardsman Rob Schnapf, the record embodies Vile’s understanding of music as a conversation between people across time and space. The title track is an ode to his hometown that doubles as an homage to Tom Petty’s homage to California. The barn-burning “Chance to Bleed” features guest spots from Memphis OGs Natalie Hoffman and Greg Cartwright but boasts a music video proudly shot at the Philly venue Kung Fu Necktime and features a cameo by local legend Schoolly D. “You Don’t Know Cuz It’s My Life” is Kurt’s take on a stadium anthem, building up to a laid-back yet triumphant chant of “I’m from Phil-a-del-phiaaaaaaah!” that you can imagine a crowd of Eagles fans screaming along to, Twisted Teas pointed towards the heavens.

Make no mistake: Philadelphia’s been good to me is the sound of Philly’s constant hitmaker coming back to kick ass, son the haters, and put on for the City of Brotherly Love — and in true Kurt Vile fashion, doing so while sounding more relaxed than ever. Between the 250th anniversary of America and its hosting of select World Cup games, 2026 is shaping up to be a big deal for Philadelphia. “And then there’s one other thing,” Vile says. “I gotta be that third thing. Because I am Philadelphia. I gotta own it. I gotta rise to the occasion.”

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Watch My Moves

Verve Records(2022)

Bottle it in

Matador(2018)

b'lieve I'm goin down

Matador Records(2015)

Wakin On A Pretty Daze

Matador(2013)

Constant Hitmaker

Woodsist Records(2008)

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