Kurt Vile drops a new tour

Kurt Vile didn’t just post a few dates this week. On April 7, 2026, he announced a new album called *Philadelphia’s been good to me*, set for release on May 29 through Verve Records, and dropped its first single, “Chance to Bleed.” (premierguitar.com) The tour attached to it is already mapped across North America and Europe, with dates now listed from June 20 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, through September 3 to 6 at End Of The Road in the United Kingdom. Stops on the official site include Asbury Park, Eau Claire, Philadelphia, Portugal, Norway, Belgium, Switzerland, France, and England. (kurtvile.com) The homecoming date is the one that jumps out. Vile is booked for July 25 at Philadelphia’s Dell Music Center as part of Connor Barwin’s Make The World Better concert series, and Premier Guitar reports that Pavement are co-headliners on that bill. (phillyvoice.com) (premierguitar.com) This is his first full album since *Watch My Moves* in 2022, after the *Back to Moon Beach* extended play in 2023 and the *Classic Love* extended play in 2025. That gap makes this rollout feel less like a routine lap and more like a full return. (phillyvoice.com) The album is built as a Philadelphia record in more than name. Verve’s store says Vile still lives in the city and records most of his music there, and Vile called it his “bringing it all back home to Philly” record in the announcement materials. (store.ververecords.com) (premierguitar.com) A lot of it was made at OKV Central, the basement studio in his Mount Airy home, according to PhillyVoice. That gives the album a literal neighborhood footprint instead of the usual rented-studio, fly-in-fly-out setup. (phillyvoice.com) The lead single points backward as much as forward. Premier Guitar says “Chance to Bleed” looks back on Vile’s early do-it-yourself rock years, with guest appearances from Natalie Hoffman, Ethan Buckler, and Greg Cartwright, who also plays co-lead guitar. (premierguitar.com) Even the video is local history in miniature. It was filmed at Kung Fu Necktie in Philadelphia, and both Premier Guitar and PhillyVoice note a cameo from Schoolly D, one of the city’s foundational rap figures. (premierguitar.com) (phillyvoice.com) The record itself is 12 tracks long, with titles including “Zoom 97,” “99 BPM,” “Chance to Bleed,” and “Avalanches of Snow.” Verve’s store is already selling multiple vinyl variants, signed editions, a compact disc, and digital pre-orders, which is usually the clearest sign that an album campaign is moving from teaser stage into full retail mode. (store.ververecords.com 1) (store.ververecords.com 2) Vile’s career has always had one foot in Philadelphia and one foot on the road. PhillyVoice notes that he grew up in Lansdowne, worked at Yards Brewing Company and Philadelphia Brewing Company, co-founded The War on Drugs with Adam Granduciel, and now lives in Mount Airy with his family. (phillyvoice.com) So the new tour lands with a pretty specific shape: a May 29 album release, a June-through-September run, and a July 25 hometown show that turns the whole campaign into a Philadelphia-centered victory lap instead of just another list of cities. (premierguitar.com) (kurtvile.com)