Kurt Vile announces tour

Kurt Vile did not just add a few summer dates. On April 7, he announced a new album called *Philadelphia’s been good to me*, set for May 29 on Verve Records, and paired it with a 2026 world tour that starts in Toronto on June 16. (universalmusic.ca) The first song out is “Chance to Bleed,” and Vile said the album is his “bringing it all back home to Philly” record. He also called it his “best vocal record” and “best electric guitar record,” which is a blunt way of saying he thinks this one belongs near the top of his catalog. (consequence.net) This is Vile’s 10th studio album, and it follows 2022’s *(watch my moves)* after a four-year gap. The new record was written from late 2023 into early 2026, so it carries a longer runway than the usual quick album-tour cycle. (consequence.net) Most of the album’s spark came from Vile’s basement studio in northwest Philadelphia, even though sessions also touched Memphis, Los Angeles, and Athens, Georgia. That matches the title: this is a hometown record made by a musician who still lives and records in the city he keeps writing about. (consequence.net) (store.ververecords.com) The track list runs 12 songs, including “Zoom 97,” “99 BPM,” “Chance to Bleed,” “Philly’s been good to me,” and “Avalanches of Snow.” Verve’s store is already listing multiple editions, including a signed “Wissahickon Green” vinyl variant shipping on May 29. (store.ververecords.com) The tour is larger than the first batch of dates shown on his homepage. Trade and music outlets report a North American leg through June, July, and August, followed by United Kingdom and European dates, with cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, Brooklyn, and several festival stops overseas. (pollstar.com) (consequence.net) One date already stands out from the pack: July 25 at the Dell Music Center in Philadelphia, part of Connor Barwin’s Make The World Better concert series, with Pavement listed as co-headliners. That turns the hometown stop into something closer to a local event than a routine tour night. (universalmusic.ca) (kurtvile.com) His official site is now showing 2026 stops in Greenfield, Asbury Park, Eau Claire, Philadelphia, Portugal, Norway, Belgium, Switzerland, France, and the United Kingdom, and individual event pages published on April 7 point to more fall dates in places like Louisville and Richmond. That usually means the rollout is still filling in city by city rather than arriving as one neat poster. (kurtvile.com 1) (kurtvile.com 2) (kurtvile.com 3) “Chance to Bleed” also doubles as a map of Vile’s scene, with guest vocals from Natalie Hoffman, Ethan Buckler, and Greg Cartwright, plus a video cameo from comedian Jim E Brown. The single looks backward to his early Philadelphia years while the tour pushes the new songs out across North America and Europe. (nme.com)