Hosts Needed: Pedro the Lion April + June 2026

(PHOTO BY CHONA KASINGER)

NOW SEEKING FANS TO HOST PEDRO THE LION UNDERTOW SHOWS IN APRIL + JUNE 2026

These shows will feature Dave and Erik performing songs spanning the Pedro the Lion, Headphones, and Bazan catalogs. And they want to play at your place!

Do you live in or near one of the cities listed below? Do you have large living room, loft space, community space, art gallery, or other indoor space that can comfortably and safely host 40-75 people? If so, we want to hear from you!

To take the first steps and get involved, please visit the host submission page to find out how hosting works and to submit your place.

HOST SUBMISSION PAGE

The nice folks at Undertow keeps this simple for hosts. All you have to do is let us borrow your space (for approx. 3 hours) and check-in guests at the door upon arrival. In return you’ll get to see Dave and Erik perform up close and personal, 5 free tickets for your friends, and our eternal gratitude.

These shows can only happen if fans volunteer to host, so reach out today to help us get this show on the road.

SUBMISSIONS CLOSE JANUARY 25
TICKETS ON SALE FEBRUARY 27

April 19 : Milwaukee / Madison WI
April 20 : Minneapolis / St. Paul MN
April 21 : Des Moines IA
April 22 : St. Louis MO
April 23 : Louisville KY
April 24 : Columbus OH
April 25 : Ann Arbor MI
April 27 : Chicago IL
April 28 : Chicago IL
April 29 : Champaign IL

June 15 : New York City NY
June 16 : New York City NY
June 17 : Boston MA
June 18 : Boston MA
June 19 : Philadelphia PA
June 20 : Philadelphia PA
June 22 : Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill NC
June 23 : Richmond VA
June 24 : Washington DC

REGIONS OF INTEREST:
Cities listed above are just suggestions. We are open to any and all submissions – even if you don’t live in a major metropolis. We’ll book more shows this year, so fill out a host submission form to let us know what regions we should visit next!

Pedro the Lion 2025 Holiday Live Stream from National Freedom

Please join us for our 2025 Holiday Live Stream via BandCamp.

This year, we’ll be streaming from National Freedom in Cottage Grove, OR. This is the studio where Dave recorded the album “Care,” with Richard Swift in 2017.

Dave and Erik will be playing a selection of songs spanning the entire catalog.

Our long-time friend and technical collaborator, Chris Colbert, will be helping us make sure we’re sending out the best possible audio signal to the world.

BUY TICKET $15

The show starts at 7:00pm PT. Please check your local time zone so you don’t miss the show.

7pm : Seattle, USA
8pm : Denver, USA
9pm : Chicago, USA
10pm : New York, USA
3am : London, United Kingdom
4am : Berlin, Germany
12pm : Tokyo, Japan (next day)
2pm : Sydney, Australia (next day)

A replay of this stream will be available for 48 hours. Be sure to buy your ticket before the event goes live so you can watch the replay.

We hope to see you in the chat room.

Pedro the Lion Undertow Shows November 2025

Dave and Erik are playing duo shows in November. These are small-capacity shows hosted by fans in unique spaces… living rooms, thrift shops, loft spaces, studios, vintage keyboard shops, and decommissioned churches.

Tickets on sale Thursday, September 25 at 2pm Central Time.

11/3 : Waco TX
11/5 : Tulsa OK
11/7 : Kansas City MO
11/8 : Springfield MO
11/9 : Clinton OK
11/10 : Denton TX
11/11 : Austin TX
11/12 : Houston TX

BUY TICKETS

We’re working on California, Oregon and Arizona shows in late-November and early-December. Do you want to host a show? We can make that dream come true! Please visit this page to see those dates and learn about how hosting a show works. We’d love to hear from you.

Thank you!
{ Poster designed by Travis Quam at BackwardsQ }

On Tour With Grandaddy September 2025

It’s still sinking in! We’re going on tour with Grandaddy in September!

SEPT 11 : San Diego CA – The Observatory – LOW TICKETS
SEPT 12 : Los Angeles CA – The Fonda – LOW TICKETS
SEPT 13 : Pomona CA – The Glass House – LOW TICKETS
SEPT 14 : Pioneertown CA – Pappy and Harriet’s – LOW TICKETS
SEPT 16 : San Francisco CA – The Regency Ballroom – LOW TICKETS
SEPT 18 : Seattle WA – Neptune Theatre – LOW TICKETS
SEPT 20 : Portland OR – Revolution Hall – SOLD OUT
SEPT 21 : Portland OR – Revolution Hall – LOW TICKETS

We hope to see you at one of the shows.

BUY TICKETS
https://pedrothelion.com/tour-dates/

Pedro the Lion 30th Anniversary Shows!

To celebrate 30 years of Pedro the Lion, we’re playing five very special shows at Barboza in Seattle. Over the course of these five shows, we’ll be playing over 75 songs spanning the entire catalog, including Pedro the Lion, Headphones and Bazan solo albums with a different set list for each show.

David Bazan – vocals and bass
Erik Walters – backing vocals and guitar
Andrew Rudd – drums

Tickets on sale now!

Saturday, April 26 – SOLD OUT
Saturday, May 17 – SOLD OUT
Saturday, June 21 – SOLD OUT
Saturday, July 12 – SOLD OUT
Saturday, August 16 – SOLD OUT

We’ll also be live streaming these shows via Bandcamp Live.

Saturday, April 26 – DONE!
Saturday, May 17 –  DONE!
Saturday, June 21 – DONE!
Saturday, July 12 – DONE
Saturday, August 16 – BUY TICKET

We hope you can join us in-person or on-line.

(PHOTO BY CHONA KASINGER)
(POSTER BY TRAVIS QUAM)

Pedro the Lion (SOLO) / 2024 Holiday Show Livestream

Pedro the Lion (SOLO) 2024 Holiday Show Live Stream via Bandcamp on Saturday, December 21.

Dave will be playing songs spanning his long career live from his studio in Seattle. Please join us if you can.

BUY TICKETS:
https://pedrothelion.bandcamp.com/merch/pedro-the-lion-solo-2024-holiday-show

The show starts at 8pm EST. Please check your local time zone so you don’t miss the show.

5pm : Seattle USA
6pm : Denver USA
7pm : Chicago USA
8pm : New York USA
1am : London, United Kingdom
2am : Berlin, Germany
10am : Tokyo, Japan (next day)
12pm : Sydney, Australia (next day)

A replay of this stream will be available for 48 hours. Be sure to buy your ticket before the event goes live so you can watch the replay.

We hope to see you in the chat room.

(photo by Ryan Russel)

Out Now! Pedro the Lion “Live At The Crumb” EP

Before our summer started, we went back to The Crumb studio in Seattle to play through a few songs and capture video so fans could get an idea of what we’re doing out on tour. We’re so happy with how it turned out we decided to release the audio recordings as a stand-alone EP.

“Live At The Crumb” is available today everywhere you listen to music.

Listen:
https://pedrothelion.ffm.to/live-at-the-crumb

Tracklist:
1. Tall Pines
2. Modesto
3. Spend Time
4. Taster

Liner Notes:
Filmed at The Crumb in Seattle, WA
Director of Photography: Chona Kasinger
Assistant: Ellanor Bazan
Audio Engineer: Andy D Park
Vocals & Drums: David Bazan
Electric Guitar & Backing Vocals: Erik Walters
Synth & Keyboard Bass: Rebecca Cole

Our new album “Santa Cruz” is out now!

BUY: Vinyl, compact disc, cassette tape
LISTEN: https://pedrothelion.ffm.to/santa-cruz

2024 TOUR DATES

photo by Chona Kasinger

Don’t miss David Bazan playing drums and singing on the upcoming Pedro the Lion tour! For those who might not know, Dave plays drums on most of the Pedro and Bazan albums, but this will be his first time playing drums on tour! He’ll be joined by long-time collaborator Erik Walters on guitar and backing vocals and the incredible Rebecca Cole on synth, keyboard bass and backing vocals.

They’ll be playing songs from Santa Cruz, Havasu, Phoenix along with bunch of classics from the back catalog and a couple or fun covers! It’s going to be an epic show. We hope to see you out there.


NEW ALBUM! Santa Cruz + Summer Tour!

Hello friends! We’re happy to let you know the new Pedro the Lion album “Santa Cruz” will be released on June 7th by the nice folks at Polyvinyl (USA) and Big Scary Monsters (UK/EU).

LISTEN to the first single “Modesto” / WATCH the video directed by Cody Cloud.

PRE-ORDER SANTA CRUZ + NEW SHIRTS

Starting today, you can pre-order Santa Cruz on vinyl, compact disc or cassette tape along with two new shirts designed by Travis Quam.

Undertow has and exclusive Limited Edition Ultra Clear Transparent vinyl (only 500 copies pressed) and Pine Forest Green vinyl (unlimited pressing).

+ Pre-order Vinyl CDs, Cassette Tapes and Shirts from Pedro the Lion’s Official Store at Undertow

+ Head over to Polyvinyl to check out their Early Bird vinyl colors; Cloudy Clear with Sky Blue and Pine Forrest Green Splatter (limited to 1000 copies each).

+ And if you’re in the UK/EU, visit Big Scary Monsters to get their limited edition color variant, Green Sunburst vinyl (limited to 1000 copies).

SUMMER TOUR!

It wouldn’t be a proper album launch without a bunch of tour dates. The band is putting together a brand new show that includes songs from Santa Cruz, along with favorites from Havasu and Phoenix and some classics from previous albums.

We’re bringing some great artists on this tour to open the shows. Squirrel Flower (SOLO) will be with us from Boise to Boston, Flock of Dimes from Brooklyn to Austin and Danielle Durack from Phoenix to Seattle.

Tickets on-sale Friday, April 5 at 10am local time.

+ Info and ticket links HERE

06/16 : Boise ID – Visual Arts Collective +
06/17 : Salt Lake City UT – Urban Lounge +
06/19 : Denver CO – Bluebird Theater +
06/22 : St. Paul MN – Turf Club +
06/23 : Madison WI – High Noon Saloon +
06/24 : Chicago IL – Thalia Hall +
06/25 : Indianapolis IN – Hi-Fi +
06/27 : Detroit MI – El Club +
06/28 : Toronto ON – The Great Hall +
06/30 : Boston MA – Crystal Ballroom +
07/01 : Brooklyn NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg #
07/02 : Philadelphia PA – The Foundry #
07/03 : Washington DC – The Atlantis #
07/06 : Carrboro NC – Cat’s Cradle / Back Room #
07/07 : Asheville NC – The Grey Eagle #
07/08 : Nashville TN – Basement East #
07/09 : Atlanta GA – Terminal West #
07/11 : Birmingham AL – Saturn #
07/13 : Fort Worth TX – Tulips #
07/14 : Austin TX – Mohawk #
07/16 : Phoenix AZ – Crescent Ballroom %
07/18 : San Diego CA – Music Box %
07/19 : Santa Ana CA – Constellation Room %
07/20 : Los Angeles CA – Lodge Room %
07/22 : Felton CA – Felton Music Hall %
07/23 : San Francisco CA – The Chapel %
07/25 : Portland OR – Wonder Ballroom %
07/26 : Seattle WA – Neumos %

+ with Squirrel Flower (solo)
# with Flock of Dimes
% with Danielle Durack