PHOTO CREDIT: Shawn Brandon
Finnish rock veterans will bring Weirdo to U.S. and Canadian audiences before continuing on headline runs across Latin America and Europe.
After more than two decades of building a dedicated international following, Finnish rock band The Rasmus are preparing to headline their first-ever North American tour. The long-awaited run begins September 6 in Chicago and concludes October 12 in Los Angeles, marking a milestone for a band whose music has resonated with fans across the globe since the early 2000s.
The tour follows the group’s spring 2026 U.S. run supporting The HU and arrives during the promotional cycle for Weirdo, the band’s latest album released through Better Noise Music. Joining The Rasmus throughout the North American dates will be Saint Agnes and Death Valley Dreams.
Frontman Lauri Ylönen acknowledged the significance of the announcement, particularly for longtime fans who have waited years to see the band headline in North America.
“It feels surreal that after all these years, we finally get to play our first ever headline tour in the U.S.,” enthuses Ylönen. “We have super devoted fans who some have been waiting over 20 years to see us live. These shows will be loaded with emotion and fierce energy.”
For many rock fans, The Rasmus remain best known for their breakthrough 2003 single “In the Shadows,” a song that helped introduce the Finnish group to a global audience. Since then, the band has continued to evolve its sound by blending melodic rock, heavy guitar work, electronic textures, and pop-influenced songwriting across multiple studio albums.
Over the course of their career, The Rasmus have sold more than five million albums worldwide, including more than 350,000 in their native Finland. Their catalog has earned numerous gold and platinum certifications, while the band has also received several major industry honors, including Finnish Emma Awards and an MTV Europe Music Award.
The upcoming headline tour represents another step in the band’s continued international touring schedule. Once the North American dates conclude in October, The Rasmus will head directly into a Latin American headline tour running through early November before launching an extensive European headline trek beginning in late January 2027.
With stops spanning clubs, theaters, and a festival appearance at Louder Than Life, the North American itinerary gives fans across the United States and Canada the opportunity to experience a full headline performance from the band for the first time.
Tour Dates
North American Headline Tour
With Saint Agnes + Death Valley Dreams
Sept. 6 — Chicago, IL — Bottom Lounge
Sept. 8 — Toronto, ON — The Opera House
Sept. 9 — Montreal, QC — Le Studio TD
Sept. 10 — Allston, MA — Brighton Music Hall
Sept. 11 — Quebec City, QC — Salle Montaigne
Sept. 13 — New York, NY — Racket
Sept. 14 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer
Sept. 16 — Flint, MI — The Machine Shop
Sept. 17 — Louisville, KY — Louder Than Life Festival
Sept. 19 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater
Sept. 20 — St. Louis, MO — Delmar Hall
Sept. 22 — Hidalgo, TX — Payne Arena
Sept. 23 — Dallas, TX — The Studio at The Bomb Factory
Sept. 24 — Houston, TX — Bad Astronaut
Sept. 25 — Austin, TX — Come And Take It Live
Sept. 27 — Englewood, CO — Gothic Theatre
Sept. 28 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Grand at The Complex
Sept. 29 — Grand Junction, CO — Mesa Theater
Oct. 1 — Portland, OR — Hawthorne Theatre
Oct. 2 — Boise, ID — The Shrine Social Club
Oct. 3 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon
Oct. 4 — Vancouver, BC — Rickshaw Theatre
Oct. 6 — Sacramento, CA — Ace of Spades
Oct. 7 — Reno, NV — Cargo Concert Hall
Oct. 8 — San Francisco, CA — August Hall
Oct. 11 — San Diego, CA — House of Blues
Oct. 12 — Los Angeles, CA — The Regent Theater
Latin America Headline Tour
Oct. 14 — Guatemala City, Guatemala — Parque de la Industria
Oct. 16 — San Salvador, El Salvador — Besport
Oct. 18 — Tegucigalpa, Honduras — Radio House Casa Campo
Oct. 20 — San Jose, Costa Rica — Pepper’s
Oct. 22 — Bogota, Colombia — Auditorio Mayor CUN
Oct. 24 — Quito, Ecuador — Teatro Bolivar
Oct. 25 — Panama City, Panama — Aurora at Soho Mall
Oct. 27 — Lima, Peru — CC Leguia
Oct. 29 — Santiago, Chile — Teatro Cariola
Oct. 31 — Sao Paulo, Brazil — Carioca Club
Nov. 2 — Montevideo, Uruguay — MM Box
Nov. 4 — Buenos Aires, Argentina — Teatro Flores
European Headline Tour 2027
Jan. 28 — Tallinn, Estonia — Helitehdas
Jan. 29 — Riga, Latvia — Palladium
Jan. 30 — Vilnius, Lithuania — Loftas Club
Feb. 2 — Poznan, Poland — B17
Feb. 3 — Wroclaw, Poland — A2
Feb. 4 — Krakow, Poland — Studio
Feb. 5 — Budapest, Hungary — Barba Negra
Feb. 6 — Graz, Austria — PPC
Feb. 8 — Linz, Austria — Posthof
Feb. 9 — Dornbirn, Austria — Conrad Sohm
Feb. 10 — Treviso, Italy — New Age
Feb. 11 — Rubigen, Switzerland — Muhle Hunziken
Feb. 12 — Villeurbanne, France — La Rayonne
Feb. 13 — Audincourt, France — Le Moloco
Feb. 14 — Mannheim, Germany — Alte Feuerwache
Feb. 16 — Dusseldorf, Germany — Zakk
Feb. 17 — Prague, Czech Republic — Forum Karlin
Feb. 18 — Bremen, Germany — Schlachthof
Feb. 19 — Dresden, Germany — Beatpol
Feb. 20 — Ulm, Germany — Roxy
Feb. 22 — Erlangen, Germany — E-Werk
Feb. 23 — Nijmegen, Netherlands — Doornroosje
Feb. 24 — Lille, France — Blacklab
Feb. 26 — Norwich, England — Epic
Feb. 27 — Oxford, England — O2 Academy Oxford
Feb. 28 — Leeds, England — Stylus
Mar. 2 — Newcastle, England — Northumbria Uni
Mar. 3 — Wolverhampton, England — KK’s Steel Mill
Mar. 4 — Bristol, England — Electric Bristol
Mar. 5 — Exeter, England — Phoenix
Mar. 6 — Brighton, England — Chalk
Festival Appearances
Sept. 17 — Louder Than Life Festival — Louisville, Kentucky
Album Information
Album: Weirdo
Label: Better Noise Music
Special Guests
Saint Agnes
Death Valley Dreams
Ticket Information
Tickets for The Rasmus’ North American headline tour are currently available through the band’s official ticketing outlets.
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