Melvins Reveal 2019 Tour, Plan to Release ‘a Ton’ of New Music

The Melvins will spend 10 weeks touring the United States this fall, and fans of the group can also expect a diverse array of new music and reissues in the coming months.

Redd Kross and ShitKid will join the Melvins for the tour, which kicks off Sept. 3 in San Diego and wraps up Nov. 5 in Las Vegas. In a press release singer / guitarist Buzz Osbourne says the groups are "two of my favorites. We’ve already done fantastic European tours with both of these bands, so I know bringing them out with us on this trip will be a total mind blower for the lucky fans."

In the most recent of the Melvins' ever-shifting lineups, the core duo of Osbourne and drummer Dale Crover will be joined by bassist Steven McDonald. In addition, McDonald is a founding member of Redd Kross and will be performing with both groups each night. Crover will also perform double duty at every show.

Later this year, Ipecac Records will issue a combined vinyl reissue of the band's 1999 albums The Maggot and The Bootlicker. In addition, Osbourne says the band has been particularly busy in the studio recently. "It's a ton of stuff. I think in the past two months we've recorded 35 songs," he tells Coachella Valley Weekly. "We have a split-EP with the Flipper guys coming out. We have an EP with a band from Sweden called ShitKid coming out soon. We have a Melvins project with me, Dale and the original drummer (Mike Dillard, with whom the group also reunited on 2013's Tres Cabrones and parts of 2016's Basses Loaded) that we’re working on. I also have a solo acoustic album (the follow-up to 2014's This Machine Kills Artists) I’m finishing."

Melvins fans who have grown accustomed to unexpected collaborations and creative directions will be happy to know that according to Osbourne, yet another surprise is also in the works. "We have another album, that I can’t really let the cat out of the bag on that one yet, that we’re working on."

The Melvins / Redd Kross / ShitKid 2019 Tour Dates

Sept. 03 — San Diego, Calif. @ Casbah
Sept. 04 — Santa Ana, Calif. @ Observatory
Sept. 05 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ Troubadour
Sept. 07 — Sacramento, Calif. @ Holy Diver
Sept. 08 — Berkeley, Calif. @ Cornerstone
Sept. 10 — Eugene, Ore. @ Wow Hall
Sept. 11 — Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir Lounge
Sept. 13 — Seattle, Wash. @ Neumo’s
Sept. 14 — Seattle, Wash. @ Neumo’s
Sept. 15 — Spokane, Wash. @ The Big Dipper
Sept. 16 — Missoula, Mont. @ Top Hat Lounge
Sept. 17 — Salt Lake City, Utah @ Urban Lounge
Sept. 19 — Ft. Collins, Colo. @ Aggie Theatre
Sept. 20 — Englewood, Colo. @ Gothic Theatre
Sept. 22 — Kansas City, Mo. @ The Record Bar
Sept. 23 — Omaha, Neb. @ The Waiting Room
Sept. 24 — Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue
Sept. 25 — Madison, Wis. @ High Noon Saloon
Sept. 26 — Chicago, Ill. @ Metro
Sept. 27 — St. Louis, Mo. @ The Ready Room
Sept. 28 — Louisville, Ky. @ Louder Than Life Festival
Sept. 30 — Indianapolis, Ind. @ The Vogue
Oct. 01 — Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Pyramid Scheme
Oct. 02 — Cleveland, Ohio @ Grog Shop
Oct. 03 — Detroit, Mich. @ El Club
Oct. 04 — Columbus, Ohio @ A&R Music Bar
Oct. 05 — Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Red Theatre
Oct. 07 — Syracuse, N.Y. @ Wescott Theatre
Oct. 08 — Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club
Oct. 09 — Hamden, Conn. @ Space Ballroom
Oct. 10 — Brooklyn, N.Y. Warsaw
Oct. 11 — Asbury Park, N.J. Stone Pony
Oct. 12 — Philadelphia, Pa. @ Underground Arts
Oct. 13 — Baltimore, Md. @ Otto Bar
Oct. 15 — Richmond, Va. @ The Broadberry
Oct. 16 — Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat’s Cradle
Oct. 17 — Charlotte, N.C. @ Visulite Theatre
Oct. 18 — Athens, Ga. @ 40 Watt Club
Oct. 19 — Birmingham, Ala. @ Saturn
Oct. 21 — Orlando, Fla. @ The Social
Oct. 22 — Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. @ Culture Rom
Oct. 23 — Tampa, Fla. @ The Orpheum
Oct. 25 — Pensacola, Fla. @ Vinyl Music Hall
Oct. 26 — New Orleans, La. @ One Eyed Jacks
Oct. 27 — Baton Rouge, La. @ Spanish Moon
Oct. 28 — Houston, Texas @ Warehouse Live Studio
Oct. 29 — San Antonio, Texas @ Paper Tiger
Oct. 30 — Austin, Texas @ Mohawk
Oct. 31 — Dallas, Texas @ Trees
Nov. 03 — Tucson, Ariz. @ Club Congress
Nov. 04 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Crescent Ballroom
Nov. 05 — Las Vegas, Nev. @ The Bunkhouse Saloon