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Kurt Vile Just Announced a New Album and a 2026 World Tour

Philadelphia’s been good to me will be Vile’s tenth album. 

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Kurt Vile announced today that his next album, Philadelphia’s been good to me, will be out May 29 on Verve records.

The indie rock stalwart also debuted the album’s first single, “Chance to Bleed,” alongside a loooong list of 2026 tour dates. Read on to hear the new single and see the complete list of tour dates below.

Philadelphia’s been good to me will be Vile’s tenth studio album. His last album, watch my moves, came out in 2022.

Vile said in a statement, “This is my ‘bringing it all back home to Philly’ record. I’m treating it like my last record. I put everything into it. It’s my best vocal record. It’s my best electric guitar record. It’s my most organic record, made in the comfort of my own zone.”

Kurt Vile 2026 Tour (opens in a new window)

Kurt Vile and the Violators’ 2026 tour, dubbed the KV’s Been Good to Me Tour, kicks off with a North American run, which begins June 16 in Toronto, Ontario. Stops include Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Detroit, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois; Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; Nashville, Tennessee; and Brooklyn, New York, among many others.

The KV’s Been Good to Me wraps up its North American leg with a hometown show in, where........

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