Violet Grohl – Headline Tour
Violet Grohl made her television debut last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a rousing performance of “Bug In The Cake,” a highlight from her acclaimed recently released debut album, Be Sweet To Me, out now on Auroura Records / Republic Records.
Violet has expanded her tour in support of Be Sweet To Me with 18 headline shows on sale tomorrow, June 5 at 10am local time. Tonight, Violet plays a sold out show in New York at Baby’s All Right followed by two sold out shows in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. Visit violetgrohl.com for more details.
Be Sweet To Me was recorded at producer Justin Raisen’s (Kim Gordon, Charli xcx) Los Angeles home studio alongside musicians assembled in the spirit of the Wrecking Crew session players in the ’60s and ’70s, and its sound takes perpetual influence from the alternative sounds of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s: Pixies, Soundgarden, Cocteau Twins, The Breeders, PJ Harvey, The Muffs, Björk, Alice in Chains, L7, Juliana Hatfield.
“I’ve listened to that stuff since I was a kid,” Grohl says of the blend of sounds evidenced on the album’s singles “THUM,” “595,” “Cool Buzz” and “Bug in the Cake.”
“Everything was written in the studio,” Grohl says of the Be Sweet To Me material. “I would come in with an inspiration playlist, we would hang and listen for a little while, and then start writing.” “Violet is so well-versed in all styles of music; every playlist was different,” says Raisen, describing Violet’s assemblages of trip hop, new wave, Scandinavian black metal, ’70s acoustic folk, and vocal jazz. “She showed me a number of things that I wasn’t familiar with; her encyclopedic knowledge of music is crazy.”
Tour Dates:
06/04 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right – SOLD OUT
06/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live – SOLD OUT
06/06 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis – SOLD OUT
06/23 – Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore Hall *
06/24 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 *
08/19 – Berlin, Germany @ Mikropol
08/20 – Köln, Germany @ Artheater
08/22 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands @ Lowlands Festival 2026
08/23 – Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop 2026 – SOLD OUT
08/25 – Manchester, UK @ The Deaf Institute
08/26 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
08/28 – Wetherby, UK @ Leeds Festival 2026
08/29 – Co. Laois, Ireland @ Electric Picnic 2026 – SOLD OUT
08/30 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival 2026
09/01 – London, UK @ The Camden Assembly
09/02 – London, UK @ The Camden Assembly
09/04 – Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
09/16 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave / Eagles Club
09/18 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest 2026
09/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees 2026
09/22 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
09/24 – Somerville, MA @ Crystal Ballroom
09/26 – Brooklyn, NY @ – CBGB 2026
09/27 – Columbia, MD @ All Things Go 2026
10/22 – Vancouver, Canada @ Hollywood Theatre
10/23 – Portland, OR @ Star Theater
10/25 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
10/27 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
10/29 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
11/13 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
11/14 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
11/17 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
11/20 – México City, Mexico @ Corona Capital 2026
* with The Breeders
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