Sleigh Bells are back with their first new music in more than three years, following 2021’s Texis. What’s more, the noise-pop duo of singer Alexis Krauss and producer-guitarist Derek Miller have announced a 2025 North American tour. Give the band’s “Wanna Start a Band?” a listen below.
According to Krauss, the track dates back to over a decade ago. “Derek started messing with the riff for this song around 2014 — it needed a lot of work, but a spark was there,” she explained. “We had a band by then but didn’t know how long it would last. For us, this song is a reminder of how we started but it’s also the first part of a new story we want to tell—more on that very soon! We hope you will come along for the ride.”
Sleigh Bells’ upcoming tour takes place this spring, beginning on May 7 in Phoenix, Arizona. From there, Krauss and Miller make their way across the United States and Canada, stopping in most major cities before ending the run on June 15 in Madison, Wisconsin. Find their complete list of tour dates below.
Read about Sleigh Bells’ debut, Treats, at No. 158 in “The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s.”
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Sleigh Bells:
05-07 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom05-09 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory – Constellation Room05-10 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up05-13 San Francisco, CA – August Hall – Music Hall05-16 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre05-17 Vancouver, British Columbia – Hollywood Theatre05-19 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre05-21 Denver, CO – Summit05-23 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall05-24 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater05-25 Austin, TX – Mohawk05-28 Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor05-29 Orlando, FL – Plaza Live05-30 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room06-01 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West06-02 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel06-03 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer06-05 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club06-06 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club06-07 New York, NY – Webster Hall06-10 Toronto, Ontario – Axis Club Theatre06-11 Detroit, MI – El Club06-12 Chicago, IL – Metro06-14 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line06-15 Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
