The Residents have announced a new North American tour celebrating their 1979 album Eskimo, reviving plans canceled late last year and bringing the project to the stage for the first time in 46 years.
Now rescheduled for fall 2026, The Residents’ “Eskimo Live! North American Tour” will feature the art collective performing the entirety of Eskimo, exploring the album’s mythology through “a surrealist ritual, featuring narration, characters, and staging.” The production will also introduce five newly written pieces inspired by traditional Indigenous Arctic folk tales documented in late 19th century collections. Rushadicus the Infamous Cello Goblín will open each date.
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The tour will now begin on October 7th with a show in Chicago, followed by stops in cities like Buffalo, Toronto, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Tuscon, and more. The tour will conclude on December 1st in San Diego; see the full list of The Residents’ tour dates below.
Tickets for The Residents’ 2026 “Eskimo Live!” tour will go on sale on Friday, July 17th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster as well as the band’s official website.
The band’s original plans to tour Eskimo were postponed due to an unexpected health matter within the band’s camp. Fortunately, the group is now ready to return to the road and bring the long-awaited production to audiences this fall.
In 2025, The Residents released Doctor Dark, a three-act opera that blends heavy metal with symphonic flourishes.
The Residents 2026 Tour Dates:
10/07 — Chicago, IL @ Park West
10/08 — Buffalo, NY @ Electric City
10/11 — Toronto, ON @ Opera House
10/12 — New York, NY @ Sony Hall
10/13 — Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
10/15 — Arden, DE @ Arden Music Hall
10/17 — Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/18 — Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27
10/19 — Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
10/20 — Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
10/22 — Pelham, TN @ The Caverns
10/24 — Houston, TX @ Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
11/17 — Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/18 — Tacoma, WA @ Airport Tavern
11/21 — San Francisco, CA @ Palace of Fine Arts
11/22 — Napa, CA @ Uptown Theatre
11/23 — Felton, CA @ Felton Music Hall
11/24 — San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater
11/25 — Ventura, CA @ Ventura Music Hall
11/27 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Montalbán
11/28 — Las Vegas, NV @ The Portal at AREA15
11/30 — Tucson, AZ @ La Rosa
12/01 — San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
