Pinhead Gunpowder, featuring Billie Joe Armstrong and Jason White, will return with a North American tour later this fall. Twelve dates are scheduled across October and November, including stops in Minneapolis, Chicago, Toronto, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Night Shop will open for East Coast and Midwest shows, while Constant Insult will open for the West Coast leg. The lineup also includes drummer Aaron Cometbus and bassist Bill Schneider. After a 16-year gap between new releases, the band returned in fall 2024 with an album. The band described starting to write songs in 1990, releasing an early 7-inch the following spring, and playing for themselves since 2010, while working on reissues and select shows worldwide.
"Pinhead Gunpowder - the Green Day side-project featuring frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and touring guitarist Jason White - are continuing their recent-ish "resurgence" with a forthcoming North American tour later this fall. The band has 12 dates slated for October and November, including shows in Minneapolis, Chicago, Toronto, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Night Shop will open during for the East Coast and Midwest dates, and for the West Coast leg, the band's tapped Constant Insult. Check out the full schedule below. Tickets for these shows go on sale Thursday, May 21st at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster."
"After a 16-year break between releasing new music, Pinhead Gunpowder returned in fall 2024 with an album called . As the band explained in an open letter that accompanied the release, they "started writing songs in 1990 and made our first 7-inch the following spring... but since 2010, we've been playing just for ourselves." When not busy with their day jobs, the band worked on reissues, played select shows across the world, and generally "remembered how we'd made the music for each other in the first place.""
"For even more from Pinhead Gunpowder, check out where they land on our list of the 100 best pop punk bands of all-time. Pinhead Gunpowder 2026 Tour Dates 10/07 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue 10/08 - Chicago, IL @ Metro 10/10 - Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew's Hall 10/11 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall 10/14 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza 10/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church 11/03 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox 11/04 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 11/07 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall 11/08 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater 11/10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Pacific Electric 11/11 - Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amphitheatre"
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