"Avant-garde rockers The Residents are taking their sixth studio album, Eskimo, on the road for the first time, more than 45 years after its release. In January 2026, the mysterious collective will head out on their "Eskimo Live! Tour" across North America. The 15-date jaunt kicks off in Vancouver on January 9th, making stops in other cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, New York, and Washington, DC. See the full schedule below."
"Released in September 1979, Eskimo is a concept album loosely based on Inuit culture and meant to critique Western imperialism and exploitation. Its soundscape juxtaposes droning chants against a backdrop of grinding synths, which a press release describes as "part satire, part sound sculpture, and wholly unlike anything before or since." Each show on the tour will feature The Residents performing Eskimo in full, promising to expand the album's mythology through "a surrealist ritual, featuring narration, characters, and staging.""
The Residents will mount a 15-date North American tour in January 2026 performing their sixth studio album, Eskimo, in its entirety. The tour opens in Vancouver on January 9 and includes stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, New York, and Washington, DC, with tickets on sale October 3 via Ticketmaster and the band's website. Eskimo, released in September 1979, is a concept album loosely based on Inuit culture that critiques Western imperialism and exploitation through a soundscape of droning chants and grinding synths. Each performance will present an expanded album mythology as a surrealist ritual with narration, characters, and staging. Earlier in the year, The Residents released the three-act opera Doctor Dark, featuring orchestration by Edwin Outwater and blending heavy metal with symphonic elements.
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