Ethel Cain is pulling triple duty this year.
In January, the experimental folk-rocker released the ambient noise rock EP “Perverts.” A little over two months later, she’s announced her international ‘Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour’ in support of her forthcoming second studio album.
While on the 25-concert North American leg of the trek, the 27-year-old will make a trio of stops in New York.
First, Cain is slated to headline NYC’s Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 9. After that, she hits Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 10 and Buffalo’s Buffalo Outer Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 13.
“We’re going back on the road!” she shared on Instagram. “This time with the greatest band to ever do it, the one and only 9Million.”
The forthcoming album “Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You” serves as a prequel to the Tallahassee, FL native’s debut album “Preacher’s Daughter” and is slated for release in August 2025. For the uninitiated, “Willoughby Tucker” is the name of Cain’s singer’s high school boyfriend.
Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming North American Ethel Cain shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the ‘Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour’ is Friday, March 28.
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Ethel Cain tour schedule 2025
A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
Ethel Cain set list
At one of the final shows of Cain’s 2024 ‘Childish Behaviour Tour,’ she took 13 songs to the stage in Portland, OR on Aug. 13. For a closer look at what she performed, here’s what Set List FM claimed Cain played that evening.
01.) “Dust Bowl”
02.) “A House in Nebraska”
03.) “Family Tree”
04.) “Amber Waves”
05.) “Thoroughfare”
06.) “Crush”
07.) “Punish”
08.) “August Underground”
09.) “Televangelism”
10. )”Gibson Girl”
11.) “Sun Bleached Flies”
Encore
12.) “Bette Davis Eyes” (Jackie DeShannon cover)
13.) “American Teenager”
Ethel Cain new music
On Jan. 8, Cain surprised fans with the nine-track slowcore EP “Perverts.”
The record, which isn’t an official “album,” is a challenging listen and meant to subvert or pervert expectations. Long silences, ambient noises and muffled vocals fill “Perverts’” nearly 90-minute runtime, which is certainly a departure from the more traditional “Preacher’s Daughter.”
Still, there are glimpses of more traditional shoegaze folk rock that Cain is known for here. The seven-minute “Punish” has stretches where her ethereal singing voice is on full display over distorted guitar. “Vacillator” is a slowed-down ballad with nimble, almost hushed vocals. It’s hard to pin down exactly what Cain’s end game is here but it’s hard to not recognize this as the work of an important artist stretching their wings.
If you’d like to hear in preparation ahead of “Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You,” click here to check the sometimes beguiling, always fascinating “Perverts.”
9Million
If you find yourself showing up on time to Cain’s show, it’s likely you’ll catch opening act 9Million. For those who haven’t had the pleasure of listening to the Toronto-based shoegaze group, we’ve found that their grunge-y wall-to-wall sound has the ability to wash over listeners, leaving them in a mellow trance.
Want to submit to their heavy yet melodic back catalog?
9Million’s complete discography can be found here.
WARNING: You may sway slowly while bobbing your head along to the music.
Huge artists on tour in 2025
Groundbreaking singer-songwriters are so in right now.
In addition to Cain, many artists that are playing with the form will be out and about this year. Here are just five you won’t want to miss live these next few months.
Who else is on the road? Take a look at our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
