The band’s new album ‘The Father of Make Believe’ arrives in March
Coheed and Cambria announces a North American co-headline summer tour with Taking Back Sunday with support from Foxing on all dates. The tickets for the 25-date tour go on sale this Friday, January 17 at 10am local time.
Ahead of their run with Taking Back Sunday, the band will embark on The Infinite Arc co-headline arena tour with Mastodon and very special guests Periphery. The run follows their appearance at the Tool in the Sand festival with Tool, Primus, Mastodon, Eagles of Death Metal and more in the Dominican Republic in March. In July, the band will perform at 2000 Trees with Kneecap, Taking Back Sunday, Alexisonfire, and more in the United Kingdom. In November, Coheed will embark on their S.S. Neverender 2025 cruise with Thursday, L.S. Dunes, The Dear Hunter, Illuminati Hotties, Zulu and more.
In addition to their tour announcement, Coheed and Cambria have also shared a new single “Someone Who Can” from their forthcoming album, The Father of Make Believe, which is set for release on March 14 through Virgin Music Group. In conjunction with the new song, the band shares its heartwarming Mason Mercer-directed video where we get a glimpse at the early days of Coheed and Cambria in and around their hometown of Nyack, New York.
Stream the official clip below.
“Someone Who Can” follows the previously shared The Father of Make Believe singles “Blind Side Sonny” and “Searching For Tomorrow” along with Claudio Covers, which arrived at the end of last year and features eight songs reimagined by primary songwriter and lead guitarist Claudio Sanchez including “Just Like Heaven” by The Cure and “Welcome to New York” by Taylor Swift, among others.
“Someone Who Can” is arguably the band’s most accessible song in their 24 year career. When asked about the meaning behind the song, Claudio remarked, “When you’re growing up, you’re perpetually trying to understand the world that’s changing around you. Over time, it’s comforting to reach the conclusion that you’ll never truly have things figured out.”
The Father of Make Believe continues the narrative of The Amory Wars / Vaxis universe, following Coheed and Cambria’s 2022 album Vaxis Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind. The Father of Make Believe will include the aforementioned singles “Blind Side Sonny,” arguably Coheed and Cambria’s most aggressive track to date that was complemented by a Max Moore-directed video that unveiled a new villain in The Amory Wars realm, and “Searching for Tomorrow,” which arrived with an Anthony Scheppard-directed and animated video.
For the last 20 years, Coheed and Cambria have continuously broken the mold of what a rock band can be, forging their own path and building a universe around their music unlike any other. Whether it is in the way their genre-spanning approach to songwriting has allowed them to bridge worlds without being contained to one, or the multifaceted story arc of their albums and comic book series which mark the longest running concept story in music, Coheed and Cambria have consistently shaped new standards, never conformed. Comprised of Claudio Sanchez (Vocals / Guitar), Travis Stever (Guitar), Josh Eppard (Drums) and Zach Cooper (Bass) the band has gripped listeners and press around the globe with their visionary compositions and conceptual mastery.
Check out “Someone Who Can” above, see full The Father of Make Believe details along with upcoming live dates below, and stay tuned for more from Coheed and Cambria coming soon.
March 7-9 – Tool in the Sand @ Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
May 10 – Salem, VA @ Salem Civic Center*
May 11 – Knoxville, TN @ Knoxville Civic Coliseum*
May 13 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater*
May 15 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park*
May 16 – Charleston, SC @ Firefly Distillery*
May 17 – Augusta, GA @ William B Bell Auditorium [no Mastodon]
May 19 – Estero, FL @ Hertz Arena*
May 21 – Huntsville, AL @ Orion Amphitheater*
May 22 – Lexington, KY @Rupp Arena*
May 24 @ Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome*
May 25 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater*
May 26 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPAC*
May 28 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena*
May 30 – Syracuse, NY @ Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview*
May 31 – Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain*
June 1 – Youngstown, OH @ Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre*
June 3 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum*
June 4 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center Arena*
June 6 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena*
June 7 – Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center*
June 8 – Waukee, IA @ Vibrant Music Hall*
11 July – 2000 Trees Festival @ Cheltenham, UK
August 16 – St. Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park**
August 17 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park**
August 19 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island**
August 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Armory**
August 22 – Detroit, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre**
August 23 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! Outdoors**
August 24 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage**
August 26 – Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion**
August 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Highmark Skyline Stage at the Mann**
August 29 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center**
August 30 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway**
September 2 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion**
September 3 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater**
September 5 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy**
September 6 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre**
September 8 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall**
September 9 – Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater**
September 10 – Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory**
September 12 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre**
September 14 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre**
September 15 – San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park**
September 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre**
September 18 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre**
September 20 – Portland, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn**
September 21 – Seattle, WA @ Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery**
New dates in BOLD
*Co-headline with Mastodon
**Co-headline with Taking Back Sunday
Tickets will be available HERE