{"id":44196,"date":"2026-02-05T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44196"},"modified":"2026-01-31T07:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T12:58:19","slug":"bikini-kill-announce-2026-north-american-tour-mosswood-meltdown-headline-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44196","title":{"rendered":"Bikini Kill announce 2026 North American tour + Mosswood Meltdown headline set"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bikini Kill are back \u2014 loud, fearless, and very much necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legendary feminist punk pioneers have just announced a&nbsp;<strong>2026 North American tour<\/strong>, kicking off September 6 in Portland and rolling through major cities including&nbsp;<strong>Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and New York<\/strong>. Before the fall run even begins, West Coast fans can catch the band this summer when they&nbsp;<strong>headline Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland on July 19<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets are on sale now, and if history tells us anything, these shows won\u2019t hang around for long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since reuniting in 2019 for their first full shows since 1997, Bikini Kill have been playing to sold-out rooms worldwide \u2014 and proving that their message hits just as hard now as it did in the early \u201990s. With&nbsp;<strong>Kathleen Hanna<\/strong>&nbsp;on vocals,&nbsp;<strong>Tobi Vail<\/strong>&nbsp;on drums,&nbsp;<strong>Kathi Wilcox<\/strong>&nbsp;on bass, and&nbsp;<strong>Sara Landeau<\/strong>&nbsp;on guitar, the band\u2019s live show is a force: raw, confrontational, and completely electrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>\u00a0put it, Hanna is \u201c<em>one of the great front-people of all time<\/em>,\u201d powered by a rhythm section that pushes her voice into something \u201c<em>primal and undeniable<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0<em>Pitchfork<\/em>\u00a0has called Bikini Kill\u2019s protest songs \u201c<em>more vital than ever<\/em>,\u201d while\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u00a0famously dubbed\u00a0<strong>\u201cRebel Girl\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cperhaps the greatest feminist punk anthem of all time.\u201d No notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band\u2019s reunion has reignited conversations around their legacy and influence, with coverage from\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Pitchfork<\/em>, <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>, and more. They even brought the fire to late-night TV, performing <em>Rebel Girl<\/em> on\u00a0<em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>. Add to that Kathleen Hanna\u2019s New York Times\u2013bestselling memoir\u00a0\u2018Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk\u2019\u00a0and her ongoing work with the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame, and it\u2019s clear Bikini Kill aren\u2019t just a nostalgia act \u2014 they\u2019re an ongoing cultural reckoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three decades on, Bikini Kill\u2019s call for revolution still echoes. Maybe louder than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bikini Kill \u2013 2026 Tour Dates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tickets on sale Friday, Jan 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>7\/19<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Oakland, CA @ Mosswood Meltdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9\/6<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9\/9<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9\/13<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9\/14<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9\/15<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9\/17<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9\/18<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9\/19<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9\/21<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9\/22<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Boston, MA @ Roadrunner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9\/24<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9\/25<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Bikini Kill:<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/charmschoolmedia.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7729f4c86d7f743ae4dbabf1d&amp;id=0234c7ee5c&amp;e=c7d74adf69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/charmschoolmedia.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7729f4c86d7f743ae4dbabf1d&amp;id=343e4c447b&amp;e=c7d74adf69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/charmschoolmedia.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7729f4c86d7f743ae4dbabf1d&amp;id=cbe38d1d77&amp;e=c7d74adf69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/charmschoolmedia.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7729f4c86d7f743ae4dbabf1d&amp;id=600f0ee4a3&amp;e=c7d74adf69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bandcamp<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/charmschoolmedia.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7729f4c86d7f743ae4dbabf1d&amp;id=f646c1487e&amp;e=c7d74adf69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/charmschoolmedia.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7729f4c86d7f743ae4dbabf1d&amp;id=855215c354&amp;e=c7d74adf69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Apple Music<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/charmschoolmedia.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7729f4c86d7f743ae4dbabf1d&amp;id=5a2e7faf1b&amp;e=c7d74adf69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TIDAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still a rally cry. Still a riot. Still Bikini Kill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Bikini Kill are back \u2014 loud, fearless, and very much necessary. 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