Fans crowded into a sold-out Irving Plaza last Thursday night for an escape. Coming in from the monotony of work, school, and daily life, they entered into the effervescent world of Bad Suns. The Los Angeles-based trio is in the midst of a worldwide tour aptly named the “Acceleratour,” in support of their fifth album Accelerator. The album title couldn’t be a better descriptor of their current trajectory; the band has come a long way since their 2014 debut, Language & Perspective. The last several years have been a period of personal growth and change for the band, as they regrouped as a trio following the departure of guitarist Ray Libby, and with frontman Christo Bowman recently becoming a father. These changes have not slowed down the band’s career, but instead helped them approach it with greater intention and confidence. The album contains some of Bad Suns’ most personal and introspective songwriting yet, but even in the depths of its storytelling, it never loses sight of the band’s defining optimism and indie-pop shine.

That optimism is exactly what makes a Bad Suns show so fun: Bowman encouraged the crowd to put their dancing shoes on, and the audience followed his lead excitedly, from the first notes of “Slow Karma” to the sing-along chorus of “Daft Pretty Boys” that closed out the show. They play with the precision and natural confidence of a band with over a decade’s experience, all while bringing bright and rejuvenating energy to the stage. Bad Suns is anything but complacent, and it surely helps to have fans who are along for the ride, receiving the new songs with all the same enthusiasm as the fan-favorites. After an uplifting set from Yot Club, recognizable for their mega-viral hit “YKWIM?,” the audience was ready for wherever the night would take them. Bad Suns made magic on the Irving Plaza stage that night— an intimate connection between artist and audience, a triumph of their enduring creativity, a declaration that they’re here to stay, ever “searching for some higher ground.”

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Acceleratour Tour Dates

October 7 2025 – Denver, Colorado – Summit Music Hall (USA)
October 8 2025 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Rockwell At The Complex (USA)
October 10 2025 – Portland, Oregon – Wonder Ballroom (USA)
October 11 2025 – Boise, Idaho – Treefort Music Hall (USA)
October 12 2025 – Seattle, Washington – Neptune Theatre (USA)
October 14 2025 – San Francisco, California – Bimbos 365 Club (USA)
October 16 2025 – San Diego, California – Observatory North Park (USA)
October 17 2025 – Los Angeles, California – Belasco (USA)

February 28 2026 – Glasgow, UK – King Tut’s
March 2 2026 – Dublin, Ireland – Whelan’s
March 4 2026 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
March 5 2026 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
March 7 2026 – Cologne, Germany – Artheatre
March 8 2026 – Antwerp, Belgium – Kavka
March 9 2026 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
March 12 2026 – Prague, Czech Republic – Cafe V Lese
March 13 2026 – Berlin, Germany – Privatclub
March 14 2026 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Hotel Cecil