Kurt Vile Returning To Palace Theatre June 28th

Philly's finest slacker-rock philosopher Kurt Vile is bringing the Violators to Palace Theatre, fresh off the release of his tenth studio album. Vile has spent the better part of two decades building a devoted following with his unhurried, shaggy guitar epics, both as a solo act and as a major force in the band The War On Drugs. His trademark carefree “mumble” vocal delivery over simultaneously sprawling and tight guitar-laying is something that is truly uniquely him, and he’ll be bringing his down-to-earth personal show to Saint Paul on Sunday, June 28th.

Philadelphia's been good to me, his tenth studio album, came out May 29th. Vile assembled it over a stretch from late 2023 to early 2026 in what he calls "an inspired state of flux," capturing ideas on a Zoom recorder or loop machine between stints on the road, then laying most of it down in his Mt. Airy home studio. The album is a rebellion against all the weights that can drag us down in life - on it, Vile says:

“I get the stress and the psychedelia and all those things you gotta deal with in life in general, as a musician or just as a sensitive person, and then I turn it around, crank it out on the other end as some form of positivity,”

That exact vibe is something that Vile nails live, a carefree joy that is effortlessly cast out onto the audience. As well, The Wandering Eye, a Ween tribute act featuring an impressive local roster that includes Alan Sparhawk and Tim Saxhaug, will be opening up the show, so make sure to get there early! Grab your tickets here!