CANADIAN PUNK VETERANS THE FLATLINERS ANNOUNCE COLD WORLD U.S. WEST COAST TOUR FOR WINTER 2027

APPEARANCE AT THE FEST, INCLUDING DATES WITH THE BOUNCING SOULS, THE SUICIDE MACHINES AND THE MENZINGERS, ANNOUNCED FOR 2026 AND 2027

MUSIC VIDEO FOR “ONLY DARKNESS,” WITH FOOTAGE COMPILED BY RILEY TAYLOR, OUT NOW 'COLD WORLD' AVAILABLE NOW VIA EQUAL VISION RECORDS/DINE ALONE RECORDS

Canadian punk veterans The Flatliners have announced its upcoming U.S. west coast tour for January 2027 supporting its critically acclaimed new album Cold World. Kicking off on Friday, January 22 in Phoenix, AZ at Rebel Lounge, the tour will take in four additional evenings, culminating in a performance at The Marquis in Denver, CO on Thursday, January 28. Artist pre-sale kicks off this Thursday, October 15 at 10:00 a.m. local with general on-sale beginning this Friday, October 16 at 10:00 a.m. local time. A full listing of dates, including the band’s upcoming North American tour and spring 2027 European appearances, are below. More information can be found on The Flatliners’ official website HERE. 

“Sometimes the tank runs empty and the light burns out, and sometimes that firm grasp on your well-being loosens its grip just a little bit, leaving you feeling like a marionette missing a string,” the band says of its new single, “Only Darkness.” “And sometimes you’ve got the right people in your corner to help you get back on your feet. The darkness of existence is always there waiting for us when the spark fades. Let’s all carry the light each other needs to see where we’re going.” Watch the music video for “Only Darkness,” featuring footage compiled by Riley Taylor, on YouTube HERE. Stream and purchase Cold World on all platforms HERE. 

Maybe the greatest resistance that any artist can offer today is the radical act of stability — the same four people, friends since they were kids, playing music together because they have been compelled to for nearly their entire lives, 24 years and counting. 

Cold World, the brand new studio album from Canadian punk vets The Flatliners, is the sound of a band free to make what they want with the people they want to make it with, to try to carve out some space to demonstrate a different way of doing things — a space where bands share credit equally, where friends grow and work together over decades, a space where stability is the reward for sticking to your vision. 

That vision has evolved into a consistent confidence that gives The Flatliners the freedom to experiment with the edges of their sound while grounded by each other, locking out the decay of the world outside. The band fought through the fire of their last record only to find a landscape of debasement and erasure, and an increasingly cold world for all of us to live in.

The textures of Cold World itself are anything but comfortable and familiar. The band’s airtight foundation of bassist Jon Darbey and drummer Paul Ramirez continues to drive with a learned, casual urgency on rippers like “Inner Peace” and “Burn,” while Chris Cresswell and Scott Brigham deploy the controlled chaos of their shredding two-guitar attack, enveloping the listener on songs like “Pulpit” and “Whyte Light.” As the album ends, we may be drifting out into darkness. But if we’re lucky, we can choose who we drift with.

The Flatliners will be making the following appearances in 2026 and 2027. Dates below with more to be added soon. 

OCTOBER
23–25 — Gainesville, FL — The FEST 24 #

DECEMBER
02 — Cleveland, OH — House of Blues +
03 — Columbus, OH — Skullys Music Diner +
04 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore +
05 — Toronto, ON — The Holiday Melee at History
06 — Ottawa, ON — Bronson Centre +
08 — Montreal, QC — Theatre Beanfield +
09 — South Burlington, VT — Higher Ground +
10 — Worcester, MA — Palladium +
11 — Washington, DC — Black Cat +
12 — Brooklyn, NY — Warsaw +
13 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer +

JANUARY 2027
22 — Phoenix, AZ — Rebel Lounge
23 — San Diego, CA — The Casbah
24 — Los Angeles, CA — Echoplex
26 — San Francisco, CA — The Independent
28 — Denver, CO — The Marquis

FEBRUARY 2027
22 — Antwerpen, BE — Kavka Zappa *
23 — Utrecht, NL — TivoliVrendenburg *
25 — Hamburg, DE — Gruenspan *
26 — Wiesbaden, DE — Schlachthof Wiesbaden *
27 — Wien, AT — WUK *
28 — München, DE — Backstage *

MARCH 2027
02 — Berlin, DE — SO36 *
03 — Köln, DE — Die Kantine *
05 — Bristol, UK — Electric Bristol *
06 — Manchester, UK — O2 Ritz *
07 — Glasgow, UK — SWG3 *
09 — Belfast, UK — Limelight *
10 — Dublin, IE — The Button Factory *
12 — Birmingham, UK — O2 Institute *
13 — London, UK — Electric Brixton *

# — Festival appearance
+ — w/ The Suicide Machines, The Bouncing Souls
* — w/ The Menzingers