The Church and The Afghan Whigs will join forces for a co-headlining tour across North America this summer.

Announced today, the trek kicks off on June 18 inside Glenside’s Keswick Theatre, and it’ll conclude on July 13 at Los Angeles’ Theatre @ Ace Hotel. For the majority of the trek, Ed Harcourt will be the opening act except for the NYC show where Kristin Hersh will take over as the opener.

The Church vocalist Steve Kilbey said this about the trek:

“The Church and the Afghan Whigs playing some shows together certainly feels like an idea whose time has surely come. Get ready for a double blast of the power n glory of rock’n’roll!”

The Afghan Whigs vocalist Greg Dulli also said:

“I was an 18-year-old college freshman lying in bed listening to WVXU late one night when I heard a song that I described later as sounding like David Bowie fronting The Byrds. Thankfully they back announced The Unguarded Moment by The Church and I was on my way to buying my first import. Soon after I bought two more after learning of The Blurred Crusade and Seance. It was official. I loved The Church. Three years later, the four kids who were about to become The Afghan Whigs played One Day by The Church in John Curley's living room and we were off and running...”

Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday (February 9). The Church’s nightfriends fan community will get early access to pre-sale tickets starting today at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST. Register for pre-sale tickets here.

Alongside the touring news, The Church announced their 27th studio album Eros Zeta And The Perfumed Guitars, which will be released on March 29. A new single from the album titled “A Strange Past” can be heard below.

The Afghan Whigs will be supporting their 2022 studio album How Do You Burn?