Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends Confirm U.S. and Japanese Tour Dates

Within their newest long-play and the run of dates across North America and Japan, the project of Conan Neutron is happy to present the newest release, out now via Seismic Wave Entertainment.

Mini-anthems for overwhelming and far too interesting times, defiant fight songs for those counted out or not counted at all. Still here. Still operating.

Spangle and sass, small-scale arena rock for smart alecks and malcontents. Big riffs, critical thinking, and big smart rock for freaks, nerds and weirdos. The latest work of the mighty Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends, The Way of the Neutron (2025), is a mission statement of the most compelling order. Blending heavy riffs, huge hooks and harmony with relentless abandon. Telling the story of an ethos, a life of uncompromising music and the perseverance of the creative good fight in spite of overwhelming content and stimuli. It is not only the band’s most accessible record; it stands alone as a case study for endurance. The very characteristic attitude is a part of Conan Neutron’s DNA.

Talking about the first single off the upcoming long-play, Neutron states:

“Who Dares? Is a mission statement song. Most attributable to something a supervillain would scream as a hero enters the room, this is a song about not just surviving but thriving often against insurmountable odds. One challenge at a time, one step at a time, one punch at a time, one round at a time. Featuring a simple guitar hook and a relentless menacing main riff, it is a motivational soundtrack to dogged persistence. Who Dares? I’m the one who dares.”

The previous record is a split LP with the incredible LUNG called: Adult Prom on Learning Curve Records in 2023, This follows up 2022’s Dangerous Nomenclature. A three-song concept EP and 2020’s Dark Passengers: their last dedicated full-length release and third full-length album.

Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends ‘The Way Of The Neutron’ album artwork

Conan Neutron is a guy, Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends is a band. It is a band with a revolving cast of live players. It is a band whose recordings feature Dale Crover of the mighty Melvins on drums, Tony Ash of Coliseum on bass and the production skills of the iconoclastic and enigmatic Toshi Kasai. The Secret Friends bring forth a wiry and adventurous rock ‘n roll that is equal parts Cheap Trick, Fugazi, Queens of the Stone Age, The Cars, and DEVO, with perhaps Mean Streets era Van Halen mixed in. Big rock, big riffs, heavy, hooky, a little strange. You get it. This is big rock music that has all the bombast and energy of the classic arena rock bands but with punk rock attitude. With a bench deeper than a baseball team Conan Neutron, a rock n’ roll lifer, has spent the last 25 years making records and touring, making uncompromising, sometimes challenging and daring rock music to anybody who is interested.

After a relentless and creative ten-year run so far, with love from college radio, press and crowds alike. Neutron Friends show no sign of slowing down at all. Some people may be more familiar with the podcast, Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal, or the 4 Day Caterwaul music festival in Minneapolis, but make no mistake about it. Neutron is a born rocker and very good at what he does, and the Secret Friends in all iterations are a world-class rock band.

Tour Dates:

05/15 – Washington DC – Quarry House w/Club USA
05/16 – Boston, MA- O’Briens w/Bedtimemagic, the Freqs, Sapling
05/17 – Providence, RI – Fete Lounge w/Hammer Party, Ash and Bone
05/18 – New York, NY – Gutter Bar w/EAT, Matte Black
05/19 – Philadelphia, PA – TBA
05/20 – Youngstown, OH – Westside Bowl w/Fashion Week, Wendy’s Ash
05/21 – Detroit, MI – Lager House w/Warhorses, Lung
05/22 – Chicago, IL – Liar’s Club w/ Lung, Naw, Salvation
05/25 – Minneapolis, MN – Caterwaul, 331 Club
05/27 – Sioux City, IA – Whiskey Dick’s w/Elephant Rifle, It Really Is
05/28 – Rapid City, SD – The Diamond E Collective w/Elephant Rifle, Local Cryptics, Whitfield Rennin
05/29 – Casper, WY – Oil City Beer Company w/Elephant Rifle
05/30 – Missoula, MT – VFW Hall w/Elephant Rifle
05/31 – Boise, ID – Neurolux w/Elephant Rifle
06/01 – Reno, NV – Corrigan’s Lost Highway w/Elephant Rifle
06/02 – Bend, OR – The Capitol w/Kronk Men, Non Ether, Vacancy Floor
06/03 – Seattle, WA – Woodland Theater w/Negative Passengers, Elegant Pleasures
06/04 – Portland, OR – Swan Dive w/Gaythiest, Club Deluxe
06/05 – Oakland, CA – Stork Club w/HLLLYH, the Freak Accident
06/06 – Palmdale, CA – Transplants Brewing Company w/Cosmic Kitten, Astral Jets, Knopf
06/07 – San Diego, CA – Til Two Club w/Cosmic Kitten, Holy Tears
06/08 – Los Angeles, CA – Slipper Clutch w/Cosmic Kitten, Tragic Radicals

Japanese Tour Dates:

04/01 – Nakano City, Tokyo – Moon Step
04/02 – Shibuya, Tokyo – Cyclone
04/03 – Shibuya, Tokyo – Ruby Room
04/04 – Hachioji-shi, Tokyo – Hachioji RIPS
04/05 – Fukuyama City, Hiroshima – 5 Cent
04/06 – Nanamacho, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City – Shizuoka live house Sogen
04/08 – Amagasaki, Hyogo – Tora
04/09 – Osaka – Hokage
04/10 – Tokushima City, Ginza – Crowbar
04/11 – Shibuya, Tokyo, Nishihara – Club Heavy Sick
04/12 – Kawasaki – Live House Ys