Will Wood Announces the “Will Wood is Dead Tour”

Defiantly unique singer-songwriter Will Wood has announced the “Mr. Wood is Dead” Tenth Anniversary Tour for summer 2025, featuring special guest Fish in a Birdcage. Following his winter 2024 “Slouching Toward Bethlehem” tour—a solo expedition blending comedic storytelling and distinctive music across the United States—this announcement represents a new era of evolution for the cult favourite independent artist and an apparent swan song finale for the styles and themes that defined the first ten years of his career. If Mr. Wood is indeed dead, where the artist plans to go from here is a mystery.

Kicking off the tour will be select solo shows in New York City celebrating the ten-year anniversary of Will Wood and the Tapeworm’s first album, Everything is a Lot, featuring special guest Shayfer James.

In June and July 2025, fans in the eastern U.S. will get a real treat with shows starring his band, the affectionately dubbed Tapeworms, with whom Wood has not toured since the 2010s. These shows promise to deliver a reimagining of Wood’s earlier work, as well as unique takes on his most popular releases, enhanced by the high-energy dynamic that originally helped establish his unique position in the music landscape. The Tapeworms shows will feature support from Shayfer James, Moon Walker, and The Ruen Brothers.

Tickets will be available starting with Citi and artist presales beginning Tuesday, April 1st. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning Friday, April 4th at 10 am local time at http://www.willwood.net.

In August, Wood will be performing the latest of his uniquely emotional yet comedic solo shows, this time in stunning theatres across the western and southern U.S. with a combination of hits and reimagined versions of his early work, bringing the dramatic alt-comedy performance style that defines his work to new heights. These theatre shows will also feature performances by Fish in a Birdcage.

Longtime fans will get to relive the raw energy and theatrical elements that defined the early years, while newcomers will have the opportunity to witness the legendary partnership of Will Wood and the Tapeworms in its revitalized form. Fans will also have the opportunity to experience Wood’s medium-defying standup and genre-defying songwriting in theatres that (to quote Will) “were somehow comfortable with having their operas and ballets on the same calendar as a man with a penis for a name. I’m honoured to have my weird cornball little one-man-musical thing included. Intimidated too. One of them is literally called The Palace of Fine Arts. Christ, guess I can hope my art is fine.”

Tour Dates:

05/16 – New York – Gramercy Theatre
05/17 – Brooklyn – Warsaw
06/13 – Rochester – Anthology
06/14 – Cleveland – The Roxy
06/16 – Minneapolis – First Avenue
06/17 – Chicago – Concord Music Hall
06/18 – Lansing – Grewal Hall
06/20 – Pittsburgh – Mr. Smalls Theater
06/21 – Allentown – Archer Music Hall
06/22 – Boston – Royale
07/11 – Washington – The Howard
07/12 – Carrboro – Cat’s Cradle
07/13 – Atlanta – Heaven at Masquerade
07/15 – Orlando – Plaza Live
07/17 – New Orleans – House of Blues
07/18 – Houston – House of Blues
07/19 – Dallas – House of Blues
08/20 – Denver – Paramount Theatre
08/23 – Portland – Newmark Theatre
08/24 – Seattle – Neptune Theatre
08/26 – San Francisco – Palace of Fine Arts
08/28 – Los Angeles – Wilshire Ebell Theatre
08/29 – El Cajon – The Magnolia
08/31 – Mesa – Mesa Arts Center
09/03 – San Antonio – Aztec Theatre
09/05 – Oklahoma City – Tower Theatre
09/07 – St. Louis – The Pageant