Cymande Set for Summer 2025 North American Tour

Legendary British band Cymande return to North America this month for several very special performances. These six shows follow the band’s performance at last week’s Glastonbury Festival. The band’s latest album, Renascence, was released in January via BMG.

A true return to form and a jewel in the crown of their iconic discography, Renascence picks up where their 1974 album Promised Heights left off – a spiritual and sonic follow-up, bringing a fresh modern edge to their iconic sound, which remains foundational to early hip-hop and funk scenes in the United States and UK. Renascence tells the story of a band that never fully got its due back in the day but is back to take the crown by remaining true to themselves – politically aware and spiritually positive with infectious grooves.

Renascence has everything both old fans and new would want from a Cymande album – spacious, haunting grooves that build over time, letting saxophones wail, drumbeats echo, and guitars trill – see “Coltrane,” “How We Roll” (feat. Jazzie B) and “I Wanna Know.” Upbeat soulful dance breaks on “The Darkest Night” and “Carry The World,” and soulful ballads like “Only One Way” (featuring Celeste) on lead vocals, and “Road To Zion” all coalesce into one of the most powerful comeback records, from a band with a lot to say.

Produced by Ben Baptie, Cymande is led by its founding members Patrick Patterson (guitars, vocals) & Steve Scipio (bass, vocals). The band also comprises long time members, Keyboardist Adrian Reid and vocalist Raymond Simpson, with the full complement of players being Richard Bailey (Drums), Donald Gamble (Percussion), Denys Baptiste (Saxophone) Kevin Davy (Trumpet) and Toni Kofi (Saxophone).

2025 Tour Dates:

July 23 – New York, NY – Summerstage Central Park
July 25 – Calgary, AB – Calgary Folk Festival
July 27 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
July 29 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall
July 31 – Boston, MA – Paradise
Aug 2 – Newport, RI – Newport Jazz Festival
Aug 7 – Gothenburg, SE – Way Out West
Aug 8 – Oslo, Norway – OYA Festival
Oct 7 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega
Oct 8 – Berlin, DE – Huxley’s Neue Welt
Oct 10 – The Hague, NL – Paard
Oct 11 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Oct 13 – Brussels, BE – Cirque Royal
Oct 14 – Paris, FR – La Cigale
Oct 16 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall
Oct 17 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton

Cymande ‘Renascence’ album artwork