Iconic pop rock band Boys Like Girls have announced their North America “Speaking Our Language Tour,” presented by Emo Nite. The tour kicks of September 17 in North Carolina and will stop in New York City at the Hammerstein Ballroom on October 27.
The 30-date run comes on heels of the release of “Blood and Sugar,” the band’s first new song since 2012. Direct support for the entire tour will be State Champs, while Four Year Strong, 3OH!3, LOLO, The Summer Set, The Ready Set, and Max Bemis will also offer support at different shows.
Boys Like Girls released their self-titled debut album in 2006. They then topped the charts with their sophomore album Love Drunk. What followed was a slew of successful singles including “The Great Escape” and “Love Drunk.” They also released the Platinum-certified, BMI award-winning Hot 100 duet with Taylor Swift, “Two Is Better Than One”. The band further played sold-out shows, international tours, and unforgettable moments from Madison Square Garden to Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. However, by 2012 lead singer and song-writer Martin Johnson was beginning to feel the universe pulling him into a new arena.
Collaboration was nothing new to Johnson, but for the first time he began writing and producing music not intended for his own band. What followed was another string of wild successes with hits from Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Blink-182, Avril Lavigne, and more. This, along with Johnson’s bandmates’ own successful musical endeavors, lead to a years-long hiatus for Boys Like Girls.
In 2016 the band returned to the road for the 10th Anniversary tour of their debut record. While fans across America were ecstatic for the reunion they’d been waiting for, internally it felt more like a farewell. “It was important to us to leave it all out there for the fans,” Johnson says. “To really give them the ‘thank you’ they deserved.”
Boys Like Girls Reunite
While Boys Like Girls played at the Las Vegas When We Were Young festival last year, they had not released new music in over 10 years prior to their recent single.
The Boys Like Girls comeback already sparked excitement among fans and the general public. Prior to the announcement of their comeback song, the band posted a nostalgic post on TikTok, garnering over 500k views in under 24-hours, showcasing the enduring popularity and anticipation surrounding the band’s return.
“Blood and Sugar” is just the beginning of what’s to come from Boys Like Girls. The band also confirmed that they have been working on new music and will be announcing more releases soon.
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Boys Like Girls Tour Dates
September
17 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore+
18 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl+
19 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle+
21 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore New Orleans+
23 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution+
24 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues Orlando+
26 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater+
27 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center+
28 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory#
30 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren%
October
1 — Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium&
2 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas&
4 – San Diego, CA – SOMA%
6 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic†
8 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom†
10 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom†
11 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre†
13 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot†
14 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium†
16 – Minneapolis, MN –The Fillmore Minneapolis†
18 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee†
19 –Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom@
21 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Cleveland@
22 –Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit@
23 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre@
24 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY^
26 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall Fenway†
27 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom†
30 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia†
31 – Silver Springs, MD – The Fillmore Silver Springs†
November
1 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz†
Keys for support:
+ – Four Years Strong and LOLO
# – Four Years Strong, LOLO, Max Bemis
% – 3OH!3, LOLO
& – 3OH!3, LOLO, The Ready Set
† – The Summer Set, LOLO
@ – The Summer Set, LOLO, Every Avenue
^The Summer Set, LOLO, SayWeCanFly
Keys for support:
+ – Four Years Strong and LOLO
# – Four Years Strong, LOLO, Max Bemis
% – 3OH!3, LOLO
& – 3OH!3, LOLO, The Ready Set
† – The Summer Set, LOLO
@ – The Summer Set, LOLO, Every Avenue
^The Summer Set, LOLO, SayWeCanFly
