Chameleons heading on the road this spring

photo: Reybee PR

Following the recent release of its latest full-length album Arctic Moon (the first in over 20 years), CHAMELEONS are launching a North American tour which will run in April and May. Full dates below. 

The album contains seven new songs including the single "Saviours Are A Dangerous Thing" (STREAM | VIDEO), a re-recorded version of the 2024 single "Where Are You?", plus longer compositions such as "David Bowie Takes My Hand." 

“There is an obvious maturity to the songwriting on this record, and anyone familiar with our past work will hear that this is a positive step forward,” bassist and singer Vox (Mark Burgess) has previously stated. “While we’re proud of the band’s legacy, we really wanted to forge something fresh while retaining that profound and imaginative quality we’re known for. We think that we have managed to do that and deliver a very strong record!”

Chameleons video "Saviours Are A Dangerous Thing": https://youtu.be/JGnHlAxuDLk

Having inspired Verve, Oasis, White Lies, The Slow Readers Club, Interpol, The Killers and Editors, among others, Chameleons continues four decades in with four albums under their belt: Script of the Bridge (1983), What Does Anything Mean? Basically!' (1984), Strange Times (1986), and Why Call It Anything? (2001).

Chameleons are considered one of the most influential guitar bands of the '80s and '90s, contributing substantially to the post-punk, shoegaze and indie scenes. They are often regarded as one of the most underrated bands ever to emerge from Manchester, England.

2024 saw the band releasing two critically-hailed EPs – Where Are You? which was comprised of three new songs, and Tomorrow Remember Yesterday which contained five songs from the vault that were re-recorded.

Chameleons are Reg Smithies (guitar), Vox (bass, vocals, lyrics), Stephen Rice (guitar), Danny Ashberry (keyboards), and Todd Demma (drums).

Tour dates:

Apr 7 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
Apr 8 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
Apr 10 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Apr 11 Detroit, MI The Magic Stick
Apr 12 Toronto, ON Mod Club
Apr 13 Montreal, QC Théâtre Fairmount
Apr 14 Somerville, MA Crystal Ballroom
Apr 16 Brooklyn, MA Warsaw
Apr 17 Washington, DC Black Cat
Apr 18 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
Apr 19 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony
Apr 20 Richmond, VA Richmond Music Hall
Apr 21 Durham, NC Motorco Music Hall
Apr 23 Tampa, FL New World Music Hall
Apr 24 Orlando, FL The Social
Apr 25 West Palm Beach, FL Respectable Street
Apr 26 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
Apr 27 Atlanta, GA Center Stage - The Loft
Apr 28 Nashville, TN The Basement East
Apr 30 Fort Worth, TX Tulips
May 1 Austin, TX Mohawk (outside)
May 2 Houston, TX Numbers