PRESIDENT Announce 2026 North American Tour With Cenobia + Showing Teeth

There’s something deliberately elusive about PRESIDENT, and they seem perfectly fine keeping it that way.

The UK collective have announced their 2026 North American headline tour, kicking off September 4 in Nashville and moving through cities like Chicago, New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Seattle, and Los Angeles before wrapping up October 14 in Dallas. It’s their first time back in the U.S. since touring with Bad Omens, but this run feels different, with the band now stepping fully into their own space as headliners.

Support will come from Cenobia and Showing Teeth on select dates, adding even more weight to a lineup that already leans into atmosphere and intensity.

If they’ve been on your radar at all, PRESIDENT don’t move like most bands trying to break through. There’s no constant oversharing or forced identity, no rush to explain who they are. They reveal things slowly, just enough to pull people in without giving everything away. It feels intentional, and more importantly, it sticks.

Their latest single “MERCY” arrived as their U.S. run with Bad Omens came to a close, and it carries that same sense of control. The song moves between restraint and impact, pulling into melody before dropping into dense riffs and heavy breakdowns that land harder because of the space around them. Nothing about it feels accidental, and it’s the kind of track that hits differently once you’ve sat with it for a minute.

Stream “MERCY” here

Lyrically, “MERCY” leans into heavier subject matter. The band has described it as a reflection on religion and its history of division and loss, but it doesn’t come across as heavy handed. It feels more personal than that, like someone working through something complicated rather than trying to make a clean statement.

Watch “MERCY” lyric visualizer below;

The track follows “ANGEL WINGS,” which already showed how fluid their sound can be, blending electronic elements with heavier moments in a way that feels natural instead of forced. There’s a consistency in how they build tension and release it, without falling into predictable patterns.

Both releases continue building on their debut EP King of Terrors, released in 2025, where they first started shaping this balance between atmosphere, heaviness, and restraint. It never feels like they’re trying to fit into a specific lane, which is probably why they’ve been able to hold people’s attention this quickly.

Stream PRESIDENT's debut EP, King of Terrors here

There’s a lot happening in heavy music right now, and most of it moves fast. PRESIDENT aren’t really operating on that timeline. They’re more controlled, more selective, and harder to pin down because of it, which ends up working in their favor.

With a headline tour coming up and new material continuing to surface, they’re letting everything unfold naturally.

And at this point, people are starting to lock in.

Tickets to the North American Campaign here

PRESIDENT 2026 TOUR DATES:

9/4 — Nashville, TN — Brooklyn Bowl

9/5 — St. Louis, MO — Delmar Hall

9/8 — Chicago, IL — Riviera Theatre

9/10 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount

9/11 — Toronto, ON — Danforth Music Hall

9/12 — Montreal, QC — MTELUS

9/13 — Boston, MA — Big Night Live

9/15 — Philadelphia, PA — Theatre of Living Arts

9/16 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring

9/19 — Huntsville, AL — Mars Music Hall

9/20 — Charlotte, NC — The Underground *

9/22 — Lake Buena Vista, FL — House of Blues

9/23 — Atlanta, GA — Buckhead Theatre

9/25 — Kansas City, MO — Warehouse On Broadway

9/26 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall

9/28 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Depot

9/29 — Las Vegas, NV — Brooklyn Bowl

10/1 — Garden City, ID — Revolution Concert House and Event Center

10/2 — Seattle, WA — Neptune Theatre

10/6 — Berkeley, CA — The UC Theatre

10/7 — Los Angeles, CA — The Wiltern

10/9 — San Diego, CA — House of Blues

10/10 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren

10/12 — San Antonio, TX — The Aztec Theatre

10/13 — Houston, TX — House of Blues

10/14 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues

* only Cenobia

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