EMF Announces East Coast North American Tour

“We’re so excited to be back in North America for the fourth time in two years,” says guitarist Ian Dench of British dance-rock quintet EMF excited about their upcoming East Coast tour. Kicking off on May 7th at Philadelphia’s Nikki Lopez, the ten-date tour circles the eastern half of the continent with stops including Buffalo (May 8th @ May Town Ballroom), Montreal (May 10th at Bar Le Ritz), Boston (May 11th @ City Winery), NYC (May 13th @ Sony Hall), before concluding in Hamden, CT (May 16th @ Space Ballroom). NYC’s art rock band Ecce Shnak will support (tour dates below)

25 years since the release of their breakthrough album Schubert Dip EMF is reclaiming the torch they lit when their worldwide smash “Unbelievable” launched the band into the mainstream stratosphere including the U.S. where the track hit the top of the charts.  “We have so many great memories of being in the U.S. in the ‘90s when ‘Unbelievable’ was shooting up the Billboard Hot 100 where it reached #1,” he says. “Those were crazy times and you all in the U.S. will always hold a special place in our hearts because you took us into yours. We will be playing all the hits from Schubert Dip that we played back in the day; ‘Unbelievable,’ of course, but also ‘Lies,’ ‘I Believe’ and ‘Children’.”

Sprinkled throughout their setlists will include songs from their most recent album The Beauty and the Chaos (2024) and EP Reach for Something Higher (2025). He reminisces, “Talking of crazy times, landing in all the beauty and the chaos of the U.S. in June 2025 inspired us to write ‘Hands in the Air’ and ‘LGBTQ+ Lover’ which were included in the Reach for Something Higher EP.”

May 7   Philadelphia, PA Nikki Lopez (tickets)
May 8Buffalo, NYTown Ballroom (tickets)
May 9Toronto, ONDance Cave (tickets)
May 10Montréal, QCLe Ritz Montréal (tickets)
May 11Boston, MACity Winery (tickets on sale 3/13)
May 13New York, NYSony Hall (tickets)
May 14Millersville, PAPhantom Power (tickets)
May 15Baltimore, MDMetro Gallery (tickets)
May 16Hamden, CTSpace Ballroom (tickets)