The Afghan Whigs bring Soft Control to Warsaw on Nov. 10

A band that plays Brooklyn more than anywhere else in our records returns with its tenth album and an 800-capacity room in Greenpoint.

Some bands treat New York as one stop among many. The Afghan Whigs keep coming back to Brooklyn — more often than to any other market in our records — and on Tuesday they're back again, in a room small enough to feel every bit of it.

The Afghan Whigs play Warsaw on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7pm. Warsaw holds 800, and tickets run $56.50–$319.50 through Ticketmaster. That top price points to premium packages; check the listing before you buy.

This is the Soft Control Tour, named for the band's tenth studio album. *Soft Control* came out Aug. 21 on Royal Cream/BMG, their first record since 2022's *How Do You Burn?*, according to Pollstar and Consequence. It arrived trailed by singles "Jungle Roux" and "My Lover," the latter described by mxdwn as an emotional turn. The European leg opened in Leeds in September; the North American run started Nov. 4 at Orlando's Beacham Theater and wraps Nov. 21 at Austin's Historic Scoot Inn. Consequence reports that Night Moves open every North American date, so get in early.

By the time the band reaches Greenpoint, they'll have worked through Orlando, Atlanta, Chapel Hill and Baltimore, with Indianapolis and Chicago still ahead. Five shows in is a sweet spot: the new songs are settled into the set, and nobody is running on fumes yet.

It's also been a big year for this band. In the spring they marked their 40th anniversary with a US tour alongside Mercury Rev that opened at the Bearsville Theater in April and closed at Pappy & Harriet's in Pioneertown in May, per Chronogram and the band's own announcement. Celebrating four decades and putting out a new album in the same year is not something most bands from their era manage. The fall run is about what comes next, not what came before.

Celebrating four decades and putting out a new album in the same year is not something most bands from their era manage.

Warsaw suits that. At 800 capacity, it's one of the more intimate rooms the Whigs play on this leg, and the people who show up on a Tuesday to see a band they've followed for decades tend to be the ones who know every word — old and new.

What to know before you go: it's an early 7pm start, which on a weeknight means leaving work with purpose. With an opener on the bill, the Whigs won't be on right at seven, but Night Moves deserve your attention too. The pricing spread is wide, so compare the ticket tiers on the Ticketmaster page rather than grabbing the first option.

Brooklyn has kept showing up for this band year after year. Tuesday is another chance to do it, and to hear what forty years of songs sound like with a new album on top.

Sources: Pollstar: The Afghan Whigs Announce New Album And Global Tour (news.pollstar.com); Consequence: The Afghan Whigs Announce New Album Soft Control and 2026 Tour Dates (concerts.consequence.net); mxdwn: The Afghan Whigs Share Emotional New Single “My Lover” (music.mxdwn.com); Chronogram: The Afghan Whigs kick off 40th anniversary tour at Bearsville Theater (chronogram.com); The Afghan Whigs: 40th Anniversary Tour announcement (theafghanwhigs.com); JamBase: The Afghan Whigs at Warsaw (jambase.com)