CHVRCHES come back to the Riverside with a new album in hand

The Scottish band's first Milwaukee show since 2021 lands Friday, Feb. 26, five weeks after "All the King's Men" comes out.

The last time CHVRCHES played Milwaukee, it was November 2021 and the Riverside Theater was full of people still getting used to being in crowds again. Their return is booked for the same room: CHVRCHES play the Riverside Theater on Friday, Feb. 26, 2027. Doors open at 7 p.m., the show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are through AXS. The date was announced Oct. 21.

That's the band's first Milwaukee show since Nov. 18, 2021, and this time they're bringing a new record. On Oct. 21 the Glasgow trio announced *All the King's Men*, their fifth studio album, due Jan. 22, 2027 on Futures Music Group. It's their first full-length since 2021's *Screen Violence*. The 11-track record was previewed by the single "Roses," released in September, and at least one early report describes a turn away from the synth-pop they made their name on toward something more guitar-driven.

By late February, Milwaukee will have had five weeks to live with the record.

That timing matters. The tour opens Feb. 13 at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia, runs through North American dates in February and March — including Brooklyn Steel — and crosses to the UK and Ireland from late April into May. Milwaukee falls about two weeks into the run, when a band has shaken out the new set but hasn't worn it smooth yet. By then, too, the album will have been out for five weeks — long enough for the new songs to land in a crowd that's been playing them in the car, rather than a room hearing them cold. Whether the guitar shift holds up live, and how the new material sits next to the older synth-pop songs, is the thing to watch.

The Riverside is the right room for it. At about 2,450 capacity, the downtown theater is big enough for the band's production and small enough that the balcony still feels close. It's where CHVRCHES played last time, too, so for a chunk of the crowd this will be a direct comparison: same stage, different record, five years apart.

North American presales started Oct. 27, so if you want a specific seat, check AXS now rather than later. AXS is the ticket link the venue uses; avoid resale sites if you can.

Five years is a long time between albums, and longer between Milwaukee visits. Late February in Wisconsin is a good time for a reason to leave the house. This is a good one.

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