Panchiko bring 'Chimera' to The Admiral on May 2

The rediscovered '90s band plays Omaha's 1,500-capacity Admiral on a Sunday night, three weeks after their new album, featuring billy woods and Mei Semones, comes out.

There are comeback stories, and then there's Panchiko. A band whose old recordings were rediscovered online decades after the fact is now booking 1,500-capacity rooms on the strength of new music. Next spring, one of those rooms is The Admiral.

Panchiko play The Admiral on Sunday, May 2, 2027, at 8pm. Tickets are $43.72 to $69.11 through eTix. The show was announced Nov. 2, nearly six months ahead, which is about how far out you need to plan for a band whose fanbase moves this fast online.

The timing makes the date. Panchiko have announced a new album, *Chimera*, due April 9, 2027, on Nettwerk, which puts Omaha about three weeks after release. The guest list tells you how far the band's reach has grown: rapper billy woods, Mei Semones and Clarion are among the featured artists. The first single, "One Car Hits Another," features Semones.

It's not the first time Panchiko and billy woods have worked together. Their earlier collaboration, "Shandy in the Graveyard," appeared around their previous album, *Ginkgo*, which Stereogum covered as the new record from a rediscovered '90s band. Before that came *Failed at Maths*, the title track of which was billed as their first new single in two decades.

A band whose old recordings were rediscovered online decades after the fact is now booking 1,500-capacity rooms on the strength of new music.

The touring has kept pace. Panchiko spent 2026 on US and UK headline runs in the spring and fall, and a Hot Press review of their Dublin show at the Button Factory said the band shone. Omaha catches them with a brand-new album to play and a crowd that will have had three weeks to learn it.

The Admiral is a good fit for that. A 1,500-capacity room is big enough for the production a new-album tour brings and small enough that the dreamy, noisy textures of the records don't get lost in the rafters. The bill lists rock and punk, and the live show tends to lean louder than the recordings suggest.

On a Sunday with an 8pm start, plan for a reasonable night and a Monday you can survive. With a fanbase that grew up largely online, expect tickets to move in bursts around album news and single drops, so if you're planning to go, don't wait for the release week.

Panchiko's whole story is about something left on a shelf finding its people years later. On May 2, those people get to hear it loud in Omaha.

Sources: Panchiko announce new album Chimera feat. billy woods, Mei Semones, Clarion & more – Stereogum (stereogum.com); billy woods, Mei Semones, Clarion among guests on new Panchiko album – The Line of Best Fit (thelineofbestfit.com); Panchiko set Chimera for April with Mei Semones single – eLyrics (elyrics.net); Panchiko – Shandy in the Graveyard (feat. billy woods) – Stereogum (stereogum.com); Rediscovered ’90s Band Panchiko Announce New Album Ginkgo, Share Title Track – Stereogum (stereogum.com); Panchiko Share First New Single In Two Decades ‘Failed At Maths’ – BroadwayWorld (broadwayworld.com); Panchiko Unveil US and UK Spring Headline Tour Dates – BroadwayWorld (broadwayworld.com); Live report: Panchiko shine at the Button Factory – Hot Press (hotpress.com); Panchiko at The Admiral – eTix (etix.prf.hn)