DJ Shadow announces a 19-date North American tour celebrating 30 years of ‘Endtroducing,’ starting September 24, 2026 in San Diego
Thirty years on from the album that rewrote the rulebook for sample-based music, DJ Shadow is taking Endtroducing back on the road. The legendary producer, born Joshua Paul Davis, has announced a 19-date North American tour running from September 24 through November 1, 2026, kicking off at The Sound in San Diego and closing with a two-night stand at Tulips in Fort Worth, Texas. Artist presale access opens April 29 at 10 a.m. local time via DJ Shadow’s official website, with general public tickets going on sale May 1 through Ticketmaster and AXS.
The significance of the record being celebrated here is hard to overstate. Released in November 1996 on Mo’ Wax, Endtroducing was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the first album composed entirely of samples, constructed by Davis in the basement of a Sacramento record shop using an Akai MPC60 II and a crate-digger’s obsessive patience. It was named to TIME magazine’s All-Time 100 Albums list in 2010 and consistently ranks among the defining documents of electronic music’s most fertile decade. Tracks like “Midnight in a Perfect World” and “Building Steam with a Grain of Salt” remain reference points for producers working across hip-hop, electronic, and experimental music to this day.
A Record That Refuses to Age
The tour arrives at a moment when Endtroducing‘s influence is as visible as ever. Its DNA runs through a generation of producers who treat the sampler as a compositional instrument rather than a shortcut, from Flying Lotus to Madlib to the broader beat scene that has never stopped drawing from it. Davis himself has never stood still. Over the years he has collaborated with Thom Yorke, Run the Jewels, Nas, Deftones, and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, demonstrating a range that extends far beyond any single genre or era. His most recent album, Action Adventure, dropped in 2023, and the tour behind it marked his first extended live run in seven years. This new run is something different, a deliberate return to the origin point. The 19-date itinerary covers significant ground across both the United States and Canada. After opening in San Diego and Los Angeles, the tour moves through St. Paul, Chicago, Silver Spring, Toronto, Philadelphia, New York, Columbus, Denver, Portland, and Seattle before turning south through Royal Oak, Nashville, and Atlanta. Two Canadian dates in Calgary and Vancouver bracket a Halloween night show in Fort Worth, itself followed by a second night at the same venue on November 1.
Dates and Tickets
Presale begins April 29 for registered fans. General on-sale follows May 1 across all major ticketing platforms. Given the cult standing of Endtroducing and the rarity of a tour framed explicitly around the album, demand is expected to be significant. Full tour dates are as follows: September 24, San Diego at The Sound; September 25, Los Angeles at The Novo; October 1, St. Paul at Palace Theatre; October 2, Chicago at The Vic Theatre; October 3, Silver Spring at The Fillmore Silver Spring; October 7, Toronto at History; October 9, Philadelphia at Franklin Music Hall; October 10, New York at Terminal 5; October 11, Columbus at The Bluestone; October 15, Denver at The Mission Ballroom; October 16, Portland at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom; October 17, Seattle at Paramount Theatre; October 22, Royal Oak at Royal Oak Music Theatre; October 23, Nashville at Marathon Music Works; October 24, Atlanta at The Eastern; October 29, Calgary, venue TBA; October 30, Vancouver at Commodore Ballroom; October 31, Fort Worth at Tulips; November 1, Fort Worth at Tulips.
