WHAT WENT DOWN
Tomahawk played their first show in 13 years on July 18, 2026 at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville, kicking off a US tour with multiple songs that had never been performed live ‡. The supergroup — Mike Patton, Duane Denison, Trevor Dunn, and John Stanier — finally took their 2021 album *Tonic Immobility* to the stage after the pandemic and a canceled festival slot kept them off the road ‡.
THE DETAILS
- The Nashville show launched a joint tour with Melvins called the A Huge Waste Of Your Time And Money Tour, running through mid-August ‡.
- The setlist pulled from every Tomahawk album except 2007's *Anonymous*, with heavy focus on *Tonic Immobility* tracks that had never been played live ‡.
- The band covered Duane Eddy's 1958 instrumental b-side "Stalkin'" and closed with "God Hates A Coward" from their 2001 debut ‡.
- *Tonic Immobility* was released in 2021 but never toured; a planned 2025 return at Sick New World fell through when the festival was canceled ‡.
- Both bands are on Ipecac and previously toured together in 2003 ‡.
THE TAKE
Five years between album and stage is a long wait for any band, let alone one whose members juggle Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, and Fantômas schedules. Tomahawk's last show before this was in 2013 *‡.
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