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The Hobknobs, the new Netherlands band featuring Arie Van Vliet of Lewsberg and Yaël Dekker of The Klittens on guitars and vocals, have just announced a 16-show tour of select US cities that begins this Wednesday, 4/22 in Chicago. They'll be touring as a trio joined by The Klittens’ Katja Kahana on bass.

This tour and the accompanying tape, or should we say this tape and the accompanying tour, means a turning point. Not for the world, not for music, but for The Hobknobs. The first months of the year were all about working on new music. And that work was done mostly behind the scenes. But today 2026 has properly started for Yaël Dekker and Arie van Vliet. With a sixteen-date tour in the U.S., an album on the way (more about that later), and the first proper release on 12XU (a tape called ‘Turning 26’). Or is it a proper release? This tape is a collage of live performances, rehearsals, alternative takes and field recordings. And as Dekker and Van Vliet state: “We invite everybody to listen to this tape, but this tape is not for everybody.” Which is the reason why this tape is only available during the upcoming tour, and will not be available for streaming or purchasing online.

The Hobknobs US tour 2026

4/22 Chicago Pale Horse Cafe at Theatre Y 4/23 Omaha Pageturners 4/24 Lawrence White Schoolhouse with Eggs On Mars, Figure Model 4/25 Memphis DKDC (with Aquarian Blood) 4/26 Jackson MS End of All Music w/ DJ Jane Blank, Heath Walt, Sad Bath 4/27 Atlanta The EARL with Messthetics 4/28 Carrboro NC All Day Records with Entez Vous 4/30 Wash., DC Rhizome with Linda Smith 5/1 Philadelphia Jerry’s on Front with Emily Robb 5/2 Boston O’Brien’s with Lightheaded, Intac 5/3 Providence Providence Popfest 5/5 Brooklyn Hart Bar with Van Goth, CS Cleaners 5/6 Kingston NY Tubby’s 5/7 Pittsburgh Government Center 5/8 Indianapolis State Street Pub with Miranda of The Spatulas 5/9 Detroit Outer Limits

Listen to the Hobknobs’ 2025 release, “Gather No Moss”: https://correctcassettes.bandcamp.com/album/gather-no-moss