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Canadian Punk Band BIG CITY GERMS Announce Asian Tour

By on January 28, 2026

Vancouver-based nu-punk project BIG CITY GERMS have announced an expansive new tour titled 38 Dates Later, bringing the band across 16 countries throughout Asia and neighboring regions in spring 2026.

What began as a small run of shows in East Asia quickly grew into a full transcontinental journey, driven by direct connections with local promoters, venues, and underground scenes. The tour will include performances in Japan, Taiwan, China, Mongolia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Nepal, India, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Lebanon, Georgia, Armenia, and Turkey.

For an independent Canadian punk band operating without label backing or tour sponsorship, the scale of the run is rare, built entirely through DIY outreach and grassroots support from regional scenes.

The tour supports the band’s latest release, Dance Jerk, which marks a stylistic shift from their earlier punk and metal sound. The record leans harder into industrial textures and electronic elements, a change that has reshaped their already intense live shows into something more volatile and unpredictable.

Frontman Kevin McCauley describes the tour as an organic response to the enthusiasm they encountered across Asia:

“It was never supposed to get this big. We just wanted to tour Japan in 2026, then thought, ‘We’re already here, let’s try the next country.’ The response from local scenes has been overwhelming. Before we knew it, we were booking shows across nearly every country between Tokyo and Istanbul.”

38 Dates Later begins on March 4, 2026 in Tokyo and concludes on April 26, 2026 in Istanbul, with additional dates and local support acts to be announced.

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