slows Stephen Bruner down. Fresh off a recent run supporting the Strokes, the virtuoso bassist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer known as Thundercat announces a string of headlining dates of his own: the Distracted AF Tour. Joining him on the road are Channel Tres (DJ Set), TiaCorine, Fera, 54 Ultra, and Kitty Ca$h — a bill as eclectic as the man headlining it. Fans can sign up for artist pre-sale tickets starting Thursday 10am local. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10AM local.

Collaboration has always been Thundercat’s natural habitat, and his new album Distracted (Brainfeeder) proves it. Guests ranging from WILLOW to A$AP Rocky to The Lemon Twigs each pull a different thread of his talent: one track finds him dueting in that unmistakable falsetto, while on another his nimble basslines become the canvas for an MC’s bars. Artists open up around Thundercat, spilling their guts, swinging for the fences, because whatever they bring, he meets. Distracted can feel spaced out & mournful, but Bruner’s honesty cuts through as genuinely compelling and, more often than you’d expect, laugh-out-loud funny, whether he’s channeling ’70s funk or riffing on Star Wars. Rolling Stone puts it best: “The rare talent who can build a career on the swampy but fertile soil where tragedy and comedy meet.”

Listen to Distracted HERE

Onstage is where it all converges. With his chops razor-sharp from the Strokes run and a batch of new songs to share, “Los Angeles’ King of the Bass” (The Los Angeles Times) heads into fall fully charged. Thundercat plays many parts … virtuoso, crooner, comedian, and live, he plays them all at once: jaw-dropping musicianship shot through with the quick, irreverent humor that makes his shows feel less like concerts and more like hanging out with the most gifted person in the room.

Tickets can be purchased HERE

Maneuvering the intricacies of life and highlighting its idiosyncrasies is peak Thundercat, and it makes sense that his scope has only grown bigger as his profile has, too. Within the last few months, he’s sat at Rick Owens for Paris Fashion week, was invited by A$AP Rocky to perform on  Saturday Night Live as well as showing up on Trackstar and Colbert. In the six years since his previous full-length, much has happened for Thundercat. For one thing, that album’s title, It Is What It Is, became something of a catchphrase for the world when it came to a halt for 2020. That same album took home Best Progressive R&B Album at the 63rd Grammys. As his star has risen, so has Thundercat’s resume. During these years, collaborations with A$AP Rocky, Tame Impala, Gorillaz, Silk Sonic, Kaytranada, and Justice maintained his presence in the music realm, while the bassist has also branched out into acting with roles in Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett. Continuing his foray into the realm of television, the bassist joined Yo Gabba Gabba for a special performance at NPR’s Tiny Desk and appeared as a featured musical guest on the rebooted Yo Gabba Gabbaland for Apple TV+.

Thundercat Live

Friday, October 2nd – Miami, FL – Miami Beach Bandshell (Kitty Ca$h)

Sunday, October 4th – Orlando, FL – Plaza Live (Kitty Ca$h)

Tuesday, October 6th – Jacksonville, FL – FIVE (Kitty Ca$h)

Wednesday, October 7th – Tampa, FL – Jannus Live (Kitty Ca$h)

Sunday, October 11th – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall (TiaCorine)

Tuesday, October 13th – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium  (TiaCorine)

Wednesday, October 14th – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz  (TiaCorine)

Thursday, October 15th – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore  (TiaCorine)

Saturday, October 17th – Richmond, VA – The National  (TiaCorine)

Monday, October 19th – Portland, ME – State Theatre (TiaCorine)

Tuesday, October 20th – Montreal, QC – MTELUS (TiaCorine)

Wednesday, October 21st – Ottawa, ON – HISTORY (TiaCorine)

Friday, October 23rd – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre (TiaCorine)

Saturday, October 24th – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks (TiaCorine)

Monday, October 26th – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom (TiaCorine)

Tuesday, October 27th – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore (TiaCorine)

Thursday, October 29th – St. Louis, MO – The Factory (Channel Tres DJ Set)

Friday, October 30th – Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall (Channel Tres DJ Set)

Saturday, October 31st – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works (Channel Tres DJ Set)

Tuesday, November 3rd – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company (Channel Tres DJ Set)

Thursday, November 5th – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore (Channel Tres DJ Set)

Saturday, November 7th – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall – The Lawn (54Ultra)

Sunday, November 8th – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory  (54Ultra)

Tuesday, November 10th – Fayetteville, AR – Ozark Music Hall  (54Ultra)

Thursday, November 12th – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion 

Friday, November 13th – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha

Sunday, November 15th – Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at the Complex  (Fera)

Tuesday, November 17th – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater (Fera)

Thursday, November 19th – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom (Fera)

Friday, November 20th – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo (Fera)

Saturday, December 5th – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium  (Fera)

Friday, December 11th – Austin, TX – Holiday Hootenanny