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Hot Water Music vs. Bane

Posted by Loren on August 2, 2025

Hot Water Music vs. Bane
photo by Jesse Korman

Two long-running punk and hardcore bands will hit the road later this year on a co-headlining tour that aftures Bane and Hot Water Music, spanning parts of the US Midwest and East Coast.

The two bands are labelmates with recent records issued on Equal Vision.

TOUR DATES:

NOVEMBER
05 — Cleveland Heights, OH — Grog Shop
06 — Chicago, IL — Bottom Lounge
07 — Pittsburgh, PA — Preserving
08 — Rutherford, NJ — The Blackbox
09 — Richmond, VA — Broadberry
11 — Amityville, NY — Amityville Music Hall
12 — Philadelphia, PA — Underground Arts
13 — Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Soundstage
14 — Providence, RI — Fete Music Hall
15 — Hampton Beach, NH — Wally’s *

* — Hot Water Music only 

Pictured: Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music vs. Bane
photo by Jesse Korman

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