Who Is Opening for A Perfect Circle on the 2027 Tour?
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Puscifer opens the first seven shows of A Perfect Circle's 2027 North American tour, and The Cult opens the other 25. Puscifer plays all six Canadian dates plus Detroit, April 13 through April 25. The Cult plays every US date, from Boston on April 27 through the final show in Phoenix on June 13. Nobody rotates and nothing changes city to city, so once you know which half of the tour your city falls in, you know exactly who plays before A Perfect Circle.
The seven Puscifer nights come with a bonus. Puscifer is Maynard James Keenan's own band, so on those dates he sings twice: a full Puscifer set first, then a full A Perfect Circle set. "Very much looking forward to pulling double duty through Canada with A Perfect Circle and Puscifer," Keenan said when the tour was announced. "Been way, way too long."
A Perfect Circle announced the 32 shows on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the same day they released a new single, and named both opening acts right away. General on-sale was Friday, October 2, 2026 at 10 a.m. local time, so tickets are already out.
The Two Opening Acts
Puscifer is the band Keenan started in 2007, and it sounds and looks nothing like A Perfect Circle. The shows are theatrical, with costumes, recurring characters and video, closer to a comedy sketch wrapped around electronic rock than to a straight rock set. The band released Normal Isn't on February 6, 2026, its first album in more than five years and its darkest, most guitar-heavy one yet. The two bands also have a practice run coming: Puscifer joins A Perfect Circle for a set of Australia and New Zealand shows in December 2026, so by April they will have done this before.
The Cult is the bigger surprise. Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy played their last show on October 30, 2025 at the Shrine in Los Angeles and then said they were stepping away from touring "for an undetermined amount of time" to write and record. They have not played a show since. These 25 dates are the first they have announced since that break started, which makes the US half of this tour a reunion of sorts on top of everything else. Their last studio album was Under the Midnight Sun in October 2022, and a live album, Paradise Live, arrived on January 16, 2026.
If you have never seen The Cult, they are the band behind "She Sells Sanctuary," "Fire Woman" and "Love Removal Machine," and they still play like a headliner. Showing up early is worth it.
Every 2027 Date and Opener
Thirty-two shows, April 13 through June 13.
| Date | City | Venue | Opener |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Apr 13 | Vancouver, BC | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre | Puscifer |
| Thu, Apr 15 | Calgary, AB | Scotiabank Saddledome | Puscifer |
| Sat, Apr 17 | Edmonton, AB | Rogers Place | Puscifer |
| Mon, Apr 19 | Winnipeg, MB | Canada Life Centre | Puscifer |
| Thu, Apr 22 | Niagara Falls, ON | OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino | Puscifer |
| Fri, Apr 23 | Niagara Falls, ON | OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino | Puscifer |
| Sun, Apr 25 | Detroit, MI | Fox Theatre | Puscifer |
| Tue, Apr 27 | Boston, MA | MGM Music Hall at Fenway | The Cult |
| Wed, Apr 28 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena | The Cult |
| Fri, Apr 30 | Camden, NJ | Freedom Mortgage Pavilion | The Cult |
| Sat, May 1 | Newark, NJ | Prudential Center | The Cult |
| Tue, May 4 | Charlotte, NC | Truliant Amphitheater | The Cult |
| Wed, May 5 | Duluth, GA | Gas South Arena | The Cult |
| Fri, May 7 | Houston, TX | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | The Cult |
| Sat, May 8 | Grand Prairie, TX | Texas Trust CU Theatre | The Cult |
| Sat, May 15 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena | The Cult |
| Mon, May 17 | St. Louis, MO | Chaifetz Arena | The Cult |
| Wed, May 19 | Elizabethtown, KY | Venue not yet named | The Cult |
| Thu, May 20 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Blossom Music Center | The Cult |
| Sat, May 22 | Chicago, IL | Wintrust Arena | The Cult |
| Sun, May 23 | Shakopee, MN | Mystic Lake Amphitheater | The Cult |
| Thu, May 27 | Denver, CO | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | The Cult |
| Fri, May 28 | Salt Lake City, UT | Maverik Center | The Cult |
| Sun, May 30 | Seattle, WA | Climate Pledge Arena | The Cult |
| Tue, Jun 1 | Portland, OR | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | The Cult |
| Thu, Jun 3 | Reno, NV | Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort | The Cult |
| Fri, Jun 4 | Daly City, CA | Cow Palace Arena | The Cult |
| Sun, Jun 6 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Bowl | The Cult |
| Tue, Jun 8 | Chula Vista, CA | North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre | The Cult |
| Thu, Jun 10 | Las Vegas, NV | Fontainebleau Las Vegas | The Cult |
| Fri, Jun 11 | Las Vegas, NV | Fontainebleau Las Vegas | The Cult |
| Sun, Jun 13 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre | The Cult |
Four Things Worth Knowing Before You Book
One date has no venue yet. The May 19 show in Elizabethtown, Kentucky was announced without a venue name. The city is finishing a new 10,000-capacity outdoor venue called Steelgrove Amphitheater, due to open in spring 2027, which is the obvious candidate. Until the ticket page says so, treat that date as the one to re-check before you book a hotel.
Charlotte's venue changed names, not locations. Truliant Amphitheater is the same place that was called PNC Music Pavilion from 2013 through the start of 2026. Older listings and old directions still use the previous name.
Two cities get two nights each. Niagara Falls on April 22 and 23, and Las Vegas on June 10 and 11. If your first choice sells out, the second night in those cities is a real option.
The venues are all over the map in size. Red Rocks on May 27 and the Hollywood Bowl on June 6 are the two showpiece nights, both outdoors and both much bigger than the casino theaters in Niagara Falls and Reno. MGM Music Hall at Fenway holds about 5,000 and Detroit's Fox Theatre is a restored 1928 movie palace, while Bridgestone Arena and Climate Pledge Arena are full NHL buildings. Same tour, very different nights.
There are also a lot of weeknights here for a tour this size: Tuesdays in Vancouver, Boston, Charlotte, Portland and Chula Vista, Mondays in Winnipeg and St. Louis, Wednesdays in Uncasville, Duluth and Elizabethtown. The schedule also takes a full week off between Grand Prairie on May 8 and Nashville on May 15.
The New Music Behind the Tour
A Perfect Circle broke an eight-year silence in May 2026 with "Starless," their first new song since Eat the Elephant in 2018. It reached number one at Active Rock radio in late September 2026, and the follow-up, "To Whom It May Concern," came out on September 29 alongside the tour announcement.
There is still no album. Guitarist Billy Howerdel has said more music is underway without committing to a date, so going in expecting a new record by April would be optimistic. What you can expect is a set with at least two songs nobody had heard before 2026, which for this band counts as a lot.
For more of what is coming, see our rock tour dates, alternative tour dates and metal tour dates pages, plus our guides to who is opening for Slipknot in 2027 and who is opening for Metallica in 2027.
Tickets and On-Sale
| Window | Date | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Artist presale (code PERFECT) | Wed, Sep 30, 10 a.m. local, through Thu, Oct 1, 10 p.m. | Fans with the code |
| General on-sale | Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10 a.m. local | Everyone |
Both windows have already opened, so every date is on general sale now. Event pages are on Ticketmaster's A Perfect Circle artist page and on SeatGeek. The Canadian casino shows in Niagara Falls sell through the Fallsview box office as well.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is opening for A Perfect Circle in 2027?
Two acts, split cleanly. Puscifer opens the seven shows from April 13 to April 25: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, both Niagara Falls nights and Detroit. The Cult opens all 25 US shows from April 27 in Boston through June 13 in Phoenix.
Does Maynard James Keenan really play two sets some nights?
Yes. On the seven Puscifer dates he sings with Puscifer and then with A Perfect Circle, so you get two full sets from the same singer in one night.
Is Puscifer playing any US shows on this tour?
Only one. Detroit on April 25 is the single US date Puscifer plays. Every other Puscifer show is in Canada.
Is The Cult back from their break?
These dates are the first shows The Cult have announced since they said in October 2025 that they were stepping away from touring to write and record. Their last concert before that was October 30, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Where does the tour start and end?
It starts Tuesday, April 13, 2027 at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver and ends Sunday, June 13, 2027 at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix.
Which venue is the May 19 show in Elizabethtown, Kentucky?
The announcement did not name one. Elizabethtown is building Steelgrove Amphitheater, a 10,000-capacity outdoor venue scheduled to open in spring 2027, and that is the likely answer. Check the ticket listing before you make travel plans around that date.
Is there a new A Perfect Circle album coming?
Nothing has been announced. The band has released two singles, "Starless" in May 2026 and "To Whom It May Concern" in September 2026, and Billy Howerdel has said more music is in progress without giving a release date.