Candlebox will return to the road this fall with the “Can’t Quit You” tour, a 32-date North American headlining run beginning on September 17 at The Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri, and finishing on October 30 in Sayreville, New Jersey. It will be the band’s biggest headlining trek in several years, featuring rotating support from The Mountain Goats, Sponge, The Verve Pipe, Sweet Water, and American Blonde.
The upcoming tour arrives after guitarist Peter Klett rejoined Candlebox following a decade away from the band. According to frontman Kevin Martin, the reunion has injected fresh creative energy into the group as it moves into its next phase. More than 30 years after releasing its four-times-platinum debut, Candlebox, the Seattle outfit continues to take the same drive and intensity to audiences across North America.
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Kevin Martin commented: “The phrase ‘Can’t Quit You’ really speaks volumes to how important our fans are to us and the music we create. Candlebox has always relied on the energy our fans bring and the atmosphere that live music brings.”
Several of the tour’s special guests also shared their thoughts about joining the run.
Brian Vander Ark of The Verve Pipe said: “Opening for a band that helped shape the alternative landscape is a fucking dream come true.”
Vinnie Dombroski of Sponge added: “It’s always a thrill to share the stage with Candlebox! Our first major tour in the early ’90s was with Candlebox, and we’ve come full circle. Who says you can’t travel back in time?”
John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats remarked: “Two weeks before we were set to release the song “Candlebox”, a song I wrote in the summer of ’25 and which only we in camp had heard, my manager texted me that Candlebox was seeking support for their first headline tour in a good long minute. It was written in the stars! This fated confluence will light up the skies of St. Louis and Florence like a Roman, wait for it, candle. We answer the call of fate! Meet you in St. Louis, fellas!”
Nata and Tinka Morris of American Blonde said: “We are over the moon to be playing on Candlebox‘s fall tour! Getting to share the stage with musicians we’ve grown up listening to and learning from…excited is an understatement. We cannot WAIT for these shows.”
Rich Credo of Sweet Water shared: “Sweet Water is all about keeping rock alive and sharing our music with the people… we love that we get to do that with our friends Candlebox in our hometown. This show is going to be badass.”
Formed during Seattle’s early-’90s rock explosion, Candlebox quickly established itself as one of the city’s standout acts. Led by vocalist, songwriter, and founder Kevin Martin, the band broke through in 1993 with its self-titled debut, Candlebox, which has sold more than four million copies worldwide. The group’s rise included a main-stage appearance at Woodstock ’94 as well as tours alongside Metallica, Rush, and Aerosmith.
After taking a break between 2000 and 2006, Candlebox returned with a series of studio releases, including Into The Sun (2008), Love Stories & Other Musings (2012), Disappearing In Airports (2016), and Wolves (2021). The band marked the 30th anniversary of its debut in 2023 with The Long Goodbye, followed a year later by The Longer Goodbye (Tour Edition). More than three decades into its career, Candlebox continues to bring its catalog to fans through new music and extensive touring.
