Coilguns have announced the first leg of their European tour to support their new album, Odd Love. The record is now available in LP/CD format at record stores, digitally, and via their website.
Originating from the DIY hardcore scene, Coilguns have developed a distinct blend of pissed-off punk and ecstatic noise-rock. Their trajectory is intertwined with guitarist Jona Nido’s label, Hummus Records, which has become a hub for Swiss artists, now boasting around 150 releases. Although their last two albums were entirely self-produced, the band drove to Norway in the summer of 2022 with producer Scott Evans to track Odd Love, which was later mixed by Grammy-nominated Tom Dalgety.
“Odd Love is a way to summarize our relationship with music in itself, the overall music business and our band life. We’re amazed how long this band has lasted so far and the importance it has taken in our life, knowing how randomly it started. Our music has always been a sane yet intense way to process all the light and deep things we were going through in our personal lives. Oddness is our normality and love is our motor to achieve it. It took us a long time to fit somewhere in a scene, since we never believed and cared so much about scenes. Our drive was to get on stage and tear it down, and we found out pretty quickly that it would be hard to turn this energy into a business plan. Through the years we tried to cherish this strangeness while adapting to this gigantic chaos that is music today. This has, for instance, seen us start our own label and create most of our tools from scratch. We’ve obviously learned a lot together, and this whole process has taught us to love ourselves for what we are: a noisy odd band from a tidy watchmaking city.” – Louis Jucker
The tour kicks off in Geneva on February 25, 2025, at Festival Antigel, followed by a run through Europe with dates in Brussels (La Source on February 25), Paris (Petit-Bain on February 26), Nilvange (Le Gueulard Plus on March 15, with guests Darius, wolfer, and Ilajan), Zürich (M4Music on March 28), Angoulême (La Nef on March 29 with Dust is Precious Festival, Pneu, and more), and Pau (La Ferronerie on March 30 with Big Brave). Further stops include Dijon at La Vapeur (April 11, with Pneu), Reims at La Cartonnerie (April 12, with Landrose), and Tilburg on April 19 at Roadburn Festival, where the band will perform Odd Love in full.
Additional shows include Fribourg at Fri-Son on May 10 (Switzerland release party with special guest Birds in Row), Toulouse (Le Rex with Doodseskader on May 14), Bordeaux (I. Boat with Doodseskader on May 15), Clermont-Ferrand (La Coopérative de Mai with Doodseskader on May 16), Lyon (Le Marché Gare with Doodseskader on May 17), La Rochelle (La Sirène on May 20), Rennes (L’Antipode on May 21), and Strasbourg at La Grenze on May 23.
The tour continues in Poland with dates in Wroclaw (Liverpool on June 12), Krakow (Alchemia on June 13), Poznan (Pod Minoga on June 14), and Gdansk (Drizzly Grizzly on June 15). In Warsaw, Coilguns will perform at Niebo on June 16 as support for Thrice, with additional support slots for Thrice in Leipzig (Werk 2 on June 17), Wiesbaden (Schlachthof on June 18), and Düsseldorf (Zakk on June 24).
The band rounds off this phase in Luxembourg at Rockhall Club on June 26 (supporting Thrice and Hot Water Music), followed by a show in Bourlon at Rock in Bourlon on June 27, and a headlining spot at 2000 Trees Festival in the UK on July 11.
21.02.25 – Genève [CH] @ Festival Antigel – + Ditz
25.02.25 – Bruxelles [B] @ La Source – Belgium release party + 30’000 Monkies
26.02.25 – Paris [F] @ Petit-Bain – France release party + King Kong Meuf
15.03.25 – Nilvange [F] @ Le Gueulard Plus – Humus Records Party + Darius, wolfer, Ilajan
28.03.25 – Zürich [CH] @ M4Music
29.03.25 – Angoulême [F] @ La Nef – Dust is Precious Festival + Pneu and more
30.03.25 – Pau [F] @ La Ferronerie – + Big Brave
11.04.25 – Dijon [F] @ La Vapeur – + Pneu
12.04.25 – Reims [F] @ La Cartonnerie – + Landrose
19.04.25 – Tilburg [NL] @ Roadburn Festival – + Playing « Odd Love » in full
10.05.25 – Fribourg [CH] @ Fri-Son – Switzerland release party + special guest Birds in Row
14.05.25 – Toulouse [F] @ Le Rex + Doodseskader
15.05.25 – Bordeaux [F] @ I. Boat + Doodseskader
16.05.25 – Clermont-Ferrand [F] @ La Coopérative de Mai + Doodseskader
17.05.25 – Lyon [F] @ Le Marché Gare + Doodseskader
20.05.25 – La Rochelle [F] @ La Sirèn
21.05.25 – Rennes [F] @ L’Antipode
23.05.25 – Strasbourg [F] @ La Grenze
12.06.25 – Wroclaw [PL] @ Liverpoo
13.06.25 – Krakow [PL] @ Alchemia
14.06.25 – Poznan [PL] @ Pod Minoga
15.06.25 – Gdansk [PL] @ Drizzly Grizzly
16.06.25 – Warsaw [PL] @ Niebo – supporting Thric
17.06.25 – Leipzig [D] @ Werk 2 – supporting Thrice
18.06.25 – Wiesbaden [D] @ Schlachthof – supportingThrice
24.06.25 – Düsseldorf [D] @ Zakk – supporting Thrice
26.06.25 – Luxembourg [LUX] @ Rockhall Club – supporting Thrice & Hot Water Music
27.06.25 – Bourlon [F] @ Rock in Bourlon
11.07.25 – 2000 Trees Festival [UK]
