The Afghan Whigs Reveal New Album "Soft Control" and World Tour, Share Single "Jungle Roux"

The Afghan Whigs are not only coming to a city near you but also releasing new music this summer. The rock band announced its new album, Soft Control , will be released Aug. 21 via Royal Cream/BMG, and the quintet also dropped its latest single, “Jungle Roux,” on all music streaming platforms.

They’re also embarking on the “Soft Control Tour” to promote the new album, playing shows in Europe and North America from September through November. Following a performance at Brugge’s Cactus Festival in July, The Afghan Whigs will kick off their tour Sept. 19 at Stylus in Leeds. The routing for the European leg of the tour includes stops at Glasgow’s SWG3 Galvanizers, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, Trabendo in Paris, Cologne’s Luxor, De Roma in Antwerp and Ancienne Belgique in Brussels.

The North American run begins Nov. 4 at Orlando’s Beacham Theater, and the band will be performing in venues such as Warsaw in Brooklyn, Toronto’s The Concert Hall, The Metro in Chicago, Dallas’ Granada Theater and Austin’s Scott Inn. See full routing below.

Tickets for all shows go on sale June 5. For more information, visit theafghanwhigs.com/tour .

Ed Harcourt will support the European and U.K. shows, and Night Moves, a country-soul-psych-rock band from Minneapolis, will open for The Afghan Whigs in North America.

The Afghan Whigs are booked by Paladin Artists in North America. The band played 20 shows earlier this year, including a sold-out concert at the iconic 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., where The Afghan Whigs grossed $36,180 off 804 tickets sold, according to Pollstar Boxoffice.

The Afghan Whigs “Soft Control Tour” Dates July 10 – Brugge, Belgium – Cactus Festival Sept. 19 – Leeds, UK – Stylus Sept. 20 – Nottingham, UK – The Palais Sept. 22 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3 Galvanizers Sept. 23 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz Sept. 24 – London, UK – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire Sept. 26 – Brighton, UK – Chalk Sept. 27 – Paris, FR – Trabendo Sept. 28 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Sept. 30 – Cologne, DE – Luxor Oct. 1 – Liege, BE – OM Oct. 3 – Eindhoven, Netherlands Oct. 4 – Antwerp, BE – De Roma Oct. 5 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique Nov. 4 – Orlando, FL – Beacham Theater Nov. 5 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse Nov. 7 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle Nov. 8 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore SoundStage Nov. 10 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw Nov. 11 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall Nov. 13 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue Nov. 14 – Chicago, IL – The Metro Nov. 15 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall Nov. 19 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues Nov. 20 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater Nov. 21 – Austin, TX Scoot Inn UK/Europe Support – Ed Harcourt North America Support – Night Moves

_Originally reported by [Pollstar](https://news.pollstar.com/2026/06/03/the-afghan-whigs-announce-new-album-and-global-tour/)._