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Tour archive: This tour took place in spring 2025 and has ended. For current concerts, see our upcoming alternative concerts guide or Ministry’s official website.
Ministry is best known as one of the pioneers of industrial metal, but the band’s story began with synth-pop. In 2025, Al Jourgensen surprised fans by revisiting that early era with The Squirrely Years Revisited, a reworked collection of songs from the period of With Sympathy (1983) and Twitch (1986), and a North American tour to match.
| Tour | The Squirrely Years Tour |
| Dates | April 29 – June 5, 2025 (as announced) |
| Region | United States and Canada |
| Support | Die Krupps (all dates), with Nitzer Ebb and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult on select dates |
| Date (2025) | City | Venue | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29 | Phoenix, AZ | The Van Buren | Tour opener |
| May 8 | Columbus, OH | Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival | Festival |
| May 17 | Montreal, QC | MTelus | Canadian leg |
| May 26 | Vancouver, BC | Commodore Ballroom | Canadian leg |
| Jun 5 | Las Vegas, NV | House of Blues | Tour finale |
Dates are listed as originally announced.
Fans could expect reimagined early songs alongside later industrial classics, including:
For years, Jourgensen distanced himself from Ministry’s synth-pop beginnings. Embracing them in 2025 connected the band’s dark electronic roots with the new wave scene of Depeche Mode and New Order, and with today’s electronic rock artists on our Electronic Rock Top 20.
Ministry’s 2025 North American tour celebrating the band’s early synth-pop era.
Die Krupps on all dates, with Nitzer Ebb and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult on select shows.
On ministryband.com and in our concert guide.
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