Fresh from a series of summer shows across the globe supporting everyone from Alabama Shakes to The Lumineers to Belle and Sebastian, Tyler Ballgame is sharing a brand new stand-alone single, the immeasurably catchy ‘Live It Down’. Ballgame, whose debut album For the First Time, Again dropped early this year on Rough Trade Records, has had a whirlwind 2026, touring nonstop and winning accolades from the likes of Rolling Stone, NPR, NME, The Guardian, MOJO and more. The pace of the second half of the year promises to remain much like the first as Tyler Ballgame plays headline shows and festivals across the UK, Europe and North America. Tickets for all dates are on-sale now, available here.
‘Live It Down’ comes alongside a visualizer by Jayla Smith and was recorded with Jonathan Rado (Foxygen, Miley Cyrus, Weyes Blood) and Ryan Pollie (Los Angeles Police Department).
Ballgame explains of the song, “It’s about cannibalizing your life and relationships as a songwriter and is, in the gentlest of ways, a middle finger of a break-up song… however, I do subscribe to John Lennon’s quote when asked about writing diss tracks to McCartney, where he said “it’s always about me. I’m attacking myself.” The track itself was extremely fun to make and includes zither tape loops, and Ryan Pollie playing mic’d up furniture. It’s an excellent showcase of the energy of Amy and Wayne’s special drum and bass connection and is glued together by Ryan and Rado’s unique textural production choices.”
July 22 – Nantucket, MA @ The Gaslight
July 23 – Newport, RI @ Newport Blues Cafe
August 05 – Winterthur, CH @ Musikfestwochen
August 07 – Bad Windsheim, DE @ Weinturn Open Air
August 08 – Haltern am See, DE @ Haldern Pop Festival
August 10 – Hamburg, DE @ Knust
August 14 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
August 15 – Copenhagen, DK @ Syd for Solen Festival
August 17 – Frankfurt, DE @ Brotfabrik
August 18 – Luxembourg, LU @ Rotondes
August 21 – Brecon, UK @ Green Man Festival
August 22 – Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
August 23 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop Festival
August 25 – Erfurt, Germany @ Franz Mehlhose
August 28 – Paris, FR @ Rock en Seine
August 29 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Kalorama Festival
August 30 – Stradbally, IE @ Electric Picnic
September 01 – Manchester, UK @ New Century
September 02 – London, UK @ Koko
September 03 – Bristol, UK @ Electric Bristol
September 14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
September 16 – Washington, DC @ DC9
September 18 – Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios
September 19 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
September 20 – Camden, NJ @ XpoNential Music Festival
September 25 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl #
October 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Roon
October 16 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
October 17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
October 18 – Santa Fe, NM @ Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery
October 20 – Denver CO @ Globe Hall
October 22 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
October 24 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
October 25 – Portland, OR @ Holocene
November 05 – Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room at Third Man Records
November 06 – Asheville, NC @ Asheville Music Hall
November 07 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
November 08 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
November 10 – Evanston, IL @ SPACE
November 11 – Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium
November 12 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
# = w/ Alabama Shakes
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