Award-winning film and TV composer Bear McCreary is best known for scoring God of War, Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. He’s also a massive fucking metalhead, whose debut solo album, 2024’s The Singularity, features heavy hitters including System of a Down’s Serj Tankian, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, Anthrax’s Scott Ian, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, Meshuggah’s Jens Kidman and others.
Now, McCreary has announced his first-ever North American tour, which is set to follow the previously booked European leg of his Themes & Variations trek. Both legs will find the musician playing selections from his iconic scores along with music from The Singularity.
“After celebrating the 20th anniversary of my first screen credit, for composing the music to 2004’s Battlestar Galactica, along with the release of my debut rock record, The Singularity, the time has finally come to take my music on the road!” McCreary commented. “I am thrilled to perform highlights from throughout my career and visit some of my favorite cities in the world. I look forward to connecting with fans and bringing my music to bombastic life on the concert stage. Let’s go!”
The North American tour is scheduled to kick off May 22nd in New York and wrap up Chicago on May 31st. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 17th at 10 a.m. EST. Check out McCreary’s full upcoming itinerary below.
Bear McCreary 2025 tour dates:
April
18 – London, UK – indigo at The O2
21 – Warsaw, PL – Progresja
22 – Prague, CZ – Roxy
23 – Berlin, DE – Metropol
25 – Zurich, CH – Komplex 457
26 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg
28 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
29 – Paris, FR – Trianon
30 – Bruguières, FR – Le Bascala, Echos & Merveilles Fest (McCreary & band)
May
4 – Bruguières, FR – Echos & Merveilles Fest (McCreary with the Neko Light Orchestra)
22 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre*
23 – Boston, MA – Somerville Theatre*
25 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club*
27 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield*
28 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall*
31 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre*
* Just Announced