Dashboard Confessional Announces 2027 Tour Marking 25 Years Since MTV Unplugged

Dashboard Confessional has announced a 15-date North American tour for 2027, celebrating 25 years since the band's MTV Unplugged performance, Rolling Stone reported on November 9.

The Unplugged 25th Anniversary Tour opens on March 12 in Chicago and closes on April 3 in San Francisco. Stops include Brooklyn, New York, Boston, Nashville and Los Angeles. The band, led by Chris Carrabba, first played for MTV's acoustic series on April 24, 2002.

That performance became the album MTV Unplugged 2.0, released in December 2002. The band followed it in 2003 with A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar. The new tour takes its name from that anniversary.

Tickets go on sale in two stages. Members of the Saints & Sailors Fan Club, the band's official fan club, can buy first from 9 a.m. local time on November 12. The artist presale starts an hour later, at 10 a.m. local time on the same day. A presale is an early window that lets certain fans buy before the general public. Prices were not listed in the announcement.

The band's website also lists three dates in Australia in early February 2027: Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne on February 5, Torquay Common in Torquay on February 6, and Kings Park in West Perth on February 7. A show at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, is listed for October 1, 2027.

For longtime listeners, the anniversary gives a reason to revisit a set first recorded in a single room. For anyone who wasn't around in 2002, the shows offer a chance to hear the songs played in their original, stripped-back form. Fans planning to attend should check the artist's site for the full list of cities and any changes before the presale opens.