{"id":18550,"date":"2026-02-17T14:35:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=18550"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:35:21","slug":"the-black-queen-return-with-10th-anniversary-fever-daydream-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=18550","title":{"rendered":"The Black Queen Return With 10th Anniversary Fever Daydream Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BLACK-QUEEN-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18551\" style=\"width:733px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BLACK-QUEEN-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BLACK-QUEEN-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BLACK-QUEEN-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BLACK-QUEEN.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Feb. 17, 2026, LOS ANGELES \u2013 The Black Queen, featuring Greg Puciato and Steven Ryan Alexander, return after a seven-year absence with a North American tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of&nbsp;<em>Fever Daydream<\/em>, their sleek 2016 debut that mixed industrial tension, R&amp;B undercurrents, and brooding electronics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs anyone into The Black Queen knows, we\u2019ve been dormant for a minute,\u201d Puciato offers. \u201cA lot of things ended up on the front burner and suddenly seven years had gone by, and 10 years since&nbsp;<em>Fever Daydream<\/em>\u2019s release.&nbsp;<em>Fever Daydream<\/em>&nbsp;was really special and we know it meant a lot to fans as well. So we figured let\u2019s get some grease on us and get some of that mojo back before releasing our third album. Maybe we\u2019ll toss some new songs in as well. See you soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shows, which kick off on May 8 in Portland before wrapping up in early June, will feature the 10-song album played in its entirety as well as tracks from their sophomore album,&nbsp;<em>Infinite Games<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets are on-sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local time with an artist pre-sale launching Thursday at 10 a.m. local time and exclusive to The Black Queen mailing list subscribers. People can sign up to receive a code via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001hwZHMWWEp0rbadTLwXothdF5DQd_N4QfvALutmrNimQk0PYMQdj_sdzEoAbi1-e45FXyJ0vghfs0GxLvVDf9WPjMr9tKsq0mP1lO6xPVzdKC1cQjNHlFW5RcAUhml3DZKSDaL4WHANTofoAkK4BBSycL1opIYwcqNXQR1MMFZWs=&amp;c=qyKRnkyJqkb2QF129_yjOAnCnpzPzlM3PZlpmwrFW3sG0vW5uSHTog==&amp;ch=zlpq84CKwxhM0JKuREBYCldOgKI4sy9spuB5t5_rak5U-bNWHplSyQ==\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TheBlackQueen.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"The Black Queen - Ice To Never\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kj9-QKZVW54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A tenth anniversary edition of the album will be available as a tour-only variant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Fever Daydream<\/em>&nbsp;Ten Year Anniversary Tour dates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">May 8&nbsp;Portland, OR&nbsp;Star Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">May 9&nbsp;Denver, CO&nbsp;The Federal Theatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">May 14&nbsp;San Francisco, CA&nbsp;DNA Lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">May 16&nbsp;Los Angeles, CA&nbsp;Catch One<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">May 17&nbsp;Boston, MA&nbsp;Sonia (at Middle East)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">May 22&nbsp;New York, NY&nbsp;Le Poisson Rouge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">May 23&nbsp;Baltimore, MD&nbsp;Ottobar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">May 24&nbsp;Detroit, MI&nbsp;The Magic Bag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">May 27&nbsp;Montreal, QC&nbsp;Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Fairmount<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">May 28&nbsp;Toronto, ON&nbsp;Lee\u2019s Palace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">May 29&nbsp;Cleveland, OH&nbsp;Mercury Music Lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">May 30&nbsp;Chicago, IL&nbsp;Bottom Lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">June 4&nbsp;Atlanta, GA&nbsp;Masquerade (Hell)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">June 5&nbsp;Austin, TX&nbsp;Elysium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">June 6&nbsp;Dallas, TX&nbsp;AM\/FM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Released in January of 2016, The Black Queen announced&nbsp;<em>Fever Daydream<\/em>\u2019s release via&nbsp;<em>Rolling Stone,&nbsp;<\/em>who noted \u201cechoes of Depeche Mode, Aphex Twin, and Massive Attack, as well as strong R&amp;B strands,\u201d&nbsp;<em>SPIN<\/em>&nbsp;dubbed it \u201ca brutalist Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis,\u201d and&nbsp;<em>New Noise<\/em>&nbsp;said \u201c<em>Fever Daydream<\/em>&nbsp;is an incredibly diverse listen, where melodies and moods may carry over throughout the album but each song is its own distinct animal.\u201d The album birthed a trio of singles including \u201cIce To Never,\u201d \u201cSecret Scream,\u201d and \u201cMaybe We Should.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001hwZHMWWEp0rbadTLwXothdF5DQd_N4QfvALutmrNimQk0PYMQdj_sdzEoAbi1-e45FXyJ0vghfs0GxLvVDf9WPjMr9tKsq0mP1lO6xPVzdKC1cQjNHlFW5RcAUhml3DZKSDaL4WHANTofoAkK4BBS817MgvnEmQGDu8c1GgJsRM=&amp;c=qyKRnkyJqkb2QF129_yjOAnCnpzPzlM3PZlpmwrFW3sG0vW5uSHTog==&amp;ch=zlpq84CKwxhM0JKuREBYCldOgKI4sy9spuB5t5_rak5U-bNWHplSyQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TheBlackQueen.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a 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