JOSEPH – Closer To Me
Indie-pop duo JOSEPH, sisters Natalie and Meegan Closner, have announced a 2026 headline tour in support of their forthcoming album Closer To Happy, due January 30, 2026.
The run will take them across the U.S. to 25 cities, beginning January 22 in Iowa City, IA and ending April 12 in Milwaukee, WI. All dates are listed below.
The announcement arrives alongside the release of their vibrant new single “Closer To Me,” a blissfully frenetic anthem lit up in dizzying beats and sticky-sweat melodies.
Inspired by Meegan’s experience with chronic pain and the emotional toll it can take, she shares: “With ‘Closer To Me,’ I wanted to write a song that would help me wake up on mornings where my body is experiencing pain and shift my mindset towards loving and nurturing myself and move it away from self hatred and shaming myself for not having answers for why my body feels the way that it does.”
Closer To Happy marks JOSEPH’s first full-length release since the departure of sister and co-founder Allison Closner, and captures a period of profound upheaval, loss, and transformation, resulting in their boldest and most vulnerable work to date. The album finds Natalie and Meegan co-producing alongside Luke Niccoli (Carly Rae Jepsen, Towa Bird, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness) and bringing a punchy new intensity to their guitar-heavy and harmony-driven sound.
Previously released singles include the emotionally charged “Ready To Let You Down,” the raw and unfiltered “Bye and Bye,” a triumphant collaboration with Becca Mancari called “I Believe In Myself,” and the wistful yet powerful “Looking Back.”
Currently, JOSEPH are dazzling small rooms on their Listening Party Tour: intimate pop up shows in small businesses across the country, from book stores and breweries to art galleries, record stores, and more. The second leg of this special run kicks off November 12 in New York City at The Stranger’s Project and wraps on November 20 in Chicago at Molasses.
“We’ve been lucky enough to play to thousands of people in big rooms and festivals all over the world, but for this next chapter, we wanted to begin the same way we got our start back in 2014, playing intimate house shows – just a few people in a room together,” says Natalie. “In a world when so much human connection is relegated to the internet, the hope is it will be a nourishing IRL communal experience while also promoting local businesses.”
JOSEPH Listening Party Acoustic Tour:
Wed – Nov 12 New York, NY @ The Strangers Project (sold out)
Thur-Nov 13 Falls Church, VA @ Kaleidos (sold out)
Fri-Nov 14 Richmond, VA @ Afterglow Coffee Cooperative
Sun-Nov 16 Atlanta, GA @ Brick + Mortar
Tue-Nov 18 Johnson City, TN @ 1976 Flowers
Wed-Nov 19 Cleveland, OH @ Cool Water Dry Goods
Thur-Nov 20 Chicago, IL @ Molasses (sold out)
2026 Headline Tour:
Thu-Jan 22 Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theatre
Sat-Jan 24 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
Sun-Jan 25 St. Louis, MO @ Sheldon Concert Hall
Tue-Jan 27 Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
Thu-Jan 29 Austin, TX @ Antone’s Nightclub
Fri-Jan 30 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Sat-Jan 31 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Tue-Feb 24 Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy + Harriet’s (indoors)
Wed-Feb 25 San Diego, CA @ Music Box
Fri-Feb 27 Los Angeles, CA @ Pacific Electric
Sat-Feb 28 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
Sun-Mar 1 Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
Wed-Mar 4 Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Sat-Mar 7 Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
Sun-Mar 8 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Tue-Mar 31 Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater
Wed-Apr 1 Ardmore, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall
Fri-Apr 3 Washington, DC @ Union Stage
Sat-Apr 4 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sun-Apr 5 Providence, RI @ Uptown Theater
Tue-Apr 7 Toronto, ON @ Adelaide Hall
Wed-Apr 8 Detroit, MI @ El Club
Fri-Apr 10 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
Sat-Apr 11 Chicago, IL @ Outset
Sun-Apr 12 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
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