Austin trio, Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol, have announced additional US tour dates supporting The Sword. The dates start August 17th, continuing in support of their latest album, Big Dumb Riffs. Check out the full live listings below.

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“Our catalog has never been short on big dumb riffs, but the idea on this record was to really turn the screw,” says RBBP bassist Aaron Metzdorf. On Big Dumb Riffs, that screw is cranked incredibly tight. “We just wanted ‘the part’: The opening of Pantera’s ‘Primal Concrete Sledge’, the breakdown in Primus’ ‘Pudding Time’ — the shit that makes you move and lose your mind. Just that part the whole time.”

Across 11 concise, taut songs — most clocking in around 2 minutes or less — Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol demonstrates their skillful ability to blend the merciless low end of Leo Lydon’s 8-string guitar, Aaron Metzdorf’s masterful chordwork on the bass, and Sean St.Germain’s driving drumming. Hot on the heels of their breakout 5th studio release Doom Wop (2023), Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol returned with Big Dumb Riffs: A whole new variant of the fuzzed out, overdriven, melodic, groovy music they have been making since 2016. While Big Dumb Riffs is decidedly more aggressive and rhythmic, it still retains the overtly melodic feel of Doom Wop. But Leo Lydon’s vocals are considerably more angry and negative.

“The whole writing process was, ‘what if we just played two notes the whole song’,” Metzdorf says. “‘What if we tuned down to almost unusable string tension?’, ‘what if we write a record that will make everyone say ‘wow that is dumb’? Leo and I really move around on stage a lot. Being a dingus is crucial to the groove. All these riffs were designed to allow us to act bigger and dumber on stage.”

Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol – US live 2025:
08/17 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom +
08/18 Albuquerque, NM – Sister Bar +
08/19 Denver, CO – Gothic Theater +
08/20 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall +
08/22 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory +
08/23 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s +
08/24 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater +
08/25 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory +
08/27 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall +
08/28 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s +
08/29 San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern +
08/30 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether +
09/27 Oklahoma, OK – Beer City Music Hall +
09/28 St Louis, MO – Delmar Hall +
09/29 Lawrence, KS – The Granada Theater +
10/01 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room +
10/03 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II +
10/05 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue +
10/06 Chicago, IL – House of Blues +
10/07 Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation +
10/08 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop +
10/09 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall +
10/11 Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe +
10/13 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club +
10/14 New York City, NY – Bowery Ballroom +
10/15 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground +
10/17 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom +
10/18 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr Small’s +
10/19 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer +
10/22 Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater +
10/23 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse +
10/24 Orlando, FL – The Beacham +
10/26 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl +
+ w/ The Sword

Big Dumb Riffs tracklisting:
01 Clowntown
02 1-800-EAT-SHIT
03 Papa Pop It
04 Peanut Butter Snack Sticks
05 Whip It Around
06 Body Bag
07 Brat
08 El Sapo
09 Bastard Initiated
10 Blue Collar Man
11 In a Jar

Follow Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol:
https://rickshawbilliesburgerpatrol.com/
https://rickshawbilliesburgerpatrol.bandcamp.com/album/big-dumb-riffs