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Following from the release of their tenth studio album, Less Is More, the Guascon organic farmers duo, The Inspector Cluzo, have confirmed 7 new dates. The shows see the pair perform as special guests on Neil Young’s Love Earth World Tour in June and July 2025. Keep reading below for more information.
The band comments: “We’ve been invited by Neil Young to open on 7 gigs of his European tour. It’s a childhood dream which coming true. He’s been our idol since we were kids and he still is. So glad to play our 10th record ‘Less Is More’ in front of him.”
The tour will see The Inspector Cluzo legendary live performances bring to life tracks from their brand-new album Less Is More, as well as classic gems from their entire career. The Less Is More Tour has and will continue to further cement the duo’s reputation as one of the hardest working touring bands in contemporary music – visiting USA, Canada and Europe – performing alongside Clutch, Tyler Bryant and now – Neil Young.
Throughout their career The Inspector Cluzo played over 1300 shows in 67 countries, they have completed a sold-out USA support tours with Clutch and Eels in 2019, alongside a host of festival appearances across the globe (including Lollapalooza Chile and Brazil) and a maiden US headline tour. In the summer of 2022, The Inspector Cluzo played extensively on prestigious stages across Europe, including the widely renowned Hellfest Festival, where they gathered a crowd of 50,000 fans. Now they are gearing up to hit the EU/UK by storm throughout 2025!
Less Is More Tour » European & US/CAN tour
June:
13 Istres (France) « Rock à l’Usine festival »
14 Valentigney (France) « Boksons Festi Val’ »
21 Jarny (France) « Nuits du rock de Jarny »
28 Auxerre (France) « Catalpa festival »
30 Brussels (BE) « Place du Palais Royal »
July:
01 Groningen (NL) « Stadspark »
03 Berlin (DE) « Waldbühne »
04 MonchengladBach « SparkassenPark »
05 Saverdun (France) « Festival Les voix sonneuses »
06 Montreauz (CH) « Montreux Jazz Festival »
08 Stuttgart (DE) « Cannstatter »
13 Paris (FR) « Adidas Arena »
US – CAN tour
July:
30 Little Rock (US-AR) « Little Rock Music Hall »(+Clutch)
31 Oklahoma City (US-OK) « Diamond Ballroom »(+Clutch)
August:
01 Austin (US-TX) « Emo’s »(+Clutch)
03 Fort Collins (US-CO) « Washington’s »(Clutch)
04 Sturgis (US-SD) « Iron Horses Saloon »(+Clutch)
05 Bozeman (US-MT) « The Elm »(+Clutch)
07 Vancouver (CA-BC) « Commodore Ballroom »(+Clutch)
09 Edmonton (CA-AB) « Midway »(+Clutch)
10 Calgary (CA-AB) « Grey Eagle event Center »(+Clutch)
12 Fargo (US-ND) « Up District Festival Field »(+Clutch)
14 Milwaukee (US-WI) « The Rave »(+Clutch)
15 Chesterfield (US-MO) « The Factory »(+Clutch)
16 Hammond (US-IN) « Horseshoe Hammond Casino »(+Clutch)
European tour
August:
23 Legna (France) « Festival les Gueules de Bois »
October:
09 Brussels (Belgium) « Rotonde/Botanique »
10 Amsterdam (Holland) « Melkweg Oz »
11 Koln (Germany) « Gebaude 9 »
15 Hamburg (Germany) « Knust »
16 Berlin (Germany) « Lido »
17 Munich (Germany) « Strom »
18 Milan (Italy) « Biko »
22 Bristol (UK) « The Louisiana »
23 Nothingham (UK) « Bodega »
24 Glasgow (UK) « King Tut’s »
25 Manchester (UK) « Deaf Institute »
29 Dublin (Ireland) « Wheelan’s »
30 Belfast (Northern Ireland) « Limelight 2 »
November:
01 London (UK) « The Grace »
06 Bordeaux (France) « Salle du Grand Parc »
07 La Rochelle (France) « La Sirène »
08 Brest (France) « La Carène »
12 Mulhouse (France) « Le Noumatrouff »
13 Nancy (France) « L’Autre Canal »
14 Reims (France) « La Cartonnerie »
15 Lille (France) « Le Splendid »
20 Lyon (France) « La Rayonne »
21 Lausanne (Switzerland) « Les Docks »
22 Clermont-Ferrand (France) « La Coopérative de Mai »
27 Marseille (France) « Espace Julien »
28 Montpellier (France) « Le Rockstore »
29 Toulouse (France) « Bikini »
30 Biarritz (France) « L’Atabal »
December:
04 Lorient (France) « L’hydrophone »
05 Caen (France) « Big Bang Café »
06 Alençon (France) « La Luciole »
10 Madrid (Spain) « Wurlitzer Room »
12 Porto (Portugal) « Mouco »
13 Lisbonna (Portugal) « Republica dal Musica »
2026
January:
28 Paris (France) « La Maroquinerie »
29 Paris (France) « La Maroquinerie »
30 Paris (France) « La Maroquinerie »
31 Paris (France) « La Maroquinerie »
February:
01/02 Paris (France) « La Maroquinerie »
The Inspector Cluzo’s 10th LP Less Is More is out now via F. The Bass Player Records/Virgin UK International. The album was once again recorded with Vance Powell (The White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys, Seasick Steve) in Nashville in 2024. It was recorded completely live in four days and mixed in three. Powell succeeded in catching the band tracksless, no-playback organic live energy which has made the band such a live tour de force. For a singing guitarist and a drummer the band make a huge sound.
The album deals with the bands very real concerns about Post-Growing that they apply at their organic Farm and also in the music business economy. Self-financed at 100% refusing to sign with any major or any hedge funds for touring. They mirror these farming principle’s in their dealings in the music business – such as making efforts to balance their carbon footprint. From the discordant album opener “We Win Together I’m Losing Alone” (a call to arms for the whole album) to the epic “Almost Cut My Hair”, from the heavy funk riff of “The Greenwashers” to the call to arms of “Workers” (“Workers of the world / Unite), this is an album that perfectly showcases this bands unique vision. Innovative in their minimalism, a heaviness that belies their numbers and a fascinating lyrical vision.
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