The Smoking Popes Celebrate 30 Years of Born To Quit

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their album Born To Quit, Chicago punk legends Smoking Popes will tour the U.S. (dates below) playing the album in its entirety along with songs from their upcoming new album Lovely Stuff and favorites from their catalog.

Lovely Stuff is the band’s first full length release of new material since 2018’s Into The Agony. The album will be released in April 2025 by the Anxious & Angry label, available on 12” LP vinyl, digital download and streaming platforms. This new self-produced album was recorded at Bombsight Studio, Bloomington IL and Million Yen Studio, Chicago IL with David Rossi and Andy Gerber engineering.

Smoking Popes tour dates:

Camp Trash as main support, Rodeo Boys opening each evening.

Friday, Feb 28 – Off Broadway, St. Louis MO

Saturday, March 1 – Growlers, Memphis TN

Sunday, March 2 – The Earl, Atlanta GA

Tuesday, March 4 – Handlebar, Pensacola FL

Wednesday, March 5 – Loosey’s, Gainesville FL

Thursday, March 6 – Conduit, Orlando FL

Friday, March 7 – Orpheum, Tampa FL

Saturday, March 8 – Gramps, Miami FL 

Co-headlining with Off With Their Heads.

Tuesday, April 22 – Turf Club, Minneapolis MN

Wednesday, April 23 – High Noon Saloon, Madison WI

Thursday, April 24 – X-Ray Arcade, Milwaukee WI

Friday, April 25 – Castle Theatre, Bloomington IL 

Saturday, April 26 – The Space, Champaign IL

Sunday, April 27 – Hi-Fi, Indianapolis IN

Wednesday, May 14 – Madison Live, Covington KY

Thursday, May 15 – Ace Of Cups, Columbus OH

Friday, May 16 – Bottlerocket, Pittsburgh PA

Saturday, May 17 – Ukie Club, Philadelphia PA

Sunday, May 18 – Songbyrd, Washington DC

Tuesday, May 20 – TV Eye Queens, NY

Wednesday, May 21 – The Space, Hamden CT

Thursday, May 22 – Arts At The Armory, Somerville MA

Friday, May 23 – Rec Room, Buffalo NY

Saturday, May 24 – Mahall’s, Lakewood OH

Sunday, May 25 – The Sanctuary, Hamtramck MI

As main support for Bayside.

Fri Jun-6 2025 Denver CO

Sat Jun-7 2025 Denver CO

Sun Jun-8 2025 Salt Lake City UT

Mon Jun-9 2025 Salt Lake City UT

Wed Jun-11 2025 Seattle WA

Thu Jun-12 2025 Seattle WA

Fri Jun-13 2025 Portland OR

Sat Jun-14 2025 Portland OR

Mon Jun-16 2025 San Francisco CA

Tue Jun-17 2025 San Francisco CA

Fri Jun-20 2025 Anaheim CA

Sat Jun-21 2025 Las Vegas NV

Sun Jun-22 2025 Las Vegas NV

Tue Jun-24 2025 Phoenix AZ

Wed Jun-25 2025 Phoenix AZ

Fri Jun-27 2025 Austin TX

Sat Jun-28 2025 Austin TX

Photo courtesy of Meredith Goldberg.