Grand Rapids, Michigan In Japanese folklore, the crane wife is a bird disguised as a woman who spins fine silks from her own feathers, until her identity is discovered. The Crane Wives spin fine songs from whole cloth, and you will never want the melodies to leave your head. From murky origins in Chinese restaurants, high school ska bands, and dorm room jam sessions, the band came together in 2010 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and immediately began gathering a following with intricate melodies, sister-harmonies, and compelling songcraft. Initially part of the indie folk boom, their sound has grown and broadened with each new recording till categorization becomes difficult: rock, pop, folk? Just call it really good music.
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November 23, 2025
Higher Ground Music Hall
South Burlington, Vermont, United States1. Scars
2. Arcturus Beaming
3. Never Love an Anchor
4. Down the River
5. October
6. Allies or Enemies
7. Bitter Medicine
8. Steady, Steady
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. Pretty Little Things
11. Mad Dog
12. Black Hole Fantasy
13. Nobody
14. The Hand That Feeds
15. Tongues & Teeth
1. Sleeping Giants
2. Curses
November 22, 2025
State Theatre
Portland, Maine, United States1. Scars
2. Allies or Enemies
3. Bitter Medicine
4. Higher Ground
5. Metaphor
6. Queen of Nothing
7. Mad Dog
8. How to Rest
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. Black Hole Fantasy
11. Arcturus Beaming
12. Never Love an Anchor
13. The Garden
14. Sleeping Giants
15. Curses
1. The Hand That Feeds
2. Tongues & Teeth
November 21, 2025
Roadrunner
Boston, Massachusetts, United States1. Scars
2. Strangler Fig
3. Take Me to War
4. Arcturus Beaming
5. The Well
6. Allies or Enemies
7. Predator
8. Here I Am
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. The Hand That Feeds
11. Bitter Medicine
12. Black Hole Fantasy
13. Never Love an Anchor
14. Steady, Steady
15. Curses
16. Sleeping Giants
Encore17. Tongues & Teeth
EncoreNovember 16, 2025
District Music Hall
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States1. Scars
2. Steady, Steady
3. Predator
4. Allies or Enemies
5. Shallow River
6. Black Hole Fantasy
7. Nobody
8. Say It
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. Down the River
11. Never Love an Anchor
12. Arcturus Beaming
13. Bitter Medicine
14. The Hand That Feeds
15. Curses
1. Sleeping Giants
2. Tongues & Teeth
November 15, 2025
Nevermore Hall
Baltimore, Maryland, United States1. Scars
2. Arcturus Beaming
3. Never Love an Anchor
4. Queen of Nothing
5. October
6. Allies or Enemies
7. Bitter Medicine
8. Steady, Steady
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. How to Rest
11. Mad Dog
12. Black Hole Fantasy
13. The Garden
14. The Hand That Feeds
15. Tongues & Teeth
1. Sleeping Giants
2. Curses
Extended Drum IntroductionNovember 14, 2025
The National
Richmond, Virginia, United States1. Scars
2. Safe Ship, Harbored
3. Take Me to War
4. Allies or Enemies
5. Predator
6. Pretty Little Things
7. Never Love an Anchor
8. Arcturus Beaming
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. Down the River
11. Time Will Change You
12. The Hand That Feeds
13. Sleeping Giants
14. Black Hole Fantasy
15. Curses
1. Queen of Nothing
2. Tongues & Teeth
November 12, 2025
The Stone Pony
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States1. Scars
2. Allies or Enemies
3. Bitter Medicine
4. Higher Ground
5. Metaphor
6. Queen of Nothing
7. Mad Dog
8. How to Rest
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. Black Hole Fantasy
11. Never Love an Anchor
12. Arcturus Beaming
13. The Garden
14. Sleeping Giants
15. Curses
1. The Hand That Feeds
2. Tongues & Teeth
November 11, 2025
The State Theatre
Ithaca, New York, United States1. Scars
2. Strangler Fig
3. Take Me to War
4. Arcturus Beaming
5. The Well
6. Allies or Enemies
7. Predator
8. Here I Am
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. The Hand That Feeds
11. Bitter Medicine
12. Black Hole Fantasy
13. Never Love an Anchor
14. Steady, Steady
15. Curses
1. Sleeping Giants
2. Tongues & Teeth
November 9, 2025
XL Live
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States1. Scars
2. Down the River
3. Mad Dog
4. Pretty Little Things
5. Allies or Enemies
6. Never Love an Anchor
7. Arcturus Beaming
8. The Moon Will Sing
9. Ribs
10. Volta
11. Steady, Steady
12. Black Hole Fantasy
13. Bitter Medicine
14. Sleeping Giants
15. Curses
1. The Hand That Feeds
2. Tongues & Teeth
November 8, 2025
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1. Scars
2. Steady, Steady
3. Predator
4. Allies or Enemies
5. Shallow River
6. Black Hole Fantasy
7. Nobody
8. Say It
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. Down the River
11. Never Love an Anchor
12. Arcturus Beaming
13. Bitter Medicine
14. The Hand That Feeds
15. Curses
1. Sleeping Giants
2. Tongues & Teeth
November 7, 2025
Asbury Hall
Buffalo, New York, United States1. Scars
2. Arcturus Beaming
3. Never Love an Anchor
4. Queen of Nothing
5. October
6. Allies or Enemies
7. Bitter Medicine
8. Steady, Steady
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. How to Rest
11. Mad Dog
12. Black Hole Fantasy
13. The Garden
14. The Hand That Feeds
15. Tongues & Teeth
1. Sleeping Giants
2. Curses
September 30, 2025
Islington Assembly Hall
London, England, United Kingdom1. Scars
2. Safe Ship, Harbored
3. Never Love an Anchor
4. Allies or Enemies
5. Nobody
6. Higher Ground
7. Predator
8. Pretty Little Things
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. Black Hole Fantasy
11. Take Me to War
12. The Hand That Feeds
13. Sleeping Giants
14. Arcturus Beaming
15. Curses
1. Queen of Nothing
2. Tongues & Teeth
September 29, 2025
Electric Bristol
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Scars
2. Allies or Enemies
3. Bitter Medicine
4. Higher Ground
5. Metaphor
6. Queen of Nothing
7. The Garden
8. Say It
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. Black Hole Fantasy
11. Never Love an Anchor
12. Arcturus Beaming
13. Mad Dog
14. Sleeping Giants
15. Curses
16. The Hand That Feeds
17. Tongues & Teeth
September 27, 2025
O2 Academy Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom1. Scars
2. Strangler Fig
3. Metaphor
4. Arcturus Beaming
5. The Well
6. Allies or Enemies
7. Mad Dog
8. Queen of Nothing
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. How to Rest
11. Bitter Medicine
12. Black Hole Fantasy
13. Never Love an Anchor
14. Down the River
15. Curses
1. Sleeping Giants
2. Tongues & Teeth
September 26, 2025
O2 Ritz
Manchester, England, United Kingdom1. Scars
2. Down the River
3. Mad Dog
4. Allies or Enemies
5. Take Me to War
6. Pretty Little Things
7. Predator
8. Steady, Steady
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. Arcturus Beaming
11. Never Love an Anchor
12. Sleeping Giants
13. Time Will Change You
14. Black Hole Fantasy
15. Curses
1. The Hand That Feeds
2. Tongues & Teeth
September 25, 2025
Birmingham Town Hall
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. Scars
2. Arcturus Beaming
Extended Version3. Never Love an Anchor
4. Queen of Nothing
5. Ribs
6. Allies or Enemies
7. Bitter Medicine
8. Steady, Steady
9. Nobody
10. Say It
11. The Moon Will Sing
12. Take Me to War
Fan Request13. Black Hole Fantasy
14. The Garden
15. Down the River
16. Tongues & Teeth
1. Sleeping Giants
2. Curses
September 24, 2025
Islington Assembly Hall
London, England, United Kingdom1. Scars
2. Steady, Steady
3. Predator
4. Allies or Enemies
5. Metaphor
6. Black Hole Fantasy
7. The Moon Will Sing
8. How to Rest
9. Bitter Medicine
10. The Well
Fan request11. Down the River
12. Never Love an Anchor
13. Arcturus Beaming
14. Mad Dog
15. Curses
1. Sleeping Giants
2. Tongues & Teeth
August 28, 2025
Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States1. Scars
2. Steady, Steady
3. Allies or Enemies
4. Predator
5. Metaphor
6. Black Hole Fantasy
7. The Moon Will Sing
8. How to Rest
9. Down the River
10. Bitter Medicine
11. Never Love an Anchor
12. Arcturus Beaming
13. The Garden
14. The Hand That Feeds
15. Sleeping Giants
16. Curses
1. Safe Ship, Harbored
2. Tongues & Teeth
July 26, 2025
Vic Theatre
Chicago, Illinois, United States1. Scars
2. Arcturus Beaming
3. Never Love an Anchor
4. Allies or Enemies
5. Predator
6. Pretty Little Things
7. Take Me to War
8. Steady, Steady
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. The Hand That Feeds
11. Mad Dog
12. Queen of Nothing
13. Curses
14. Black Hole Fantasy
15. Tongues & Teeth
1. Bitter Medicine
2. Sleeping Giants
July 25, 2025
Saint Andrew's Hall
Detroit, Michigan, United States1. Scars
2. Steady, Steady
3. Nobody
4. Arcturus Beaming
5. Metaphor
6. Allies or Enemies
7. Bitter Medicine
8. Say It
9. The Moon Will Sing
10. Queen of Nothing
11. Never Love an Anchor
12. Down the River
13. Sleeping Giants
14. Black Hole Fantasy
15. Curses
1. The Hand That Feeds
2. Tongues & Teeth
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