Key Takeaways
- Finn Wolfhard’s The Common Side Effects Tour is his largest North American headline run to date. It spans July 17 through October 20, 2026, and supports his sophomore album Fire From The Hip.
- The tour covers the Northeast, Midwest, South, West Coast, and Pacific Northwest. He plays clubs, theaters, and major festivals including Lollapalooza, Osheaga, and Austin City Limits.
- Upcoming October 2026 headline dates include Scoot Inn in Austin, The Underground in Charlotte, Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix, The Castro Theatre in San Francisco, and Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.
- The October 8 show at The Basement East in Nashville is sold out. Other fall dates still have primary tickets available.
- OnesToWatch Live provides first-party ticket links for remaining headline dates on the fall leg.
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Direct Ticket Links for October 2026 Shows
Use these OnesToWatch Live links to go straight to official ticketing pages for the remaining October headline dates.
Note: The Nashville date at The Basement East on October 8 is sold out and appears here for reference only.
- October 2, 2026 — Scoot Inn — Austin, TX
- October 7, 2026 — The Underground — Charlotte, NC
- October 8, 2026 — The Basement East — Nashville, TN (w/ Malcy) — SOLD OUT
- October 12, 2026 — Crescent Ballroom — Phoenix, AZ
- October 14, 2026 — The Castro Theatre — San Francisco, CA
- October 20, 2026 — Commodore Ballroom — Vancouver, BC
Full Tour Structure and Timeline
The Common Side Effects Tour runs in two headline legs with a summer festival stretch in between. The first leg covers July 17–28 across the East Coast and Midwest with Sleeper’s Bell as support. The second leg resumes in October across the South, West Coast, and Pacific Northwest with Malcy as support. The full routing was announced May 5, 2026. As of September 27, 2026, all July 2026 dates (July 17–31) and the August 1 Osheaga Festival appearance have already taken place. Those shows appear in the Past Shows section. Upcoming dates begin October 2, 2026 and focus on the fall headline run.
Upcoming Shows — October 2026 (Leg 2 — Malcy)
The October leg combines headline club and theater dates with two Austin City Limits festival weekends.
- October 2 — Scoot Inn — Austin, TX — An ACL Nights headline show the evening before the festival weekend opens, with no listed support act.
- October 3 — Austin City Limits Music Festival (Weekend 1) — Austin, TX — Finn Wolfhard plays the American Express Stage on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 2:45–3:30 PM in Zilker Park. The slot has no support act, while Malcy joins him separately at an ACL Fest Nights club show.
- October 6, 2026 — Variety Playhouse — Atlanta, GA (with Malcy) — A mid-capacity Little Five Points room that fits his current touring level.
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- October 7 — The Underground — Charlotte, NC (w/ Malcy) — The Underground is a 750-capacity Live Nation room at 820 Hamilton Street in Charlotte, adjacent to The Fillmore Charlotte within the AvidXchange Music Factory complex. It ranks among the more intimate stops on the fall run.
- October 8, 2026 — The Basement East — Nashville, TN (w/ Malcy) — SOLD OUT — The venue ticketing page confirms a sold-out status. Original tickets started at $74.43, while resale listings now begin around $126.
- October 10, 2026 — Austin City Limits Music Festival (Weekend 2) — Austin, TX — Finn Wolfhard appears on the Saturday lineup alongside Lorde, Bleachers, Arcy Drive, Balu Brigada, and Presley Regier.
- October 12 — Crescent Ballroom — Phoenix, AZ (w/ Malcy) — A well-regarded mid-size downtown Phoenix venue.
- October 13 — The Fonda Theatre — Los Angeles, CA (w/ Malcy) — The Hollywood stop is the largest-capacity headline room on the fall leg.
- October 14 — The Castro Theatre — San Francisco, CA (w/ Malcy) — A historic San Francisco landmark and one of the tour’s most distinctive rooms.
- October 16 — Hawthorne Theatre — Portland, OR (w/ Malcy) — Venue and promoter listings show two consecutive Hawthorne Theatre nights on October 16 and 17, 2026, both with Malcy, although the official tour page does not list these specific dates.
- October 17, 2026 — Hawthorne Theatre — Portland, OR (w/ Malcy) — Second Portland night and the only back-to-back headline stand on the tour.
- October 18 — The Showbox — Seattle, WA (w/ Malcy) — A Pacific Northwest institution known for hosting emerging artists at this stage of their touring careers.
- October 20 — Commodore Ballroom — Vancouver, BC — The Vancouver date is a 19+ event, and support acts are not yet confirmed.
Note: One aggregator lists a September 26 show at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin. Finn Wolfhard’s official site, BroadwayWorld’s May 5, 2026 report, and NewSidequest’s ACL Nights listing place his Austin activity at Scoot Inn on October 2, 2026 and at ACL Music Festival during the October 2–4 and October 9–11 weekends. Toursetlist.com independently cites a September 26 Moody Theater date. The October dates serve as the most reliable reference points for Austin.
Past Shows
The following dates had already occurred as of September 27, 2026.
May 2026 — Warm-Up
- May 20 — Thalia Hall — Chicago, IL — Finn Wolfhard opened for Twin Peaks at Thalia Hall, previewing material from Fire From the Hip ahead of his 2026 North American headline tour, announced May 5, 2026.
July 2026 — Leg 1 (Sleeper’s Bell)
- July 17 — 9:30 Club — Washington, DC (w/ Sleeper’s Bell) — The sold-out tour opener featured a 55-minute main set followed by an encore, with Wolfhard’s band The Slaps backing him.
- July 18 — Union Transfer — Philadelphia, PA — Setlist.fm’s gig timeline places this date between the July 17 9:30 Club show and the July 21 Webster Hall show, with Sleeper’s Bell opening.
- July 21 — Webster Hall — New York, NY (w/ Sleeper’s Bell) — A New York stop at one of the city’s most storied mid-capacity rooms.
- July 22 — Royale / The Sinclair — Cambridge/Boston, MA (w/ Sleeper’s Bell) — The Boston show at Royale on July 22, 2026 ran 1 hour and 15 minutes and featured a 17-song set spanning both albums plus two covers.
- July 24 — The Opera House — Toronto, ON (w/ Sleeper’s Bell) — Canadian filmmakers Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol appeared at the pre-show meet-and-greet, with McCarrol in costume as Finn Wolfhard.
- July 25 — Saint Andrew’s Hall — Detroit, MI (w/ Sleeper’s Bell) — NYLON’s photo diary “On Tour With Finn Wolfhard” includes images captioned “Detroit 7/25/26,” confirming the date.
- July 28 — Hi-Fi Annex — Indianapolis, IN (w/ Sleeper’s Bell) — Final headline date of the Sleeper’s Bell-supported leg before the festival run.
- July 31 — Lollapalooza — Chicago, IL — One of Wolfhard’s solo festival debuts, performed with a six-piece backing band rather than a support act.
August 2026 — Festival
- August 1 — Osheaga Music and Arts Festival — Montreal, QC — Second festival debut of the summer, again with a backing band instead of a separate opener.
October 2026 — Leg 2 Past Dates
- October 1 — Trees — Dallas, TX (w/ Malcy) — First headline date of the fall leg, reopening the tour after summer festivals.
Patterns, Themes, and Touring Takeaways
- Deliberate Venue Scaling — The routing focuses on 500–1,500 capacity rooms such as the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., Webster Hall’s Grand Ballroom in New York City, and The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. This scale reflects a strategy of mid-sized clubs and theaters rather than arenas. Within weeks of the May 8, 2026 general onsale, several dates saw secondary-market get-in prices hit all-time lows, including $32 for Detroit on July 13, 2026 and $16 for Vancouver on July 14, 2026. The combination suggests a careful step up in room size while demand continues to build.
- Festival Strategy — Lollapalooza, Osheaga, and two ACL weekends mark Wolfhard’s solo festival debuts. Bracketing the ACL slots with headline shows in Austin and across the South increases regional reach while keeping his name visible beyond the festival grounds.
- Support-Act Split — Sleeper’s Bell covers the July 17–28 East Coast and Midwest dates, while Malcy joins the October 1–20 fall leg across the South, West Coast, and Pacific Northwest. The two acts perform on separate dates, which gives each a clear regional role within the tour.
- Emerging-Artist Lens — Wolfhard’s debut album Happy Birthday preceded Fire From The Hip, and The Common Side Effects Tour is his first run headlining rooms up to roughly 1,500 capacity, after earlier club-only tours. The move mirrors the growth pattern of artists that OnesToWatch follows from early discovery to sustained touring. For more artists on similar paths, see OnesToWatch’s 2026 Top 30 Artists To Watch.
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Practical Reader Guidance
- Focus on High-Demand and Low-Inventory Dates — Nashville has already sold out, and other markets have moved quickly. Soon after onsale, SeatData flagged Washington DC (July 17), Philadelphia (July 18), New York (July 21), Cambridge (July 22), and Toronto (July 24) as low-demand events, while Detroit (July 25) showed no activity. Given this mixed picture, fans who want specific cities on the fall leg should secure tickets before remaining inventory tightens.
- Compare VIP and Standard Tickets — The VIP Merch Package includes one GA ticket, a VIP-exclusive merch pack, venue first entry, and priority merch shopping access. The package excludes a meet-and-greet or artist interaction. VIP options appear on most headline dates, though availability for ACL festival slots and the October 2 Scoot Inn show remains unconfirmed.
- Confirm Age Restrictions — The October 20 Vancouver show at Commodore Ballroom is a 19+ event. Check individual venue policies before purchasing tickets, especially for underage attendees.
- Plan Around Typical Set Length — The DC opener ran about 55 minutes for the main set, with a three-to-four-song encore bringing the total to roughly 73–75 minutes. The Boston show clocked in at 1 hour and 15 minutes. Build travel and transit plans around a 70–75 minute headline performance.
- Use Official Ticket Links — The OnesToWatch ticket links in this article route directly to primary ticketing pages for each date. This approach helps fans avoid unverified third-party resellers and unexpected markups.
FAQ
What Album Is Finn Wolfhard Touring In Support Of?
The Common Side Effects Tour supports Fire From The Hip, Wolfhard’s sophomore solo album. The record follows his 2025 debut Happy Birthday and includes 12 tracks. The tour name comes from “Common Side Effects,” the album’s second track. On the July 2026 dates, the main set drew almost entirely from Fire From The Hip (all but “Trails”), with “Objection!” from Happy Birthday as the lone older original. Encores leaned on “Choose the latter,” “Crown,” “Trailers after dark,” and occasional covers such as Tom Petty’s “You Don’t Know How It Feels” and Artful Dodger’s “Wayside.”
Who Are the Support Acts on The Common Side Effects Tour?
The tour uses a two-support structure split by leg. Sleeper’s Bell, a folk-rock duo, opened the July headline dates from July 17 through July 28. Malcy supports the October headline dates from October 1 through October 20. Neither act appears on Wolfhard’s festival-stage slots at Lollapalooza, Osheaga, or Austin City Limits, though Malcy does open an ACL Fest Nights club show at Scoot Inn on October 2.
Is the Nashville Show Sold Out?
The October 8 show at The Basement East in Nashville is sold out. The venue’s ticketing page lists the date as sold out, and resale tickets have appeared. The VIP Merch Package for this show does not include a meet-and-greet. Face-value tickets are no longer available through primary channels, though secondary-market options remain at marked-up prices.
What Does the VIP Package Include?
The Common Side Effects Tour VIP Package includes one general admission ticket, one VIP-exclusive merch pack, venue first entry, and priority merch shopping access. The package does not include a meet-and-greet or documented artist interaction. VIP packages are available on most headline dates, while availability for the two ACL Music Festival slots and the October 2 Scoot Inn show in Austin has not been confirmed. Fans receive VIP instructions by email no later than three days before the show.
How Long Is a Finn Wolfhard Concert?
Based on documented July shows, the main set runs about 55 minutes. A three-to-four-song encore brings the total to roughly 1 hour and 13 minutes on average. The Boston show on July 22 was logged at 1 hour and 15 minutes. The 2026 sets draw primarily from Fire From The Hip, played nearly front to back, with Happy Birthday favorites and occasional covers saved for the encore. Sleeper’s Bell and Malcy each perform opening sets before Wolfhard takes the stage on their respective legs.
Where Can I Find Reliable Ticket Links for The Common Side Effects Tour?
OnesToWatch carries first-party ticket links for upcoming fall headline dates, including Austin (October 2), Charlotte (October 7), Nashville (October 8, sold out), Phoenix (October 12), San Francisco (October 14), and Vancouver (October 20). The OnesToWatch links in this article route directly to official ticketing pages. Wolfhard’s official site at finnwolfhardmusic.com also lists remaining dates and primary links.
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