Multi-platinum Seattle rock band Candlebox will kick off its fall 2026 “Can’t Quit You” tour Thursday, September 17, at The Pageant in St. Louis’ Delmar Loop. The show is the first of a 32-date North American run and features support from The Mountain Goats.
The trek is the band’s most extensive headline outing in years. It follows the return of founding guitarist Peter Klett after a decade away, a reunion frontman Kevin Martin has credited with restoring the group’s creative spark. More than 30 years after the quadruple-platinum self-titled debut that produced radio staples “Far Behind,” “You,” “Change,” and “Cover Me,” Candlebox is back on the road with the same grit that defined its mid-’90s rise.
Doors at The Pageant are listed for 7 p.m., with the show scheduled for 8 p.m. The venue, at 6161 Delmar Blvd., holds about 2,300 and remains one of St. Louis’ most reliable mid-size rooms for rock. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster and the venue; secondary listings have been available in a range that has started in the $50s–$60s depending on section and timing.
St. Louis gets The Mountain Goats as openers. Across the rest of the tour, support rotates among Sponge, Sweet Water, American Blonde, and The Verve Pipe, with a handful of “evening with” dates carrying no support.
Expect a set built around the catalog that put Candlebox on MTV and rock radio: the big choruses, the mid-tempo burners, and the songs that still fill rooms three decades later. Live reports from recent years put typical set length in the 80- to 90-minute range.
“Can’t Quit You” Tour Dates
- Sept. 17 — St. Louis, MO — The Pageant (with The Mountain Goats)
- Sept. 18 — Downers Grove, IL — Oktoberfest
- Sept. 19 — Florence, IN — Belterra Casino Resort (with The Mountain Goats)
- Sept. 22 — Aspen, CO — Belly Up Aspen (with Sponge)
- Sept. 23 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Depot (with Sponge)
- Sept. 25 — Seattle, WA — Paramount Theatre (with Sweet Water and Sponge)
- Sept. 26 — Umatilla, OR — Rock the Locks 2026
- Sept. 27 — Salem, OR — Elsinore Theatre (with Sponge)
- Sept. 29 — Menlo Park, CA — The Guild Theatre (with Sponge)
- Sept. 30 — Los Angeles, CA — Troubadour (with Sponge)
- Oct. 2 — San Diego, CA — The Observatory North Park (with Sponge)
- Oct. 3 — Laughlin, NV — The Edge Pavilion
- Oct. 4 — Phoenix, AZ — Marquee Theatre (with Sponge)
- Oct. 6 — Denver, CO — Gothic Theatre (with Sponge)
- Oct. 8 — Houston, TX — White Oak Music Hall (with Sponge)
- Oct. 9 — Bay St. Louis, MS — The Cypress Cove Ballroom
- Oct. 10 — Birmingham, AL — Iron City (with Sponge and American Blonde)
- Oct. 11 — Nashville, TN — Brooklyn Bowl (with Sponge and American Blonde)
- Oct. 13 — Jacksonville, FL — FIVE (with Sponge)
- Oct. 14 — Orlando, FL — The Plaza Live (with Sponge)
- Oct. 16 — Maryville, TN — The Shed (with The Verve Pipe and American Blonde)
- Oct. 17 — Columbus, OH — The Bluestone (with The Verve Pipe)
- Oct. 18 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore Detroit (with The Verve Pipe)
- Oct. 20 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring (with Sponge)
- Oct. 21 — Buffalo, NY — Electric City (with Sponge)
- Oct. 22 — Pittsburgh, PA — Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens (with Sponge)
- Oct. 24 — Cleveland, OH — House of Blues (with Sponge)
- Oct. 25 — Jim Thorpe, PA — Penn’s Peak (with Sponge)
- Oct. 26 — New York, NY — Bowery Ballroom (with Sponge)
- Oct. 28 — Boston, MA — Citizens House of Blues Boston (with Sponge)
- Oct. 29 — Huntington, NY — The Paramount (with Sponge)
- Oct. 30 — Sayreville, NJ — Starland Ballroom (with Sponge)
The tour wraps Oct. 30 at Starland Ballroom. Dates and support are subject to change; confirm times and ticket availability at The Pageant and the band’s official channels before heading out.
