Hot on the heels of their new album release Lonesome High, JUNO Award-winning Canadian alternative-rock duo Dear Rouge is excited to announce their 2025 Lonesome High Canadian tour. Kicking off on January 31st in the duo’s home province of British Columbia, the tour will also make stops across the country including shows in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario.
The artist presale for the tour will begin via Ticketmaster on Thursday, October 17th at 10:00 am local time through 10:00 pm local time, with the general on-sale following on Friday, October 18th at 10:00 am local time.
“Our new album Lonesome High was built to be played on stage,” said Drew McTaggart of Dear Rouge. “There is so much raw human energy on the record and we can’t wait to share that in a live context. It will be so fun to be able to play all these new songs mixed with the old ones.”
The tour follows the duo’s recent album, Lonesome High (Pheromone Recordings /Cadence Music Group), produced by Gus van Go (The Beaches, Metric, Sam Roberts Band). The 11-track collection of songs sweeps listeners away into a realm of rock music that embodies the band’s longtime mantra of grit and gloss. In every note, timeless struggles and triumphs are echoed through powerful vocals, captivating guitar riffs and vulnerable lyrics. The album includes their #1 Alternative Radio hit “Goon”, and fan favourites “Garbage” and “Cutting Teeth”, which is currently rising on the Alternative Radio charts after cracking the Top 20 in its first week.
Dear Rouge is composed of Danielle and Drew McTaggart, who are partners both in life and in music. Formed in 2012, the duo burst onto the music scene with the release of their debut album Black To Gold (2015), followed by the release of PHASES (2018) and Spirit(2022). Since starting out, they have solidified their position as one of Canada’s leading musical acts, earning nine Top 10 singles, five Top 5 singles and three #1 singles. They have also accumulated an impressive 28 million career streams.
The duo’s exceptional talent has been previously recognized with a prestigious JUNO Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year (2016), marking a significant milestone in their musical journey. Additionally, Dear Rouge won Group Of The Year at the 2022 CMW Jim Beam Indie Awards and has been nominated for several other awards, including the Western Canadian Music Awards, CBC Bucky Awards and CASBY Awards.
Dear Rouge has cemented their reputation as a dynamic live act, having previously shared the stage with prominent names such as Vance Joy, Arkells, Metric, Lights, Our Lady Peace and Phantogram. They have also captivated the stage at Ottawa Bluesfest, Osheaga Festival, Calgary Stampede, and most recently performed to over 56k fans at the 2024 Burnaby Canada Day festivities – their largest crowd to date! The duo are also looking forward to performing at the Vancouver CFL Grey Cup, headlining the Payworks Entertainment Stage as part of their Best Of B.C. night on November 15th.
For more information on Dear Rouge, please visit www.dearrouge.com.
