The Dear Hunter Announce The Road To Sunya Tour

Official Announcement | Published: Feb 26, 2026 9:37 PM EST

(CCM) The Dear Hunter are excited to announce its summer The Road To Sunya tour spanning May, July and August. The expansive U.S. run will kick off on Sunday, May 3 in Seattle, WA and visit all regions of the country in two legs, culminating in an appearance in Chicago, IL on Friday, August 14. Support on the tour will be provided by Closure in Moscow and K Sera in select markets. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 27 at Noon ET.

The band had the following to share about the upcoming tour: "We are so excited to announce our upcoming tour in support of our new record, 'Suna', with the accompaniment of our good friends in the incredible bands Closure In Moscow and K Sera. It's been far too long since we've had the opportunity to perform with you, and we need anyone and everyone who loves this band to come join us and make these nights unforgettable."

The Dear Hunter is an American progressive rock band originating in Providence, Rhode Island. It began as a side project of Casey Crescenzo when he was a member of The Receiving End of Sirens, before becoming his main band in 2006. The band's sound features a wide variety of instruments and styles.

Most of the band's albums, starting with their 2006 debut album Act I: The Lake South, the River North, are concept albums and a part of a common storyline, planned to conclude with a sixth installment. The most recent addition is 2016's Act V: Hymns with the Devil in Confessional. Additionally, they have released albums unrelated to the Acts; The Color Spectrum in 2011, Migrant in 2013, the EP All Is as All Should Be in 2017, Antimai in 2022, Migrant Returned in 2023, and the most recent release being the EP North American EP in 2025.

Moving further into the world they began shaping on Antimai, The Dear Hunter's forthcoming album, Sunya, finds the band leaning into synth textures and tightly wound grooves, pulling from jazz and funk as much as progressive rock. The scope is still ambitious, but the lens has shifted. Where Antimai spoke from the collective voice of a city, Sunya is personal. The songs follow a single perspective stepping beyond the walls for the first time, confronting both the physical wasteland left behind and the quieter realization that meaning might not come from any higher power at all. It's The Dear Hunter expanding their palette while turning inward, letting rhythm carry the story as much as spectacle ever did.

"'Sunya' is our most ambitious effort to date," the band said. "There are a lot of funky, jazz-fusion type influences that show up in these songs. But, the record still feels like The Dear Hunter. Lyrically, we explore a lot of dystopian themes, while adding a bunch of synthy layers. It's a bit of a contrast but it makes for some good music."

The Dear Hunter will be making the following appearances this summer on its The Road To Sunya tour. Dates and cities below.

MAY
03 - Seattle, WA
04 - Portland, OR
06 - San Francisco, CA
07 - Pomona, CA
08 - San Diego, CA
10 - Phoenix, AZ
12 - Dallas, TX
13 - Austin, TX
15 - Denver, CO *

JULY
28 - St. Louis, MO *
29 - Nashville, TN *
31 - Atlanta, GA *

AUGUST
01 - Carrboro, NC *
03 - Baltimore, MD *
04 - Philadelphia, PA
06 - Boston, MA
07 - New York, NY
08 - Asbury Park, NJ
10 - Allentown, PA
11 - Lakewood, OH
13 - Grand Rapids, MI
14 - Chicago, IL

Dates w/o Closure In Moscow, Main Support TBA*