If you’ve been tracking the heavy music underground over the past couple years, you already know Castle Rat isn’t just a band—they’re a full-blown sword and sorcery phenomenon.

Now the NYC theatrical powerhouses are ready to take the continent on their own terms.

This Fall Castle Rat will head out on the Summon The Beast Tour, their biggest headline run in North America to date. This is a 20-city crusade through some of their most iconic venues ever, including LA’s majestic Belasco and a massive hometown hero celebration at New York’s Webster Hall. Every single night is an absolute onslaught of heavy riffs, with Unto Others and Wrath Knight joining them on this devastating bill as special guests.

For those unfamiliar with the concept, a Castle Rat show is not a concert, but an interactive, lore-based battleground. Now imagine Black Sabbath riffing raw, and Frank Frazetta’s high-fantasy artwork colliding with choreographed blade-to-steel battle scenes on stage. It’s a live experience that solidified their name after their 2024 debut Into The Realm and late 2025’s sophomore success The Bestiary—the critically lauded masterpiece produced by Randall Dunn (Sunn O))), Björk) that took the music world by the throat.

For fans who crave swords & sorcery; stoner & doom; battle-babes & beasts; Frazette & Sabbath, Castle Rat, for the first time ever, will offer their fans a VIP Experience on the Summon The Beast Tour. This VIP pass will include a live sound check with the band featuring two songs, a meet & greet with signing (two-item limit), an exclusive VIP merch gift, early access to the merch booth, as well as a photo opportunity with the Rat Reaperess.

Tickets go on-sale on Friday at 10 am locally – see below to find a show near you, and your tickets on Friday HERE. And to get a taste of what to expect, check out the band’s recent KEXP session HERE. 

Tour Dates:

Sep 23 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage

Sep 25 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre

Sep 26 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade

Sep 28 – Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Bomb Factory

Sep 30 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater

Oct 1 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco

Oct 3 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre

Oct 6 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater

Oct 7 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox Market

Oct 9 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory

Oct 10 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club

Oct 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand

Oct 12 – Denver, CO – The Ogden Theatre

Oct 14 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater

Oct 15 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall

Oct 16 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre

Oct 17 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House

Oct 19 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield

Oct 20 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium

Oct 21 – New York, NY – Webster Hall