Death Cab for Cutie‘s new album I Built You a Tower is on the way, and they’ve given us a second preview with “Punching the Flowers.” Ben Gibbard says it’s “a song about stagnation and the feeling of being imprisoned by The Known. And about the damage done when someone ventures deeper into the unknown.” Watch the video, directed by Jason Lester, below.
I Built You a Tower is Death Cab’s first album on an independent label (ANTI-) after 20 years on Atlantic, and it arrives on June 5. Pre-order our exclusive clear purple vinyl variant, limited to 500 copies, in the BV shop.
Death Cab will be on tour throughout the summer and fall, including shows with Jay Som, Japanese Breakfast, Nation of Language, Lala Lala, and Pool Kids. See all dates below.
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE: 2026 TOUR DATES
May 29 – Denver, CO – Outside Days
July 10 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory *
July 11 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre *
July 12 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park *
July 14 – Cincinnati, OH – MegaCorp Pavilion *
July 15 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion *
July 17 – Philadelphia, PA – Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts ^
July 18 – Canandaigua, NY – CMAC ^
July 19 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre ^
July 21 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion ^
July 22 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek ^
July 24 – St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre #
July 25 – Bentonville, AR – The Momentary #
July 26 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove #
July 28 – Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater #
July 29 – Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater #
July 31 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre #
August 2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre #
August 3 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre #
August 4 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park #
August 6 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas &
August 7 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre &
August 9 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
September 6 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot
September 16 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre %
September 17 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre %
September 19 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse %
September 20 – Edinburgh, UK – Corn Exchange %
September 21 – Gateshead, UK – The Glasshouse %
September 23 – Bristol, UK – The Prospect Building %
September 25 – London, UK – Troxy %
September 26 – London, UK – Troxy %
September 29 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg %
September 30 – Brussels, Belgium – Cirque Royal %
October 1 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle %
October 3 – Paris, France – Elysée Montmartre %
November 8 – Osaka, JP – Matsushita IMP Hall
November 9 – Tokyo, JP – Toyosu Pit
November 12 – Sydney, NSW – Hordern Pavilion
November 13 – Melbourne, VIC – Margaret Court Arena
November 15 – Brisbane, QLD – Fortitude Music Hall
With Support From:
* Jay Som
^ Japanese Breakfast
# Nation of Language
& Lala Lala
% Pool Kids