LaMP, photo by Andrew Blackstein

LaMP have announced the addition of seven fall dates to their 2025 tour itinerary, marking the trio’s first West Coast run. The new shows, running from Oct. 9-18, fall between a previously announced series of East Coast shows and a double-header in Denver, and will show the group performing their sophomore album One of Us, which arrived in March via Royal Potato Family, as well as selections from their 2020 debut.

After performing their first-ever West Coast engagement at Quincy, Calif.’s High Sierra Music Festival, where they led a Playshop titled LaMP’s Groove Lab featuring special guests like Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman and Scott Pemberton, the trio will return to the Golden State with an Oct. 9 engagement at Petaluma, Calif.’s Mystic Theater. From there, the group will work through stops in Berkeley and Felton, Calif. on Oct. 10 and 11 before moving up the coast to Oregon for shows in Bend, Portland and Eugene from Oct. 13-17. An Oct. 18 staging at Seattle’s Hidden Hall will wrap the new leg and send the band off to their tour-closing shows at Cervantes’ Other Side in Denver on Oct. 20 and 21.

LaMP are the instrumental supergroup of drummer Russ Lawton, guitarist Scott Metzger and keyboardist Ray Paczkowski. The trio formed in 2018, with JRAD’s Metzger joining the established chemistry of Lawton and Paczkowski, who had earned acclaim both as Soule Monde and members of the Trey Anastasio Band. Improvisation is integral to the group’s shapeshifting sound, with each player adding their unique signature to the collective style on and offstage. Their close communication has only deepened since 2020’s LaMP and continues to flourish on the genre-bending tracks of their latest project.

“The biggest difference is that LaMP is our baby,” Lawton shared in a recent Relix feature, comparing the trio to his prior work. “It’s a partnership between the three of us. We bring in all our ideas and turn them into songs.”

“We’re like one mind, rhythmically,” Paczkowski said of his longstanding relationship with Lawton. “I often know where he’s headed and can make musical choices accordingly—in the moment, on the spot.”

“I think it suits my personality well,” Metzger said of joining an existing project. “I like it when there’s a foundation that’s already set, musically, and I don’t have to be in control. Then I can come in and add something to it as opposed to building it up from nothing. Both things are great, but I really enjoy coming in and being the new guy.”

The artist pre-sale for LaMP’s new tour dates is open now. A general on-sale will follow at 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday, July 16. For tickets and more information, visit ilikelamp.com. 

LaMP 2025 Tour Dates:
7/24 – Check, VA – FloydFest​
7/25 – Check, VA – FloydFest​
7/26 – Johnstown, PA – Flood City Music Festival
8/29 – Manteno, IL – Shoe Fest
8/30 – Marshfield, MA – Levitate Backyard
8/31 – Lake George, NY – Adirondack Independence Music Festival
9/17 – Asheville, NC – Third Room
9/18 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
9/19- Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall
9/20 – Annapolis, MD – Annapolis Baygrass Festival 
​10/9 – Petaluma, CA – Mystic Theatre
10/10 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
10/11 – Felton, CA – Felton Music Hall
10/13 – Bend, OR – Volcanic Pub Theater
10/16 – Portland, OR – Polaris
10/17 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
10/18 – Seattle, WA – Hidden Hall​
10/20 – Denver, CO – Cervantes’ Other Side
10/21 – Denver, CO – Cervantes’ Other Side