The Fray have mapped out a summer run across North America, the Summer of Light Tour, kicking off May 11 in Moncton and rolling through 32 dates before closing out August 29 in Chicago. The Denver alt-rock veterans will bring Dashboard Confessional, Colony House, The Strumbellas, and Brother Elsey along on select legs.
The Montreal stop lands May 13 at MTELUS, with Brother Elsey opening. It’s part of a Canadian sweep that includes London, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, and a late-summer return to Toronto’s RBC Amphitheatre on August 26.
The tour supports A Light That Waits, the band’s first full-length album in years, arriving March 13. The record marks a proper reunion for Joe King, Ben Wysocki, and Dave Welsh, who ended a decade-long hiatus in 2024. The album’s title track dropped last week, offering the first look at what the band calls a renewed creative chapter.
“This was the first moment where the three of us were writing from scratch,” King said in a statement. “We were in Ben’s studio in Denver, just trying to discover something. All of a sudden, it was clear: this is a light that waits. But it took us being in the room, listening to ourselves and to one another, to really find the song.”
The 11-track album, produced by Jason Suwito and Ryan Linvill, follows three 2025 singles: My Heart’s a Crowded Room, Emerald, and Songs I’d Rather Not Sing. Tracks like Ice Cold Lakes, Wherever You Reach For Me, and Sea Level Drive round out the tracklist.
For a band that broke through in the mid-2000s with How to Save a Life, a Diamond-certified anthem that spent 58 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, the decision to return wasn’t simple. “We could have hung it up, and I think we all contemplated that,” Welsh admitted. “But we have more stories about life to tell.”
Tickets go on sale January 30 at 10 a.m. local time via TheFray.com, with Citi presales starting January 27 and a Seated registration presale beginning January 28. The North American leg runs through the heart of summer, hitting outdoor venues from the Greek Theatre in Berkeley to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland.
Photo Credit: Aaron Parsons
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