Keanu Reeves' Dogstar Announces Summer 2024 North American Tour

Yara Sameh

Keanu Reeves will be hitting the road with Dogstar, the SoCal indie rock band he began playing with in the Nineties and early 2000s.

During a brief but bright run in the noughts and early 2000s, Dogstar captured a lot of international interest, much of it due to Reeves’ participation.

Starting with the release of their 1996 four-track EP "Quattro Formaggi", the trio hit their straps, toured the world, nabbed a spot at Glastonbury Festival, opened for David Bowie, and warmed up for Bon Jovi on a lap of Australia. A date in Japan in 2002 would be their last before the band members went their separate ways.

The Hollywood star went back on bass, alongside guitarist/vocalist Bret Domrose and drummer Robert Mailhouse in 2020 and released a new album, "Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees", last year. Now, they’re embarking on what they’ve dubbed to be the Summer Vacation Tour.

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“We are having the best time out here on the road interacting with fans at these shows, we wanted to keep it going!” the band said in a statement. “For this next U.S. run starting in August, we will be planning to try out some new songs as well. Hope to see you out there!”.

The band, which also features guitarist-vocalist Bret Domrose and drummer Rob Mailhouse, released videos for “Everything Turns Around” and “Breach.” They also performed “Blonde” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

The band played its first concert after a more than two-decade gap a little over a year ago. “The way this record came together was nothing short of magical for us,” the group said at the time of the album’s release.

“The fun, the passion, and the friendship shines through on these recordings and hopefully the variety of emotions will connect and resonate with everyone the way they do for us.”

Dogstar tour dates:

Aug. 8 – Indianapolis, IN @ Indiana State Fair

Aug. 9 – Charles Town, WV @ Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races

Aug. 11 – Lexington, KY @ Lexington Opera House

Aug. 13 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz

Aug. 14 – Richmond, VA @ The National

Aug. 16 – Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Resort Casino

Aug. 17 – Bethlehem, PA @ The Wind Creek Event Center

Aug. 18 – Waterloo, NY @ Del Lago Resort & Casino

Aug. 20 – Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live At 20 Monroe

Aug. 22 – Windsor, Canada @ Caesar’s Windsor

Aug. 23 – Hammond, IN @ Horseshoe Hammond Casino