The Hidden in Pieces Tour was a concert tour by the American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Staged to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary, the concert comprised acoustic renditions of select songs from their discography, backed by string and piano sections. The tour exclusively visited theatres in North America and England.
Development After a long hiatus from recording, Yeah Yeah Yeahs returned with their fifth album Cool It Down, released in 2022 and netting a critical resurgence for the band. To promote the record, Yeah Yeah Yeahs played a small set of shows in June, July, and October 2022, and toured internationally from May to August 2023, their first tour in ten years.
They celebrated 25 years of the band's existence in 2025, and announced the Hidden in Pieces Tour in March of that year. With the tour, they aimed to "showcase the band's catalog reimagined in a captivating new light, performing in intimate theater settings across both North America and the UK." The tour ran from June to July 2025, visiting theatres in North America and England.
Reception The Hidden in Pieces Tour was critically acclaimed, with reviewers praising the vulnerability displayed through the softer renditions of the band's discography. Todd Inoue of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "A great YYY song has the power to propel you to the top of the world. These new versions make you feel like you're floating in an alternate universe, a zoom-out that allows for even deeper examination and introspection." Writing for The Times, Mark Beaumont observed that "Stars burst, heavens shook, spontaneous standing ovations broke out and New York indie sleaze's greatest party band became something several spheres above." Chicago Sun-Times's Selena Fragassi remarked, "For a band 25 years into their craft and plucked from New York's rough-on-the-edges, turn-of-the-century indie rock scene, seeing Yeah Yeah Yeahs so soft in their approach was refreshingly unexpected but also the true hallmark of artists not afraid of reinvention."
Of the choice to perform acoustic renditions, Julyssa Lopez from Rolling Stone called it "a bare-naked revelation of the intimacy and emotion that has always been there." In a review for Forbes, David Chiu believed "The alchemy among the three band members remained intact after a quarter of a century together: O with her commanding voice and dazzling stage presence; Zinner’s buzzing, angular guitar sound; and Chase’s propulsive and explosive drumming were all in full force Wednesday night."
Tour dates + List of 2025 concertsDateCityCountryVenueJune 16, 2025ManchesterEnglandO2 ApolloJune 18, 2025LondonRoyal Albert HallJune 19, 2025June 30, 2025Mexico CityMexicoTeatro MetropólitanJuly 1, 2025July 9, 2025Los AngelesUnited StatesOrpheum TheatreJuly 10, 2025July 11, 2025July 14, 2025San FranciscoLouise M. Davies Symphony HallJuly 15, 2025July 18, 2025NashvilleRyman AuditoriumJuly 19, 2025July 22, 2025ChicagoChicago TheatreJuly 23, 2025July 29, 2025New York CityBeacon TheatreJuly 30, 2025
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