'90s Alternative Rock Band Announces 2026 World Tour With Special Guests
Fans of 1990s alternative rock are getting a major concert event this fall.
Live has announced a 2026 Latin American tour featuring special guests 4 Non Blondes and Soul Asylum.
The band shared the news on Instagram, writing: "We are excited to announce our return to Latin America this September with Special Guests @4nonblondes and @soulasylumofficial!!"
The tour kicks off Sept. 9 in São Paulo, Brazil, before making stops throughout South America, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The announcement continues a busy stretch for Live, which has remained active on the road in recent years under the leadership of vocalist Ed Kowalczyk.
Formed in Pennsylvania during the late 1980s, Live became one of the defining alternative rock bands of the 1990s thanks to a string of multi-platinum albums and radio staples.
The group's breakthrough came with 1994's Throwing Copper, which produced enduring hits including "Lightning Crashes," "I Alone" and "Selling the Drama."
"Even though I was sitting there with an acoustic guitar, I knew once the band got hold of ['I Alone'] they would make the sound as big as the idea," Kowalczyk told Songwriting Magazine. "That was a really exciting time for me as a writer because I had this incredible arsenal of a band that was really finding its way."
Those songs helped establish Live as one of the biggest rock acts of the decade, blending spiritual themes, arena-sized hooks and Kowalczyk's powerful vocals.
"We met in kindergarten, I think," Kowalczyk told Rolling Stone of his bandmate and Live co-founder, Chad Taylor. "I mean, Chad and I learned how to play guitar together. I remember sitting there with chord charts and opening up guitar magazines and saying, 'Hey, Chad, check this chord out.' And then he'd show me something he came across. We literally learned to play music together, from zero. So we have this incredibly long history. And to be able to re-experience that now [...] has been really incredible."
The addition of 4 Non Blondes and Soul Asylum adds even more nostalgia to the lineup.
4 Non Blondes remains best known for its iconic hit "What's Up?" while Soul Asylum scored major success during the same era with "Runaway Train" and "Misery." Together, the three bands represent some of the most recognizable voices of 1990s alternative rock.
For fans across Latin America, the tour offers a rare opportunity to see multiple era-defining acts share the same stage.
More than three decades after Live first emerged, the band's latest tour announcement proves that demand for '90s alternative rock remains as strong as ever.
Live 2026 Tour Dates
- Sept. 9 - São Paulo, Brazil - Vibra São Paulo
- Sept. 11 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Araújo Vianna Auditorium
- Sept. 13 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Caupolicán
- Sept. 15 - Buenos Aires (Comuna 15), Argentina - C Art Media
- Sept. 17 - San Miguel, Peru - Costa 21
- Sept. 19 - Mexico City, Mexico - Velódromo Olímpico
- Sept. 22 - San Juan, Puerto Rico
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This story was originally published June 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM.