Ministry are throwing it back to their synth-pop era with a new album of re-recorded tracks and a Spring 2025 North American tour.
The trek will see frontman Al Jourgensen and company performing songs from the early Ministry albums With Sympathy and Twitch, similar to their set at the Cruel World festival last May. The tunes feature the band’s initial synth-pop/goth sound that preceded the industrial metal that would define the band’s legacy.
The run includes a stacked rotating support lineup of era-specific contemporaries Nitzer Ebb and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult on select dates, and Die Krupps opening all shows. The tour kicks off April 29th in Phoenix and runs through June 5th in Las Vegas.
A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates begins Wednesday (February 12th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code DUET. General ticket sales start Friday (February 14th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.
In addition to the tour, Ministry announced an album of 12 re-recorded early-era songs titled The Squirrely Years Revisited, out March 28th. Some of the notable inclusions are “Everyday Is Halloween,” “Work for Love,” “I’m Not An Effigy,” and “I’ll Do Anything For You,” with new music videos coming soon for certain tracks.
“Since I hated my early stuff for decades, I decided to take ownership of it and do it right,” Jourgensen said of the project via a press release.
The Squirrely Years Revisited is not to be confused with Ministry’s previously announced final album, which sees Jourgensen and Paul Barker reunited in the studio. Per Ministry’s latest press release, that LP is now due out in 2026.
Pre-order The Squirrely Years Revisited via Cleopatra Records. Below you can see the full list of tour dates and the album art/tracklist.
Ministry’s 2025 Tour Dates:
04/29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren *
04/30 – Albuquerque, NM @ Revel *
05/02 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s *
05/03 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues *
05/04 – Dallas, TX @ Factory *
05/06 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern *
05/08 – Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
05/09 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera *
05/10 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral *
05/12 – Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage *
05/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall +
05/14 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner +
05/16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount +
05/17 – Montreal, QC @ MTelus +
05/18 – Toronto, ON @ History +
05/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Palace +
05/21 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre +
05/23 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall +
05/24 – Calgary, AB @ Palace Theatre +
05/26 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore +
05/28 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo +
05/29 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Live Casino +
05/31 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom +
06/01 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Union +
06/03 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield +
06/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium +
06/05 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues +
* = w/ Nitzer Ebb and Die Krupps
+ = w/ My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult and Die Krupps
The Squirrely Years Revisited Artwork:
The Squirrely Years Revisited Tracklist:
01. Work For Love
02. Here We Go
03. All Day
04. Everyday Is Halloween
05. Revenge
06. I’m Not An Effigy
07. I’m Falling
08. Same Old Madness
09. I’ll Do Anything For You
10. Just Like You [CD ONLY]
11. We Believe [CD ONLY]
12. Over The Shoulder [CD ONLY]