Djo Shares New Single "Potion," New Album 'The Crux' Out This Friday!
Sold-Out North American Tour Starts Thursday
Playing Glastonbury, Coachella, Lollapalooza, EU Dates with Noah Kahan & More
Performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! April 14th
Djo – the musical project of actor / producer / songwriter Joe Keery known for his work in blockbuster projects as Stranger Things and Fargo – will release his highly anticipated new album The Crux this Friday, April 4th. Before the album drops, he shares one final preview of the record with “Potion.” Showcasing a different side of the record than “Basic Being Basic” and “Delete Ya,” “Potion” finds Djo in Laurel Canyon. “’Potion’ is like your favorite pair of blue jeans,” says Keery. “I’d been working on Travis picking when I wrote this song, so it’s kind of like if Harry Nilsson and Lindsey Buckingham had a baby.” Keery performed the majority of the songs on the entire record himself, but on this acoustic and falsetto-led track he is particularly front and center, tackling vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, drums, percussion and Mellotron. Listen to “Potion” now HERE.
Djo had a massive 2024 with the viral hit “End of Beginning,” Spotify’s #6 most streamed song of the entire year, and 2025 is shaping up to be even bigger. He recently performed “Basic Being Basic” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he was also the couch guest, and will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on April 14th. His massive world tour kicks off this Thursday with a fully sold-out North American run, and includes his festival debuts at both Coachella and Glastonbury, as well as a return to Chicago for Lollapalooza, and more. He will also play a few shows in EU/UK alongside Noah Kahan.
Djo has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to providing critical relief and long-term recovery support for individuals, families, and communities impacted by the devastating LA wildfires via the PLUS1 LA Fires Fund – remaining tickets can be found HERE.
The Crux will be released this Friday, April 4th on AWAL – fans can pre-order now at djomusic.com
Djo: Back On You Tour Dates
*All North American, UK and EU tour dates w/ Post Animal
April 03 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall **SOLD OUT
April 04 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall **SOLD OUT
April 05 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall **SOLD OUT
April 07 - Vancouver, BC - PNE Forum *LOW TICKET WARNING
April 08 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre **SOLD OUT
April 10 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater **SOLD OUT
April 11 - Indio, CA - Coachella
April 15 - Pomona, CA - Fox Theater Pomona **SOLD OUT
April 16 - Del Mar, CA - The Sound at Del Mar **SOLD OUT
April 18 - Indio, CA - Coachella
April 19 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren **SOLD OUT
April 21 - Salt Lake City, UT - Rockwell at the Complex **SOLD OUT
April 23 - Denver, CO - The Mission Ballroom **SOLD OUT
April 25 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee **SOLD OUT
April 26 - Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre **SOLD OUT
April 28 - Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple Theatre **SOLD OUT
April 29 - Toronto, ON - History **SOLD OUT
May 01 - Washington, DC - The Anthem **SOLD OUT
May 02 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner **SOLD OUT
May 03 - Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall **SOLD OUT
May 05 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel **SOLD OUT
May 06 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel **SOLD OUT
May 07 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel **SOLD OUT
June 01 - Dublin, Ireland - 3Olympia **SOLD OUT
June 02 - Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy **SOLD OUT
June 03 - Manchester, UK - O2 Victoria Warehouse **SOLD OUT
June 05 - London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town **SOLD OUT
June 06 - London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town **SOLD OUT
June 07 - London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town **SOLD OUT
June 10 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Poolen **LOW TICKET WARNING
June 11 - Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene **LOW TICKET WARNING
June 13 - Stockholm, Sweden - Annexet **LOW TICKET WARNING
June 15 - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands - Best Kept Secret Festival
June 16 - Cologne, Germany - E-Werk ***SOLD OUT
June 17 - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys **SOLD OUT
June 18 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja **LOW TICKET WARNING
June 20 - Scheebel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
June 21 - Tuttlingen, Germany - Southside Festival
June 23 - Paris, France - Élysée Montmartre **SOLD OUT
June 24 - Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso **SOLD OUT
June 25 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso **SOLD OUT
June 27 - Cardiff, Wales - Blackweir Fields (w/ Noah Kahan)
June 29 - Pilton, UK - Glastonbury Festival
July 01 - Dublin, IE - Marlay Park (w/ Noah Kahan)
August 01 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza Festival
September 29 - Bridgeport, CT - Soundside Music Festival
(Album artwork | download front & back)
Tracklisting:
Lonesome Is A State of Mind
Basic Being Basic
Link
Potion
Delete Ya
Egg
Fly
Charlie’s Garden
Gap Tooth Smile
Golden Line
Back On You
Crux
More on Djo & The Crux:
The Crux was co-produced by Keery and his long-time collaborator Adam Thein. It's an album of impeccable craftsmanship. Unlike Keery’s previous albums - bedroom recordings centered around synths - The Crux spotlights lush guitars and instrumentation reminiscent of late 60’s and 70’s pop. It's an album full of loss and yearning, but also one full of wit and gratitude. The album was written all over the world in a particularly fertile period for Keery - where he was grappling with the transience of his other job, being untethered and away from his friends and family. But to make the album he settled into the legendary Electric Lady Studios in his adopted home of New York City. The Crux not only showcases his ambitious scope, but also his skills as a deft multi-instrumentalist and songwriter (all songs were written by Keery or in collaboration with Adam Thein).
What begins as a meditation on the dissolution of a relationship winds its way back to self-resilience, and a celebration and recognition of the importance of nurturing community. These themes are reflected in both his lyrics and in the collaborative spirit of the music, with contributions from his family and lifelong friends lending the album a warm energy mirroring the bonds at the record’s core. Although the songs are rich with specificity, the album plays like a movie soundtrack, where the listener can easily align with a character, situation, or emotion. And this is, in part, how Keery frames the album’s concept through its art - a collaboration with Neil Krug - as a hotel where all of its guests are transient, and at a spiritual or emotional crossroads.
Djo had a massive 2024 with his song “End of Beginning” taking off worldwide, where after climbing to #1 on the Global Spotify chart it was the #6 most streamed song in the world in 2024 with 1.5 BILLION streams and over 60 BILLION TikTok views. The song landed on official single charts in 41 countries, also racking up multiple Platinum & Gold records in 17 territories. “End of Beginning” peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, went top 10 at Alternative Radio and #12 at Top 40. Listen to the song HERE.
Though most widely known for his acting roles, Keery has long been an interdisciplinary power-house, and began making music as a teenager. He later joined the psych-rock band Post Animal while in Chicago. In 2019 he released his first album, Twenty Twenty under the moniker Djo. In 2022, his remarkable sophomore album DECIDE was released via AWAL to critical acclaim, performances at major U.S. festivals like Lollapalooza, unparalleled global success on DSPs, and recognition at the BRIT Awards, Billboard Music Awards and iHeartRadio Music Awards
Photo Credit: CJ Harvey
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