Band's largest-ever Canada-USA tour — 15 cities in 35 days. The route includes cities with the largest Ukrainian communities. Start 8 September 2026.
Druha Rika announced on 18 January 2026 the band's largest-ever North American tour with 15 concerts in 35 days from 8 September to 12 October 2026. The route covers cities with the largest Ukrainian diasporas: 1) Canada — Toronto (Massey Hall, 8 September), Winnipeg (Burton Cummings Theatre, 12 September), Edmonton (Jubilee Auditorium, 16 September), Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal; 2) USA — Chicago (House of Blues, 22 September), New York (Beacon Theatre, 26 September), Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Detroit, Cleveland, Los Angeles, San Francisco. The tour programme includes 18 songs over 2 hours 15 minutes: 12 hits from Druha Rika's 30-year history (8 from the 2000s, 4 from the 2014+ block); 4 new songs from the new album 'Letters from the West' (see separate news); 2 special tracks from local Ukrainian diaspora poets arranged by the band (different in different cities — Tirenko in Toronto, Kulish in Chicago, ...). Besides concerts, in each of 15 cities Druha Rika will visit the Ukrainian cultural centre for a free 60-minute 'meet-talk' with the local community. Each concert will also be live-streamed on the Druha Rika YouTube channel for those who cannot physically attend. Tour partners — Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) and Ukrainian Congress of America (UCCA). Expected total audience — up to 60 thousand spectators over 15 performances.
