Alternative quintet The Unlikely Candidates hit song “Novocaine” makes its way to Top 5 on the Alternative Radio Charts. The song is currently #4 on the Alternative Radio Chart and climbing. “Novocaine” skyrocketed in popularity since the music video was released Spring 2019. The video has over 14 million views to date and the song has over 32 million streams worldwide. On top of “Novocaine’s radio success, the track was one Vevo’s “Most Watched Alternative Video List”, featured in the season 4 trailer of HULU’s popular TV show Veronica Mars, andon Now That’s What I Call Music. The Unlikely Candidates recently announced their upcoming headline “The Novocaine Tour”, which starts on February 22nd in Waco, TX and ends on May 9th in Dallas, TX. Along the way, the band will be bringing their high energy live show to massive festivals like Firefly and Bunbury. The Unlikely Candidates have been touring non-stop in 2019 with the likes of The Score, The Goo Goo Dolls, and Mariana’s Trench, and show no signs of slowing down in 2020. THE UNLIKELY CANDIDATES TOUR DATES February 22 – Waco, TX – Common Grounds February 23 – Roswell, NM – Pecos February 24 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad February 27 – Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole February 28 – Flagstaff, AZ – Green Room February 29 – Phoenix, AZ – Pub Rock March 3 – Honolulu, HI – The Republik March 5 – San Diego, CA – Music Box March 7 – Los Angeles, CA – Moroccan Lounge March 9 – Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar & Billiards March 11 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre March 12 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep March 13 – Cheyenne, WY – Array March 14 – Ft. Collins, CO – Hodis March 16 – Reno, NV – The Saint March 17 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone March 18 – Sacramento, CA – Holy Diver March 19 – Eugene, OR – Sessions March 21 – Sun Valley, ID – Sun Valley Film March 22 – Park City, UT – Soundwell March 25 – Minneapolis, MN – Icehouse March 26 – Des Moines, IA – Woolys March 27 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown Jr. March 28 – Kansas City, MO – Riot Room March 29 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House March 30 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi Fi March 31 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall April 1 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen April 2 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bells Brewery April 3 – Columbus, OH – The Basement April 4 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom April 5 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe April 7 – Toronto, Canada – Horseshoe Tavern April 8 – Buffalo, NY – Ironworks April 9 – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theatre April 10 -Burlington, VT – Higher Ground April 11 – Montreal, Canada – L’Escogriffe Bar Spectacle April 12 – Concord, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Stage April 13 – Worcester, MA – Electric Haze April 15 – Washington D.C. – Union Stage April 17 – Thomas, WV – Purple Fidle April 18 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club April 19 – Stanhope, NJ – The Stanhope House April 21 – Amityville, NY – Revolution Bar & Music Hall April 23 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun April 24 – Boston, MA – Middle East April 25 – Salisbury, MA – Blue Ocean Music Hall April 28 – Lexington, KY – The Burl April 30 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge May 1 – Little Rock, AR – Stickyz Rock-n-Roll Chicken Shack May 2 – Tulsa, OK – Vanguard May 6 – San Antonio, TX – Sam’s Burger Joint May 7 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock May 8 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room & Garage May 9 – Dallas, TX – Granada May 13 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall May 14 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa June 5 – Cincinnati, OH – Sawyer Point Park June 7 – Cincinnati, OH – Bunbury Music Festival* June 19 – Dover, DE – Firefly Music Festival* *festival dates