The Unlikely Candidates’ track “Novocaine” tops the Alternative Radio Chart, beating out Billie Eilish for the #1 spot. “Novocaine” skyrocketed in popularity since the release of the music video, which has nearly 20 million views on YouTube. 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, and on Now That’s What I Call Music. The Unlikely Candidates recently kicked off their headline “The Novocaine Tour”, which spans over two months long and hits major markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and more. Along the way, the band will be bringing their high energy live show to massive festivals like Firefly and Bunbury. THE UNLIKELY CANDIDATES TOUR DATES 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 – Ketchum, ID – Sun Valley Film Festival March 22 – Salt Lake 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 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 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge April 22 – 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 12 – Manchester, TN – Bonaroo* June 19 – Dover, DE – Firefly Music Festival* *festival dates