The Atlanta garage punk trio the Coathangers led by guitarist Julia Kugel with Meredith Franco on bass, and Stephanie Luke on drums are starting off 2018 with a good start. The band has announced their 2018 Spring tour which kicked off this month.

The first set of shows are all part of the Burger-A-Go-Go, a touring festival that features some of the best female-fronted acts out right now including Dengue Fever, Death Valley Girls, Winter, the Flytraps. Once the festival comes to a close, the trio will go on to support Minus The Bear in April before heading out on their own at the end of May.

The all-female punk rock band came together in 2006 as ameer chance to have fun and make music.“I think all bands in their early twenties start for fun,” says guitarist/vocalist Julia Kugel regarding their early beginnings. Since that time, the trio has made six studio albums and have made a name in the punk scene. Last summer, the Coathangers released their sixth EP Parasite, 15 minutes of 5 headbanging tracks.

Tickets for The Coathangers Spring tour can be purchased via Suicide Squeeze.

.@TheCoathangers have new U.S. tour dates in May/June
Full itinerary & tickets: https://t.co/kBYCXyBt9N
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— Suicide Squeeze (@suicidesqueeze) February 27, 2018

Check out the full list of tour dates below.

02.19.18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
02.21.18 – Eugene, OR @ HiFi Music Hall
02.22.18 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
02.23.18 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s
02.24.18 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
02.26.18 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium
02.27.18 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up

03.01.18 – Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
03.02.18 – Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
03.03.18 – Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar
03.16.18 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada for Not So Fun Weekend 2018

04.20.18 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theatre*
04.21.18 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage*
04.22.18 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre*
04.24.18 – Boston, MA @ Royale NightClub*
04.25.18 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony*
04.26.18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw*
04.27.18 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza*
04.28.18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory *
04.29.18 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat*

05.01.18 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom*
05.02.18 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s*
05.03.18 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot*
05.04.18 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues*
05.05.18 – St. Louis, MO @ Ready Room*
05.30.18 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits

06.01.18 – Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
06.02.18 – Gainesville, FL @ High Dive
06.03.18 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
06.05.18 – New Orleans, LA @ Santos
06.06.18 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
06.07.18 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda
06.09.18 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
06.10.18 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
06.12.18 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
06.13.18 – Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel
06.14.18 – DeKalb, IL @ The House Cafe
06.15.18 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
06.16.18 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement
* with Minus the Bear

Photo credit: Boston Lynn Schultz