New Orleans’ one and only Galactic and the legendary Soul Queen of New Orleans, GRAMMY® Award-winning singer Irma Thomas, have released their collaborative album, Audience With The Queen, today via Galactic’s own Tchuop-Zilla Records. The album marks a landmark departure from Galactic’s 10 previous studio LPs, most of which revolved around the band’s core instrumentalists – Ben Ellman (saxophones, harmonica), Robert Mercurio (bass), Stanton Moore (drums), Jeff Raines (guitar) and Rich Vogel (keyboards) – accompanied by a mix of different vocalists.

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Audience With The Queen was heralded earlier in the year with the release of the fiery first single, “Lady Liberty,” the buoyant “Where I Belong,” and most recently, the brilliant revamp of the classic Nancy Wilson original, “How Glad I Am.”

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LISTEN TO “LADY LIBERTY”

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Galactic is currently set to bring their big, bold brand of hot New Orleans funk to fans around the world, beginning with a series of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival shows, including headline dates their own historic Tipitina’s on April 26 and May 2 as well as an official Festival appearance on May 4. An array of top-billed festival performances follows throughout the summer, including Samois-sur-Seine, France’s world-famous Festival Django Reinhardt (June 28), Navarro, CA’s sold-out Redwood Ramble (July 17-20), and Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan’s legendary Fuji Rock Festival (July 27). Additional dates will be announced. For complete details and ticket availability, please see galacticfunk.com/home/tour-dates.

GALACTIC – TOUR 2025

APRIL

26 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s

MAY

2 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s

4 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival †

23-26 – Greenfield, MA – StrangeCreek Campout 2025 †

31 – Sussex, NJ – Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest †

JUNE

28 – Samois-sur-Seine, France – Festival Django Reinhardt †

JULY

3 – Boulder, CO – Pholsom Field After-Party @ Boulder Theater

10 – North Truro, MA – Payomet Performing Arts Center

11 – Lowell, MA – Lowell Summer Music Series

17-20 – Navarro, CA – Redwood Ramble † (SOLD OUT)

27 – Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival †

AUGUST

7 –  Lewes, DE – Rocking The Docks @ Lewes Ferry Grounds

10 – Rochester, NY – Hoochenanny Whiskey & Music Festival †

JANUARY 2026

20 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s ^

† FESTIVAL APPEARANCE

^ SPECIAL APPEARANCE FOR THE BIG EASY CRUISE