Fake Names Announce Punk Ruins and Their First European Tour, With Four German Shows
Fake Names, the punk and hardcore supergroup, have a new album and a European tour. Their third record, Punk Ruins, came out on 23 October 2026 via Epitaph Records. The band was recorded at Electrical Audio in Chicago and the album contains 12 tracks, including the singles Until It's Normal and another one that is listed under slightly different titles on different pages.
The line-up reads like a scene history lesson: Brian Baker (guitar, formerly Minor Threat and Bad Religion), Michael Hampton (guitar), Dennis Lyxzen of Refused on vocals, Johnny Temple on bass and Mario Rubalcaba on drums as the newest member.
The four German shows are:
- Cologne, Club Volta: 29 January 2027
- Munich, Backstage: 30 January 2027
- Hamburg, Knust: 5 February 2027
- Berlin, Lido: 6 February 2027
Ticket presale started on 2 September 2026 at 10:00, with tickets listed on the band's site, fakenamesofficial.com/tour. Prices were not published in the sources we checked.
VISIONS describes this run as the band's first European tour, so it is a rare chance to see these musicians together on a stage.