[Cover photo left to right: Suzi Gardner, Janis Tanaka, Donita Sparks, Dee Plakas, photo credit to William Howard]
Feminist rockers L7 are kicking off the first leg of their final world tour, dubbed The Last Hurrah Tour, today on October 6, 2026 in San Diego. They have been bringing fans to their feet for over four decades by blending a Punk ethos, heavy Grunge elements, melody, socio-political anthems, and humor.
Before tragically passing away earlier this year, Jennifer Finch gave the band her blessing to carry on with the planned tour and welcome back L7’s bass player from 1999-2001, Janis Tanaka, to replace her.
The band has just unleashed their new single featuring Tanaka, “Loma Linda.” Pulled from the archives, the demo was originally recorded in 2003 with bassist Janis Tanaka, and the band completed music and lyrics very recently. As an “expression of love and gratitude for Jennifer, Janis and their badass fans”, the band is offering the new song as a free download on the band’s website for the first week. After that it’ll be available across all streaming platforms.
Donita Sparks shares:
This new single marks the return of Janis Tanaka being back in L7 on bass after the sadness of losing Jennifer Finch a couple of months ago.
I was searching the band’s archives and came across this unfinished track from when Janis was in the band. It still sounded rather fresh and very L7 so we recorded new vocals with new lyrics and some other additional tracks and cranked it out in a couple of days ahead of this upcoming tour.
Gotta warn ya, we dig it and hope you do too.
North American Tour Dates – Tickets
^ = w/ Vial supporting
* = w/ NOBRO supporting
10/6: San Diego, CA @ Casbah ^ (SOLD OUT)
10/7: San Diego, CA @ Casbah ^ (SOLD OUT)
10/9: Phoenix, AZ @ Walter Studio ^
10/10: Tucson, AZ @ La Rosa ^
10/12: Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin ^
10/13: Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge & Music Hall ^
10/14: Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston ^
10/16: Nashville, TN @ Cannery Hall ^
10/17: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade ^
10/19: Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre ^
10/21: Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre ^
10/22: Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl ^
10/23: Harrisburg, PA @ XL Live ^
10/24: New York, NY @ Knockdown Center ^
10/26: Boston, MA @ The Wilbur ^
10/27: Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron ^
10/29: Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall ^
10/30: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Big Room ^
10/31: Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall ^
11/1: Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre *
11/3: Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
11/4: Kansas City, MO @ Warehouse on Broadway *
11/6: Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall *
11/7: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
11/8: Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall *
11/10: Seattle WA @ The Showbox *
11/11: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre *
11/13: San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom *
11/14: Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *
