Titus Andronicus reunites classic-era drummer Eric Harm for summer tour

Eric Harm’s return gives Titus Andronicus’ summer run a different kind of charge. The band is not just heading out with a new date string, but reviving the classic-era lineup that helped define its most explosive stretch, with Harm back on drums and longtime guitarist Liam Betson in the fold.

That matters for a band built on velocity. Titus Andronicus formed in Glen Rock, New Jersey, in 2005, emerged with The Airing of Grievances in 2008, then broke through with 2010’s The Monitor, the era the booking agency describes as a defining moment for the group. With Patrick Stickles still fronting the band, Harm’s return points the set toward the records that drummers and longtime fans still measure Titus against, especially the early rush of The Airing of Grievances and the widescreen stomp of The Monitor.

Ground Control Touring said 2025 marked the long-awaited return of classic-era drummer Eric Harm and noted that Betson, a 20-year veteran of the band’s orbit, is also part of the lineup. That framing turns the tour into a reunion story as much as a road schedule, with the chemistry of the rhythm section now part of the draw. For a group whose songs often hinge on how hard the beat drives the lyric, Harm’s presence changes the feel before a single downbeat lands.

The band has also built enough history for this to read like a victory lap. Ground Control Touring says Titus Andronicus has played more than 1,200 live concerts across a dozen countries and all 48 continental U.S. states. That kind of mileage gives the reunion a different weight: this is not a nostalgia act reaching for an old trick, but a road-tested band revisiting the material that made its name.

The first announced stop is June 13, 2026, at The Salt Shed in Chicago, where The Hold Steady, Built to Spill, and Bully are listed on the bill. The venue listing shows the show is all ages and priced at $79.50. Tickets go on sale April 16 through the band’s official site, and the first public glimpse of the run suggests the drums will be front and center in the story Titus Andronicus tells this summer.