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Tiny Desk Contest On The Road tour

NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest is heading back on the road! Join us this summer as we travel to 10 cities for a one-of-a-kind concert. New this year, each stop will feature a different surprise Tiny Desk alum headliner, plus 2025 Contest winner Ruby Ibarra and an up-and-coming artist from each city.

Tour Stops

June 11: Los Angeles with KCRW, LAist, KVCR | TICKETS
June 13: Petaluma with KQED, KALW, NorCal | SOLD OUT
June 16: Portland | with OPB TICKETS
June 23: Chicago with WBEZ | SOLD OUT
June 25: Nashville with WNXP | TICKETS
June 27: Austin with KUTX | SOLD OUT
June 29: Denver with KUVO | SOLD OUT
July 15: Philadelphia with WXPN |TICKETS
July 17: New York with WNYC | TICKETS
July 19: Washington, D.C. with WAMU | TICKETS

 

Capital One is proud to be the presenting sponsor of NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest. 

Meet The Openers

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Tish Hyman

Los Angeles, Calif.

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Petaluma, Calif.

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Portland, Ore.

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Chicago, Ill.

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Nashville, Tenn.

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Denver, Colo.

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De Tierra Caliente

Philadelphia, Penn.

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Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Washington, D.C.

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Tiny Desk Contest

And the winner of the 2025 Tiny Desk Contest is...

May 13, 2025 • NPR Music's Robin Hilton announces the name of this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner. Every year since 2015, a different unsigned musician or band has benefited from the exposure that NPR Music provides.
Read more on the contest blog

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