There’s a particular kind of summer evening that Death Cab for Cutie songs were built for — the light going long, the air cooling, a melody that aches without ever raising its voice. On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the band brings exactly that to CMAC in Canandaigua, one of the few upstate New York stops on the I Built You A Tower World Tour. Indie-rock heavyweight Japanese Breakfast comes along as very special guest — a pairing that tells you precisely who this night is for.
About Death Cab for Cutie
This is a band in the middle of a genuine new chapter. In January 2026, Ben Gibbard and company announced their signing to ANTI- Records — their first label change in more than two decades after a long run with Atlantic — and rolled out this summer tour to mark the move back toward their independent roots. The trek opens July 10 in Minneapolis and runs through August, threading legacy markets and amphitheaters along the way, including a two-night stand at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Death Cab formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997 and hit their commercial peak with Transatlanticism and Plans in the early 2000s, a catalog that has aged far more gracefully than most of their early-aughts peers. Japanese Breakfast — Michelle Zauner’s project — joins on this and select other dates, fresh off her own acclaimed run. Two acts who know how to fill a quiet room with feeling, sharing one stage.
The Venue: CMAC
CMAC — the Constellation Brands–Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, in full — is one of the more underrated rooms in the Finger Lakes. Its pavilion-and-lawn layout has a settled, summer-evening character that flatters a band like Death Cab: heavy on dynamics, light on spectacle, built around songs that need to land cleanly. There’s a Corona Cabana area at the top of the lawn with a private bar and the first 100 guests claiming Adirondack chairs, plus the KeyBank Headliner Lounge for those who want to upgrade. General parking off East Lake Road runs $10, with reserved VIP parking adjacent to the venue at $30.
Tickets
Tickets to Death Cab for Cutie at CMAC start at $50 and are on sale now.