The Ike Reilly Assassination
Schedule
Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
The Bur Oak | Madison, WI
Doors 7PM / Show 8PM$20ADV / $25DOS
Ike Reilly is a punk-poet-troubadour and the leader of the ferocious musical outfit The Ike Reilly Assassination. The former doorman and gravedigger hailing from the seemingly idyllic town of Libertyville, Illinois is the host of Ike Reilly’s Lies & Apologies on Sirius XM Radio and he’s is the subject of the award-winning documentary Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night. The film, from Executive Producer Tom Morello, chronicles the songs, career and proverbial life of Reilly. Like the subject matter of his music-the film deals with booze, drugs, religion, family, financial calamity and culls over 30 years of footage to reveal a complicated and formidable artist in his pursuit of both greatness and authenticity. The film is both profound and personal.
Since his 2001 major label debut, Salesmen and Racists, Reilly has been creating rebellious punk/folk/country/blues-influenced rock ’n’ roll records that are both poetic and cinematic. He’s written songs for and collaborated with artists like Johnny Hickman and David Lowery of the band Cracker, Shooter Jennings and Tom Morello. Critical praise for his work has been plentiful. David Carr of the New York Times said, ”Ike Reilly is a kind of natural resource mined from the bedrock of music, all the values that make Rock important to people-storytelling, melody, rage, laughter are part and parcel of every Ike Reilly show I’ve ever seen.” The Washington Post called The Ike Reilly Assassination one of the best live bands in America and author Stephen King recently said “Ike Reilly is the Rock God not enough people have heard of.” The Ike Reilly Assassination heads out on their Lies & Apolgies Tour this Febuary and they have recently completed a new album to be released in the lat spring of 2026.
FILM TRAILER
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WGN TV COVER STORY
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CBS COVER STORY
Where is it happening?
The Bur Oak, 2262 Winnebago St, Madison, WI 53704-5321, United States
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