Twenty One Pilots Brings the Clancy Tour: Breach to Toronto - 9/20/2025

Photos and review by Zachary Coleman

Twenty One Pilots have been telling their story involving Blurryface and DEMA for the past ten years. The band celebrated the start of the story with the ten-year anniversary of their award-winning and record-breaking album, Blurryface, back in May. During the week of the record’s tenth anniversary, the band shared multiple unreleased behind-the-scenes videos, a vinyl record coffee table book with unreleased photos, and even released the official “Doubt (Demo)” on 7” vinyl (the song released on streaming services earlier this year). Yet, this is not all the band shared during that week. The band’s profile picture on social media began to close like an eye. This was reminiscent of the ending of the Blurryface era, where the band closed out their Blurryface world tour in their hometown of Columbus, Ohio, and as recap videos were released, their profile picture closed the same way until it closed permanently for a whole year, giving flashbacks to the fans who were a part of the original year-long hiatus. However, instead of the eye closing all the way, it reopened with the announcement of a new album entitled Breach, releasing September 12, 2025. 

The album announcement came just shy (away) of a year after the release of their album Clancy. Clancy was originally advertised as the ending of their adventures with characters such as Clancy, Torchbearer, Nico and the other bishops, and Blurryface. However, the final song of the album, Paladin Strait, ended on a cliffhanger, and fans were left wondering if this was truly the end of the story. Now, Twenty One Pilots have confirmed the story has officially ended with Breach. Breach debuted at number one on Billboard in the United States and Canada, which was their first number one album since Blurryface. The duo started their story with a number one album and ended it the same way. 

Along with the release of the first single off of Breach entitled “The Contract,” Twenty One Pilots announced The Clancy Tour: Breach North American Tour. The tour started just six days after the release of Breach, but this was just the tip of the iceberg. Frontman, Tyler Joseph, took to social media to address the tour and new album with transparency before the second single, “Drum Show,” was released. Tyler stated that “It will be the first time in our career we won’t know when we will tour again.” Tyler and Josh later went on a BBC interview after “Drum Show” was released, stating it is not their final tour ever and they will tour again, but for now, there is no “deadline.” Tyler also confirmed the story of DEMA will end with Breach’s third single, “City Walls.” Along with the album release, the band released a 1-million-dollar budget music video for “City Walls” to tell the end of the story they have been spending ten years telling.

The Clancy Tour: Breach started off in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is now headed to two nights in Toronto on September 20 and 21 at Budweiser Stage. Dayglow opened up the concert in true indie rock fashion. The band was able to really groove with the crowd during their 30-minute set. After Dayglow exited the stage from their dreamy opening set, a curtain fell over the stage as the tour crew got the stage ready for what was sure to be an extravagant performance by Twenty One Pilots. The band took the stage with their song “Overcompensate” and then dove into newer material from Breach with “The Contract” and “RAWFEAR.” The band then played a video of fans from outside the venue singing their song “We Don’t Believe What’s On TV.” The duo played their hits and some real deep cuts like “Polarize” and “Pet Cheetah.” 

The thing that was different about this show was that the B-Stage was in the lawn of the venue with thousands of fans. I’ve never seen a band give almost any attention to the lawn sections of amphitheaters, let alone dedicating an entire portion of their set to being with everyone in the back of the venue. The duo both ran numerous times through all sections, and Tyler commented, saying that it was more for him to be able to see as many fans as he could and that he wished he could meet everyone there. The running back and forth between stages made this tour not as polished as previous ones, but that made it more real, and in a way, it made the crowd feel even more connected to the artist. Not relying on perfection allows for vulnerability, and seeing artists in those spots show who they are. Tyler and Josh seem to almost thrive in the chaos, and I think it made the show that much more enjoyable. I truly believe this tour is an honorable send-off for the group until they return, and when they do, I believe we will all be there. 

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