Pop-punk group Smoking Popes have announced that their new album, Lovely Stuff, will be released this April via Anxious And Angry. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album Born To Quit, the band will tour across the United States, playing the album in its entirety along with songs from Lovely Stuff and well-known familiar favorites.

Smoking Popes will embark on several U.S. tours this spring and summer, starting with a number of dates throughout February and March with Camp Crash and Rodeo Boys as support. In April and May, the band will have a co-headlining tour alongside Off With Their Heads, and in June, Smoking Popes will tour as support for Bayside.

Lovely Stuff is the first full-length release from Smoking Popes since their 2018 album Into the Agony.

“It took us about two years to make this record,” says frontman Josh Caterer. “We went into the studio with just two songs in the summer of 2022; then I kept writing, and we’d go back every few months and record another couple songs. It was a long process because we were doing it all piecemeal, but I think the final product has a cohesive energy. The songs all feel connected.”

Smoking Popes Tour Dates
Feb 28 — St. Louis, MO — Off Broadway
March 1 — Memphis, TN — Growlers
March 2 — Atlanta, GA — The Earl
March 4 — Pensacola, FL — Handlebar
March 5 — Gainesville, FL — Loosey’s
March 6 — Orlando, FL — Conduit
March 7 — Tampa, FL — Orpheum
March 8 — Miami, FL — Gramps

Co-headlining with Off With Their Heads
April 22 — Minneapolis, MN — Turf Club
April 23 — Madison, WI — High Noon Saloon
April 24 — Milwaukee, WI — X-Ray Arcade
April 25 — Bloomington, IL — Castle Theatre
April 26 — Champaign, IL — The Space
April 27 — Indianapolis, IN — Hi-Fi
May 14 — Covington, KY — Madison Live
May 15 — Columbus, OH — Ace Of Cups
May 16 — Pittsburgh, PA — Bottlerocket
May 17 — Philadelphia, PA — Ukie Club
May 18 — Washington, DC — Songbyrd
May 20 — Queens, NY — TV Eye
May 21 — Hamden, CT — The Space
May 22 — Somerville, MA — Arts At The Armory
May 23 — Buffalo, NY — Rec Room
May 24 — Lakewood, OH — Mahall’s
May 25 — Hamtramck, MI — The Sanctuary

Supporting Bayside
June 6 — Denver, CO — Summit
June 7 — Denver, CO — Summit
June 8 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Depot
June 9 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Depot
June 11 — Seattle, WA — The Showbox
June 12 — Seattle, WA — The Showbox
June 13 — Portland, OR — Revolution Hall
June 14 — Portland, OR — Revolution Hall
June 16 — San Francisco, CA — August Hall
June 17 — San Francisco, CA — August Hall
June 20 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues
June 21 — Las Vegas, NV — Fremont Country Club
June 22 — Las Vegas, NV — Fremont Country Club
June 24 — Phoenix, AZ — The Nile
June 25 — Phoenix, AZ — The Nile
June 27 — Austin, TX — Emo’s
June 28 — Austin, TX — Emo’s

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Photo courtesy of Howlin’ Wuelf Media.