Toronto-based punks PUP are well known for one-upping themselves. Nearly every live performance they put on is sweatier, rowdier and somehow more chaotic than the last, and the same can be said for their music videos. Teaming up with their longtime director Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux, PUP continuously shock and surprise fans with next-level concepts and visual effects.
Today, PUP release their latest for “Old Wounds,” a totally immersive, choose your adventure style video. Across an unbelievable number of intersecting videos, the four members challenge you, their new tour manager, to get them back to their hotel room safely after a sold out show. There are 28 different ways to die, 16 aliens, 10 beers, 5 Eastern Conference NBA playoff team references, and only 4 ways for Stefan, Steve, Nestor and Zack to survive the night.
“This video is one of the craziest things we’ve done as a band,” laughs singer/guitarist Stefan Babcock. “I’m so proud of this thing, and am absolutely convinced that Jeremy is a total savant.”
Fans who have gotten to know the four members of PUP over the years will pick up all the subtle nuances that the band and Jeremy included in the video.
“We actually each wrote our own individual storylines,” Babcock continues. “From Steve’s sports obsession to Zack’s weirdo sci-fi brain soup, and Nestor’s unnatural love of pizza to me going off the deep end in the wilderness… this video is pure PUP.”
Fresh off of a whirlwind run at some of North America’s biggest festivals including Lollapalooza, Boston Calling, Shaky Knees, Osheaga, and more, PUP will be making a stop at High & Low Festival in Southern California next month alongside Brand New and Death Cab For Cutie. The band will then wrap up the year by supporting post-hardcore legends Thursday for select dates in addition to a few more headlining shows along the West Coast.
All tickets are on sale now: www.puptheband.com
August 26 — Portland, OR — Project Pabst
September 9 — San Bernardino, CA — High and Low Festival
September 10 — San Francisco, CA — Bottom of the Hill SOLD OUT
September 11 — Oakland, CA — Starline Social Club
September 13 — Seattle, WA — Neumos
September 14 — Bellingham, WA — Wild Buffalo
September 15 — Vancouver, Canada — Westward Fest
September 16 — Eugene, OR — Wow Hall
September 17 — Sacramento, CA —Harlow’s
September 27 — Windsor, Canada — The Rondo
September 29 — Davenport, IA — Village Theatre
September 30 — Lincoln, NE — Lincoln Calling
October 1 — Lawrence, KS — Granada Theater
October 3 — Palatine, IL — Durty Nellie’s
November 25 — Cleveland, OH — Snowed In
with Thursday:
December 27 — Baltimore, MD — Rams Head Live
December 28 — Huntington, NY — The Paramount
December 29 — Worcester, MA — The Palladium
December 30 — Sayreville, NJ — Starland Ballroom
with The Menzingers and Cayetana:
January 28 — Dublin, Ireland — Whelans
January 29 — Belfast, UK — Limelight
January 31 — Bristol, UK — SWX
February 1 — Glasgow, UK — SWG3
February 2 — Manchester, UK — O2 The Ritz
February 3 — London, UK — O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
February 5 — Antwerp, Belgium — Trix
February 6 — Frankfurt Am Main, Germany — Batschkapp
February 7 — Karlsruhe, Germany — Stadtmitte
February 8 — Zurich, Switzerland — Dynamo Werk 21
February 9 — Bologna, Italy — Locomotiv Club
February 10 — Munich, Germany — Backstage Halle
February 11 — Wien, Austria — Flex
February 13 — Budapest, Hungary — Durer Kert
February 14 — Leipzig, Germany — Conne Island
February 15 — Nuremberg, Germany — Hirsch
February 16 — Hannover, Germany — Faust
February 17 — Hamburg, Germany — Knust
February 18 — Amsterdam, Netherlands — Melkweg
