Photo by Vanessa Hein
In the video for their new single “If This Tour Doesn’t Kill You, I Will” (watch below), Toronto punks PUP act out a shocking scenario of their life on the road. Having toured all over the world since the release of their self-titled debut in 2013, it’s a perspective they know all too well, and one that heavily influenced the themes on their forthcoming album The Dream Is Over, out May 27, 2016 through SideOneDummy Records.
Physical and digital pre-orders for the album are available now at puptheband.com.
Named for the first thing doctors told singer/guitarist Stefan Babcock after a recent examination of his damaged vocal chords, The Dream Is Over finds PUP as confident and as in tune with each other as they have ever been. It’s a conscious act of rebellious defiance that turns this crazy dream of theirs back on its head. If anything, The Dream Is Over is visible, visceral proof that the dream is, in fact, very much alive.
The Dream Is Over Track Listing:
1. If This Tour Doesn’t Kill You, I Will
2. DVP
3. Doubts
4. Sleep In The Heat
5. The Coast
6. Old Wounds
7. My Life Is Over And I Couldn’t Be Happier
8. Can’t Win
9. Familiar Patterns
10. Pine Point
Kicking off on June 1, PUP will embark on a headlining tour throughout North America in support of The Dream Is Over, bringing along their SideOneDummy labelmates Rozwell Kid and friends Charly Bliss and PKEW PKEW PKEW for the ride.
All tickets are on sale now.
Tour Dates:
Sunday April 17 – Amsterdam – The Sugar Factory #
Monday April 18 – Hamburg – Nochtspeicher #
Tuesday April 19 – Berlin – Cassiopeia #
Wednesday April 20 – Cologne – Blue Shell #
Friday April 22 – Brighton – Green Door Store # *SOLD OUT*
Saturday April 23 – Norwich – Owl Sanctuary # *SOLD OUT*
Sunday April 24 – Huddersfield – The Parish # *SOLD OUT*
Tuesday April 26 – Glasgow – Stereo # *SOLD OUT*
Wednesday April 27 – Liverpool – Studio 2 # *SOLD OUT*
Thursday April 28 – Derby – The Venue # *SOLD OUT*
Friday April 29 – London – The Lexington *SOLD OUT*
Thursday May 26 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
Wednesday June 1 – Pontiac, MI – The Pike Room at Crofoot ~
Thursday June 2 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean ~ *SOLD OUT*
Friday June 3 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry ~
Monday June 6 – Seattle, WA – The Vera Project ~
Tuesday June 7 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge ~
Thursday June 9 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop ~
Friday June 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo ~
Saturday June 11 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar ~
Tuesday June 14 – Austin, TX – The Sidewinder ^
Wednesday June 15 – Dallas, TX – Three Links ^
Friday June 17 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory) ^
Saturday June 18 – Nashville, TN – The High Watt ^
Tuesday June 21 – Washington, DC – DC9 ^
Wednesday June 22 – Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA ^ *SOLD OUT*
Thursday June 23 – Allston, MA – Great Scott ^
Saturday June 25 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg ^
Thursday September 8-11 – Newport, UK – Bestival
# with Modern Baseball
~ with Rozwell Kid, Charly Bliss
^ with Rozwell Kid, PKEW PKEW PKEW
