Silversun Pickups announce tour dates for June and July

Silversun Pickups promised us tour dates and now they’ve delivered. On Monday (April 29), the California-founded band announced plans to embark on a United States-centric summer tour later this year. The upcoming trek will find the group performing at venues across the country throughout June and July.

The 12-stop outing begins on June 2 at Velvet Jones in Santa Barbara and concludes a month and a half later on July 20 at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville (New Jersey). There is a massive gap in the tour schedule in late-June/early-July which may mean that new shows will be added at a later time.

Following a short time off, the group will make their way to Del Mar, California in mid-September for the annual KAABOO Del Mar Festival.

Pre-sales for the upcoming excursion go live this Wednesday, May 1, at 10 a.m. local time. General ticket sales begin this Friday, May 3, at 10 a.m. local time.

The summer tour is in support of the group’s fifth studio album Widow’s Weeds. The record is due out June 7 through New Machine Recordings. The album was produced by super producers Butch Vig.

Pre-orders for Widow’s Weeds are currently available on the band’s website where they’re offering vinyls, cassettes, and even a test pressing of the record.

Widow’s Weeds is the follow-up to 2014’s Better Nature.

Silversun Pickups’ upcoming tour itinerary can be found below.

SILVERSUN PICKUPS SUMMER 2019 TOUR DATES:

June 2 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones
June 3 – Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s
June 4 – Bakersfield, CA @ 1933 Club
June 6 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Cosmopolitan
June 8 – Dana Point, CA @ Doheny State Beach
July 12 – Baldwinsville, NY @ Papermill Island
July 13 – Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
July 14 – Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Riverworks
July 16 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
July 17 – Portland, ME @ State Theater
July 19 – Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater
July 20 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Sept. 13- Sept. 15 – Del Mar, CA @ KAABOO Del Mar Festival

Silversun Pickups announce first new album in five years

After five years without a new album, the Silversun Pickups are ready to give us a new set of tunes this summer. On Thursday (April 11), the California-founded band announced the upcoming release of their fifth studio album. Titled Widow’s Weeds, the forthcoming record is due out June 7 through New Machine Recordings.

Super-producer Butch Vig produced the new album. The journey to the final product featured several obstacles including Vig’s previous tour commitment with his band Garbage, the death of keyboardist Joe Lester’s father, and frontman Brian Aubert’s drinking downward spiral fueled by his depression.

After Aubert received treatment for his condition and Vig’s scheduled cleared, it was time to hit the studio to record the new album. According to Aubert, the ten-track record has a sense of mourning to it.

“The record does have a mourning vibe, but it’s not sad. It’s change,” Aubert explains about the new record in a press statement.

“It’s growing up and moving on and letting go of things. And it’s okay to be sad about those things and mourn them. It’s actually healthy to do so and take the time to do it. At the end of the day, it’s going to be much better and much more fulfilling when you get through it.”

In conjunction with the new album’s announcement, the band unleashed its lead single “It Doesn’t Matter Why.” Listen to the new track above.

Pre-orders for Widow’s Weeds are currently available on the band’s website where they’re offering vinyls, cassettes, and even a test pressing of the record.

Widow’s Weeds is the follow-up to 2014’s Better Nature.