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Minus the Bear is over, announce farewell tour

Posted by Loren on July 21, 2018

Minus the Bear is over, announce farewell tour
photo by Chona Kasinger

After nearly two decades as a goup, Minus the Bear has announced their breakup, followed by a final US tour and a 4-song EP in October.

This Autumn we head out on our final tour in support of our upcoming 4-song EP “Fair Enough” courtesy of Suicide Squeeze Records.

The band will release Fair Enough on Oct. 19 on Suicide Squeeze on both CD and 12" vinyl. The band originally formed in 2001.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

* = w/ Caspian
^ = w/ Tera Melos

OCTOBER
09 - Nashville, TN @ 3rd & Lindsley *
10 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *
11 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *
12 - St. Louis, MO @ Ready Room
13 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman *
14 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room *
15 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre *
17 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues *
18 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
19 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre *
20 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall *
21 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre *
23 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre *
24 - Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore *
25 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *
26 - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony *
27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory *
28 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *

NOVEMBER
27 - Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor ^
29 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues ^
30 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre ^

DECEMBER
01 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s ^
03 - Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theatre ^
04 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre ^
05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex - Grand ^
07 - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee ^
08 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House ^
09 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre ^
11 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom ^
12 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades ^
13 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre ^
14 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox ^

Minus the Bear is over, announce farewell tour
photo by Chona Kasinger

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