Indie-rock fans, it’s time to get emotional — Grandaddy is hitting the road again for the first time in more than two decades. The band just announced The Sophtware Slump 25th Anniversary Tour, and yes, they’ll be playing the entire album live. It’s been a long time coming, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most anticipated reunions of the year.
Pedro the Lion and Greg Freeman will be joining on select dates, making this an even more irresistible lineup.
Rewind to 2000
When ‘The Sophtware Slump’ first dropped in Y2K, it was like nothing else — part sci-fi folk, part digital breakdown, and completely timeless. Jason Lytle’s lonely melodies and wry observations struck a nerve with listeners navigating a world tipping into technological chaos. Fast forward 25 years, and the album feels eerily relevant all over again.
Critics called it:
- “A masterpiece” – NPR
- “An indie-rock classic” – Rolling Stone
- “A sad, quaint, low-key Y2K-era classic” – Pitchfork
- “An excavation of the splendour in our inevitable degradation” – Stereogum
From disintegrating suburbia to glitchy emotional landscapes, ‘The Sophtware Slump’ tackled themes of progress, nostalgia, loss, and resilience — all wrapped in lush, lo-fi arrangements. And now, Grandaddy is bringing it back to the stage.
What to Expect
The tour follows the band’s return to form with 2024’s well-received album ‘Blu Wav,’ which proved Grandaddy still has plenty to say — and sound incredible doing it. Over the past few years, they’ve revisited their back catalog with reissues and even reimagined the classic album with the stripped-down ‘The Sophtware Slump’….. on a wooden piano.
Now, they’re ready to bring the full experience to a city near you, with the original lineup (honoring the memory of late bassist Kevin Garcia, who passed away in 2017) and a fresh wave of momentum.
Tour Dates
Here’s where you can catch them live:
West Coast
September 11 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
September 12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
September 13 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
September 14 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s
September 16 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
September 18 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
September 20 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
Midwest and East Coast
October 8 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
October 9 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
October 10 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
October 11 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
October 13 – Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD
October 14 – Boston, MA – Royale
October 15 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
October 17 – Washington, DC – The Howard Theatre
October 18 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Pedro the Lion supports on West Coast dates. Greg Freeman joins for the Midwest and East Coast run.
Whether you’ve been riding with Grandaddy since the start or just discovered them via a late-night rabbit hole, this tour is a rare chance to see a pivotal album performed in full by the band who wrote the manual on sad-future-rock. Don’t miss it.
For more info, tickets, and updates, head to Grandaddy’s official site or follow them on all the usual platforms.
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