MINUS THE BEAR
REVEAL SUPPORT ACTS FOR
MENOS EL OSO TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
DELUXE 2XLP VINYL REISSUE
OUT AUGUST 22 ON SUICIDE SQUEEZE RECORDS
“…crisp, calculated, and linear.” – Alternative Press
“…a near-perfect album that found Minus the Bear operating at the absolute top of their game.” – Brooklyn Vegan
“The intricately woven guitars and propulsive beats that anchor Menos el Oso aren’t just “math rock” exercises, they’re a vital mode of expression, tracing the modern worry that the individual is being slowly absorbed by religion, government, corporations, or something more sinister.” – AV Club
Last month, Minus the Bear exclusively announced with Billboard the twentieth anniversary deluxe reissue of their seminal 2005 album Menos el Oso, due August 22, 2025 via Suicide Squeeze Records. The band will be hitting the road to perform the album in full this autumn, and today have revealed the supporting acts for the run of shows, including Speedy Ortiz in New York City and Los Angeles, The Messthetics in Washington, D.C., Slow Mass in Chicago, The Casket Lottery in Lawrence, KS, From Indian Lakes in Denver and Salt Lake City and others. Full list of dates below and remaining tickets available for purchase here. The band, while speaking on the artists supporting them on this momentous occasion, say “We’re so excited to have our friends—new and old—joining us as openers across the U.S. These shows are going to be special.”
Minus the Bear Tour Dates:
10/04/25 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater w/ Kennebec (SOLD OUT)
10/06/25 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades w/ The New Trust (SOLD OUT)
10/07/25 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom w/ Velvet Teen *
10/08/25 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park w/ Soft Palms (SOLD OUT)
10/10/25 – Las Vegas, NV @ Best Friends Forever Festival
10/11/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco w/ Speedy Ortiz (SOLD OUT)
10/12/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco w/ Disheveled Cuss (SOLD OUT)
10/14/25 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre w/ From Indian Lakes
10/16/25 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin w/ Holy Wave (SOLD OUT)
10/17/25 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater w/ Girl In A Coma (SOLD OUT)
10/18/25 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin w/ Bayonne (SOLD OUT)
10/19/25 – New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theater w/ Bayonne
10/21/25 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham w/ Bayonne (SOLD OUT)
10/22/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade w/ Bayonne (SOLD OUT)
10/24/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore w/ Slow Mass (SOLD OUT)
10/25/25 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues w/ Slow Mass *
11/04/25 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club w/ Evil *
11/05/25 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club w/ The Messthetics (SOLD OUT)
11/07/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel w/ Speedy Ortiz (SOLD OUT)
11/08/25 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza w/ Speedy Ortiz (SOLD OUT)
11/09/25 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza w/ Wild Arrows *
11/11/25 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre w/ Gladie
11/12/25 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues w/ Into It. Over It. *
11/14/25 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre w/ Into It. Over It. (SOLD OUT)
11/15/25 – Chicago, IL @ Metro w/ Into It. Over It. (SOLD OUT)
11/16/25 – Chicago, IL @ Metro w/ Slow Mass (SOLD OUT)
11/18/25 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue w/ Into It. Over It.
11/19/25 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater w/ The Casket Lottery
11/21/25 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre w/ From Indian Lakes *
11/22/25 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre w/ From Indian Lakes
11/23/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot w/ From Indian Lakes
11/26/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox w/ Suzzalo
11/28/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox w/ Pastel Faces (SOLD OUT)
11/29/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox w/ Constant Lovers (SOLD OUT)
* = Low Tickets
The 2xLP release will include a remastered version of the original album on one 12”, 5 unreleased original demos and an etching by bassist Cory Murchy on the flip side of the other, including the demo version of “Hooray,” available to stream now for the first time. Listen here. The reissue also includes Los Archivos Del Oso, a 24-page archive photo journal from the band’s personal collection. Sign up for the band’s newsletter here to receive a sneak preview of selections from the zine.
Speaking on the reissue announcement, vocalist Jake Snider says “…Oso is a band and fan favorite! We came into our sound on this record. Excited people get to hear these demos for the first time! Revisiting demos and hearing the evolution of some of these tracks puts me right back in our early 2000s practice space. And now we’re literally back in that same practice space for rehearsals. It’s wild!”
Guitarist David Knudson says “We toured so much for Menos el Oso — all these songs and riffs are stuck in my muscle memory like core childhood memories. The fingers and feet instinctively know where to tap and stomp at just the right time to make the notes and melodies leap out of my guitar. We were trying to push the envelope back in 2005 on this one — incorporating glitchy guitar samples, hip hop breakbeats and more electronic elements to the sound we had established on Highly Refined Pirates. Proud to say that 20 years later it still sounds fresh and I’m grateful people keep coming back to it as one of their favorites!”
Menos el Oso 20th Anniversary Track Listing:
01.) The Game Needed Me
02.) Memphis & 53rd
03.) Drilling
04.) The Fix
05.) El Torrente
06.) Pachuca Sunrise
07.) Michio’s Death Drive
08.) Hooray
09.) Fulfill the Dream
10.) The Pig War
11.) This Ain’t a Surfin’ Movie
12.) Hooray (Demo)
13.) Drilling (Demo)
14.) The Pig War (Demo)
15.) Michio’s Death Drive (Demo)
16.) I’m Totally Not Down With Rob’s Alien (Demo)
