{"id":25907,"date":"2025-01-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=25907"},"modified":"2025-01-12T20:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T20:20:25","slug":"pup-announce-tour-dates-with-a-brand-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=25907","title":{"rendered":"Pup announce tour dates with a brand new video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>PUP SHARE FIRST SINGLE IN TWO YEARS<br><br>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-wlrltuk-l-y\/\">PARANOID<\/a>\u201d OUT NOW<br><br>ANNOUNCE UK &amp; EU HEADLINE TOUR FOR MAY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto punk heroes PUP &#8211; comprised of\u00a0<strong>Stefan Babcock<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Nestor Chumak<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Zack Mykula<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Steve Sladkowski<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; released their fourth album,\u00a0<em>THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND<\/em>, in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pup - Paranoid (Official Video)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k11G7mmlz48?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The album earned PUP universal acclaim, countless Top 10 Billboard chart positions including #1 Heatseekers, Top New Artists Albums and Alternative New Artist Albums, and a slew of sold-out shows across the globe. They\u2019re keeping it going with an arena tour on home turf in support of Sum 41 that kicks off tomorrow night, so to celebrate they return today with a new single. The explosive, John Congleton-produced track \u201cParanoid\u201d is out now, and marks PUP\u2019s first new release in two years.\u00a0<br><br>Stefan Babcock says of the new single:\u00a0<em>\u201cMy favourite part of this song is the breakdown 1:45 in. Whenever we try and do a heavy breakdown with catchy vocals we end up sounding like the world\u2019s worst melodic hardcore band. But somehow it worked on this song. I think because it\u2019s so intense in that moment that it\u2019s actually kind of funny and a bit hard to take seriously. There\u2019s some humour in that and how it plays against what I\u2019m yelling about in a way I really like. Plus Nestor plays the melody from \u2018The Lion Sleeps Tonight\u2019 on the bass at the heaviest moment in the song which really cracks me up every time I hear it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cParanoid\u201d is accompanied by an ingenious, whipsmart music video by long-time PUP collaborator Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux, who said:\u00a0<em>\u201cWhat started out as a way to keep the bruising and heartbreaking lyrics to \u2018Paranoid\u2019 front and centre turned into a little love letter for rock band merchandise and the unsung heroes who run the merch table. Special thanks to co-director Clem Hoeney and all the real PUP fans who came out and went so hard for a hundred takes!\u201d<\/em><br><br><br>The band are also launching their MORE BAD STUFF &#8211; A PUPTHEBAND Substack. A reincarnation of the band\u2019s zine series PUPTHEZINE, this Substack will be an ongoing digital version or, as they like to call it, \u201cPUPTHEBAND\u2019S brand new digital hellscape.\u201d They will use it to post unreleased songs, discuss the writing process, play-through tracks, and to share comics, old photos, live recordings, tour stories and more. The first two posts, featuring the original 4-song EP of pre-PUP band Topanga and some Built To Spill covers by Stefan, are out now.<br><br><strong>SIGN UP FOR &#8220;MORE BAD STUFF &#8211; APUPTHEBAND SUBSTACK&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-wlrltuk-l-i\/\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/YARoFB4A.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/YARoFB4A.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/YARoFB4A.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/YARoFB4A-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/YARoFB4A-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><br><br>And to follow on from their sold-out dates with Jimmy Eat World here at the tail-end of last year, PUP also announce their return to UK and EU shores for a headline tour in May with full dates listed below.<br><br>For the EU\/UK dates, the band will take Illuminati Hotties along as their main support (all shows excluding Spain) and Goo will additionally join for the UK run.<br><br>Go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-wlrltuk-l-d\/\">www.puptheband.com<\/a>\u00a0for all on sale and ticketing information.<br><br><strong>Canada:<\/strong><br><br>10\/01\/2025 &#8211; Victoria, BC @ Save On Foods Memorial Centre<br>11\/01\/2025 &#8211; Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena<br>13\/01\/2025 &#8211; Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place<br>16\/01\/2025 &#8211; Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome<br>17\/01\/2025 &#8211; Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place<br>18\/01\/2025 &#8211; Saskatoon, SK @ Sasktel Centre<br>20\/01\/2025 &#8211; Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Place<br>23\/01\/2025 &#8211; St. Catharines, ON @ Meridian Centre<br>24\/01\/2025 &#8211; Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre<br>25\/01\/2025 &#8211; Laval, QC @ Place Bell<br>27\/01\/2025 &#8211; London, ON @ Budweiser Gardens<br>28\/01\/2025 &#8211; Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena<br>30\/01\/2025 &#8211; Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena<br><br><strong>UK and EU:<\/strong><br><br>07\/05\/2025 &#8211; Birmingham, UK @ XOYO Birmingham<br>08\/05\/2025 &#8211; Leeds, UK @ Project House<br>10\/05\/2025 &#8211; Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz<br>11\/05\/2025 &#8211; Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 (TV Studio)<br>12\/05\/2025 &#8211; Newcastle, UK @ Newcastle University<br>13\/05\/2025 &#8211; Bristol, UK @ Marble Factory<br>15\/05\/2025 &#8211; Southampton, UK @ Engine Rooms<br>16\/05\/2025 &#8211; London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town<br>18\/05\/2025 &#8211; Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg<br>20\/05\/2025 &#8211; Cologne, Germany @ Club Volta<br>21\/05\/2025 &#8211; Hamburg, Germany @ Logo<br>22\/05\/2025 &#8211; Berlin, Germany @ Hole44<br>23\/05\/2025 &#8211; Munich, Germany @ Strom<br>25\/05\/2025 &#8211; Paris, France @ Bellevilloise<br>27\/05\/2025 &#8211; Madrid, Spain @ Sala Mon<br>28\/05\/2025 &#8211; Barcelona, Spain @ Upload<br>29\/05\/2025 &#8211; Val\u00e8ncia, Spain @ Loco Club<br>30\/05\/2025 &#8211; San Sebastian, Spain @ Dabadaba\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUP SHARE FIRST SINGLE IN TWO YEARS \u201cPARANOID\u201d OUT NOW ANNOUNCE UK &amp; EU HEADLINE TOUR FOR MAY Toronto punk heroes PUP &#8211; comprised of\u00a0Stefan Babcock,\u00a0Nestor Chumak,\u00a0Zack Mykula, and\u00a0Steve Sladkowski\u00a0&#8211; released their fourth album,\u00a0THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND, in 2022. 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