Minus the Bear are reuniting to headline Finest Associates Without end Pageant, a three-day music pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, the place they are going to carry out their 2005 album, Menos el Oso, in full. The Seattle math-rock band had damaged up in 2018 after feeling sated from a 17-year run. With six full-length albums and various EPs, Minus the Bear cultivated a loyal fanbase who turned to them for his or her distinct fashion of finger-tapping guitar work and inventive use of pedals and electronics. The pageant has not but specified which of its three days—October 10, 11, and 12—the band will headline.
Moreover, Minus the Bear have additionally signed a brand new supervisor, Jordyn Reese of Do Higher for Artists, to assist steer their return. “Imaginative and prescient, enthusiasm and drive are a very powerful qualities you could find in a supervisor and Jordyn has been gifted all three in spades,” stated guitarist Dave Knudson. “Whereas working collectively on my first solo LP, I discovered her love of music and technique intoxicating. Having a protracted historical past with Minus the Bear, she appeared like the proper option to deliver concepts and power and to our reunion.”
In a 2018 interview with Stereogum, after asserting their disbandment, Minus the Bear elaborated on their resolution to name it quits on the time, citing an uptick in life occasions, spending time with their households, going through differing inventive attitudes, and indulging the potential for new paths. “We need to maintain the band’s legacy intact and exit whereas we’re nonetheless doing properly,” singer-guitarist Jake Snider stated.
Rounding out the 2025 lineup at Finest Associates Without end are Jawbreaker, Rilo Kiley, Texas Is the Purpose, Pedro the Lion, Superchunk, Wednesday, Tigers Jaw, Rival Colleges, and Fairly Ladies Make Graves, amongst different artists. Particular highlights embody Mineral’s farewell present, Cursive taking part in Domestica and The Ugly Organ, Bear vs. Shark taking part in Terrorhawk, and a newly reunited Snowing, the cult-favorite Midwest emo band from Philadelphia.
Finest Associates Without end Pageant takes place on the Downtown Las Vegas Occasions Middle throughout three days and options two levels. Tickets for the all-ages pageant are at present on sale. The inaugural version of the pageant in 2024 was headlined by Sunny Day Actual Property, Cap’n Jazz, and—after Vivid Eyes needed to drop out—the Blood Brothers.
