Pup and Jeff Rosenstock are hoping the second time is the charm as they prepare to embark on the co-headlining Pup + Jeff Rosenstock Present: A Cataclysmic Rapture of Friendshipness tour. Their first time on the road together, back in 2015, was marred by broken down vans, band member injuries, stolen gear, and canceled shows. The two acts are cleaning their slate with “Get Dumber,” their new collaboration from Pup’s forthcoming album Who Will Look After the Dogs?
“I wrote ‘Get Dumber’ in Jeff’s basement. I was house sitting for him while he was on tour,” Pup’s Stefan Babcock shared in a statement. “I recorded the first demo for it on his guitar using his mics and his computer. Maybe because the ghost of Jeff was in the room with me, I always imagined our voices on this song together, so I was very happy when he agreed to sing on it.”
It only took them two takes to get it right. “We recorded the vocals together, in the same room, facing each other,” Babcock said. “What that means is, we both had to nail it at the same time because we couldn’t really cut between takes. On the first take, he forgot a line in the second verse and said ‘ahhhhhh, lyrics’ instead. I couldn’t finish the take because I was laughing too hard.” They ended up keeping it in place of the correct lyrics.
“Get Dumber” follows previous Who Will Look After the Dogs? singles “Hallways” and “Paranoid,” which will appear on the album when it arrives on May 2.
Pup and Rosenstock will head out on the road in North America on Sept. 3 with a kick-off show in Minneapolis. The tour will run through Oct. 11, when they’ll wrap up with a final show in Denver. Ekko Astral will join as support on all dates. General sale begins March 28 at 10 a.m. local time. There will also be tickets available at select box office locations as part of an affordable ticketing program.
“We are offering low-income tickets for this tour! There will be a limited amount of tickets for every show available for $20 at the venue box office,” Pup and Rosenstock shared. “We know times are shit and hope this helps some people down to the ol’ gig who wouldn’t otherwise be able to! And we must admit, we completely stole this idea from Los Campesinos! who have been doing it for a while and encouraging other bands to offer this as well, so thank you Los Campesinos! for the inspiration.”
Pup + Jeff Rosenstock Present: A Cataclysmic Rapture of Friendshipness Tour Dates
Sept. 3 — Minneapolis, MN @ Palace Theatre
Sept. 4 — Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
Sept. 5 — Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
Sept. 6 — Detroit, MI @ Russell Industrial Center
Sept. 8 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Sept. 9 — Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live!
Sept. 10 — Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
Sept. 12 — Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
Sept. 13 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Sept. 15 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
Sept. 17 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
Sept. 19 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
Sept. 20 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
Sept. 22 — Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
Sept. 24 — Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Sept. 25 — Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas
Sept. 26 — San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
Sept. 27 — Austin, TX @ Radio East
Sept. 30 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
Oct. 1 — San Diego, CA @ The Sound
Oct. 2 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
Oct. 4 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
Oct. 6 — Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Oct. 7 — Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
Oct. 9 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex
Oct. 11 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
