Swervedriver have officially announced a 2026 North American tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of their classic debut album Raise.
The influential shoegaze and alternative rock band will perform the 1991 album in full during every show, along with what the group described as a “load of extra nuggets from the back catalogue.”
Anniversary Tour Covers East Coast and West Coast
The anniversary run is split into two sections across North America.
The first leg takes place during August with stops throughout the East Coast and Midwest, including:
Toronto
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Washington, DC
A second West Coast leg is scheduled for December and includes performances in:
San Diego
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
The special shows will focus heavily on Raise, one of the most respected albums from the early shoegaze movement.
Originally released in September 1991, Raise became one of the defining records of the shoegaze era and helped establish Swervedriver as one of the genre’s most respected bands.
The album blended swirling guitars, melodic hooks, and driving rock energy that separated the band from many of their contemporaries at the time.
Over the years, both Raise and its 1993 follow-up Mezcal Head have continued receiving praise from critics and longtime fans, especially within alternative rock and shoegaze circles.
The anniversary tour gives fans a rare opportunity to hear the full album performed live front-to-back more than three decades after its original release.
The newly announced anniversary dates continue a growing trend of classic alternative and shoegaze bands revisiting landmark albums with full live performances for longtime fans and newer listeners discovering the records decades later.
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