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Minus The Bear + the reissue

Posted by Loren on May 23, 2025

Minus The Bear + the reissue
photo by Ryan Russell

Minus the Bear, already planning a 20th anniversary tour for their album Menos El Oso, has added an upcoming vinyl reissue on 2XLP with a 24-page photo journal, coming courtest of Suicide Squeeze Records on August 22 this year.

Check out a demo version of "Hooray" from the reissue below.

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)

Minus the Bear Tour Dates:

10/04/25 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater (SOLD OUT)

10/06/25 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades (SOLD OUT)

10/07/25 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom *

10/08/25 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)

10/10/25 - Las Vegas, NV @ Best Friends Forever Festival

10/11/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco (SOLD OUT)

10/12/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco (SOLD OUT)

10/14/25 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre

10/16/25 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin (SOLD OUT)

10/17/25 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater (SOLD OUT)

10/18/25 - Austin, TX @ Emo's Austin (SOLD OUT)

10/21/25 - Orlando, FL @ The Beacham (SOLD OUT)

10/22/25 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (SOLD OUT)

10/24/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore (SOLD OUT)

10/25/25 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues *

11/04/25 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club *

11/05/25 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club (SOLD OUT)

11/07/25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel (SOLD OUT)

11/08/25 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza (SOLD OUT)

11/09/25 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *

11/11/25 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre

11/12/25 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues *

11/14/25 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre (SOLD OUT)

11/15/25 - Chicago, IL @ Metro (SOLD OUT)

11/16/25 - Chicago, IL @ Metro (SOLD OUT)

11/18/25 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

11/19/25 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater

11/21/25 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *

11/22/25 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

11/23/25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot

11/26/25 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

11/28/25 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox (SOLD OUT)

11/29/25 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox (SOLD OUT)

* = Low Tickets

Minus The Bear + the reissue
photo by Ryan Russell

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