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In celebration of the 20 Year Anniversary of their landmark album Pink, Japanese legends Boris have announced a North American tour in October + November 2025.

Since their humble beginnings, Boris have fused catchy heavy rock with expansive, experimental soundscapes— two seemingly opposing forces brought into harmony on a single sonic plane.  With Pink as a pivotal point, Boris would go on to further evolve and deepen their own definition of “heavy” by releasing an immense body of work while continually expanding the scope of their creative endeavors. Even now, they remain unswayed by convention, honing a singular aesthetic that defies predictability.

This upcoming tour marks the 20th anniversary of Pink and will be performed by the three-piece lineup from that era.  Centered around tracks from Pink, the tour will feature the very setlist that once boldly repainted the map of heavy rock with its vivid sonic colors.

Boris comment:

"'Do You Remember Pink Days?'

For those who experienced that era in real time—and for those encountering it live for the first time—this question will echo across personal timelines, bridging past and future alike.

With a diverse array of guest acts appearing at shows across the U.S., this tour promises to be far more than a simple anniversary celebration. It offers a powerful, immersive glimpse into both the future and multifaceted nature of heavy rock itself."

 TOUR DATES:

Oct. 23  Solana Beach, CA — Belly Up #
Oct. 24  Phoenix, AZ — Crescent Ballroom #
Oct. 25  Tucson, AZ — La Rosa #
Oct. 27  San Antonio, TX — Paper Tiger $
Oct. 28  Austin, TX — Mohawk $
Oct. 30  Atlanta, GA — Masquerade $
Oct. 31  Saxapahaw, NC — Haw River Ballroom $
Nov. 01  Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore $
Nov. 02  Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer $
Nov. 04  Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Steel %
Nov. 05  Boston, MA — Paradise Rock Club %
Nov. 06  Montreal, QC — Le National %
Nov. 07  Toronto, ON — Phoenix Concert Theatre %
Nov. 08  Detroit, MI — St. Andrew's Hall ^
Nov. 09  Chicago, IL —  Metro ^
Nov. 11  Minneapolis, MN — Fine Line ^
Nov. 13  Englewood, CO — Gothic Theatre &
Nov. 14  Salt Lake City, UT — Urban Lounge &
Nov. 16  Portland, OR — Revolution Hall &
Nov. 17  Seattle, WA — The Crocodile &
Nov. 20  San Francisco, CA — Great American Music Hall
Nov. 21  San Jose, CA — The Ritz
Nov. 22  Los Angeles, CA — Belasco ~

# with Suppression
$ with Agriculture
% with Uniform
^ with Bongzilla
& with Cloakroom
+ with special guests
~ with Lack of Interest

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Legendary amplifier-worshipping trio Boris have announced the release of their twenty-third studio album, Dear, which is due out July 14th on Sargent House. Dear marks the band’s 25th year of existence and while the 10-track album is chockfull of early-Boris calling cards, the avant-garde mavens aren’t learning on old tricks, describing the album as “heavenly—far beyond heavy.”  Today, Boris have premiered the album’s first single and magnificent new music video “Absolutego” via NPR’s All Songs Considered who said it “cleaves the Earth in two.”

Though Boris have traversed a broad swath of sonic territories, they have always been consistently embraced the excess, pushing their myriad of approaches and stylistic forays to points of intoxicating absurdity. Eventually the band reached a crossroads in the early years of their third decade together, leaving them wondering if there were any new horizons left to explore. The renewed vitality yielded an album that fortifies their monolithic wall of sound while also allowing the individual band members to explore the nuances and intricacies of minimalist riffs played at maximum volume.

Songwriting for Dear initially yielded three albums’ worth of material by the end of 2015, but as the band was slated to spend a large chunk of 2016 on their “Performing Pink” worldwide tour, they decided to hold off on releasing any new material. The tour further rekindled their passion for the craft, spurring the band to return home to crank out even more new material while scaling down three records’ worth of sonic deluge down to one.

From the glacial pacing and earthquaking rumble of the album opener to the smoldering rock ’n roll-infused “Absolutego”, Boris have managed to find wildly thrilling work in the familiar trenches of metal. Never ones to shy away from a challenge, the trio carves even experiments with fuzz fueled dream pop.  “At the very first moment, this album began as some kind of potential farewell note of Boris,” the band said. “However, it became a sincere letter to fans and listeners… you know, like ‘Dear so-and-so, this is the new album from Boris’ or something like that. We feel so grateful we can release this album in our 25th anniversary year.”

Dear will be released to the world on July 14, 2017 on CD, 2xLP, and digital formats and is available for pre-order HERE.

TRACKLISTING:

1. D.O.W.N. (Domination Of Waiting Noise)
2. DEADSONG
3. Absolutego
4. Beyond
5. Kagero
6. Biotope
7. The Power
8. Memento Mori
9. Distopia Vanishing Point
10. Dear

Check out the video for "Absolutego" over HERE.
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