Watch Minus The Bear return at surprise ‘Menos El Oso’ tour warmup show

Minus The Bear are back after a seven-year hiatus to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their classic sophomore album Menos El Oso, with a new expanded reissue out and plans to perform the album in full on tour this fall. Before that though, they warmed up with a last-minute, very intimate hometown show at Seattle’s 170-capacity Sunset Tavern on Saturday (8/23). They performed Menos El Oso in full, followed by a three-song encore of other favorites, and judging by the footage we’ve seen, they looked and sounded great. Check out some videos below.

The proper tour begins on October 3 at Tacoma, WA’s Spanish Ballroom at Elks Temple, and it includes a stop at Las Vegas’ Best Friends Forever festival before coming to NYC for three shows: Brooklyn Steel on November 7, and Irving Plaza on November 8 & 9. The first two nights are with Speedy Ortiz and the 11/9 show is with Wild Arrows. All dates are listed below.

The warmup show came one day after the release of the 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Menos El Oso via Suicide Squeeze that features a remastered version of the original album on one 12”, and five unreleased original demos and an etching by bassist Cory Murchy on the flip side of the other, along with a 24-page archive photo journal from the band’s personal collection called Los Archivos Del Oso. We’ve got an exclusive coke bottle green vinyl variant of the reissue and that’s available right now in the BV shop. Stream the deluxe edition in full below.

Read more about Menos El Oso in our list of Minus The Bear albums, ranked.

Minus The Bear @ Sunset Tavern – 8/23/25 Setlist (via)
Menos El Oso:
The Game Needed Me
Memphis & 53rd
Drilling
The Fix
El Torrente
Pachuca Sunrise
Michio’s Death Drive
Hooray
Fulfill the Dream
The Pig War
This Ain’t a Surfin’ Movie

Spritz!!! Spritz!!!
Knights
Hey, Wanna Throw Up? Get Me Naked

Minus The Bear — 2025 Tour Dates
Oct 3, 2025 – Tacoma, WA – Spanish Ballroom at Elks Temple
Oct 4, 2025 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Oct 6, 2025 – Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
Oct 7, 2025 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
Oct 8, 2025 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
Oct 10–12, 2025 – Las Vegas, NV – Best Friends Forever 2025
Oct 11, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco Theater
Oct 12, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco Theater
Oct 14, 2025 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
Oct 16, 2025 – Austin, TX – Emo’s Austin
Oct 17, 2025 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
Oct 18, 2025 – Austin, TX – Emo’s Austin
Oct 19, 2025 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
Oct 21, 2025 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
Oct 22, 2025 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Heaven)
Oct 24, 2025 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
Oct 25, 2025 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues
Nov 4, 2025 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Nov 5, 2025 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Nov 7, 2025 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
Nov 8, 2025 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Nov 9, 2025 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Nov 11, 2025 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre
Nov 12, 2025 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
Nov 14, 2025 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
Nov 15, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Metro Chicago
Nov 16, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Metro Chicago
Nov 18, 2025 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Nov 19, 2025 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
Nov 21, 2025 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Nov 22, 2025 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Nov 23, 2025 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
Nov 26, 2025 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
Nov 28, 2025 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
Nov 29, 2025 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox