‘90s Heavy Rock Band Announces 2026 Tour With New Lineup
Metal legends Sleep are wide awake in 2026. The band is dropping their first new music in eight years and hitting the road across North America - all with a completely new lineup.
"Have Spacesuit Will Travel" marks Sleep's first release since 2018's The Sciences. Notably, it's also the first without founding guitarist Matt Pike. The band's current lineup is led by bassist and primary songwriter Al Cisneros, who is joined by guitarist Bubba Dupree and drummer Dale Crover.
The group addressed the change in a press release, with Cisneros saying he "wishes Matt the best on his earth-bound maneuvers," while assuring fans that "the music and art are alive after the decades of obstacles that Sleep has overcome."
Pike isn't the only one who's out. Drummer Jason Roeder revealed in spring 2025 that he'd been "unceremoniously" fired and had since lost contact with both remaining members.
What exactly happened with Pike is less clear. Outside of the press release, there's been little said, despite him hinting at upcoming Sleep plans as recently as March 2024.
The band originally ran from 1990 to 1998, reunited from 2009 to 2019, and returned briefly for shows in 2021 and 2022.
At least musically, nothing has changed. "Have Spacesuit Will Travel" is out now on Jack White's Third Man Records and brings back Sleep's signature heavy sound. The new trio says they are "composing in the spirit of that which had been established so long ago."
On the road, the band has two North American legs lined up for this fall. The first runs throughout September, hitting San Diego, Austin, Boise, Seattle and more before wrapping in Santa Ana.
Sleep then returns in early November for the second leg, with dates in Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn, among others.
Sleep Reveals Upcoming Live Shows
Tickets go on artist pre-sale Tuesday, June 23rd at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster, with general on-sale following Thursday, June 25th at 10 a.m. local time.
Sleep 2026 Tour Dates:
- 09/08 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory
- 09/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
- 09/10 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Revel Entertainment Center
- 09/12 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
- 09/13 – Austin, TX @ Levitation
- 09/14 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre
- 09/16 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
- 09/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Grand At The Complex
- 09/18 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
- 09/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
- 09/21-22 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
- 09/23 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
- 09/25 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
- 09/26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
- 09/27 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
- 09/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
- 09/29 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
- 11/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
- 11/05 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
- 11/06 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
- 11/07 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
- 11/09 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Hall
- 11/10 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
- 11/11 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
- 11/12 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
- 11/13 – Hudson, NY @ Basilica Hudson
- 11/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
- 11/16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
- 11/17 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
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This story was originally published June 18, 2026 at 11:36 AM.