Minus The Bear Playing ‘Menos El Oso’ In Full On Reunion Tour

After recently announcing their first show in seven years as part of the Best Friends Forever festival, Minus the Bear have revealed a fall North American tour during which they will perform their 2005 album Menos el Oso in its entirety.

The trek will begin Oct. 4 in Portland, Or., and run through a Nov. 28-29 finale in the band’s Seattle hometown. Tickets go on sale Friday (May 14). Minus the Bear have also shared a new video for the Menos el Oso song “Drilling,” which can be seen below.

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“Menos el Oso put us on a trajectory that none of us were expecting,” says guitarist David Knudson. “There is a ‘before ‘Pachuca Sunrise’ video’ moment in time, and then there is an ‘after ‘Pachuca Sunrise’ video’ moment in time. It seemed like once people heard that song, and saw that video, everyone went straight to Limewire, Napster, Soulseek, BitTorrent, etc. and shared the album immediately. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of something this monumental in our lives is a gift. Having the chance to appreciate it with our fans, families and fellow bandmates while we are all alive and kicking is an opportunity I can’t wait to embrace.”

“These songs are like having a really nice car in the garage,” added drummer Joshua Sparks. “It’d be a shame not to take them out for a drive every now and then.”

Here are Minus the Bear’s tour dates:

10/04/25 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
10/06/25 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
10/07/25 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
10/08/25 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
10/10/25 – Las Vegas, NV @ Best Friends Forever Festival
10/11/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
10/12/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
10/14/25 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
10/17/25 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
10/18/25 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin
10/21/25 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
10/22/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
10/24/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
10/25/25 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/05/25 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
11/07/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/08/25 – 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
11/15/25 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/16/25 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/18/25 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/21/25 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
11/22/25 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
11/23/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
11/28/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11/29/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

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