Deafheaven to Mark 10 Years of Sunbather with Anniversary Edition, Tour Announced

July 26th, 2023 at 10:00am
Hesher Keenan

Later this year, the ever-divisive Deafheaven will return to their early days with the release of a remastered and remixed version of their 2013 album Sunbather. Having become more of a shoegaze-y band in recent years, fans of their earlier and more post-black metal sound should be excited by the news.

As the band’s sophomore studio release, Sunbather has long been considered a spark that helped kick off an explosion of blackgaze as a subgenre. Naturally, the band’s blend of black metal’s harsher elements with big, soaring melodies led to some… criticism.

Looking back, founding guitarist Kerry McCoy said Sunbather was the album that changed everything for everyone in the band.

“Honestly, Sunbather gave us a career. Before then we were working jobs and had these grandiose dreams, but that was the record that turned us into a real band. Because of that record, we ended up meeting a lot of people around the world that changed our lives and set us on the path we’re on now.”

While releasing a special edition is great on its own, the band also announced a 10th Anniversary Tour set to kick off this fall, after a quick stint in the U.K. and Ireland next month and a North American trek with Coheed and Cambria running from September into October. You can check out the full list of tour dates below.

Deafheaven, on tour:

August 19 Bristol, UK @ ArcTanGent
August 20 Glasgow, UK @ Core Festival 2023
August 21 Edinburgh, UK @ Summerhall
August 22 Belfast, UK @ Limelight
August 23 Dublin, IE @ The Button Factory
August 24 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
August 25 London, UK @ O2 Academy Islington

September 6 Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore Charlotte *
September 8 Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle *
September 9 Birmingham, AL @ Avondale Brewing Co. *
September 10 New Orleans, LA @ Fillmore New Orleans *
September 11 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre *
September 13 Omaha, NE @ The Admiral Theater *
September 14 Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s *
September 15 St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theater *
September 16 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee *
September 18 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre *
September 19 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre *
September 20 Grand Rapids, MI @ Elevation
September 21 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life 2023
September 23 Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom *
September 24 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center *
September 26 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House *
September 27 Missoula, MT @ The Wilma *
September 29 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House *
September 30 Calgary, AB @ The Palace Theatre *
October 2 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre *
October 3 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo *
October 4 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater *
October 6 Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock 2023
October 7 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *

November 26 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues ^
November 27 Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrews Hall ^
November 29 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA ^
November 30 Boston, MA @ Royale ^
December 2 Washington, DC @ Howard ^
December 3 New York, NY @ Knockdown Center ^
December 7 San Francisco, CA @ Regency ^
December 8 Los Angeles, CA @ Novo ^
December 13 Denver, CO @ Summit ^
December 16 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s ^

* with Coheed and Cambria
^ with Touché Amoré