Stoner metal giants Sleep have returned with their first new music in eight years, marking their first release without co-founding guitarist Matt Pike. They’ve also announced a massive North American tour for the fall.
You can listen to “Have Spacesuit Will Travel” and see the band’s full fall itinerary further down the page.
The trek begins on Sept. 8 in San Diego and concludes on Nov. 17 in Washington, D.C., with dates booked throughout the United States and Canada.
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Listen to Sleep’s ‘Have Spacesuit Will Travel’
Who Is in Sleep Now?
The 2026 Sleep lineup comprises co-founding singer/bassist Al Cisneros, Melvins drummer Dale Crover and Void guitarist Bubba Dupree (no, not the haunted thrash metal Void from Lafayette, Louisiana). Their new single marks the first Sleep release since their 2018 comeback album The Sciences.
“The vibe of the first jam was obvious,” Cisneros said in a press release. “It was blue sunglasses-era Iommi in the quality and equally awesome is Bubba is also one of the coolest people I’ve been able to make music with.”
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Al Cisneros Makes Authorial Debut With ‘Sleep Comic Book’
Cisneros will also make his authorial debut with the Sleep Comic Book, a characteristically heady adventure that begins the saga of the Marijuanaut and “takes the reader to Planet Iommia, encounters with The Weedian and introduces the traveller to Iommia’s deeper reverential practices.”
The comic is available to preorder now via Third Man Books and will ship in September. Fans can grab the standalone issue or splurge on a bundle that includes a signed bookplate, custom rolling papers, a poster and an exclusive flexi-disc of “Have Spacesuit Will Travel.”
Sleep 2026 Tour Dates
Sept. 8 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
Sept. 9 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
Sept. 10 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Revel Entertainment Center
Sept. 12 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Sept. 13 – Austin, TX @ Levitation
Sept. 14 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre
Sept. 16 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Sept. 17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Grand at the Complex
Sept. 18 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
Sept. 20 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Sept. 21 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Sept. 22 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Sept. 23 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Sept. 25 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Sept. 26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Sept. 27 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
Sept. 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Sept. 29 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
Nov. 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Nov. 5 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theater
Nov. 6 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
Nov. 7 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
Nov. 9 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Nov. 10 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
Nov. 11 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Nov. 12 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
Nov. 13 – Hudson, NY @ Basilica Hudson
Nov. 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
Nov. 16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Nov. 17 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
See who else is touring this year in our 2026 Rock + Metal Tour Guide:
2026 Rock + Metal Tour Guide
These are the biggest rock and metal tours happening in 2026 so far, including Metallica, Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance and more.
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