Minus the Bear are reuniting to headline Finest Associates Eternally Competition, a three-day music competition in Las Vegas, Nevada, the place they’ll carry out their 2005 album, Menos el Oso, in full. The Seattle math-rock band had damaged up in 2018 after feeling sated from a 17-year run. With six full-length albums and quite a few EPs, Minus the Bear cultivated a faithful fanbase who turned to them for his or her distinct type of finger-tapping guitar work and artistic use of pedals and electronics. The competition has not but specified which of its three days—October 10, 11, and 12—the band will headline.
Moreover, Minus the Bear have additionally signed a brand new supervisor, Jordyn Reese of Do Higher for Artists, to assist steer their return. “Imaginative and prescient, enthusiasm and drive are crucial qualities you could find in a supervisor and Jordyn has been gifted all three in spades,” stated guitarist Dave Knudson. “Whereas working collectively on my first solo LP, I discovered her love of music and technique intoxicating. Having a protracted historical past with Minus the Bear, she appeared like the right option to convey concepts and vitality and to our reunion.”
In a 2018 interview with Stereogum, after asserting their disbandment, Minus the Bear elaborated on their determination to name it quits on the time, citing an uptick in life occasions, spending time with their households, dealing with differing inventive attitudes, and indulging the potential of new paths. “We need to preserve the band’s legacy intact and exit whereas we’re nonetheless doing effectively,” singer-guitarist Jake Snider stated.
Rounding out the 2025 lineup at Finest Associates Eternally are Jawbreaker, Rilo Kiley, Texas Is the Motive, Pedro the Lion, Superchunk, Wednesday, Tigers Jaw, Rival Faculties, and Fairly Ladies Make Graves, amongst different artists. Particular highlights embody Mineral’s farewell present, Cursive taking part in Domestica and The Ugly Organ, Bear vs. Shark taking part in Terrorhawk, and a newly reunited Snowing, the cult-favorite Midwest emo band from Philadelphia.
Finest Associates Eternally Competition takes place on the Downtown Las Vegas Occasions Heart throughout three days and options two phases. Tickets for the all-ages competition are presently on sale. The inaugural version of the competition in 2024 was headlined by Sunny Day Actual Property, Cap’n Jazz, and—after Vivid Eyes needed to drop out—the Blood Brothers.
