Independent record label SST Records may not be as big of a name now as it once was, but it was once home to some of the best punk and alternative artists in the 70s and 80s.
Now, three legendary musicians from SST’s prime are joining up for a joint tour this spring. The Meat Puppets and the Minutemen’s Mike Watt (with his early 2000s era backing band The Jom and Terry Show) are co-headlining the tour, and some particular dates will be seeing support from Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart.
Last year, Meat Puppet’s Cris Kirkwood joined ’70s-era Phoenix punk rockers the Exterminators for the first release of their official debut record.
For old school punk fans who were around in 1985, you might remember “The Tour,” featuring some of SST’s best. This upcoming tour is really close to the legendary tour, only needing members from Saccharine Trust and SWA to complete the 5 band gigging machine.
Check out the full list of tour dates and a t-shirt from back in ’85 below.
Meat Puppets / Mike Watt + the Jom and Terry Show — 2017 Tour Dates
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05/02: Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
05/04: Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
05/05: Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
05/07: Detroit, MI – El Club
05/09: Ithaca, NY – The Haunt
05/10: Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl*
05/11: Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall*
05/12: Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall*
05/13: Hamden, CT – The Ballroom at the Outer Space
05/16: Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
05/17: Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
05/18: Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
05/22: Kansas City, MO – recordBar
05/23: Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street Collective
05/24: Dallas, TX – Club Dada
* – w/ Grant Hart
Meat Puppets — Other 2017 Tour Dates
03/14: San Diego, CA – The Casbah
03/15: Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
03/16: San Francisco, CA – The Independent
03/17: Arcata, CA – Humboldt Brews
03/18: Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
03/19: Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
03/20: Spokane, WA – The Bartlett
03/22-26: Boise, ID – Treefort Fest
03/23: Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
03/24: Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar
03/25: Flagstaff Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theater
Mike Watt — Other 2017 Tour Dates
02/24: Medford, OR – The Rocky-Tonk Grill & Saloon
02/25: Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
02/27: Olympia, WA – Capitol Theater
02/28: Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
03/02: Eugene, OR – HiFi Music Hall
03/04: San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill