Pere Ubu Tickets

PERE UBU IN CONCERT:

Experimental post-punk outfit Pere Ubu has been turning rock and roll on its head with their wildly original and willfully non-conformist sound for the past four decades. Their output from late '70s to the early '80s holds a special place in the minds of fans for its punk-meets-performance art appeal, and that's why ticket buyers are so excited that the band is bringing their Coed Jail! Tour 2016 to North America, which sees them performing setlists culled exclusively from the recordings of 1975-1982. Frontman David Thomas is a legendary showman, known for combining offbeat spoken word, wild-eyed yelps and yowls, and way-out body movements as he casts his fever-dream poetry over the band's jagged, dissonant blend of angular guitars, eerie synths, and skittering drums. It's visceral, cerebral, totally engrossing stuff, and Pere Ubu's loyal fans love every minute of it whenever the band takes the stage to let their arty freak flag fly.

BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:

Pere Ubu formed in Cleveland in 1975 and self-released their debut single "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" that same year. Critics and fans looking for a successor to punk immediately latched on to the band's unique sound, and while their 1978 debut album The Modern Dance didn't sell well, it proved immeasurably influential in the development of post-punk. They followed up with the albums Dub Housing (1978) and New Picnic Time (1979), commercially unsuccessful releases that nevertheless stand today as cult classics of the era. Although the band's lineup changed constantly throughout the '80s and '90s, frontman David Thomas remained a constant, lending his singular avant-garage vision to everything the band produced. Today he continues to lead the charge for sonic renegades everywhere, honoring Pere Ubu's hallowed legacy with unforgettable performances that never compromise the band's oddball antics and artfully discordant sound.