This morning, Seattle’s KEXP DJ Marco Collins tweeted “Sunny Day Real Estate @ Bumbershoot? Fact or Fiction?” and millions (ok maybe just thousands) of emo saddies re-tweeted. And the answer is: fact! After a long hiatus, Sunny Day Real Estate are back together and have a 20-date tour lined up starting September 17 (see dates below). Though the band officially broke up in 2001, the original line-up have not been together since 1995. They will be using this opportunity to take care of some unfinished business, says bassist Nate Mendel: “We left behind all these weird and beautiful songs, though, and they’ve stuck with me all this time. I’m really happy that we get a chance to play them together again.” In celebration of this momentous occasion, Sub Pop will be re-releasing the band’s first two albums, Diary and LP2 (aka “The Pink Album”), plus bonus tracks, on September 15.
Sunny Day Real Estate Fall 2009 US Tour
September 17th Vancouver, BC/Commodore Ballroom
September 18th Portland/Crystal Ballroom (Musicfest NW)
September 20th Salt Lake City/Murray Theater
September 21st Denver/Ogden Theater
September 23rd Minneapolis/First Avenue
September 24th Chicago/Metro
September 25th Detroit/St Andrews Hall
September 27th New York/Terminal 5
September 28th Boston/House of Blues
September 30th Washington DC/930 Club
October 1st Philadelphia/Trocadero
October 3rd Atlanta/CW Center Stage
October 5th Dallas/Granada Theater
October 6th Houston/Warehouse Live
October 7th Austin/La Zona Rosa
October 9th Tempe/Marquee Theatre
October 10th Anaheim/House of Blues
October 11th Los Angeles/Henry Fonda Theater
October 13th San Francisco/Fillmore
October 15th Spokane/Knitting Factory
October 16th Seattle/Paramount Theatre
