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The Bouncing Souls new summer jams

Posted by Loren on April 14, 2026

The Bouncing Souls new summer jams
The Bouncing Souls - Born To Be

The Bouncing Souls return this summer, announcing Born To Be, which comes out on June 26. The new record was recorded with Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight).

Following its release, the band hits the road with The Suicide Machines in a celebratory tour marking the anniversaries of Maniacal Laughter, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, and The Gold Record for Bouncing Souls, as well as Suicide Machines' Destruction by Definition.

tracklist:

  1. The Light
  2. Bordertown
  3. As One
  4. All The Good Things
  5. Only Echoes
  6. Power
  7. Lighthouse
  8. Asshole Friends
  9. United
  10. Born To Be
  11. Live dates:

with Death By Stereo and The Drowns
July 9 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
July 10 – Slowdown – Omaha, NE
July 11 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
July 12 – Park Theatre – Winnipeg, MB
July 14 – Midway Music Hall – Edmonton, AB
July 15 – Palace Theatre – Calgary, AB
July 17 – Kelowna Event Centre – Kelowna, BC
July 18 – Fourth Corner Punk Fest – Bellingham, WA

with Strike Anywhere and Human Issue
September 10 – The Beacham – Orlando, FL
September 11 – Music Farm – Charleston, SC
September 12 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
September 13 – The Underground – Charlotte, NC
September 15 – The National – Richmond, VA
September 16 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
September 17 – Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
September 18 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
September 20 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI

with The Flatliners and The Jack Knives
December 2 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
December 3 – Skully’s Music-Diner – Columbus, OH
December 6 – The Bronson – Ottawa, ON
December 9 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
December 10 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA
December 11 – Black Cat – Washington, DC

with The Aggrolites and Dead Bars
February 12 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA
February 13 – The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
February 15 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
February 16 – The Belasco – Los Angeles, CA (no Aggrolites)
February 17 – The UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA
February 19 – Revolution Hall – Portland, OR

The Bouncing Souls new summer jams
The Bouncing Souls - Born To Be

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