Bridge City Sinners

BRIDGE CITY SINNERS RETURN TO THE UK, BRING TRICK OR TREAT TOUR TO THE WEST COAST AND JOIN STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO IN TEXAS

Portland band blends punk rock energy with traditional Appalachian folk, bluegrass, and prohibition-era jazz; Kicks off fall tour September 30, with new music planned for 2027

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Photo: Bryon Jeremy

PORTLAND, OR — Bridge City Sinners are heading back to the UK and Ireland this fall. The Repent and Repeat tour starts September 30 in Brighton and runs through October 11. Later that month, the band brings its Trick or Treat shows to the West Coast before joining Streetlight Manifesto for three Texas dates in November.

With banjo, fiddle, guitar, upright bass and ukulele, Bridge City Sinners draw from old-time jazz, Appalachian folk and punk. Their live shows mix eerie ballads with loud, rowdy singalongs—a combination that has taken them from Punk Rock Bowling Festival to Muddy Roots and Oregon’s Bluegrass String Summit.

“Can’t wait to be back in the UK. It’s been two years since we’ve tasted those beautiful breakfast beans,” says guitarist, co-writer and vocalist King Strang. “We get to celebrate our favorite holiday for two full weeks this year and we’re going all out. A lot of people really loved Streetlight Manifesto in high school and I still can’t believe we get to play some shows with them.”

The band grew out of Portland’s street music community. Libby Lux and upright bassist Scott Michaud had played together on the sidewalks before Bridge City Sinners took shape in 2016 as a loose group of friends. They played without much rehearsal or a fixed lineup, drawing on years spent traveling and making music on streets, in living rooms and wherever else they could gather people around a song.

What began as friends playing on Portland sidewalks became a band touring across the U.S. and overseas. They’ve kept much of that work in their own hands, releasing their albums through Flail Records, the community-minded label founded and run by Michaud. Built on DIY and DIT—or “do it together”—principles, Flail centers collaboration and community while giving independent artists a place to support one another and release music on their own terms.

Their 2024 album, In the Age of Doubt, reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart, No. 20 on Emerging Artists, No. 23 on Heatseekers and No. 40 on Top Current Album Sales. The band plans to release new music in 2027.

2026 FALL TOUR DATES

Repent and Repeat — UK and Ireland
September 30 — Brighton, UK — Chalk
October 1 — Nottingham, UK — Rescue Rooms
October 2 — Newcastle upon Tyne, UK — Anarchy Brew Co
October 3 — Manchester, UK — Club Academy
October 4 — Glasgow, UK — Room 2
October 7 — Belfast, Northern Ireland — Oh Yeah Music Centre
October 8 — Dublin, Ireland — Whelan’s
October 9 — Birmingham, UK — Castle and Falcon
October 10 — London, UK — The Dome
October 11 — Bristol, UK — The Fleece

Trick or Treat — West Coast
October 23 — Tacoma, WA — Airport Tavern
October 24 — Tacoma, WA — Airport Tavern
October 25 — Ashland, OR — Historic Ashland Armory
October 27 — Petaluma, CA — Mystic Theatre
October 28 — Felton, CA — Felton Music Hall
October 29 — Berkeley, CA — The UC Theatre
October 31 — Ventura, CA — Ventura Music Hall

With Streetlight Manifesto
November 13 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues Dallas
November 14 — Houston, TX — Warehouse Live Midtown
November 15 — San Antonio, TX — Aztec Theatre

Tickets and more information: bridgecitysinners.com/shows

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