Sleep returns with new lineup

2026-06-18 by gregorgojira | 36 Comments
The weedian proceeds...

Sleep have returned with their first new music in 8 years via Third Man Records as well as a big lineup change. A new track Have Spacesuit Will Travel features new additions Bubba Dupree on guitar, in place of Matt Pike (formally of Void) and Dale Crover, in place of Jason Roeder (Melvins, Red Kross, ect.). No statement from Matt Pike has been issued, but the band have since stated that a new album is recorded and have also announced a North American fall tour, bringing them coast to coast.




Sleep 2026 tour dates:

Sept. 8 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory
Sept. 9 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
Sept. 10 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Revel Entertainment Center
Sept. 12 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Sept. 13 - Austin, TX @ Levitation
Sept. 14 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre
Sept. 16 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Sept. 17 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Grand At The Complex
Sept. 18 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
Sept. 20 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Sept. 21 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Sept. 22 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Sept. 23 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Sept. 25 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Sept. 26 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Sept. 27 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
Sept. 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Sept. 29 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
Nov. 4 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Nov. 5 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
Nov. 6. - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
Nov. 7 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
Nov. 9 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Hall
Nov. 10 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
Nov. 11 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
Nov. 12 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
Nov. 13 - Hudson, NY @ Basilica Hudson
Nov. 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
Nov. 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Nov. 17 - Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre

Tagged: Sleep

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EyesWideShut
June 18th 2026
6204 Comments


Sleep without Pike just doesn't hit the same for me

combustion07
June 18th 2026
13325 Comments


Should really have done a name change. Also no KC date boo

grandfather
June 18th 2026
236 Comments


Trash song, shame because Dale and Bubba are both legends

naughtcturnal
June 18th 2026
2924 Comments


Man at least have the decency to chamge the band name to Snooze

judasgoat
June 19th 2026
367 Comments


The more I hear this song and read the promo stuff around it, the more put off I am from the whole thing. I've seen people say there was a Matt Pike interview where he concedes Sleep is Al's baby, and that's fine I guess. But with this song you can definitely tell that Matt's not there, and without him it's just Sleep Lite. Like the song is more or less the same Sleep style song, but it's just so neutered. Sad times, new Sleep is supposed to be exciting. : (

BigBlob
June 19th 2026
5989 Comments


Sleep have always kinda sucked though tbh

Comatorium.
June 19th 2026
5661 Comments


Absolute bullshit. No pike no sleep. Al done lost his fuckin mind.

PizzaBear
June 19th 2026
968 Comments


Between Al and Dale, might as well have just called it Shrinebuilder instead

Veldin
June 19th 2026
6090 Comments


No Pike/10

MetalMarcJK
June 19th 2026
1413 Comments


I'm not sure that Sleep without Matt Pike is Sleep. Snooze or Nap, maybe.

>>Al done lost his fuckin mind.

Yep.

jalexander311
June 19th 2026
77 Comments


No idea who this band is, but pretty rad to see "Sleep" news right after "Insomnium" news. Hopefully "Dream Theater" news next.

MetalMarcJK
June 19th 2026
1413 Comments


LOL!

ShadowOfTheCitadel
June 19th 2026
611 Comments


"Sleep have always kinda sucked though tbh"

I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul, holy fuck.

ShartHarder
Contributing Reviewer
June 19th 2026
1105 Comments


boring track where are the riffs oh right

rockandmetaljunkie
Contributing Reviewer
June 19th 2026
10155 Comments


woah, this is news!

rockandmetaljunkie
Contributing Reviewer
June 19th 2026
10155 Comments


Sleep without Matt isn't Sleep tbh...

Tunaboy45
June 19th 2026
19052 Comments


What are we doing here

hel9000
June 19th 2026
1844 Comments


This stinks

trilo
June 19th 2026
7385 Comments


yeah this is fart and poop yikes. no pike no care

jrlikestodance
June 19th 2026
8888 Comments


Sources say Pike was too high on fire to attend

rockandmetaljunkie
Contributing Reviewer
June 19th 2026
10155 Comments


Seems weird to me that we never had news about what was going on inside the band. It's a complete surprise to me that Matt & the drummer are suddenly out of the band...

BMDrummer
June 20th 2026
15285 Comments


how in the fuck did they get the guy from Void in on this? that’s honestly the weirdest part for me lol

Deathconscious
June 21st 2026
28235 Comments


^ That was my thought, lmao.

It's not really Sleep without Matt. Should've done a name change.

Relinquished
June 21st 2026
50440 Comments


to be fair when Roeder got let go by their manager that was the most suspicious part of the camp at the time

Pike not wanting to be a part of it is on brand tbh

LeisureMuffin
June 22nd 2026
92 Comments


Sleep without Matt is just Nap

Aluktodolo
June 22nd 2026
591 Comments


Not only no Pike, but the way they treated Jason Roeder, this iteration deserves to flop.

spanndrew58
June 22nd 2026
218 Comments


This is pretty lame. I wasn’t really a fan before even if I can acknowledge that the other stuff is good - but this is noticeably worse.

budgie
June 22nd 2026
43626 Comments


"Sleep have always kinda sucked though tbh"



Quid modo de me dixisti, scortula? Scias me primum in classe mea in Navy Seals graduatum esse, et in multis incursionibus secretis in Al-Quaedam implicatum esse, et plus quam trecentas caedes confirmatas habere. In bello gorillarum exercitatus sum et summus sagittarius in omnibus copiis armatae Americanae sum. Nihil mihi es nisi aliud scopus. Te delebo cum praecisione qualis numquam antea in hac Terra visa est, memento verborum meorum. Putasne te impune facere posse ista mihi per interrete dicendo? Cogita iterum, scelerate. Dum loquimur, rete meum secretum speculatorum per Civitates Foederatas contactum facio et inscriptionem tuam IP nunc investigatur, ita te ad tempestatem para, vermiculus. Tempestatem quae rem illam miserabilem quam vitam tuam vocas delet. Mortuus es, puer. Ubivis, quandocumque esse possum, et te plus quam septingentis modis necare possum, et id nudis manibus meis. Non solum in proelio sine armis late exercitatus sum, sed etiam ad totum armamentarium Classiariorum Marinorum Civitatum Foederatarum aditum habeo, quo ad summum usum utar ut miserum tuum clunem e facie continentis deleam, stercus. Si modo scire potuisses quam nefariam poenam parvum tuum "callidum" commentum in te allaturum esset, fortasse linguam tuam tacuisses. Sed non potuisti, non fecisti, et nunc pretium pendis, stulte detestabile. Furorem in te effundam et in eo submergeris. Mortuus es, puer.



PizzaBear
June 22nd 2026
968 Comments


I do think people are being overly harsh on this and feel bad for Bubba in all this

Riff wise, it's fine, not one of their best but could have passed for a Sciences by side. What it's really lacking is tone though. It sounds thin and weak compared to that album

CygnusX1
June 22nd 2026
811 Comments


Track is just boring and sucks, wtf is that goofy synth riff. I didn't order diet Om. Plus this Bubba guy probably plays with a shirt on, weak

BigBlob
June 23rd 2026
5989 Comments


"Quid modo de me dixisti, scortula? Scias me primum in classe mea in Navy Seals graduatum esse, et in multis incursionibus secretis in Al-Quaedam implicatum esse, et plus quam trecentas caedes confirmatas habere. In bello gorillarum exercitatus sum et summus sagittarius in omnibus copiis armatae Americanae sum. Nihil mihi es nisi aliud scopus. Te delebo cum praecisione qualis numquam antea in hac Terra visa est, memento verborum meorum. Putasne te impune facere posse ista mihi per interrete dicendo? Cogita iterum, scelerate. Dum loquimur, rete meum secretum speculatorum per Civitates Foederatas contactum facio et inscriptionem tuam IP nunc investigatur, ita te ad tempestatem para, vermiculus. Tempestatem quae rem illam miserabilem quam vitam tuam vocas delet. Mortuus es, puer. Ubivis, quandocumque esse possum, et te plus quam septingentis modis necare possum, et id nudis manibus meis. Non solum in proelio sine armis late exercitatus sum, sed etiam ad totum armamentarium Classiariorum Marinorum Civitatum Foederatarum aditum habeo, quo ad summum usum utar ut miserum tuum clunem e facie continentis deleam, stercus. Si modo scire potuisses quam nefariam poenam parvum tuum "callidum" commentum in te allaturum esset, fortasse linguam tuam tacuisses. Sed non potuisti, non fecisti, et nunc pretium pendis, stulte detestabile. Furorem in te effundam et in eo submergeris. Mortuus es, puer."

😲

elry2k
June 23rd 2026
208 Comments


Lmao youse guys and you're comments are killing me. From the Sleep sucks one to the someone playing with their shirt on. Thank you for not disappointing hahaha

GhostShelter
July 5th 2026
1653 Comments


Woof

constantchange
July 6th 2026
655 Comments


Sleep doesn't suck right

Enjoyed the hell out of Sleep's Holy Mountain for a few days a month or so ago and even 5'd it

Hope that wasn't premature 😰

constantchange
July 6th 2026
655 Comments


Sleep doesn't suck right

Enjoyed the hell out of Sleep's Holy Mountain for a few days a month or so ago and even 5'd it

Hope that wasn't premature 😰

AlkemestRedux
Contributing Reviewer
July 6th 2026
3203 Comments


mr bubba SHOW THE BELLY SIR

Also this riffs weak. Maybe they'll have a better showing on a new full length.



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