Refused have announced a farewell North American tour in March and April 2025 with support Quick sand. The Swedish post-hardcore giants will also reissue their landmark album The Shape of Punk to Come: on November 8 for its 25th anniversary, including a 3xLP version with unreleased demos and rare alternate versions, plus an album of artists’ covers including Impoverished, idle, Touché AmoréFast, Zuluetc room. Duplicated The Shape of Punk to Come Unbliteratedit and the reissue are out on November 8th Epitaph. Check out the covers album tracklist and Refused Are Fucking Dead tour dates below.
Today’s announcement follows frontman Dennis Likzen’s recovery heart attack in June, which forced the group to cancel a show that was theirs last time Swedish Festival Collection. Rejected drummer David Sandström said in a press release. “Dennis is doing great. He’s one of the healthiest guys I know, he can’t sit still, he works out a lot and makes sure his recovery is quick. He has received excellent care and his doctor has done all the physical tests on him and they all show that he is making a full recovery… We are coming to the US in March/April 2025 and we are looking at what we can do for the rest year, all we know is that we want to be back home in Sweden at the end of the year. “
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The Shape Of Punk To Come Unbliterated:
01 Gel: “Sensory Worms / Cranial Faculties”
02 Aragavaz. “Release Frequency”
03 Brutus: The Deadly Rhythm
04 Snapcase. “Summer Vacation vs. Punkroutine”
05 Inactivity. “New Noise” (Remix)
06 Ho99o9. “New Noise”
07 Fucked Up: “Rejected Party Program”
08 Zulu. “Protest Song 68”
09 Cold cave. “The rejected are dead”
10 broadcasts. “The Shape of Punk to Come”
11 Luna worship. “Tannhäuser/Drive”
12 Touche Amore. “The Apollo program was a hoax”
Refused:
03-21 Brooklyn, New York – Brooklyn Paramount #
03-23 Toronto, ON – Story #
03-25 Chicago, ILIA – Pour Salt #
03-27 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield #
03-28 Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Expo Hall #
03-29 Del Mar, CA – The Sound #
03-30 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theater #
04-01 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater #
04-02 Salt Lake City, UT – Union Event Center #
04-04 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory #
04-05 Seattle, WA – The Showbox #
04-07 Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theater #
04-08 Portland, OR – Hall of Revolution #
04-10 Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades #
# With Aragavaz