EVERCLEAR ANNOUNCES SPARKLE AND FADE 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
40-DATE OUTING WITH SPECIAL GUESTS LOCAL H AND SPONGE LAUNCHES SEPTEMBER 4
Everclear, one of the leading alternative rock bands to emerge from the ‘90s led by vocalist, guitarist and founder Art Alexakis, has announced the Sparkle and Fade 30th Anniversary Tour featuring special guests Local H and Sponge. Sparkle and Fade, Everclear’s platinum-selling, major-label debut album, had a massive impact in 1995 with its chart-topping hit “Santa Monica,” making Everclear a household name and catapulting the band into the masses. The acclaimed collection – also featuring the singles “Heroin Girl” and “Heartspark Dollarsign” – has been hailed as “a must have for any fan of pop-punk” (Punknews) and “a tough, melodic set of gnarled post-punk hard rock” (AllMusic), with The Rolling Stone Album Guide declaring, “Sparkle and Fade was everything a radio-ready rock record should be: explosive, soul-searching, belligerent.”
Everclear’s 40-date fall headlining tour will kick off September 4th in Los Angeles and travel across the U.S. stopping in such cities as San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Denver, Oklahoma City, Austin, Louisville, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Charlotte, Boston, New York (October 22nd at Irving Plaza), Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Minneapolis, among many others, before wrapping November 2nd in Chicago. See below for full list of upcoming tour dates. Various pre-sales will be available Wednesday, March 12th and Thursday, March 13th at 10am local time daily with the public on sale commencing Friday, March 14th at 10am local time.. VIP and meet & greet packages are also available. Visit www.everclearmusic.com/tour for all details and to purchase.
“Sparkle and Fade was not the first album I had made, but it was the album I had wanted to make my whole life. It changed everything for me and Everclear,” shares Alexakis. “Because of its success and lasting impact, this band has survived and prospered for three decades, and this tour celebrating Sparkle and Fade is another way of us saying ‘thank you’ to all of the incredible fans – old and new. We’re excited to travel the U.S. this fall with our fellow ‘90s brethren Local H and Sponge. In addition to all the hits and fan favorites, we’re going to pretty much play the whole album through the course of the show to commemorate this 30th anniversary. If you are a fan of this record, you do not want to miss this tour!”
Since forming in 1992, Everclear has enjoyed a lengthy career by any measure, spanning 11 studio releases, including four that have been certified Gold or Platinum, selling over 6 million records, and achieving 12 Top 40 Hit Singles on Mainstream Rock, Alternative, and Adult Top 40 radio, including “Santa Monica,” “Father of Mine,” “I Will Buy You A New Life,” “Wonderful” and “Everything To Everyone,” as well as numerous videos, thousands of shows, and various other accolades, including a 1998 Grammy nomination. The band’s 1993 debut album, World Of Noise, released on the Portland independent label Tim/Kerr Records, paired with their significant efforts to break into college radio and the buzz they’d created within the Portland music scene, attracted the attention of major labels, including Capitol Records, which signed the group soon after and released Sparkle and Fade. To celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary in 2022, Everclear reissued World Of Noise as a special remastered, deluxe edition, making the album available for the first time on digital streaming platforms with 6 bonus songs in addition to its original 12 tracks. Adding to the celebrations that year, Everclear released a commemorative anniversary video “Everclear – 30 Years Gone: A Retrospective,” hosted by former MTV VJ, current radio host and longtime friend Matt Pinfield – PRESS HERE to watch.
In 2023, Everclear released their first official live album, Live at The Whisky a Go Go, showcasing the band’s acclaimed and energetic live performance. The 17-track collection, available via Sunset Blvd Records, features the live recording of the Los Angeles show on Everclear’s 30th Anniversary Tour, showcasing the hits and hidden treasures from throughout the band’s extraordinary catalog as well as two new bonus studio tracks: “Sing Away,” a powerful single addressing teen suicide, and their 2022 politically-charged single “Year Of The Tiger.” Continuing to celebrate their acclaimed decades-long career and provide the band’s dedicated fanbase with long-awaited content, Everclear released their platinum-selling album Songs From An American Movie Vol. One on vinyl for the first time ever in 2024 via Intervention Records.
In addition to his thousands of Everclear performances over the band’s lengthy career, Alexakis released his first solo album, Sun Songs, in 2019. That same year, Alexakis revealed his diagnosis with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the age of 54 and has since donated one dollar from every ticket purchased for his performances to charities such as Sweet Relief Musicians Fund and National MS Society. The now 62-year-old currently appears on the cover of PEOPLE Health (Winter/Spring 2025 issue), where he shares his positive outlook and health routine to keep his symptoms at bay, expressing, “I have a lot of gratitude.” In the story, he also references a deep cut off Sparkle and Fade, originally written for those battling addiction and sobriety, saying, “There’s a song we do called ‘Strawberry’—and the repeating line is ‘Don’t fall down, you’ll never get up.’ It’s a song of hope, really. For me it’s about surrendering to the fact that I have MS and being able to talk about and understand it.” Alexakis shows no signs of slowing down and, more than three decades later, Everclear’s enduring legacy and ongoing appeal as a live band continues.
Everclear is: Art Alexakis (vocals, guitar), Davey French (guitar), Freddy Herrera (bass), Brian Nolan (drums).
Tour Dates
Friday, March 21 Orange Grove, TX @ The Post OG
Saturday, March 22 Fayetteville, AR @ JJ’s Live
Saturday, March 29 Chandler, AZ @ Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
Saturday, April 12 Clovis, NM @ Clovis Music Festival
Saturday, April 26 Warrendale, PA @ Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
Sunday, April 27 Biloxi, MS @ Crawfish Music Festival
Saturday, May 3 Maryville, TN @ The Shed
Thursday, May 8 Myrtle Beach, SC @ The Boathouse
Friday, May 9 Isle of Palm, SC @ Windjammer
Saturday, May 10 Holly Springs, NC @ Ting Stadium
Friday, May 16 Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome To Rockville
Saturday, May 17 Ocean City, MD @ Boardwalk Rock
Friday, May 23 Chico, CA @ Silver Dollar Fair
Saturday, May 24 Ruidoso, NM @ Jacks Backstage
Saturday, May 31 San Mateo, CA @ San Mateo County Fair
Saturday, June 7 Laughlin, NV @ Edgewater E Center
Saturday, June 14 San Jacinto, CA @ Soboba Casino Resort
Friday, June 20 Little Eau Claire, WI @ Summer Jam
Saturday, June 21 Manistee, MI @ Little River Casino Resort
Thursday, June 26 Brainerd, MN @ Lakes Jam
Friday, June 27 Wood Dale, IL @ Wood Dale Prairie Fest
Saturday, June 28 Paw Paw, MI @ Warner Vineyards
Friday, July 4 Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
Saturday, July 12 Kansas City, MO @ Ameristar Casino and Hotel
Saturday, July 26 Columbus, OH @ The King of Clubs
Sunday, July 27 Cumberland, MD @ Rock The Mountains
Everclear – Sparkle and Fade 30th Anniversary Tour
Thursday, September 4 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
Saturday, September 6 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
Sunday, September 7 Rocklin, CA @ Quarry Park Amphitheater
Tuesday, September 9 Medford, OR @ Craterian Theater
Thursday, September 11 Bend, OR @ Silver Moon Brewing
Friday, September 12 Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
Saturday, September 13 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Sunday, September 14 Tacoma, WA @ Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel
Tuesday, September 16 Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
Wednesday, September 17 Livingston, MT @ Pine Creek Lodge
Friday, September 19 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Saturday, September 20 Lubbock, TX @ The Buddy Holly Hall
Sunday, September 21 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
Tuesday, September 23 Austin, TX @ The Paramount Theatre
Thursday, September 25 Plano, TX @ Legacy Hall
Friday, September 26 St. Charles, MO @ The Family Arena
Saturday, September 27 Kokomo, IN @ Kokomo Performing Arts Pavilion
Sunday, September 28 Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
Friday, October 3 Grundy County, TN @ The Caverns
Saturday, October 4 Sugar Hill, GA @ The Eagle Theatre
Sunday, October 5 Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
Tuesday, October 7 Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
Wednesday, October 8 Clearwater, FL @ Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
Thursday, October 9 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ The Parker
Saturday, October 11 Fort Pierce, FL @ Sunrise Theatre
Sunday, October 12 Ponte Vedra, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
Thursday, October 16 Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
Friday, October 17 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Saturday, October 18 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
Sunday, October 19 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
Tuesday, October 21 Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
Wednesday, October 22 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Thursday, October 23 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
Friday, October 24 Philadelphia (Bensalem), PA @ Xcite Center at Parx Casino
Saturday, October 25 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Monday, October 27 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Tuesday, October 28 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
Thursday, October 30 Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Saturday, November 1 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Sunday, November 2 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
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