Widely credited with being a major influence not just on modern punk rock but also the burgeoning emo movement of the time, this is the band’s first concert outside of North America since re-uniting to triumphantly headline the 2017 version of Riot Fest in Chicago.

Tickets go on sale Friday November 30^th at 10:00am and will be available here.

Remixed by J. Robbins and remastered by John Golden, the demo features songs that would go on to feature on splits and compilations the trio would release. Earlier this year the Seattle emo punks reformed and played their first shows in over twenty one years. They have stated that they’re currently trying to write new music.

If that wasn’t enough, later this week, UK screenings of the band’s documentary ‘Don’t Break Down’ will be happening later this week. Directed by Tim Irwin and produced Keith Schieron, who had previously released the 2005 Minutemen documentary, ‘We Jam Econo’, the film is over decade in the making. It recounts Jawbreaker’s history before, during and after their career. It also features interviews from Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett, Steve Albini and more. It’ll be presented by London based label/promoters Everything Sucks Music. You can find more info here.

DECEMBER
15 LIVERPOOL Lovelock’s
15 FALMOUTH Fish Factory
16 BRISTOL The Exchange
16 BRIGHTON Komedia
17 LEEDS Hyde Park Picture House
17 MANCHESTER Soup Kitchen
17 LONDON The Montague Arms
17 GLASGOW Nice N Sleazy
18 EXETER Cavern
18 SOUTHAMPTON The Joiners
19 LONDON DIY Space for London

Directed by Tim Irwin and produced Keith Schieron, who had previously released the 2005 Minutemen documentary, ‘We Jam Econo’, the film is over decade in the making. It recounts Jawbreaker’s history before, during and after their career. It also features interviews from Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett, Steve Albini and more. You can find more info here.

Last month the Seattle emo punks reformed and played their first shows in over twenty one years. They have stated that they’re currently trying to write new music.

DECEMBER
15 LIVERPOOL Lovelock’s
15 FALMOUTH Fish Factory
16 BRISTOL The Exchange
16 BRIGHTON Komedia
17 LEEDS Hyde Park Picture House
17 MANCHESTER Soup Kitchen
17 GLASGOW Nice N Sleazy
18 EXETER Cavern
18 SOUTHAMPTON The Joiners

Directed by Tim Irwin and produced Keith Schieron, who had previously released the 2005 Minutemen documentary, ‘We Jam Econo’, the film is over decade in the making. It recounts the band’s history before, during and after. It also features interviews from Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett, Steve Albini and more. It will premiere at a sold out screening at the Alamo Drafthouse Theatre in San Franscico on the 11th August.

The legendary Seattle emo punks will be playing their first show in over twenty one years at Riot Fest in Douglas Park, Chicago on Sunday 17th September.

They will be joining the likes of Jawbreaker, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Paramore, At the Drive-In and more at the Chicago based festival, which takes place at Douglas Park, from the 15th to the 17th September.

Three-Day Passes are on sale now at the Riot Fest website.

At the Drive-In, Cap’n Jazz, Best Coast, Black Pistol Fire, The Casualties, Mad Caddies, Cockney Rejects, RVIVR, Radar State, Versus, Seaway, Like Pacific, Grayscale, Warm Brew, Culture Abuse, Potty Mouth, Skating Polly, Upset, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Gin Rummy, and Kembra Pfahler will be joining the likes of Jawbreaker, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Paramore and more at the Chicago based festival, which takes place at Douglas Park, from the 15th to the 17th September.

Three-Day Passes are on sale now at the Riot Fest website.

Entitled ‘Don’t Break Down: A Film About Jawbreaker’, the film was directed by Tim Irwin and produced Keith Schieron, who had previously released the 2005 Minutemen documentary, ‘We Jam Econo’. Over a decade in the making, it recounts the band’s history before, during and after. It also features interviews from Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett, Steve Albini and more.

The clip sees the band and the aforementioned Albini recounting their experience recording the band’s renowned 1994 third album, ’24 Hour Revenge Therapy’.

Details on the film’s release date shall be revealed soon, alongside an official trailer.

Legendary emo punk band, Jawbreaker, will reunite and perform for the first time in over 20 years exclusively at the festival. They will headline the final night of the event, which takes place September 15-17 at Douglas Park, Chicago.

The other headliners for the weekend will be Nine Inch Nails and Queens Of Stone Age, with New Order, Paramore, Prophets of Rage, M.I.A., Wu-Tang Clan, Mike D (DJ Set), A Day To Remember, Gogol Bordello, Taking Back Sunday, Vic Mensa, Dirty Heads, TV on the Radio, Ministry, Dinosaur Jr., New Found Glory, Death From Above 1979, Bad Brains, FIDLAR, Action Bronson, Pennywise, Built to Spill, X, Peaches, The Lawrence Arms, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Orwells, Bayside, Say Anything, Mayday Parade, Streetlight Manifesto, Dead Cross, Minus the Bear, The Menzingers, LIARS, GWAR, Buzzcocks, GBH, Real Friends, Hot Water Music, Shabazz Palaces, Andrew W.K., Fishbone, The Story So Far, State Champs, Four Year Strong, Beach Slang, The Cribs, that dog., Knuckle Puck, Chon, Slaves, The Hotelier, The Flatliners, Dessa, Saul Williams, Nothing More, Alice Bag, Tobacco, Sleep On It, Downtown Boys, Engine 88 and more set to appear across festival.

Three-Day Passes go on sale today (4/19) at Noon CDT, and more information can be found at the Riot Fest website.

Speaking at a Q&A at Giant Robot in Los Angeles, Pfahler opened up about the band’s conversations when speaking of the in-production Jawbreaker documentary. “We did get together and we played when we were doing those interviews,” he revealed, as reported by Substream Magazine. “Then a couple years ago, I went to New York and Chris [Bauermeister] was in New York seeing his dad, and we all got together and we played. We just went to Blake’s practice space and played a couple of songs just to see if we could still do it. We weren’t sure if we could still do it. We could still do it.”

Speaking specifically of a reunion, Pfahler said: “We’ve totally talked about it, and everyone is excited about it, but it’s gotta be right. It’s gotta be cool. It’s gotta be just right. All the money in the world isn’t gonna make that happen. Everyone’s just gotta be right there with it.”

You can watch the whole Q&A courtesy of Giant Robot below, including conversations about previous reunion offers and just how close Jawbreaker have got to returning.

Jawbreaker broke up in 1996 following the release of the album.

Pre-orders are available now.