PUP | photo by Vanessa Heins | courtesy of the artist
PUP lands in the year 2059 for its new “Kids” video
Before their forthcoming record Morbid Stuff is released on April 5, Toronto punks PUP have shared a futuristic new video for “Kids,” the single they released a few weeks back. The band previously described “Kids” as something of a nihilistic depressive love song, and the darkly hilarious video brings that concept to life as PUP projects what life may be like for them 40 years down the line. Turns out, 2059 isn’t all fun and games — watch below to find out what PUP’s imaginary future entails.
“Our goal was to sorta set viewers up for this happy feel-good ending, and then at the last minute, crush them with darkness,” vocalist/guitarist Stefan Babcock said in a press release. “Just like life in the present, most things in the future will probably turn out shit, or, if we’re really lucky, fine at best.”
PUP headlines Union Transfer on April 29 with Diet Cig and Ratboys. Many of the shows on their long list of tour dates are already sold out, so head on over to the XPN Concert Calendar for tickets before the future sneaks up on you.
PUP tour dates
3/26/19 – Calgary, AB @ Commonwealth **SOLD OUT**
3/27/19 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite **SOLD OUT**
3/29/19 – Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall **SOLD OUT**
4/3/19 – London, ON @ Rum Runners **SOLD OUT**
4/9/19 – Bristol, UK @ The Fleece % ! **SOLD OUT**
4/10/19 – London, UK @ The Garage % ! **SOLD OUT**
4/11/19 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club % ! **SOLD OUT**
4/12/19 – Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse % ! **SOLD OUT**
4/14/19 – Paris, FR @ La Boule Noire !
4/15/19 – Dunkirk, FR @ Les 4Ecluses !
4/16/19 – Brussels, BE @ AB Club !
4/18/19 – Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia !
4/19/19 – Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang !
4/20/19 – Cologne, DE @ MTC Club !
4/21/19 – Amsterdam, NE @ Upstairs @ Paradiso !
4/25/19 – Boston, MA @ Royale # ^ **SOLD OUT**
4/26/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel # ^ **SOLD OUT**
4/29/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer # ^
4/30/19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ REX Theater $ ^
5/1/19 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom $ ^
5/3/19 – Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom $ ^
5/4/19 – Chicago, IL @ Metro $ ^
5/5/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe $ ^
5/6/19 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater $
5/8/19 – Dallas, TX @ Trees $ ^
5/9/19 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk $ ^
5/10/19 – Houston, TX @ Rockefeller’s $ ^
5/11/19 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks $ ^
5/13/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West $ ^
5/14/19 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle $ ^
5/15/19 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle $ ^
5/17/19 – Washington, DC @ The Black Cat $ ^
5/18/19 – Boston, MA @ Royale $ ^
5/22/19 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts $ ^
5/23/19 – Chicago, IL @ Metro $ ^
6/7/19 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall # ^ **SOLD OUT**
6/8/19 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall # ^ **SOLD OUT**
6/19/19 – San Diego, CA @ The Irenic + ^
6/20/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom + ^
6/21/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom + ^ **SOLD OUT**
6/22/19 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore + ^
6/24/19 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom + ^
6/25/19 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox + ^
6/27/19 – Boise, ID @ The Olympic + ^
6/28/19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue + ^
6/29/19 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre + ^
7/1/19 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf + ^
7/2/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar + ^
7/3/19 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room + ^
# – with Diet Cig
^ – with Ratboys
! – with Milk Teeth
% – with Gender Roles
$ – with Casper Skulls
+ – with Beach Bunny