Latest announcements from Sounds Del Mar — tour dates, festival appearances, and event recaps.
The band is stoked to be a part of Austin's premier music festival and have announced they will be playing Saturday, October 10th for the second weekend of ACL Fest 2015. The lineup is rock solid, featuring Foo Fighters, Drake, and Florence + The Machine among many others.
Sounds Del Mar is proud to announce confirmed dates throughout the Midwest starting May 28, 2015. Check us out on Bandsintown and at soundsdelmar.com for updates and more info.
Sounds Del Mar joined The Joe Jacksons for a show at ABGB in Austin, TX on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
The band celebrated the tour kickoff at Cheer Up Charlie's in Austin with Blue Healer and John Wesley Coleman.
SdM toured the Southeast beginning in April 2015, with stops across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
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The band hosted a Birthday Blowout at Hotel Vegas on December 10, 2014, with The Ripe and Think No Think. A follow-up show was added at Indian Roller on December 19, 2014.
Sounds Del Mar performed at Mohawk in Austin on November 19, 2014, wrapping up a stretch of three live shows scheduled that October.