Sleep Returns With “Have Spacesuit Will Travel” and New Lineup
Sleep has awoken. The stoner metal icons have announced their first new music in eight years, as well as a North American tour for the fall. The news comes with some change, though, as bassist/bandleader Al Cisneros has rebuilt the lineup.
Sleep now consists of Cisneros (the band’s sole founding member), Melvins drummer Dale Crover, and Void guitarist Bubba Dupree. The new single, “Have Spacesuit Will Travel,” marks the band’s first single since 2018 and the first without longtime guitarist Matt Pike.
“The vibe of the first jam was obvious,” Cisneros says of the new song. “It was blue sunglasses-era Iommi in the quality, and equally awesome is Bubba is also one of the coolest people I’ve been able to make music with.”
Hear his enormous bass tone in “Have Spacesuit Will Travel”:
Cisneros and Sleep will be on tour this fall with two North American legs. The first kicks off on September 8th in San Diego, California and will focus on the West Coast for the duration of the month. Things pick up again on November 4th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. From there, they’ll cover the Midwest and East Coast, finishing up November 17th in Washington, DC.
“Have Spacesuit Will Travel” is streaming now on Apple Music, Amazon Music, and other platforms. It’s also available through Third Man Records in a Flexi Disc format with a limited edition comic book written by Cisneros.
Sleep 2026 Tour Dates:
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 8 | San Diego, CA | The Observatory |
| Sept 9 | Phoenix, AZ | The Van Buren |
| Sept 10 | Albuquerque, NM | The Revel Entertainment Center |
| Sept 12 | Dallas, TX | Granada Theater |
| Sept 13 | Austin, TX | Levitation |
| Sept 14 | Oklahoma City, OK | Tower Theatre |
| Sept 16 | Denver, CO | Ogden Theatre |
| Sept 17 | Salt Lake City, UT | The Grand At The Complex |
| Sept 18 | Boise, ID | Treefort Music Hall |
| Sept 20 | Vancouver, BC | Commodore Ballroom |
| Sept 21 | Seattle, WA | Neptune Theatre |
| Sept 22 | Seattle, WA | Neptune Theatre |
| Sept 23 | Portland, OR | Roseland Theater |
| Sept 25 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore |
| Sept 26 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore |
| Sept 27 | Santa Cruz, CA | Catalyst |
| Sept 28 | Los Angeles, CA | The Wiltern |
| Sept 29 | Santa Ana, CA | The Observatory |
| Nov 4 | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue |
| Nov 5 | Milwaukee, WI | Pabst Theater |
| Nov 6 | Chicago, IL | Riviera Theatre |
| Nov 7 | Detroit, MI | St Andrews Hall |
| Nov 9 | Toronto, ON | Phoenix Concert Hall |
| Nov 10 | Montreal, QC | Club Soda |
| Nov 11 | Burlington, VT | Higher Ground Ballroom |
| Nov 12 | Boston, MA | Roadrunner |
| Nov 13 | Hudson, NY | Basilica Hudson |
| Nov 15 | Philadelphia, PA | Theatre of Living Arts |
| Nov 16 | Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn Paramount |
| Nov 17 | Washington, DC | Lincoln Theatre |
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
As the father of a seven month old, the headline “Sleep returns” really got my hopes up