Swervedriver add Bleary Eyed & a reformed Love Battery to ‘Raise’ tour

The first leg of Swervedriver‘s North American, BrooklynVegan-presented tour celebarting 35 years of their debut album Raise begins this month, and as previously discussed, newer band Slow Fiction is opening all of those dates, with old friends The Still Out (at the 2 NYC-area shows) and midwest shoegaze vets The Life and Times (Chicago) reforming for select dates.

Openers for the 2nd leg, happening later in the year on the west coast, are also now announced. Philly shoegazers Bleary Eyed open the four California shows, while Seattle veterans Love Battery (!) join Swervedriver for the Portland and Seattle dates.

Love Battery being active again is exciting news. The official bio they just sent us reads:

Love Battery formed in 1989 in Seattle and was part of the grunge explosion, but just like The Screaming Trees, they had a psychedelic twist. Sub Pop Records signed them and released  3 full length albums, 4 singles and one EP. In 1994 the band moved over to Atlas Records, a subsidiary of A&M Records to release one EP and one full length album. The label also released a single. The band was on the move again landing on Seattle’s CZ Records to release one full length album as well as releasing a single on Let Down Records.

After years of side projects, Love Battery is releasing a full length LP called Through A Crack In The Matrix on Flotation Records. With over 30 years of recording music, the band is excited to turn on new ears and give the faithful what they want. The band is gearing up to start playing shows with the current lineup of Ron Nine, Kevin Whitworth, Bruce Fairweather and Cassady Laton.

For more on the tour and then some, Bill Pearis recently talked to Swerveriver on the BV Interviews podcast which is well worth a listen. All Swervedriver dates are listed below.

Swervedriver — 2026 Tour Dates
Aug 18, 2026 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair * (tickets)
Aug 19, 2026 – Montreal, QC – Bar le Ritz *   (tickets)
Aug 20, 2026 – Ottawa, ON – The Bronson *   (tickets)
Aug 21, 2026 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre *   (tickets)
Aug 22, 2026 – Detroit, MI – El Club *   (tickets)
Aug 23, 2026 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall *^ (tickets)
Aug 25, 2026 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop *    (tickets)
Aug 26, 2026 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis *   (tickets)
Aug 27, 2026 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts *    (tickets)
Aug 28, 2026 – Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall *#    (tickets)
Aug 29, 2026 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *#  (tickets)
Dec 10, 2026 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s %  (tickets)
Dec 11, 2026 – San Diego, CA – Casbah % (tickets)
Dec 12, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom %  (tickets)
Dec 13, 2026 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent %  (tickets)
Dec 15, 2026 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios &  (tickets)
Dec 16, 2026 – Seattle, WA – Neumos &  (tickets)

* w/ Slow Fiction
^ w/ The Life and Times
# w/ The Still Out
% with Bleary Eyed
& with Love Battery