The Ocean Blue will be making a stop at The Parkway Theater in Minneapolis on September 3rd!
The Ocean Blue arrived as the 1980s drew to close, and their debut record on the famed Sire Records label in 1989 seemed to summarize the best of the passing musical decade. With the release of The Ocean Blue, the band of four teenagers from Hershey, Pennsylvania quickly achieved widespread acclaim and radio & MTV airplay with top 10 Modern Rock/College Radio hits like Between Something and Nothing, Drifting, Falling, and Vanity Fair. They followed their debut with the dreamy and atmospheric Cerulean, which includes perhaps their most beloved song, Ballerina Out of Control. Their third Sire release and highest charting pop album Beneath the Rhythm and Sound featured the single Sublime, with a video of the band in the sublime landscape of Iceland. The band’s fourth major label album on Mercury/PolyGram, See The Ocean Blue, delved into wider 60s and 70s stylings but with the band’s 80s DNA peeking through.
The band left the majors in the late 90s and released several independent records in the ensuing decade, including 2000’s Davy Jones Locker and 2004’s Waterworks. In 2013, after a long hiatus and much anticipation, the band released their first full length record in a decade, Ultramarine, on Korda Records, a label cooperative the band helped launch that same year. The record was a welcome return for both long-time fans of the band and a younger generation of like-minded fans, and it garnered widespread praise as one of their very best albums. In 2015, the band worked with Sire Records to reissue their first three albums on vinyl, and did wider touring in North America and in South America, where some of their most passionate fans reside.
In 2019, the band returned with the beautifully powerful Kings and Queens / Knaves and Thieves, and has continued to tour for this release and the newly re-issued vinyl of See The Ocean Blue (2022) and Davy Jones Locker (2023).
The Hang Ups and DJ Jake Rudh will be kicking the night off so don’t be late!
This is a SOLD OUT show!
Remaining Tours dates:
Sep 1- Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
Sep 2 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Sep 3 – Minneapolis, MN @ Parkway TheaterSep 8 – Washington, DC @ Howard TheaterSep 9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. SmallsSep 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ardmore TheaterSep 30 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Neptune Festival
Oct 6 – San Antonio, TX @ Sam’s Burger JointOct 7 – Houston, TX @ NumbersOct 19 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe TavernOct 20 – Detroit, MI @ Magic BagOct 21 – Columbus, OH @ Natalie’s Grandview Music HallNov 10 – Miami, FL @ The Ground @ Club SpaceNov 11 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s CradleNov 16 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah *SOLD OUT*Nov 17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Nov 18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
