Howling PUP

Four-piece PUP got its name from member Stefan Babcock’s grandma saying a rock band was a “pathetic use of potential.” Credit: SUBMITTED

PUP w/Weakened Friends,
OUTTACONTROLLER
Fri Oct 25, 9pm
The Marquee Ballroom
2037 Gottingen Street
Sold out

Toronto four-piece punk outfit PUP is
going to tear up the Marquee Ballroom at Halifax Pop Explosion, and we’re sorry you couldn’t get tickets.

This Halifax stop on the Morbid Stuff tour will be the band’s third time playing
Pop Explosion. The group made its festival
debut in 2013 touring its self-titled
debut album, and returned in 2016 touring
The Dream is Over.

“Both the shows we’ve played in Halifax have just been people front flipping off the stage,” says guitarist Steven Sladkowski. “It’s been fun every time we’ve played, and I’m sure the upcoming show will be no exception to that.”

Tickets went on sale April 19 and sold-out April 20—the same day that Morbid Stuff peaked at number two on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart.

“It was crazy. I think it was one of the first shows on this North American tour to sell out. We were shocked,” says Sladkowski.

“We’re lucky to be able to do this for a
living, and for a show to come together like this one in Halifax, and have people be so
excited, it means a lot.”

PUP is playing Friday night with
local punks Weakened Friends and
Outtacontroller. It’s the band’s second last show in North America before heading to Amsterdam on November 6 to kick off the
European leg of the Morbid Stuff tour.