After disbanding in January 1997 following the tragic loss of life of bassist Audie Pitre, Acid Bathtub remained inactive for over 20 years. The band’s cult standing solely grew throughout this lengthy hiatus, with their two studio albums, When the Kite String Pops and Paegan Terrorism Ways, gaining legendary recognition within the sludge and doom metallic scenes.
Then, on October 15, 2024, Acid Bathtub shocked followers by formally asserting their return to stay efficiency, with a scheduled look on the Sick New World Pageant in Las Vegas on April 12, 2025. This may have marked their first stay present in 28 years, however the competition was canceled and the reunion then kicked off on April 25, 2025, with a present in New Orleans.
Acid Bathtub is presently vocalist Dax Riggs, guitarists Sammy “Pierre” Duet and Mike Sanchez, drummer Zack Simmons (Goatwhore), and bassist Shane Wesley (Crowbar).
As Acid Bathtub continues to play exhibits in 2026, after all the query of latest Acid Bathtub has come up. New Noise Journal not too long ago requested Riggs in regards to the potential for brand new Acid Bathtub jams, to which he responded: “Acid Bathtub will not make new music, however the members will proceed to write down and report of their respective initiatives.”
Riggs additionally joked in his personal dry method that the actual motive Acid Bathtub obtained again collectively was the cash: “There was by no means an actual try [to reunite prior to now] — it was simply inter-web bullshit. So far as why now? Loss of life and taxes.”
Examine each tour date Acid Bathtub presently has lined up for 2025 (and now 2026) under. It is so much.
7/11 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount (w/ Eyehategod & Wailin Storms)
7/18–20 Mansfield, OH Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Pageant
7/25 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount (w/ Pentagram)
8/9 Minneapolis, MN The Fillmore (w/ Windhand & Primitive Man)
8/16 Baltimore, MD Energy Plant Stay (w/ Excessive On Hearth, Windhand, Heavy Temple & Sonja)
8/22 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium (w/ Excessive On Hearth & Windhand)
8/28 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium (w/ Pig Destroyer & The Obsessed)
9/9 Austin, TX Levitation
9/18–21 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life
10/2 Sacramento, CA Discovery Park (Aftershock Pageant)
10/11 Toronto, ON Insurgent (w/ Voivod)
12/5–6 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium (Decibel Journal Steel & Beer Fest: Denver)
12/12 Chicago, IL Salt Shed (w/ Excessive On Hearth & Weedeater)
3/21 Grundy County, TN The Caverns (w/ Obituary, Herakleion & Saint Avangeline)
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