Sublime have announced their first new music with Jakob Nowell, the son of late frontman Bradley Nowell, who has been performing with them since they reunited in 2023. “Ensenada” will arrive on July 18. It was produced by Jon Joseph of BØRNS, and it’s the first single off their new album, which is still to be announced.
Jakob says, “‘Ensenada’ feels very personal. The lyrics were inspired by our various encounters with love and how we feel. Sometimes things go south, and you want to lash out in different ways. For me, it’s about how you can use absurdism as a defense mechanism to escape into your own world to avoid having to experience these intense, challenging feelings. It was also really cool to study the whole Sublime catalog and try to create something inspired by it with my uncles. I poured a lot of myself into this record, and at times it was very emotionally challenging. The entire time we’re working on it, it’s like my dad was there. It’s like I could feel his presence. I hope the fans will hear that all we were trying to do was have fun and match that classic sound — and if they hear that, then we did our job right.”
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Drummer Bud Gaugh adds, “Don’t hate if you can’t relate! Treat yo man right and he won’t eat fish tacos in Ensenada without you!”
Sublime have also been added to the lineup of the Long Beach edition of Warped Tour‘s 30th anniversary celebrations, happening on July 26. They will also do a Las Vegas takeover at the Park MGM on Aug. 15-16, Fear, Loathing, and Sublime in Las Vegas, which is with Pennywise, the Vandals, and more. See all of their upcoming dates below.
Sublime 2025 tour dates
June 28 – X Games Salt Lake City – Salt Lake City, UT
July 12 – 89.7 The River’s 30th Anniversary Show – Omaha, NE
July 20 – Minnesota Yacht Club Festival – Saint Paul, MN
July 26 – Vans Warped Tour – Long Beach, CA
August 15-16 – Fear, Loathing, and Sublime in Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV
August 21 – The Brooklyn Mirage – New York,
August 22 – CMAC – Canandaigua, NY
August 23 – Westville Music Bowl – New Haven, CT
September 12 – The End of Summer Presented by 107.7 The End – Redmond, WA
September 14 – Sea.Hear.Now – Asbury Park, NJ
September 19 – Shaky Knees Festival – Atlanta, GA
September 27 – Evolution Festival – St. Louis, MO
October 18 – Mission Bayfest – San Diego, CA
