Saturday, August 29, 2026

A special pop up in Tompkins Square Park yesterday

Photos by Stacie Joy 

To celebrate the release of their 13th studio album, There Near (released yesterday), Dinosaur Jr. have been playing a series of smaller venues and pop-up shows around the city. 

After a Thursday evening appearance at Lucinda's on Avenue A, the trio turned up in Tompkins Square Park yesterday afternoon for a free surprise show presented by Show Brain and Fender. 

The concert was first announced on Instagram around 10 a.m. 

Despite some later rumors that it wasn’t going to happen, J Mascis, Murph and Lou Barlow took their places (no stage!) and delivered a short, tight set.
The band will move on to larger venues for its 2027 tour. 

And now, J Mascis and friends, as they were announced...
After the set, Mascis quickly left Tompkins... but we did find a happy Lou Barlow and longtime drummer Murph...
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 29, 2026 at 10:03 AM

    Wow - that must of been something - Glad you were able to go Stacie and thanks for the pics!

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  2. GrieveAugust 29, 2026 at 11:40 AM

    To my fellow music nerds... seeing Lou Barlow prompted me to come home and put on some Sebadoh...

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  3. AnonymousAugust 29, 2026 at 12:59 PM

    appreciate the pedalboard shot, very cool

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