The Format, the Phoenix-born indie pop band comprised of Nate Reuss (of fun. fame) and Sam Means, are reuniting for three special shows in Phoenix, New York City, and Los Angeles this fall.
The new concerts serve as the duo’s first shows together since performing a surprise acoustic set in Phoenix in early 2020; the band had originally mapped out a reunion tour set for that year, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to their 2020 reunion, the band had not performed a formal live set since the 2007 tour that preceded their breakup in 2008.
The first of their reunion shows will take place in Phoenix as part of the Arizona State Fair on September 27th, with support from local artists like Sydney Sprague, Astrologer, JPW & Dad Weed, and more. They’ll then head to New York City for a show at the Beacon Theater with Ben Kweller as support on September 30th, followed by a Hollywood Forever Cemetery concert in Los Angeles on October 10th with Phantom Planet as openers. See the schedule for The Format’s reunion shows below.
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Tickets for The Format’s fall 2025 reunion concerts will first be available via an artist pre-sale running on Wednesday, July 16th at 12:00 p.m. local time; fans can sign up for pre-sale access to their desired show date(s) via The Format’s official website. Tickets for the New York and Los Angeles shows will go on-sale for the general public on Friday, July 18th at 12:00 p.m. local time via Ticketmaster, with the Arizona State Fair performance going on-sale via their official website.
In a statement, Reuss said the reunion came about because “this reunion and preparing for these shows (specifically this go around) have been nothing short of magical so far,” as he and Means aim to finally make good on the shows canceled when the pandemic hit. He apologized for the repeated delays and past ticketing headaches, promising larger (and “scarier”) venues this time so more fans can get in. Reuss added that re-learning The Format’s songs with old friends has rekindled his excitement after years focused on family life. See Reuss’ full statement below.
Reuss and Means formed The Format in 2002 and released two studio albums: 2003’s Interventions + Lullabies and 2006’s Dog Problems. After their breakup in 2008, Reuss went on to form fun. with Jack Antonoff and Andrew Dost, while Means launched the independent merchandise company Hello Merch. They also both released solo albums in the last decade, and Reuss currently co-hosts ClayneCast, a podcast about the Lethal Weapon TV series.
“Hello everybody,
I guess the cat is out of the bag… yet again. Now that things have returned to normal (lol not!) Sam and I reconnected last year to try and find a way to finally do these Format shows that were supposed to happen just as Covid started hitting us hard.
AdvertisementObviously first we’d like to apologize for continuously dragging out the make up dates- I think we optimistically wished things would normalize a lot sooner. Sadly that wasn’t the case and we had no choice but to scrap the shows altogether.
Secondly- we are sorry the shows last time were such a headache for most people to get tickets for. Truthfully, and in typical Format fashion, we wanted to play smaller venues during the first run of shows because that’s what seemed like a low pressure, good time hang to us- and we weren’t even remotely planning on you guys breaking the ticketing website trying to get into those shows.
With that debacle in mind- we’ve decided to play much larger (and scarier 🫣) venues so that hopefully everyone gets a chance to come see us play. The Beacon in New York is one of our favorite theaters anywhere. Hollywood Forever seems like a special place to see a show, let alone put one on, and lastly Sam and I were at dinner one night trying to figure out a unique place to play in our hometown when Sam said “remember when we used to go to the Arizona State Fair as kids to see some of our favorite bands in the 90s?…I know it sounds crazy but we should play that”.
Advertisement…I still think it sounds crazy, but we are gonna do that anyway…AND as our first show back in like 20 years. So here goes nothing!
To prepare for this insanity, we’ve all been getting together a lot lately trying to re learn all this material- and I’m honest to god actually really excited to play this stuff and sing these songs with some of my oldest and dearest friends.
For the last like 10 years I’ve been much happier and much more sane at home raising kids, and I told myself it would have to take something so special to even take my mind off of that- and this reunion and preparing for these shows (specifically this go around) have been nothing short of magical so far. I didn’t even realize how much I missed these songs (and this group).
Well, we hope you have too, and we hope that once we get up on the stage we can all celebrate together. Im pretty sure most of us could use a night out and away from the insanity. Let’s just hope the insanity doesn’t end up trying to cancel this round of shows too…
AdvertisementIn the meantime- stay safe. See you soon,
Nate”
The Format 2025 Tour Dates:
09/27 — Phoenix, AZ @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum @ the Arizona State Fair
09/30 — New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (with Ben Kweller)
10/10 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery (with Phantom Planet)
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