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We Are Scientists
Upcoming dates
- Bournemouth, United KingdomO2 Academy BournemouthView details
- Bristol, United KingdomElectric BristolView details
- Seattle, United StatesBaba YagaView details
- Phoenix, United StatesThe Rebel LoungeView details
- San Antonio, United StatesPaper TigerView details
- Philadelphia, United StatesThe FoundryView details
Dates Wanderistan tracks for We Are Scientists, from ticketing and venue listings — upcoming: 6, past: 9. We Are Scientists may play other dates that are not listed here yet, so check the official tour page for the full schedule.
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Past shows
9 past shows
- Birmingham, United KingdomO2 Institute BirminghamView details
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomBoiler ShopView details
- Leeds, United KingdomLeeds Irish CentreView details
- Sheffield, United KingdomElectric StudiosView details
- Liverpool, United KingdomO2 Academy LiverpoolView details
- Nottingham, United KingdomRock CityView details
- Oxford, United KingdomO2 Academy OxfordView details
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- Bedford, United KingdomClub 85View details
About We Are Scientists
We Are Scientists is an American rock band formed in 1999 by vocalist and guitarist Keith Murray and bassist Chris Cain, who met at Pomona College in...
We Are Scientists is an American rock band formed in 1999 by vocalist and guitarist Keith Murray and bassist Chris Cain, who met at Pomona College in California before relocating to Berkeley and later New York City. According to band lore, their name originated when a U-Haul employee, inspecting their rented van, mistook the bespectacled trio for scientists.
Their 2005 debut album, With Love and Squalor, went gold in the United Kingdom and placed the band alongside contemporaries such as Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, and the Killers in the mid-2000s post-punk revival. Brain Thrust Mastery (2008) reached number 11 on the UK Albums Chart. The band's sound draws on New York post-punk alongside classic influences including Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, and the Velvet Underground.
Live, the band is known for pairing tightly hooked guitar pop with comedic between-song banter. Drummer Keith Carne has recorded and performed with Murray and Cain since 2013, and the trio has continued to reach the UK Top 50 with albums including Barbara (2010), TV en Français (2014), Helter Seltzer (2016), Megaplex (2018), and Huffy (2021).
The band released its eighth album, Lobes, in 2023 and a ninth, Qualifying Miles, in 2025, continuing more than two decades of recording and touring together.