The Shins to Perform ‘Oh, Inverted World’ Aug. 17 at The Ryman

For indie rock fans of a certain age, beloved Portland outfit The Shins‘ debut album, Oh, Inverted World, is a bona fide classic and a formative soundtrack of ’00s millennial youth culture (and, of course, single “Caring Is Creepy” was part of a literal millennial touchstone soundtrack and film, Garden State, a few years later). It’s hard to believe, but the record will celebrate its 21st anniversary next month, having originally released June 9, 2001 through famed Pacific Northwest label Sub Pop. It also received a 20th anniversary reissue last year.

In honor of the occasion (and likely a year delayed from the 20th due to pandemic concerns), the group, who’ve been anchored by frontman James Mercer since their formation in ’96, and have had something of a revolving door of members over the years, have announced a special Oh, Inverted World 21st anniversary tour, where they’ll play their seminal work from front-to-back! The extensive run will kick off in July, and is set to return the group to Nashville Aug. 17 with Joseph to play The Ryman Auditorium!

The Shins last played The Ryman in 2017, in support of their fifth and most-recent LP, Heartworms, which arrived that same year. Tickets for their Nashville return go on general sale this Friday, May 20 at 10 a.m. CDT right here, but you can register for pre-sale tickets here!

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July 12: San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
July 15: Sacramento, CA – Memorial Auditorium
July 16: Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
July 22: Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
July 23: San Diego, CA – San Diego Civic Theatre
July 24: Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre
July 26: Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 27: Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
July 29; Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater
Aug. 1: Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
Aug. 2: Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
Aug. 4: Albuquerque, NM – Kiva Auditorium
Aug. 6: Ogden, UT – Ogden Twilight at the Ogden Amphitheater
Aug. 16: Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
Aug. 17: Nashville, TN – The Ryman Auditorium
Aug. 19: Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
Aug. 20; Richmond, VA – The National
Aug. 23: New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
Aug. 26: Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage at the Mann
Aug. 27: Boston, MA – Roadrunner
Aug. 29: Montreal, Quebec – L’Olympia
Aug. 30: Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
Aug. 31: Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral Theatre
Sept. 2: Cleveland, OH – The Agora
Sept. 3: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Sept. 4: Columbus, OH – Kemba Live!
Sept. 6: Saint Louis, MO – The Factory
Sept. 8: Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
Sept. 10: Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
Sept. 13: Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Sept. 14: Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Sept. 16: Portland, OR – Pioneer Courthouse Square