Lab Report

27-02-2025

Dear friends,
We have a full agenda today. The information is dense, so please read carefully and ask if anything is unclear.

Concert Tour

Stereolab is heading back out on the road. New keyboards and guitars have been purchased and will be put to use on the following dates.

Unless stated, all tickets will be on sale tomorrow (28th February 2025) at 10am local time.

May 2025

• 25 - Botanique - Brussels, Belgium
• 26 - Gloria - Köln, Germany
• 27 - Travel
• 28 - Grunspan - Hamburg, Germany
• 29 - Huxleys Neue Welt - Berlin, Germany
• 30 - Zoom - Frankfurt, Germany
• 31 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands

June 2025

• 1 - Doornroosje - Nijmegen, Netherlands
• 2 - Travel
• 3 - Stereolux - Nantes, France
• 4 - Le Trianon - Paris, France
• 5 - Barbey - Bordeaux, France
• 6 - Primavera Sound - Barcelona, Spain (Sold Out)
• 7 - Teatro Eslava - Madrid, Spain
• 8 - Travel
• 9 - La Belle Electrique - Grenoble, France
• 10 - Ferrara Sotto le Stelle [Cortile del Castello] - Ferrara, Italy
• 11 - Volkshaus - Zurich, Switzerland
• 12 - Hansa 36 - Munich, Germany
• 13 - Travel
• 14 - Tvornica Kulture - Zagreb, Croatia
• A38 Ship - Budapest, Hungary
• 16 - WUK - Vienna, Austria
• 17 - Meet Factory - Prague, Czech Republic
• 18 - Travel
• 19 - Manufaktur - Schorndorf, Germany
• 20 - Den Atelier - Luxembourg, Luxembourg

July 2025

• Siren Festival - Arena In The Fiera - Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Tickets on sale soon)

September 2025

• 13 - Brooklyn Bowl - Nashville, TN, USA
• 14 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA, USA
• 15 - Travel
• 16 - Miami Beach Bandshell - Miami, FL, USA
• 17 - Travel
• 18 - Civic Theatre - New Orleans, LA, USA
• 19 - Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA, USA
• 20 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, USA
• 21 - Haw River Ballroom - Saxapahaw, NC, USA
• 22 - Travel
• 23 - The Howard Theatre - Washington, DC, USA
• 24 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA, USA
• 25 - Travel
• 26 - Royale - Boston, MA, USA
• 27 - State Theatre - Portland, ME, USA
• 28 - Travel
• 29 - Travel
• 30 - Travel

October 2025

• 1 - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY, USA
• 2 - Travel
• 3 - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT, USA
• 4 - Théâtre Beanfield - Montreal, QC, Canada
• 5 - Travel
• 6 - Danforth Music Hall - Toronto, ON, Canada
• 7 - Asbury Hall - Buffalo, NY, USA
• 8 - Globe Iron - Cleveland, OH, USA
• 9 - Metro - Chicago, IL, USA
• 10 - Travel
• 11 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN, USA
• 12 - Hancher Auditorium at the Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA, USA
• 13 - Travel
• 14 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO, USA
• 15 - Travel
• 16 - Travel
• 17 - Vogue Theatre - Vancouver, BC, Canada
• 18 - Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA, USA
• 19 - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR, USA
• 20 - Travel
• 21 - The Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA, USA
• 22 - Travel
• 23 - Travel
• 24 - Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• 25 - The Bellwether - Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 26 - Travel
• 27 - Travel
• 28 - Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA, USA
• 29 - Travel
• 30 - Ballroom Marfa - Marfa, TX, USA
• 31 - TBC - Austin, TX, USA

November 2025

• 1 - White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX, USA
• 2 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX, USA
• 12 - Foro Indie Rocks! - Mexico City, Mexico
• 13 - Travel

December 2025

• 5 - Dome Corn Exchange - Brighton, England (Tickets on sale 15:00 28/02/25)
• 6 - Royal Festival Hall - London, England (Tickets on sale 15:00 28/02/25)
• 7 - Travel
• 8 - SWG3 Galvanisers - Glasgow, Scotland (Tickets on sale 15:00 28/02/25)
• 9 - Project House - Leeds, England (Tickets on sale 15:00 28/02/25)
• 10 - Travel
• 11 - O2 Ritz - Manchester, England (Tickets on sale 15:00 28/02/25)
• 12 - Travel
• 13 - O2 Academy - Oxford, England (Tickets on sale 15:00 28/02/25)

Reissues

Key details on upcoming album reissues:

• These have previously been discussed, but I think it will be helpful to go over the salient points again for newcomers and as a general reminder.
• i] Albums affected - Transient Random Noise-Burts With Announcements / Mars Audiac Quintet / Emperor Tomato Ketchhup / Dots And Loops / Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night / Sound-Dust / Margerine Eclipse.
• ii]With immediate effect, the triple disk editions containing demos are being phased out and deleted.
• iii] 28th February 2025 - Double disk editions with reconfigured artwork will become available.
• iv] Double disk editions will use the 2019 Calyx remasters.
• vi] Double disk editions will have a lower price point that will help fans and shops during the current economic turmoil.
• vii] The sleeve notes that accompanied the triple disk editions can be found here for reference purposes.
• viii] The compact disk editions containing the demos will still be available.
• ix] All of the demos can still be accessed via your preferred digital service provider.
• x] 'Complete Chronological Stereolab' - A handy Spotify playlist containing all seven albums and many other tracks in chronological release order.
365 songs 26 hours and 2 minutes

Our technical department have produced this handy 30 second video to help illustrate the changes. Please increase the volume for background music.

Merchandise

To coincide with the album reissues, seven new fashion items will be released, each based on the artwork of the corresponding albums.

The T shirts are the Creator 2.0 style by Stella and Stanley.

Fit is Medium

Material - 100% organic combed and washed ring-spun cotton.

The cotton weight is 180gsm

Bespoke labelling - each official Stereolab and Duophonic fashion item will use a bespoke label. Bootleg shirts won't...

Current Duophonic / Stereolab Sizing Guide
[Please convert for metric sizing]

Please take a moment to review the styles that are available. Each shirt is modeled by Sheila, our sole Duophonic UHF Disks employee.
Details of our various album and T-shirt bundling options can be found here.

Kind regards,
Pikey