Bleachers are bringing their latest chapter to life on stage with the release of Live at The Stone Pony, a new concert film capturing the band’s hometown celebration in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Arriving just weeks after the release of their fifth studio album, everyone for ten minutes, the film offers fans an intimate and electrifying look at one of alternative rock‘s most beloved live acts while marking the beginning of an extensive international tour.
Fronted by thirteen-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter, producer, and musician Jack Antonoff, Bleachers returned to the legendary Stone Pony for a free hometown performance that quickly became one of the band’s most memorable recent shows. Filmed by YouTube, the concert showcases Bleachers at their loudest, most emotional, and most connected, performing new material from everyone for ten minutes alongside career-defining fan favorites.
The set featured standout new tracks including “you and forever” and “sideways,” songs that have already become early highlights from the band’s latest album. Fans were also treated to beloved staples such as “Rollercoaster” and “Margaret,” the band’s acclaimed collaboration with Lana Del Rey. The result is a performance that captures both the excitement surrounding the new record and the communal spirit that has made Bleachers one of the most celebrated live bands of the past decade.
The release of Live at The Stone Pony arrives as Bleachers launch the North American leg of the Bleachers Forever Tour. The run begins with two nights at Chicago‘s Salt Shed before moving through major markets including Toronto, Montreal, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York City. One of the tour’s most anticipated stops comes on June 23 when the band returns to Madison Square Garden, the venue that hosted their largest headline performance to date during the previous touring cycle.
This summer will also see the return of Antonoff’s annual Shadow Of The City Festival in Asbury Park on August 28. The festival has become a signature event for both Bleachers and New Jersey music culture, with this year’s lineup featuring Bleachers alongside Real Estate, Toadies, Grace Ives, and Bike Routes.
Following the festival, the band will continue touring throughout North America before heading overseas for a lengthy European and United Kingdom run. Highlights include a five-night residency at the iconic Troubadour in West Hollywood, a performance at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre, a stop at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, and appearances at Austin City Limits before concluding the year with dates across Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
At the center of this new era is everyone for ten minutes, an album that finds Bleachers embracing both reflection and reinvention. Built around themes of marriage, grief, generational change, and modern cultural uncertainty, the record balances folk-rock intimacy, pop-soul warmth, and the saxophone-driven New Jersey sound that has become synonymous with Antonoff’s songwriting. The album continues the band’s evolution while remaining rooted in the emotional honesty and sweeping melodies that have defined their catalog since 2014’s Strange Desire.
Critics have praised the project for its ambition and emotional depth, with many highlighting the album’s ability to blend personal storytelling with universal themes. Those qualities translate naturally to the stage, where Bleachers have long distinguished themselves through energetic performances that feel equally at home in intimate clubs and sold-out arenas.
More than a decade into their career, Bleachers continue to prove why they remain one of modern alternative rock’s most enduring acts. With Live at The Stone Pony, a new album, and an ambitious world tour underway, Jack Antonoff and company are celebrating their past while fully embracing what comes next. For fans unable to attend the Asbury Park performance, the new concert film offers the next best thing: a front-row seat to one of the most passionate and life-affirming live bands working today.
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