Speedy Ortiz, Ovlov, & Grass Is Green announce East Coast shows together

Boston’s Grass Is Green returned from hiatus earlier this year and were set to play the 2024 edition of NICE, a fest in Somerville, but they wound up cancelling their set due to covid, with Ovlov taking their place. Now Grass is Green, Ovlov, and another of their former Exploding in Sound labelmates, Speedy Ortiz (who Grass is Green guitarist Devin McKnight used to play in) have announced a trio of early 2025 shows, two of which are with “surprise guests.” They happen in Somerville (January 17 at Arts at the Armory with Grass Is Green, Speedy Ortiz, and surprise guests), Brooklyn (January 18 at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Grass Is Green, Ovlov, and Speedy Ortiz), and Philadelphia (January 19 at First Unitarian Church with Grass is Green, Ovlov, and surprise guests), and tickets go on sale Friday, October 25 at 10 AM ET.

Speedy Ortiz writes, “do you guys like nostalgia? friendship? memories? throwbacks? a couple shows coming up in january that tick all these boxes. swipe for archival images with forever besties! ponder the secret guests! who could they possibly be!”

“Very happy to share that we’ll be playing two shows with Grass Is Green in January 2025!,” Ovlov write. “We’ve been looking forward to playing with them again for a while and sadly our last attempt in July was cut short due to covid, but we’re glad to have rescheduled and have Speedy Ortiz join us as well.”

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