That’s right, we’re doing this three night thing again, but this time in Dallas, TX at the Granada Theater! Just like the Nashville shows, we’ve got 3-day passes and single night passes available. Very limited VIP passes are also available to add to 3-day pass purchases, but can ONLY be added to 3-day passes *(more info on purchase process below). These tickets aren’t officially on sale yet, but you mailing-listers have access to them RIGHT NOW with this pre-sale code:  CITY2026

AUGUST
27th – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater – Act II
28th – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater – Act I
29th – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater – Act III

*ATTENTION VIP-TICKET-WANT-TO-GETTERS*
You must FIRST buy your 3 Day pass and THEN check your account for a password that appears on your PDF ticket.  NEXT, go back to the VIP ticket page and use that password to purchase your VIP ticket. We know that’s a very “interesting” way to do it… but we’re just gonna guess that’s the Dallas way?  As the saying goes, “your city, your rules.”

NASHVILLE ACT III RELEASE PARTY JUNE 18TH-20TH
We’re just a little over two weeks from these extremely sold out Nashville shows!  We can’t wait to finally make this thing happen in the city where we wrote and recorded this new album that we’re really proud of. And we’re honestly still floored at the lineup we got for this thing. They’re all gonna be tough to follow. Here’s the final lineup/order: 

NIGHT ONE / ACT II
–Imaginary Baseball League
–Amigo the Devil
–Protomen

NIGHT TWO / ACT I
–The Cybertronic Spree
–URIZEN
–Protomen

NIGHT THREE / ACT III
–Tim Cappello
–Diarrhea Planet
–Protomen

Looks like we have our very own Proto Fest of sorts… hope we don’t blow it! 

We’re gonna have some really rad show-specific merch, so keep an eye out for more info on that soon.

VINYL/CDs IN STORES
And I’ve mentioned it before, but it’s worth mentioning again (because of reasons… ), but if you’re one of those people that loves calling up (or walking into) your local record store and giving them a good pester session about getting Protomen stuff (records, cds, minidiscs, blacklight posters, t-shirts, Protomen themed lava lamps, etc) in their shop… now’s the time to unleash your power! The more stores know that you’re out there ready to come in and get some stuff, the better the chance they’ll give us a shot. 

Speaking of which, I did my part yesterday. I dropped by Grimey’s, here in Nashville, and handed off a couple copies of Act III on CD, so if you’re in the area and need a CD in a hurry, stop by and grab them before they’re gone!

And speaking of pestering… we hear the Discord crew is killing it with the radio station push. Keep it up! 

See a bunch of you very soon!

-Commander

Remember when I said to clear your schedules for June? Well, this is it. This is the big one. We’re playing 3 nights and 3 albums on our home turf of Nashville for some big ‘ol Act III release shenanigans at Marathon Music Works – June 18th, 19th, and 20th. It’s gonna be super rad and we’ve got some equally rad people playing with us, but that’s for another time. Right now we just wanted to give you mailing listers/news pagers the heads up and shot at the tickets first, because tickets go on sale TODAY WITH A CODE, and we want you to be the first to get them!  Go here and enter this code to make it happen —> CITY2026

There are a few different ticket options. Individual days, 3 Day Pass, and 3 Day Pass with VIP* (with meet and greet action. *you must click 3 day if you want to add VIP … UPDATE: VIP SOLD OUT).  And of course, it’s a bit cheaper each day if you just go ahead and grab that 3 Day Pass.

Also, a Lord Humungus thank you to everyone that’s helped so far with the rollout of the album and at MAGFest. We couldn’t have done this without you. 

But we’re not done yet, and we still have a long way to go. This is the now-or-never go-time for getting the word out about this record and we need your help! Get out there and request Act III songs wherever you can. If you have a radio station left in your town… ask them to play some jams! Have Sirius/XM? Request it! Going to karaoke at Applebees? Sing it horribly for the poor people sitting quietly at the bar just trying to wind down after a horrible day at work! Know somebody that works at a magazine, blog, or podcast that hasn’t talked about Act III or reviewed the album yet (i.e… most of them)? Get ‘em! Tell them to reach out and we’ll get them the goods. 

Speaking of the goods… we have a new Protomen Store with all the new Act III merch! Go check it out! And don’t worry, more stuff is incoming, like CD represses of Acts I and II (and eventually records). And yes, we’re getting closer to an Act III vinyl announcement, so just hang on to your britches for just a bit longer. 

And for those of you wonderful people who preordered CDs, those have started shipping, there were just a whole lot of them to get into the shipping people’s hands and then process, but the wait is almost over! We can’t wait for you all to gander the booklets.

You are the spark,

-Commander

Week 1 was “The Calm” + “Hold Back The Night”

Week 2 was “The Trainyard” + “No Way Back”

Week 3 was “The Storm” + “Buried In The Red” (featuring Bit Brigade’s own Luke Fields on bass guitar.) 

Week 4 was “Calling Out”

Week 5 was “This City Made Us”

Week 6 was “Hold On (The Distance Between)”

Week 7 was “The Redline” + “A Show Of Force”

Week 8 was “The Dream”

Week 9 was “Light’s Last Stand” (featuring Tim Cappello on sax)

Week 10 was “The Good Doctor • Part 2”

This week is “The Fate Of Thomas Light”

Well. We’ve reached the end of the road here. Huge thank you for coming along with us on this pre-release rollercoaster the past couple of months. We really appreciate all the support. We can’t wait to get the CDs and records in your hands as soon as possible so you can read the story for the other half of the experience.

And in case you somehow missed all the emails and social posts prior to this and are wondering what this is all about, Act III: This City Made Us is now in the CD and Digital pre-order phase on Bandcamp and we released one to two songs every week over the course of the last two months to pre-orderers. As of today, everything is live now in Bandcamp, so if you pre-order the album, you’ll have access to it there. And always remember, only the physical copies of the album (CDs, Records, etc.) come with the libretto/booklet that have all of the fleshed out story and incredible John DeLucca illustration and Caspar Newbolt design.

And if you missed the previous newsletters and posts, it means you don’t know that MAGFest sold out in record time, but that you shouldn’t freak out if you didn’t get a badge, because we’re planning a little something here in Nashville for mid 2026 that you don’t want to miss. We’ll dole out more info on that as we know more details. But go ahead and clear your schedules for the entire year, because it’s gonna be a big little something. 

And stiiiiiillllll no word on a pre-order date for Vinyl, but we’re getting closer.

See you at MAGFest!

-Commander