Bumpin Uglies book The Blind Pig for a February Thursday

The reggae-punk road dogs play Ann Arbor's 400-capacity room on Feb. 11, 2027. Tickets run $25 to $30.15.

February in Ann Arbor is a hard sell for anything that sounds like summer. Bumpin Uglies are going to try anyway, with offbeat guitar and punk bite in a 400-person room on a Thursday night.

The band announced Thursday, Feb. 11, 2027 at The Blind Pig on Oct. 27. The show starts at 7 p.m., and tickets are $25 to $30.15 through See Tickets. The Blind Pig holds 400.

Bumpin Uglies sit where reggae and punk overlap. That's the lane they've worked for years, mostly by staying on the road. Their tour announcements show how much: reggae outlet The Pier covered a Mid-Atlantic Dub spring tour, and Grateful Web reported a 30-plus-date spring run. This fall the band has been out on the Orange Crush Tour with Artikal Sound System, including a Nov. 11 stop at Buffalo Iron Works. Ann Arbor in February is the next chapter of that same habit.

The records give you a sense of range. Their latest full-length, *Lyrics Over Everything*, came out on June 21, 2024, according to the band's Wikipedia entry. The title is a fair statement of priorities for a band whose fans sing along. Before that, they went the other direction with *Underdog: The Acoustic Sessions*, a stripped-back LP announced alongside fall dates with The Expendables. They've also put out live material, including the *Live at Sugarshack Sessions Vol. 2* EP.

A band that lives on the road plays a 400-person room like it's the only show that matters.

That last bit is the honest pitch for the Blind Pig show. A band built on touring tends to be at its best in rooms this size. Four hundred people, close to the stage, on a weeknight is a crowd that showed up on purpose. That's where the punk side comes through, and where the singalongs get loud enough to feel like part of the show.

It's also a good fit for The Blind Pig, which has been one of the town's go-to rooms for touring bands on the way up. A Thursday early show, with a 7 p.m. start, means you can be home at a reasonable hour on a school night. That's not nothing in a college town in midwinter.

For Ann Arbor readers, the plan is easy. The price is fair for a headline band with this many miles on it, and a 400-cap room on a single date won't hold forever. Tickets are on See Tickets, and the JamBase listing has the details.

Put *Lyrics Over Everything* on during the shortest days of the year. By February, you'll be ready for a room that sounds like summer.

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