The Sheepdogs come back to Motorco with 'Keep Out of the Storm'

Four and a half years after their last Durham show, the Canadian rock band returns to the same 450-capacity room on Tuesday, April 27 — this time with a new album on their own label.

The Sheepdogs last played the Triangle on Oct. 22, 2022, at Motorco Music Hall. They're coming back to the same room: Motorco Music Hall in Durham on Tuesday, April 27, 2027, their first Raleigh–Durham show in four and a half years.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets run $23.65 to $110 through See Tickets. Motorco holds 450. The date was announced Oct. 20.

A lot has happened since 2022. The band announced *Keep Out of the Storm* in late 2025 on its newly minted label, Right On Records, as Spill Magazine and Rockposer reported. The album arrived Feb. 27, 2026, with 11 new tracks, preceded by the title track and the single "I Do," which Rockposer covered with its video in February.

Then came the touring. A Canadian headline run kicked off March 13, with dates stretching coast to coast, per Beyond the Watch, and the band announced a return to the U.K. and Europe in November and December 2026 under the Out All Night Tour banner. In February 2027 they're due at the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls with Blackberry Smoke as special guests, per Niagara Falls Tourism.

Same room, same city, a whole new record.

So April's Durham date is the first chance Triangle fans get to hear *Keep Out of the Storm* live. By the time the band gets here, those songs will have been through a Canadian tour and a European one, which is about as road-tested as new material gets.

The room is the other reason to go. At 450 capacity, Motorco keeps a rock show close and loud, and a band that has spent the last year playing bigger stops elsewhere will be right in front of you here. The ticket range, from $23.65 at the low end up to $110, gives fans a choice of how they want to do the night.

The Sheepdogs' music covers rock, indie and folk, and the new album keeps them in that lane. Expect the *Keep Out of the Storm* material up front, with the songs that have filled their sets for years mixed in.

What to know before you go: it's a Tuesday, so the 7:30 start makes it a reasonable weeknight. Check the See Tickets page for what each price tier includes, and don't wait too long — 450 tickets don't last when a band has been away this long.

Durham was a stop on the last run, and it's a stop on this one. The JamBase listing is here. Tuesday, April 27, 7:30 p.m. Be there.

Sources: JamBase: The Sheepdogs at Motorco Music Hall (jambase.com); Spill Magazine: Sheepdogs announce new LP Keep Out Of The Storm via Right On Records (spillmagazine.com); Rockposer: The Sheepdogs Announce New LP 'Keep Out Of The Storm' (rockposer.com); Spill Magazine: The Sheepdogs release new single + video for 'I Do' (spillmagazine.com); Rockposer: The Sheepdogs Say 'I Do' With New Single & Video (rockposer.com); Beyond the Watch: The Sheepdogs release new single 'Keep Out Of The Storm' ahead of 2026 album and Canadian tour (beyondthewatch.com); Niagara Falls Tourism: The Sheepdogs with Special Guests Blackberry Smoke (niagarafallstourism.com); See Tickets: The Sheepdogs at Motorco Music Hall (prod-nts-api.seeticketsusa.us)