Gus Dapperton returns to Paper Tiger with 4 Dear Life

His first San Antonio show since 2021 is Saturday, March 27, 2027, in the same room he played last time.

The last time Gus Dapperton played San Antonio, it was Oct. 24, 2021, at Paper Tiger. More than five years and a new album later, he is coming back to the same stage. Gus Dapperton plays Paper Tiger on Saturday, March 27, 2027, at 8 p.m. Tickets run $25 to $110 through See Tickets.

The date was announced Oct. 26, a few days after the release of *4 Dear Life*, his fourth studio album. The Line of Best Fit reported the album announcement in September, alongside the single "Queen," which came with a self-directed video. The record was set for an Oct. 23 release via ALTER Music, as Clash and Melodic Magazine also covered.

That is the big change since 2021. When he last came through San Antonio, *4 Dear Life* did not exist, and his catalog has kept growing since the *Orca* era that Dork covered when that album was announced. By March, fans will have had five months to live with *4 Dear Life*, which tends to make for a crowd that sings the new songs back instead of waiting for the old ones.

More than five years between visits, and he comes back to the exact same room.

The return to Paper Tiger is a nice detail. Plenty of artists come back to a city in a bigger venue, or a different one, after a long gap. Dapperton is booked into the same room he played last time, and for San Antonio fans who were there in 2021, that makes this a rare kind of rematch: same stage, new record, a few years of road behind him in between.

Paper Tiger holds about 1,000, and that size suits the kind of show Dapperton puts on. It is small enough that the back of the room still feels close to the stage, and big enough that a Saturday crowd can make real noise. A late-March weekend date also means the weather should cooperate for the walk in and out.

Tickets span a wide range, from $25 up to $110, so check what tier you are buying before you check out; the low end is the one to grab early. At the bottom of that range, this is one of the better-value Saturday nights on the spring calendar, and a 1,000-capacity room means there is not an endless supply of them.

If you have not dug into *4 Dear Life* yet, now is the time. "Queen" is the obvious entry point, and its self-directed video is a good way into the record's look as well as its sound. The album has been out since Oct. 23, which leaves about four and a half months to learn it before the show.

A five-year gap between visits is a long time for any fan base to wait, and San Antonio waited. This one is on the books. Same room, Saturday night, new album. Get your ticket before the low end disappears, and show up early enough to grab a spot close to the stage.

Sources: Gus Dapperton announces new album 4 Dear Life and shares Queen (The Line of Best Fit) (thelineofbestfit.com); Gus Dapperton Announces New Album 4 Dear Life (Clash) (clashmusic.com); Gus Dapperton 4 Dear Life (Melodic Magazine) (melodicmag.com); Gus Dapperton has announced his new album Orca (Dork) (readdork.com); Gus Dapperton at Paper Tiger (JamBase) (jambase.com)