Portugal. The Man take In the Mountain in the Cloud to the Castro

After a free-sky show at Civic Center Plaza in 2024, the band returns to San Francisco in January for a seated night built around a 15-year-old album, with Anthony Green opening.

The last time Portugal. The Man played San Francisco, on September 20, 2024, it was outdoors at Civic Center Plaza. The next time will be about as different as a San Francisco show can get: a January night inside the Castro Theatre, built around an album that turns 15 this year.

Portugal. The Man play the Castro Theatre on Saturday, January 23, 2027, with Anthony Green opening. The show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets run $65.25 to $162 through Ticketmaster. The date was announced October 27. The Castro holds about 1,400.

The album is *In the Mountain in the Cloud*. Released July 19, 2011, it was the band's sixth studio album, and the band has been marking its anniversaries — a deluxe edition added remixes, instrumental versions of every track and a live recording of "So American" from KCRW's *Morning Becomes Eclectic*. Now it is getting a tour. A Boston events listing bills the run as the *In the Mountain in the Cloud* – 15 Year Anniversary Tour, with a January 8, 2027 date at Royale in Boston, also with Anthony Green as special guest. The Ticketmaster page for the Castro show carries the same "In the Mountain" name.

From Civic Center Plaza to the Castro, and from new songs to a 15-year-old record.

That shift in focus is the interesting part of this return. The band's recent San Francisco history has been about scale; this one points backward, to a record from before the run of radio success that most casual fans know them for. Anniversary tours tend to draw the people who were there the first time, and *In the Mountain in the Cloud* has the kind of following that turns a theater show into something closer to a reunion.

Anthony Green is a strong pairing for that crowd. The singer has a devoted following of his own, and having him on the bill across the tour gives the night a second reason to show up early.

The Castro itself changes the experience, too. A theater night is a different animal from an outdoor plaza: the sound stays in the room, the crowd is closer, and the songs on an album like this — with its layered arrangements — get a setting where the details can actually come through.

What to expect: a set built around *In the Mountain in the Cloud*, an opener with plenty of fans in the room, and a crowd that has been waiting 15 years to hear some of these songs played as part of a whole. Whether the band plays the record straight through or weaves it into a broader set, it's the album that gives this tour its reason.

The price range is wide, so look at what's left before you choose. Then get to Castro Street early, catch Anthony Green, and settle in for a night of looking back.

Sources: Portugal. The Man Boston MA In the Mountain in the Cloud Tour (The Boston Calendar) (thebostoncalendar.com); Portugal. The Man (Wikipedia) (en.wikipedia.org); Portugal. The Man 'In The Mountain In The Cloud (Deluxe Edition)' expanded digital release (Shore Fire Media) (shorefire.com); Portugal. The Man extends In the Mountain in the Cloud (The Music Universe) (themusicuniverse.com); Portugal. The Man at Castro Theatre (Ticketmaster) (ticketmaster.com); Portugal. The Man at Castro Theatre (JamBase) (jambase.com)