Nice Strong Arm to Play First Live Shows in Over 30 Years
Austin's Nice Strong Arm, known for their unique blend of noise rock and gothic post-punk in the late 80s, announce their return to the stage after more than three decades. The band released three albums on Homestead Records.
Late-’80s Austin band Nice Strong Arm mixed a few varieties of noise rock (Butthole Surfers, Swans) with a little gothy post-punk, releasing three albums for Homestead Records before calling it quits after 1990’s Stress City. The group are now back, having announced their first live shows in over 30 years.
Following their first reunion show, in Austin of course on August 28, Nice Strong Arm will bead to the Northeast for shows in Philly, DC, Boston, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Providence, as well as a couple NYC-area shows: Catskill, NY’s Dromfest on September 6 (with Come, Scrawl, more), and Brooklyn’s Mama Tried on September 12 with fellow Homestead Records band Phantom Tollbooth and Richard Balyut’s pre-Versus band, Flower .
All tour dates are listed, along with streams of Nice Strong Arm’s records, below.
NICE STRONG ARM – 2026 TOUR DATES
Aug 28, 2026 – Austin, TX – 29th St Ballroom (with Knife In The Water, Ewe, Gerard Cosloy)
Sep 6, 2026 – Catskill, NY – Dromfest (with Come, Scrawl, Hypnolovewheel, Sleepyhead, more)
Sep 7, 2026 – Medford, MA – Deep Cuts
Sep 8, 2026 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s (with VIA and Astral Bitch, Heavenly Bodies and Shadow Riot)
Sep 9, 2026 – Silver Spring, MD – The Quarry House (with Bed Maker)
Sep 10, 2026 – Columbus, OH – Café Bourbon St. (with Scrawl and Ron House)
Sep 11, 2026 – Pittsburgh, PA – Government Center (with Weird Paul Rock Band and Rated Eye)
Sep 12, 2026 – Brooklyn, NY – Mama Tried (with Phantom Tollbooth and Flower)
Sep 13, 2026 – Providence, RI – The Parlour (with Minibeast)
_Originally reported by [Brooklyn Vegan](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/nice-strong-arm-announce-first-live-shows-in-30-years/)._
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