The Sophomore Beat

📸 Rogue Perspectives

May 8, 2026 | Live at Madrid's

Last night was really something special. Way to show up, Portland 🤘🏻

Huge thank you to Sparks The Rescue for always being the best hosts and even better humans. We’ve known those guys for nearly 25 years now, and they’ve always been the most humble and genuine people we’ve ever shared a stage with. We already can’t wait to do it again. Go support the remaining dates of their tour.

Also, shoutout to Live at Madrid's, Maine’s newest venue absolutely fu***ng rules. The staff could not have been kinder, the room sounds incredible, and the energy in there last night was unreal. Portland needed a space like this, and it’s being run by some of the best people in our local music scene. Keep an eye on everything happening there moving forward.

Much love to Primrose and New Norde. Both bands crushed it.

And finally, thank you to every single one of you for continuing to keep this alive with us after all these years. Hearing you sing these songs back at us never stops being surreal. We love you all more than we can properly put into words.

We’ll see you again very soon. ❤️

Year 19 of The Sophomore Beat.

We’ll see you tomorrow night at Live at Madrid's with our longtime pals Sparks The Rescue, Primrose, and New Norde.

🎟️ Get tickets here: https://www.tixr.com/e/176189

We cannot wait to see you all 🤘🏻

Exactly one week from tonight, and we’re ready to party. Can’t wait to see all of you there 🤘🏻

Tickets are still available.

🎟️ Get your tickets here: https://www.tixr.com/e/176189

Less than 2 weeks away!

We’ll be joining our long-time pals Sparks The Rescue at Portland, Maine’s brand new venue Live at Madrid's with Primrose and New Norde.

Grab your tickets at the link below.

🎟️ TICKETS 🎟️ https://www.tixr.com/e/176189

Today marks 15 years since we released our Party Like A Lobster EP 🦞⚡️🤘🏻

Celebrate by throwing up in someone’s pool. Or, if you’ve grown up, you could just listen to it on repeat all day.

Love you all. See you in a few weeks in Portland with Sparks The Rescue 🤘🏻

If you have photos or videos from our show on Saturday at Portland House of Music, please feel free to share them with us! We might want to use them for something we’re planning down the road 😉

Send us a DM.

Just a bunch of sweaty old dudes pretending we’re still cool.

Our hearts are so full they’re exploding. Such a special night. Thank you all for being a part of one of the funnest nights of our lives. We’re so grateful for all of you.

Special thank you to Portland House of Music for hosting us. The crew there are all so incredibly hospitable and kind. Thank you to Toby McAllister and The Sierra Sounds for being such supportive friends of ours for over 20 years. We love you guys. Also, thank you to Adulting and Fake Feelings . We’re blown away by their talent and love for the Maine Music Scene.

But most of all, thank you to everyone who’s still along for the ride after so many years. The amount of joy your support gives us is indescribable, and we’ll remember it for the rest of our lives.

We love you. We’ll be back soon.

- The Sophomore Beat | Dan, Tom, Andy, & Mike