Sleep unleashed new single »Have Spacesuit Will Travel« through Third Man Records; US tour dates announced!

San Jose, California based stoner/doom icons Sleep are back with a brand new single »Have Spacesuit Will Travel«, which was released on June 18th, 2026 through Third Man Records.

»Have Spacesuit Will Travel« is also a part of special edition TMR Bundle featuring Al Cisneros comic book, exclusive flexi single & more.

Listen to »Have Spacesuit Will Travel« on all major streaming services!

Courtesy of Third Man Records:

The legendary band Sleep releases new single »Have Spacesuit Will Travel« via Third Man Records, their first new music since 2018. In addition, the band announces a fall North American tour, as well as releases the first issue of the Sleep Comic Book, written by bassist and songwriter Al Cisneros.

»Have Spacesuit Will Travel« begins Sleep’s first mission without Matt Pike on guitar. The music and art are alive and after the decades of obstacles that Sleep has overcome, it is time to move forward and make songs and albums. Al wishes Matt the best on his earth bound maneuvers.

Alongside Cisneros, the latest incarnation of Sleep features Dale Crover on drums and Bubba Dupree on guitar. Dale has been in some serious bands, like the Melvins and Redd Kross. That Al would seek him out makes sense, an almost elementary choice that probably wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows. Bubba Dupree, from the fiercely loved band Void, hailing out a choice no one would have seen coming. Just the thought of Bubba, who was amazing from the first Void shows on, playing guitar in Sleep is almost too much for the mind to comprehend.

Al Cisneros, Bubba Dupree, and Dale Crover as a trio looks really good on paper, but the only way to see if it worked was to get everyone in a room and play. Al says the answer made itself evident immediately: “The vibe of the first jam was obvious. It was blue sunglasses-era Iommi in the quality, and equally awesome is Bubba is also one of the coolest people I’ve been able to make music with.”

»Have Spacesuit Will Travel« at no time tries to pick up where »Sciences« left off. There’s a considerable amount of new blood in the band, so imitation, as Bubba notes, would greatly limit the potential of three very unique and talented musicians. That being said, Sleep answers to an incredible recorded history, literally decades in the making, so it would not be surprising that Al, Dale and Bubba would find themselves composing in the spirit of that which had been established so long ago. The three of them were able to make an album that can truly be identified as genuine Sleep music, yet with a sharpness and agility to the recordings.

Special Edition Sleep Comic Book Bundle includes comic, exclusive flexi single of »Have Spacesuit Will Travel«, signed bookplate by Al Cisneros, Dave Kloc, and Arik Roper, custom designed rolling papers, and poster.

Purchase your copy HERE.

Sleep US tour dates:
Sep 8, 2026 The Observatory North Park San Diego, CA
Sep 9, 2026 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
Sep 10, 2026 Revel Entertainment Center Albuquerque, NM
Sep 12, 2026 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
Sep 14, 2026 Tower Theatre Oklahoma City, OK
Sep 16, 2026 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Sep 17, 2026 The Grand at The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
Sep 18, 2026 Treefort Music Hall Boise, ID
Sep 20, 2026 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
Sep 21, 2026 Neptune Theatre Seattle, WA
Sep 22, 2026 Neptune Theatre Seattle, WA
Sep 23, 2026 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
Sep 25, 2026 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
Sep 26, 2026 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
Sep 27, 2026 The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA
Sep 28, 2026 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
Sep 29, 2026 The Observatory Santa Ana, CA
Nov 4, 2026 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Nov 5, 2026 The Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI
Nov 6, 2026 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
Nov 7, 2026 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit, MI
Nov 9, 2026 The Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
Nov 10, 2026 Club Soda Montreal, QC
Nov 11, 2026 Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
Nov 12, 2026 Roadrunner Boston, MA
Nov 13, 2026 Basilica Hudson Hudson, NY
Nov 15, 2026 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
Nov 16, 2026 Brooklyn Paramount New York, NY
Nov 17, 2026 Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC

Sleep is:
Al Cisneros – Vocals, Electric Bass Guitar, Moog
Bubba Dupree – Electric Guitar
Dale Crover – Drums

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well