Rocket From The Crypt - Scream, Frankenstein, Scream! Tour 2026
About This Event
Rocket From the Crypt performs at Irving Plaza on the Scream, Frankenstein, Scream tour in 2026, presenting a punk‑rooted, song‑first approach built on tight ensemble playing and abrupt rhythmic turns. Support comes from Man or Astro‑man, whose surf‑rock instrumentals and retro‑futurist sci‑fi textures bend classic guitar tropes into short, soundtrack‑like passages, contrasting with the headliner's direct style.
About Scream, Frankenstein, Scream! Tour 2026
Scream, Frankenstein, Scream! Tour 2026 lands at Irving Plaza as a live rock/pop bill built around Rocket From the Crypt and Man or Astroman. The pairing traces two durable strains of American underground music: horn-driven punk and sci‑fi surf instrumentals, both shaped for tight club rooms rather than arenas. There’s no clear NYC premiere history attached to this tour, but the setting matters; Irving Plaza has long functioned as a mid-size proving ground for touring alternative acts. The night reads like a study in velocity and stagecraft, not nostalgia.
About the Artists
Rocket From the Crypt
Rocket From the Crypt is a punk-rooted rock band that began in San Diego as a parallel project to John Reis’s work in Drive Like Jehu, then returned after an initial 1990s–2000s run for periodic activity in the 2010s and beyond.
Man or Astroman
Man or Astro-man is an American surf‑rock group that emerged from Auburn, Alabama in the early 1990s and built a following through the decade with a retro-futurist aesthetic. Their playing draws on classic guitar instrumentals, then bends them through sci‑fi themes, abrupt shifts, and tight ensemble cues.