First Sugar Show Since 1995! Sugar- Webster Hall, New York, NY, May 2, 2026

Screenshot photo from video (Concerts Hub)

 

Yes, it finally happened, Sugar is back! They played their first show since January 16, 1995, in New York City on May 2nd, for three reunion concerts before heading to Europe for a massive tour (May/June), before bringing the act to the US in August. The American portion includes, three nights in Minneapolis in September and the final show of the tour wraps up in Athens, GA (I think the first ever Sugar show was there) on October 24th. Very exciting news, I would love to go, but with no dates in Canada, I'll have to watch and listen to the shows second-hand, via live audio recordings and YouTube. 

 

I've always felt Bob Mould's strongest material, post-Husker Du was with Sugar. I bought Copper Blue on cassette when I was in Minneapolis (just after it was released) "sight unheard" and popped it in the car tape deck on the drive home and was instantly blown away! The first 4 tracks are killer, hell, it's one of the best debuts from the 90's and I played the hell out of that tape for the next couple of months. The live recording for the first reunion show is thanks to John Loughney who posted it to Dime and also provides some really good video from the show (The Act We Act, Changes, If I Can't Change Your Mind). The sound quality is excellent and though it would have been amazing to be there, I feel like this is a pretty incredible consolation prize. Thank you for sharing!

Enjoy! 

  

Already there are several outstanding videos from the first 2 nights:

Sugar- Full set (Concerts Hub)- May 2, 2026

Sugar- Full set (John Loughney)- May 3, 2026 

 

Please do NOT sell or profit from this recording!

Do NOT convert to lossy formats, except for personal use.

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Setlist photo by John Loughney

  

SUGAR

Webster Hall

New York, NY 

2026 05 02

Taper: lachtna productions
Location: FOB
Lineage: Schoeps MK4 > BabyNBox > Sony A10 > WAV (24/48) > SoundForge (levels, fades, declick) > CDWAVE (splits) > FLAC > MP3Tag (tags) 

01. She Said She Said [The Beatles] (tape)
02. The Act We Act
03. A Good Idea
04. Changes
05. Company Book
06. After All the Roads Have Led to Nowhere
07. In the Eyes of My Friends
08. Hoover Dam
09. Where Diamonds Are Halos
10. Running Out of Time
11. Gift
12. Your Favorite Thing
13. Clownmaster
14. Frustration
15. House of Dead Memories
16. Long Live Love
17. Panama City Motel
18. Can't Help You Anymore
19. Fortune Teller
20. Anyone
21. Tilted
22. JC Auto
>> Encore:
23. Helpless
24. Gee Angel
25. If I Can't Change Your Mind

Support:
Michael Azerrad (DJ set)

SUGAR- 2026-05-02 Webster Hall, NYC FLAC. rar