Panda Bear Unveils New Song ‘Virginia Tech’

Panda Bear has unveiled a new song, ‘Virginia Tech’, a track previously available only as the B-side of the 7″of Sinister Grift’s lead single ‘Defense’. It features Noah Lennox’s Animal Collective bandmate Josh “Deakin” Dibb on synthesizer and percussion, as well as additional production by Oneohtrix Point Never’s Daniel Lopatin. Listen to it below, and scroll down for Panda Bear’s newly announced tour dates.

Sinister Grift, Panda Bear’s eighth studio album, came out in February. Check out our inspirations interview with Panda Bear.

Panda Bear 2025 Tour Dates:

Jun 2 – Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club
Jun 3 – Birmingham, England – Castle & Falcon
Jun 4 – Manchester, England – Gorilla
Jun 5 – Bristol, England – Bristol Beacon
Jun 6 – Brighton, England – Chalk
Jun 7 – London, England – Victoria Park
Aug 15 – Crickhowell, Wales – Green Man Festival
Sep 15 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
Sep 16 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
Sep 17 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
Sep 18 – Queens, NY – Knockdown Center
Sep 20-21 – Accord, NY – Woodsist Festival
Sep 19-21 – Philadelphia, PA – Making Time
Sep 22 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
Sep 23 – Lexington, KY – The Burl
Sep 25 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Sep 26 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
Sep 27 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
Sep 29 – Kansas City, MO – Warehouse on Broadway
Sep 30 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
Oct 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
Oct 4 – Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
Oct 5 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
Oct 7 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
Oct 8 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
Oct 3 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
Oct 10 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
Oct 30 – Nantes, France – Le Lieu Unique
Oct 31 – Rouen, France – Le 106
Nov 2 – Brussels, Belgium – Les Nuits Weekender
Nov 3 – Lille, France – L’aéronef
Nov 4 – Paris, France – Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
Nov 5 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Effenaar
Nov 9 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Studie 2
Nov 10 – Aarhus, Denmark – Voxhall
Nov 12 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Nefertiti
Nov 14 – Oslo, Norway – Blå
Nov 15 – Stockholm, Sweden – Slaktkyrkan
Nov 17 – Berlin, Germany – Festsaal Kreuzberg