{"id":2152264,"date":"2025-11-12T19:29:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2152264"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:29:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:29:21","slug":"the-format-releases-new-song-announces-acoustic-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-format-releases-new-song-announces-acoustic-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"The Format releases new song + announces acoustic shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>&#8216;Boycott Heaven&#8217; album artwork. (Vanity Label)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>The Format<\/strong> has shared a new song from the\u00a0reunited band&#8217;s\u00a0upcoming comeback album,\u00a0<em>Boycott Heaven<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The track is called &#8220;Shot in the Dark&#8221; and is accompanied by a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ygZEtZwXFqM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:music video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">music video<\/a>. It marks the second\u00a0<em>Boycott Heaven<\/em> cut to be released, following lead single &#8220;Holy Roller.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Boycott Heaven<\/em> is due out on Jan. 23, 2006, and marks the first Format album since 2006&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Dog Problems<\/em>.\u00a0The band, which consists of vocalist <strong>Nate Ruess<\/strong> and multi-instrumentalist <strong>Sam Means<\/strong>, broke up in 2008, and Ruess went on to form <strong>fun.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ruess and Means then reconvened in 2020 for a planned reunion tour, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They reunited again in 2025 for a brief run of fall shows and will embark on a full tour in spring 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Additionally, The Format has just announced four acoustic concerts for the end of 2025, taking place Dec. 9 in Rochester, New York, Dec. 10 in Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Dec. 15 in Tucson, Arizona.\u00a0You&#8217;ll need to register for a code for a chance at tickets, which go on sale Friday at noon local time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For all ticket info, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theformat.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TheFormat.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TheFormat.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Boycott Heaven&#8217; album artwork. (Vanity Label) The Format has shared a new song from the\u00a0reunited band&#8217;s\u00a0upcoming comeback album,\u00a0Boycott Heaven. The track is called &#8220;Shot in the Dark&#8221; and is accompanied by a music video. It marks the second\u00a0Boycott Heaven cut to be released, following lead single &#8220;Holy Roller.&#8221; Boycott Heaven is due out on Jan. 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