Euro Tour 2023

We are hitting the road with two new records in tow. The East / West Collection LP and the Generations 7“ will be released September 8th. Pre-orders are available at https://takenbysurprise.net/store
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RED DONS Tour 2023

06.09.2023, AT-Wien, Venster 99
07.09.2023, CZ-Brno, Kabinet MÚZ
08.09.2023, CZ-Prague, Eternia Smichov
09.09.2023, DE-München, Kafe Kult
10.09.2023, DE-Nürnberg, Desi
11.09.2023, DE-Leipzig, Zxrx
12.09.2023, DE-Berlin, cassiopeia
13.09.2023, DE-Hamburg, Hafenklang
14.09.2023, DE-Aachen, LolaParoli
15.09.2023, FR-Paris, Le Cirque Electrique
16.09.2023, DE-Frankfurt, ExZess
17.09.2023, GE-Tbilisi, Secret Place

East / West Collection available September 8th!


SURPRISE 083 | RED DONS – EAST / WEST COLLECTION LP

Spanning a recording career of way over a decade, RED DONS are finally ripe to be compiled. EAST / WEST collects choice cuts from out of print 7?s, compilation tracks and other curiosities. Popular favorite “Ausländer” from their Dirtnap released single of the same name is now finally available again on this LP to be spun into dust. 

All records will be on color vinyl.

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Tracklist:
1. West Bank
2. Room 322
3. A Thief’s Journal
4. Pariah
5. Independent
6. Everyday Distraction
7. Cold Hearted
8. Ausländer
9. Mauvaise Foi
10. A Vote For The Unknown
11. This City
12. Genocide
13. Letters
14. In A Bind

Generations 7″

SURPRISE 084 | RED DONS – GENERATIONS 7“

RED DONS return with their first record since their 2017 GENOCIDE 7?. 4 new songs of their trademark moody PDX melodic punk greatness. Cuing a “The Cast Of Thousands“ era Adverts feel, they continue their path of more matured songwriting in our post pandemic, late stage capitalist nuthouse of a society. 

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Tracklist:

1. Loop

2. Dead Sounds

3. Testify

4. Hard Feelings

Red Dons playing To Be Punk Festival #12 – Novi Sad, Serbia

We are excite to announce that we are playing To Be Punk Fest in Novi Sad, Serbia. We are scheduled to share the stage with Cock Sparrer on June 1st. Below is the official announcement from the festival promoters.

Portland je odavno poznat po sjajnoj punk sceni a RED DONS je ve? desetak godina jedan od najsjajnijih njenih predstavnika. Ovaj nomadski bend ?iji ?lanovi u poslednje vreme žive na relaciji Amerika-Evropa uprkos udaljenosti uspevaju da održe kontinuitet i budu prisutni kako koncertno tako i sa izdanjima. Iza njih je deset vinila, tri odli?na albuma i sedam singlova. 2014. na pesmi “A Vote For The Unknown” gostovao im je TV Smith. Frontmen benda, gitarista i peva? Doug nedavno je postao otac pa je to jedan od razloga zašto je 2018. godina za Red Dons bila mirnija godina. Na naš poziv da do?u u Novi Sad i nastupe na To Be Punk-u odazvali su se sa oduševljenjem, kao da žive iza ?oška, i bukvalno u roku od dva dana, izorganizovali su vikend tour od ?etiri datuma. Tako da ?emo imati privilegiju i ?ast da nakon devet godina ugostimo jedan ameri?ki bend na festivalu. Red Dons ?e nastupiti u subotu 01. juna na bini u Letnjem bioskopu KC Novi Sad u Katoli?koj porti.

Genocide/Letters

Our tenth release “Genocide/Letters” is now available on Man in Decline Records.

“I’d be hard pressed to name a band that has been more consistently great over the past ten years than Red Dons.  While they never seem to get the sort of accolades or attention that I think they deserve, this is a band that is incapable of not churning out a hit record every time.

Red Dons have been a bit quiet since the release of their 2015 album, The Dead Hand of Tradition.  Apparently they’ve been hiding and writing masterpieces.  Side A of this 7″ kicks off with “Genocide.”  The band once again shows their mastery of dark, downstroke heavy punk rock that still manages to hide incredible pop hooks.  Hot Snakes may be downstroke warlords, but Red Dons surely have a fiefdom of their own.

B side “Letters” is just as great with a jangly guitar tone that still manages to sound kind of sinister, yet retains the sort of catchiness you’d expect to find in a much more lighthearted band.  There’s something really special about this group and I sure hope that this 7″ is a precursor to a new album.  That’s something I’d pick up on day one.” – Tim PopKid (I Buy Way Too Many Records)