Drink The Sea: All-Star Rock Band Announces Tour and Ticket Giveaway
The rock supergroup Drink The Sea, featuring Peter Buck of R.E.M., Alain Johannes, Barrett Martin, Duke Garwood, and Lisette Garcia, is set to embark on their first live tour. The band formed in 2022 when Johannes and Martin met for a session in Martin's studio in Washington state. Their debut albums, "Drink the Sea I" and "Drink the Sea II," released in 2025, were recorded in cities worldwide, including Santiago de Chile, Reykjavík, and São Paulo, and incorporate diverse instruments such as the Arabic oud and Indian sitar. The tour will include concerts in Germany, and tickets are being given away exclusively to subscribers of the kulturnews.letter. Participants must provide their email address, postal address, and a preferred date to enter the giveaway.
Key facts
- Drink The Sea is a rock supergroup formed in 2022.
- Founding members include Alain Johannes and Barrett Martin.
- Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Duke Garwood, and Lisette Garcia are also in the band.
- The band released two debut albums in 2025: 'Drink the Sea I' and 'Drink the Sea II'.
- The albums were recorded in Santiago de Chile, Reykjavík, and São Paulo.
- The music incorporates instruments like the Arabic oud and Indian sitar.
- The band will perform live for the first time in 2025.
- Tickets for German concerts are being raffled to kulturnews.letter subscribers.
Entities
Artists
- Peter Buck
- Alain Johannes
- Barrett Martin
- Duke Garwood
- Lisette Garcia
Institutions
- R.E.M.
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Eleven
- Screaming Trees
- Mark Lanegan Band
Locations
- Washington
- United States
- Santiago de Chile
- Chile
- Reykjavík
- Iceland
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Germany