Blue October are playing three nights at 713 Music Hall this December — and these aren’t shows built around a setlist designed to scan every era. Night 2 of the Foiled 20th Anniversary World Tour lands Saturday, December 19, and the Houston band plays the 2006 album straight through: every track, front to back, in sequence. Twenty years on, Foiled still demands the full treatment.
About Blue October
Blue October formed in Houston in 1995. They’re one of the few Texas alt-rock acts of their generation that grew alongside their audience rather than cycling through it. The band built its sound around Justin Furstenfeld’s dynamic range — capable of dropping to a near-whisper then hitting a full-throated scream inside the same song — layered over arrangements that weave Ryan Delahoussaye’s violin and piano into an otherwise guitar-forward post-grunge framework.
Foiled, the band’s fourth studio album, hit the Billboard Rock Chart Top 10 and went platinum. “Hate Me” reached number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart; “Into the Ocean” followed it into rotation. The record established the band’s identity in a way nothing before it had.
The anniversary tour spans 50-plus North American dates, October 2026 through March 2027, closing with three consecutive nights in Houston. This year also marks the first-ever vinyl pressing of the album — a colored reissue dropped in May 2026. Furstenfeld laid out the purpose plainly: “Let’s show and remind everyone just how special and eclectic that album was. And, most importantly, how much we wore our heart on our sleeve for it.”
The full band is on this run: Furstenfeld, Jeremy Furstenfeld on drums, Delahoussaye, bassist Matt Noveskey, and guitarist Steve Schiltz. The band is also finishing their thirteenth studio album due in 2026, which means this tour is serving as both retrospective and runway.
713 Music Hall
713 Music Hall sits at 401 Franklin St in downtown Houston with a 5,000-person capacity. It’s one of the larger rooms on the Houston concert circuit short of arena territory. Three consecutive nights there — for a band born in this city — is a proper homecoming statement.
Tickets & Showtime
The December 19 show is all-ages and seated. Doors at 7:00 PM, show at 8:00 PM. Night 2 of three consecutive Houston dates: December 18, 19, and 20. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. A VIP Soundcheck Experience with meet-and-greet access to Justin Furstenfeld and additional band members is available separately through the official Blue October shop.