Toad the Wet Sprocket have never been a band content to simply look back, and ‘Rings: The Acoustic Sessions’ makes that unmistakably clear. Out now on double vinyl, CD, and digital via TP, the fourteen-track collection takes their most powerful and enduring songs and rebuilds them from the ground up, produced by the band alongside Sean McCue. This is not a nostalgia record. It’s a living document of a band still deeply invested in their own catalog.
Bassist Dean Dinning framed the approach with a question worth sitting with: “People always think of an acoustic record as stripped down, but what if it wasn’t?” The answer runs through every track. Guitarist Todd Nichols reworked electric parts for acoustic without losing their original force, and Glen Phillips delivers vocals that carry the same longing and hope they always have, only deeper, more settled, and more earned. Hits like “All I Want,” “Walk On the Ocean,” and “Something’s Always Wrong” sit alongside deep cuts like “Inside” and “Little Heaven,” and the newer material holds its own without leaning on the advantage of familiarity. Phillips captured the intent plainly: “I love that we were able to take songs from every album and find a way to bring them together to work as a unified piece.”
The summer tour launches July 12th in Bethlehem, PA, with most dates featuring Men at Work and Shonen Knife opening. ‘Rings: The Acoustic Sessions’ is out now, and this is exactly the kind of record that rewards repeated listening.
2026 Tour Dates:
Jul 12 — MusikFest Cafe, Bethlehem, PA
Jul 14 — Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, SC
Jul 16 — Pompano Beach Amphitheater, Pompano Beach, FL*
Jul 17 — The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, FL*
Jul 18 — The BayCare Sound, Clearwater, FL*
Jul 21 — Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, GA*
Jul 22 — BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove, Southaven, MS*
Jul 23 — The Pinnacle, Nashville, TN*
Jul 24 — Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI*
Jul 26 — The Music Circus, Cohasset, MA*
Jul 28 — The Whittemore Center, Durham, NH*
Jul 29 — Maine Savings Amphitheater, Bangor, ME*
Jul 31 — Borgata Hotel Casino Event Center, Atlantic City, NJ^
Aug 1 — Delaware State Fair, Harrington, DE*
Aug 6 — Grossinger Motors Arena, Bloomington, IL*
Aug 7 — Performing Arts Pavilion at The Commons, New Lenox, IL*
Aug 8 — Stir Cove At Harrah’s Casino, Council Bluffs, IA*
Aug 10 — Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts, Salina, KS*
Aug 14 — Remlinger Farms, Carnation, WA*
Aug 18 — Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, NV*
Aug 20 — The United Theater on Broadway, Los Angeles, CA*
*with Men at Work, Shonen Knife opening
^with Men at Work