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AZ State Fair announces sellout for 'The Format' concert at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum

The band originally planned to reunite in 2020, but plans were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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PHOENIX — The Format is back! Arizona’s own indie-pop band is reuniting this fall for a special performance at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix during the Arizona State Fair.

The reunion has been years in the making, with their original performances scheduled before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The show will be held on September 27, 2025, kicking off a three-show tour with shows in New York City on September 30 and Los Angeles on October 10.

Outside of the Coliseum, before and after the main show, The Format has chosen rising Phoenix artists to perform “intimate sets” on a “festival-style outdoor stage.” Those include Sydney Sprague, Astrologer, JPW, Dad Weed, and more.

The Arizona State Fair announced on July 18 that 'The Format' concert at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum is now sold out.

“The Format is officially SOLD OUT at the Arizona State Fair! That’s right - our favorite homegrown indie-pop duo is coming back to the very place they grew up going to shows in the ‘90s: the one and only Veterans Memorial Coliseum,” read a social media post by the Arizona State Fair.

To see more performers scheduled for the Arizona State Fair Coliseum Concert Series, click here.

TOUR UPDATE

The Format thanked fans on social media for selling out their Phoenix show and others in different cities.