Influential late-90s emo band American Football—the trio of Mike Kinsella (Cap'n Jazz, Owen, Owls), Steve Lamos, and Steve Holmes—are reissuing their sole self-titled album in a deluxe edition on May 20 via Polyvinyl. They've announced that they're getting back together for some shows—their first in 15 years.

Holmes said, "Obviously, we knew the time was ripe for three middle aged dudes to play some old songs about teenage feelings, and stand around tuning guitars for a long time."

The first show is at Pygmalion Music Festival in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois—the place where the band first formed, and home of Polyvinyl. The 10th anniversary of the festival takes place from September 25-28 and also features Chvrches, Panda Bear, Real Estate, Sun Kil Moon, Deafheaven, Speedy Ortiz, Mutual Benefit, Tycho, Wooden Shjips, Ex Hex, Common Loon, Elsinore, and more to be announced. Some events during the fest will benefit the Josh Gottheil Memorial Fund for Lymphoma Research.

The band have also scheduled a show at New York's Webster Hall.

Above, listen to a 1997 live recording.

American Football:

09-28 Urbana-Champaign, IL - Pygmalion Music Festival

10-11 New York, NY - Webster Hall