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Currently, we do not have any tickets available for The Academic. However, an announcement for new dates is expected soon, and Event Tickets Center will be your place to buy tickets. In the meantime, listen to some of the most popular music by The Academic via the playlist below and read up on the background and biggest achievements of The Academic. You can also browse similar performances below and check back soon to buy The Academic tickets!
The Academic is a band that has reached mid-level status across the alternative, indie, and rock categories. The Academic has released 2 live and studio albums and 21 singles on Spotify that string all the way back to Jan 12, 2018 with their debut album titled Tales from the Backseat. Their most recent album release was Sitting Pretty on Feb 10, 2023.
The Academic's growth has led to an overall artist ranking of 35,076 on Spotify in the United States. They have become well known for their exciting shows and entertaining performances which has built a robust following. This is largely fueled by almost 400,000 listeners and nearly 200,000 followers on Spotify, but they also reach an additional more than 5,000,000 listeners on Spotify through playlists. Additionally, The Academic has a robust following on social media with nearly 100,000 followers on Instagram. Their top video on TikTok has over 9,000,000 views.There are also almost 3,000 posts on Tik Tok with The Academic's tracks featured on them. When you attend your next The Academic show, it will be easy to see why they have built such a large following.
You likely recognize The Academic by their top tracks which include "Why Can't We Be Friends?", "Bear Claws", and "Mixtape 2003". You might also listen to The Academic due to their earliest albums such as Tales from the Backseat and Sitting Pretty, but you may have heard of them from similar artists such as Catfish and the Bottlemen, The Wombats, and The Vaccines.
The Academic has released a total of 2 albums on Spotify and is the main or feature artist on 66 tracks. Their full discography can be found in the charts below, as well as their top 10 songs. However, when you attend a The Academic show, you're sure to hear more than a few of their big hits from their top albums which include Tales from the Backseat and Sitting Pretty. Their most recent album, Sitting Pretty was released on Feb 10, 2023. To supplement their albums, The Academic has released 21 singles on Spotify. Their top singles, which will more than likely be included in their setlists, are Loose Friends, Mixtape 2003, and The Abbey Road Sessions, with their most recent single, Bye Bye Baby, being released on Sep 24, 2025.
| Album | Release Date | Album Type |
|---|---|---|
| Loose Friends | Oct 30, 2015 | Single |
| Mixtape 2003 | Aug 19, 2016 | Single |
| Tales from the Backseat | Jan 12, 2018 | Album |
| The Abbey Road Sessions | May 11, 2018 | Single |
| SUPERLIKE | Jun 7, 2019 | Single |
| AFTERTASTE | Sep 13, 2019 | Single |
| Live at the Iveagh Gardens | Apr 24, 2020 | Single |
| Anything Could Happen | May 4, 2020 | Single |
| Anything Could Happen (Dan Lissvik Remix) | Jun 1, 2020 | Single |
| Acting My Age | Jul 10, 2020 | Single |
| Acting My Age (Cid Rim Remix) | Jul 29, 2020 | Single |
| Lonely This Christmas | Nov 13, 2020 | Single |
| Kids (Don’t End Up Like Me) | May 26, 2021 | Single |
| Kids (Don’t End Up Like Me) [Acoustic] | Jul 2, 2021 | Single |
| Not Your Summer | Jul 15, 2021 | Single |
| Community Spirit | Jul 16, 2021 | Single |
| Don’t Take It Personally | Aug 31, 2022 | Single |
| Pushing Up Daisies | Oct 26, 2022 | Single |
| Homesick | Dec 9, 2022 | Single |
| My Very Best | Jan 19, 2023 | Single |
| Sitting Pretty | Feb 10, 2023 | Album |
| Easy on the Eyes | Apr 26, 2024 | Single |
| Bye Bye Baby | Sep 24, 2025 | Single |
| Track | Album | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Acting My Age" | Acting My Age | Jul 6, 2020 |
| "Bear Claws" | Tales from the Backseat | Jan 12, 2018 |
| "Different" | Loose Friends | Oct 30, 2015 |
| "Different" | Tales from the Backseat | Jan 12, 2018 |
| "Girlfriends" | Tales from the Backseat | Jan 12, 2018 |
| "I Feel It Too" | Tales from the Backseat | Jan 12, 2018 |
| "Mixtape 2003" | Mixtape 2003 | Aug 19, 2016 |
| "Not Your Summer" | Not Your Summer | Jul 15, 2021 |
| "Thought I Told You" | Loose Friends | Oct 30, 2015 |
| "Why Can't We Be Friends?" | Tales from the Backseat | Jan 12, 2018 |
| Artist | Genre | Spotify Followers |
|---|---|---|
| Catfish and the Bottlemen | alternative | 1,181,732 |
| The Wombats | alternative | 1,114,076 |
| Inhaler | alternative | 512,656 |
| COIN | alternative | 668,766 |
| Blossoms | alternative | 499,441 |
| The Vaccines | alternative | 792,744 |
| Circa Waves | alternative | 312,905 |
| The Hunna | alternative | 264,981 |
| HUNNY | alternative | 264,151 |
| Sundara Karma | alternative | 204,227 |