It’s been five years since indie rock darlings the Shins have played Cleveland, but the group will finally return to town this summer as it tours in support of its fifth album, Heartworms.

It’ll play the Agora Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 29.

Every pair of tickets purchased online includes a copy of Heartworms.

The press release announcing the tour also promotes the band’s contest to win the Shins’ first van (a 1990 Ford 350 Clubwagon). To enter, you gotta submit a video of you or your band covering a track from Heartworms.

This article appears in Mar 15-21, 2017.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.