’90s Rock Legends Plays Fan-Favorite Song for the First Time in 26 Years originally appeared on Parade.
Knoxville, Tennessee’s Superdrag made a splash in the mid-1990s during alternative rock’s peak. While many fans might remember hearing “Sucked Out” on the radio or seeing the video on MTV, those that dug deeper discovered a alt-rock/power pop group that The Hard Timescalled “the most underrated band of the ‘90s (and possibly of all time).”
Superdrag initially broke up in 2003; they reformed now and again, but they haven’t ventured beyond their hometown. So, it’s no surprise that fans packed Los Angeles’ Troubadour this past weekend for Superdrag’s first West Coast shows since 2009.
To make the night memorable, Superdrag—frontman John Davis, drummer Don Coffey Jr., guitarist Brandon Fisher, and bassist Tom Pappas—decided to treat their loyal fans.
The two-night event, dubbed a Destination Superdrag Weekend, kicked off on June 20, a night where the band played “Comfortably Bummed” for the first time since 1999(!), according to Setlist FM.
Superdrag played “I Guess It’s American,” introduced as “I Am Incinerator,” for the first time ever. The second night (June 21) was full of familiar songs, including “True Believer,” “Feeling Like I Do,’ and, of course, “Sucked Out.”
Superdrag first went on hiatus in 2003. John Davis had gotten sober and embraced his religion. He felt disconnected from the rowdy and drunken audiences of the day.
Davis remained prolific, performing in a variety of music styles in a bevy of different bands. Superdrag reunited in the late 2000s, went on break again, and subsequently reunited in the early 2020s. Coffey Jr., Fisher and Pappas even worked on Davis’s 2024 solo album, JINX.
Davis told Stereogum in 2024 that he has reconciled with Regretfully Yours (the album that spawned “Sucked Out”). Davis said he wasn’t happy with his vocals on the album, but noted that “the last time I listened to it, I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. There are lots of things about it that I really like. I love the drum sounds, I love the guitar sounds, I like the songs.”
The band will bring the “Destination Superdrag Weekend” to the East Coast in the fall. The band will play New York City’s Bowery Ballroom on October 3-4.
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’90s Rock Legends Plays Fan-Favorite Song for the First Time in 26 Years first appeared on Parade on Jun 23, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
