Temples: The BLISS Tour

Get ready for an immersive night of psychedelic rock, electronic textures, and hypnotic grooves when Temples bring The BLISS Tour to The Chapel in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. With support from Los Angeles artist Poppy Jean Crawford and visuals by Zach Rodell, the evening offers local music fans an opportunity to experience a band stretching its sound into exciting new territory.

Doors open at 7:00 PM, with the show beginning at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 day of show, with general admission and standing room providing an up-close setting for the performance. ADA seating is available by advance request through The Chapel box office; because accessible space can fill early, guests are encouraged to reach out ahead of the event.

Temples—James Bagshaw, Thomas Walmsley, Adam Smith, and Rens Ottink—have built their identity around experimentation, and Bliss, their fifth album, reflects that adventurous spirit. The record combines the psych-tinged guitars and looping textures associated with the band with euphoric and melancholic elements drawn from late-1990s dance music. The result is a sound that moves between shimmering melodies, electronic pulses, atmospheric passages, and rhythmic repetition.

The band produced Bliss themselves, giving the group greater freedom to improvise and reshape sounds. Tracks including “Jet Stream Heart,” “Vendetta,” “Blue Flame,” “Revelations,” and “Megalith” explore different sides of that approach, while influences ranging from Air and Moby to Massive Attack, Portishead, Underworld, and Orbital help place the album within a broader electronic and psychedelic lineage.

Opening the night, Poppy Jean Crawford brings her own distinctive history to the stage. The Los Angeles musician has released multiple singles and EPs, worked with notable producers and musicians, and toured alongside artists including Placebo, The Black Lips, Starcrawler, L.A. Witch, Blood Red Shoes, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

For San Francisco listeners drawn to adventurous, genre-blurring music, Temples: The BLISS Tour promises a night where psychedelic rock meets electronic experimentation, supported by live visuals and an artist with an equally unconventional path. Join Temples at The Chapel and experience their latest creative chapter in person.