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Current conditions

#22 O.A.R.

Wildcard • 13°TEMPERATURE

O.A.R. grade out well because of agency relationship, active cycle, returner sweet spot. There are no major penalty conditions dragging the profile down at the moment.

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Genre Fit

2/3

Agency

CAA

Last Shaky

2021

Festival Fronts

0

Booking outlook

Historical Shaky Knees performer awaiting current artist, touring, and genre-fit research.

Artist Bio

O.A.R. is a rock/pop artist from Rockville, MD, formed in 1996. The project’s recorded work is commonly associated with alternative rock. The available discography runs from The Wanderer (1997) to The Mighty (2019). Its profile belongs in the Shaky Forecast library as part of the wider map of artists under current and historical consideration.

Signal report

Why This Forecast Works

Evidence researched through 2026-09-22. Unknown fields intentionally left unresolved.

  • Historical appearances: 2021.
  • Research-only library record. It is intentionally excluded from scoring and the public Top 100 until current evidence is reviewed.
  • Evidence researched through 2026-09-22. Unknown fields intentionally left unresolved.
  • Batch 06 research cutoff: 2026-09-22.
  • Current release/touring/festival research completed. Positive conditions are source-backed; absence statements mean no qualifying current/2027 evidence was verified in this pass.
  • Current-activity batch 01 research gaps now: Verify image credit/rights metadata; Expand the artist bio; Verify record label.
  • Research Batch 05 (PARTIAL): Management, label structure, and album cycle resolved; image credit remains open.
  • Research Batch 05 remaining fields: image_credit.

Forecast factors

Pressure Breakdown

This is the weighted case behind the ranking. It explains where the Forecast Index comes from without pretending the number is a literal probability.

  • Agency relationship+4

    CAA has a meaningful recent Shaky/C3 footprint.

  • Active Cycle+4

    Correlated activity evidence is bundled with diminishing returns: release (3), festival (1).

  • Shaky genre fit+2

    Historical Shaky Knees performer awaiting current artist, touring, and genre-fit research.

  • Returner sweet spot+3

    O.A.R. last played in 2021, which sits in the ideal return window.

Forecast Index: 13

Routing map

Festival Fronts

  • No festival fronts are currently on the desk.

Release climate

Music Weather

Album

Three Tinted Windows

Status

Active Late-2026 Album Cycle

Release

Oct 23, 2026

2027 Touring

No confirmed 2027 North American tour is currently on the desk

Official O.A.R. materials list the new album for October 23, 2026.

Forecast Impact

+3 release-climate points

O.A.R. carry verified new-music momentum, which helps explain why the forecast keeps them active in the 2027 booking conversation.

O.A.R. — Research Batch 05 release
  • North American Tour (2026)Confirmed

    Official tour page lists November 2026 Florida dates with Gavin DeGraw and KT Tunstall after the September Ocean's Calling appearance.

Historical conditions

Shaky History

Past appearances2021

Receipts

Sources

These are the receipts behind this ranking. Each source is tagged by what it contributes to the case.