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Post Animal band promotional photograph by CJ Harvey.

Current conditions

#5 Post Animal

Wildcard • 15°TEMPERATURE

Post Animal grade out well because of active cycle, agency relationship, shaky genre fit. There are no major penalty conditions dragging the profile down at the moment.

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Genre Fit

3/3

Agency

CAA

Last Shaky

2018

Festival Fronts

0

Booking outlook

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

Artist Bio

Post Animal are a Chicago psych and prog-rock band known for heavy riffs, melodic harmonies and a live sound that moves between psychedelic rock and classic prog. Their current catalog includes Iron and its expansion release. Official sources list CAA for U.S. booking and ATC Live in Europe. They first played Shaky in 2018, giving a nine-year gap. A substantial late-2026 U.S. tour confirms activity, although no verified 2027 date was found.

Credit: CJ Harvey

Signal report

Why This Forecast Works

Researched through 2026-09-22. Unknown or unverified fields are intentionally not guessed.

  • Historical appearances: 2018.
  • Research-only library record. It is intentionally excluded from scoring and the public Top 100 until current evidence is reviewed.
  • Researched through 2026-09-22. Unknown or unverified fields are intentionally not guessed.
  • Batch 08 research cutoff: 2026-09-22.
  • Atlanta timing: NONE_FOUND
  • Research Batch 03 (COMPLETE): Both representation gaps resolved; the officially listed 2027 routing is an established forecast input.
  • Research Batch 03: listed research gaps resolved.

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+5

    Correlated activity evidence is bundled with diminishing returns: release (4), touring (2).

  • Shaky genre fit+3

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

  • Returner sweet spot+3

    Post Animal last played in 2018, which sits in the ideal return window.

Forecast Index: 15

Routing map

Festival Fronts

  • No festival fronts are currently on the desk.

Release climate

Music Weather

Album

Iron / Iron Expansion Pack

Status

2026 Album

Release

Iron / Iron Expansion Pack

2027 Touring

Confirmed North American touring in 2027

Iron / Iron Expansion Pack

Forecast Impact

+0 release-climate points

This profile does not currently receive any verified release-climate points.

  • North American Tour (2027)Confirmed

    Fall 2026 U.S. headline dates continue through mid-November. Official Post Animal tour page also lists a major June–July 2027 North American arena/amphitheater run supporting Lizzy McAlpine, including Bridgestone Arena, Madison Square Garden, United Center, Red Rocks, Kia Forum and Chase Center.

Historical conditions

Shaky History

Past appearances2018

Receipts

Sources

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