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| 11.05.2011 |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
The Media Club |
Party At The Moontower |
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| 11.04.2011 |
Calgary, Alberta |
Dicken's Pub |
Sanity In Numbers |
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| 11.03.2011 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
The Pawn Shop |
Sanity In Numbers |
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| 11.02.2011 |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Amigo's |
Sanity In Numbers |
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| 11.01.2011 |
Regina, Saskatchewan |
The club |
Sanity In Numbers |
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| 10.29.2011 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Underworld |
Sparrows |
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| 10.28.2011 |
Ottawa, Ontario |
Mavericks |
Sparrows |
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| 10.27.2011 |
Quebec City, Quebec |
Le Scanner |
Sparrows |
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| 10.26.2011 |
Ste-Therese, Quebec |
Le Bar Le Monte Cristo |
Sparrows |
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| 10.25.2011 |
Kingston, Ontario |
The Mansion |
Sparrows |
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| 10.23.2011 |
Hamilton, Ontario |
The Casbah |
Sparrows |
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| 10.22.2011 |
London, Ontario |
Call The Office |
Sparrows |
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| 10.21.2011 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Sneaky Dee's |
Sparrows |
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| 10.20.2011 |
Kitchener, Ontario |
The Schwaben Club |
Sparrows |
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| 10.19.2011 |
Collingwood, Ontario |
Casbah New Date - October 19! |
Sparrows |
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| 10.18.2011 |
St Catherines, Ontario |
L3 Nightclub |
Sparrows |
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| 10.16.2011 |
Naaldwijk, Netherlands |
De Flaat |
The Evidence |
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| 10.15.2011 |
Zele, Belgium |
JC Juvenes |
The Evidence |
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| 10.14.2011 |
Zwiesel, Germany |
Jugendcafe |
The Evidence |
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| 10.13.2011 |
Regensburg, Germany |
Zimmer 4 |
The Evidence |
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| 10.12.2011 |
Basel, Switzerland |
Sommercasino |
Samiam, Off With Their Heads, The Evidence |
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| 10.11.2011 |
Pesaro, Italy |
Piazza agide fava |
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| 10.10.2011 |
Rome, Italy |
Sinister Noise |
The Evidence |
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| 10.09.2011 |
Molfetta, Italy |
Le Macerie |
The Evidence |
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| 10.08.2011 |
Bologna, Italy |
Blogos |
The Evidence |
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| 10.07.2011 |
Settimo Milanese (Milano), Italy |
Palazzo Granaio |
The Evidence |
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| 10.06.2011 |
Cuorgnè (Torino) , Italy |
La Cantina |
The evidence, angry september |
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| 10.05.2011 |
Lyon, France |
Warm Audio |
The Evidence |
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| 10.04.2011 |
Nice, France |
Le Tapas |
The Evidence |
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| 10.03.2011 |
Toulouse, France |
Le saint de seines |
The Evidence |
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| 10.02.2011 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Rocksound |
The Evidence |
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| 10.01.2011 |
Burgos, Spain |
Estudio 27 |
The Evidence |
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| 09.30.2011 |
Porto, Portugal |
Spot music club |
The Evidence |
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| 09.29.2011 |
Oviedo, Spain |
La Antigua Estación |
The Evidence |
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| 09.28.2011 |
Donosti, Spain |
Mogambo |
The Evidence |
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| 09.27.2011 |
Bordeaux, France |
Heretic Club |
The Evidence |
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| 09.26.2011 |
Tours, France |
Canadian Café |
The Evidence + Doctor Mass |
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| 09.25.2011 |
Brussels, Belgium |
Magasin 4 |
The Evidence, Face the Fax , Struggling for Reason |
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| 09.24.2011 |
Vlaardingen, Netherlands |
Kroepoekfabriek |
The Evidence |
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| 09.23.2011 |
Harlingen, Netherlands |
Cafe de Lichtboei |
Carpenter, Suicide Bombs, Sparky's Revenge |
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| 09.22.2011 |
Paris, France |
Les Combustibles |
Carpenter |
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| 09.20.2011 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Club Zwolfzehn |
Carpenter |
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| 09.19.2011 |
Siegen, Germany |
Vortex |
Carpenter |
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| 09.18.2011 |
Zittau, Germany |
Emil |
Carpenter |
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| 09.17.2011 |
Berlin, Germany |
Cassiopeia |
Carpenter |
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| 09.16.2011 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Markthalle / MarX |
Carpenter |
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| 09.15.2011 |
Groningen, Netherlands |
Shadrak |
Carpenter, No Good Around |
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| 09.14.2011 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Winston Kingdom |
Carpenter |
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| 09.13.2011 |
Cologne, Germany |
Underground |
Carpenter |
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| 09.12.2011 |
Frankfurt, Germany |
11er Club |
Carpenter |
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| 09.11.2011 |
Hazebrouk, France |
Shaka Laka |
Carpenter |
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| 09.10.2011 |
London, England |
The Macbeth |
Carpenter, Radicus, Trails |
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| 09.09.2011 |
York, England |
Stereo |
Carpenter, The Fear |
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| 09.08.2011 |
Eindhoven, Netherlands |
Gaslab (Technical University) |
Carpenter |
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| 09.07.2011 |
Leeds, England |
Santiagos |
Carpenter |
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| 09.06.2011 |
Manchester, England |
Night and Day |
Carpenter |
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| 09.05.2011 |
Bristol, England |
Croft |
Swinging Utters, Carpenter |
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| 09.04.2011 |
Guildford, England |
Backline |
Carpenter, Fly This For Me, Darko |
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| 09.03.2011 |
Kessel-Lo, Belgium |
Sojo |
Carpenter, Homer, Arizona |
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| 09.02.2011 |
Obererbach, Germany |
Pell Mell Festival |
Carpenter |
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| 03.26.2011 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
Carioca Club |
Anti-Flag |
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| 03.25.2011 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
John Bull Music Hall |
Anti-Flag |
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| 03.24.2011 |
Porto Alegre , Brazil |
Bar Opinião |
Anti-Flag |
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| 03.19.2011 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
Inglewood Hall - All Ages! |
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| 03.18.2011 |
Calgary, Alberta |
The New Black - All Ages |
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| 11.14.2010 |
Fort McMurray, AB |
Reckless |
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| 11.13.2010 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
Filthy McNasty's |
FREE SHOW!! |
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| 11.12.2010 |
Calgary, Alberta |
Dickens Pub |
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| 11.11.2010 |
Banff, Alberta |
The Devil's Gap |
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| 10.19.2010 |
Collingwood, On |
Casbah |
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| 10.19.2010 |
Collingwood, On |
Casbah |
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| 10.19.2010 |
Collingwood, On |
Casbah |
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| 10.11.2010 |
Pesaro, Italy |
Piazza agide fava |
The evidence, action men, bones law, Edward in Venice |
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| 08.17.2010 |
Camrose, Alberta |
Augustana University |
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Read |

What a trip. After our Amsterdam show with Polar Bear Club, we drove overnight to Paris to catch a flight to Iceland, where we had a 9 hour layover, then a flight to Halifax for an overnight layover, in the morning we flew to Calgary, then drove to Edmonton.
After arriving in Edmonton and a long day of trying to adjust to the four different time zones I had just been in, we played an exhausted set at Camp Rock Star, and then I headed straight for the airport to catch an overnight flight back to Ottawa.
Despite all the rain in Europe, this summer tour was one of the best I've ever been on. Now time to slow things down for a bit and focus on writing a new record!
- John |
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| 08.15.2010 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
The Winston |
Polar Bear Club |
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| 08.14.2010 |
Villmer, Germany |
Tells Bells Festival |
Raised Fist, 7 Seconds, Streetligh Manifesto |
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| 08.13.2010 |
Ieper, Belgium |
Ieperfest |
Agnostic Front, Madball, Converge |
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| 08.12.2010 |
Naaldwijk, Netherlands |
De Flaat |
Homer |
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| 08.10.2010 |
Rimini, Italy |
Velvet Rock Club |
Lagwagon, No Use For A Name |
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| 08.09.2010 |
Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Elfer |
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| 08.08.2010 |
Nijmegen, Netherlands |
De Onderbroek |
Homer |
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| 08.07.2010 |
Aarschot, Belgium |
Hageland Festival |
Cro-Mags |
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| 08.06.2010 |
Blackpool, England |
Rebellion Festival |
Bad Religion, 7 Seconds, Agnostic Front, Gallows, Big D And The Kids Table, Random Hand, more |
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| 08.05.2010 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Melkweg |
Lagwagon, No Use For A Name |
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| 08.04.2010 |
York, England |
Fibbers |
The Fear |
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| 08.02.2010 |
Birmingham, England |
Soundbar |
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| 08.01.2010 |
Brighton, England |
Prince Albert |
The Fallthrough |
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| 07.31.2010 |
London, England |
Camden Underworld |
Random Hand |
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| 07.30.2010 |
Menden, Germany |
Das Zentrum |
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| 07.29.2010 |
Munich, Germany |
Kafe Marat |
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| 07.28.2010 |
Lindau, Germany |
Club Vaudeville |
Lagwagon, No Use For A Name |
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| 07.27.2010 |
Munich, Germany |
Backstage Werk |
Lagwagon, No Use For A Name |
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| 07.26.2010 |
Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
The Bandhaus |
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| 07.25.2010 |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Club Obluda |
No Reason, Leave This Behind |
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| 07.24.2010 |
Schlosshof, Pöllau, Austria |
Scream Out Festival |
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| 07.23.2010 |
Bausendorf, Germany |
Riez Open Air Festival |
Useless ID, Radio Havanna |
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| 05.16.2010 |
Liege, Belgium |
Peniche Inside Out |
Passenger Action, Homer |
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| 05.15.2010 |
Zele, Belgium |
JC Juvenes |
Passenger Action |
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| 05.15.2010 |
Schaffen, Belgium |
Rockfest |
Emarosa, The Flatliners, Dead and Divine |
Read |

We got added to this one at 1am the night before, and were able to pull off two shows in one day. We drove to Zele first to unload our gear for our later show, and then made our way to Schaffen where there was a backline waiting.
We played our set, hung out with pals for a bit and then booked it to Zele with time to spare!
- John |
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| 05.14.2010 |
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France |
Espace Culture Lille 1 |
Passenger Action |
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| 05.13.2010 |
Ysselsteyn, Netherlands |
Jera On Air Festival |
The Flatliners |
Read |

Isn't this May? Isn't it supposed to be warm?
After our Paris show the night before, we drove overnight to Boxmeer to stay at our buddy Siebs insane monastery house, arriving at 6am and inconveniencing everyone.
We managed to catch an hour or two of sleep, had breakfast, and made our way over to the festival. Surprisingly, it was freezing cold. Despite the ridicule, I was wearing mitts to keep warm.
At least we managed to sell some extra hoodies that day. Ha.
- John |
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| 05.12.2010 |
Paris, France |
Le Pixi |
Passenger Action |
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| 05.11.2010 |
Nantes, France |
La Scene Michelet |
Passenger Action, Mind The Gap, The Last Standing |
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| 05.10.2010 |
Toulouse, France |
Pavillions Sauvages |
I Was A Teenage Alien, Ugly Babies |
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| 05.09.2010 |
Valencia, Spain |
Darkness |
Passenger Action, Leave It To Me |
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| 05.08.2010 |
Madrid, Spain |
Sala Wurlitzer Ballroom |
Passenger Action |
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| 05.07.2010 |
Almada, Portugal |
Revolver Bar |
Passenger Action |
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| 05.06.2010 |
Porto, Portugal |
METAL POINT |
Passenger Action |
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| 05.05.2010 |
Oviedo, Spain |
La Calleja La Ciega |
Passenger Action |
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| 05.04.2010 |
San Sebastien, Spain |
TBA |
Passenger Action |
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| 05.03.2010 |
Pau, France |
La Route Du Son |
Passenger Action, Mute |
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| 05.02.2010 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Estraperlo Club del Ritme |
Passenger Action |
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| 05.01.2010 |
Chambery, France |
Brin De Zinc |
Passenger Action |
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| 04.30.2010 |
Besancon, France |
TBA |
Passenger Action |
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| 04.29.2010 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
Dynamo Werk 21 |
Passenger Action, Banner Pilot |
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| 04.28.2010 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Tiki's |
Passenger Action |
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| 04.27.2010 |
Torino, Italy |
United Club |
Passenger Action |
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| 04.25.2010 |
Rome, Italy |
Sinister Noise |
Passenger Action, Bedtime For Charlie |
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| 04.24.2010 |
Misano, Italy |
Boulevard Music Club |
Passenger Action |
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| 04.23.2010 |
Brescia, Italy |
Lattepie Live |
Passenger Action, F-Ranx |
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| 04.22.2010 |
Lasko, Slovenia |
Smoci |
Passenger Action |
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| 04.21.2010 |
Haag, Austria |
Böllerbauer |
Passenger Action |
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| 04.20.2010 |
Gyor, Hungary |
Red Rocket Music Pub |
Passenger Action, Nikson |
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| 04.19.2010 |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Rock And Roll Club |
Passenger Action, Good Reason |
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| 04.18.2010 |
Karlsruhe, Germany |
Stadtmitte |
Passenger Action, Most Wanted Monster, Fathead |
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| 04.17.2010 |
Tucquegnieux, France |
Salle Municipale |
Passenger Action, Burning Heads |
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| 04.16.2010 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Juha West |
Passenger Action |
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| 04.15.2010 |
Zweisel, Germany |
Jugendcafe |
Passenger Action |
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| 04.14.2010 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
007 |
Passenger Action, A Wilhelm Scream |
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| 04.13.2010 |
Berlin, Germany |
Magnet |
Passenger Action, A Wilhelm Scream |
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| 04.12.2010 |
Hannover, Germany |
Bel Chez Heinz |
Passenger Action |
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| 04.11.2010 |
Siegen, Germany |
Vortex |
Passenger Action, For Heads Down |
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| 04.10.2010 |
Aarschot, Belgium |
De Klinker |
Passenger Action, Homer, Exit On The Left, Second Base, Comrade Korsakov |
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| 04.09.2010 |
London, England |
Camden Underworld |
The Human Project, A New Day |
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| 04.08.2010 |
Peterborough, England |
Club Revolution |
Sammys Fatal Mistake, Laughing In The Face Of |
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| 04.07.2010 |
Newcastle, England |
Trillians |
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| 04.06.2010 |
Grimbsy, England |
Matrix |
The Human Project |
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| 04.05.2010 |
Manchester, England |
Star and Garter |
The Human Project |
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| 04.04.2010 |
Bridgend, Wales |
Hobo's |
A New Day |
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| 04.03.2010 |
Den Haag, Netherlands |
Muiscon |
Part Time Killer, Drunktank |
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| 04.02.2010 |
Groningen, Netherlands |
Simplon |
Part Time Killer, Long Way Down, No Good Around |
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| 04.01.2010 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Silber |
Part Time Killer |
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| 03.31.2010 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Henriksberg |
Part Time Killer, Rebuke |
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| 03.30.2010 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Kafe 44 |
Part Time Killer, Tantrum To Blind |
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| 03.28.2010 |
Turku, Finland |
Klubi |
Part Time Killer, One Hidden Frame |
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| 03.27.2010 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Semifinal |
Part Time Killer, One Hidden Frame |
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| 03.26.2010 |
Lappeenrenta, Finland |
Lucky Monkeys |
Part Time Killer, One Hidden Frame |
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| 03.25.2010 |
Lahti, Finland |
Torvi |
Part Time Killer, One Hidden Frame |
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| 03.23.2010 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Flat |
Dottie Danger, Rocket Power |
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| 03.21.2010 |
Istra, Russia |
Buzha |
Smeh |
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| 03.20.2010 |
Voskresensk, Russia |
Zapad |
The Bojarski, Branch |
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| 03.19.2010 |
Moscow, Russia |
MSPRKT |
Branch, Supermarket, Double Fault |
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| 03.13.2010 |
Ottawa, Ontario |
Mavericks |
Assemble Me, Hands Of The Few, Hell Bros |
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| 03.12.2010 |
Sherbrooke, Quebec |
Bar Le Magog |
Mute |
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| 03.11.2010 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Katacombes |
Brixton Robbers, One-Timer, Tightrope |
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| 03.10.2010 |
Quebec City, Quebec |
Dagobert |
Mute |
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| 03.09.2010 |
Kingston, Ontario |
The Mansion |
Captain Kife, The Bell Curve, Spread The Secret |
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| 03.07.2010 |
Guelph, Ontario |
Vinyl |
Greyawake |
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| 03.06.2010 |
St Catherines, Ontario |
Mikado |
Junior Battles, Youandie, Taurine |
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| 03.05.2010 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Sneaky Dee's |
Junior Battles, The Roman Line, Hands Of The Few |
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| 03.04.2010 |
London, Ontario |
Call The Office |
Junior Battles |
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| 03.03.2010 |
Windsor, Ontario |
The Blind Dog |
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| 03.02.2010 |
Brantford, Ontario |
The Alex |
Youthinasia, Victory Sweet Victory |
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| 01.23.2010 |
Bausendorf, Germany |
Riez Open Air Festival |
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| 11.21.2009 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
The Pawn Shop |
The Evidence, The Red Threat |
Read |

This was the last show of the "making memories" tour with the Evidence. We met up at West Ed for some rollercoasters and games.. Both bands had an awesome time... Jagermeister even sponsored the party.....dangerous.
- Steve |
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| 11.20.2009 |
Fort McMurray, Alberta |
Reckless Bar |
The Evidence |
Read |

We got to Fort Mac in record time and hung out with all our buds... The show was super fun and we stayed in an awesome house and listened to our buddy Joey sing acoustic songs. We woke up to a snowstorm the next day. Can't win 'em all.
- Steve
At dinner, I ordered coleslaw and only coleslaw.. That waitress laughed in my face. Good start Fort Mac.
They told us we were going to a party that night, and I kind of assumed I would end up sleeping in some corner on a hardwood floor. I was wrong, the house was amazing, and Steve and I ended up sharing the biggest bed I've ever seen. We even had a nice fire going. Its not gay, its tour.
- John |
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| 11.15.2009 |
Banff, Alberta |
The Devil's Gap |
The Evidence |
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| 11.14.2009 |
Calgary, Alberta |
Hi Fi Club |
The Evidence |
Read |

"You asked for stevie party...you get stevie party" - Thanks to john for driving my ass home.....
- Steve |
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| 09.06.2009 |
Shibuya, Japan |
O-East at Shibuya Crash Festival |
The Vandals, Voodoo Glowskulls, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Bronx, A Loss For Words |
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| 09.04.2009 |
Shibuya, Japan |
Cyclone |
Dumprilonger |
Read |

We had flown in to Tokyo the night before this show, and were up into the late hours having dinner and seeing the madness that is Shibuya. The day of the show Steve and I were up at 5am to walk the streets, and did that most of the day.
After load in and sound check, I was burnt out and went to take a nap at the hotel. I ended up sleeping through my alarm, waking up and rushing over to the venue just in time to be handed a guitar to get on stage. I was so tired and confused.. Sadly, this wasn't my best performance.
- John |
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| 08.16.2009 |
Alix, Alberta |
Camp Rockstar |
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Woke up at a decent time and drove the hour or so to Alix where i was about to play my first show with TIAS. As I was getting closer to Alix and the stench of chicken poop was getting stronger, I was getting really really stoked. When I got to the venue I realized that this is the first time we have all been together since I joined and we were about to play a show. yowzas! I got so nervous I almost blew chunks everywhere.....But as soon as we hit the stage and the first note was struck I realized that I was home. At one moment while i was soaring through the air I looked over at Steve, John and Graham and it didn't seem like a first show to me anymore.. It seemed like I had always been in the band! Doing it!
- Nick |
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| 06.19.2009 |
Whistler, British Columbia |
Garfinkels |
Mad Cowboys, Party At The Moontower |
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| 06.18.2009 |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
The Media Club |
Mad Cowboys, Party At The Moontower |
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| 06.17.2009 |
Seattle, Washington |
The Bit |
Random Orbits |
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| 06.16.2009 |
Portland, Oregon |
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| 06.15.2009 |
San Jose, California |
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We played in a backyard in a seemingly quiet suburban area. The last time I played a show in a backyard was something like 2003 in Arnprior, and this was so much fun.. I think we were in and out of there in an hour or so, but still had time to get a noise complaint and a visit from the San Jose PD.
We met some nice folks, packed up, and hit up In-N-Out Burger for one last sweet delicious meal before making the drive to Oregon. Mmmm.
- John |
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| 06.14.2009 |
Anaheim, California |
House Of Blues |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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We played at Disneyland. "check!!"
This show was great and we were stoked on how many people knew
our tunes since it was the first time this band had played there. This was the last show with Strung Out and DBS. we miss them still.
- Steve
This was my last show on the tour, it was at the house of blues which is ran by Disney, it was cool to see how tight security is for bands to get into the premisses and the catering backstage was killer.
- Paul |
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| 06.13.2009 |
San Diego, California |
Soma |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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We got to town early enough to meet up with Matt from Animal Style Records (the fine man responsible for our Be Disappointed vinyl!)
He treated us to some of the finest burritos I've ever tasted in my life. What a nice guy.
- John |
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| 06.12.2009 |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Hard Rock Casino |
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Why isnt tour always like this day? staying at the hard rock in vegas in amazing rooms for 2 days and going to that "Rehab" pool, me and graham started drinking 14 dollar gin drinks at about 11 am and got shitty by 1 pm, all the bands met by the pool area and went down some slide a million times, it was punk rock day camp.
- Paul |
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| 06.10.2009 |
Denver, Colorado |
Ogden Theater |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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I was so stoked to play this venue....about 7 years before i saw NOFX play here and never thought i'd be playing on that stage. Thanks Strung Out!
- Steve
I remember being blown away at this show, it was Packed with 1000 plus kids and all the bands on the bill played their best that night, i remember Standoff Sounding freakishly tight and i remember Strung out and DBS being on fire as well, it was also one pf the best nights at the merch booth for me, singing "PANAMA" at the top of my lungs to attract those kiddies.
- Paul |
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| 06.08.2009 |
Chicago, Illinois |
Reggie's Rock Club |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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| 06.07.2009 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
Agora Ballroom |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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A couple highlights of this day were going to the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, and that the venue was an old haunted theater, so we took flashlight and walked around, i remember it feeling creepy.
- Paul |
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| 06.06.2009 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Altar Bar |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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We played an old church that had been converted into a gothic metal/punk bar with all the fixins...even stained glass!!! Our pal joey let us crash at his place.
- Steve
This show was at a Church turned into a venue, the sound was aweome and this was a classic case of connecting the dots, we stayed at steve's friend Joey's house, who would later on house my band when we were driving thru PA, Thanks joey!
- Paul |
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| 06.05.2009 |
New York, New York |
The Blender Theater |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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It rained all day but that didn't keep us down. After a day of navigational rollercoasters, (i nearly side-swiped an NYPD car),
we found the venue....good day.
- Steve
Nothing terribly special about this day except the fact that we were in the capitol of the world, i remember it was raining and some dominican friends of mine came out. I'm sure some amazing pizza was eaten.
- Paul |
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| 06.04.2009 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Harpers Ferry |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo, Pericles |
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The border wasnt very nice to us....ask me about it the next time you see me. It took two trips and the better part of our day. But we stayed with our friend Paul once we got into the US of A.
The show was wicked even though we only had vinyl and 3 tshirts (see above)
- Steve
So i'd known Steve and Graham from when i took their previous band "Belvedere" To the Dominican Republic to play a show, hadn't seen them in about 5 years or so. i was out at a nine inch nails and janes addiction show, came back to the house i was staying at and a couple hours later the whole band arrived after a marathon drive. i met john and Corey and called shot gun on my place in the van since i was now to do merch for the rest of this tour. Funny thing about this tour for me was that all the bands on the bill (or previous band by same members) i had taken to DR to play shows, TIASO, Strung out and Death by Stereo, so naturally my band opened the show.
- Paul |
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| 06.02.2009 |
Moncton, New Brunswick |
Manhattan Club |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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Great day. Great show. We met a tonne of nice people and went to many pubs. I sang karaoke. So did several others in the crew. The next morning we flew Ted (merch) back to Calgary, Allan (fill in guitar player, full time friend) back to Edmonton, picked up John (full time guitar, full time friend).....all at one whole airport!
Confused? so were we. on to the USA.
- Steve |
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| 06.01.2009 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Paragon Theatre |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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| 05.30.2009 |
Quebec City, Quebec |
Imperial Theatre |
Strung Out, No Use For A Name, Death By Stereo, Only Crime, Pour Habit |
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| 05.29.2009 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Le Medley |
Strung Out, No Use For A Name, Death By Stereo, Only Crime, Pour Habit |
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Le Medley is a fun room. Even more fun when there's 1800 people. Good day. Bands included No Use For A Name, Strung Out, Death By Stereo, Pour Habit, Only Crime... oh and us.
- Steve |
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| 05.28.2009 |
Ottawa, Ontario |
Capital Music Hall |
Strung Out, No Use For A Name, Death By Stereo, Only Crime |
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I had to miss out on the Canadian portion of the Strung Out tour due to some personal stuff, but since I was home in Ottawa and the tour was passing through, I was stoked to come out and play this show.
Allan from Passenger Action was filling in for me on the tour, and we traded off for a couple songs.. I've never watched a band I was in play without me before.. Its the weirdest feeling in the world. He did a great job....... Maybe they didn't need me after all. Hmm.
- John |
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| 05.27.2009 |
Toronto, Ontario |
The Sound Academy |
Strung Out, No Use For A Name, Death By Stereo, Only Crime Pour Habit |
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| 05.26.2009 |
London, Ontario |
Call The Office |
Strung Out, No Use For A Name, Death By Stereo, Only Crime Pour Habit |
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| 05.24.2009 |
Kingston, Ontario |
Time To Laugh |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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| 05.23.2009 |
Barrie, Ontario |
The Mansion Night Club |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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Fuck what a drive!!! Good thing we had a nice lake to stare at when we got there. Nice!! i went to the dollar store and bought hand sanitizer, gum, socks, and chapstick.. there was some serious partying going on in Barrie that night.
- Steve |
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| 05.22.2009 |
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario |
The Canadian |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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| 05.21.2009 |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
C2 |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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| 05.20.2009 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Pyramid |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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| 05.18.2009 |
Regina, Saskatchewan |
The Distrikt |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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| 05.17.2009 |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Louis Pub |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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| 05.16.2009 |
Calgary, Alberta |
Macewan Hall Ballroom |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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| 05.15.2009 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
Starlight |
Strung Out, Death By Stereo |
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Our first show with Allan filling in on guitar. he did great. kids were circle pittin' all over the damn place.
- Steve |
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| 05.09.2009 |
Lappeenrenta, Finland |
Lucky Monkeys |
Part Time Killer, One Hidden Frame |
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| 05.08.2009 |
Lahti, Finland |
Torvi |
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My first time in Finland. What a sweet place. Super fun show and great hospitality by our friends and label. Cheers!
- Steve |
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| 05.07.2009 |
London, England |
Camden Underworld |
Cancer Bats, The Plight, SSS |
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We’re playing at the Underworld with the Cancer Bats and people show up at the club hours before the show, there are good vibes around despite some dark punkers laughing at us cause we weren’t punk enough for them. We couldn’t care less, infact we had a great time, but after that we had to say bye to our friends Sieb, Dan and Maarten that followed us for the whole tour.
End of the tour is only a couple of days away and I’m a little sad, but Finland is waiting for us.
- Simo |
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| 05.06.2009 |
Sunderland, England |
Independent |
Laughing In The Face Of, Tripdash |
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This was definitely the weirdest day of the tour, it was an early show so we had time to walk around. We went to this bar in the city center and we saw a danceoff between two groups of people, I couldn’t stop laughing.
After that we went to get some food and while me and John are eating, this guy walks in with a golf club in his hand, then he yells something, starts beating a guy and then ran away. I learnt a lesson that night, never piss a british guy off.
- Simo
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| 05.05.2009 |
Blackburn, England |
Cellar Bar |
A New Day |
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| 05.04.2009 |
Bridgend, Wales |
Hobo's |
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This place takes the cake for the smallest roads i've driven on. I saw alot of sheep and one naked guy (he was at the show) Hobo's was awesome!
- Steve |
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| 05.02.2009 |
Boxmeer, Netherlands |
De Box |
Straighten Things Out |
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| 05.01.2009 |
Aarschot, Belgium |
De Klinker |
Homer |
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| 04.30.2009 |
Naaldwijk, Netherlands |
De Flaat |
Mute, Straighten Things Out |
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| 04.29.2009 |
Lyon, France |
Le Warm Audio |
Hoax |
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This place is always one of our favorites. Even with 100 people at the show, these guys treat you like there's 10,000. Thanks!
- Steve |
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| 04.28.2009 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Tiki's |
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| 04.27.2009 |
Athens, Greece |
AN Club |
Day Oof, Xlos, Funky Monkey |
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My excitement for being in Greece for the first time was quickly muted when I opened by guitar case for sound check, only to find that my SG had snapped at the neck on the flight from Italy.
We spent something like 14 hours in the country before flying back to Italy early the next morning. We had a nice Greek meal. I was tired after the show from the flight early that morning, so I went straight to the hotel, everyone else went for drinks, and had a really nice time.
The show was a ridiculous amount of fun though, and that's what counts, right?
- John |
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| 04.26.2009 |
Rome, Italy |
Sinister Noise |
Actionmen, Jet Market |
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| 04.25.2009 |
Pinerella Di Cervia, Italy |
Rock Planet |
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After a month spent all over Europe, it’s good to be back to Spaghettiland. We drove from Brescia to Ravenna where our brothers from Actionmen were waiting for us to have a typical Italian powerful lunch.
We were a bit late so I drove for 250 kilometers in one and a half our (don’t try this at home unless you’re Italian).
Lunch with Actionmen was one of the best moments ever, friendly faces and a lot of red wine. Infact we had a little acoustic set afterwards at Teo’s Bukowski bar with John playing guitar and singing some very bad things in Italian, just the way us Italians like to see him.
The show was awesome, maybe as good as Groezrock, a lot of good friends came, the turnout of the show was impressive and you would never believe me but…… my Grandma was there too. That’s right, my Grandma went to a punk rock show.
What a great night!!!
- Simo |
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| 04.24.2009 |
Brescia, Italy |
Lattepiu Live |
White Widow |
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| 04.23.2009 |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Sub Sub |
Message Sent |
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This show was unbelievable, first time in Slovenia and the show is so much fun, some people from Italy came to see us and it feels like home a bit, the promoter and his friends took us out to Orto Bar and we drank tequila until 5 AM.
We’re doing it
- Simo |
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| 04.21.2009 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Key Kuk Club |
Nikson |
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| 04.20.2009 |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Randal Club |
Good Reason |
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| 04.19.2009 |
Munich, Germany |
Orange House |
Springboard, Mary Jane, Junkpile |
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Ok it's no secret to those that know me that Munich is one of my favorite cities. After the long crazy day at Groezrock and an overnight drive to Munich, we had to figure out what merch we had left in case we had to re-order. Once we figured it out, our new friend Andreas showed up and we all took off to the Hofbrauhaus. We got to see the Marienplatz area, then the biggest beers/pretzels and beer halls you've ever seen. Did i mention this was the best day ever?!! then the show went and kicked ass too. What a day!
- Steve |
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| 04.18.2009 |
Meerhout, Belgium |
Groezrock |
NOFX, Rise Against, The Getup Kids, The Vandals, The Flatliners, Comeback Kid, Misery Signals |
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Long day watching all my favourite bands (thumbs up), all you can eat all day (2 thumbs up), several thousand people singing along with you while you're pretty much having the best day ever...priceless. We hung with the Flatliners, Gino's Eyeball and tonnes of awesome friends that came to see us that day. It doesnt get much better than this. The merch showed up about 20 minutes before we played. whew!
- Steve
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| 04.17.2009 |
Harderwijk, Netherlands |
De Mac |
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| 04.16.2009 |
Wunstorf, Germany |
Wohnwelt |
Strike In Action |
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| 04.15.2009 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
007 |
Part Time Killer, One Hidden Frame |
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| 04.14.2009 |
Siegen, Germany |
Vortex |
For Heads Down, Ten Past Ten |
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I love the vortex. We're definitely going back. I drank Coke Beer and Lemon Beer for the first time. I hear kids drink it but it was new to me. How did i miss this the other 10 times i've been to Germany?
- Steve |
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| 04.13.2009 |
Berlin, Germany |
Silverwings |
Radio Havanna, False Friend |
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| 04.12.2009 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Henriksberg |
Rebuke, Mike, Adjusted |
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Tired, so tired. After three all nighters for flights, there was still no end in sight, we were going to drive overnight to Berlin after the show. I was so excited for the prospect of sleep after the Berlin show.
But instead of napping, I took to the streets. I had work to do and deadlines to meet for Melodic clients, so I wandered the streets with my laptop searching for an open Wifi connection. I finally found one and spent a few hours doing work sitting on the sidewalk, and getting funny looks from passers by.
- John |
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| 04.11.2009 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Demolition Festival |
Adrenalized, Revolta 21, Daylight, Hateache |
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This was a long one. We had flown overnight from Madrid, and had flown overnight from Denmark the night before.. I don't remember sleeping in between. My brother had come up from Marbella to our Madrid show, and I spent the day there visiting with him... So I was tired, really tired.
The Barcelona show was a festival in this huge indoor skatepark, if I'm remembering right. We had been so stoked to get there and to take a nap, but as it turns out, there really wasn't anywhere for us to go, aside from a public bathroom turned into a band room in the basement of this huge centre. Plus it was raining and very very cold.. Like that damp cold you can't shake.
I ended up sleeping on the tile floor of the bathroom with my hoodie as a blanket. SIck. I guess that's what tour does to you. I can't imagine ever doing that in "real life".
The show was amazing.. Lots of people, lots of fun. The kit Simo was using was messed up and the kick pedal kept breaking.. Poor guy. Our good friend Eric was a trooper for the airport pick up and drop off, and for taking us out the dinner!
After the show, it was another overnight flight, back to Denmark, so we could drive to Sweden. No sleep for us.
- John
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| 04.10.2009 |
Madrid, Spain |
Gruta 77 |
Adrenalized, Mainline 10 |
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First off....both Spain shows were fucking amazing. Good thing because getting there was a bitch. When i was planning this tour i thought we could fly from Denmark to Spain, then play 2 Spain shows (with flights between them) and fly back to Sweden. No days off and we did it all in about 50 hours.
I'd do it all over again but ....."FUCK RYAN AIR"
- Steve |
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| 04.09.2009 |
Aalborg, Denmark |
Baghuset |
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| 04.08.2009 |
Hamburg, Germany |
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| 04.06.2009 |
Groningen, Netherlands |
Platform Theater |
Long Way Down, No Good Around |
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It’s the 4th show of the tour and we get to this super nice town called Groningen, the people are simpy awesome and there are rumors that there’s a bar close to the venue that is selling 2 euros jager….. and I already know how it’s gonna end
The show is great, people are into it and it’s a lot of fun for all of us. After that, we head to the bar next to the venue.
The only thing I remember after that, was that I went to get a 12 euros kebab meal with all the sides of sauces and pita, and after the first bite I puked all over the chalkboard in front of the Bar.
Thanks to Steve who carried me all the way back to the sleeping place.
- Simo |
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| 04.05.2009 |
Den Haag, Netherlands |
Bazaart |
Drunktank, A New Day |
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| 04.04.2009 |
Ham, Belgium |
Riorock |
Madball, Ten Foot Pole, Death By Stereo |
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This festival is always one of my favorites. Great people and a great atmosphere. So well organized. We definatley have to come back. I didn't get my nuts grabbed this year. (ask Hans)
- Steve |
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| 04.03.2009 |
Oostende, Belgium |
Hangaar 1 |
Homer, Tenement Kids |
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| 03.28.2009 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
The Pawn Shop |
Carpenter |
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| 03.27.2009 |
Calgary, Alberta |
The Brickyard |
Carpenter, The Evidence |
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| 03.10.2009 |
Quebec City, Quebec |
Imperial Theatre |
Millencolin |
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| 03.09.2009 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Club Soda |
Millencolin |
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| 03.08.2009 |
Ottawa, Ontario |
Capital Music Hall |
Millencolin |
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| 03.07.2009 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Opera House |
Millencolin |
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| 03.06.2009 |
Guelph, Ontario |
Vinyl |
The Decay, Life Like Rockets |
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| 09.17.2008 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
Edmonton Event Center |
Bad Religion, The Bronx |
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| 09.06.2008 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
The Pawn Shop |
Passenger Action |
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| 09.05.2008 |
Calgary, Alberta |
The Stetson |
Inventing The Wheel, Colin Decker Free Fall |
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| 08.28.2008 |
Calgary, Alberta |
The Warehouse |
Lagwagon! |
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We got asked to play this show about 3 days before. Lagwagon played for hours!!! One of the best shows i've ever played or seen.
- Steve |
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| 08.19.2008 |
Alex, Alberta |
Camp Rockstar |
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| 06.29.2008 |
Banff, Alberta |
Wild Bill's |
Strike Anywhere, The Flatliners, Carpenter |
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| 06.28.2008 |
Calgary, Alberta |
Underground |
Strike Anywhere, The Flatliners, Carpenter |
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| 06.28.2008 |
Calgary, Alberta |
The Stetson |
Strike Anywhere, The Flatliners, Carpenter |
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| 06.13.2008 |
Coburg, Ontario |
Theatre |
Orphan Choir, Aspirations |
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| 06.12.2008 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Kathedral |
Strike Anywhere, The Flatliners, Carpenter, Hostage Life, Aspirations |
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| 06.11.2008 |
Hamilton, Ontario |
Casbah |
Strike Anywhere, Carpenter |
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| 06.10.2008 |
London, Ontario |
Call The Office |
Strike Anywhere, Carpenter |
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| 06.09.2008 |
Kingston, Ontario |
Time To Laugh |
Strike Anywhere, Carpenter |
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| 06.08.2008 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Katacombes |
Carpenter, The Real Deal |
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| 06.07.2008 |
Quebec City, Quebec |
Casbah |
Hunter Valentine |
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| 06.06.2008 |
Thetford Mines, Quebec |
Cabanne De L'Harmonie |
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| 06.05.2008 |
Ottawa, Ontario |
Cafe Dekcuf |
Contrabandit, Riot Service |
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| 04.26.2008 |
Pinerella Di Cervia, Italy |
Rock Planet |
Actionmen |
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| 04.25.2008 |
Milano, Italy |
Blanko Cafe |
Actionmen |
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| 04.24.2008 |
Nice, France |
Tapas La Movida |
Actionmen |
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| 04.23.2008 |
Lyon, France |
Lyon's Hall |
Actionmen |
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| 04.22.2008 |
Bayonne, France |
Kixkil |
Actionmen |
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| 04.21.2008 |
Toulouse, France |
Caravan Serail |
Actionmen, Miles Away, Cruel Hand |
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| 04.20.2008 |
Oviedo, Spain |
La Calleja La Ciega |
Actionmen |
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| 04.19.2008 |
Madrid, Spain |
Barracudas |
Actionmen |
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| 04.18.2008 |
Valencia, Spain |
Darkness |
Actionmen |
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| 04.16.2008 |
Bordeaux, France |
L'Heretic |
Actionmen |
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| 04.15.2008 |
Rennes, France |
Mondo Bizarro |
Actionmen |
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| 04.14.2008 |
Paris, France |
Peniche Alternat |
Actionmen, Straightaway |
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| 04.13.2008 |
Venray, Netherlands |
Poppodium Venray |
Actionmen, Gino's Eyeball |
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| 04.12.2008 |
Ham, Belgium |
Riorock |
Actionmen, Ignite, Terror, Strung Out |
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| 04.11.2008 |
Aarschot, Belgium |
De Klinker |
Actionmen, Homer, Sparkle Of Hope, My Raven |
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| 04.10.2008 |
Naaldwijk, Netherlands |
De Flaat |
Actionmen |
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| 04.09.2008 |
Bristol, England |
Croft |
Failsafe |
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| 04.08.2008 |
Peterborough, England |
The Met Lounge |
Failsafe |
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| 04.07.2008 |
Plymouth, England |
White Rabbit |
Failsafe |
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| 04.06.2008 |
Exeter, England |
The Hub |
Failsafe |
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| 04.05.2008 |
Milton Keynes, England |
Pitz |
Failsafe |
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| 04.04.2008 |
London, England |
Camden Underworld |
Failsafe |
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| 04.04.2008 |
Peterborough, England |
Park |
Failsafe |
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| 04.02.2008 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
Cabaret Voltaire |
Failsafe |
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| 11.18.2007 |
Banff, Alberta |
The Devil's Gap |
The Johnsons |
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| 11.17.2007 |
Calgary, Alberta |
The Castle Pub |
The Johnsons, Jonah Got Swallowed |
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| 11.16.2007 |
Calgary, Alberta |
The Castle Pub |
The Johnsons, Colin Decker Freefall |
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| 11.12.2007 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
Filthy McNasty's |
Of Angels |
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| 11.11.2007 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
Avenue Skatepark |
The Johnsons, Down The Hatch |
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| 11.10.2007 |
Fort McMurray, Alberta |
Diesel Lounge |
Abandin All Hope, Down The Hatch |
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| 11.09.2007 |
Red Deer, Alberta |
The Zone |
The Johnsons |
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| 10.19.2007 |
Cornwall, Ontario |
Murphy's Inn |
Trophy Scars |
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| 10.18.2007 |
Guelph, Ontario |
The Shadow |
The Decay, Some Other Influence, Confusion Bolts, After The Invasion |
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| 10.17.2007 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Horseshoe Tavern |
Broadway Calls, Little Millionaires, The Artist Life |
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| 10.16.2007 |
London, Ontario |
Call The Office |
Broadway Calls, Angry Agency, Pistols At Dawn |
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| 10.15.2007 |
Kingston, Ontario |
Time To Laugh |
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| 10.14.2007 |
Sherbrooke, Quebec |
Bar Le Magog |
High Five Drive, Jim Bros, Orphans Crowd |
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| 10.13.2007 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Le Local |
The Real Deal |
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| 10.12.2007 |
Ottawa, Ontario |
Cafe Deckuf |
Orphan Choir, Whiskey Trench, Lights Over Arkham, Contrabandit |
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| 05.13.2007 |
Harderwijk, Netherlands |
De Mac |
Simple Assumption |
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| 05.12.2007 |
Schaffen, Belgium |
Gildenzaal Rockfest |
Boysetsfire, Across Five Aprils |
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| 05.11.2007 |
Blankenberge, Belgium |
Bergrock |
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| 05.10.2007 |
Naaldwijk, Netherlands |
De Flaat |
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| 05.09.2007 |
Metz, France |
Les Trinitaires |
Big D and the Kids Table, PO Box |
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| 05.08.2007 |
Paris, France |
Batofar |
Big D and the Kids Table, PO Box, Straightaway |
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| 05.07.2007 |
Bordeaux, France |
BT-59 |
Voodoo Glowskulls |
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| 05.06.2007 |
Bilbao, Spain |
Billypool |
Adrenalized, Fiesta Power |
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| 05.05.2007 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Le Capsa |
Voodoo Glowskulls |
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| 05.04.2007 |
Madrid, Spain |
Chesterfield |
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| 05.03.2007 |
Lleida, Spain |
La Boite |
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| 05.02.2007 |
Zaragoza, Spain |
Arrebato |
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| 05.01.2007 |
Toulouse, France |
Bar Le Dollar |
Forus, Fire At Will |
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| 04.30.2007 |
Nice, France |
Tapas La Movida |
No Perfect, Forus |
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| 04.29.2007 |
Torino, Italy |
Sound Factory |
Coffee Shower, If I Die Today |
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| 04.28.2007 |
Perugia, Italy |
Ex Mattatoio |
Action Men, Fundamental |
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| 04.27.2007 |
Ravenna, Italy |
Bronson Club |
Action Men |
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We drove overnight from Saarbruken the night before, and if I remember correctly it took about 16 hours. We were all feeling a bit miserable by the time we pulled up to Ravenna, but that quickly changed when the Action Men came flying into our life for the first time.
We met Diego and Teo at a gas station and dropped by the venue to load in. After that we went to the Bier House (a place I would come to visit with those guys many times years later) to meet the Libero and Snico and have some giant beers. On our way back to the venue, those guys decided to climb a statue and molest it. All within our first hour in Italy. What a place.
The show was so much fun and there was such a great vibe. Ravenna has always been so good to us, and its been great to see it get better every time we go back.
We partied the night away and then went back for pasta at one of the guy's places. There was a moment of ridicule and disgust from our Italian friends when the four of us buttered up some bread and put the pasta and made pasta sandwiches.
- John |
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| 04.26.2007 |
Saarbrucken, Germany |
Garage |
Mad Caddies, Frontkick |
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Huuuuuungover.
Last night of our five day stint with the Mad Caddies. What an amazing set of dudes. So nice and such a good band.
- John |
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| 04.25.2007 |
Munster, Germany |
Skater's Palace |
Mad Caddies |
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What a venue. It was a huge indoor skatepark with a magazine office upstairs and a bar downstairs. I spent the whole show upstairs working on our first tour video and was keeping it pretty low key. The show was super fun and the Caddies were awesome.
After the show we had a few drinks in the bar with the Caddies in the skatepark bar, which eventually turned into being up until 7am with some locals and band members doing a very unhealthy amount of Jager bombs. Things got messy. For some reason at the time I was surprised that they had Jagermesiter in Germany. Probably the second drunkest night of my life.
- John
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| 04.24.2007 |
Bremen, Germany |
Schlachthof |
Mad Caddies |
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| 04.23.2007 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Markthalle |
Mad Caddies |
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| 04.22.2007 |
Berlin, Germany |
Move Against G8 Festival |
Mad Caddies |
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| 04.21.2007 |
Boxmeer, Netherlands |
De Box |
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| 04.20.2007 |
Rillaar, Belgium |
Kortakker |
Radio Kung Fu, The Fire, Straightaway, Sixtoys |
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This was where it all began. I had counted down the days for months in anticipation of our first tour and my first European tour.
In all the madness of getting ready and organized, I had actually never thought to exchange any money.. actually scratch that.. I didn't have any money to exchange, since I hadn't worked in about six months and had been spending all my time on the road. As my mother and sister drove me to the airport, they asked me how much money I brought, and were shocking and amused to find out I brought a single 2 Euro coin for my month long journey. Supportive as always, when I checked in at the airport, they exchanged and gave me a bit of walking around money for me, so I wouldn't starve along the way.
I flew in to Amsterdam alone from Ottawa and spent the day waiting for the other guys to show up, which ended up being delayed by about 4 hours. My day at the airport was spent designing my first Melodic Creative logo and eating frites and mayo, mmm...
After everyone finally arrived, we got our van and gear and fought traffic all the way to Rillaar and what was supposed to be a 1.5 hour drive took about 4 hours.
Despite the delays, everyone was in high spirits and was stoked to play our first show! As mentioned before, it was my first Europe tour, and first time in Belgium, so it all seemed pretty surreal and exciting.
After not seeing the other guys for about six weeks, our first set was spent getting reacquainted with the songs live and getting used to playing with a few new faces. I had just finished a month long tour with Forty Cent Fix the week before, and it was a fun challenge switching over to a whole new set list. I wish I could say it was a smooth transition, but practice makes perfect I suppose.
With that said, it was a blast. We partied until 5am with our friends from Straightaway and drank lots of Jupiler and cherry beer. Yum.
- John |
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