Shows

Upcoming Shows

Feb 3, 2012 – The Avenue in Covington, KY with The Frankl Project & New Third Worlds

We’re working on booking shows.  Wanna help?  Get in touch.

Past Shows

(This is by no means a complete list.  For example, there were a few shows between 2001 and 2011 that Koan played, but I do not currently remember the dates.  If YOU remember them, get in touch, eh?)

1997
Jan 23rd – Cam’s House with Kill For Kim, The Dastardlys, Pontius Pilate & The Nail Drivers
Mar 14th – S.O.B. Warehouse with The Essentials, Sloppy Joe, Pontius Pilate & The Nail Drivers
Apr 4th – Highland Cemetery with Zaxxon, Love For Seventeen-Fifty, and Hell Concave
May 17th – S.O.B. Warehouse with Yellow Number 4, Wreckage, and Oxboard Drain
Jun 7th – The Flora House with Sarge, Saturday Supercade, and Headstall
Jun 28th – Boone Woods Pavilion with Short Millie, Misled, and New World
Jul 8th – Koan House with Siren and the Geriatrix
Jul 16th – Route 66 VA Beach with Hell Mach 4
Jul 19th – Melting Pot Roanoke, VA
Aug 9th – Koan House with Doppelganger, Zaxxon, and Scallywagon
Aug19th – S.O.B. with Kilowatthour and Hope & Anchor
Sep 20th – Vineyard Church with Zao and Withhold
Oct 19th – Vineyard Church with Saturday Supercade and Short Millie
Nov 15th – Buzz Coffeeshop with Scallywagon and Short Millie
Dec 18th – Roanoke, VA with Eightfold Path
Dec19th – Cincinnati, OH – Elk Space with *bbrrt and Govern on Fire

1998
Jan 12th – Koan Space with Withhold and Operation Cliff Clavin
Jan 10th – Lexington, KY – 37 Center with Grey AM
Feb 4th – Halo of Merchants Comp. CD release with 16 other locals
Mar 16th – I.U.C. Jeffersonville, IN with Biscuit Race
Mar 18th – Mr. Tuxedo with Beezus and Rectangle
Mar 30th – Koan House with Winter Death Club and the Martin Family
Apr 18th – Buzz Coffeeshop with OB1 and the Drive Thrus
May 6th – Bogarts with Fugazi and Blonde Redhead
Jun 18th – Koan Space with Gods Reflex and Zaxxon
Jun 30th – Koan House with Augra, Dropkickme Jesus, and Stations
Jul 6th – Slayer House with As Friends Rust, xPolicyx, and Discount

1998 Tour – Falling Apart on the Inside EP
Jul 8th – Bloomington, IN – Rhinos
Jul 9th – Champaign, IL with Beezus and Rectangle
Jul 11th – Valparaiso, IN – Night Owl
Jul 13th – Lewisburg, PA – Shelter House with Grey AM and Kensington
Jul 14th – Roanoke, VA – with Stations, Winter Death Club, and Toxic Shock
Jul 16th – Charlotte, NC – Record Exchange with Winter Death Club
Jul 17th – Charleston, SC – VFW with Proudentall and Everest
Jul 19th – Gainesville, FL – the Hardback Café with the Dynomites
Jul 29th – Lexington, KY – 37 Center with Winter Death Club

Aug 4th – Cincinnati, OH – McNastys with Chamberlain and Elliott
Sep 8th – American Legion with Mock Orange, Hunter Gatherer and Scallywagon
Oct 10th – Ann Arbor, MI with Gramercy Riffs and Kid Brother Collective
Nov 14th – VFW with the Enkindles and Hailshaft

1999
Jan 2nd – VFW with Ladder Day, Scallywagon, and Elijah’s Message
Jan 14th – Humble House with Doppelganger
Feb 26th – Tuxedo House with Metroschifter and Saturday Supercade
May 22nd – Ohio House with Grey Am and the Agency
May 29th – Ohio House with Lost in Translation and Saturday Supercade
Jun 5th – TopCats with As Friends Rust and Keith Welsch
Jun 14th – Vinyl Assault with Planes Mistaken for Stars and Party of Helicopters
Jun 20th – Elk Space with Elk and Panthro U.K. United 13

1999 Tour – Imagery is Senseless Tour
Jun 23rd – Valparaiso, IN – Night Owl with Operation Cliff Clavin
Jun 24th – Grand Rapids, MI with John Brown Battery, LWI, and the Bonnie Situation
Jun 25th– Detroit, MI – IO with Sean Na Na & 90 Pound Wuss
Jun 27th – Dayton, OH – Safari Club with Amputee Set and Blueash Solution
Jun 28th – Belvedere, IL – Dodge Lanes with Caught Inside
Jun 29th – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck with Appleseed Cast, Pedro the Lion, and Reflector
Jun 30th – Kirksville, MO – Whynottat2’s with Braintree
Jul 1st – St. Louis, MO – Creepy Crawl with Let Sleepers Lie and the Argyles
Jul 2nd – Louisville, KY – 530 club with Drifts Get Deeper and Pinewood Derby

Jul 26th – Blue Ash Civic League with Tomorrow and Hope & Anchor
Jul 27th – Columbus, OH – Legion of Doom with Sarge and Tomorrow
Jul 28th – Indianapolis, IN – Purple Underground with Tomorrow and Spicoli
Jul 29th – West Lafayette, IN – Door #3 with Tomorrow

2000

Jan 9th – the Void with Grey AM, Westfall, and Lost in Translation
Feb 26th – WAIF 88.3 Live Radio Show
Mar 11th – the Void with Thistle and the Anniversary
Apr 27th – the Void with Westfall, Wonder Years, and Sand Which Is
May 13th – Vineyard of Florence with Crestfallen and xFace the Path Alonex
May 13th – Buzz Coffeehouse with Bluebird, Bluetip, and Lost in Translation
May 30th – Vernon Manor with Cobra Kai, Northstar, and Before the Fall

2000 Tour – To Find Yourself is To Lose Yourself EP
Jun 2nd – Berea, KY – Berea College with Deep13 and RedHeaded Stepchildren
Jun 3rd – St. Louis, MO – Socio Centrale with Amputee Set and Catalina
Jun 5th – Kirksville, MO – Collective Space with Lauras Agent and Proudentall
Jun 6th – Cedar Rapids, IA – Some Trailer Park with Lauras Agent and Proudentall
Jun 7th – Madison, WI – Okayz Corrale with Proudentall and Theory Shifter
Jun 8th – Chicago, IL – Fireside Bowl with Proudentall and River City High
Jun 9th – Grand Rapids, MI – Coffeeshop with Proudentall, John Brown Battery, and Hunter Rose
Jun 10th – Valparaiso, IN – Night Owl with Proudentall and Interstate Green
Jun 11th – Greenville, OH – Legion Hall with Amputee Set, Catalina, and Disasternaut
Jun 12th – Detroit, MI – House show with Wafflehouse and Courtesy of Michael
Jun 13th – Cleveland, OH – Euclid Tavern with the Basketball
Jun 15th – Pittsburgh, PA – Coolpeppers with Christiansen and Dilznick and the Family Jewels
Jun 16th – Milton, PA – My House Café with At This Moment and Chuck Edwards
Jun 17th – Boundbrook, NJ – VFW with the Dharma Boys, Foolproof, and Pull130
Jun 18th – Greenville, NC with John Brown Battery, Scum Brigade, Guyana Punchline, and 15 Minute Roadkill Explosion
Jun 19th – Myrtle Beach, SC with John Brown Battery, xHeadOnx, Forstella Ford, Paris @2am
Jun 20th – Wilmington, NC – the Lighthouse with John Brown Battery and Oi Alley Boys
Jun 22nd – Athens, GA – Club 513 with Clowns from Outerspace and Jet By Day
Jun 23rd – Atlanta, GA – Coffeeshop with Clocked In and Exit 66
Jun 24th – Gainesville, FL – Common Grounds with Killbot Factory and Someday Soon
Jun 25th – Clearwater, FL – Mothers Milk with Magnetic Trigger, 16 Hrs, and Retard-o-Bot
Jun 26th – Gainesville, FL – University Center with Althea
Jun 27th – Gainesville, FL – Common Grounds Coffeehouse with Ann Berretta
Jun 28th – Huntsville, AL – Peking Restaurant with Northstar and Despondency
Jun 29th – Florence, AL – Hermi House with Despondency
Jun 30th – Nashville, TN – Generations with The Scurvy Kids
Jul 1st – Louisville, KY – Pandemonium Arcade with Crestfallen, Hopesfall, and Over-It
Jul 2nd – Cincinnati, OH – Southgate House with No Good Heroes and Gapscatter Recovery

Jul 7th – Southgate House – Pigeonhold Zine Benefit show with Thistle and Ampline
Jul 28th – TopCats with Frantic Romantic, Thistle, and No Good Heroes
Aug 21st – Buzz Coffeehouse with Northstar, Before the Fall, and Bottom Line
Oct 29th – Topcats with Grey AM, No Good Heroes, and Cobra Kai
Nov 7th – Drop Inn Center with the Anniversary, the Scrubs, and Saturday Supercade
Dec 9th – Warren, MI with Wafflehouse, Fordirelifesake, and Pelax
Dec 27th – Trenton, OH with the Scrubs, Frantic Romantic, Bottom Line, and Ohio St. Sign

2001
Jan 4th – Huntsville, AL – Cheers with Coming Down and Cancer Slug
Jan 5th – Anniston, AL – 213 Project with Excitebike and Despondency
Jan 6th – Florence, AL – Hermi House with Excitebike and Despondency
Jan 15th – 2905 Vernon with Northstar, This Years Model, and Simpleton
Feb 17th – Louisville, KY – Benefit for the Brycc House with Bye For Now and Rise Over Run
Mar 6th – Newport, KY – Southgate House with Grey Am, Bulletcatcher, and Thursday
Mar 24th – Cincinnati, OH – Legion Hall with The Opposed, Chapter 11, UNX, Frantic Romantic, and East Arcadia
Apr 7th – Cincinnati, OH – Baba Budan’s with the Scrubs and Phylum Idiota
Apr 14th – Cincinnati, OH – Top Cats with Ampline, Thistle, and Arms Outspread
June 30th – Cincinnati, OH – Warner House with Chapter 11, the Incited, and the Effrays
July 4th – Newport, KY – Southgate House with Northstar, Pincushion, Close the Door, Ladder Day, Gary Godman, Eric Meyer, AirSeaBattle, and Hekura

In The Knowing 2001 Tour
July 8th – Cincinnati, OH – The Buzz Coffeeshop with Hekura and Krinj
July 7th – Louisville, KY – Brycc House with Dead Inside and others
July 10th – Murfreesboro, TN – 313 Lytle St.
July 11th – Tampa, FL – Orpheus with the Chain Link Disaster
July 12th – DeLand, FL – Happy Daze
July 13th – Savannah, GA – Collective Art Space with the Scaries,
July 14th – Florence, AL – Mikey’s Practice Space thanks to Adam, Kristen, and Jason
July 15th – Mobile, AL – The Splash with Where There Are Ghosts, High Skool Hell Kats, and others
July 16th – Fayetteville, GA – American Legion Hall with some good kids from Birmingham…
July 17th – Memphis, TN – Tree of Woe with Catalina
July 18th – Little Rock, AR – Tattoo Shop with Catalina, Firebird Band, and Ass Chapel
July 20th – Lubbock, TX – Einsteins with 2 others whose name I forget
July 21st – Albuquerque, NM – Insurgo with End On End
July 22nd – Mesa, AZ – show cancelled due to minor riots
July 24th – Oakland, CA – Stork Club with Cushion Theory
July 25th – Los Angeles, CA – Al’s Bar with some crazy metal band that averaged 300lbs per member nearly nude
July 27th – Las Vegas, NV – Tongue & Groove Bar with Exit 180
July 28th – Salt Lake City – Billiards Hall with some rock stars
July 29th – Arvada, CO – Small Gatherings Rec Center with Kill Machine and some great kids from Jersey
July 30th – Lawrence, KS – House show with Proudentall, Catalina, and Brazil
July 31st – Columbia, MO – The Shattered with Catalina and another
August 1st – Kirksville, MO – The Aquadome with Catalina
August 2nd – Iowa City, IA – Theta Beta Potato House with ex-Alaska
August 3rd – Peoria, IL – Vineyard Cafe with Brazil and Fallen Star

August 17th – 2 SHOWS – Cincinnati, OH at Faith’s House with The Opposed AND
Burlington, KY at Boone Woods with Dead Inside
September 3rd – Louisville, KY – Brycc House with Dead Inside and Deceiving Ralph
October 21st – Newport, KY – Southgate House with Ladder Day, Mid Carson July, Hekura, Gary Godman, and Harley Quinn.

2003

August 8 – Newport, KY – Southgate House with Film Caught Fire, Hiltop Distillery, Junior Revolution (KOAN WAS UNBILLED HERE; SURPRISE REUNION!)
August 30 – Covington, KY – Madison Theater with Death in Graceland, Mad Saint Jack, Thistle and Bottom Line, benefit for Eric Meyer Foundation

2011
June 24 – Covington, KY – Mad Hatter – Fugazi Tribute show with Oso Bear, Knife the Symphony and more

2012
February 3 – Covington KY – The Avenue with The Frankl Project and New Third Worlds