Never slowing down, Ceremony are poised to play a number of West Coast dates in May and June. Don’t miss them.
The dates include a special show at 924 Gilman St, of which the band writes on their website:
So it’s been over a year since we last played our home, 924 Gilman Street, which is (we’re told) the longest our band has ever gone since we began. We seek to rectify this with a very unique and experimental idea: A Five Dollar Punk Show. We’ll be joined on the bill by four kindred spirits; NO STATIK, SECRET PEOPLE,FACE THE RAIL and CAGED ANIMAL and we hope you will join us too. Friday May 17th at 7:30pm. All ages, naturally. No advance tickets or any of that bullshit, just show up. Let’s hang out.
Monday 03 La Jolla, CA Che Cafe Collective (UC San Diego)
Tuesday 04 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room
Wednesday 05 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
Thursday 06 Los Angeles, ES The Echoplex
Friday 07 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst Atrium
Grab Ceremony’s 2012 release, Zoo, at the Matastore and watch the video for “Adult” below:
Still touring like madmen, the always amazing Ceremony have some new shows confirmed in June (including dates with Total Control and The Soft Moon) & we’re pleased to tell you about them!
Wednesday, February 27 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop (Noise Pop) w/ Terry Malts, Comadre, Permanent Ruin, Synthetic ID
Thursday, February 28 – Sacramento, CA – The Where House w/ Vibrating Antennas, Rat Damage, Alarms
Friday, March 01 – Reno, NV – Holland Project w/ Spitting Image, Creative Adult, Countress
Saturday, March 02 – Fresno, CA – The Vault w/ Selfish Ways, Gorilla Stomp
Sunday, March 03 – Nipomo, CA – Rippin’ Rehearsal w/ Bad Days 805
Monday, June 6 – La Jolla CA – Che Cafe Collective (UC San Diego) Tuesday, June 4 – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room w/ Total Control, Gay Kiss Wednesday, June 5 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction w/ Total Control Thursday, June 6 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex w/ The Soft Moon, Total Control Friday, June 7 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Atrium w/ The Soft Moon, Total Control
June tickets on-sale Friday, March 1 (except LA on-sale on Saturday, March 2)
Check out Ceremony’s killer performance on Mexico City’s “Ligeramente Desenfocado“. Performing “Citizen”, “World Blue”, “Repeating The Circle”, “Hysteria”, and “The Doldrums (Friendly City)”. A MUST WATCH.
Tonight, Ceremony round up an insanely full year of touring, with no less than 128 dates in the books, in Bethlehem, PA at the Space for Secret Art (ask a punk for the address). If you missed em (you really have no excuse), enjoy these two clips that NBC’s “Last Call” captured at their show last month in Los Angeles.
UPDATE: Ceremony’s Allentown, PA show at the Maingate Nightclub on Monday, Dec. 3 has been cancelled. Refunds will be made available at point of purchase. In lieu of this show, the band will be playing Bethlehem, PA at the Space for Secret Art (ask a punk for the address) on Monday, December 3 along with Stick Together and United Youth.
While tonight’s Ceremony show at the Sinclair* (Cambridge, MA) has unfortunately been cancelled, Ceremony will be playing a show tonight at Anchors Up!
Friday, November 30 / Ceremony at Anchors Up! (58 River Street in Haverhill, MA).
Also on this bill: New Brigade, Beware, Minus, Dead End Path, Soul Search, Rude Awakening, Bane
Go here for further show details.
In addition, Ceremony will be playing live on the air this afternoon on WZBC (Boston College).
If you’re in the Boston area, tune in at 3:30pm EST via 90.3FM
Otherwise, you can tune in online at WZBC.org or iTunes Radio under College/University.
*While the Sinclar show this evening has been canceled, it has been rescheduled for Titus Andronicus on January 27. Ceremony will not be on this bill. Refunds are available at point-of-purchase; tickets for the original show will be honored at the rescheduled January 27 show. Further information can be found here.
The show is at the historic cantina-slash-bullfighting museum (bueno, there’s bullfighting posters on the walls) La Faena, where apprentice bullfighters would hang out in the 50s, and now Ceremony, bullshit-fighters of Rohnert Park, will bring their brutal live show. The “faena,” or “task,” is the matador’s balletic final series of passes, one-on-one with the bull, preparing it for the kill, displaying his art, superiority, and courage in the process (metaphors with Ceremony abound).
Dear friends: Ceremony is currently on tour with Titus Andronicus. Tonight they play in Seattle, WA, at Neumo’s. This afternoon, they play live on Seattle radio institution KEXP at 6:00PM EST/3:00PM PST. If you happen to live in Seattle, you can listen at 90.3FM. If you live anywhere in this crazy world, you can listen at KEXP.org. No RSVP required. BYOB.
Ceremony’s remaining tour dates await you below:
Wed-Nov-14 Seattle, WA Neumo’s†
Thu-Nov-15 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret†
Sat-Nov-17 Boise, ID The Crux† (early, all ages)
Sat-Nov-17 Boise, ID Neurolux† (late, 21+)
Mon-Nov-19 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge†
Tue-Nov-20 Lawrence, KS Jackpot†
Wed-Nov-21 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground†
Thu-Nov-22 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry†
Fri-Nov-23 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall†
Sat-Nov-24 Madison, WI The Frequency†
Sun-Nov-25 Chicago, IL Metro†
Mon-Nov-26 Detroit, MI Majestic†
Tue-Nov-27 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace†
Wed-Nov-28 Montreal, QC Il Motore†
Thu-Nov-29 Burlington, VT Higher Ground Lounge†
Fri-Nov-30 Boston, MA The Sinclair†
Sat-Dec-01 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s†
Sun-Dec-02 New York, NY Webster Hall†
Mon-Dec-03 Allentown, PA Maingate Nightclub
† with Titus Andronicus
Purchase Ceremony’s still red-hot 2012 release, Zoo, at the Matastore.
As you read this, Ceremony are in the midst of a massive US tour with Titus Andronicus (they’ve got this limited split 7″ with ‘em). If you’ve checked your calendar recently, you’ve probably noted that tonight is Halloween. To celebrate, Ceremony are ringing in the year’s spookiest night at their show at the 529 in Atlanta & with a special-all ages show to follow at Wonderroot.
On Nov. 8th Ceremony will perform at The El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, CA & Last Call With Carson Daly will be there to capture the show, airdate TBD. In the meantime, listen to new song, “Everything Burns” from the above-mentioned split 7″ & catch them out on tour now.
Wed-Oct-31 Atlanta, GA 529† Wed-Oct-31 Atlanta, GA Wonderroot (late all-ages show)
Fri-Nov-02 Memphis, TN Hi Tone†
Sun-Nov-04 Austin, TX Red 7 FFF Nites w/ Bleached
Tue-Nov-06 Tempe, AZ The Crescent Ballroom† (venue change)
Thu-Nov-08 Los Angeles, CA El Rey†
Fri-Nov-09 Santa Ana, CA Costellation Room†
Sat-Nov-10 San Diego, CA Irenic†
Sun-Nov-11 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst Atrium†
Mon-Nov-12 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall†
Tues-Nov-13 Springfield, OR – The Gathering Place (new show)
Wed-Nov-14 Seattle, WA Neumo’s†
Thu-Nov-15 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret†
Sat-Nov-17 Boise, ID The Crux† (early, all ages)
Sat-Nov-17 Boise, ID Neurolux† (late, 21+)
Mon-Nov-19 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge†
Tue-Nov-20 Lawrence, KS Jackpot†
Wed-Nov-21 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground†
Thu-Nov-22 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry†
Fri-Nov-23 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall†
Sat-Nov-24 Madison, WI The Frequency†
Sun-Nov-25 Chicago, IL Metro†
Mon-Nov-26 Detroit, MI Majestic†
Tue-Nov-27 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace†
Wed-Nov-28 Montreal, QC Il Motore†
Thu-Nov-29 Burlington, VT Higher Ground Lounge†
Fri-Nov-30 Boston, MA The Sinclair†
Sat-Dec-01 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s†
Sun-Dec-02 New York, NY Webster Hall†
Mon-Dec-03 Allentown, PA Maingate Nightclub (new show)
† with Titus Andronicus
Ceremony continue their seemingly endless journey of tearing up venues large & small* off the back of their 2012 LP, ‘Zoo‘. This fall, their touring continues when they share many-a-stage with Titus Andronicus. In that same spirit of sharing, they’ll be releasing a very limited piece of vinyl with said roadmates, a split 7″ featuring a brand new Ceremony song, “Everything Burns”.
Listen: “Everything Burns” [192 kbps mp3]
Ceremony “Everything Burns” b/w Titus Andronicus “In A Big City”
limited to 500, available only at the venues/shows below (more shows & details TBA!)
* listen to Ceremony play in one of the smaller venues from their last tour, a trailer at FYF Fest with Making Time RADio: HERE.
Fri-Oct-19 Halifax, NS Reflections Cabaret – Halifax Pop Explosion
Sat-Oct-20 Halifax, NS The Pavillion - Halifax Pop Explosion
Tue-Oct-23 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church†
Wed-Oct-24 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel†
Thu-Oct-25 Richmond, VA Strange Matter†
Sun-Oct-28 Gainesville, FL Florida Theater of Gainesville – The Fest 11 w/ Propagandhi
Mon-Oct-29 Tampa, FL Crowbar†
Wed-Oct-31 Atlanta, GA 529†
Fri-Nov-02 Memphis, TN Hi Tone†
Sun-Nov-04 Austin, TX Red 7 FFF Nites w/ Bleached
Tue-Nov-06 Tempe, AZ Sail Inn†
Thu-Nov-08 Los Angeles, CA El Rey†
Fri-Nov-09 San Diego, CA Irenic†
Sat-Nov-10 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room†
Sun-Nov-11 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst Atrium†
Mon-Nov-12 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall†
Wed-Nov-14 Seattle, WA Neumo’s†
Thu-Nov-15 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret†
Sat-Nov-17 Boise, ID Neurolux†
Mon-Nov-19 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge†
Tue-Nov-20 Lawrence, KS Jackpot†
Wed-Nov-21 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground†
Thu-Nov-22 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry†
Fri-Nov-23 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall†
Sat-Nov-24 Madison, WI The Frequency†
Sun-Nov-25 Chicago, IL Metro†
Mon-Nov-26 Detroit, MI Majestic†
Tue-Nov-27 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace†
Wed-Nov-28 Montreal, QC Il Motore†
Thu-Nov-29 Burlington, VT Higher Ground Lounge†
Fri-Nov-30 Boston, MA The Sinclair†
Sat-Dec-01 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s†
Sun-Dec-02 New York, NY Webster Hall†
† with Titus Andronicus
So Amoeba Music does this cool thing where they get these cool people to come in a buy some cool records and film them talking about it and make into a cool little series called What’s In My Bag. Ceremony is the latest cool band to be featured. Check out what they bought below. And then check them out on their tour with Bloc Party and then some here.
Ceremony have begun what’s shaping up to be a busy fall season. Here are some dates they have upcoming, a few with Bloc Party… and stay tuned, as the story usually goes with our road warriors from the Bay Area, there’s a ton more to come.
(see all the dates after the break)
photo of Ceremony at FYF Fest grabbed from Debi Del Grande‘s flickr
