Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s hardcore legends Expire have announced their break-up. The band was originally formed in 2009, and put out two full lengths on Chris Wrenn‘s Bridge Nine Records as well as a handful of EPs. The band’s final record will be With Regret, to be released September 23rd.
From the band:
Come Spring of next year, we’ll be putting the band to rest. There isn’t some huge explanation to give. To put it simply, we all decided that we would rather end it on our terms and when we want to, rather than fade off. We’ve never been the type to only play a few shows here and there or sit dormant for any amount of time. Expire started as a band that didn’t know how to slow down and that’s the way we’ll end it.
This band snowballed into something none of us planned for and before it’s done, we want to extend a very real thank you to anyone and everyone who had a part in it over the past 7 years. Writing this comes with a pretty insane feeling, but really; thanks for supporting us, it’s been fun.
Starting in September, we’ll begin to say our goodbyes. Not even going to pretend like we will make it to every single city that’s meant something to us, but we’ll sure as hell try. Below are the dates we have as of now. Our final U.S. tour will be next spring so expect that to be announced sometime in the next few months.
Obviously with all of this being said, With Regret will be our final album. We could toss in one of a thousand clichés about it but simply put, it’s the record we wanted to leave on.
Expire is going out in style, with a US/Canada tour, a US house show tour with venues announced day of show, an Australian tour, a European tour, and a few shows in Japan before returning to the US for a final final tour. Tour dates thus far:
U.S. tour (w/ Stick To Your Guns, Stray From The Path, Knocked Loose)
9/8 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
9/9 Vancouver, BC @ The Rickshaw Theatre
9/10 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
9/11 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
9/12 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
9/13 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
9/14 Kansas City, MO @ Davey’s Uptown *Expire and Knocked Loose only
9/15 Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
9/16 Detroit, MI @ Shelter
9/17 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
9/18 Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
9/19 Howell, NJ @ Gamechanger World
9/20 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
9/21 New York, NY @ The Gramercy Theatre
9/22 Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge
9/23 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
9/24 Jacksonville, FL @ 1904 Music Hall
9/25 St. Petersburg, FL @ Local 662
9/27 Houston, TX @ Walter’s
9/28 San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall
9/30 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater
10/1 San Diego, CA @ SOMA
10/2 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Final Canadian shows
10/8 Calgary, AB @ Dicken’s Pub
10/9 Edmonton, AB @ Denizen Hall
House show tour (addresses announced day of the show)
10/21 Elgin, IL
10/22 Grand Rapids, MI
10/23 Cleveland, OH
10/24 Columbus, OH
10/25 Indianapolis, IN
10/26 Nashville, TN
10/27 St Louis, MO
10/28 Cedar Falls, IA
10/29 Omaha, NE
10/30 Minneapolis, MN
10/31 Milwaukee, WI
Final Australian tour (w/ Born Free)
11/9 Brisbane @ Crowbar
11/10 Brisbane AA @ TBA
11/11 New Castle @ The Small Ballroom
11/12 Sydney @ Bald Faced Stag
11/13 Sydney AA @ Bald Faced Stag
11/15 Melbourne @ Bendigo Hotel
11/16 Melbourne AA @ Wrangler Studios
11/17 Adelaide @ Metro
11/18 Perth @ The Boston
11/19 Perth AA @ YMCA HQ
Final European/UK tour (w/ Counterparts, Landscapes, Knocked Loose)
11/23 Prague, Czech Republic @ Futurum
11/24 Wien, Austria @ Viper Room
11/25 Munchen, Germany @ Backstage
11/26 Aarau, Switzerland @ Kiff
11/27 Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof
11/28 Haarlem, Netherlands @ Patronaat
11/29 Southampton, UK @ Talking Heads
11/30 Plymouth, UK @ The Hub
12/1 Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach
12/2 Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse
12/3 Manchester, UK @ Sound Control
12/4 Huddersfield, UK @ The Parish
12/5 Norwich, UK @ Owl Sanctuary
12/6 London, UK @ Underworld
12/7 Hasselt, Belgium @ Muziekodrome
12/8 Hamburg, Germany @ Logo
12/9 Oberhausen, Germany @ Resonanzwerk
12/10 Leipzig, Germany @ Felsenkeller
12/11 Berlin, Germany @ Lido
Final Japanese tour
1/25 Tokyo Shibuya @ The Game
1/26 Nagoya @ Club Zion
1/27 Osaka @ Clapper
1/28 Shizuoka Numazu @ Poco
1/29 Tokyo Shinjuku @ Antiknock
