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Backwards Dancer

Rock band from Worcester, MA

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Backwards Dancer photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
40
Rooms played
23
Cities
22
Releases
6
Last show
Jan 28, 2018Exit/In

About

Backwards Dancer is a band from Worcester, MA, tagged alternative, alternative rock, emo by its sources. Shows on record run from 2015 to 2018, across 23 rooms in 22 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

40 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20152 shows
  2. 20161 show
  3. 201721 shows
  4. 201816 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Jan 28, 2018Exit/In · NashvilleSupportwith Say Anything, Aaron Gillespie
Jan 27, 2018Exit/In · NashvilleSupportwith Say Anything, Aaron Gillespie
Jan 26, 2018The Masquerade - Hell · AtlantaSupportwith Say Anything, Aaron Gillespie
Jan 25, 2018The Masquerade - Hell · AtlantaSupportwith Say Anything, Aaron Gillespie
Jan 23, 2018Cat's Cradle · CarrboroSupportwith Say Anything, Aaron Gillespie
Jan 22, 2018Cat's Cradle · CarrboroSupportwith Say Anything, Aaron Gillespie
Jan 20, 2018Trocadero Theatre · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Say Anything, Tim Kasher
Jan 19, 2018Trocadero Theatre · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Say Anything, Tim Kasher
Jan 17, 2018Paradise Rock Club · BostonSupportwith Say Anything, Tim Kasher
Jan 16, 2018Paradise Rock Club · BostonSupportwith Say Anything, Tim Kasher
Jan 15, 2018Irving Plaza · New York (NYC)Supportwith Say Anything, Tim Kasher
Jan 14, 2018Irving Plaza · New York (NYC)Supportwith Say Anything, Tim Kasher
Jan 13, 2018Rams Head Live! · BaltimoreSupportwith Say Anything, Tim Kasher
Jan 12, 2018Ottobar · BaltimoreSupportwith Say Anything, Tim Kasher
Jan 10, 2018The Beacham · OrlandoSupportwith Say Anything, Tim Kasher
Jan 9, 2018The Beacham · OrlandoSupportwith Say Anything, Tim Kasher
Dec 19, 2017Delmar Hall · St LouisSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 18, 2017Delmar Hall · St LouisSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 17, 2017Beachland Ballroom · ClevelandSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 16, 2017Beachland Ballroom · ClevelandSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 14, 2017St. Andrew's Hall · DetroitSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 13, 2017St. Andrew's Hall · DetroitSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 12, 2017Metro · ChicagoSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 11, 2017Metro · ChicagoSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 9, 2017Summit · DenverSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 8, 2017Summit · DenverSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 6, 2017Neumos · SeattleSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 5, 2017Neumos · SeattleSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 3, 2017Regency Ballroom · San FranciscoSupportwith Say Anything
Dec 2, 2017Cornerstone · BerkeleySupportwith Say Anything
Dec 1, 2017The Observatory · Santa AnaSupportwith Say Anything
Nov 30, 2017The Observatory · Santa AnaSupportwith Say Anything
Nov 28, 2017Troubadour · West HollywoodSupportwith Say Anything
Nov 27, 2017Troubadour · West HollywoodSupportwith Say Anything
Nov 26, 2017Crescent Ballroom · PhoenixSupportwith Say Anything
Nov 25, 2017Crescent Ballroom · PhoenixSupportwith Say Anything
Apr 7, 2017Ralph's Rock Diner · WorcesterSupportwith Born Without Bones, Sleeping Patterns, Wayfarer
May 4, 2016O'Brien's Pub · AllstonSupportwith The B-roads, Something Sneaky
Jul 15, 2015Starlite · SouthbridgeSupportwith Sunstained, 7 Birches, Sleeping Patterns
May 22, 2015Ralph's Rock Diner · WorcesterHeadlinerwith Forest Fires

Where they play

23 rooms in 22 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Atlanta2 shows
  • Baltimore2 shows
  • Boston2 shows
  • Carrboro2 shows
  • Chicago2 shows

and 17 other cities

Releases

6 releases, 2015–2018

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Backwards Dancer — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Backwards Dancer — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Backwards Dancer — Backwards Dancer - Audiotree Live
Release art · Backwards Dancer - Audiotree Live — release
Backwards Dancer — New Life In Old Shoes
Release art · New Life In Old Shoes — release
Backwards Dancer — Exit/In, 2018-01-28
Poster · Exit/In, 2018-01-28 — Songkick
Backwards Dancer — Ralph's Rock Diner, 2017-04-07
Poster · Ralph's Rock Diner, 2017-04-07 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
Backwards Dancer on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
Backwards Dancer on Last.fmArtist facts
Backwards Dancer on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.