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Brief Lives

Hardcore band from Richmond, VA · formed 2009

Shows on record: 8
Rooms played: 8
Cities: 8
Releases: 4
Last show: May 17, 2015The Broadberry

About

Brief Lives is a band from Richmond, VA, formed in 2009, tagged hardcore, post hardcore, punk by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2015, across 8 rooms in 8 cities.

Brief Lives formed in 2009 — MusicBrainz
Brief Lives is based in Richmond — MusicBrainz
Brief Lives has 360 listeners on Last.fm — Brief Lives on Last.fm
Brief Lives has released 4 recordings between 2011 and 2016 — Brief Lives on Discogs

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

8 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20111 show
20133 shows
20142 shows
20152 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
May 17, 2015	The Broadberry · RichmondSupportwith Mariachi El Bronx	Support	Mariachi El Bronx
Mar 3, 2015	Slim's Downtown · RaleighHeadlinerwith Upheaval, Squall	Headliner	Upheaval, Squall
Jun 26, 2014	Springwater Supper Club · NashvilleHeadlinerwith Hurts to Laugh, Friendship Commanders	Headliner	Hurts to Laugh, Friendship Commanders
Jun 15, 2014	The V Club · HuntingtonHeadlinerwith Horseburner, cavern, Last Days of Sun	Headliner	Horseburner, cavern, Last Days of Sun
Mar 7, 2013	The Hidden Hand · TallahasseeSupportwith Old Flings, Little League, Springtime	Support	Old Flings, Little League, Springtime
Mar 3, 2013	Mars Pub & Arcade · GainesvilleSupportwith Dikembe, Springtime, Future Now	Support	Dikembe, Springtime, Future Now
Mar 1, 2013	The Rock Shop · FayettevilleSupportwith Run For Cover, The Dirty South Revolutionaries	Support	Run For Cover, The Dirty South Revolutionaries
Sep 12, 2011	Corpse Fortress · Silver SpringSupportwith Devotion, Give, Praise, +1	Support	Devotion, Give, Praise, +1

Where they play

8 rooms in 8 cities

Rooms played most

Corpse Fortress · Silver Spring1 show
Mars Pub & Arcade · Gainesville1 show
Slim's Downtown · Raleigh1 show
Springwater Supper Club · Nashville1 show
The Broadberry · Richmond1 show

Cities played

Fayetteville1 show
Gainesville1 show
Huntington1 show
Nashville1 show
Raleigh1 show

and 3 other cities

Releases

4 releases, 2011–2016

Meantime [Redux]
2016
VHS
2014
Whistleblower
2013
Never Last
2011

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Brief Lives — The Broadberry, 2015-05-17 — Poster · The Broadberry, 2015-05-17 — Songkick

Brief Lives — Slim's Downtown, 2015-03-03 — Poster · Slim's Downtown, 2015-03-03 — Songkick

Brief Lives — Mars Pub & Arcade, 2013-03-03 — Poster · Mars Pub & Arcade, 2013-03-03 — Songkick

Brief Lives — Corpse Fortress, 2011-09-12 — Poster · Corpse Fortress, 2011-09-12 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Brief Lives on Last.fm	Artist facts
Brief Lives on Discogs	Artist facts
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited 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.