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Default

Rock | Vancouver | since 1999

alternative
alternative rock
Canadian
hard rock
post-grunge
rock
Rock/Pop

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 9 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

148

Rooms played

1988

On record since

Releases

Upcoming shows

Sep 21, 2026Bonnetts Energy Centre· Grande Prairieheadlinerupcoming
Sep 22, 2026CN Centre· Prince Georgeheadlinerupcoming
Sep 24, 2026Bo's Bar & Stage· Red Deerheadlinerupcoming
with Wide Mouth Mason
Sep 26, 2026Club Regent Event Centre· Winnipegheadlinerupcoming
with Wide Mouth Mason
Sep 30, 2026Grey Eagle Event Centre· Calgaryheadlinerupcoming
with Wide Mouth Mason
Oct 1, 2026Midway Music Hall· Edmontonheadlinerupcoming
with Wide Mouth Mason
Oct 3, 2026Commodore Ballroom· Vancouverheadlinerupcoming
with Wide Mouth Mason
Oct 4, 2026Abbotsford Arts Centre· Abbotsfordheadlinerupcoming
with Wide Mouth Mason
Nov 26, 2026Danforth Music Hall· Torontoheadlinerupcoming
with Limblifter
Nov 28, 2026London Music Hall· Londonheadlinerupcoming
with Limblifter

Show history

2026 · 8

Sep 5, 2026Field of Dreams· Dyersvilleheadliner
Sep 4, 2026The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor· Windsorheadliner
with The Blue Stones, Fionn
Sep 3, 2026OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino· Niagara Fallsheadliner
with Wide Mouth Mason
Sep 3, 2026OLG Stage· Niagara Fallsheadliner
Aug 21, 2026Exhibition Park· Lethbridgeheadliner
Aug 15, 2026Rotary Park· Saskatoonheadliner
Jul 12, 2026Prospera Place· Kelownaheadliner
Jun 5, 2026Calabogie Motorsports Park· Calabogieheadliner

2025 · 12

Aug 31, 2025Field of Dreams· Dyersvilleheadliner
Aug 22, 2025Conexus Arts Centre· Reginaheadliner
Aug 10, 2025Burl’s Creek Event Grounds· Oro-Medonteheadliner
Aug 9, 2025Base 31 Drill Hall· Pictonheadliner
Jul 26, 2025Carl Zehr Square· Kitchenerheadliner
Jul 12, 2025Edmonton Exhibition Lands Racetrack Infield· Edmontonheadliner
Jul 11, 2025National Saloon· Calgaryheadliner
Apr 12, 2025Stardust Theater· Miamiheadliner
Apr 10, 2025Atrium· Miamiheadliner
Apr 9, 2025Atrium· Miamiheadliner
Feb 8, 2025MacDonald Island Park· Fort McMurrayheadliner
Feb 8, 2025CNOOC Field House, Macdonald Island Park· Fort Mcmurrayheadliner
with Royal Tusk

2024 · 5

Dec 31, 2024Grey Eagle Event Centre· Calgaryheadliner
Dec 15, 2024The Rock· Tucsonsupport
with R.A. The Rugged Man, Xplicit
Jul 11, 2024Scotiabank Saddledome· Calgarysupport
with Mötley Crüe
Jun 30, 2024Pigeon Lake Music Festival· Calmarsupport
with Tyler Shaw, Serena Ryder, Tom Cochrane
Jun 29, 2024Pigeon Lake Music Festival· Edmontonheadliner

2023 · 6

Aug 5, 2023Festival Grounds· Minnedosaheadliner
Jul 29, 2023Softball City Sports & Entertainment Complex· Surreyheadliner
Jul 29, 2023Softball City· Surreyheadliner
Jul 22, 2023Hollinger Park· Timminsheadliner
Jul 13, 2023Harris Park· Londonheadliner
Jun 16, 2023Spencer Smith Park· Burlingtonheadliner

2022 · 1

Aug 6, 2022Green Park Provincial Park· Tyne Valleyheadliner

2021 · 2

Aug 20, 2021Edmonton Exhibition Lands Racetrack Infield· Edmontonheadliner
Jul 12, 2021Calgary Stampede Coca Cola Stage· Calgaryheadliner

2020 · 1

Dec 12, 2020Commodore Ballroom· Vancouverheadliner

2019 · 1

Aug 16, 2019Bonnyville Rodeo Grounds· Bonnyvilleheadliner

2018 · 14

Nov 19, 2018Schooner Room, Casino Nova Scotia· Halifaxheadliner
with The Motorleague
Nov 17, 2018Fredericton Farmers Market· Frederictonheadliner
Nov 17, 2018Boyce Farmer's Market· Frederictonheadliner
with The Motorleague
Nov 16, 2018The Centre at Casino New Brunswick· Monctonheadliner
Nov 15, 2018Place Bell· Lavalheadliner
Nov 13, 2018Centre in the Square· Kitchenerheadliner
Nov 12, 2018Algonquin Commons Theatre· Ottawaheadliner
Nov 11, 2018Meridian Centre· St. Catharinesheadliner
Nov 10, 2018Tribute Communities Centre· Oshawaheadliner
Nov 8, 2018Peterborough Memorial Centre· Peterboroughheadliner
Nov 7, 2018Budweiser Gardens· Londonheadliner
Nov 6, 2018Sudbury Community Arena· Sudburysupport
with Stone Temple Pilots, Seether
Oct 30, 2018SaskTel Centre· Saskatoonheadliner
Oct 28, 2018Average Joe's Sports Bar· Lethbridgeheadliner

Photos, art and posters

Default — Photo · promo — Photo · promo — TheAudioDB

Logo — TheAudioDB

Default — The Rock, 2024-12-15 — Poster · The Rock, 2024-12-15 — Songkick

Default — Scotiabank Saddledome, 2024-07-11 — Poster · Scotiabank Saddledome, 2024-07-11 — Songkick

Default — Pigeon Lake Music Festival, 2024-06-30 — Poster · Pigeon Lake Music Festival, 2024-06-30 — Songkick

Default — Pigeon Lake Music Festival, 2024-06-29 — Poster · Pigeon Lake Music Festival, 2024-06-29 — Songkick

Default — Sudbury Community Arena, 2018-11-06 — Poster · Sudbury Community Arena, 2018-11-06 — Songkick

Default — Vault Rugby, 2013-09-19 — Poster · Vault Rugby, 2013-09-19 — Songkick

Default — Country Jam Ranch & Campgrounds, 2011-08-26 — Poster · Country Jam Ranch & Campgrounds, 2011-08-26 — Songkick

Default — Hard Rock Café - Hollywood Blvd., 2011-04-18 — Poster · Hard Rock Café - Hollywood Blvd., 2011-04-18 — Songkick

Default — Music Farm, 2010-12-16 — Poster · Music Farm, 2010-12-16 — Songkick

Default — Kentucky State Fair & Exposition Center, 2010-08-27 — Poster · Kentucky State Fair & Exposition Center, 2010-08-27 — Songkick

Default — Live@livecity, 2010-02-13 — Poster · Live@livecity, 2010-02-13 — Songkick

Lineup

Former

Dave Benedict — electric bass guitar
Danny Craig — drums (drum set)
Jeremy James Hora — guitar
Dallas Smith — lead vocals

Releases

RE
Re-Cuts
2018 · ep
CA
Comes and Goes
2009 · album
CO
Count on Me
2005 · single
OT
One Thing Remains
2005 · album
EL
Elocation
2003 · album
WM
Wasting My Time
2002 · single
TF
The Fallout
2001 · album
WM
Wasting My Time
2001 · ep
TM
Taking My Life Away
single

Artist background

Default formed in 1999 — MusicBrainz
Default is based in Vancouver — MusicBrainz
Dave Benedict: electric bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Danny Craig: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
Jeremy James Hora: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Dallas Smith: lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
Default has 9 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2001–2018 — MusicBrainz
Default has 705840 listeners on Last.fm — Default on Last.fm
Default has played at Algonquin Commons Theatre, Atrium, Average Joe's Sports Bar, Base 31 Drill Hall, Budweiser Gardens — Default on Setlist.fm
Default primarily plays original songs — Default setlist history
Default has 5 followers on Genius — Default on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Rock band — Default — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Default_(band) — Default on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 153 — Default — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/06n5v5 — Default — KG entity
Country (per TheAudioDB): Vancouver, Canada — Default on TheAudioDB
Formed 1999 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Vancouver (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: post-grunge — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Dallas Smith — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: EMI, The Orchard, TVT Records — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Default_(band) — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
Commodore Ballroom · Vancouver	7
Prospera Place · Kelowna	3
Sudbury Community Arena · Greater Sudbury	3
Brandt Centre · Regina	3
The Foundation · Barrie	3
Cowboys · Fort McMurray	3
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum · Fort Wayne	3
Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan Center · Manhattan	3

By year: 1988 1 · 2001 4 · 2002 90 · 2003 3 · 2004 7 · 2005 1 · 2006 61 · 2007 4 · 2008 12 · 2009 54 · 2010 64 · 2011 41 · 2012 4 · 2013 3 · 2014 1 · 2018 22 · 2019 1 · 2020 1 · 2021 2 · 2022 1 · 2023 6 · 2024 6 · 2025 12 · 2026 18

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-17
Sources: Genius, google kg, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, setlist.fm, TheAudioDB, Twitch, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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