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Defeater

Hardcore band from Boston, MA · formed 2004

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
57
Cities
48
Releases
19
Last show
Jun 14, 2025Brooklyn Monarch

About

Defeater is a band from Boston, MA, formed in 2004, tagged hardcore, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore by its sources. Shows on record run from 2015 to 2025, across 57 rooms in 48 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

60+ on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 201534 shows
  2. 201624 shows
  3. 20191 show
  4. 20251 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jun 14, 2025Brooklyn Monarch · BrooklynSupportwith Converge, Cave In, Deadguy, +5
Sep 28, 2019X-Ray Arcade · CudahyHeadlinerwith Field Mouse, American Bandit
Jun 17, 2016Palladium · WorcesterSupportwith Bane, Title Fight, Modern Life Is War, +3
May 1, 2016Royale Boston · BostonSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 30, 2016Music Hall of Williamsburg · BrooklynSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 29, 2016Theatre of Living Arts · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 27, 2016Baltimore Soundstage · BaltimoreSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 24, 2016Mod Club Theatre · TorontoSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 23, 2016Altar Bar · PittsburghSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 22, 2016Majestic Theatre · DetroitSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 21, 2016Skully's Music Diner · ColumbusSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 20, 2016Fubar · St LouisSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 19, 2016Bottom Lounge · ChicagoSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 18, 2016The Garage · BurnsvilleSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 16, 2016Marquis Theater · DenverSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 15, 2016Kilby Court · Salt Lake CitySupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 13, 2016Analog Theater, The Analog · PortlandSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 9, 2016Slim's · San FranciscoSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 8, 2016The Observatory · Santa AnaSupportwith Basement, Colleen Green, Turnstile
Apr 7, 2016Echoplex · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Apr 6, 2016Irenic · San DiegoSupportwith Basement, Turnstile, Colleen Green
Feb 13, 2016The Met · PawtucketSupportwith Caspian, O'Brother
Feb 12, 2016Port City Music Hall · PortlandSupportwith Caspian, O'Brother
Feb 11, 2016Showcase Lounge, Higher Ground · South BurlingtonHeadlinerwith Caspian, O'Brother
Feb 10, 2016Montage Music Hall - Rochester Entertainment · RochesterSupportwith Caspian, O'Brother
Feb 8, 2016Pyramid Scheme · Grand RapidsSupportwith Caspian, O'Brother
Oct 10, 2015Waiting Room · BuffaloSupportwith Four Year Strong, Jesse Malin, Superheaven, +1
Oct 9, 2015Opera House · TorontoSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother
Oct 7, 2015The Chance · PoughkeepsieSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother, +1
Oct 6, 2015Gramercy Theatre · New York (NYC)Supportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother
Oct 4, 2015Union Transfer · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother
Oct 3, 2015Shaka's Live · Virginia BeachSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother
Oct 2, 2015Rock & Roll Hotel · WashingtonSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven
Oct 1, 2015Altar Bar · PittsburghSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother
Sep 30, 2015Headliners Music Hall · LouisvilleSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother, +1
Sep 30, 2015New Albany Production House · New AlbanySupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother, +1
Sep 29, 2015Exit/In · NashvilleSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother
Sep 28, 2015The Masquerade - Hell · AtlantaSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother
Sep 27, 2015Local 662 · St PetersburgSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother
Sep 26, 2015O'Malley's Sports Bar · MargateSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother
Sep 25, 2015The Social · OrlandoSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Elder Brother
Sep 23, 2015Studio, Warehouse Live · HoustonSupportwith Four Year Strong, Superheaven, Expire
May 15, 2015Agora Theatre · ClevelandSupportwith The Story So Far, The Movielife, Four Year Strong, +18
Apr 28, 2015Studio at Waiting Room · BuffaloHeadlinerwith Capsize, Better Off, Hotel Books
Apr 26, 2015Frankie's · ToledoHeadlinerwith Capsize, Hotel Books, Better Off
Apr 25, 2015The Loft. · LansingHeadlinerwith Counterparts, Capsize, Better Off, +1
Apr 24, 2015Beat Kitchen · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Capsize, Hotel Books, Better Off
Apr 23, 2015Firebird · St LouisHeadlinerwith Counterparts, Capsize, Better Off, +2
Apr 22, 2015Marquis Theater · DenverHeadlinerwith Capsize, Hotel Books, Better Off
Apr 20, 2015El Corazon · SeattleHeadlinerwith Capsize, Better Off, Hotel Books, +1
Apr 19, 2015Alhambra Theatre · PortlandHeadlinerwith Capsize, Hotel Books, Better Off
Apr 18, 2015Oakland Metro · OaklandHeadlinerwith Capsize, Hotel Books, Better Off
Apr 17, 2015Strummer's · FresnoHeadlinerwith Capsize, Hotel Books, Better Off
Apr 16, 2015Chain Reaction · AnaheimHeadlinerwith Capsize, Better Off, Hotel Books
Apr 15, 2015The Underground · MesaHeadlinerwith Capsize, Hotel Books, Better Off
Apr 12, 2015The Korova · San AntonioHeadlinerwith Capsize, Hotel Books, Better Off
Apr 11, 2015Club Dada · DallasHeadlinerwith Capsize, Better Off, Hotel Books
Apr 8, 2015Rocketown · NashvilleHeadlinerwith Capsize, Better Off, Hotel Books
Apr 7, 2015New Albany Production House · New AlbanyHeadlinerwith Capsize, Hotel Books, Better Off, +1
Apr 5, 2015The Forge · BirminghamHeadlinerwith Capsize, Better Off, Hotel Books

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

57 rooms in 48 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Portland3 shows
  • Brooklyn2 shows
  • Buffalo2 shows
  • Chicago2 shows
  • Denver2 shows

and 43 other cities

Releases

19 releases, 2008–2019

  • Defeater

    2019 · Album

  • List & Heel

    2019 · Single

  • Mothers’ Sons

    2019 · Single

  • Stale Smoke

    2019 · Single

  • Still & True

    2016 · Single

  • Where Eagles Dare

    2016 · Single

  • Limited Edition Cassette Collection

    2016

  • Abandoned

    2015 · Album

  • Audiotree Live

    2015 · Ep

  • Spared In Hell

    2015 · Single

  • Unanswered

    2015 · Single

  • Borrowed & Blue

    2015

  • Live at TIHC

    2014

  • Letters Home

    2013 · Album

  • Live on BBC Radio 1

    2012 · Ep

  • Dear Father

    2011 · Single

  • Empty Days & Sleepless Nights

    2011 · Album

  • Lost Ground

    2009 · Ep

  • Travels

    2008 · Album

Lineup

  • Derek Archambault
  • Joe Longobardi · drums (drum set)

Former

  • Jay Maas

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 1 plays, 2016-09-25–2016-09-25 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Nate) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Defeater — X-Ray Arcade, 2019-09-28
Poster · X-Ray Arcade, 2019-09-28 — Songkick
Defeater — Royale Boston, 2016-05-01
Poster · Royale Boston, 2016-05-01 — Songkick
Defeater — Waiting Room, 2015-10-10
Poster · Waiting Room, 2015-10-10 — Songkick
Defeater — Hawthorne Theatre, 2014-03-20
Poster · Hawthorne Theatre, 2014-03-20 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Defeater on Last.fmArtist facts
Defeater on DiscogsArtist facts
Defeater on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
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
WikidataCredited 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.