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Dryad
Metal band from Iowa City, IA · formed 2017
- black metal
- blackened crust
- crossover
- crust
- death metal
- Doom
- metal
- stoner
- Shows on record
- 32
- Rooms played
- 20
- Cities
- 8
- Releases
- 9
- Last show
- Sep 9, 20234801 Franklin Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310-1960, United States
About
Dryad is a band from Iowa City, IA, formed in 2017, tagged black metal, blackened crust, crossover by its sources. Shows on record run from 2017 to 2023, across 20 rooms in 8 cities.
- Dryad formed in 2017 — MusicBrainz
- Dryad is based in Iowa City — MusicBrainz
- Dryad has 7 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2017–2023 — MusicBrainz
- DRYAD is based in Iowa City, Iowa — DRYAD on Bandcamp
- Latest release on Bandcamp: The Abyssal Plain (2023-01-20) — Bandcamp
- Dryad has 7903 listeners on Last.fm — Dryad on Last.fm
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
32 on record · facebook, SongkickNo upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us
Shows per year
- 20175 shows
- 20187 shows
- 201913 shows
- 20211 show
- 20222 shows
- 20234 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2023 | 4801 Franklin Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310-1960, United States · Des MoinesHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 1, 2023 | Farewell KCMO · Kansas CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Seventh Circle Music Collective · DenverHeadlinerwith Traffic Death, Victim Of Fire | Headliner | Traffic Death, Victim Of Fire |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 538 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA 52240-4941, United States · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Trumpet Blossom Cafe · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Lamp Dsm · Des MoinesHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 3, 2021 | Gabe's Iowa City · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 27, 2019 | Iowa City, IA, United States · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Chimera · TulsaHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 26, 2019 | Gabe's Iowa City · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 6, 2019 | PurgatoryHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jul 17, 2019 | Gabe's Iowa City · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 17, 2019 | Funhouse Seattle · SeattleHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 16, 2019 | Tonic Lounge · PortlandHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 12, 2019 | Backstage Bar & BilliardsHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 5, 2019 | Lookout Lounge · OmahaHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 4, 2019 | The Riot Room · Kansas CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Iowa City Yacht Club · Iowa CitySupportwith Hide | Support | Hide |
| Feb 1, 2019 | Trumpet Blossom Cafe · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jan 12, 2019 | Gabe's Iowa City · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 17, 2018 | Gabe's Iowa City · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 8, 2018 | Vaudeville Mews · Des MoinesHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 19, 2018 | Vaudeville MewsHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jul 4, 2018 | Vaudeville Mews · Des MoinesHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 14, 2018 | Gabe's Iowa City · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Public Space One · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Mar 17, 2018 | Trumpet Blossom Cafe · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Dec 29, 2017 | Gabe's Iowa City · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Gabe's Iowa City · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Blue Moose Tap House · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Gabe's Iowa City · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 31, 2017 | Gabe's Iowa City · Iowa CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
Where they play
20 rooms in 8 citiesRooms played most
- Gabe's Iowa City · Iowa City10 shows
- Trumpet Blossom Cafe · Iowa City3 shows
- Vaudeville Mews · Des Moines2 shows
- 4801 Franklin Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310-1960, United States · Des Moines1 show
- 538 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA 52240-4941, United States · Iowa City1 show
Cities played
- Iowa City18 shows
- Des Moines4 shows
- Kansas City2 shows
- Denver1 show
- Omaha1 show
and 3 other cities
Releases
9 releases, 2017–2023The Abyssal Plain
2023 · Album
Black Smoke
2022 · Single
Anthology
2020 · Compilation
Apr 19, 2019 · Album · 2 tracks
Dryad / Acid Leather
2019 · Ep
The Silurian Age
2018 · Ep
Mar 9, 2017 · Album · 5 tracks
Dryad
2017 · Ep
The Black Pullet
2017 · Ep
Lineup
No current lineup on record.
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| DRYAD on Bandcamp | Artist facts |
| Bandcamp | Artist facts, Releases, Photos |
| Dryad on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Show history | |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Genius | 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.