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Expatriate

Rock band from Sydney · formed 2005

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Expatriate photo
Photo from the public record
Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
56
Cities
42
Releases
16
Last show
Jul 14, 2013Aster Cafe

About

Expatriate is a band from Sydney, formed in 2005, tagged alternative, australian, experimental rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2013, across 56 rooms in 42 cities.

  • Expatriate formed in 2005 — MusicBrainz
  • Expatriate is based in Sydney — MusicBrainz
  • Expatriate has 6 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2005–2012 — MusicBrainz
  • Expatriate (band) formed in 2004 — Wikipedia
  • Expatriate (band) is from Sydney , New South Wales , Australia — Wikipedia
  • Expatriate (band) has 4 members: Ben King, Cristo, Damian Press, David Molland — Wikipedia
  • Expatriate (band) plays Indie rock — Wikipedia
  • Expatriate (band) plays experimental rock — Wikipedia
  • Expatriate (band) plays new wave — Wikipedia
  • Expatriate has 46849 listeners on Last.fm — Expatriate on Last.fm
  • Expatriate has released 10 recordings between 1987 and 2022 — Expatriate on Discogs
  • Formed 2005 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
  • Origin: Sydney (Wikidata) — Wikidata
  • Genres per Wikidata: indie rock — Wikidata
  • Labels per Wikidata: Dew Process — Wikidata

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
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 20083 shows
  2. 200940 shows
  3. 201011 shows
  4. 20111 show
  5. 20124 shows
  6. 20131 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jul 14, 2013Aster Cafe · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Me As a Pilot
Dec 11, 2012Amsterdam Bar & Hall · St. PaulSupportwith The Cavalier Crooks, Foreston
Aug 25, 2012Fbi Social - Kings Cross Hotel · SydneyHeadlinerwith bloods
Aug 24, 2012Alhambra Lounge · Fortitude ValleyHeadliner
May 24, 2012The Toff In Town · MelbourneHeadlinerwith Lowlakes
Feb 10, 2011Youngstown Cultual Arts Center · SeattleHeadliner
Sep 24, 2010Oxygono Live · AthensHeadliner
Aug 20, 2010Highfield Festival 2010 · HohenfeldenHeadliner
Jun 29, 2010Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen · LondonHeadlinerwith The Whigs, Sunbirds
Jun 25, 2010Hard Rock Calling 2010 · LondonHeadliner
Feb 10, 2010The Flowerpot · Kentish TownSupportwith The Joy Formidable
Feb 6, 2010The Borderline · LondonSupportwith Chew Lips, Charli XCX, Mirrors (UK)
Jan 30, 2010Musik & Frieden · BerlinHeadlinerwith Roland Meyer De Voltaire
Jan 28, 201059:1 · MunichHeadliner
Jan 28, 2010MTC · CologneSupportwith Hämatom
Jan 26, 2010MTC · CologneHeadliner
Jan 25, 2010Molotow · HamburgHeadliner
Dec 16, 2009Nouveau Casino · ParisHeadliner
Dec 7, 2009Lido · BerlinSupportwith The Raveonettes
Dec 4, 2009LANXESS arena · CologneSupportwith Placebo, Silversun Pickups
Nov 27, 2009Wiener Stadthalle · ViennaSupportwith Placebo
Nov 24, 2009SAP Arena · MannheimSupportwith Placebo
Nov 22, 2009Arena Berlin · BerlinSupportwith Placebo
Nov 21, 2009QUARTERBACK Immobilien ARENA · LeipzigSupportwith Placebo, Eventreise
Nov 19, 2009Obiekt Znaleziony · WarsawSupportwith Placebo
Nov 17, 2009Arēnā Rīga · RigaSupportwith Placebo
Nov 15, 2009Helsinki Ice Hall / Helsingin Jäähalli · HelsinkiSupportwith Placebo
Nov 13, 2009Annexet · StockholmSupportwith Placebo, United
Nov 12, 2009KB Hallen · CopenhagenSupportwith Placebo, United
Nov 10, 2009O2 World · HamburgSupportwith Placebo
Nov 7, 2009Halle Tony Garnier · LyonSupportwith Placebo
Nov 1, 2009Zénith de Nantes Métropole · NantesSupportwith Placebo
Oct 27, 2009Zénith Paris La Villette · ParisSupportwith Placebo
Oct 24, 2009Zénith Paris La Villette · ParisSupportwith Placebo, United
Oct 22, 2009Zénith de Strasbourg Europe · StrasbourgSupportwith Placebo
Oct 3, 2009Musik & Frieden · BerlinSupportwith Windmill
Sep 5, 2009Die Werkstatt · CologneHeadlinerwith Eternal Tango
Sep 2, 2009Desmet · AmsterdamSupportwith Jamie T, Coparck
Aug 30, 2009Fiera Milano Live (FML) · RhoHeadliner
Aug 20, 2009Pukkelpop 2009 · Kiewit-HasseltHeadliner
Aug 12, 2009Sziget Festival 2009 · BudapestHeadliner
Aug 8, 2009Gebäude 9 · CologneHeadliner
Jul 9, 2009Kobetamendi · BilbaoHeadliner
Jul 4, 2009Ignite Festival 2009 · Hradec KrálovéHeadliner
Jul 4, 2009Letiště · Hradec KrálovéHeadliner
Jul 2, 2009Grand' Place · ArrasHeadliner
Jul 2, 2009Rock Werchter 2009 · WerchterHeadliner
Jun 27, 2009rockwave festival 2009 · AthensHeadliner
Jun 24, 2009Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena · IstanbulSupportwith Placebo
Jun 21, 2009Romexpo · BucharestSupportwith Placebo
Jun 19, 2009Pannonia Fields · NickelsdorfHeadliner
Jun 19, 2009Nova Rock Festival 2009 · NickelsdorfHeadliner
Jun 13, 2009Colos-Saal · AschaffenburgHeadlinerwith Dredg
Jun 11, 2009Zeche Bochum · BochumHeadlinerwith Dredg
Jun 9, 2009Huxleys Neue Welt · BerlinSupportwith Dredg
Jun 8, 2009Grosse Freiheit 36 · HamburgHeadlinerwith Dredg
Jun 5, 2009Nürburgring · NürburgHeadliner
Dec 11, 2008Vorst Nationaal/Forest National · VorstSupportwith dEUS
Dec 10, 2008Vorst Nationaal/Forest National · VorstSupportwith dEUS
Dec 7, 2008013 · TilburgSupportwith dEUS

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

56 rooms in 42 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Berlin5 shows
  • Cologne5 shows
  • Hamburg3 shows
  • London3 shows
  • Paris3 shows

and 37 other cities

Releases

16 releases, 1987–2022

  • Colorado Springs Underground 1983 - 1994 Volume I

    2022

  • Hyper / Hearts

    2012 · Album

  • Expatriate

    2012

  • Home

    2009 · Ep

  • In the Midst of This

    2007 · Album

  • MLK (triple j Like a Version)

    2007

  • Only Wanna Love Ya

    2006 · Single

  • Filter Magazine PSSST! Fall 2006

    2006

  • Lovers le Strange EP

    2005 · Ep

  • Mosh Pit Records International Compilation: Mosh Around The World

    1997

  • God Guns And Guts

    1991

  • The World Is A Lonely Place

    1991

  • Heres Looking At You

    1989

  • No Awakening 'Til Megatoke?

    1989

  • Colorado Krew II - The Kids Will Have Their Donuts

    1989

  • No Sleep Til Chugwater...

    1987

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Expatriate — Photo
Photo — Wikidata
Expatriate — Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, 2010-06-29
Poster · Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, 2010-06-29 — Songkick
Expatriate — Hard Rock Calling 2010, 2010-06-25
Poster · Hard Rock Calling 2010, 2010-06-25 — Songkick
Expatriate — The Borderline, 2010-02-06
Poster · The Borderline, 2010-02-06 — Songkick
Expatriate — LANXESS arena, 2009-12-04
Poster · LANXESS arena, 2009-12-04 — Songkick
Expatriate — Nova Rock Festival 2009, 2009-06-19
Poster · Nova Rock Festival 2009, 2009-06-19 — Songkick
Expatriate — Paradiso, 2008-12-04
Poster · Paradiso, 2008-12-04 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Expatriate on Last.fmArtist facts
Expatriate on DiscogsArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts, Photos
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.

Expatriate — Sydney | BandSlate