Floating Action
Indie band from Black Mountain, NC
- Shows on record
- 6
- Rooms played
- 6
- Cities
- 3
- Releases
- 31
- Last show
- Nov 8, 2025Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
About
Floating Action is a band from Black Mountain, NC, tagged alternative, bryan cates, floating action by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2025, across 6 rooms in 3 cities.
- Floating Action is based in Black Mountain — MusicBrainz
- Floating Action has 23 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2008–2025 — MusicBrainz
- Floating Action is based in North Carolina — Floating Action on Bandcamp
- Latest release on Bandcamp: Dream SitchDream Sitch (2020-12-12) — Bandcamp
- Floating Action has 71459 listeners on Last.fm — Floating Action on Last.fm
- Floating Action has released 10 recordings between 2022 and 2026 — Floating Action on Discogs
- Floating Action has 3 followers on Genius — Floating Action on Genius
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
6 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20111 show
- 20131 show
- 20141 show
- 20171 show
- 20252 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2025 | Thomas Wolfe Auditorium · AshevilleSupportwith River Whyless, Toubab Krewe, Tyler Ramsey | Support | River Whyless, Toubab Krewe, Tyler Ramsey |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Static Age Records · AshevilleSupportwith Gus Englehorn | Support | Gus Englehorn |
| Sep 8, 2017 | The Mothlight · AshevilleHeadlinerwith spaceface | Headliner | spaceface |
| Aug 9, 2014 | Chop Shop · CharlotteSupportwith The Sammies, JEFF the Brotherhood, The Apache Relay, +12 | Support | The Sammies, JEFF the Brotherhood, The Apache Relay, +12 |
| Sep 13, 2013 | The Evening Muse · CharlotteSupportwith Tyler Ramsey | Support | Tyler Ramsey |
| Mar 18, 2011 | Mi Casa Tamales · AustinSupportwith Generationals, The Spinto Band, Brass Bed, +1 | Support | Generationals, The Spinto Band, Brass Bed, +1 |
Where they play
6 rooms in 3 citiesRooms played most
- Chop Shop · Charlotte1 show
- Mi Casa Tamales · Austin1 show
- Static Age Records · Asheville1 show
- The Evening Muse · Charlotte1 show
- The Mothlight · Asheville1 show
Cities played
- Asheville3 shows
- Charlotte2 shows
- Austin1 show
Releases
31 releases, 1997–2026Someone To Talk To
2026
A Hand Carved Garden Tool
2025 · Album
Cheey
2024 · Album
Perigo Nao Tocar
2024 · Album
Storm Days
2024 · Single
The Waterline
2024
Ting
2024
Solar Remix
2024
Glacial Speed
2023 · Album
Untitled EP With Absolutely No Concept
2022
Jinx Protecting
2022
Jinx Protecting
2021 · Album
Dec 12, 2020 · Album
Outsider Art
2020 · Album
Shouldn't You Know Me?
2020 · Single
Old World Camels
2019 · Album
Heartache Essentials
2018 · Album
Is It Exquisite?
2017 · Album
Hold Your Fire
2016 · Album
Lies
2016 · Single
Body Questions
2014 · Album
Unrevenged
2014 · Single
Great Lakes / Floating Action
2013 · Single
Fake Blood
2012 · Album
Desert Etiquette
2011 · Album
Floating Action
2009 · Album
Floating Version
2009 · Ep
Live at the Grey Eagle
2009 · Album
The Breeze / Don't Stop (Loving Me Now)
2009 · Single
Daytrotter Session
2008
Bring It Back AliveBryan Cates & Seth Kauffman & The Moore Sisters
Jul 7, 1997 · Album · 10 tracks
Lineup
No current lineup on record.
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Floating Action on Bandcamp | Artist facts |
| Bandcamp | Artist facts, Releases, Photos |
| Floating Action on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Floating Action on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Floating Action on Genius | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Spotify | Photos |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| 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 |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikipedia | 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.