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Forget the Whale

Rock band from Jersey City, NJ · formed 2014

An original, genre-bending pop/rock, NJ-based, female-fronted septet with catchy, singable tunes and backed by a brassy horn section.

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Forget the Whale photo
Photo: Spotify
Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
49
Cities
17
Releases
5
Last show
Feb 21, 2026New Park Tavern

About

Forget the Whale is a band from Jersey City, NJ, formed in 2014, tagged alternative, indie rock, pop rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2019 to 2026, across 49 rooms in 17 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 · facebook, Songkick
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 201919 shows
  2. 202010 shows
  3. 20218 shows
  4. 20225 shows
  5. 20235 shows
  6. 20246 shows
  7. 20255 shows
  8. 20262 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Feb 21, 2026New Park Tavern · Jersey CityHeadliner
Jan 15, 2026Art House Productions · Jersey CityHeadliner
Sep 20, 2025Downtown, Jersey City · Jersey CityHeadliner
Sep 13, 2025Taylor Park Millburn, NJ · MillburnHeadliner
Jun 7, 2025Diamond Spring Brewing Company · DenvilleHeadliner
Mar 29, 2025Cranford Elks · CranfordHeadliner
Jan 30, 2025South House · Jersey CityHeadliner
Nov 15, 2024Grace Church Van Vorst · Jersey CityHeadliner
Oct 13, 2024Maplewood Art Walk & Music Fest · MaplewoodHeadliner
Sep 20, 2024Riverview Fisk Park · Jersey CityHeadliner
Jul 25, 2024Downtown Cranford Clock · CranfordHeadliner
Jun 1, 2024Tierney's Tavern · MontclairHeadliner
Mar 8, 2024902 Brewing Company · Jersey CitySupportwith Debra Devi, Royal Blush
Dec 29, 2023White Eagle Hall · Jersey CityHeadliner
Sep 30, 2023101 Walnut Street,Montclair,07042,US · MontclairHeadliner
Aug 26, 2023Fox and Crow · Jersey CityHeadliner
Aug 19, 2023Watchung Hills Elks Lodge 885 · WarrenHeadliner
Mar 9, 2023Crossroads · GarwoodHeadliner
Jul 20, 2022Lincoln Park (Jersey City) · Jersey CityHeadliner
May 4, 2022Grove PATH Plaza · Jersey CityHeadliner
Mar 25, 2022Brightside Tavern · Jersey CityHeadliner
Mar 19, 2022Pickett's Village Bar · MaplewoodHeadlinerwith Thrill Ride
Mar 12, 2022Montclair Brewery · MontclairHeadliner
Dec 26, 2021Brightside Tavern · Jersey CityHeadliner
Dec 4, 2021WNTR Market · MaplewoodHeadliner
Nov 19, 2021New Park Tavern · Jersey CityHeadliner
Jul 23, 2021Westfield · WestfieldHeadliner
Jun 18, 2021Montclair Brewery · MontclairHeadliner
Jun 12, 2021South Orange · South OrangeHeadliner
Jun 3, 2021Cranford · CranfordHeadliner
Apr 24, 2021Corgi Spirits Jersey City Distillery · Jersey CityHeadliner
Nov 21, 2020Yale Street Parking Lot Maplewood, NJ · MaplewoodHeadliner
Nov 21, 2020Maplewood · MaplewoodSupportwith Thrill Ride
Oct 17, 2020NXStage · South OrangeHeadliner
Oct 10, 2020Montclair Brewery · MontclairHeadliner
Oct 3, 2020Montclair Brewery · MontclairHeadliner
Sep 27, 2020NJ Beer Co · North BergenHeadliner
Feb 16, 2020The Brightside Tavern · Jersey CityHeadliner
Feb 16, 2020Brightside Tavern · Jersey CityHeadliner
Feb 1, 2020Hat City Kitchen · OrangeHeadliner
Jan 25, 2020ArtHouse · Jersey CityHeadliner
Dec 21, 2019FM Restaurant Bar and Lounge · Jersey CityHeadliner
Dec 6, 2019Elks Lodge #1154 · South OrangeHeadliner
Nov 22, 2019Corgi Spirits Jersey City Distillery · Jersey CityHeadliner
Nov 16, 2019American Spirits Roadhouse · AsburyHeadliner
Nov 8, 2019The Greek's · NewtonHeadlinerwith The Wedding Funeral
Oct 30, 2019Good Crowd Events / i19 GalleryHeadliner
Oct 11, 2019Hat City Kitchen · OrangeHeadliner
Sep 27, 2019Montclair Bread Company · MontclairHeadliner
Sep 13, 2019Corgi Spirits Jersey City Distillery · Jersey CityHeadliner
Sep 6, 2019Groove on Grove · Jersey CityHeadliner
Aug 29, 2019Leonard Gordon Park Conservancy · Jersey CityHeadliner
Aug 16, 2019Debonair Music Hall · TeaneckSupportwith Stephanie Chin, Dream Eternal Bliss
Jun 7, 2019Dublin Pub Restaurant · MorristownHeadliner
Jun 7, 2019Dublin Pub · MorristownSupportwith Universal Rebel
May 11, 2019Tierney's Tavern · MontclairHeadliner
May 9, 2019Crossroads · GarwoodSupportwith Max and Los Americanos, Cosmic Aether, Sensational Country Blues Wonders
Apr 22, 2019The Wonder Bar · Asbury ParkHeadliner
Apr 22, 2019Wonder Bar · Asbury ParkHeadliner
Apr 14, 2019FM · Jersey CityHeadliner

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

49 rooms in 17 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Jersey City24 shows
  • Montclair8 shows
  • Maplewood5 shows
  • Cranford3 shows
  • South Orange3 shows

and 12 other cities

Live history

88 shows on record
Shows counted
88
First on record
Feb 2015
Latest on record
Feb 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20152
  2. 20165
  3. 20172
  4. 201817
  5. 201923
  6. 20208
  7. 20218
  8. 20225
  9. 20235
  10. 20246
  11. 20255
  12. 20262

Top rooms

  • Brightside Tavern, Jersey City · 6
  • The Bitter End, New York · 5
  • Montclair Brewery, Montclair · 4
  • New Park Tavern, Jersey City · 3
  • Crossroads, Garwood · 3

Top cities

  • Jersey City, NJ · 34
  • Montclair · 8
  • Maplewood · 7
  • New York, NY · 5
  • South Orange, NJ · 4

Often on the bill with: The Manhattan Project, Debra Devi, Josh Ritter, Megan Jean's Secret Family, Miss Ohio, Shark Hat, The Foxfires

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

5 releases, 2015–2018

  • Take to the Skies!

    2018 · Album

  • What I Tell Myself, Vol. 2

    2017 · Ep

  • What I Tell Myself Vol. 1 & 2

    2017

  • What I Tell Myself

    2015 · Ep

  • What I Tell Myself - Volume 2

    2015

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Forget the Whale — 902 Brewing Company, 2024-03-08
Poster · 902 Brewing Company, 2024-03-08 — Songkick
Forget the Whale — Pickett's Village Bar, 2022-03-19
Poster · Pickett's Village Bar, 2022-03-19 — Songkick
Forget the Whale — Maplewood, 2020-11-21
Poster · Maplewood, 2020-11-21 — Songkick
Forget the Whale — Debonair Music Hall, 2019-08-16
Poster · Debonair Music Hall, 2019-08-16 — Songkick
Forget the Whale — Debonair Music Hall, 2019-01-27
Poster · Debonair Music Hall, 2019-01-27 — Songkick
Forget the Whale — FM, 2018-03-30
Poster · FM, 2018-03-30 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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Forget The Whale on Last.fmArtist facts
Forget the Whale on DiscogsArtist facts
facebookShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
DiscogsCredited 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.