Public record

Fruit Bats

Indie | Chicago, IL | since 1997

folk
Folk rock
indie
indie folk
indie pop
indie rock
Lo-Fi

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 11 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

2026

On record since

Releases

Upcoming shows

Oct 7, 2026McMenamins Crystal Ballroomheadlinerupcoming
Oct 8, 2026McMenamins Crystal Ballroom· Portlandheadlinerupcoming
Oct 10, 2026Capital Ballroom· Victoriaheadlinerupcoming
Oct 11, 2026Commodore Ballroom· Vancouverupcoming
Oct 13, 2026International Ballroom - University of Idaho· Moscowheadlinerupcoming

Show history

Undated · 1

date unknownWolves & People Bar & Music Hall· Newbergsupport

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Fruit Bats — The Landfill — Release art · The Landfill — release

Fruit Bats — Baby Man — Release art · Baby Man — release

Fruit Bats — A DecorationTORRES & Fruit Bats — Release art · A DecorationTORRES & Fruit Bats — release

Fruit Bats — Starry-eyed, in Stereo — Release art · Starry-eyed, in Stereo — release

Fruit Bats — A River Running to Your Heart — Release art · A River Running to Your Heart — release

Fruit Bats — Waking Up in Los Angeles — Release art · Waking Up in Los Angeles — release

Fruit Bats — As I Rise — Release art · As I Rise — release

Fruit Bats — Tripper — Release art · Tripper — release

Fruit Bats — McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, 2026-10-07 — Poster · McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, 2026-10-07 — venue calendar

Fruit Bats — McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, 2026-10-08 — Poster · McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, 2026-10-08 — venue calendar

Fruit Bats — Commodore Ballroom, 2026-10-11 — Poster · Commodore Ballroom, 2026-10-11 — venue website

Fruit Bats — International Ballroom - University of Idaho, 2026-10-13 — Poster · International Ballroom - University of Idaho, 2026-10-13 — event platform:bandsintown city

Lineup

Graeme Gibson
Eric Johnson
Frank LoCrasto
Thom Monahan
Jason Toth

Former

Dan Strack

Releases

The Landfill
Jun 12, 2026 · album · 10 tracks
TL
The Landfill
2026 · album
TL
The Landfill
2026
Baby Man
Sep 12, 2025 · album · 10 tracks
BM
Baby Man
2025 · album
TW
The Wild Honey Pie Pizza Party
2025 · ep
AI
As I Rise / Grace Cathedral Hill
2025
TW
The Wild Honey Pie Pizza Party
2025
BM
Baby Man
2025
BM
Baby Man
2025
A DecorationTORRES & Fruit Bats
Aug 9, 2024 · album · 6 tracks
Starry-eyed, in Stereo
May 10, 2024 · album · 20 tracks
AD
A Decoration
2024 · ep
SI
Starry-eyed, in Stereo
2024 · album
SI
Starry-Eyed, In Stereo
2024
AD
A Decoration
2024
A River Running to Your Heart
Apr 14, 2023 · album · 11 tracks
AR
A River Running to Your Heart
2023 · album
LS
Lagniappe Sessions
2023 · ep
RR
Rushin' River Valley
2023
AR
A River Running To Your Heart
2023
Waking Up in Los Angeles
Nov 16, 2022 · album · 1 track
SA
Sometimes a Cloud Is Just a Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits and Lost Songs (2001–2021)
2022 · compilation
SA
Sometimes A Cloud Is Just A Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits, And Lost Songs (2001-2021)
2022
TP
The Pet Parade
2021 · album
FA
Found a Round Stone: Live in Portland
2020 · album
SD
Siamese Dream
2020 · album
GP
Gold Past Life
2019 · album
IR
In Real Life / Live at Spacebomb Studios
2019 · ep
GI
Getting in a Van Again
2018 · single
LA
Live at Pickathon
2017 · album
AL
Absolute Loser
2016 · album
RD
Rock Doc
2016 · single
TG
The Glory of Fruit Bats
2016 · album
TR
Tripper
2011 · album
FB
Fruit Bats
2009 · ep
TR
The Ruminant Band
2009 · album
SI
Spelled in Bones
2005 · album
T+
Tragedy + Time = Fruit Bats
2004 · album
MO
Mouthfuls
2003 · album
EC
Echolocation
2001 · album
As I Rise
album
Tripper
album
SA
Sometimes a Cloud Is Just a Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits and Lost Songs (2001–2021)
album
RM
Rips Me Up
album
SD
Siamese Dream
album
TP
The Pet Parade
album
TG
The Glory Of Fruit Bats
album
FA
Found a Round Stone: Live in Portland
album
SH
Shane
album
GP
Gold Past Life
album

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2024-11-25–2026-08-05 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reeves) — KEXP

Artist background

Fruit Bats formed in 1997 — MusicBrainz
Fruit Bats is based in Chicago — MusicBrainz
Graeme Gibson: member — MusicBrainz
Eric Johnson: member — MusicBrainz
Frank LoCrasto: member — MusicBrainz
Thom Monahan: member — MusicBrainz
Jason Toth: member — MusicBrainz
Dan Strack: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Fruit Bats has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2001–2026 — MusicBrainz
Latest release on Bandcamp: The Landfill (2026-06-12) — Bandcamp
Fruit Bats (band) formed in 1997 — Wikipedia
Fruit Bats (band) is from Chicago , Illinois , United States — Wikipedia
Fruit Bats (band) has 1 members: Eric D. Johnson — Wikipedia
Fruit Bats (band) plays Folk rock — Wikipedia
Fruit Bats (band) plays indie folk — Wikipedia
Fruit Bats (band) plays [ 1 ] alternative country — Wikipedia
Fruit Bats has 667302 listeners on Last.fm — Fruit Bats on Last.fm
Fruit Bats has released 10 recordings between 2022 and 2026 — Fruit Bats on Discogs
Fruit Bats is a Genius-verified artist — Fruit Bats on Genius (verified)
Fruit Bats has 16 followers on Genius — Fruit Bats on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @fruit_bats — Fruit Bats on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Rock band — Fruit Bats — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_Bats_(band) — Fruit Bats on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 249 — Fruit Bats — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/01p1hh6 — Fruit Bats — KG entity
Formed 1997 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Chicago (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: folk rock — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Eric D. Johnson — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Perishable Records — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_Bats_(band) — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
Commodore Ballroom · Vancouver	2
McMenamins Crystal Ballroom · Portland	2
Capital Ballroom · Victoria	1
International Ballroom - University of Idaho · Moscow	1
Wolves & People Bar & Music Hall · Newberg	1

By year: 2026 6

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-19
Sources: Bandcamp, Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, TheAudioDB, Twitch, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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