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Gridlock

Electronic band from San Francisco · formed 1994

Gridlock was an experimental electronic duo from San Francisco, formed by Mike Wells in the early 1990s. The group initially drew from the electro-industrial scene before evolving to incorporate ambient, glitch, and IDM elements. They released early demos and signed with Pendragon Records in the late 1990s before dissolving in 2005.

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Gridlock photo
Photo from the public record
Shows on record
39
Rooms played
22
Cities
21
Releases
17
Last show
Jul 18, 2024On The Y

About

Gridlock is a band from San Francisco, formed in 1994, tagged ambient, drum and bass, electro-industrial by its sources. Shows on record run from 1998 to 2024, across 22 rooms in 21 cities.

  • Gridlock formed in 1994 — MusicBrainz
  • Gridlock disbanded in 2005 — MusicBrainz
  • Mike Cadoo: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Mike Wells: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Gridlock has 16 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1995–2025 — MusicBrainz
  • Gridlock (band) formed in 1994 — Wikipedia
  • Gridlock (band) is from United States — Wikipedia
  • Gridlock (band) has 2 members: Mike Wells, Mike Cadoo — Wikipedia
  • Gridlock (band) plays Drum and bass — Wikipedia
  • Gridlock (band) plays electro-industrial — Wikipedia
  • Gridlock (band) plays glitch — Wikipedia
  • Gridlock (band) plays post-industrial — Wikipedia
  • Gridlock (band) plays IDM — Wikipedia
  • Gridlock has 51000 listeners on Last.fm — Gridlock on Last.fm
  • Gridlock has released 10 recordings between 1999 and 2003 — Gridlock on Discogs
  • Formed 1994 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
  • Origin: United States (Wikidata) — Wikidata
  • Genres per Wikidata: electro-industrial — 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

39 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 19981 show
  2. 20011 show
  3. 201010 shows
  4. 20114 shows
  5. 20125 shows
  6. 20139 shows
  7. 20147 shows
  8. 20161 show
  9. 20241 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jul 18, 2024On The Y · SacramentoSupportwith American Standard, Life Support, Lost Puppy Forever, +1
Sep 25, 2016The Space · HamdenHeadlinerwith Johnny Haze
Nov 20, 2014The Dragonfly · HollywoodSupportwith Respect, AK1200, machéte, +3
Sep 20, 2014The Backstage at Championship Bar · TrentonSupportwith Vine Street, Windermere, Kill Matilda, +2
Sep 13, 2014The Backstage at Championship Bar · TrentonSupportwith Thrashole, Road to Violence, Midnite Hellion, +2
May 25, 2014Majestic Theatre · DetroitSupportwith AK1200, DJ Dara
May 23, 2014Trocadero Theatre · PhiladelphiaSupportwith All For One, Fast Times, 609, +1
Apr 11, 2014The Backstage at Championship Bar · TrentonHeadlinerwith True Will, Endless Sacrifice, 3 to Breathe, +4
Apr 5, 2014The Backstage at Championship Bar · TrentonSupportwith Julius Seizure, Proletariat, The Enemy Is You, +1
Oct 29, 2013Cosmic Charlie's · LexingtonSupportwith Up Until Now, Young Live, Chaos Kid
Aug 30, 2013Absolem Festival 2013 · Idaho SpringsHeadliner
Jul 4, 2013Cosmic Charlie's · LexingtonSupportwith Archie, Sneaky Dan
Jul 3, 2013Club Vinyl · DenverSupportwith Fki, P.b.c., Dexta (2), +1
Jun 21, 2013Mill Hill Basement · TrentonSupportwith Two Man Advantage, Too Many Voices, The Heels, +1
May 7, 2013Cosmic Charlie's · LexingtonSupportwith Dojo, The Matches
Apr 20, 2013Levels · SanturceSupportwith Wolves Can Riot, Ian Bazehead, Prdc
Feb 23, 2013Subterranean Nightclub · Colorado SpringsSupportwith Godlazer, Sonic Geometry, Flodignatic, +4
Feb 17, 2013Cosmic Charlie's · LexingtonSupportwith Booty Sweat, Classy Mongrel, Sneaky Dan
Oct 25, 2012Smart Bar · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Gridlok, Dioptrics, Tornado, +1
Oct 21, 2012Smart Bar · ChicagoSupportwith The Maine, Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini, +1
Sep 7, 2012Lakota · BristolSupportwith Ed Rush, Calyx, noisy boy, +3
Jun 22, 2012The Dive Bar · Fort LauderdaleHeadliner
Mar 16, 2012Buzz's Bar · SunriseHeadliner
Apr 30, 2011The Dugout · MahtomediHeadliner
Mar 12, 2011Dalles Restaurant & Lounge · AmeryHeadliner
Mar 11, 2011The Dugout · MahtomediHeadliner
Jan 15, 2011The Dugout · MahtomediHeadliner
Dec 23, 2010Woody's Roadhouse · WoodburyHeadliner
Dec 10, 2010Whiskey Junction · MinneapolisHeadliner
Oct 1, 2010The Dugout · MahtomediHeadliner
Sep 3, 2010Whiskey Junction · MinneapolisHeadliner
Jul 10, 2010Woody's Roadhouse · WoodburyHeadliner
May 21, 2010The Dugout · MahtomediHeadliner
Apr 17, 2010The Dugout · MahtomediHeadliner
Mar 13, 2010Whiskey Junction · MinneapolisHeadliner
Feb 26, 2010The Dugout · MahtomediHeadliner
Jan 15, 2010The Dugout · MahtomediHeadliner
Sep 9, 2001Rivoli Toronto · TorontoHeadliner
Apr 24, 1998Catch One · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Individual Totem

Where they play

22 rooms in 21 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Mahtomedi8 shows
  • Trenton5 shows
  • Lexington4 shows
  • Minneapolis3 shows
  • Chicago2 shows

and 16 other cities

Live history

39 shows on record
Shows counted
39
First on record
Apr 1998
Latest on record
Jul 2024

Shows per year

  1. 19981
  2. 20011
  3. 201010
  4. 20114
  5. 20125
  6. 20139
  7. 20147
  8. 20161
  9. 20241

Top rooms

  • The Dugout, Mahtomedi · 8
  • The Backstage at Championship Bar, Trenton · 4
  • Cosmic Charlie's, Lexington · 4
  • Whiskey Junction, Minneapolis · 3
  • Smart Bar, Chicago · 2

Top cities

  • Mahtomedi · 8
  • Trenton · 5
  • Lexington · 4
  • Minneapolis, MN · 3
  • Woodbury · 2

Often on the bill with: AK1200, Fast Times, 3 to Breathe, Calyx, Centennials, DJ Dara, Derrick Carter, Dioptrics

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

Releases

17 releases, 1995–2025

  • More Abstract Than Just a Dance

    2025 · Album

  • 12BC

    2003 · Single

  • Formless

    2003 · Album

  • The Connected Series #4

    2003 · Single

  • Under

    2003 · Ep

  • When Panacea Strikes / Bring Out Your Dead

    2003 · Compilation

  • Engram

    2002 · Ep

  • Live.Traces

    2002 · Album

  • Trace

    2002 · Album

  • 36.6:115

    2001 · Ep

  • Trace

    2001

  • 5.25

    1999 · Album

  • Further

    1999 · Album

  • Enzyme

    1998 · Ep

  • The Synthetic Form

    1997 · Album

  • Frozen

    1996 · Ep

  • Sickness

    1995 · Ep

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Former

  • Mike Cadoo
  • Mike Wells

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 3 plays, 2006-04-23–2010-09-05 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Expansions' (Kid Hops) — KEXP

Lineup history

2 members on record
  • Mike Cadoo1995–2005
  • Mike WellsOriginal member?–2005

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members also play in: Vague Lanes (via Mike Cadoo)

Shares members with: Aftershock (via Mike Wells), Brood (via Mike Cadoo), Dementia (via Mike Wells), Still (via Mike Cadoo), Under (via Mike Wells), Wrekking Machine (via Mike Wells)

Photos, art and posters

Gridlock — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Gridlock — On The Y, 2024-07-18
Poster · On The Y, 2024-07-18 — Songkick
Gridlock — The Backstage at Championship Bar, 2014-04-05
Poster · The Backstage at Championship Bar, 2014-04-05 — Songkick
Gridlock — Cosmic Charlie's, 2013-07-04
Poster · Cosmic Charlie's, 2013-07-04 — Songkick
Gridlock — Mill Hill Basement, 2013-06-21
Poster · Mill Hill Basement, 2013-06-21 — Songkick
Gridlock — Cosmic Charlie's, 2013-05-07
Poster · Cosmic Charlie's, 2013-05-07 — Songkick
Gridlock — Levels, 2013-04-20
Poster · Levels, 2013-04-20 — Songkick
Gridlock — Smart Bar, 2012-10-25
Poster · Smart Bar, 2012-10-25 — Songkick
Gridlock — Smart Bar, 2012-10-21
Poster · Smart Bar, 2012-10-21 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Gridlock on Last.fmArtist facts
Gridlock on DiscogsArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
BandcampPhotos
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.