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Instant Empire

Indie band from Denver, CO

Shows on record: 7
Rooms played: 6
Cities: 1
Releases: 14
Last show: Jan 21, 2023Globe Hall

About

Instant Empire is a band from Denver, CO, tagged alternative, alternative rock, Colorado by its sources. Shows on record run from 2012 to 2023, across 6 rooms in 1 city.

Instant Empire is based in Denver, Colorado — Instant Empire on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Standing Eight Count (2023-03-31) — Bandcamp
Instant Empire has 443 listeners on Last.fm — Instant Empire on Last.fm
Instant Empire has released 3 recordings between 2012 and 2015 — Instant Empire on Discogs

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

7 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20121 show
20133 shows
20151 show
20161 show
20231 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Jan 21, 2023	Globe Hall · DenverHeadlinerwith A Mouthful of Thunder, A Place for Owls	Headliner	A Mouthful of Thunder, A Place for Owls
Apr 29, 2016	Summit · DenverSupportwith Cursive, The Epilogues, Eldren	Support	Cursive, The Epilogues, Eldren
Mar 13, 2015	Summit · DenverSupportwith Chemistry Club, Vices I Admire, Amzy, +1	Support	Chemistry Club, Vices I Admire, Amzy, +1
Dec 20, 2013	Hi-Dive · DenverHeadlinerwith Wire Faces, Rubedo	Headliner	Wire Faces, Rubedo
Oct 12, 2013	Larimer Lounge · DenverHeadlinerwith The Lonely Forest, Cumulus	Headliner	The Lonely Forest, Cumulus
Apr 20, 2013	The Deer Pile · DenverHeadlinerwith We Are Not a Glum Lot, Colfax Speed Queen	Headliner	We Are Not a Glum Lot, Colfax Speed Queen
Jul 22, 2012	Club 404 · DenverSupportwith Mitya, Somerset, The Say So, +7	Support	Mitya, Somerset, The Say So, +7

Where they play

6 rooms in 1 city

Rooms played most

Summit · Denver2 shows
Club 404 · Denver1 show
Globe Hall · Denver1 show
Hi-Dive · Denver1 show
Larimer Lounge · Denver1 show

Cities played

Denver7 shows

Releases

14 releases, 2012–2023

Standing Eight Count
Mar 31, 2023 · Album · 11 tracks
Disco Systems in the Dark
Mar 29, 2023 · Track · 1 track
Paper Thin
Mar 3, 2023 · Track · 1 track
Tiny Flashes
Feb 3, 2023 · Track · 1 track
Cathedrals
Jun 14, 2019 · Album · 14 tracks
Last of the Lovers
Aug 8, 2017 · Album · 9 tracks
Lamplight Lost
2015
Keep Up!
2012
Bolder Boulder Bootlegs Vol. 9
2012
Ulalume
Track
Lamplight Lost
Album
Keep Up!
Album
Heavy Hollow
Album
EP
Album

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Instant Empire — Standing Eight Count — Release art · Standing Eight Count — release

Instant Empire — Disco Systems in the Dark — Release art · Disco Systems in the Dark — release

Instant Empire — Paper Thin — Release art · Paper Thin — release

Instant Empire — Tiny Flashes — Release art · Tiny Flashes — release

Instant Empire — Cathedrals — Release art · Cathedrals — release

Instant Empire — Last of the Lovers — Release art · Last of the Lovers — release

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
Instant Empire on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Instant Empire on Last.fm	Artist facts
Instant Empire on Discogs	Artist facts
Songkick	Show history
Spotify	Photos
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
MusicBrainz	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.