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Lemon Knife

Rock band from Chicago, IL · formed 2017

2-person hard rock duo from Chicago Mia on bass and vox John on drums and lyrics

Listen on BandcampFollow shows on Songkick
Lemon Knife photo
Photo: website
Shows on record
45
Rooms played
35
Cities
2
Releases
9
Last show
Sep 5, 20262933 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60618

About

Lemon Knife is a band from Chicago, IL, formed in 2017, tagged hard rock, punk rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2017 to 2026, across 35 rooms in 2 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

45 on record · facebook, Songkick
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 20173 shows
  2. 20186 shows
  3. 201915 shows
  4. 20203 shows
  5. 20214 shows
  6. 20224 shows
  7. 20232 shows
  8. 20241 show
  9. 20254 shows
  10. 20263 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 5, 20262933 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60618 · ChicagoHeadliner
Mar 13, 2026Atlantic Bar & Grill · ChicagoSupportwith [melter]
Feb 13, 2026Cary's Lounge · ChicagoSupportwith [melter], Off Season, Space Racer
Dec 10, 2025Cobra Lounge · ChicagoHeadliner
Nov 6, 2025The Burlington · ChicagoSupportwith Stolen Sun, Beheading The Icon
Jan 7, 2025Burlington Bar · ChicagoSupportwith A Mammoth Task, Terrain, BOI ......, +1
Jan 7, 20253425 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-2415, United States · ChicagoHeadliner
Oct 31, 20245500 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL · ChicagoHeadliner
Jun 26, 2023Save More · ChicagoHeadliner
Apr 6, 2023The Cubby Bear · ChicagoSupportwith I Guess So
Sep 10, 2022Subterranean · ChicagoHeadliner
Sep 10, 2022Downstairs at Subterranean · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Rat Bath, Evil Empire
Jun 30, 2022Montrose Saloon · ChicagoHeadliner
Feb 18, 2022Burlington Bar · ChicagoHeadliner
Nov 12, 2021Montrose Saloon · ChicagoHeadliner
Oct 31, 2021Beat Kitchen · ChicagoSupportwith Lung, Bev Rage and the Drinks, Mystery Band
Oct 24, 2021Liar's Club · ChicagoHeadliner
Aug 13, 2021Burlington Bar · ChicagoHeadliner
Mar 10, 2020Crown Liquors · ChicagoHeadliner
Jan 23, 2020The Cubby Bear · ChicagoHeadlinerwith The Fonzie Scheme
Jan 21, 2020WHPK 88.5 FM · ChicagoHeadliner
Nov 15, 2019Reggie's · ChicagoSupportwith Weird Paul Petroskey, Shoebomb
Nov 14, 2019Burlington Bar · ChicagoHeadliner
Nov 2, 2019Cole's Bar · ChicagoHeadliner
Nov 2, 2019Cole's · ChicagoSupportwith Clamor and Lace, Underwire
Oct 5, 2019Lilly'sHeadliner
Sep 8, 2019Homan Gardens · ChicagoSupportwith Dead Neighbors, Underwire, Streetcar
Aug 6, 2019CT HOUSEHeadliner
Jun 22, 2019D.C. Torium · ChicagoHeadliner
Jun 11, 2019Crown Liquors · ChicagoSupportwith Underwire
Apr 28, 2019Reggies · ChicagoHeadliner
Apr 28, 2019Reggie's · ChicagoSupportwith Jason Kane & The Jive
Apr 27, 2019Lilly'sHeadliner
Mar 29, 2019Moe's Tavern · ChicagoSupportwith My Soul's Revolution, First Round's On Me
Jan 19, 2019Hairpin Arts Center · ChicagoSupportwith The Weekend Run Club, Ali Jackson
Jan 13, 2019Burlington Bar · ChicagoHeadliner
Oct 27, 2018Louder House · ChicagoSupportwith The Off Days, Crystal Killers, Tideshift, +1
Oct 27, 2018Chicago, IL · ChicagoHeadliner
Jul 1, 2018The Underbelly Hours · ElmhurstHeadliner
Jun 9, 2018Irish American Heritage Center · ChicagoHeadliner
Apr 15, 2018Burlington Bar · ChicagoHeadliner
Jan 13, 2018Heartland Cafe · ChicagoHeadliner
Dec 21, 2017The Sandlot WrigleyHeadliner
Nov 12, 2017Q101 Chicago · ChicagoHeadliner
Sep 2, 2017The Gallery Cabaret · ChicagoHeadliner

Where they play

35 rooms in 2 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Chicago40 shows
  • Elmhurst1 show

Live history

40 shows on record
Shows counted
40
First on record
Sep 2017
Latest on record
Sep 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20173
  2. 20185
  3. 201913
  4. 20203
  5. 20214
  6. 20223
  7. 20232
  8. 20241
  9. 20253
  10. 20263

Top rooms

  • The Burlington Bar, Chicago · 5
  • The Cubby Bear, Chicago · 2
  • Montrose Saloon, Chicago · 2
  • Crown Liquors, Chicago · 2
  • Reggie's, Chicago · 2

Top cities

  • Chicago, IL · 35
  • Elmhurst · 1

Often on the bill with: [melter], Ali Jackson, Bev Rage & the Drinks, Lung, Stolen Sun, Streetcar, The Fonzie Scheme, The Weekend Run Club

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

Releases

9 releases, 2017–2026

  • Event Horizon

    2026 · Ep

  • Reptile Wisdom

    2025 · Ep

  • Earth

    2024 · Ep

  • Ignite!

    2023 · Album

  • Endlessly Expanding

    2021 · Album

  • I Know That This Is Vitriol

    2019 · Album

  • In Our Darkest Sour

    2018 · Ep

  • Songs About Water and Death

    2018 · Album

  • Storms and Snakes

    2017 · Ep

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Lemon Knife — Atlantic Bar & Grill, 2026-03-13
Poster · Atlantic Bar & Grill, 2026-03-13 — Songkick
Lemon Knife — The Burlington, 2025-11-06
Poster · The Burlington, 2025-11-06 — Songkick
Lemon Knife — The Cubby Bear, 2023-04-06
Poster · The Cubby Bear, 2023-04-06 — Songkick
Lemon Knife — Beat Kitchen, 2021-10-31
Poster · Beat Kitchen, 2021-10-31 — Songkick
Lemon Knife — Crown Liquors, 2019-06-11
Poster · Crown Liquors, 2019-06-11 — Songkick
Lemon Knife — Reggie's, 2019-04-28
Poster · Reggie's, 2019-04-28 — Songkick
Lemon Knife — Moe's Tavern, 2019-03-29
Poster · Moe's Tavern, 2019-03-29 — Songkick
Lemon Knife — Hairpin Arts Center, 2019-01-19
Poster · Hairpin Arts Center, 2019-01-19 — Songkick
Lemon Knife — Louder House, 2018-10-27
Poster · Louder House, 2018-10-27 — Songkick

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SongkickShow history, Show posters
websitePhotos
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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.