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Polar Bear Club

Punk band from Rochester, NY · formed 2005

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Shows on record
46
Rooms played
42
Cities
36
Releases
14
Last show
Dec 7, 2013First Unitarian Church

About

Polar Bear Club is a band from Rochester, NY, formed in 2005, tagged alternative rock, emo, hardcore by its sources. Shows on record run from 2007 to 2013, across 42 rooms in 36 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

46 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20071 show
  2. 20088 shows
  3. 20097 shows
  4. 20108 shows
  5. 20111 show
  6. 20123 shows
  7. 201318 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Dec 7, 2013First Unitarian Church · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Dec 6, 2013Strange Matter · RichmondHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps, +1
Dec 5, 2013The Drunken Unicorn · AtlantaHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth
Dec 3, 2013Sons of Hermann Hall · DallasHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Dec 1, 2013Pub Rock · ScottsdaleHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Nov 29, 2013Irenic · San DiegoHeadlinerwith Sainthood Reps, Diamond Youth, Citizen
Nov 27, 2013Chain Reaction · AnaheimHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Nov 26, 2013Oakland Metro · OaklandHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Nov 22, 2013The Vera Project · SeattleHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Nov 18, 2013Marquis Theater · DenverHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Nov 15, 2013Subterranean · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Nov 14, 2013Grog Shop · Cleveland HeightsHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Nov 13, 2013Magic Stick · DetroitHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Nov 12, 2013Hard Luck Bar · TorontoHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Nov 10, 2013The Sinclair · CambridgeHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Nov 9, 2013The Space · HamdenHeadlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Nov 8, 2013The Studio, Webster Hall · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps
Nov 2, 2013House of Blues - Myrtle Beach · North Myrtle BeachSupportwith Taking Back Sunday, Anberlin, The Maine
Oct 25, 2012Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynSupportwith Daylight, American Scene, Daytrader, +2
Aug 28, 2012Kulturzentrum (KuZ) Kreuz · FuldaHeadlinerwith Broadway Calls
Aug 20, 2012Cassiopeia · BerlinHeadlinerwith Broadway Calls, City Light Thief
Aug 6, 2011The Bowery · LondonHeadlinerwith Man Overboard, Pacer
Aug 14, 2010Thousand Island · LondonSupportwith Adam O, Dead Swans, Pacer
Aug 1, 2010The Borderline · LondonSupportwith Sick of It All, Gallows, Trash Talk
Jul 31, 2010Knebworth Park · KnebworthSupportwith Gallows, Katatonia, Sick of It All, +3
Jul 3, 2010Gexa Energy Pavilion · DallasSupportwith Alkaline Trio, Bring Me The Horizon, The Dillinger Escape Plan, +45
Jun 12, 2010Ottobar · BaltimoreHeadlinerwith Lemuria, Deep Sleep, Dead Mechanical, +1
May 8, 2010Palladium · WorcesterSupportwith Carrier, The Receiving End of Sirens, Envy On the Coast, +12
Apr 30, 2010Suny Canton Rec Center · CantonHeadlinerwith Young & Divine, Abbott Hayes, Honor Bright
Mar 6, 2010The Fighting Cocks · Kingston Upon ThamesHeadlinerwith Title Fight, Shook Ones, Pacer
Oct 22, 2009Knitting Factory - Los Angeles · HollywoodHeadlinerwith Crime In Stereo, Ruiner, The Soft Opening, +17
Sep 3, 2009Exhaus · TrierSupportwith Fake Problems, Broadway Calls
Aug 28, 2009Ieperfest · IeperSupportwith Darkest Hour, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Set Your Goals, +52
May 8, 2009PHiX Gallery · PhoenixHeadlinerwith The Living, The Lions, Run with the Hunted
May 6, 2009Knitting Factory - Los Angeles · HollywoodHeadlinerwith The Living, The Lions, Touché Amoré, +4
May 5, 2009Chain Reaction · AnaheimHeadlinerwith The Living, The Lions
May 4, 2009Thee Parkside · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith The Living, The Lions, Build Us Airplanes
Oct 30, 2008The Engine Room · TallahasseeSupportwith Crime In Stereo, The Swellers, Broadway Calls
Oct 30, 2008Beta Bar · TallahasseeSupportwith Crime In Stereo, The Swellers, Broadway Calls
Oct 26, 2008The Mink · HoustonHeadlinerwith Broadway Calls, The Swellers, Crime In Stereo
Oct 22, 2008Modified Arts · PhoenixHeadlinerwith Crime In Stereo, Broadway Calls, The Swellers, +1
Oct 21, 2008Jillian's · Las VegasHeadlinerwith Broadway Calls
Oct 17, 2008The Glass House · PomonaSupportwith Crime In Stereo, Broadway Calls
Oct 16, 2008Knitting Factory - Los Angeles · HollywoodHeadlinerwith Crime In Stereo, Broadway Calls, Four Year Strong, +8
Oct 15, 2008Thee Parkside · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Crime In Stereo, Broadway Calls, The Kegels
Dec 28, 2007Siren Records · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Jena Berlin, Into It. Over It., Gennero, +1

Where they play

42 rooms in 36 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Hollywood3 shows
  • London3 shows
  • Anaheim2 shows
  • Dallas2 shows
  • Philadelphia2 shows

and 31 other cities

Releases

14 releases, 2006–2013

  • Blood Balloon

    2013 · Single

  • Death Chorus

    2013 · Album

  • Live at The Montage

    2012 · Album

  • The Glamour Kills Tour

    2012

  • Clash Battle Guilt Pride

    2011 · Album

  • Live From Montage Music Hall

    2011 · Ep

  • The View, the Life

    2011 · Ep

  • Live From The Montage Music Hall

    2011

  • Drifting Thing

    2010 · Single

  • Chasing Hamburg

    2009 · Album

  • The Summer of George

    2009 · Ep

  • Sometimes Things Just Disappear

    2008 · Album

  • The Redder, the Better

    2006 · Ep

  • Demo 2005

    Ep

Lineup

  • Pat Benson · guitar
  • Steve Port
  • Jimmy Stadt · lead vocals

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Polar Bear Club — House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, 2013-11-02
Poster · House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, 2013-11-02 — Songkick
Polar Bear Club — The Borderline, 2010-08-01
Poster · The Borderline, 2010-08-01 — Songkick
Polar Bear Club — Exhaus, 2009-09-03
Poster · Exhaus, 2009-09-03 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Polar Bear Club on Last.fmArtist facts
Polar Bear Club on DiscogsArtist facts
Polar Bear Club on GeniusArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited 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.