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Poster Children

Rock band from Champaign, IL · formed 1987

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
50
Cities
45
Releases
24
Last show
Aug 12, 2018Cans Deli

About

Poster Children is a band from Champaign, IL, formed in 1987, tagged Alternative rock, indie, indie rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 1993 to 2018, across 50 rooms in 45 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

60+ on record · Songkick, archive etree
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Shows per year

  1. 199313 shows
  2. 199423 shows
  3. 199511 shows
  4. 19961 show
  5. 19973 shows
  6. 19982 shows
  7. 19991 show
  8. 20021 show
  9. 20164 shows
  10. 20181 show
Show history
DateVenue
Aug 12, 2018Cans Deli · TucsonHeadlinerwith Freezing Hands, Lenguas Largas, Golden Boots
Nov 23, 2016Schubas Tavern · ChicagoHeadliner
Oct 15, 2016Barboza · SeattleHeadlinerwith Kinski
Oct 12, 2016The Echo · Los Angeles, CAHeadliner
Sep 29, 2016Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Stuyvesant, Riskreward
Jun 8, 2002Metro · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Dianogah, Centaur
May 15, 1999Satyricon · PortlandHeadlinerwith Richmond Fontaine
Nov 15, 1998First Avenue · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Fugazi, Brick Layer Cake
Nov 14, 1998University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire · Eau ClaireHeadlinerwith Fugazi
Oct 15, 1997Black Cat · WashingtonHeadlinerwith Payback, Tsunami
Sep 13, 1997Illinois Wesleyan University · BloomingtonHeadlinerwith Shiner, Castor, Sarge
Feb 27, 1997Concert Café · Green BayHeadlinerwith Compound Red
Apr 27, 1996The Empty Bottle · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Shiner, Luckyj
Jun 23, 1995The Blue Note · ColumbiaHeadlinerwith Frog Pond, Blue Up
May 13, 1995The Brewery · LouisvilleHeadlinerwith The Figgs, Twitch
Apr 29, 1995Warren Wilson College · SwannanoaHeadlinerwith Crowsdell
Apr 27, 1995Music Midtown · AtlantaHeadlinerwith Crowsdell, Twigs
Apr 26, 1995Einstein a Go-Go · Jacksonville BeachHeadlinerwith Joybang, Crowsdell
Apr 25, 1995Sapphire Supper Club · OrlandoHeadlinerwith Crowsdell
Apr 24, 1995Sluggo's Vegetarian Cafe · PensacolaHeadlinerwith Fireworks, Crowsdell
Apr 23, 1995Metropolis · LafayetteHeadlinerwith Crowsdell
Apr 21, 1995Emo's Austin · AustinHeadlinerwith Unwound
Apr 7, 1995The Crocodile - Old Location · SeattleHeadlinerwith Tsunami, Zumpano
Apr 5, 1995Neurolux · BoiseHeadlinerwith Tsunami, Zumpano, Claw Hammer
Nov 17, 1994Sudsy Malone's · CincinnatiHeadlinerwith Steakdaddy Six
Nov 16, 1994Reptile House · Grand RapidsHeadlinerwith Sistern, Steakdaddy Six
Nov 15, 1994Club Hell · DetroitHeadlinerwith Steakdaddy Six
Nov 14, 1994Euclid Tavern · ClevelandHeadlinerwith Steakdaddy Six, Molly Mcguire
Nov 12, 1994Middle East - Downstairs · CambridgeHeadlinerwith Dimbulb, Steakdaddy Six
Nov 11, 1994CBGB & OMFUG · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Steakdaddy Six, Walt Mink
Nov 9, 1994Black Cat · WashingtonHeadlinerwith He-goat, Steakdaddy Six
Nov 8, 1994Cat's Cradle · CarrboroHeadlinerwith The Bouncing Souls, 7Seconds
Nov 7, 1994Music Midtown · AtlantaHeadlinerwith Steakdaddy Six, The Raymond Brake
Nov 6, 1994Club Downunder, FSU · TallahasseeHeadlinerwith Steakdaddy Six
Nov 5, 1994Metropolis · LafayetteHeadlinerwith Steakdaddy Six
Oct 28, 1994Troubadour · West HollywoodSupportwith The Dambuilders, Silkworm, Love Cup
Oct 27, 1994Casbah · San DiegoHeadlinerwith The Dambuilders, Silkworm, Love Cup
Oct 22, 1994The Crocodile - Old Location · SeattleHeadlinerwith Small 23, Love Cup
Oct 21, 1994Satyricon · PortlandHeadlinerwith Love Cup, Alcohol Funnycar
Oct 19, 1994Elks Lodge · MissoulaHeadlinerwith Kpants, Love Cup
Oct 17, 1994Duffy's Tavern · LincolnHeadlinerwith Spurge, Love Cup
Oct 16, 19947th St. Entry · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Love Cup
Oct 15, 19947th St. Entry · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Heatmiser, Love Cup, Polara
Oct 14, 1994Gabe's Oasis · Iowa CityHeadlinerwith Period!, Love Cup, Polara
Oct 13, 1994Club De Wash · MadisonHeadlinerwith Love Cup, Heat Miser
Oct 8, 1994Mabel's · ChampaignHeadlinerwith Love Cup
Apr 18, 1994Mabel's · ChampaignHeadlinerwith Urge Overkill
Dec 12, 1993Hollywood Alley · MesaSupportwith Idaho, The Fells, Half String
Dec 11, 1993Downtown Performance Center · TucsonHeadlinerwith Idaho, Half String
Oct 22, 1993Mabel's · ChampaignHeadlinerwith Love Cup
Sep 2, 1993Friends & Co. · CharlestonHeadlinerwith Dis, Hazel
Aug 29, 1993Cicero's · University CityHeadlinerwith Steakdaddy Six
Aug 28, 1993Memorial Hall · Kansas CitySupportwith Fugazi, Tenderloin
Aug 27, 1993The Blue Note · ColumbiaHeadlinerwith Fugazi
Aug 26, 1993The Underground · SpringfieldHeadlinerwith Fugazi, Prozac Memory
May 8, 1993Northwestern University · EvanstonHeadlinerwith Screaming Trees, Pond
May 7, 1993Sudsy Malone's · CincinnatiHeadlinerwith Screaming Trees, Pond
May 1, 1993Union College · SchenectadyHeadlinerwith Screaming Trees, Pond
Apr 29, 1993Trocadero Theatre · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Screaming Trees
Apr 28, 1993The Beat · Port ChesterHeadlinerwith Screaming Trees, Pond

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

50 rooms in 45 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Champaign3 shows
  • Chicago3 shows
  • Minneapolis3 shows
  • Seattle3 shows
  • Atlanta2 shows

and 40 other cities

Releases

24 releases, 1988–2020

  • Back Out of Line

    2020 · Single

  • Cabaret Metro May 24, 1992

    2020 · Album

  • Grand Bargain!

    2018 · Album

  • Daisy Chain Reaction 25th Anniversary Reissue Bonus Tracks

    2016

  • Zero Stars

    2012 · Album

  • Lost Songs 1996

    2006 · Ep

  • No More Songs About Sleep and Fire

    2004 · Album

  • On the Offensive

    2004 · Ep

  • Zero Stars

    2001

  • DDD

    2000 · Album

  • New World Record

    1999 · Album

  • ©

    1998 · Compilation

  • RTFM

    1997 · Album

  • 0For1

    1997

  • Junior Citizen

    1995 · Album

  • Soil X Samples 19

    1995 · Ep

  • Just Like You

    1994 · Ep

  • Clock Street

    1993 · Ep

  • Tool of the Man

    1993 · Album

  • Daisychain Reaction

    1991 · Album

  • Eye / Down in the Desert

    1991 · Single

  • Thinner, Stronger

    1990 · Single

  • Flower Plower

    1989 · Album

  • Toreador Squat

    1988 · Album

Lineup

  • Rose Marshack
  • Rick Valentin
  • Matt Friscia
  • Jim Valentin

Former

  • Shannon Drew
  • Brendan Gamble
  • Mike Rader
  • Jeff Dimpsey · guitar
  • Bob Rising
  • John Herndon
  • Howie Kantoff

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2014-06-17–2026-07-08 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Poster Children — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Poster Children — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Poster Children — Cans Deli, 2018-08-12
Poster · Cans Deli, 2018-08-12 — Songkick
Poster Children — Hollywood Alley, 1993-12-12
Poster · Hollywood Alley, 1993-12-12 — Songkick
Poster Children — The Coach House, 1993-03-29
Poster · The Coach House, 1993-03-29 — Songkick
Poster Children — Metro, 1991-09-06
Poster · Metro, 1991-09-06 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Poster Children on BandcampArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Poster Children on Last.fmArtist facts
Poster Children on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
archive etreeShow history
BandcampPhotos
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.