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Setting Sun

Rock band from Brooklyn, NY

“Dramatic and poignant!” NPR “Incredibly well-crafted songs” USA Today The Hudson Valley, NY

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Setting Sun photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
44
Cities
27
Releases
10
Last show
Mar 14, 2024Avalon Lounge

About

Setting Sun is a band from Brooklyn, NY, tagged alternative, Divine Comedy, indie pop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2010 to 2024, across 44 rooms in 27 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
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 20104 shows
  2. 201120 shows
  3. 20125 shows
  4. 20137 shows
  5. 20149 shows
  6. 20151 show
  7. 20223 shows
  8. 202310 shows
  9. 20241 show
Show history
DateVenue
Mar 14, 2024Avalon Lounge · CatskillHeadliner
Nov 18, 2023Green Kill · KingstonHeadliner
Oct 6, 2023O Positive Festival 2023 · KingstonHeadliner
Sep 8, 2023Green Kill · KingstonHeadliner
Jul 16, 2023Opus 40 · SaugertiesHeadliner
Jun 15, 2023Clermont State Historic Site · HudsonHeadliner
Jun 3, 2023Dogwood · BeaconHeadliner
May 18, 2023Colony · WoodstockHeadliner
Feb 4, 2023Dogwood · BeaconHeadliner
Jan 27, 2023Avalon Lounge · CatskillHeadlinerwith Blue Museum
Jan 15, 2023Colony · WoodstockSupportwith Tulula!
Oct 14, 2022Dogwood · BeaconHeadliner
Aug 6, 2022Widow Jane Mine / Century House Historical Society · RosendaleHeadlinerwith Blue Museum
Apr 24, 2022Front Garden, Fremantle Arts Centre · FremantleHeadlinerwith Anthony Naples
Mar 7, 2015Union Hall · BrooklynSupportwith Twinsmith, Female
Oct 24, 2014Pete's Candy Store · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Immigrant Union, Big Harp, Little Radar
Oct 10, 2014O Positive Festival 2014 · KingstonHeadliner
Feb 22, 2014The Rock Shop · BrooklynSupportwith Sam Friend, Glass Elephant, Tati Ana
Feb 12, 2014Bowery Electric · ManhattanHeadliner
Jan 29, 2014Pete's Candy Store · BrooklynHeadliner
Jan 22, 2014Pete's Candy Store · BrooklynHeadliner
Jan 15, 2014Pete's Candy Store · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Radiator King
Jan 8, 2014Pete's Candy Store · BrooklynHeadliner
Jan 1, 2014Pete's Candy Store · BrooklynHeadliner
Nov 30, 2013Brooklyn Fire Proof · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Empty Chairs, J. Martin
Oct 29, 2013Pete's Candy Store · BrooklynHeadliner
Oct 16, 2013Pete's Candy Store · BrooklynHeadliner
Oct 15, 2013Brooklyn Rod & Gun Club · BrooklynHeadliner
Sep 11, 2013Cameo Gallery · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Babe
Jun 14, 2013Living Room · BrooklynSupportwith Tyler Lyle, Kim Logan
May 3, 2013Living Room · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Dawn Landes, Sri
Aug 9, 2012Pete's Candy Store · BrooklynHeadliner
Jul 18, 2012Living Room · BrooklynHeadliner
Jun 22, 2012Roots Cafe · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Dubl Handi
Jun 15, 2012Tea Lounge · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Dubl Handi
Jun 14, 2012Bar4 · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Audrey Ryan
Oct 18, 2011CMJ Music Marathon 2011 · New York (NYC)Headliner
Oct 12, 2011Glasslands Gallery · BrooklynHeadlinerwith John Shannon & Wings of Sound, Seequill, Minerva Lions, +1
Oct 7, 2011Snug Harbor · New PaltzHeadlinerwith It's Not Night: It's Space, Los Doggies
Aug 4, 2011Bull and Buddha · PoughkeepsieHeadliner
May 27, 2011Die Wohngemeinschaft · CologneHeadlinerwith Viva Concierto
May 26, 2011L'International · ParisHeadliner
May 25, 2011Pop In · ParisHeadliner
May 20, 2011Bar Ese Efe Beercelona · BarcelonaHeadlinerwith Bannister Ride
May 18, 2011Sala Berlín · ZamoraHeadliner
May 13, 2011Le Rubis · MetzHeadlinerwith Alexis Gideon
May 12, 2011L'Espace B · ParisHeadlinerwith Bs Party, Alexis Gideon, David Thomas Broughton
May 10, 2011Balagan · TucznoHeadliner
May 9, 2011Kafe Delfin · GdanskHeadliner
May 8, 2011Lodz Kaliska · KrakowHeadliner
May 7, 2011Meskalina · PoznanHeadliner
May 6, 2011Klub Eufemia · WarsawHeadliner
May 5, 2011Hinzundkunz · LeipzigHeadliner
May 4, 2011Ä · BerlinHeadliner
Feb 18, 2011Market Market · RosendaleSupportwith Breakfast in Fur
Jan 21, 2011Union Pool · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Schwervon!
Oct 29, 2010L'Hurluberlu · NantesHeadliner
Oct 19, 2010CMJ Music Marathon 2010 · New York (NYC)Headliner
Aug 18, 2010Union Hall · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Quitzow
Aug 14, 2010Reggie's · ChicagoSupportwith Quitzow

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

44 rooms in 27 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Brooklyn23 shows
  • Kingston4 shows
  • Beacon3 shows
  • Paris3 shows
  • Catskill2 shows

and 22 other cities

Live history

83 shows on record
Shows counted
83
First on record
Sep 1997
Latest on record
Mar 2024

Shows per year

  1. 19971
  2. 20071
  3. 20084
  4. 20091
  5. 201020
  6. 201120
  7. 20125
  8. 20137
  9. 20149
  10. 20151
  11. 20223
  12. 202310
  13. 20241

Top rooms

  • Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · 9
  • Dogwood, Beacon · 3
  • Living Room, Brooklyn · 3
  • Avalon Lounge, Catskill · 2
  • Green Kill, Kingston · 2

Top cities

  • Brooklyn, NY · 23
  • New York (NYC), NY · 6
  • Kingston · 4
  • Paris · 4
  • Beacon, NY · 3

Often on the bill with: Quitzow, Alexis Gideon, Live Footage, Anthony Naples, Babe, Battlehooch, Big Harp, Breakfast in Fur

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

Releases

10 releases, 2001–2016

  • Instrumentals

    2016 · Compilation

  • Be Here When You Get There (instrumental)

    2014 · Album

  • Be Here When You Get There

    2013 · Album

  • Children of the Wild (instrumental)

    2011 · Album

  • Fantasurreal

    2010 · Album

  • Fantasurreal (instrumental)

    2010 · Album

  • Children of the Remix

    2008 · Ep

  • Children of the Wild

    2008 · Album

  • Math and Magic

    2004 · Album

  • This Is Trance

    2001

Lineup

  • Erica Quitzow

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

1 member on record
  • Erica Quitzowtenure unknown

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.

Photos, art and posters

Setting Sun — Union Hall, 2015-03-07
Poster · Union Hall, 2015-03-07 — Songkick
Setting Sun — Pete's Candy Store, 2014-10-24
Poster · Pete's Candy Store, 2014-10-24 — Songkick
Setting Sun — Living Room, 2013-06-14
Poster · Living Room, 2013-06-14 — Songkick
Setting Sun — Mercury Lounge, 2010-06-13
Poster · Mercury Lounge, 2010-06-13 — Songkick
Setting Sun — Pianos, 2010-04-15
Poster · Pianos, 2010-04-15 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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SourceUsed for
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Setting Sun on Last.fmArtist facts
Setting Sun on DiscogsArtist facts
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
WikipediaCredited 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.