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Slingshot Dakota

Indie band from Bethlehem, PA · formed 2003

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Slingshot Dakota photo
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Shows on record
48
Rooms played
42
Cities
28
Releases
24
Last show
Jul 24, 2022PhilaMOCA

About

Slingshot Dakota is a band from Bethlehem, PA, formed in 2003, tagged alternative, distortion, emo by its sources. Shows on record run from 2010 to 2022, across 42 rooms in 28 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

48 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20102 shows
  2. 20111 show
  3. 20123 shows
  4. 20132 shows
  5. 20142 shows
  6. 20159 shows
  7. 201615 shows
  8. 20172 shows
  9. 20182 shows
  10. 20192 shows
  11. 20206 shows
  12. 20211 show
  13. 20221 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jul 24, 2022PhilaMOCA · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Dikembe, Zeta
Dec 7, 2021Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoSupportwith Off With Their Heads, Civil War Rust
Apr 24, 2020The Vera Project · SeattleSupportwith Joyce Manor, Jeff Rosenstock, Kimya Dawson, +12
Jan 12, 2020The LitterBox · TallahasseeHeadlinerwith Dikembe
Jan 11, 2020The Atlantic · GainesvilleHeadlinerwith Dikembe
Jan 10, 2020Nighthawks · JacksonvilleHeadlinerwith Dikembe
Jan 9, 2020Lucky You Tattoo · St PetersburgHeadlinerwith Dikembe
Jan 8, 2020Will's Pub · OrlandoHeadlinerwith Dikembe
Oct 20, 2019Ivy Room · AlbanySupportwith Off With Their Heads, Paper Dolls, Civil War Rust
May 11, 2019The Backyard @ Boca Fiesta · GainesvilleSupportwith Pool Kids, Woolbright, Dikembe, +5
Jul 29, 2018Asbury Park Brewery · Asbury ParkSupportwith Dikembe, Darcy
Jul 28, 2018Everybody Hits · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Dikembe, Coping Skills
Jul 14, 2017Sunnyvale · BrooklynSupportwith Dikembe, Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Nervous Dater
Mar 16, 2017Cheer Up Charlie's · AustinSupportwith No Joy, Ratboys, Heat (Montreal), +2
Oct 21, 20161919 Hemphill · Fort WorthHeadlinerwith Better Now, I am Clark Kent, New Science Projects, +2
Jul 29, 2016Will's Pub · OrlandoSupportwith Dikembe
Jul 28, 2016Loosey's · GainesvilleHeadlinerwith Dikembe, Winter Break, Edmonton
Jul 27, 2016The Shark Tank · TallahasseeHeadlinerwith Dikembe
Jul 26, 2016Nostromo · NashvilleHeadlinerwith Dikembe, Free Throw
Jul 24, 2016Downstairs at Subterranean · ChicagoSupportwith Dikembe
Jul 23, 2016Mahall's Locker Room · LakewoodSupportwith Dikembe, GHOST SLIME
Jul 22, 2016The Mr. Roboto Project · PittsburghHeadlinerwith Dikembe
Jul 21, 2016PhilaMOCA · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Dikembe
Jul 20, 2016Amityville Music Hall · AmityvilleSupportwith Iron Chic, Dikembe, Macseal, +2
Jul 19, 2016Aviv · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Dikembe, Iron Chic, ROMP
Jul 18, 2016Comet Ping Pong · WashingtonSupportwith Dikembe
Apr 23, 2016924 Gilman · BerkeleyHeadlinerwith The Long Knives, SOAR (US), Justus Proffit, +1
Apr 16, 2016Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios · DentonHeadlinerwith Mimisiku, The Single Issues, Cheap Haircuts
Mar 4, 2016Songbyrd · WashingtonSupportwith Iron Chic, Timeshares, Loud Boyz, +9
Oct 4, 2015Backbooth · OrlandoHeadlinerwith Dikembe, Living Decent
Oct 3, 2015The Atlantic · GainesvilleSupportwith Awkward Age (FL), Dikembe, Edmonton, +1
Jul 8, 2015Black Box · ProvidenceSupportwith Math the Band, Dikembe, The Attending
Jul 2, 2015PhilaMOCA · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Dikembe
Jul 1, 2015Comet Ping Pong · WashingtonSupportwith Dikembe, Oklahoma Car Crash
Jun 22, 2015First Unitarian Church · PhiladelphiaSupportwith RVIVR, Loose Tooth (Philly)
May 8, 2015The Studio, Webster Hall · New York (NYC)Supportwith Sunflower Bean, Field Trip
Feb 21, 2015ChiTown Futbol · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Hirs, Solids, The Funs, +4
Jan 23, 2015Brooklyn Bazaar · BrooklynSupportwith Foxing, Everyone Everywhere, What Moon Things, +1
Sep 30, 2014Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynSupportwith RVIVR, Aye Nako, Shellshag
Feb 23, 2014First Unitarian Church · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Iron Chic, Martin, Beach Slang, +1
Jul 21, 2013Archway Center · AltoonaHeadlinerwith John-Allison Weiss, Lacey Caroline, Endless Mike And The Beagle Club, +3
Apr 7, 2013The Space · HamdenSupportwith KOJI, The Milkshakes, Lana Lana, +1
Oct 30, 2012It's a Kling Thing! House · AkronSupportwith The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, Citycop.
Jul 13, 2012St. Marks Armenian Church · SpringfieldSupportwith The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, Pachangacha, Ape Up, +2
Mar 17, 2012The Annex at 1808 · AustinHeadlinerwith Valerian Swing, Time Columns, The Rich Hands, +1
Jun 26, 2011Danger Danger Gallery · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Snowing, Algernon Cadwallader, The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, +2
Aug 28, 2010Secret Art Space · BethlehemHeadlinerwith Snowing, Paxton, Bike to the Future
May 20, 2010Death By Audio · BrooklynSupportwith RVIVR

Where they play

42 rooms in 28 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Philadelphia7 shows
  • Brooklyn5 shows
  • Gainesville4 shows
  • Orlando3 shows
  • Washington3 shows

and 23 other cities

Releases

24 releases, 2003–2022

  • I'm So Tired | Cash Out / The Argument

    2022 · Single

  • Hold On To Why cover

    Hold On To Why

    Apr 20, 2021 · Track · 1 track

  • Heavy Banding

    2019 · Album

  • Slingshot Dakota - Audiotree Live cover

    Slingshot Dakota - Audiotree Live

    Jan 9, 2018 · Album · 5 tracks

  • Audiotree Live

    2018 · Ep

  • Broken

    2017 · Single

  • Timmy Dakota cover

    Timmy Dakota

    Feb 25, 2016 · Track · 1 track

  • Break

    2016 · Album

  • Topshelf Records @ SXSW 2016

    2016

  • Little Elephant Session

    2016

  • A Shards Session

    2015

  • Pet Symmetry / Slingshot Dakota

    2014 · Single

  • Topshelf Records SXSW Sampler

    2013

  • Dark Hearts

    2012 · Album

  • The Static Age And Slingshot Dakota

    2012

  • Spring 2009 Demo

    2009 · Ep

  • Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours is the Golden Ghost!

    2007 · Album

  • The Deer Demo

    2005 · Ep

  • Keener Sighs

    2004 · Album

  • Demo

    2003 · Ep

  • Dark Hearts

    Album

  • Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours Is The Golden Ghost!

    Album

  • The Deer Demo

    Album

  • Keener Sighs

    Album

Lineup

  • Carly Comando
  • Tom Patterson

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 3 plays, 2016-01-19–2016-04-22 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (Reeves) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (John Richards) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Slingshot Dakota — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Slingshot Dakota — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Slingshot Dakota — Hold On To Why
Release art · Hold On To Why — release
Slingshot Dakota — Slingshot Dakota - Audiotree Live
Release art · Slingshot Dakota - Audiotree Live — release
Slingshot Dakota — Timmy Dakota
Release art · Timmy Dakota — release
Slingshot Dakota — PhilaMOCA, 2022-07-24
Poster · PhilaMOCA, 2022-07-24 — Songkick
Slingshot Dakota — Bottom of the Hill, 2021-12-07
Poster · Bottom of the Hill, 2021-12-07 — Songkick
Slingshot Dakota — Loosey's, 2016-07-28
Poster · Loosey's, 2016-07-28 — Songkick
Slingshot Dakota — Black Box, 2015-07-08
Poster · Black Box, 2015-07-08 — Songkick
Slingshot Dakota — First Unitarian Church, 2015-06-22
Poster · First Unitarian Church, 2015-06-22 — Songkick
Slingshot Dakota — The Studio, Webster Hall, 2015-05-08
Poster · The Studio, Webster Hall, 2015-05-08 — Songkick
Slingshot Dakota — Brooklyn Bazaar, 2015-01-23
Poster · Brooklyn Bazaar, 2015-01-23 — Songkick
Slingshot Dakota — First Unitarian Church, 2014-02-23
Poster · First Unitarian Church, 2014-02-23 — Songkick
Slingshot Dakota — The Space, 2013-04-07
Poster · The Space, 2013-04-07 — Songkick
Slingshot Dakota — It's a Kling Thing! House, 2012-10-30
Poster · It's a Kling Thing! House, 2012-10-30 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
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Slingshot Dakota on Last.fmArtist facts
Slingshot Dakota on DiscogsArtist facts
Slingshot Dakota on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
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
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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.