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The Copacetics

Reggae & ska band from Providence, RI

High energy Ska, Rocksteady, and Reggae with dashes of Soul, Blues, Doo Wop and Jazz!

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Shows on record
44
Rooms played
31
Cities
17
Releases
11
Last show
Sep 18, 2026Providence, Rhode Island

About

The Copacetics is a band from Providence, RI, tagged reggae, rocksteady, ska by its sources. Shows on record run from 2016 to 2026, across 31 rooms in 17 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

44 on record · facebook
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Shows per year

  1. 20165 shows
  2. 20178 shows
  3. 20188 shows
  4. 20199 shows
  5. 20203 shows
  6. 20211 show
  7. 20223 shows
  8. 20233 shows
  9. 20252 shows
  10. 20262 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 18, 2026Providence, Rhode Island · ProvidenceHeadliner
Jan 10, 2026New Haven, CT, United States, ConnecticutHeadliner
May 13, 2025Scottish Dave's Pub · ClintonHeadliner
Apr 13, 2025Alchemy · ProvidenceHeadliner
Apr 8, 2023Ocean Mist · WakefieldHeadliner
Mar 18, 2023Askew Prov · ProvidenceHeadliner
Mar 10, 2023Scottish Dave's Pub · ClintonHeadliner
Oct 20, 2022Whalers Brewing Company · WakefieldHeadliner
Aug 7, 2022Platforms Dance Club · ProvidenceHeadliner
Jul 23, 2022Askew Prov · ProvidenceHeadliner
Oct 2, 2021The Parlour Providence · ProvidenceHeadliner
Feb 22, 2020Three Sheets New Haven · New HavenHeadliner
Feb 21, 2020WaR3house 3 · SwarthmoreHeadliner
Feb 20, 2020BlueBeatDC · WashingtonHeadliner
Dec 21, 2019Space Ballroom · HamdenHeadliner
Sep 21, 2019The Parlour Providence · ProvidenceHeadliner
Aug 30, 2019THE MET · PawtucketHeadliner
Jul 27, 2019ONCE Somerville · SomervilleHeadliner
Jul 27, 2019Once Ballroom · SomervilleHeadliner
Jul 20, 2019Hygienic Art · New LondonHeadliner
Jul 6, 2019The Tavern · NarragansettHeadliner
Jun 8, 2019Paddy's Beach Club · WesterlyHeadliner
May 17, 2019Askew Prov · ProvidenceHeadliner
Dec 22, 2018Cherry Street Station · WallingfordHeadliner
Dec 21, 2018WaR3house 3 · SwarthmoreHeadliner
Dec 20, 2018BlueBeatDC · WashingtonHeadliner
Nov 30, 2018THE MET · PawtucketHeadliner
Aug 1, 2018Fort Adams State Park · NewportHeadliner
Jun 16, 2018Askew ProvHeadliner
May 20, 201813 Bowens Wharf, Newport, RI · NewportHeadliner
Apr 28, 2018The Dew Drop Inn - D.C. · WashingtonHeadliner
Oct 14, 2017Bowen's Wharf · NewportHeadliner
Aug 6, 2017Parlor Newport · NewportHeadliner
Aug 3, 2017The Parlour Providence · ProvidenceHeadliner
May 5, 2017The Woods Tavern · West GreenwichHeadliner
Apr 1, 2017The Parlour Providence · ProvidenceHeadliner
Mar 25, 2017Cady's Tavern · ChepachetHeadliner
Mar 24, 2017Tavern on Broadway · NewportHeadliner
Jan 28, 2017Nick-A-Nee's · ProvidenceHeadliner
Jul 23, 2016Paddy's Beach Club · WesterlyHeadliner
Jul 22, 2016Tavern on Broadway · NewportHeadliner
Jul 2, 2016Paddy's Beach Club · WesterlyHeadliner
Mar 25, 2016Tavern on Broadway · NewportHeadliner
Feb 23, 2016House of Blues Boston · BostonHeadliner

Where they play

31 rooms in 17 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Providence11 shows
  • Newport7 shows
  • Washington3 shows
  • Westerly3 shows
  • Clinton2 shows

and 12 other cities

Live history

43 shows on record
Shows counted
43
First on record
Feb 2016
Latest on record
Sep 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20165
  2. 20178
  3. 20188
  4. 20198
  5. 20203
  6. 20211
  7. 20223
  8. 20233
  9. 20252
  10. 20262

Top rooms

  • The Parlour, Providence · 4
  • Askew Prov, Providence · 3
  • Paddy's Beach Club, Westerly · 3
  • Tavern on Broadway, Newport · 3
  • Scottish Dave's Pub, Clinton · 2

Top cities

  • Providence, RI · 11
  • Newport · 6
  • Washington, DC · 3
  • Westerly, RI · 3
  • Clinton, CT · 2

Often on the bill with: Coheed and Cambria, Glassjaw, I the Mighty, Silver Snakes, Skatune Network, Tip the Van, We Are the Union

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

Releases

11 releases, 2015–2021

  • What Do You Know About Ska Punk? Volume 5

    2021

  • Nu Ska Volume Three

    2021

  • Feels Like Falling

    2020 · Single

  • Jump for Joy

    2020 · Ep

  • What Do You Know About Ska Punk? Volume 4

    2020

  • A Very Copacetic Christmas

    2018 · Album

  • What Do You Know About Ska Punk? Volume 2

    2018

  • What Do You Know About Ska Punk? Vol. 1

    2017

  • Ska-Royale

    2016 · Album

  • The Copacetics

    2015 · Album

  • The Copacetics

Lineup

  • Matt Smith

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

1 member on record
  • Matt Smithtenure 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

The Copacetics — Space Ballroom, 2019-12-21
Poster · Space Ballroom, 2019-12-21 — facebook

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
The Copacetics on Last.fmArtist facts
The Copacetics on DiscogsArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts
facebookShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited 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.