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The Long Knives

Rock band from Pittsburgh, PA · formed 2007

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Shows on record
46
Rooms played
40
Cities
27
Releases
4
Last show
Dec 2, 2023The Queen's Head, Brixton

About

The Long Knives is a band from Pittsburgh, PA, formed in 2007, tagged alternative, indie, indie rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2023, across 40 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

46 on record · Songkick
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 20091 show
  2. 20112 shows
  3. 20121 show
  4. 20134 shows
  5. 20141 show
  6. 201510 shows
  7. 20169 shows
  8. 20172 shows
  9. 20183 shows
  10. 20199 shows
  11. 20201 show
  12. 20212 shows
  13. 20231 show
Show history
DateVenue
Dec 2, 2023The Queen's Head, Brixton · BrixtonSupportwith Dogshite, Rites of Hadda, Black Rooster, +1
Sep 2, 2021Smugglers Festival 2021 · DealHeadliner
Jul 18, 2021New Cross Inn · New CrossSupportwith Chelsea, Brassick, Proud City Fathers, +1
Feb 29, 2020Smugglers Beer & Music Cafe · SandwichSupportwith Lapis Lazuli
Dec 7, 2019The Old Blue Last · LondonSupportwith Isotope Soap, Pisse, Dealing With Damage
Nov 7, 2019Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoSupportwith Jabber, Sarchasm, Squirt
Oct 24, 2019ANAF Club 60 · GuelphSupportwith Teddy's Atlas, father bodies
Apr 4, 2019New Cross Inn · New CrossSupportwith The Drunken Ramblings, Resuscitators, Fintan-Stack
Mar 22, 2019Sussex Hotel · Bexhill-On-SeaSupportwith A Void
Feb 2, 2019Kimbofest all in aid of Alzheimer's Society 2019 · ChathamHeadliner
Feb 1, 2019Les Fleurs · DoverSupportwith gloo, Resuscitators, Vegasettes
Jan 28, 2019Octopus Literary Salon · OaklandSupportwith The Nova Darlings, Difficult Objects
Jan 11, 2019Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoSupportwith Quivers (SF), Muñecas
Oct 3, 2018Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club · San FranciscoSupportwith Choked Up, Coherence
May 20, 2018The Lady Luck Bar · CanterburySupportwith The Drunken Ramblings, Resuscitators, Proud City Fathers, +2
May 19, 2018Castle Tavern · SheernessSupportwith SHARK PARTY, Resuscitators
Jul 27, 2017The Night Light · OaklandSupportwith Worriers, Typesetter, SOAR (US)
Jan 18, 2017Brick & Mortar Music Hall · San FranciscoSupportwith Forget It., The Cardboard Swords, The Total Bettys
Dec 13, 2016Egan's Bar · TuscaloosaHeadlinerwith Seismos
Dec 1, 2016Dante's · PortlandSupportwith Dwarves, Spellcaster, Mammoth Salmon
Oct 28, 2016Loosey's · GainesvilleHeadliner
Aug 3, 2016Elbo Room · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith I'm Glad It's You, Henrietta, Belle Reve
Jun 3, 2016Layer Cake Music Festival 2016 · PittsburghHeadliner
Apr 23, 2016924 Gilman · BerkeleySupportwith Slingshot Dakota, SOAR (US), Justus Proffit, +1
Apr 15, 2016Gussy's · AstoriaSupportwith Stereobird, Slabz, Hate Thrash Disasters, +1
Mar 26, 2016Hemlock Tavern · San FranciscoSupportwith Butanna, Wild Powwers
Jan 25, 2016The Night Light · OaklandSupportwith Free Throw, Young & Heartless, Sinai Vessel
Nov 7, 2015The Hen House · PittsburghSupportwith Worlds Scariest Police Chases, DIVORCE. (US), Killer of Sheep
Nov 2, 2015Morningwood L.A. · SavannahSupportwith Eli Whitney and the Sound Machine, DIVORCE. (US)
Oct 21, 2015Leftfield Bar · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Secret Nudist Friends, DIVORCE. (US)
Oct 8, 2015Hemlock Tavern · San FranciscoSupportwith Wet Nurse, Afternoon Blackouts
Jul 11, 2015Rubbles Bar · Mount PleasantSupportwith The Purps
Jun 11, 2015Five Star Bar · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Lo-Fi Eyed, Ghost Noise, Gulag a Go-Go
Jun 10, 2015Stork Club · OaklandSupportwith Lo-Fi Eyed, songs for starfish, Los Huaycos
May 2, 2015Maudie's · CincinnatiHeadlinerwith milkman (cincinnati)
Feb 1, 2015924 Gilman · BerkeleySupportwith Tommy Boys, Wander ワンダ, Kill the Bats, +1
Jan 31, 2015Gooski's · PittsburghHeadlinerwith The Wire Riots, Island of Giants
Sep 14, 2014ABCO Artspace · OaklandHeadliner
Jul 26, 2013Annabell's Bar & Lounge · AkronHeadliner
Jun 14, 2013Inn Termission Lounge · PittsburghSupportwith Harmless Rhythm, The Carny Stomp
May 20, 2013Smiling Moose · PittsburghSupportwith Decades (MI), Action Camp, Awful Waffle
Mar 25, 2013The Mr. Roboto Project · PittsburghSupportwith Lantern, Sheer Agony, Good Sport
Jun 20, 2012Star Bar · PortlandSupportwith P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. PDX, The Modern Pets
Sep 10, 2011Newusb Radio Festival live in Soulkitchen Halle 2011 · HamburgHeadliner
Feb 24, 2011Smiling Moose · PittsburghSupportwith The Substitutions, Buffalo
Mar 23, 2009Cardiff Buffalo Bar · CardiffSupportwith King Louis' Collective, Eric Unseen, Broken City Skyline

Where they play

40 rooms in 27 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Pittsburgh7 shows
  • San Francisco7 shows
  • Oakland5 shows
  • Berkeley2 shows
  • New Cross2 shows

and 22 other cities

Live history

46 shows on record
Shows counted
46
First on record
Mar 2009
Latest on record
Dec 2023

Shows per year

  1. 20091
  2. 20112
  3. 20121
  4. 20134
  5. 20141
  6. 201510
  7. 20169
  8. 20172
  9. 20183
  10. 20199
  11. 20201
  12. 20212
  13. 20231

Top rooms

  • New Cross Inn, New Cross · 2
  • Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco · 2
  • The Night Light, Oakland · 2
  • 924 Gilman, Berkeley · 2
  • Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco · 2

Top cities

  • San Francisco, CA · 7
  • Pittsburgh, PA · 7
  • Oakland, CA · 5
  • New Cross · 2
  • Portland, OR · 2

Often on the bill with: Resuscitators, Divorce. (Us), Long Knives, Coherence, A Void, Action Camp, Awful Waffle, Brassick

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

Releases

4 releases, 2016–2023

  • Davy Does Kent

    2023

  • The Long Knives

    2018

  • PhilanthroPunks 2018

    2018

  • Christy Lane

    2016

Lineup

  • James Holliday

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

1 member on record
  • James Hollidaytenure 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 Long Knives — The Queen's Head, Brixton, 2023-12-02
Poster · The Queen's Head, Brixton, 2023-12-02 — Songkick
The Long Knives — New Cross Inn, 2021-07-18
Poster · New Cross Inn, 2021-07-18 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Smugglers Beer & Music Cafe, 2020-02-29
Poster · Smugglers Beer & Music Cafe, 2020-02-29 — Songkick
The Long Knives — The Old Blue Last, 2019-12-07
Poster · The Old Blue Last, 2019-12-07 — Songkick
The Long Knives — ANAF Club 60, 2019-10-24
Poster · ANAF Club 60, 2019-10-24 — Songkick
The Long Knives — New Cross Inn, 2019-04-04
Poster · New Cross Inn, 2019-04-04 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Octopus Literary Salon, 2019-01-28
Poster · Octopus Literary Salon, 2019-01-28 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Bottom of the Hill, 2019-01-11
Poster · Bottom of the Hill, 2019-01-11 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club, 2018-10-03
Poster · Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club, 2018-10-03 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Castle Tavern, 2018-05-19
Poster · Castle Tavern, 2018-05-19 — Songkick
The Long Knives — The Night Light, 2017-07-27
Poster · The Night Light, 2017-07-27 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 2017-01-18
Poster · Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 2017-01-18 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Dante's, 2016-12-01
Poster · Dante's, 2016-12-01 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Elbo Room, 2016-08-03
Poster · Elbo Room, 2016-08-03 — Songkick
The Long Knives — 924 Gilman, 2016-04-23
Poster · 924 Gilman, 2016-04-23 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Gussy's, 2016-04-15
Poster · Gussy's, 2016-04-15 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Hemlock Tavern, 2016-03-26
Poster · Hemlock Tavern, 2016-03-26 — Songkick
The Long Knives — The Night Light, 2016-01-25
Poster · The Night Light, 2016-01-25 — Songkick
The Long Knives — The Hen House, 2015-11-07
Poster · The Hen House, 2015-11-07 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Morningwood L.A., 2015-11-02
Poster · Morningwood L.A., 2015-11-02 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Hemlock Tavern, 2015-10-08
Poster · Hemlock Tavern, 2015-10-08 — Songkick
The Long Knives — 924 Gilman, 2015-02-01
Poster · 924 Gilman, 2015-02-01 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Smiling Moose, 2013-05-20
Poster · Smiling Moose, 2013-05-20 — Songkick
The Long Knives — The Mr. Roboto Project, 2013-03-25
Poster · The Mr. Roboto Project, 2013-03-25 — Songkick
The Long Knives — Cardiff Buffalo Bar, 2009-03-23
Poster · Cardiff Buffalo Bar, 2009-03-23 — Songkick

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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.