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U.S. Royalty

Rock band from Washington, DC · formed 2008

Shows on record: 7
Rooms played: 7
Cities: 5
Releases: 5
Last show: May 18, 2014The Empty Bottle

About

U.S. Royalty is a band from Washington, DC, formed in 2008, tagged alternative rock, Indie, indie rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2014, across 7 rooms in 5 cities.

U.S. Royalty formed in 2008 — MusicBrainz
U.S. Royalty has 3 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2009–2013 — MusicBrainz
U.S. Royalty is based in Washington, D.C. — U.S. Royalty on Bandcamp
U.S. Royalty is from Washington, D.C. — Wikipedia
U.S. Royalty has 4 members: John Thornley, Paul Thornley, Jacob Michael, Luke Adams — Wikipedia
U.S. Royalty plays Indie — Wikipedia
U.S. Royalty has 61932 listeners on Last.fm — U.S. Royalty on Last.fm
U.S. Royalty has released 5 recordings between 2008 and 2013 — U.S. Royalty on Discogs

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

7 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20091 show
20102 shows
20121 show
20131 show
20142 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
May 18, 2014	The Empty Bottle · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Concord America, James & the Drifters	Headliner	Concord America, James & the Drifters
May 17, 2014	Cerulean Beer Garden · Winona LakeSupportwith James & the Drifters	Support	James & the Drifters
Sep 7, 2013	U Street Music Hall · WashingtonHeadlinerwith Sunwolf	Headliner	Sunwolf
Mar 17, 2012	South by Southwest (SXSW) · AustinSupportwith Amp Live & Eligh, Amy Stroup, Bk & Mr E, +3	Support	Amp Live & Eligh, Amy Stroup, Bk & Mr E, +3
Mar 20, 2010	Valhalla · AustinSupportwith Stricken City, Casper Bangs, Caspian, +4	Support	Stricken City, Casper Bangs, Caspian, +4
Mar 16, 2010	Spanish Moon · Baton RougeSupportwith James Husband, Prom Date	Support	James Husband, Prom Date
Jul 25, 2009	Milwaukee Between North & Wood · ChicagoSupportwith Junior Boys, Jamie Lidell, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, +37	Support	Junior Boys, Jamie Lidell, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, +37

Where they play

7 rooms in 5 cities

Rooms played most

Cerulean Beer Garden · Winona Lake1 show
Milwaukee Between North & Wood · Chicago1 show
South by Southwest (SXSW) · Austin1 show
Spanish Moon · Baton Rouge1 show
The Empty Bottle · Chicago1 show

Cities played

Austin2 shows
Chicago2 shows
Baton Rouge1 show
Washington1 show
Winona Lake1 show

Releases

5 releases, 2008–2013

Blue Sunshine
2013 · Album
Mirrors
2011 · Album
A Different World
2011
Midsommar
2009 · Ep
Demo 2008
2008

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 1 plays, 2014-08-26–2014-08-26 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Hans) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
U.S. Royalty on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
U.S. Royalty on Last.fm	Artist facts
U.S. Royalty on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history
Bandcamp	Photos
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikidata	Credited 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.