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Young Widows

Rock band from Louisville, KY · formed 2006

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Shows on record
55
Rooms played
51
Cities
38
Releases
30
Last show
Sep 8, 2026Off Broadway

About

Young Widows is a band from Louisville, KY, formed in 2006, tagged experimental, Indie rock, math rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2006 to 2026, across 51 rooms in 38 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

55 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20061 show
  2. 20093 shows
  3. 20112 shows
  4. 201416 shows
  5. 20184 shows
  6. 20192 shows
  7. 20222 shows
  8. 20242 shows
  9. 202521 shows
  10. 20262 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 8, 2026Off Broadway · St LouisSupportwith Unsane
Sep 7, 2026Portal · LouisvilleSupportwith Unsane, BAD WIRES
Sep 26, 2025Thalia Hall · ChicagoSupportwith Russian Circles
Sep 25, 2025Headliners Music Hall · LouisvilleSupportwith Russian Circles
Sep 24, 2025Eastside Bowl · NashvilleSupportwith Russian Circles
Aug 29, 2025Brick by Brick · San DiegoHeadlinerwith Helms Alee
Aug 28, 2025Zebulon · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Helms Alee
Aug 27, 2025The Wayfarer · Costa MesaHeadlinerwith Helms Alee
Aug 26, 2025Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Helms Alee
Aug 24, 2025Star Theater · PortlandHeadlinerwith Helms Alee
Aug 23, 2025Structures Brewing · BellinghamHeadlinerwith Helms Alee
Aug 22, 2025Clock-Out Lounge · SeattleHeadlinerwith Helms Alee
Jun 2, 2025Government Center · PittsburghSupportwith Fotocrime, Pygmy Lush
May 30, 2025Westside Bowl · YoungstownSupportwith Fotocrime
May 29, 2025Woodward Theater · CincinnatiSupportwith Fotocrime, Kowloon Walled City
May 28, 2025The Sanctuary Detroit · HamtramckSupportwith Fotocrime, Kowloon Walled City
May 27, 2025Pyramid Scheme · Grand RapidsSupportwith Fotocrime, Kowloon Walled City
May 26, 2025Cactus Club · MilwaukeeSupportwith Fotocrime, Kowloon Walled City
May 25, 2025Lefty's Live Music · Des MoinesSupportwith Fotocrime, Kowloon Walled City
May 23, 2025Beat Kitchen · ChicagoSupportwith Fotocrime, Kowloon Walled City
Apr 10, 2025Double Wide · DallasHeadlinerwith The Cherubs
Apr 9, 2025Empire Control Room & Garage · AustinHeadlinerwith The Cherubs, Porcelain
Apr 7, 2025No Dice · New OrleansSupportwith Porcelain, The Cherubs
Oct 12, 2024Planet of the Tapes · LouisvilleHeadlinerwith SHITFIRE, Idiot
Aug 24, 2024Hi-Dive · DenverSupportwith Ghostlike, Aseethe, Jaye Jayle, +6
Jun 18, 2022Warsaw · BrooklynHeadlinerwith These Arms Are Snakes
Jun 16, 2022Lincoln Hall · ChicagoSupportwith These Arms Are Snakes
Jul 13, 2019Cosmic Charlie's · LexingtonSupportwith Khemmis, Bongzilla, Primitive Man, +9
Jun 29, 2019Metro · ChicagoSupportwith Pelican, Cloakroom
Jun 14, 2018Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Emma Ruth Rundle
Jun 12, 2018Boot & Saddle · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Emma Ruth Rundle
Jun 9, 2018Now That's Class · ClevelandHeadlinerwith Emma Ruth Rundle
Jun 8, 2018Subterranean · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Emma Ruth Rundle, Sweet Cobra
Oct 25, 2014Wooly's · Des MoinesSupportwith Minus the Bear
Oct 24, 2014Triple Rock Social Club · MinneapolisSupportwith Minus the Bear
Oct 23, 2014Bottom Lounge · ChicagoSupportwith Minus the Bear
Oct 22, 2014Magic Stick · DetroitSupportwith Minus the Bear
Oct 21, 2014Grog Shop · Cleveland HeightsSupportwith Minus the Bear
May 25, 2014Bottletree Cafe · BirminghamHeadlinerwith Helms Alee
May 24, 2014The Earl · East AtlantaHeadlinerwith Helms Alee
May 22, 2014Strange Matter · RichmondHeadlinerwith Helms Alee, Hex Machine
May 21, 2014DC9 Nightclub · WashingtonHeadlinerwith Helms Alee, Pygmy Lush
May 20, 2014Boot & Saddle · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Helms Alee
May 19, 2014Great Scott · AllstonHeadlinerwith Helms Alee, No Flowers
May 18, 2014Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Helms Alee, HiGhNeSS
May 17, 2014Hard Luck Bar · TorontoHeadlinerwith Helms Alee, Black Walls
May 16, 2014The Loving Touch · FerndaleHeadlinerwith Helms Alee
May 14, 2014Subterranean · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Helms Alee, Sweet Cobra
May 13, 2014The New Vintage · LouisvilleHeadlinerwith Helms Alee, Anwar Sadat
Jun 8, 2011Rotture · PortlandHeadlinerwith My Disco, Gaytheist
Jun 3, 2011Marquis Theater · DenverHeadlinerwith Lion Sized, CANNONS
Nov 15, 2009Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoSupportwith Russian Circles, 20 Minute Loop, True Margrit, +2
Mar 17, 2009Spanish Moon · Baton RougeSupportwith These Arms Are Snakes, Maserati
Mar 14, 2009Double Down · GainesvilleSupportwith These Arms Are Snakes
May 27, 2006Keswic Democratic Club · LouisvilleSupportwith Pissed Jeans, Push Pull, Squarewell, +1

Where they play

51 rooms in 38 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Chicago7 shows
  • Louisville5 shows
  • Brooklyn3 shows
  • Denver2 shows
  • Des Moines2 shows

and 33 other cities

Releases

30 releases, 2006–2026
  • Settle Down City – Anniversary Edition cover

    Settle Down City – Anniversary Edition

    Nov 6, 2026 · Album · 12 tracks

  • Call Bullshit

    2025 · Single

  • Power Sucker

    2025 · Album

  • The Darkest Side

    2025 · Single

  • The Holy Net

    2025 · Single

  • Checked In/Out

    2018 · Single

  • DECAYED: Ten Years of Cities, Wounds, Lightness, and Pain

    2018 · Compilation

  • King of the Back‐Burners

    2018 · Single

  • Rolling as a Forgiver

    2018 · Single

  • Live At Three Floyds Brewing

    2018

  • Easy Pain

    2014 · Album

  • Helms Alee / Young Widows

    2014 · Ep

  • The Money b/w In My Living Room

    2014

  • Split

    2014

  • Scion Sessions

    2012 · Single

  • In and Out of Youth and Lightness

    2011 · Album

  • In And Out Of Youth And Lightness + Instrumentals

    2011

  • Future Heart

    2011

  • Live Radio Performance April 6, 2009

    2010 · Album

  • Easy Acting / Antler

    2009 · Single

  • Long Live the New Weight / Pain in Ash

    2009 · Single

  • Mid-Western / Inch Above Sand

    2009 · Single

  • Split Series, Part 1

    2009 · Single

  • Old Wounds

    2008 · Album

  • Swamped and Agitated / Plows

    2007 · Single

  • Coliseum & Young Widows

    2006 · Ep

  • Settle Down City

    2006 · Album

  • Easy Pain cover

    Easy Pain

    Album

  • Old Wounds cover

    Old Wounds

    Album

  • Settle Down City

    Album

Lineup

  • Evan Patterson

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 12 plays, 2010-02-14–2016-09-25 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Nate) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Tanner Ellison) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Young Widows — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Young Widows — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Young Widows — Settle Down City – Anniversary Edition
Release art · Settle Down City – Anniversary Edition — release
Young Widows — Easy Pain
Release art · Easy Pain — release
Young Widows — Old Wounds
Release art · Old Wounds — release
Young Widows — Government Center, 2025-06-02
Poster · Government Center, 2025-06-02 — Songkick
Young Widows — Empire Control Room & Garage, 2025-04-09
Poster · Empire Control Room & Garage, 2025-04-09 — Songkick
Young Widows — Keswic Democratic Club, 2006-05-27
Poster · Keswic Democratic Club, 2006-05-27 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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Young Widows on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Young Widows on Last.fmArtist facts
Young Widows on DiscogsArtist facts
Young Widows 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
WikidataCredited 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.