BLEED | SETBACK | IVORY DAZE | DUEXCHATS
Bleed comes from a family tree of some of Texas’s finest hardcore, metal, and alternative. Heavy, grainy riffs chugging under melodic and light vocals, very 90’s alt metal-snowboard video soundtrack vibes. Omaha people, it’s definitely worth the drive to Licoln to catch this incredible band.
Listen to their new single Enjoy Your Stay, and also go back and peep their 2021 EP Somebody’s Closer for a full taste of what they offer.
In a very similar style, Ivory Daze from Lincoln are on the bill, as well as Setback, and Duexchats. Mixed heavy bill style.
WHAT COUNTS | PERIL | YLIV
For those who haven’t toured thru Indiana— Bloomington’s hardcore scene is a vibrant oasis in an otherwise draught of a state. Wearing their influences on their sleeves such of early 00s Lockin’ Out records style youth crew, What Counts might be the most positive hardcore band actively touring the US.
Listen to their most recent EP Hoosier Style from 2024.
Local support from Omaha’s newest blastbeat hardcore band Peril who just released their first EP Inconceivable, and YLIV’s first show. Love a quick 3 band bill, sure to be over by 9pm.
COMBUST | APEX PREDATOR | STEAMROLL | SETBACK | DOSE
Hit a short drive to Des Moines to catch this crazy package tour of some of HC’s modern heaters from the NYC and PNW.
Listen to Combust newest album Belly of the Beast and practice your pizza maker two step.
Steamroll Demo ffo: Mental or Righteous Jams.
Apex Predator’s new ass beater EP Chaos Reigns: Chapter 002.
Omaha’s Setback bringin’ the style.
The champion’s of DSM hardcore Dose getting grimy for ya.
TERROR | SPIRITWORLD | PEST CONTROL | SETBACK
The lowest of the low, one with the underdog, keepers of the faith… Terror has been unapologetically hardcore since 2002. And with every tour, with every show— the energy never ceases.
Listen to Terror’s 2022 Pain Into Power, but really— go back and listen to the iconic One With the Underdogs on full volume.
Supporting them on tour are heavy metal outlaws Spiritworld, and thrash HC band Pest Control.
And of course, our home team Setback will be opening the set and definitely stealing the show.
NECRON 9 | PROLAPSE | EXO-GEN
Unlawful Assembly from Milwaukee is the leaders in midwest hardcore punk. Necron 9’s new LP People Die is a perfect record full of early 80s hardcore inspo i.e. Poison Idea or Anti-Cimex. A must listen.
Omaha grindpunx Prolapse and new local favorite EXO-GEN will be supporting the bill. Leave the spin-kicks at the door for this one.
Bib | Lead Spirit | Jeff in Leather | Caveman Beatdown | The Dirts
Our boys in Bib kick off a midwest run at The Blindspot with a mixed bill of Omaha’s hardcore, industrial, and grunge.
Peep Bib’s new singles promoting their new EP releasing on Quality Control.
Lead Spirit demo
Jeff in Leather singles
Caveman Beatdown’s new EP
The Dirts
If anyone has the link, send it. Band’s good!
Lead Spirit | Contend | Cheated
Omaha’s new youth crew-revivalists are kicking off their first weekend tour at the Blindspot with young beatdown brats Contend and Cheated. Pump up your Air Max’s and dance hard.
HARDCORE PRIDE.
Listen to Lead Spirit “Demo” released on From Within Records.
Contend and Cheated demos coming soon
Worlds Worst (UT) | Western Haikus | The Dirts
Salt Lake City’s own, Worlds Worst, is touring through bringing their post-punk, melancholic tracks to the Blindspot with young shoegazers Western Haikus, and The Dirts. Smoking Room Recs puts out some of the best modern grunge/post-punk/shoegaze bands such as Toner, Hotline TNT, Pardoner… etc. Is this the modern indie-sleaze? hard to tell, but I’ll be there slow-bangin’ my head regardless.
Listen to Worlds Worst self titled release on Smoking Room Records.
Listen to The Dirts self titled release.
Listen to Western Haikus singles.
En Love (OH) | Trucha | Burning Bush | Cheated
En Love from Columbus, OH plays a style of hardcore not many have pulled off - riffing off 2010s Hollywood-style hardcore with a modern bite. To fill the bill in proper midwest fashion, we asked Burning Bush from KC to come up and play, hometown heroes Trucha, and the new young bloods , Cheated. Lots of reasons to pull up and stand hard, see ya on the dance floor.
Listen to En Love’s 2022 EP “Fled” released on Delayed Gratification Records.
Listen to Trucha’s 2023 “The Devil’s Grip” album.
See Burning Bush play “Self-Immolation” live.
Cheated Demo coming soon…