Modern Life Is War Concert History

Modern Life is War is an American hardcore band originally from Marshalltown, Iowa. Formed in 2002, they are known for their incendiary live shows and unique take on the melodic hardcore and hardcore sound, usually avoiding standard songs structures and almost entirely abandoning the use of breakdowns. During Modern Life is War's six-year original run, the band released three full-length albums and one self-titled 7" EP. Despite a growing profile on the underground hardcore circuit...

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Modern Life Is War Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2025)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 25, 2025
Upcoming
Common Thread Tour - Roundhouse evening show
Oso Oso / Strike Anywhere / Joyce Manor / Comeback Kid / Broadway Calls / Catbite / Spanish Love Songs / Ways Away / Prince Daddy & The Hyena / Defeater / Crime In Stereo / The Dirty Nil / Northcote / Modern Life Is War / Hot Water Music / Dave House / Sincere Engineer / Tigers Jaw / A Wilhelm Scream / MakeWar / Kali Masi Show all bands
Roundhouse London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 19, 2025
Upcoming
Common Thread Tour
The Menzingers / Defeater / Northcote / Tigers Jaw / Catbite / Crime In Stereo / Strike Anywhere / Modern Life Is War / A Wilhelm Scream / The Flatliners / Sincere Engineer / Oso Oso / The Dirty Nil / Kali Masi / MakeWar / Dave Hause / Prince Daddy & The Hyena Show all bands
Patronaat Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
Oct 18, 2025
Upcoming
Commonthread Tour
Spanish Love Songs / Hot Water Music / Comeback Kid / Joyce Manor / A Wilhelm Scream / Strike Anywhere / Modern Life Is War / Tigers Jaw / Ways Away / M / Crime In Stereo / Oso Oso / Broadway Call / Price Daddy & the Hyena
Turbinenhalle Oberhausen Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Oct 03, 2025 –
Oct 05, 2025
Upcoming
Furnace Fest 2025
Jimmy Eat World / Dropkick Murphys / Anberlin / Suicidal Tendencies / Say Anything / Less Than Jake / Soft Play (fka Slaves) / Mom Jeans. / Knocked Loose / Citizen / Teen Suicide / From First to Last / Kublai Khan TX / Saves The Day / Midrift / Knuckle Puck / Converge / Glare / Microwave / Norma Jean / Emery / Hot Water Music / Comeback Kid / Novulent / Terror / Sweet Pill / Biohazard / Delta Sleep / Madball / Sunami / Petey / Gideon / Drain / Trauma Ray / A Change of Pace / Rolo Tomassi / Spanish Love Songs / Horse the Band / Sanguisugabogg / Harm's Way / Soul Blind / Guilt Trip / Boundaries / Texas Is the Reason / I Am the Avalanche / Johnny Booth / Sincere Engineer / Modern Life Is War / Zao / The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza / Still Remains / Foundation / Gates to Hell / Kublai Khan (MN) / orthodox / Like Roses / Meadows / On Broken Wings / Downward / Many Eyes / Nora / Gridiron / SPACED / Big Ass Truck / Millington / Haywire / Initiate / Proper. / Gumm / Contention / Ten Yard Fight / Squint / Balmora / The Mongoloids / Keep Flying / Stephen Christian / Vigilante / Dosser / Common Sage / Secret World / New Aesthetic / Driveways (Mass) / Wounded Touch / Double Tap / Day Job / Path of Destruction / adlet / Day Job (UK) Show all bands
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Oct 05, 2024
Modern Life Is War / Serration / False Body / Everythingyoueverloved The Buckingham Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Oct 04, 2024
Modern Life Is War / Serration / False Body / Everythingyoueverloved

Modern Life Is War @ Modern Love

Modern Love Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sep 21, 2024
Within These Walls Fest
Sunami / Touché Amoré / Modern Life Is War / Alpha & Omega / duhkha / Cell / Outta Pocket / Skin Ticket
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The Nile Theater Mesa, Arizona, United States
Jul 20, 2024
The Hope Conspiracy / Modern Life Is War / Conservative Military Image / Waking The Cadaver / Ingrown / Train of Thought / Volcano
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Cobra Lounge Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 19, 2024
Modern Life Is War / Poly Mall Cops xBK Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Jul 19, 2024 –
Jul 20, 2024
The Rumble 2024
Weekend Nachos / Frozen Soul / Bulldoze / Creeping Death / Gates to Hell / Hold My Own / Morbid Visions / Two Witnesses / Game of Death / The Hope Conspiracy / Modern Life Is War / Conservative Military Image / Waking The Cadaver / Outta Pocket / Ingrown / Violent Way / Torture / Train of Thought / Glass ox / Fuerza Bruta / No Friend Of Mine / Piss Ant Show all bands
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Cobra Lounge Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 11, 2024
Hot Water Music / Quicksand / Modern Life Is War / The Ergs! / Be Well

Hot Water Music 30th Anniversary Tour feat. Quicksand

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Brooklyn Paramount New York, New York, United States
May 10, 2024
Modern Life Is War / Jaye Jayle / Ammo
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Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Show Duplicate for May 10, 2024
May 08, 2024
Modern Life Is War Center for the Arts at the Armory Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Show Duplicate for May 08, 2024
Apr 20, 2024
Modern Life Is War Off Broadway Nightclub St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Jun 17, 2023
Bane / Stick To Your Guns / Modern Life Is War
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Roadrunner Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jun 25, 2022
Vainstream Rockfest 2022
The Offspring / Sum 41 / Silverstein / Enter Shikari / Neck Deep / Red Fang / Stick To Your Guns / Agnostic Front / Being As An Ocean / Bury Tomorrow / FEVER 333 / Counterparts / Boston Manor / CREEPER / Crossfaith / Boysetsfire / Modern Life Is War / Landmvrks / Any Given Day / Lionheart / Unprocessed / Sondaschule / Die Kassierer / Get the Shot / Marathonmann / Powerflo / One Step Closer / Smoke Blow / God's Hate / Toxpack / Crystal Lake - Official / Sperling / Metzer 58 Show all bands
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Am Hawerkamp Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jun 24, 2022 –
Jun 26, 2022
OUTBREAK FEST 2022
Turnstile / Injury Reserve / Citizen / Basement / Deafheaven / Touché Amoré / Movements / Knocked Loose / Loathe / Terror / Nothing / Mannequin Pussy / Superheaven / Madball / Ceremony / Show Me The Body / Soft Kill / Angel Du$t (US) / Narrow Head / Incendiary / Modern Life Is War / Fiddlehead / Dare / Drain / Static Dress / Zulu / VEIN.FM / Anxious / Scowl / Xibalba / Puppy / High Vis / SLOW CRUSH / Militarie Gun / Venom Prison / Chastity / Witch Fever / Higher Power / One Step Closer / Young Guv / Year of the Knife / Chubby and the Gang / Broken Teeth / God's Hate / Dead Heat / Last Witness / Pest Control / Renounced / Island of Love / Hawser / Despise / Oversize / Nekra / Micromoon / The Flex (UK) / Big Cheese (UK) / Broken Teeth (UK) Show all bands
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Bowlers Exhibition Centre Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jun 24, 2022
Jun 23, 2022 –
Jun 25, 2022
Jera On Air 2022
The Offspring / Rise Against / Bullet for My Valentine / Killswitch Engage / The Hives / Bad Religion / Silverstein / Neck Deep / August Burns Red / Suicide Silence / Beartooth / Anti-Flag / Hatebreed / While She Sleeps / Ska-P / Stick To Your Guns / Turnstile / Comeback Kid / Being As An Ocean / Bury Tomorrow / Terror / Counterparts / Knocked Loose / Electric Callboy / Good Riddance / For the Fallen Dreams / Life Of Agony / Crossfaith / Ignite / Trash Boat / Boysetsfire / Walls of Jericho / No Fun At All / loathe / Modern Life Is War / Incendiary / Lionheart / Jaya The Cat / Rotting Out / hot milk / Blood Youth / Nasty / Clowns / Jesus Piece / Malevolence / Belvedere / SeeYouSpaceCowboy / Invisions / Tim Vantol / Bob Vylan / Get the Shot / Higher Power / Drain / VEIN.FM / DREAM STATE (UK) / Cigar / Faintest Idea / Stake / La Armada / Blowfuse / Crafter / Main Line 10 / Another Now / Beachdog / New Pokerface / The Hell (UK) / Rotzak / Hang Youth Show all bands
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Jera On Air Ysselsteyn, Limburg, Netherlands
Show Duplicate for Jun 23, 2022
Jun 10, 2022
Hot Water Music / Good Riddance / Elway / Modern Life Is War
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Gothic Theatre Englewood, Colorado, United States
Show Duplicate for Jun 10, 2022
May 25, 2022
Vainstream Rockfest 2022 Weekend One
The Offspring / Sum 41 / Boysetsfire / Enter Shikari / Bury Tomorrow / Sondaschule / Silverstein / Lionheart / Of Mice & Men / Neck Deep / Powerflo / Any Given Day / Die Kassierer / Agnostic Front / Red Fang / Toxpack / Creeper / Smoke Blow / Being As An Ocean / Counterparts / Modern Life Is War / Spanish Love Songs / Boston Manor / Crossfaith / Landmvrks / Crystal Lake / Dragged Under / Gods Hate / Unprocessed / Marathonmann / Get the Shot / One Step Closer / Metzer 58 / Stick To Your Guns Show all bands
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Am Hawerkamp Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Dec 05, 2021
Modern Life Is War / Get Rad / Reality check (US) / Uglybones / Garden Home

Modern Life Is War @ X-Ray Arcade

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X-Ray Arcade Cudahy, Wisconsin, United States

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Bane's Last Show
Jun 18, 2016
 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Bane's Last Show
Jun 18, 2016
 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Bane's Last Show
Jun 18, 2016
 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Bane's Last Show
Jun 18, 2016
 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Riot Fest Chicago 2015 on Sep 11, 2015 [874-small]

Riot Fest Chicago 2015
Sep 11 - 13, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Riot Fest Chicago 2015 on Sep 11, 2015 [660-small]

Riot Fest Chicago 2015
Sep 11 - 13, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Modern Life Is War / Dangers / Cult Leader / Culture Abuse on Jun 28, 2015 [141-small]

Modern Life Is War / Dangers / Cult Leader / Culture Abuse
Jun 28, 2015
 Anaheim, California, United States
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For the Children 2015 on Dec 13, 2015 [254-small]

For the Children 2015
Dec 13, 2015
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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Modern Life Is War / Jaye Jayle / Ammo on May 10, 2024 [395-small]

Modern Life Is War / Jaye Jayle / Ammo
May 10, 2024
 Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Graspop Metal Meeting 2018 on Jun 21, 2018 [069-small]

Graspop Metal Meeting 2018
Jun 21 - 24, 2018
 Dessel, Flanders, Belgium
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Riot Fest Chicago 2015 on Sep 11, 2015 [832-small]

Riot Fest Chicago 2015
Sep 11 - 13, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Riot Fest Chicago 2015 on Sep 11, 2015 [831-small]

Riot Fest Chicago 2015
Sep 11 - 13, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Punk
United States
Hardcore
Hardcore Punk
Post-Hardcore
Melodic Hardcore
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Concerts Per Year:

2025 4 concerts
2024 9 concerts
2023 1 concert
2022 5 concerts
2021 2 concerts
2020 1 concert
2019 14 concerts
2018 14 concerts
2017 1 concert
2016 12 concerts
2015 25 concerts
2014 12 concerts
2013 9 concerts
2008 9 concerts
2007 107 concerts
2006 60 concerts
2005 54 concerts
2004 2 concerts
2003 1 concert
2002 1 concert

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