Pela Concert History

Pela's frontman Billy McCarthy was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California and dropped out of high school at age 16, after which he played in failed bands up and down the west coast, later moving overseas to Europe to make a living as a subway busker. He worked in 10 countries, most of which would have him only long enough to pay for one-way tickets to the next city. (During this tour of duty he attempted to play a restaurant in Italy dressed as...

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Pela Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 20, 2009 –
Oct 24, 2009
CMJ Music Marathon 2009
Mumford & Sons / Pitbull / The xx / The Temper Trap / Zac Brown Band / Portugal. The Man / Local Natives / Toro Y Moi / First Aid Kit / Chiddy Bang / Warpaint / Laura Marling / Dada Life / The Antlers / Saint Motel / Patrick Watson / Generationals / Deer Tick / Japandroids / Vertical Horizon / Darwin Deez / Sister Hazel / Dum Dum Girls / Atlas Sound / Slow Club / Timber Timbre / múm / Bear Hands / Twin Atlantic / Every Avenue / School of Seven Bells / Broadcast / J Dash / Jeffree Star / The Foreign Exchange / Hockey / Body Language / Wallpaper / Midnight Juggernauts / The Budos Band / Saul Williams / The Very Best / Cymbals Eat Guitars / The White Tie Affair / Anamanaguchi / Danger / Diane Birch / JEFF the Brotherhood / Choir of Young Believers / Alex Gopher / The Trashmen / Free Energy / Lia Ices / Fool's Gold / Rubblebucket / Savoir Adore / The Spinto Band / U-God / PAPA / Harlem / Lost In The Trees / Das Racist / Javelin / Owen / Break Science / French Horn Rebellion / Pete and The Pirates / The Dig / Zeus / Teenage Bottlerocket / Screaming Females / Dent May / Suckers / The Pack A.D. / Ambulance LTD / Eoto / Crystal Antlers / Eyehategod / Toby Lightman / Helado Negro / Pissed Jeans / Goatwhore / Hollerado / Pig Destroyer / The High Strung / Natural Child / Princeton / Vega / Male Bonding / Tommie Sunshine / Floating Action / ZaZa / Headlights / U.S. Royalty / The Postelles / Speech Debelle / Telepathe / Superdrag / Malajube / Takka Takka / JBM / DJ Z-Trip / Sean Bones / Trouble Andrew / Obits / The Depreciation Guild / Golden Silvers / Jupiter One / Let's Wrestle / LA Riots / April Smith and the Great Picture Show / Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds / Immaculate Machine / Sonya Kitchell / Ian Axel / Man Like Me / Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad / Rain Machine / Home Video / Holiday Shores / Aloha / Cobra Skulls / Adam Tensta / Rumspringa / The So So Glos / Wild Light / Joey Cape / Ninjasonik / Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson / Dolorean / So Many Wizards / Casino Versus Japan / We Are Wolves / Leslie Mendelson / Black Taxi / Margaret Cho / Alec Ounsworth / Bonerama / Clare & The Reasons / Sin Fang Bous / Amy Kuney / zZz / Hollis Brown / Pela / Gentleman Reg / Ian Thomas / Care Bears on Fire / A Classic Education / Ravens & Chimes / The Shaky Hands / The Minutes / Amber Rubarth / Acrylics / We Are Enfant Terrible / Modern Skirts / Sofia Talvik / Terry Poison / The Happy Hollows / The Fumes / Hesta Prynn / Hecuba / Tall Tall Trees / Montag / Still Flyin' / Shout Out Out Out Out / Beat Radio / Richard Julian / The Uglysuit / Paleo / Eldar / The Two Man Gentlemen Band / Bad Pop / Farmer Dave Scher / Still Life Still / Maika Makovski / Surrender / Rob Roy / Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt / Val Emmich / LoveLikeFire / Christopher Denny / The Bloodsugars / Souljah / Golden Boots / Superhuman Happiness / Home and Garden / Wild Yaks / An Albatross / We Are the World / Drink Up Buttercup / The Sea / Kaiser Cartel / Zs / La Strada / The Megaphonic Thrift / Blacklist / Tim Williams / James Maddock / Kosha Dillz / Calypso / Corridor / Title Tracks / Excepter / Codebreaker / Golden Triangle / Awesome New Republic / Polyamorous Affair / Pill Wonder / UUVVWWZ / Yes Giantess / Sugar & Gold / Inlets / Space Capone / Via Tania / Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez / Drug Rug / Unnatural Helpers / Cale Parks / Ear Pwr / Wheel / Red Wire Black Wire / New Villager / Mutlu / Heavy Cream / The Stationary Set / French Miami / Hank & Cupcakes / Kria Brekkan / Rings / Tickley Feather / Dinowalrus / The Wiyos / Pepi Ginsberg / THE DiSCiPLiNES / Sissy Wish / Oh My God / Greg Davis / K-Holes / The Black Watch / Process / Felix Cartel / Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger! / Chris Kasper / Prayer / Dark Meat / Viking / The Moore Brothers / super extra bonus party / Dan Torres / James Husband / Sxip Shirey / Paparazzi / Dick Prall / Alexandra Hope / The Nervous Wreckords / Neanderthals / Chris Barron / Denney and the Jets / Heath Brandon / Describe / Darshan / The Fieros / Silver Starling / Jeff Taylor / The Jaguar Club / The Flying Machines / Dark Room Notes / Hospital Bombers / NLX / Nate Campany / Higgins / The Selmanaires / Fervor / Ivana XL / Pete and J / Signer / Mon Khmer / Stalkers / Las Rubias del Norte / Octagon / Y-Love / True Womanhood / Diwon / Frat Dad / Laura Warshauer / Josh Mease / Blood Warrior / Naked Hearts / The Hi-Risers / Dred Scott Trio / Shayna Zaid / Ethan Lipton / A Million Years / We Should Be Dead / We Are Country Mice / Adventure (US) / Pocketknife / The Star Department / Twi the Humble Feather / The Bowery Riots / Miz Metro / Modern Science / Julius C / The Moi non Plus / Heavy Weather / Right On Dynamite / Furcast / Jump Into the Gospel / Strong Intention / HotChaCha / The Mr. Move / Lavalier / Clinton Curtis / Lisa Bianco / Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars / Fra Fra Sound / Subplots / Higher Giant / Eprhyme / Adam & Dave's Bloodline / Janel and Anthony / Jess King / Fionn Ó Lochlainn / Unsacred Hearts / Electro Morocco / Only Thieves / Ricky Rude / adam matta / EchoEcho / music without borders / Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley / F.U.C.T. / The Dang-It Bobbys / Daniel Pujol / Mystery Of Two / Marie Stella / Gigi Fouquet / Binary Sunrise / Squaaks / Renminbi / Great Republic of Rough and Ready / Underwater People / Social Hero / Flexions / Grammar Debate! / Taylor Barton / DJ Jonathan Toubin / Drawlings / Zuri Star / Mother of Three / Claymation Velociraptor / Jonny Hirsch / Guyora Kats / Black Steel Rose / Nathan Corsi Band / Hey Champ Dj Show all bands
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CMJ Music Marathon New York, New York, United States
Jul 24, 2009
The Jesus Lizard / Sonic Youth / Gossip / Deerhunter / The Thermals / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Black Lips / Earth / STRFKR / Mika Miko / Micachu / Future of the Left / The Blakes / Spinnerette / Akimbo / Japandroids / Girls / The Dutches...
The Jesus Lizard / Sonic Youth / Gossip / Deerhunter / The Thermals / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Black Lips / Earth / STRFKR / Mika Miko / Micachu / Future of the Left / The Blakes / Spinnerette / Akimbo / Japandroids / Girls / The Dutchess and the Duke / Sol Roots / The Moondoggies / Truckasauras / Sleepy Eyes of Death / Past Lives / The Pica Beats / Hotels / New Faces / Hey Marseilles / Audacity / Spaceman / D Black / The Maldives / Bow & Arrow / Flexions / Fatal Lucciauno / Faux Punk / Built to Spill / Pela / Sing-Sing / Band of Skulls / Awesome Color / Micachu & The Shapes / The Lonely Forest / Wild Orchid Children / Fences / Pretty Titty / FOURCOLORZACK Show all bands
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Capitol Hill Seattle, Washington, United States
May 09, 2009
The Gaslight Anthem / Good Old War / Pela
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The Stone Pony Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
May 08, 2009
The Gaslight Anthem / pela / Good Old War

The Gaslight Anthem / good old war / pela

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The Stone Pony Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
May 07, 2009
The Gaslight Anthem / Good Old War / Pela
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Recher Theatre Towson, Maryland, United States
May 06, 2009
The Gaslight Anthem / Pela / Good Old War Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
Mar 03, 2009
Pela Mercury Lounge New York, New York, United States
Oct 23, 2008
CMJ Music Marathon
"CMJ Music Marathon" / The Vettes / The Jones Street Boys / Blind Pilot / The Soft Pack / Frances / Pela / Jukebox the Ghost
Mercury Lounge New York, New York, United States
Jun 07, 2008
Pela The Middle East - Downstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Jun 06, 2008
Pela Bowery Ballroom New York, New York, United States
Jun 02, 2008
White Rabbits / Pela / Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson The Firebird St. Louis, Missouri, United States
May 31, 2008
Pela Larimer Lounge Denver, Colorado, United States
May 29, 2008
Pela / Neva Dinova / Ladyhawk The Satellite Los Angeles, California, United States
May 28, 2008
Pela Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, California, United States
May 27, 2008
Pela Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon, United States
May 26, 2008
Sasquatch! Music Festival
"Sasquatch! Music Festival" / Matt Costa / The Cave Singers / Jamie Lidell / Pela / The Mars Volta / Flight of the Conchords / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Built to Spill / The Hives / Ghostland Observatory / Battles / The Little Ones / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down / Kinski / Dyme Def / Say Hi / Siberian / The Flaming Lips / Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground / Delta Spirit / Eugene Mirman / Marc Maron / Michael Ian Black / Michael Showalter / The Choir Practice Show all bands
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The Gorge Amphitheater George, Washington, United States
May 24, 2008 –
May 26, 2008
Sasquatch! Music Festival 2008
The Presidents of The United States of America / Death Cab for Cutie / The Cure / Modest Mouse / M.I.A / The Kooks / Fleet Foxes / The National / Cold War Kids / The Flaming Lips / Tegan and Sara / Beirut / Yeasayer / The Hives / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Flight of the Conchords / The New Pornographers / Rogue Wave / The Mars Volta / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Newton Faulkner / Battles / Delta Spirit / Okkervil River / The Breeders / R.E.M. / Built to Spill / Matt Costa / Jamie Lidell / White Rabbits / Destroyer / Ghostland Observatory / POP ETC / Mates of State / The Cave Singers / Ozomatli / Blue Scholars / Say Hi / Kathleen Edwards / 65daysofstatic / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / The Little Ones / The Whigs / Dengue Fever / David Bazan / J. Tillman / Throw Me the Statue / Dyme Def / The Moondoggies / What Made Milwaukee Famous / Dead Confederate / Grand Archives / The Blakes / Kinski / Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground / Pela / The Cops / The Shaky Hands / The Heavenly States / The Maldives / Grand Hallway / Awesome / Joshua Morrison / Truckasauras / The Choir Practice / Siberian / Whalebones / Cancer Rising / Crudo / sera cahoone Show all bands
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The Gorge Amphitheater George, Washington, United States
Show Duplicates for May 24, 2008
May 22, 2008
Pela The 400 Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
May 21, 2008
Pela / Minipop Schubas Tavern Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 20, 2008
Pela Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Woolworthy / Charging Hoses / Pela / Proletariat 7 on Aug 24, 1996 [955-small]

Woolworthy / Charging Hoses / Pela / Proletariat 7
Aug 24, 1996
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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  1. Waiting on the Stairs
  2. Lost to the Lonesome
  3. Drop Me Off
  4. Tenement Teeth
  5. Rise Ye Sunken Ships
  6. Cut Our Names
  7. Philadelphia

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Concerts Per Year:

2009 7 concerts
2008 20 concerts
2007 33 concerts
2006 18 concerts
2005 14 concerts
2003 3 concerts
1996 1 concert

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