Alkaline Trio is a punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois consisting of Matt Skiba (guitar/vocals), Dan Andriano (bass/vocals), and Derek Grant (drums). Their music is characterized by dark lyrics, catchy hooks, fast tempos and recurring subjects of alcoholism, depression, shattered relationships, drugs and death.
The band formed in December of 1996, originally consisting of Skiba, Rob Doran (bass/vocals), and Glenn Porter (drums/vocals). 1997 saw the release of the band's first EP, Sundials. This was followed shortly after by the departure of Doran. He was replaced by Andriano, who had been the singer for Tuesday and bassist for the ska band Slapstick. The band released their second EP, entitled For Your Lungs Only, in 1998, which began to build them a sizable fan base in the American Midwest. Later that year, they released their first full-length album, Goddamnit, followed by Maybe I'll Catch Fire in 2000. Both were released on Asian Man Records. Also in 2000, the band released ...
| Thu, Jan 22, 2009 | 8:00 PM | AB Box | Brussels, Belgium |
| Fri, Jan 23, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Grünspan | Hamburg, Germany |
| Sat, Jan 24, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Melkweg | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Sun, Jan 25, 2009 | 9:00 PM | Lido Berlin | Berlin, Germany |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Flex | Vienna, Austria |
| Wed, Jan 28, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Backstage | Munich, Germany |
| Thu, Jan 29, 2009 | 9:00 PM | Rolling Stone | Milano, Italy |
| Fri, Jan 30, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Rohstofflager | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Sun, Feb 01, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Live Music Hall | Koln, Germany |
| Mon, Feb 02, 2009 | 8:00 PM | LA BOULE NOIRE | Paris, France |
| Wed, Feb 04, 2009 | 7:30 PM | The Junction | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Thu, Feb 05, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Norwich U.E.A. | Norwich, United Kingdom |
| Fri, Feb 06, 2009 | 6:30 PM | O2 Academy Bristol | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Sat, Feb 07, 2009 | 6:00 PM | O2 Academy Birmingham | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | 7:00 PM | O2 Academy Newcastle | Newcastle, United Kingdom |
| Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | 7:00 PM | ABC1 | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Club Academy | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Leeds Academy | Leeds, West Yorkshire, Ls1 3, United Kingdom |
| Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | 6:30 PM | Rockcity | Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| Sun, Feb 15, 2009 | 7:00 PM | Guildhall, Southampton | Southampton, United Kingdom |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | 7:00 PM | CLUB NME, KOKO | London, United Kingdom |
| Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | 7:00 PM | CLUB NME, KOKO | London, United Kingdom |
| Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | 12:00 PM | RNA Showground | Brisbane, Australia |
| Sun, Feb 22, 2009 | 8:00 PM | TBA | Sydney, Australia |
| Fri, Feb 27, 2009 | 12:00 PM | SOUNDWAVE FEST | Melbourne, Australia |
| Sat, Feb 28, 2009 | 7:00 PM | Starland Ballroom | Sayreville, NJ |
| Mon, Mar 02, 2009 | 12:00 PM | SOUNDWAVE FEST | Perth, Australia |
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