Alexisonfire Calls It A Day/Say Their Farewells

St. Catharines' post hardcore five piece, ALEXISONFIRE, has decided after 10+ years to call it a day...






The boys had the intention of recording their 5th studio album, but failed to do so as two band members announced they were departing.  The Alexisonfire website offered this humble message by lead vocalist George Pettit:

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Dallas Green's departure from the band to focus solely on City and Colour, Wade MacNeil's departure to join a currently unnamed band, and other personal issues among the remaining members as reasons for breaking up.

Alexisonfire are currently planning to commemorate their 10th anniversary with a series of releases and one last run of Canadian headline shows.

“I don’t know what we’ll do. I don’t think we’ll play arenas. It’ll probably be a bunch of shows, probably be a bunch of nights at a smaller place. Maybe we’ll play every record or maybe we’ll do different set lists and stuff. It’ll be more of a happy-go-lucky vibe than ‘hey, look at how big we were.’ You know what I mean? It would be more about celebrating what we had and what we did and what we accomplished.” -Dallas Green

DATES ARE HERE!

"As promised in 2010 – we’re back for a Farewell Tour. We know that this tour doesn’t reach all of you, and this list is sure to cause some disappointment, but know that we have done our best to fit what we can into this window of time. December 2012 is the only time that all 5 of us aren’t committed to something in our personal or professional lives. An entire month!!!! 

We couldn’t be more excited to get on the road and travel and hit the stage one last time – most importantly we wanted to keep our promise to you guys. We’re going to be playing till the venues try to kick us off the stage. We’re talking 20+ songs a night. 

We said we’d return for some proper farewell shows. And here they are. 

12.02 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton (support from Ghost Of A Thousand)

12.03 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton (support from Ghost Of A Thousand)

12.07 – Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Via Funchal (support from Billy Talent)

12.11 – Sydney, AUS @ Hordern Pavilion (support from House vs. Hurricane)

12.12 – Melbourne, AUS @ Festival Hall (support from House vs. Hurricane)

12.17 – Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum (support from Moneen)

12.19 – Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Centre (support from Moneen)

12.20 – Calgary, AB @ Big Four Building (support from Moneen)

12.22 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis (support from Moneen)

12.23 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis (support from Moneen)

12.26 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy (support from Moneen)

12.27 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy (support from Fucked Up!)

12.28 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy (support from Monster Truck)

12.29 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy (support from TBA...)

12.30 – Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum (support from Moneen)

“For our last show ever, we thought it would be nice to bring it closer to where we grew up. Hamilton is where George calls home, it’s where I was born, and it’s where we have played countless, amazing shows over the years. This show will be a celebration of the last 10 years of our music and growing up together. I can’t think of a better way to end the tour.” -Wade MacNeil

 More details to come...