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Previous Shows
1994
First Tour
Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Mario Rubalcaba (drums)
May 13 with Ozone Kite and United Steel Workers at Unga Bunga, Paducah, Kentucky
May 14 at Blue Moon Records, Louisville
May 15 with The Telephone Man, The Pale Blue Star, and Lather at Cliffhangers, Louisville
May 19 with Die 116 and Three Studies for a Crucifixion at Apollo’s, Columbus, Ohio
May 20 with Die 116, Current and Plaid Retina at the Grounds at University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan
May 21 with Die 116, Enkindel, Into Another and Scab at Morton Community Center, Lafayette, Indiana
May 22 with Prom Nite at Liquid Lounge, Norman, Oklahoma
May 27 with Falling Forward, Strife, Guilt, None Left Standing (and others ?) at the Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin
May 28 with Lotus and the Telephone Man at Drew Wilson’s House, Finchville, Kentucky
The Five-Week Tour: with Die 116
Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Dave Mason (drums)
Nov. 16 with Cooler at Butchertown Pub, Louisville
Nov. 17 with Die 116, Cause For Alarm, and Hole Shot at the Pipeline, Newark, NJ
Nov. 18 with Die 116, Colossus Of The Fall, and Jasta 14 at the Tune Inn, New Haven, Connecticut
Nov. 19 with Die 116, Earth Crisis, 4 Walls Falling, Pale, and Vigil at University of the Arts, Philadelphia
Nov. 20 with Die 116 and Colossus Of The Fall at Lost Horizon, Syracuse, NY
Nov. 22 with Die 116 at Gumby’s, Huntington, West Virginia
Nov. 23 [plus Chad Castetter on guitar] with Die 116, Falling Forward at Grand Theatre, New Albany, Indiana
Nov. 25 with Die 116 and Felt at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, Illinois
Nov. 26 with Die 116, Break Ups, and Stick at VFW Hall, Kansas City, Missouri
Nov. 27 with Die 116, Ugly, and Phallus 4 Barrel at Rock Island,Wichita, Kansas
Nov. 29 with Die 116 and 11th Hour at Mercury Cafe, Denver, Colorado
Nov. 30 with Die 116 and Unbound at Play’s Cool, Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec. 1 with Die 116 and Samuel Adams at the Downtown Performance Center, Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 2 with Die 116, Quicksand, and Orange 9mm at the Nile Theatre, Mesa, Arizona
The Five-Week Tour: with Die 116
(drummer change)
Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Mario Rubalcaba (drums)
Dec. 3 with Die 116 and Man Will Surrender at Koo’s Cafe, Santa Ana, California
Dec. 5 with Die 116 at Dream Street, San Diego, California
The Five-Week Tour: with Die 116 (resumed)
Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Dave Mason (drums)
Dec. 6 with Die 116, Mean Season and Man Will Surrender at the Icehouse, Fullerton, California
Dec. 8 with Die 116 and Dog Is Dead at John Henry Tavern, Eugene, Oregon
Dec. 9 with Die 116 and some grunge cover band with a keyboard at the Big Dipper, Spokane, Washington
Dec. 11 with Botch and Dead Skin Mask at the Velvet Elvis, Seattle, Washington
Dec. 13 with Die 116 and Caffeine at Jay’s, Missoula, Montana
Dec. 14 with Die 116, Wax and Hangar 18 at the Twilight Zone, Rapid City, South Dakota
Dec. 15 with Die 116 and ? at Dremly Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Dave Mason (drums)
Dec. 16 with Ballsniffer at the Fletch, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec. 17, with Ugly But Proud at the Falcon Theatre, Hamtramck , Michigan
Dec. 18 [plus Chad Castetter on guitar, and we did the first half of the set with Dave Mason on drums and the second half with Mario Rubalcaba] with ? at Club Nowhere, Indianapolis, Indiana
Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Mario Rubalcaba (drums)
Dec. 19 with Colossus Of The Fall at some club, Toldeo, Ohio
Dec. 23 with Experimental Pollen Enselmble at Chicago Rob’s Pizza, Louisville
Chad Castetter (guitar), Scott Ritcher (bass/vocal), Mario Rubalcaba (drums)
Dec. 31 at Scott’s parents house, Middletown, Kentucky (New Year’s party)
1995
Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Kevin Coultas (drums)
Mar. 5 with Amaroq, Samuel at Andy Tinsley’s house, Louisville (YouTube video from this show: Forward and Link)
Mar. 24 with Evergreen, Crain, King Kong, Wino, Hedge, Eleven Eleven and ?at the Grand Theatre, New Albany, Indiana (St. Francis High School Battle of the Bands)
May 6 (all-instrumental show on Derby Day) at Blue Moon Records, Louisville (YouTube video from this show: Square)
May 7 with some out of town bands ? at Andy Tinsley’s house, Louisville
May 7 with Blangk, Union, and Eleven Eleven at Musselwhite & Meinhart Law Offices, Radcliff, Kentucky
May 14 with Kinghorse, Crain, Hedge, Amaroq, Pale Blue Star, and Out at the Brewery Thunderdome, Louisville (End-of-Slamdek Blowout)
Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Kyle Crabtree (drums)
May 19 with Colossus of the Fall and 5 Story Fall at ?, Toledo, Ohio
May 20 with Roosevelt’s Inaugural Parade and ? at the Hamtramck House, Detroit, Michigan
May 21 with ? at Fourth Coast Coffee House, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Mario Rubalcaba (drums)
May 25 with Amaroq and En-dive at C.O.C., Muncie, Indiana
May 26 with Eleven Eleven at Door No.3, Lafayette, Indiana
May 27 with thePromise Ring, Amaroq and ? at ?, Madison, Wisconsin
June 1 with Kerosene 454 and ? at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, Illinois
Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Kevin Coultas (drums)
June 17 with Ruby Falls and ? at ?, Dayton, Ohio (More Than Music Festival)
Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Kyle Crabtree (drums)
Nov. 23 with Church Of Astronauts at Blue Moon Records, Louisville
Nov. 25 with Hedge and Litmus at the Cherokee, Louisville (YouTube videos from this show: Finder, Drive / Shit Harvester, Flat / Whatever’s Wrong With Me Is Here to Stay.)
1996
Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Kyle Crabtree (drums)
Mar. 29 with Shift, Chamberlain, and Omaha at Westbeth Theatre, New York City
Mar. 31 with Chamberlain, Omaha, Cable and ? at Maxeluna’s, Plainville, Connecticut
April 19 with Guilt, Endive, North Lake United Methodist Church, Chicago, Illinois
April 28 with Wino at the Cherokee, Louisville
May 31 with Elliott and Wino at some old folks home, Canton, Ohio
July 13 with Elliott and Needlepoint Book at the Grounds Coffeehouse, Detroit, Michigan
Death From the Skies Tour: with the Rachel’s Band
Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Kyle Crabtree (drums), plus film projections by Greg King
Aug. 21 with The Rachel’s at the Magic Stick, Detroit, Michigan
Aug. 22 with The Rachel’s and Quixote at Club Soda, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Aug. 23 with The Rachel’s at the Lounge Ax, Chicago, Illinois
Aug. 30 with The Rachel’s at Clifton Center Theatre, Louisville
First European Tour: with Omaha
Chris Reinstatler (drums), Mark Ritcher (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
Dec. 12 with Omaha and The Mouthfuls at Frankie’s, Toledo, Ohio
Dec. 15 with Omaha and The Love Boat at Irish Pub, Karlsruhe, Germany
Dec. 17 with Omaha and Evergreen (not the one from Louisville) at Confino’s Squat, Cesena, Italy
Dec. 18 with Omaha, Washer at C.S.O.A. Brancaleone, Rome, Italy
Dec. 19 with Omaha at The Tube, Padova, Italy
Dec. 21 with Omaha, Water Breaks Stone, Scud, Still, and Strahler, at Kuckucksei, Nürtigen, Germany
Dec. 22 with Omaha at ?, Saarbrücken, Germany
Dec. 23 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at the Jugendzentrum, Espelkamp, Germany
Dec. 24 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at the Jugendzentrum, Roßwein, Germany
Dec. 25 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone and Grünenstraße, Bremen, Germany
Dec. 26 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at AKKU, Immenhausen, Germany
Dec. 27 with Omaha, Water Breaks Stone, Dawnbreed, and Ache Born at Tryptikon, Münster, Germany
Dec. 28 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at Lintfabriek, Kontich, Belgium
Dec. 29 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at Alhambra, Oldenburg, Germany
Dec. 30 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at the Jugendzentrum, Erfurt, Germany
Dec. 31 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at Anvil, Potsdam, Germany
1997
First European Tour: with Omaha (continued)
Chris Reinstatler (drums), Mark Ritcher (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
Jan. 2 with Omaha at 007, Prague, Czech Republic
Jan. 3 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at Conne Island, Leipzig, Germany
Jan. 4 with Omaha, Water Breaks Stone and ? at the Schreinerei, Schweinfurt, Germany
Jan. 5 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at the Jugendzentrum, Münster Depot
Chris Reinstatler (drums), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
Feb. 28 with Tramlaw and ? at Wesleyan Foundation, Lafayette, Indiana
Mar. 2 with Lifetime and Elliott at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, Illinois
Mar. 31 with Hedge and 4 Rose Society in Jefferson Square, Louisville (Rally against the Louisville Youth Curfew) (YouTube video from this show: Whatever’s Wrong With Me Is Here To Stay)
Chris Reinstatler (drums), Mark Ritcher (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
April 11 with Eleven Eleven, Duncan Barlow, Ron Whitehead, Itch House, and ? at University of Louisville Humanities Auditorium, Louisville
Chris Reinstatler (drums), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
June 7 with The Shipping News and Cars Get Crushed at Sugar Doe Cafe, Louisville
Metroschifter 4 Tour
Dave Cook (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
July 4 with The Get Up Kids, McAffee, and ? at Sparks, Louisville
July 5 with The Loved at a practice space near the SOB Warehouse, Cincinnati, Ohio
July 6 with Thoughts Of Ionesco, Empire State Games and ? at Pharoh’s Golden Cup, Detroit, Michigan
July 7 with Failsafe and CHC at Westport Community Building, Chesterton, Indiana
July 8 with Bound, Kid Kilowatt, and Close Call at the Space, Worcester, Massachusetts (90)
July 9 with Miltown and Moses at the Z-Bar, New York City
July 10 at New York University, live radio broadcast on WNYU-FM, New York City
Metroschifter 4 European Tour
Brendan Bogosian (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
Aug. 1 with Despair and Stampin Ground at Rhenania, Köln, Germany
Aug. 2 with Oil at De Hemel Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Aug. 3 with Despair, Stampin Ground, Kick Back, Morning Again, and ? at Zaal Nieuwenborgh, Dilsen, Belgium (Ultimate HC Fest)
Aug. 5 with Fju:L and Esel at the Felsenkeller, Höxter, Germany
Aug. 6 with Loose (35007) at Gleis 22, Münster, Germany (Metroschifter’s 100th show)
Aug. 7 with Despair and Stampin Ground at AJZ, Bielefeld, Germany
Aug. 8 at the Korax, Erfurt, Germany
Aug. 9 with Despair, Stampin Ground, Disrespect, and Viel, at the KFZ, Schleiz, Germany
Aug. 10 with ? at the Rock Cafe Electra, Cheb, Czech Republic
Aug. 12 with ? at Alter Schlachthof, Wels, Austria
Aug. 14 with Vincent’s Ear at the Juz, Roßwein, Germany
Aug. 15 with Despair and Racial Abuse at the Schreinerei, Schweinfurt, Germany
Aug. 16 with Serene, Culture, Spirit Of Youth, Blindfold, and ? at the Vortin Vis, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
Aug. 18 with Abhinanda, Broccoli, and Star Market at some place, Brighton, England
Aug. 20 (afternoon) with Broccoli at Shake Some Action Records, Croydon, England
Aug. 20 (night) with Broccoli at 121 Squat, Brixton, England
Aug. 21 with Broccoli and Chopper at Feast & Farkin Pub, Leeds, England
Aug. 22 with Broccoli and Grover at some Guinan’s Pub, Liverpool, England (Hört’s 50th show with Metroschifter)
1998
Pat McClimans (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
Feb. 20 with Mcaffee and The Aasee Lake at the Sugar Doe Cafe, Louisville
Feb. 27 with The Enkindels, Adversary, Discouraged and CHC at the Westport Community Building, Chesterton, Indiana
The Burrito Tour (mostly with Elliott)
Pat McClimans (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
Mar. 19 with Vehicle Birth at a house in University Village, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 21 with The Enkindels and Fuse 12 at the Creepy Crawl, St. Louis, Missouri
Mar. 22 with Elliott, AM Radio, Mt. St. Helen, and New Brutalism at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, Illinois
Mar. 23 with Elliott, Derevaun Seraun and the Stigmatics at 1021 8th St SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar. 24 with Elliott and Paris Texas at 112 South Hancock Street, Madison, Wisconsin
Mar. 25 with Elliott, Smatch and Empire State Games at Empire Of One, Flint, Michigan
Mar. 26 with Elliott, Wooden Stars and Thoughts Of Ionesco at Call The Office, London, Ontario, Canada (Pat’s 75th show with Metroschifter)
Mar. 27 with Elliott, Shuttlecock, and Aloha at 315 South Main St, Bowling Green, Ohio
Mar. 28 with Elliott and Longwayhome at Legion Of Doom, Columbus, Ohio
Initial Records Magic Weekend Tour
Chris Reinstatler (drums), Mark Ritcher (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
April 16 with Ink & Dagger and the Enkindels at the Supreme Imperial, Baltimore, Maryland (Metroschifter’s 125th show)
April 17 with Ink & Dagger and the Enkindels at some church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 18 with Ink & Dagger and the Enkindels at Fenix, York, Pennsylvania
April 19 with Ink & Dagger and the Enkindels at VFW Hall, Long Island, New York
Pat McClimans (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
May 1 with Shellac and Dianogah at the Clifton Center Theatre, Louisville
May 31 with Empire State Games, King For A Day, Uzeda, and Elliott at the Brewery Thunderdome, Louisville (Krazy Fest) (YouTube video from this show: Advil and Link, Is This All About Money?)
Nov. 1 with Red Sun and Seaside Panel at Sparks, Louisville
Third European Tour
Pat McClimans (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
Dec. 19 with Coach at NVA Ludwigsfelde Germany
Dec. 20 with Coach at Kombi, Nünchritz, Germany
Dec. 21 with Coach at 007, Prague, Czech Republic
Dec. 22 with Coach at Campus Theatre, Magdeburg, Germany
Dec. 26 with Coach at ?, Selestat, France
Dec. 27 with Coach at AZ, Aachen, Germany
Dec. 28 with Coach, As Friends Rust, and Purusam at Baracke, Münster, Germany
Dec. 29 with Coach at Frontline, Gent, Belgium
Dec. 30 with Coach at the Pümpeskal, Tongeren, Belgium
1999
Chris Reinstatler, 1/7/99 at Kafé 44, Stockholm
Third European Tour (continued)
Jan. 1 with Coach and Pop Unknown at AJZ, Bielefeld, Germany
Jan. 2 with Pop Unknown at Oettinger Villa, Darmstadt, Germany
Jan. 3 with Pop Unknown at Neue Heimat, Volkach, Germany
Jan. 4 at JUZ, Roßwein, Germany
Jan. 5 with Coach at Golden Pudel, Hamburg, Germany
Jan. 6 with Coach at Skylten Linköping, Sweden (Pat’s 95th show with Metroschifter)
Jan. 7 with Coach at Kafe 44, Stockholm, Sweden
Jan. 8 with Coach at Cafe Eloge, Vänersborg, Sweden
Jan. 9 with Coach at Ungdomshuset, København, Denmark
Scott Ritcher European Tour
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
Jan. 23 with Pop Unknown and Some Tree at JUZ, Roßwein, Germany
Jan. 26 with International Noise Conspiracy at Kafe 44, Stockholm, Sweden
Jan. 27 with Lost Patrol at Medborgarhuset Wed, Stockholm, Sweden
Jan. 28 with International Noise Conspiracy and Only If You Call Me Jonathan at ?, Gislaved, Sweden
Jan. 29 with International Noise Conspiracy, Division of Laura Lee, and Ceylon at Källaren Rosa Rummet, Göteborg, Sweden
Jan. 31 with International Noise Conspiracy and Shellfire at ?, Uppsala, Sweden
Feb. 10 at Cafe Eloge, Vänersborg, Sweden
Feb. 11 with Now Things Taste Kind of Bitter and Thomas Løppenthin at Kafeen, København, Denmark
Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Matt Wieder (bass)
April 24 at Sparks (Kentucky Derby/X-Games Party), Louisville (Metroschifter’s 150th show)
The Ice Cream Tour:
Pat McClimans (guitar, except as indicated), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Ryan Patterson (bass)
May 23 with Jimmy Eat World, Elliott, Shipping News, Sarge, Jazz June, Braid, Victory At Sea, and Red Sun, on the Belvedere Riverfront Plaza, Louisville (Krazy Fest)
May 24 [without Pat] with Five Deadly Venoms and ? at The Twenty O-Eight, St. Louis, Missouri
May 25 with Saraswati, North of America and the Wooden Stars at the Music Box Cafe, Indianapolis, Indiana
May 26 [without Pat] with CHC and ? at the Westport Community Bldg. in Chesterton, Indiana (Pat’s 100th show with Metroschifter)
May 27 with Shuttlecock and Blue Skies Burning at Frankie’s, Toledo, Ohio
May 28 with the Las Vegas, Idiot Savant Garde, and Hover at the New White Lodge, State College, Pennsylvania
May 29 with Pictures Can Tell, Hamilton!, and With Arms Still Empty at the Weston Theater, Grand Rapids, Michigan
May 30 with ? at Bandwagon, Cincinnati, Ohio
Pat McClimans (guitar), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Ryan Patterson (bass)
July 17 with the Aasee Lake and the Enkindels, on the Belvedere Riverfront Plaza, Louisville (Louisville City Stage) (Hört’s 96th show with Metroschifter, Pat’s 105th, Scott’s 159th, Ryan’s 9th)
Summer Tour with Coach:
Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Ryan Patterson (bass)
July 29 with Coach, Cooler, and Thistle at Headliner’s Music Hall, Louisville
July 31 with Coach and Right Arm Death Threat in a barn, Chesterton, Indiana
Aug. 2 with Coach and Ruined in a Day at 10 South Bassett, Madison, Wisconsin
Aug. 3 with Coach, Tomorrow, Shabono, and Alethia at Dodge Lanes Bowling Alley, Belvidere, Illinois (Hört’s 100th show with Metroschifter, Scott’s 163rd, Ryan’s 13th)
Aug. 5 with Coach, Unity, Next 2 Nothing, Over It, and Capture the Flag at Frankie’s, Toledo, Ohio
Aug. 6 with Coach and the Bonnie Situation at a house party, Livonia, Michigan
Aug. 8 at Who’s Emma Records, Toronto, Ontario
Aug. 9 with Coach, Fire at Zero Gravity, and Tread at No Borders No Boundaries, Syracuse, New York
Pat McClimans (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
Aug. 18 with Coach and the Las Vegas at Stevenson Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aug. 19 with Coach, the Basketball and Aspera Ad Astra at Legion of Doom, Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 20 with Coach and ? at Buzz Coffee House, Cincinnati, Ohio
Aug. 21 with Coach and Venice at Sparks, Louisville (Pat’s 109th)
Fourth European Tour:
Curtis Mead (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
Nov. 4 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at Baracke, Münster, Germany
Nov. 5 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at The Blackout, Bochum, Germany
Nov. 6 with Joshua, Trans Megetti, Jets to Brazil and Euphone at the Underground, Köln, Germany
Nov. 7 with Joshua, Trans Megetti, Dear Alison and Hebriana at Extase, Tillborg, Holland
Nov. 8 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at Winston Kingdom, Amsterdam, Holland
Nov. 9 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at Alhambra, Oldenburg, Germany
Nov. 10 with Division of Laura Lee, and Trans Megetti at Kårkällaren Studs, Göteborg, Sweden
Nov. 11 with Division of Laura Lee, Billion Dollar Mission, Joshua and Trans Megetti at So What, Oslo, Norway
Nov. 12 with the Sorted, Division of Laura Lee, and Trans Megetti at Magasin 15, Trollhättan, Sweden
Nov. 13 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at Ungdomshuset, København, Denmark
Nov. 14 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at Factory, Magdeburg, Germany
Nov. 15 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at Wild At Heart, Berlin, Germany
Nov. 16 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at Hafenklang, Hamburg, Germany
Nov. 17 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at Korn, Hannover, Germany (YouTube video from this show: Marker, One Cloud In the Sky, It Used to Be So Easy,
Nov. 18 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at Cafe Panama, Fulda, Germany
Nov. 19 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at Neue Heimat, Schweinfurt, Germany
Nov. 20 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at JUZ, Roßwein, Germany
Nov. 21 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at 007, Prague, Czech Republic
Nov. 22 with Joshua and Trans Megetti at Steppenwolf, Sankt Pölten, Austria
Nov. 23 with Trans Megetti at Klub Jutro, Adjoscina, Slovenia
Nov. 25 with Trans Megetti at Oltrefrondfiore, Pesaro, Italy
Nov. 26 with Trans Megetti, Jets to Brazil, Wood, and Euphone at Exscoule Straelle, Straelle (Padova), Italy
Nov. 28 with Trans Megetti, Blue Tip, and NRA at Pezner, Lyon, France
Nov. 29 with Favez and Trans Megetti at Hohlstraße, Zürich, Switzerland
Nov. 30 with Favez and Trans Megetti at Jugendtreff Baracke, Mühldorf, Germany
Dec. 1 with Favez and Trans Megetti at Jugendzentrum Hammerschlag, Schorndorf, Germany
Dec. 2 with Favez and Trans Megetti (and 2 songs by Coach) at Club Couterforce, Mainz, Germany
Dec. 3 with Favez, Monochrome, and Trans Megetti at JUZ, Blieskastel (bei Saarbrücken), Germany
Dec. 4 with Favez and Trans Megetti at Sojuz 7, Monheim (bei Leverkusen), Germany (Metroschifter’s 200th show, Hört’s 137th, Curtis’ 29th)
Dec. 5 with Botch, Jakkpot, Hellchild, Stifled Cries, and Trans Megetti at Lintfabriek, Kontich, Belgium
Dec. 6 with Oil and Trans Megetti at ?, Rotterdam, Holland
2000
Scott Ritcher
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
May 19 with Mark Brickey at Twice Told Coffee House, Louisville
Sept. 8 with Ramsey Grissom at King Pin Café, Louisville
2001
Scott Ritcher
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
Sept. 18 with Ben Davis and Skullcrusher at Bard College’s Old Gym, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Thin Like Paper Tour
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
Oct. 2 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Macavity at Liquid Lounge, Dallas, Texas
Oct. 3 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Ringer at Beerland, Austin, Texas
Oct. 4 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Flowery Avenues at Mary Jane’s, Houston, Texas
Oct. 5 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Claymore at Rinky Dink Dance Hall, Lafayette, Louisiana
Oct. 6 with Favez, Time Spent Driving at the Thunderdome, Tallahassee, Florida
Oct. 7 with Favez, Time Spent Driving at Josh Tippery’s House, Lakeland, Florida
Oct. 8 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Pilots vs Aeroplanes at Will’s Pub, Orlando, Florida
Oct. 9 with Favez, Time Spent Driving at Fat City Deli, Charlotte, North Carolina
Oct. 10 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and A Rocket Sent to You at the Sidebar, Baltimore, Maryland
Oct. 12 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Penfold at the Metropolis Café, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Oct. 13 with Favez, Time Spent Driving at some punk house, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Oct. 14 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Mock Orange at the Middle East, Boston, Massachusetts
Oct. 15 with Favez, Time Spent Driving, Fairweather, Liars Academy and Holy Angels at Armory High, Syracuse, New York
Oct. 16 with Favez, Time Spent Driving, Bluer Skies, Starlab and Hyaline at the Backstage Pub, Buffalo, New York
Oct. 17 with Favez, Time Spent Driving, Liars Academy and some band that sounded like Dave Matthews at Frankie’s, Toledo, Ohio
Oct. 18 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Kid Brother Collective at Flint Local 432, Flint Michigan
Oct. 19 with Favez, Time Spent Driving at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, Illinois
Oct. 20 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Proudentall at El Torreon, Kansas City, Missouri
Oct. 21 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Woodbine Station at Tulagi, Boulder, Colorado
Oct. 22 with Favez, Time Spent Driving, Macguyver and Day of Less at Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, Utah
Oct. 24 with Favez, Time Spent Driving at the Senator Theatre in Chico, California
Oct. 25 with Favez, Time Spent Driving at the Phoenix Theatre in Petaluma, California
Oct. 26 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Red Top Road at Scratch 8, Sacramento, California
Oct. 27 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Here Kitty Kitty at the Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz, California
Oct. 29 with Favez, Time Spent Driving, Counterfit and Jack’s Broken Heart at Koo’s Café, Santa Ana, California
Oct. 30 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Jack’s Broken Heart at the Casbah, San Diego, California
Oct. 31 with Favez, Time Spent Driving and Burning Troy at Skrappy’s, Tucson, Arizona
Switzerland
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
Dec. 14 with Favez, Brazen, Toboggan, Nirvanus, Zorg, Rope, Last Torridas and Impure Wilhelimina (Nirvana Tribute Show) at l’Usine, Geneva, Switzerland
Dec. 16? with Favez and ?, at ?, Lausanne, Switzerland
2002
Scott Ritcher
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
March 24 with Matt Everett and Andrew Wagner at AS220, Providence, Rhode Island
May 19 with Ellison, Sayonara and California Stadium at AS220, Providence, Rhode Island
August 4 with Aggrocragg, the Minus Fields and Jericho at the Metropolis Café, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
2003
Scott Ritcher
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
April 2 with Mt. Egypt at Hotel Café, Hollywood, California
Scott Ritcher & Friida Mogren
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal), Friida Mogren (acoustic guitar)
November 7 with Band Awesome and ? at the Hollywood Bar, Chicago, Illinois
Scott Ritcher
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
November 25 with Peter Searcy at the Red Lounge, Louisville
December 18 with Joey Mudd and Joe Manning live radio broadcast on WFPK-FM, Louisville
December 19 with Joey Mudd, Joe Manning, Tim Furnish, Eric Henson, David Wright and DJ Kim Sorise at the Rudyard Kipling, Louisville
2004
Scott Ritcher & Pat McClimans
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal), Pat McClimans (acoustic guitar/vocal)
April 23 with Daniel Stearman, Evan Bailey, Mat Shalenko, Carrie Neumeyer and Joey Mudd at the Rudyard Kipling, Louisville
Scott Ritcher
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
December 3 with the Ramp Agents and DJ Pop at the Rudyard Kipling, Louisville (Scott’s 50th solo show)
2005
The Return of the Metroschifter
Pat McClimans (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal):
December 30 with a live spelling bee sponsored by Monkey Drive Screenprinting and the Spelling Channel at the Rudyard Kipling, Louisville
2006
Scott Ritcher
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal), Maya Weissbach (guest vocal)
February 10 at Red Star Tavern in Fourth Street Live, Louisville
Scott Ritcher & Pat McClimans
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal), Pat McClimans (acoustic guitar/vocal)
April 21 with Joey Mudd and John Ashley at the Old Louisville Coffeehouse, Louisville
2007
Freedom Haters’ Ball
Pat McClimans (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
July 21 at the Rudyard Kipling, Louisville
2008
Metroschifter Europe 2008
Sam Lyons (bass), Stan Doll (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
January 24 with Blockshot, Körperklaus and Radioactive Toys at MTC, Köln, Germany
January 25 with Radio Burroughs at the Lichtwirtschaft (Liwi), Leipzig, Germany
January 26 with Thema 11 at Klub 007 Strahov, Prague, Czech Republic
January 27 with Elektrocas at Kino Central, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
January 28 at Arena, Vienna, Austria
January 29 with Kitty Empire at Kafe Kult, Munich, Germany
January 30 with Potomac and the Black Atlantic at Kleiner Club Garage, Saarbrücken, Germany
January 31 with Beach at Engelsberg, Erfurt, Germany
February 1 with Ten Volt Shock and Belgiaan Rrobots at the Alte Hackerei, Karlsruhe, Germany
February 2 with Art Graves at Elfer Music Club, Frankfurt, Germany
February 3 with Nixion Golden and Tobias Heiland at Cobra, Solingen, Germany
February 4 with Tone and Kiloton at Hafenklang, Hamburg, Germany
February 5 at Rockbar @ Magnet, Berlin, Germany
February 6 at Subway to Peter, Chemnitz, Germany
February 7 with Statics and Tiny Ghosts at Kombi, Nüchritz, Germany
February 8 with Holiday Fun Club at Nexus, Braunschweig, Germany
February 9 at the Pits, Kortrijk, Belgium
February 10 with My Favorite Confession and Jack Beauregard at Winston, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
February 11 with Hickey Underworld at Scheld’apen, Antwerpen, Belgium
Metroschifter Louisville Weekend
Sam Lyons (bass), Stan Doll (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
April 18 with Plows at the Pink Door, Louisville (Campaign fundraiser for Scott Ritcher for Kentucky Senate)
April 19 with Dwight Johnson at ear X-tacy Records, Louisville (National Record Store Day, Metroschifter’s 225th show)
Scott Ritcher
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
July 26 with John Ashley at the Rudyard Kipling, Louisville
Mark Roberts’ Birthday/CityScoot Private Party
Sam Lyons (bass), Stan Doll (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), guest appearances by Mark Ritcher and Kent Plenge
December 20 with Bolt Action Thrill and some other band at Zazoo’s, Louisville
2009
Sam Lyons (bass), Stan Doll (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
January 31 with Straight A’s and Minnow at Sixth & Oak Gallery, Louisville
Carbonistas: Sixth Tour of Europe
Pat McClimans (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
November 25 at Elfer Music Club, Frankfurt, Germany
November 26 with Jaguar of My Dreams at Astra Stube, Hamburg, Germany
November 27 with Leaders Off at AZ Mülheim, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
November 28 with Publicist at Interzona, Verona, Italy
November 29 at Bar Sartea, Vicenza, Italy (Disaster Week Festival)
November 30 at Circolo Arci Valverde, Forli, Italy
December 2 with Leaders off and Irmavep at I Vizi Del Pelicano, Reggio Emilia, Italy
December 3 at Karemaski Multi Art Lab, Arezzo, Italy
December 4 with Evolution So Far, Spettro, Vulturum, IL Male and Upon The Sea at Next Emerson, Florence, Italy
December 6 with B-Side La Putika Rock Club, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
December 8 with The Lords at Klub 007 Strahov, Prague, Czech Republic
December 9 with AU, Lightning Dust, Radio Burroughs and Je Suis Animal at Conne Island, Leipzig, Germany
December 10 with the Nickajacks at Engelselsburg, Erfurt, Germany
December 11 with I Not Dance at Kulturcafé Schlachthaus, Dornbirn, Austria
December 12 with The Lords and I Not Dance at PMK, Innsbruck, Austria
2010
Pat McClimans (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal)
January 9 with Frontier(s) and Second Story Man at Zanzabar, Louisville (Metroschifter’s 243rd show)
2019
Scott Ritcher
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
March 23 at Bongo Bar, Biografen Zita, Stockholm, Sweden
May 10 at Miss the Stars Fest VI at Zukunft am Ostkreuz, Berlin, Germany
June 1 at Folk & Friends Hornstull, Stockholm, Sweden
June 6 with Chamberlain at Druckluft, Oberhausen, Germany
June 7 with Chamberlain and Sunday Inn at Kantine am Berghain, Berlin, Germany
June 8 with Chamberlain, Neighbourhood Brats and Überyou at Hafenklang, Hamburg, Germany (Booze Cruise Festival)
June 9 set of Rihanna covers at Gun Club, Hamburg, Germany (Booze Cruise Festival, Scott’s 60th solo show)
June 13 at Matthias-Beltz-Platz, Frankfurt, Germany
June 14 with Savak at Cafe Potvrá, Prague, Czech Republic
July 19 at Disorder Drama, Genova, Italy
July 20 at Italian Party 19 in Museo di Santa Croce, Umbertide PG, Italy
July 21 afternoon show on the beach with Girless, Fosso Sejore, Fano PU, Italy
July 22 at Drunk in Public, Trodica di Morrovalle MC, Italy
August 9 with Pale Blue Star at Zanzabar, Louisville
August 10 at the MerryWeather, Louisville
November 29 set of Rihanna covers at Little T8NG, Stockholm, Sweden
December 4 at Maria’s Ballroom, Hamburg/Harburg, Germany
December 5 at Cow Club Wohnzimmer, Solingen Germany
December 9 at Tele Pizza, Weißwasser, Germany
December 10 with Anne Lenk at Mondfisch, Dresden, Germany
December 11 at Café Max, Ústí nad Labem, CZ
December 12 with Caemento at Huháč, Chomutov, CZ
December 13 at Kafe Knihy Jednota, Tábor, CZ
December 14 with Dimitar at Klub Patro, Lysá nad Labem, CZ
December 15 at Bar Pod Schodama, Kutná Hora, CZ
December 16 with the Cork Brothers (the Atavists) at Bio Central, Hradec Králové, CZ
December 17 with Kutya at FaVU Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno, CZ
December 18 with Aran Epochal and Horní Tok at Punctum Krásova, Prague, CZ (Watch this concert free)
December 19 with Mullygrub Kids at Café Tikolor, Erfurt, Germany
December 20 at Hospoda U Radnice, Loket, CZ
December 21 with Zapomělsem at Villa Strooikaas, Otovice Broumov, CZ
2020
Scott Ritcher & Pat McClimans
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal), Pat McClimans (acoustic guitar/vocal)
January 11 with Broad Arrow at Live at Long Run, Louisville
January 12 at the MerryWeather, Louisville
2022
Scott Ritcher
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
October 8 with Barbarisms (solo) and Onsdag at Gula Villan in Handen, Stockholm, Sweden
October 24 at Kreuzklub in Weißwasser, Germany
October 25 with Midwife at Scheune Blechschloss in Dresden, Germany
October 26 with DJs Jan, Alex and Nik at Nsynk Gesellschaft für Kunst und Technik in Frankfurt, Germany
November 17 with Mikael Marin as part of Olde Timey Night at Katarina Ölkafé in Stockholm, Sweden
2023
Scott Ritcher
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
January 20 with Anaïs as part of Disorder Drama’s Winter Garden Festival at Alle Ortiche in Genova, Italy
January 21 with BlackEyes2 and Volpi & Poggi at Mondo Della Uova in Arosio (Como), Italy
January 22 Sunday brunch show at Bikefellas in Bergamo, Italy
January 23 with Mason Lindahl at Freakout Club in Bologna, Italy
January 25 at La Piattaforma in Umbertide, Italy
January 26 at Circolo Artigiana Arci in Fano, Italy
January 27 with Blitz at Drunk In Public in Trodica di Morrovalle MC, Italy
March 3 at Cow Club Wohnzimmer in Solingen, Germany
March 5 with Charles Vader at the Blue Note in Dresden, Germany (Scott’s 100th solo show)
March 6 at Tonfink in Lübeck, Germany
March 7 at Cruise Records in Hamburg, Germany
March 8 with Sára Chalupová at Činoherní Studio in Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic
March 9 at Divadlo Oskara Nedbala, Tabor, Czech Republic (with art opening from Andrea Tachezy)
March 10 at Café Etage in Jihlava, Czech Republic
March 11 at Klub Prostor in Telč, Czech Republic
March 12 with Makak Akustikus at Tři Ocásci in Brno, Czech Republic
March 13 with Cardo & Decumanus at Kaštan, Prague, Czech Republic
March 14 at Bajkazyl in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
March 15 at Vrátnice in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic
Mar h 16 at Café Kohout in Chotěboř, Czech Republic
March 17 with Wóďa at Klub Patro in Lysá nad Labem, Czech Republic
March 18 with Cardo & Decumanus at Bar Terno in Broumov, Czech Republic
May 4 with Pale Blue Star at the Monarch Music and Arts Community in Louisville, Kentucky
2024
Scott Ritcher
Scott Ritcher (acoustic guitar/vocal)
January 13 aboard the former cargo ship Vieille Montagne IV in Stockholm, Sweden
June 30 with Sofia Talvik at Sulegång Kultur och Natur Centrum, Sulegång Sweden
December 19 with Mikael Marin as part of Olde Timey Night at Katarina Ölkafé in Stockholm, Sweden
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