Minus the Bear Concert History

Minus the Bear are a indie rock group which formed in Seattle, Washington, United States in 2001 and have released six albums and eight EPs. The band consists of Jake Snider (vocals, guitar), Dave Knudson (guitar), Cory Murchy (bass), Alex Rose (synths, vocals) and Joshua Sparks (drums). Original keyboardist Matt Bayles left the band in 2006, but has remained on good terms with the band and produced their 2007 album Planet of Ice. The band is known for their amusing song titles such as "Hey, Wanna Throw Up?" and "Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!".

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Minus the Bear Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 56)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 14, 2005
Minus the Bear / These Arms Are Snakes / The City On Film / Thunderbirds Are Now Courtyard Cafe Urbana, Illinois, United States
Sep 13, 2005
Minus the Bear / The City On Film / Thunderbirds Are Now / These Arms Are Snakes The Gargoyle St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Sep 12, 2005
Minus the Bear / The City On Film / These Arms Are Snakes / Thunderbirds Are Now The Granada Theater Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Sep 11, 2005
Minus the Bear / These Arms Are Snakes / Thunderbirds Are Now / Atlas

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Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, Colorado, United States
Sep 10, 2005
Minus the Bear / These Arms Are Snakes / Thunderbirds Are Now In the Venue Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Sep 09, 2005
Minus the Bear / These Arms Are Snakes / Thunderbirds Are Now The Venue Caldwell, Idaho, United States
Sep 08, 2005
Minus the Bear / Thunderbirds Are Now / These Arms Are Snakes Fat Tuesday's Concert Hall Spokane, Washington, United States
Sep 07, 2005
Minus the Bear / These Arms Are Snakes / Thunderbirds Are Now Hawthorne Theatre Portland, Oregon, United States
Sep 03, 2005
Bumbershoot Festival
"Bumbershoot Festival" / Viva Voce / Ian McFeron Band / Eva / Iqu / Devotchka / Harvey Danger / Carolyn Mark / Visqueen / Kelley Hunt / Luke Temple / Junkie Xl / Hidden In Plain View / Samite / Minus the Bear / Bill Frisell / Billy Joe Shaver / Citizen Cope / Tift Merritt / Darrius Willrich / John Butler Trio / Marlena Shaw / Charlie Hunter / Mavis Staples / Todd Barry / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / The Duke Robillard Band / Digable Planets / The Academy Is... / Alpha YaYa Diallo / Trey Anastasio / Brothers Of The Baladi Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Sep 02, 2005 –
Sep 05, 2005
Bumbershoot 2005
M. Ward / Vicci Martinez Band / Devotchka / Hidden In Plain View / Choklate / Laguna / The Duke Robillard Band / Alpha YaYa Diallo / Howard Kremer / Gospel Hummingbirds / Wheedle's Groove / Ruby Dee And The Snakehandlers / The Fading Collection / Charming Snakes / Beyond Reality / Infomatik / The Transatlantic Orchestra / Sub-motive / razrez/ / Jude Bowerman Band / Buckwheat Zydeco / Bill Frisell With Tony Scherr & Kenny Wollesen / The Pharcyde / The Academy Is... / Zion I / Graham Travis / Demetri Martin / Harvey Danger / Kelley Hunt / The Donnas / Hive / Mary Gauthier / Tift Merritt / Charlie Hunter Trio / Mangoson / Talib Kweli / Digable Planets / swampdweller / Little Brother / Marlena Shaw / Mike Birbiglia / The Bradbury Press / Aqueduct / Ted Leo and The Pharmacists / Bo Diddley / Tim Seely / Juana Molina / Pepper / Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra / Common / Dolorean / Schoolyard Heroes / Joe Bataan / Ani DiFranco / Eva / JJ Grey / Maktub / Blues Orbiters / Earlimart / Damien Jurado / The Ruby Doe / Hothouse Flowers / Kinski / Headphones / Pretty Girls Make Graves / Brothers Of The Baladi / Midival Punditz / Carolyn Mark / Craig Robinson / Smoosh / Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet / Idiot Pilot / KJ Sawka / The Cops / Gruff Mummies / Sonny Landreth / Marc Broussard / Okkervil River / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Boom Bap Project / Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter / JJ Grey & Mofro / Mavis Staples / David Poe / New York Dolls / Todd Barry / Stan Ridgway / The Posies / Darrius Willrich / Mercir / Luke Temple / Son Volt / Math And Physics Club / Visqueen / Blue Scholars / Citizen Cope / The Tim Sherman Band / Post Stardom Depression / Akimbo / Nick Swardson / The Waybacks / Anna Oxygen / Thomas Marriott Quartet / Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto / Paul Gilmartin / Los Amigos Invisibles / The Duhks / The Bastards of Jazz / Iqu / Keren Ann / Aziz Ansari / Billy Joe Shaver / Flight of the Conchords / Chris Stamey / Brazilian Girls / Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band / Dudley Manlove Quartet / Andre Feriante / Iguales / Ian McFeron Band / The Be Good Tanyas / Israel Vibration / Eugene Mirman / Trey Anastasio / Upper Left Trio / Cancer Rising / Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion / Minus the Bear / Altered States Of Funk / Omar Torrez Band / Samite / Demo / Junkie Xl / Ayinde Howell / Dashboard Confessional / J Boogie's Dubtronic Science / The Tiptons Sax Quartet / Billy Preston / Cuchata / Viva Voce / Tegan and Sara / The Decemberists / Garbage / Elvis Costello / Flogging Molly / John Butler Trio / Iggy & the Stooges / Mudhoney / The Locust / Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 27, 2005
Minus the Bear Media Club Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Aug 26, 2005
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KNDD Studios Seattle, Washington, United States
May 06, 2005
Minus the Bear Webster Theater Hartford, Connecticut, United States
May 05, 2005
Minus the Bear Saratoga Winners Cohoes, New York, United States
May 04, 2005
Minus the Bear La Tulipe Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 03, 2005
Minus the Bear The Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 29, 2005
Minus the Bear Asbury Park Convention Hall Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Apr 29, 2005 –
May 01, 2005
Bamboozle 2005
My Chemical Romance / The Starting Line / Thrice / Finch / Say Anything / Relient K / Spitalfield / Piebald / Further Seems Forever / Fall Out Boy / Silverstein / The All-American Rejects / Motion City Soundtrack / Underoath / Anberlin / Senses Fail / The Bouncing Souls / Funeral for a Friend / Midtown / Alkaline Trio / Vendetta Red / The Bled / Mae / The Blood Brothers / Straylight Run / Bleeding Through / It Dies Today / Minus the Bear / The Early November / Kevin Devine / Saosin / Hot Rod Circuit / Flogging Molly / A Static Lullaby / Emery / .moneen. / Rufio / The Honorary Title / A Wilhelm Scream / Haste the Day / The Academy Is... / Halifax / Armor for Sleep / Paramore / The Audition / Catch 22 / The New Amsterdams / boys night out / Fear before / Mêlée / Gatsbys American Dream / I Can Make A Mess / Roses Are Red / Big D And The Kids Table / The Receiving End of Sirens / Anterrabae / JamisonParker / The Goodwill / Kane Hodder / Chronic Future / Hidden In Plain View / Bayside / The Chariot / Over It / Circa Survive / Acceptance / Waking Ashland / The Spill Canvas / Bear Vs. Shark / Copeland / Plain White T's / Emanuel / Punchline / Action Action / The Sleeping / The Fight / The Black Maria / Lovedrug / The A.K.A.s / These Arms Are Snakes / Vedera / Nightmare of You / Drive By / Crime In Stereo / This Day and Age / A Thorn For Every Heart / The Explosion / Small Towns Burn A Little Slower / Pistolita / With Honor / Scatter The Ashes / Lola Ray / Days Away / Number One Fan / Hit the Lights / Classic Case / Paulson / Gym Class Heroes / Cute Is What We Aim For / Hellogoodbye / Wakefield / Idiot Pilot / October Fall / Lucero / Ben Nichols / New Years Day / My American Heart / Army of Me / Down to Earth Approach / Mike Park / Street Dogs / Dropping Daylight / Patent Pending / The Chemistry / Throw Rag / BEDlight for BlueEYES / Flashlight Arcade / Van Stone / Outsmarting Simon / Madison / Tourmaline / Sirsy / Embrace Today / Long Since Forgotten / Extol / Dave Melillo / House of Fools / I Voted for Kodos / Adam Richman / Chase Pagan / The Evan Anthem / Caffeine / Someday Never / Hometown Anthem / Screwtop Detonators / What About Frank / Secret Surprise / Jessica Poland / Arms of Orion / Skyler / Dead End Saints / The Silence / High School Football Heroes / The Modern / Lux Courageous / Scenes From a Movie / Ashes Are Nutritious / The Jacks / A Fall From Grace / Lord Sterling / BlackOutSkies / The Dirt Bombs / Chasing Monroe / The Years Gone By / The Green Room / Runaway Orange / Remedy for Ruin / driving east / Burning Bright / Lakota / Bind / The Gun Stays / Another Day Wasted / Bandcamp / In Harms Way / Echo Screen / For Felix / HUDSON / Red Lyte District / Upper Hand / Northern State / Let It Burn / P.O.W. / Ley Royal Scam / Jinxed / The Mile After / Jade Fire / Dead 50's / A Day At The Fair / Knup / Suburban Legends / And Then I Turned Seven / Bad Flirt / The Loved Ones / Blind Hate Experiment / The Track Record / The Vacancies / Mike Rocket / Drive Without / Monster Squad / Company Calls / THE NSG / The Progress / Ashwin Show all bands
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Asbury Park Convention Hall Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Apr 28, 2005
Straylight Run / Minus the Bear / Gratitude / Spitalfield / The Honorary Title Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Apr 27, 2005
Straylight Run / Minus the Bear / The Honorary Title / Gratitude / Spitalfield

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Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 26, 2005
Straylight Run / Minus the Bear / Gratitude / The Honorary Title / Spitalfield Rocketown Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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  2. Memphis & 53rd
  3. Drilling
  4. The Fix
  5. El Torrente
  6. Pachuca Sunrise
  7. Michio's Death Drive
  8. Hooray
  9. Fulfill the Dream
  10. The Pig War
  11. This Ain't a Surfin' Movie
  12. Spritz!!! Spritz!!!
  13. Throwin' Shapes
  14. Let's Play Clowns
  15. Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo
  16. Lemurs, Man, Lemurs
  17. Knights
  18. Into the Mirror
  19. I'm Totally Not Down With Rob's Alien
  20. Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse

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