Modern Life Is War Concert History

Modern Life is War is an American hardcore band originally from Marshalltown, Iowa. Formed in 2002, they are known for their incendiary live shows and unique take on the melodic hardcore and hardcore sound, usually avoiding standard songs structures and almost entirely abandoning the use of breakdowns. During Modern Life is War's six-year original run, the band released three full-length albums and one self-titled 7" EP. Despite a growing profile on the underground hardcore circuit...

Modern Life Is War Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2023)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 18, 2023
Upcoming
Bane / Stick To Your Guns / Modern Life Is War Roadrunner Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jun 17, 2023
Upcoming
Bane / The Suicide File / Modern Life Is War / Stick To Your Guns / Bracewar
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Roadrunner Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jun 25, 2022
Vainstream Rockfest 2022
The Offspring / Sum 41 / Silverstein / Enter Shikari / Neck Deep / Red Fang / Stick To Your Guns / Bury Tomorrow / Agnostic Front / Being As An Ocean / FEVER 333 / Counterparts / Boston Manor / CREEPER / Crossfaith / Boysetsfire / Landmvrks / Modern Life Is War / Lionheart / Any Given Day / Unprocessed / Sondaschule / Die Kassierer / Get the Shot / One Step Closer / Marathonmann / Powerflo / God's Hate / Smoke Blow / Toxpack / Crystal Lake - Official / Sperling / Metzer 58 Show all bands
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Am Hawerkamp Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Show Duplicate for Jun 25, 2022
Jun 24, 2022 –
Jun 26, 2022
Outbreak Fest 2022
Turnstile / Knocked Loose / Basement / Touché amore / Citizen / Youth Of Today / Terror / VEIN.FM / Madball / Your Demise / Modern Life Is War / Loathe / Movements / Higher Power / Angel Du$t / Drug Church / Nothing / Venom Prison / Incendiary / Rotting Out / Fiddlehead / Show Me The Body / Mannequin Pussy / Superheaven / Chubby and the Gang / Narrow Head / Young Guv / Drain / Puppy / Witch Fever / SLOW CRUSH / One Step Closer / The Flex / Year of the Knife / Renounced / Xibalba / Last Witness / Gods Hate / Big Cheese / Soft Kill / High Vis / Choir Boy / Chastity / Dead Heat / Scowl / Dare / Hawser / Injury Reserve Show all bands
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Bowlers Exhibition Centre Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jun 24, 2022
Jun 23, 2022 –
Jun 25, 2022
Jera On Air 2022
The Offspring / Rise Against / Bullet for My Valentine / Killswitch Engage / The Hives / Bad Religion / Silverstein / Neck Deep / August Burns Red / Suicide Silence / Beartooth / Anti-Flag / Hatebreed / While She Sleeps / Ska-P / Stick To Your Guns / Turnstile / Comeback Kid / Being As An Ocean / Bury Tomorrow / Terror / Counterparts / Knocked Loose / Electric Callboy / Good Riddance / For the Fallen Dreams / Life Of Agony / Crossfaith / Ignite / Trash Boat / Boysetsfire / Walls of Jericho / No Fun At All / loathe / Modern Life Is War / Incendiary / Lionheart / Jaya The Cat / Rotting Out / hot milk / Blood Youth / Nasty / Clowns / Jesus Piece / Malevolence / Belvedere / SeeYouSpaceCowboy / Invisions / Tim Vantol / Bob Vylan / Get the Shot / Higher Power / Drain / VEIN.FM / DREAM STATE (UK) / Cigar / Faintest Idea / Stake / La Armada / Blowfuse / Crafter / Main Line 10 / Another Now / Beachdog / New Pokerface / The Hell (UK) / Rotzak / Hang Youth Show all bands
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Jera On Air Ysselsteyn, Limburg, Netherlands
Show Duplicates for Jun 23, 2022
Jun 10, 2022
Hot Water Music / Elway / Modern Life Is War
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Gothic Theatre Englewood, Colorado, United States
Oct 29, 2021 –
Oct 31, 2021
FEST 2021
Frank Turner / The Wonder Years / Hot Water Music / Comeback Kid / Murder By Death / Sparta / Torche / Teenage Bottlerocket / Into It. Over It. / The Appleseed Cast / Good Riddance / The Lawrence Arms / Mustard Plug / Strike Anywhere / Gorilla Biscuits / Days N' Daze / Sheer Mag / A Wilhelm Scream / Such Gold / I Am the Avalanche / The Dollyrots / Prince Daddy & The Hyena / Red City Radio / Modern Life Is War / Cobra Skulls / Ratboys / Pet Symmetry / Tim Barry / John-Allison A.W. Weiss / Frameworks / Broadway Calls / The Copyrights / Dikembe / Origami Angel / Spanish Love Songs / Planes Mistaken For Stars / Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls / Worst Party Ever / Mock Orange / No Trigger / Slingshot Dakota / Bridge City Sinners / Blacklist Royals / The Jukebox Romantics / We Are The Union / War on Women / annabel / Dollar Signs / David Dondero / jon snodgrass / Peelander-Z / Western Addiction / Signals Midwest / Weakened Friends / awakebutstillinbed / Dog Party / Pool Kids / Kill Lincoln / Zeta / The Pauses / Kepi Ghoulie / Timeshares / Banquets / Home is Where / Mikey Erg / Jail Socks / MakeWar / Teen Agers / Skatune Network / Chris Gethard / Kali Masi / Grumpster / Insignificant Other / Kittyhawk / Friendly Fire / Wailin Storms / Western Settings / Typesetter / Moving Targets / Wax Wings / Worlds Scariest Police Chases / Teenage Halloween / Tiltwheel / Crazy and the Brains / The World Inferno Friendship Society / Amygdala / Taking Meds / Weatherstate / Goalkeeper / Gillian Carter / Late Bloomer / Pohgoh / Grey Matter / Canopy / Catbite / Dead Bars / alright / Radon / Woolbright / Cliffdiver / Rational Anthem / Giants Chair / Assholeparade / Militarie Gun / Andrew Paley / Smn / Devon Kay & The Solutions / Palomino Blond / Lost Love / Antagonizers ATL / Hit Like A Girl / Wolf-Face / Carpool / Papers / Dead Friends / You Vandal / Doc Hopper / Expert Timing / Debt Neglector / NO WIN / The Bad Signs / Bashful / Get Married / Tightwire / LAPêCHE / Canadian Rifle / Flying Raccoon Suit / The Scutches / The Lucky Eejits / Shehehe / DFMK / Kevin Nichols / Nightmarathons / Year of the Fist / Glazed / School Drugs / Attic Salt / American Television / Totally Slow / The Farewell Bend / Omnigone / Boss' Daughter / Broken Record / Plasma Canvas / Bottom Bracket / Virginity / biitchseat / Original Sharks / Destroy Orbison / Postage / The Eradicator (Squash Man) / Bacchae (DC) / Ghost Town Remedy / Dirty Rotten Revenge / Doc Hammer / Telethon (WI, USA) / Freezing Cold / 430 Steps / Sad Girlz Club / The Bitter Branches / Talk Me Off / Hunger Anthem / American Thrills / Danny Attack / Pike Co. / Blind Adam & The Federal League / X'ed Out / the longest hall / Dboy (CAN) / GILT (FL) / Ball of Light / Cool Grandma / Answering Machine (BK) / SPELLS (Denver) / Night Witch (Tallahassee, FL) / Shotclock / Don't Panic (US) / Soft Clicks / Stunner (FL) / Shark Anatomy / The Warhawks (US) / LIGHTWEIGHT (US) / Little Teeth (Germany) / Pangolin (US) / Vacancy (US) / Swiss Army (PGH) / Faye (Band) / Articles (US) / After the Fall (US) Show all bands
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Fest Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Feb 21, 2020
Snapcase
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Oriental Theater Denver, Colorado, United States
Dec 08, 2019
DEFEATER & Modern Life is War
Defeater / Modern Life Is War
The Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, California, United States
Dec 07, 2019
Defeater / Modern Life Is War / Supercrush / Initiate / Choir Vandals Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, California, United States
Dec 06, 2019
Modern Life Is War / Defeater / Supercrush / Power Alone 924 Gilman Street Berkeley, California, United States
Dec 05, 2019
Defeater / Modern Life Is War Dante's Portland, Oregon, United States
Nov 22, 2019
Dillinger Four / Modern Life Is War / Arms Aloft / Goldblums Wooly's Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Nov 21, 2019
Dillinger Four / Modern Life Is War / Arms Aloft / C.H.E.W. (Chicago)
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Metro Chicago, Illinois, United States
Show Duplicates for Nov 21, 2019
Jun 09, 2019
neshaminy creek 7th anniversary bash
Dave Hause & The Mermaid / Modern Life Is War / Tim Barry / Fire In The Radio / School Drugs
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co. Croydon, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 08, 2019
Dave Hause & The Mermaid / Tim Barry / Modern Life Is War / School Drugs
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Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co. Croydon, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 07, 2019
Modern Life Is War House of Independents Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Jun 06, 2019
Modern Life Is War / Krimewatch / Supernatural Psycho
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Brooklyn Bazaar New York, New York, United States
Mar 09, 2019
Modern Life Is War / Private Function
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Corner Hotel Richmond, South Australia, Australia
Sep 30, 2018
Gorilla Biscuits / Modern Life Is War Wooly's Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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Bane's Last Show
Jun 18, 2016
 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  Added by Concert Archives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9gq4djUORk

Bane's Last Show
Jun 18, 2016
 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  Added by Concert Archives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzHMdHnFvek

Bane's Last Show
Jun 18, 2016
 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  Added by Concert Archives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y0Nq1So2QA

Bane's Last Show
Jun 18, 2016
 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  Added by Concert Archives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPmyiRx6m5M

Bane's Last Show
Jun 18, 2016
 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  Added by Concert Archives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3M49VI4N8

Bane's Last Show
Jun 18, 2016
 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  Added by Concert Archives

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Vainstream Rockfest on Jun 30, 2018 [978-small]

Vainstream Rockfest
Jun 30, 2018
 Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Vainstream Rockfest on Jun 30, 2018 [979-small]

Vainstream Rockfest
Jun 30, 2018
 Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Vainstream Rockfest on Jun 30, 2018 [980-small]

Vainstream Rockfest
Jun 30, 2018
 Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Vainstream Rockfest on Jun 30, 2018 [981-small]

Vainstream Rockfest
Jun 30, 2018
 Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Vainstream Rockfest on Jun 30, 2018 [982-small]

Vainstream Rockfest
Jun 30, 2018
 Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Vainstream Rockfest on Jun 30, 2018 [983-small]

Vainstream Rockfest
Jun 30, 2018
 Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Vainstream Rockfest on Jun 30, 2018 [985-small]

Vainstream Rockfest
Jun 30, 2018
 Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Vainstream Rockfest on Jun 30, 2018 [986-small]

Vainstream Rockfest
Jun 30, 2018
 Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Vainstream Rockfest on Jun 30, 2018 [987-small]

Vainstream Rockfest
Jun 30, 2018
 Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Snapcase on Feb 21, 2020 [094-small]

Snapcase
Feb 21, 2020
 Denver, Colorado, United States
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Reading Festival 2015 on Aug 28, 2015 [174-small]

Reading Festival 2015
Aug 28, 2015 - Aug 30, 2015
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Bane / The Suicide File / Modern Life Is War / Stick To Your Guns / Bracewar on Jun 17, 2023 [086-small]

Bane / The Suicide File / Modern Life Is War / Stick To Your Guns / Bracewar
Jun 17, 2023
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Genres:

Punk
United States
Hardcore
Post-Hardcore
Hardcore Punk
Melodic Hardcore
Straight Edge
Chaotic Hardcore
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Latest Setlist (06/08/2019):

Play on YouTube
  1. The Outsiders (Hell Is for Heroes, Part I)
  2. Martin Atchet
  3. Feels Like End Times
  4. John and Jimmy
  5. Marshalltown
  6. First and Ellen
  7. Revival Fires
  8. Dark Water
  9. I Wanna Be Your Dog
  10. Young Man on a Spree
  11. By the Sea
  12. D.E.A.D.R.A.M.O.N.E.S.
  13. Nervous Breakdown

Concerts Per Year:

2023 2 concerts
2022 4 concerts
2021 1 concert
2020 1 concert
2019 11 concerts
2018 13 concerts
2017 1 concert
2016 9 concerts
2015 19 concerts
2014 10 concerts
2013 9 concerts
2008 7 concerts
2007 106 concerts
2006 54 concerts
2005 49 concerts
2004 1 concert
2003 1 concert
2002 1 concert

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Frequenty Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Modern Life Is War had?

Modern Life Is War has had 299 concerts.

What genre is Modern Life Is War?

Modern Life Is War is most often considered to be Punk, United States, Hardcore, Post-Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Melodic Hardcore, Straight Edge, and Chaotic Hardcore.

When is the next Modern Life Is War concert?

The next Modern Life Is War concert is on June 17, 2023 at Roadrunner in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The bands performing are: Bane / The Suicide File / Modern Life Is War / Stick To Your Guns / Bracewar.

When was the last Modern Life Is War concert?

The last Modern Life Is War concert was on June 25, 2022 at Am Hawerkamp in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The bands that performed were: The Offspring / Sum 41 / Silverstein / Enter Shikari / Neck Deep / Red Fang / Stick To Your Guns / Agnostic Front / Being As An Ocean / Bury Tomorrow / FEVER 333 / Counterparts / Boston Manor / CREEPER / Crossfaith / Boysetsfire / Modern Life Is War / Landmvrks / Any Given Day / Lionheart / Unprocessed / Sondaschule / Die Kassierer / Get the Shot / Marathonmann / Powerflo / One Step Closer / Smoke Blow / God's Hate / Toxpack / Crystal Lake - Official / Sperling / Metzer 58.

What songs does Modern Life Is War play live?

The songs that Modern Life Is War performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the June 08, 2019 concert at Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co. in Croydon, Pennsylvania, United States:

  1. The Outsiders (Hell Is for Heroes, Part I)
  2. Martin Atchet
  3. Feels Like End Times
  4. John and Jimmy
  5. Marshalltown
  6. First and Ellen
  7. Revival Fires
  8. Dark Water
  9. I Wanna Be Your Dog
  10. Young Man on a Spree
  11. By the Sea
  12. D.E.A.D.R.A.M.O.N.E.S.
  13. Nervous Breakdown