Pela's 2008 Concert History

Pela's frontman Billy McCarthy was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California and dropped out of high school at age 16, after which he played in failed bands up and down the west coast, later moving overseas to Europe to make a living as a subway busker. He worked in 10 countries, most of which would have him only long enough to pay for one-way tickets to the next city. (During this tour of duty he attempted to play a restaurant in Italy dressed as...

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 23, 2008
CMJ Music Marathon
"CMJ Music Marathon" / The Vettes / The Jones Street Boys / Blind Pilot / The Soft Pack / Frances / Pela / Jukebox the Ghost
Mercury Lounge New York, New York, United States
Jun 07, 2008
Pela Downstairs, The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Jun 06, 2008
Pela Bowery Ballroom New York, New York, United States
Jun 02, 2008
White Rabbits / Pela / Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson The Firebird St. Louis, Missouri, United States
May 31, 2008
Pela Larimer Lounge Denver, Colorado, United States
May 29, 2008
Pela / Neva Dinova / Ladyhawk The Satellite Los Angeles, California, United States
May 28, 2008
Pela Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, California, United States
May 27, 2008
Pela Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon, United States
May 26, 2008
Sasquatch! Music Festival
"Sasquatch! Music Festival" / Matt Costa / The Cave Singers / Jamie Lidell / Pela / The Mars Volta / Flight of the Conchords / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Built to Spill / The Hives / Ghostland Observatory / Battles / The Little Ones / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down / Kinski / Dyme Def / Say Hi / Siberian / The Flaming Lips / Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground / Delta Spirit / Eugene Mirman / Marc Maron / Michael Ian Black / Michael Showalter / The Choir Practice Show all bands
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The Gorge Amphitheatre George, Washington, United States
May 24, 2008 –
May 26, 2008
Sasquatch! Music Festival 2008
The Morning Benders / Dyme Def / Grand Hallway / Joshua Morrison / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down / sera cahoone / Dengue Fever / The Little Ones / The Choir Practice / Whalebones / Built to Spill / Okkervil River / Battles / Matt Costa / Beirut / Delta Spirit / White Rabbits / Rogue Wave / The Breeders / Tegan and Sara / Destroyer / Flight of the Conchords / Jamie Lidell / Newton Faulkner / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Truckasauras / Ghostland Observatory / Dead Confederate / Crudo / The National / Mates of State / The Cave Singers / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / The Maldives / The Shaky Hands / Blue Scholars / Cancer Rising / The Presidents of The United States of America / The Moondoggies / Kathleen Edwards / The New Pornographers / Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground / Pela / Cold War Kids / Throw Me the Statue / Yeasayer / Awesome / Kinski / The Heavenly States / Say Hi / The Whigs / J. Tillman / Siberian / The Blakes / The Cops / What Made Milwaukee Famous / 65daysofstatic / David Bazan / Ozomatli / Grand Archives / Death Cab for Cutie / The Cure / Modest Mouse / The Kooks / Fleet Foxes / The Flaming Lips / The Hives / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Mars Volta / R.E.M. / M.I.A. Show all bands
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The Gorge Amphitheatre George, Washington, United States
Show Duplicate for May 24, 2008
May 22, 2008
Pela The 400 Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
May 21, 2008
Pela / Minipop Schubas Tavern Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 20, 2008
Pela Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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