In 2012 brainloading saw 32 performances during 6 concerts with 30 bands at 6 venues in 4 locations.

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 15, 2012 –
Sep 16, 2012
Riot Fest 2012
Japanther / Frank Turner / Nobunny / The Gaslight Anthem / Andrew W.K. / Dropkick Murphys / GWAR / Built to Spill / Iggy & the Stooges / The Jesus and Mary Chain / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Rise Against / Descendents / Slapstick / Coheed and Cambria / Deal's Gone Bad / Minus the Bear / A Wilhelm Scream / Teenage Bottlerocket / Hot Water Music / August Burns Red / Larry and His Flask / Off With Their Heads / Cursive / The Adicts / The Story So Far / Of Mice & Men / Fireworks / Droids Attack / Gogol Bordello / Alkaline Trio / A Day To Remember / Blackbox / NOFX / AWOLNATION / Screaming Females / White Mystery / The Promise Ring / Chiodos / Sister Crayon / Less Than Jake / Reverend Horton Heat / Fishbone / The Infected / Imagine Dragons / Henry Clay People / Shotgun Zombie Show all bands
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Humboldt Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 13, 2012
Nobunny Turf Club Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Aug 16, 2012
Magic Castles / The Brian Jonestown Massacre
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First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Aug 10, 2012
My Morning Jacket / Band of Horses / Trampled by Turtles Somerset Amphitheater Somerset, Wisconsin, United States
Aug 04, 2012
Jane's Addiction / Franz Ferdinand / Skream & Benga
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Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 03, 2012 –
Aug 05, 2012
Lollapalooza 2012
Franz Ferdinand / Metric / The Black Angels / JEFF the Brotherhood / First Aid Kit / Anamanaguchi / Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs / Zedd / Madeon / Die Antwoord / Passion Pit / M83 / Black Sabbath / JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound / Los Jaivas / Moon Taxi / Neon Indian / Skream & Benga / Calvin Harris / Santigold / Point to Infinity / Bombay Bicycle Club / Little Dragon / The Gaslight Anthem / Florence + The Machine / Miike Snow / Chairlift / Justice / Jack White / Walk Off The Earth / Trampled by Turtles / Poliça / Fun. / DEV / Red Hot Chili Peppers / The Devil Makes Three / At the Drive‐In / The Weeknd / Sigur Rós / Bloc Party / Gary Clark Jr. / Childish Gambino / Dum Dum Girls / The Walkmen / Yuna / SBTRKT / Band of Skulls / NERO / Frank Ocean / The Black Keys / The Head and the Heart / The Shins / Tame Impala / Dr. Dog / J. Cole / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis / B.o.B / Avicii / Of Monsters and Men / Wale / The Temper Trap / Alabama Shakes / Aloe Blacc / Kaskade / Toro Y Moi / BASSNECTAR / Washed Out / Michael Kiwanuka / Porter Robinson / The War on Drugs / Knife Party / The Tallest Man On Earth / Zeds Dead / Sharon Van Etten / The Growlers / Sub Focus / LP / Twin Shadow / Tune-Yards / Big Gigantic / Dawes / Blind Pilot / Haley Reinhart / FIDLAR / Delta Spirit / Skream / Poolside / The Big Pink / Amadou & Mariam / Milo Greene / The Jezabels / White Rabbits / Givers / White Panda / Dry the River / JJ Grey & Mofro / Benga / The Afghan Whigs / Animal Kingdom / Bear In Heaven / Wax / Oberhofer / The Sheepdogs / O Rappa / Bowerbirds / Star Slinger / Paper Diamond / Yellow Ostrich / Mona / Hey Rosetta! / Kevin Devine / Overdo-z / Doomtree / Salva / Helena / Imaginary Cities / Kopecky Family Band / Nadastrom / Empires / The Dunwells / Thenewno2 / The Ambassadors / Chancellor Warhol / Dan Zanes And Friends / Orchard Lounge / DJ Zebo / DJ Mel / DJ Zero / Kid Color / Laura Warshauer / DJ Intel / Red Oblivion / Punky the Singer / DJ Nihal Show all bands
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Grant Park Chicago, Illinois, United States