The 2014 Die Knowing tour headlined by Comeback Kid made its mark at the Middle East in Cambridge, Massachusetts on February 25th proving hardcore is hard to kill!

The tight melodic hardcore band from Seattle, Washington, To the Wind, opened up and set the pace for the night. DOWNPRESSER from Santa Barbara, California, did not skip a beat bringing the crowd of the Middle East together in a swirling sea of elbows and knees. Xibalba, from Pomona, California, rounded off the west coast core with a chest thumping set of downtempo hardcore.

Backtrack, from New York City, is proof that although there are many heated rivalries between Boston and New York, there is one thing we definitely have in common: an undying love for hardcore. Backtrack let the crowd know that the show belonged to the crowd right from the start. They created a perfect storm setting the stage for headliners Comeback Kid.

Comeback Kid (CBK) put on an unbending display of aggression with energy and intensity playing songs such as Wasted Arrows and Should Know Better from their upcoming March 4th release Die Knowing. CBK, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, had as much fun playing as the crowd did moshing in the pit.

The seasoned musicianship coupled with drive of singer/frontman Andrew Neufeld rounded off the night as the crowd pounded away and kart-wheeled off the stage. The show had its own heartbeat and if you are hardcore for life, you know a few bloody noses, bumps, and bruises lets you know you are alive.

The show last night is a testament that hardcore still has a home in Boston, as it has from the start with bands like DYS, Gang Green, Jerry’s Kids, and The F.U.’s to name a few. Thanks to all involved for keeping the scene alive. Check out the tour at a city near you and grab a copy of Die Knowing available March 4th.

Article and images by special guest contributor Bill Jollimore

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Comeback Kid tour dates:
w/ Backtrack, Downpresser, Xibalba
Feb 25 – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East
Feb 26 – New York, NY @ Santo’s Party House
Feb 27 – Springfield, VA @ Empire
Feb 28 – Reading, PA @ Reverb
Mar 01 – Charlotte, NC @ The Casbah at Tremont Hall
Mar 02 – Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
Mar 04 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Mar 05 – Tampa, FL @ Epic Problem
Mar 06 – Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
Mar 07 – Lake Worth, FL @ The Speakeasy Lounge
Mar 08 – Jacksonville, FL @ Atticus Bar
Mar 09 – Birmingham, AL @ The Forge
Mar 10 – Tupelo, MS @ Goodtime Charlie’s
Mar 12 – Mission, TX @ Las Palmas Race Park
Mar 15 – Houston, TX @ Walter’s on Washington
Mar 16 – Grand Prairie, TX @ QuikTrip Park (South By So What?!)
Mar 19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Pub Rock
Mar 20 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Mar 21 – Lancaster, CA @ Industry Theater
Mar 22 – Oakland, CA @ The Oakland Metro
Mar 23 – Ventura, VA @ Rock City Studios
w/ Xibalba, The Greenery, Malevolence
Mar 28 – Oberhausen, DE @ Resonanzwerk
Mar 29 – Hamburg, DE @ Headcrash
Mar 30 – Copenhagen, DK @ Beta
Mar 31 – Oslo, NO @ John Dee
Apr 02 – Helsinki, FI @ The Circus
Apr 04 – Motala, SE @ Kulturakademin
Apr 05 – Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia
Apr 06 – Leipzig, DE @ Conne Island
Apr 07 – Ostrava, CZ @ Barrak
Apr 08 – Budapest, HU @ Duer Kert
Apr 09 – Graz, AT @ Explosiv
Apr 10 – Roncade, IT @ New Age
Apr 11 – Ljubljana, SI @ Kino Siska
Apr 12 – Will, CH @ Remise
Apr 13 – Saarbrucken, DE @ The Garage
Apr 14 – Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach
Apr 15 – Glasgow, UK @ Classic Grand
Apr 16 – Manchester, UK @ Sound Control
Apr 17 – London, UK @ Underworld
Apr 18 – Brighton, UK @ Audio
Apr 19 – Eindhoven, NL @ Dynamo
Apr 20 – Hannover, DE @ Chez Heinz

w/ COUNTERPARTS, Backtrack, The Greenery, Alpha & Omega
May 01 – Jonquire, QC @ Le Klube**
May 02 – Sherbrooke, QC @ Le Woodstock*
May 03 – Quebec City, QC @ Chez Dagobert*
May 04 – Gatineau, QC @ Legion Royale Canadienne* (Heart Fest)
May 06 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa*
May 07 – St Catherines, ON @ Coco Cabana Nightclub
May 08 – Hamilton, ON @ Club Absinthe
May 09 – Toronto, ON @ Virgin Mobile Mod Club
May 10 – London, ON @ London Music Hall (Rum Runners)
May 14 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
May 15 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange
May 16 – Calgary, AB @ The Gateway
May 17 – Edmonton, AB @ Bonnie Doon Hall
May 20 – Kamloops, BC @ Cactus Jacks
May 21 – Kelowna, BC @ Level Nightclub
May 23 – Vancouver, BC @ Tom Lee Music Hall
** without COUNTERPARTS and Backtrack
*without COUNTERPARTS