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Thanks to everyone who made our sixth European tour and Louisville show so much fun!

We have a few things in the works for 2010. Stay tuned for details.

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Previous Shows

Select date range:    1994-1997   1998-2000   2001-Present

Metroschifter 1994

First Tour
Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Mario Rubalcaba (drums):

May 13 with Ozone Kite and United Steel Workers at Unga Bunga, Paducah, Kentucky

May 14 at Blue Moon Records, Louisville

May 15 with The Telephone Man, The Pale Blue Star, and Lather at Cliffhangers, Louisville

May 19 with Die 116 and Three Studies for a Crucifixion at Apollo's, Columbus, Ohio

May 20 with Die 116, Current and Plaid Retina at the Grounds at University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan

May 21 with Die 116, Enkindel, Into Another and Scab at Morton Community Center, Lafayette, Indiana

May 22 with Prom Nite at Liquid Lounge, Norman, Oklahoma

May 27 with Falling Forward, Strife, Guilt, None Left Standing (and others ?) at the Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin

May 28 with Lotus and the Telephone Man at Drew Wilson's House, Finchville, Kentucky



The Five-Week Tour: with Die 116

Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Dave Mason (drums):

Nov. 16 with Cooler at Butchertown Pub, Louisville

Nov. 17 with Die 116, Cause For Alarm, and Hole Shot at the Pipeline, Newark, NJ

Nov. 18 with Die 116, Colossus Of The Fall, and Jasta 14 at the Tune Inn, New Haven, Connecticut

Nov. 19 with Die 116, Earth Crisis, 4 Walls Falling, Pale, and Vigil at University of the Arts, Philadelphia

Nov. 20 with Die 116 and Colossus Of The Fall at Lost Horizon, Syracuse, NY

Nov. 22 with Die 116 at Gumby's, Huntington, West Virginia

Nov. 23 [plus Chad Castetter on guitar] with Die 116, Falling Forward at Grand Theatre, New Albany, Indiana

Nov. 25 with Die 116 and Felt at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, Illinois

Nov. 26 with Die 116, Break Ups, and Stick at VFW Hall, Kansas City, Missouri

Nov. 27 with Die 116, Ugly, and Phallus 4 Barrel at Rock Island,Wichita, Kansas

Nov. 29 with Die 116 and 11th Hour at Mercury Cafe, Denver, Colorado


On the Five-Week tour in Washington state, 12/12/94

Nov. 30 with Die 116 and Unbound at Play's Cool, Salt Lake City, Utah

Dec. 1 with Die 116 and Samuel Adams at the Downtown Performance Center, Tucson, Arizona

Dec. 2 with Die 116, Quicksand, and Orange 9mm at the Nile Theatre, Mesa, Arizona



The Five-Week Tour: with Die 116
(drummer change)
Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Mario Rubalcaba (drums):

Dec. 3 with Die 116 and Man Will Surrender at Koo's Cafe, Santa Ana, California

Dec. 5 with Die 116 at Dream Street, San Diego, California



The Five-Week Tour: with Die 116 (resumed)

Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Dave Mason (drums):

Dec. 6 with Die 116, Mean Season and Man Will Surrender at the Icehouse, Fullerton, California

Dec. 8 with Die 116 and Dog Is Dead at John Henry Tavern, Eugene, Oregon

Dec. 9 with Die 116 and some grunge cover band with a keyboard at the Big Dipper, Spokane, Washington

Dec. 11 with Botch and Dead Skin Mask at the Velvet Elvis, Seattle, Washington

Dec. 13 with Die 116 and Caffeine at Jay's, Missoula, Montana

Dec. 14 with Die 116, Wax and Hangar 18 at the Twilight Zone, Rapid City, South Dakota

Dec. 15 with Die 116 and ? at Dremly Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Dave Mason (drums):

Dec. 16 with Ballsniffer at the Fletch, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Dec. 17, with Ugly But Proud at the Falcon Theatre, Hamtramck , Michigan

Dec. 18 [plus Chad Castetter on guitar, and we did the first half of the set with Dave Mason on drums and the second half with Mario Rubalcaba] with ? at Club Nowhere, Indianapolis, Indiana

Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Mario Rubalcaba (drums):

Dec. 19 with Colossus Of The Fall at some club, Toldeo, Ohio

Dec. 23 with Experimental Pollen Enselmble at Chicago Rob's Pizza, Louisville

Chad Castetter (guitar), Scott Ritcher (bass/vocal), Mario Rubalcaba (drums):

Dec. 31 at Scott's parents house, Middletown, Kentucky (New Year's party)

Metroschifter 1995

Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Kevin Coultas (drums):

Mar. 5 with Amaroq, Samuel at Andy Tinsley's house, Louisville (YouTube video from this show: Forward and Link)

Mar. 24 with Evergreen, Crain, King Kong, Wino, Hedge, Eleven Eleven and ? at the Grand Theatre, New Albany, Indiana (St. Francis High School Battle of the Bands)

May 6 (all-instrumental show on Derby Day) at Blue Moon Records, Louisville (YouTube video from this show: Square)

May 7 with some out of town bands ? at Andy Tinsley's house, Louisville

May 7 with Blangk, Union, and Eleven Eleven at Musselwhite & Meinhart Law Offices, Radcliff, Kentucky

May 14 with Kinghorse, Crain, Hedge, Amaroq, Pale Blue Star, and Out at the Brewery Thunderdome, Louisville (End-of-Slamdek Blowout)


Fireside Bowl, Chicago, 6/1/95


Pat in Prague, 12/21/98

Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Kyle Crabtree (drums):

May 19 with Colossus of the Fall and 5 Story Fall at ?, Toledo, Ohio

May 20 with Roosevelt's Inaugural Parade and ? at the Hamtramck House, Detroit, Michigan

May 21 with ? at Fourth Coast Coffee House, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Mario Rubalcaba (drums):

May 25 with Amaroq and En-dive at C.O.C., Muncie, Indiana

May 26 with Eleven Eleven at Door No.3, Lafayette, Indiana

May 27 with thePromise Ring, Amaroq and ? at ?, Madison, Wisconsin

June 1 with Kerosene 454 and ? at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, Illinois



Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Kevin Coultas (drums):

June 17 with Ruby Falls and ? at ?, Dayton, Ohio (More Than Music Festival)



Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Kyle Crabtree (drums):

Nov. 23 with Church Of Astronauts at Blue Moon Records, Louisville

Nov. 25 with Hedge and Litmus at the Cherokee, Louisville (YouTube videos from this show: Finder, Drive / Shit Harvester, Flat / Whatever's Wrong With Me Is Here to Stay.)

Metroschifter 1996

Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Kyle Crabtree (drums):

Mar. 29 with Shift, Chamberlain, and Omaha at Westbeth Theatre, New York City

Mar. 31 with Chamberlain, Omaha, Cable and ? at Maxeluna's, Plainville, Connecticut

April 19 with Guilt, Endive, North Lake United Methodist Church, Chicago, Illinois

April 28 with Wino at the Cherokee, Louisville

May 31 with Elliott and Wino at some old folks home, Canton, Ohio

July 13 with Elliott and Needlepoint Book at the Grounds Coffeehouse, Detroit, Michigan



Death From the Skies Tour: with the Rachel's Band
Chad Castetter (guitar), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal), Kyle Crabtree (drums), plus film projections by Greg King:

Aug. 21 with The Rachel's at the Magic Stick, Detroit, Michigan

Aug. 22 with The Rachel's and Quixote at Club Soda, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Aug. 23 with The Rachel's at the Lounge Ax, Chicago, Illinois

Aug. 30 with The Rachel's at Clifton Center Theatre, Louisville


Pat and Scott on the
Death From the Skies Tour, 8/31/96


Metroschifter, Water Breaks Stone and Omaha at Potsdam, Germany, 12/31/96



First European Tour: with Omaha
Chris Reinstatler (drums), Mark Ritcher (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal):

Dec. 12 with Omaha and The Mouthfuls at Frankie's, Toledo, Ohio

Dec. 15 with Omaha and The Love Boat at Irish Pub, Karlsruhe, Germany

Dec. 17 with Omaha and Evergreen (not the one from Louisville) at Confino's Squat, Cesena, Italy

Dec. 18 with Omaha, Washer at C.S.O.A. Brancaleone, Rome, Italy

Dec. 19 with Omaha at The Tube, Padova, Italy

Dec. 21 with Omaha, Water Breaks Stone, Scud, Still, and Strahler, at Kuckucksei, Nürtigen, Germany

Dec. 22 with Omaha at ?, Saarbrücken, Germany

Dec. 23 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at the Jugendzentrum, Espelkamp, Germany

Dec. 24 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at the Jugendzentrum, Roßwein, Germany

Dec. 25 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone and Grünenstraße, Bremen, Germany

Dec. 26 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at AKKU, Immenhausen, Germany

Dec. 27 with Omaha, Water Breaks Stone, Dawnbreed, and Ache Born at Tryptikon, Münster, Germany

Dec. 28 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at Lindfabrik, Kortich, Belgium

Dec. 29 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at Alhambra, Oldenburg, Germany

Dec. 30 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at the Jugendzentrum, Erfurt, Germany

Dec. 31 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at Anvil, Potsdam, Germany

Metroschifter 1997


Some heavy metal dude on stage jamming after midnight on New Year's in Potsdam Germany, 1/1/97


Jan Grünwald and Sammy Rippberger of Water Breaks Stone schooling Chris Reinstatler and Mark Ritcher at a German game of Kicker

First European Tour: with Omaha (continued)
Chris Reinstatler (drums), Mark Ritcher (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal):

Jan. 2 with Omaha at 007, Prague, Czech Republic

Jan. 3 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at Conne Island, Leipzig, Germany

Jan. 4 with Omaha, Water Breaks Stone and ? at the Schreinerei, Schweinfurt, Germany

Jan. 5 with Omaha and Water Breaks Stone at the Jugendzentrum, Münster Depot





Chris Reinstatler (drums), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal):

Feb. 28 with Tramlaw and ? at Wesleyan Foundation, Lafayette, Indiana

Mar. 2 with Lifetime and Elliott at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, Illinois

Mar. 31 with Hedge and 4 Rose Society in Jefferson Square, Louisville (Rally against the Louisville Youth Curfew) (YouTube video from this show: Whatever's Wrong With Me Is Here To Stay)

Chris Reinstatler (drums), Mark Ritcher (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal):

April 11 with Eleven Eleven, Duncan Barlow, Ron Whitehead, Itch House, and ? at University of Louisville Humanities Auditorium, Louisville

Chris Reinstatler (drums), Pat McClimans (bass), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal):

June 7 with The Shipping News and Cars Get Crushed at Sugar Doe Cafe, Louisville



Metroschifter 4 Tour
Dave Cook (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal):

July 4 with The Get Up Kids, McAffee, and ? at Sparks, Louisville

July 5 with The Loved at a practice space near the SOB Warehouse, Cincinnati, Ohio

July 6 with Thoughts Of Ionesco, Empire State Games and ? at Pharoh's Golden Cup, Detroit, Michigan

July 7 with Failsafe and CHC at Westport Community Building, Chesterton, Indiana

July 8 with Bound, Kid Kilowatt, and Close Call at the Space, Worcester, Massachusetts (90)

July 9 with Miltown and Moses at the Z-Bar, New York City

July 10 at New York University, live radio broadcast on WNYU-FM, New York City



Metroschifter 4 European Tour
Brendan Bogosian (bass), Chris Reinstatler (drums), Scott Ritcher (guitar/vocal):

Aug. 1 with Despair and Stampin Ground at Rhenania, Köln, Germany

Aug. 2 with Oil at De Hemel Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Aug. 3 with Despair, Stampin Ground, Kick Back, Morning Again, and ? at Zaal Nieuwenborgh, Dilsen, Belgium (Ultimate HC Fest)

Aug. 5 with Fju:L and Esel at the Felsenkeller, Höxter, Germany

Aug. 6 with Loose (35007) at Gleis 22, Münster, Germany (Metroschifter's 100th show)

Aug. 7 with Despair and Stampin Ground at AJZ, Bielefeld, Germany

Aug. 8 at the Korax, Erfurt, Germany

Aug. 9 with Despair, Stampin Ground, Disrespect, and Viel, at the KFZ, Schleiz, Germany

Aug. 10 with ? at the Rock Cafe Electra, Cheb, Czech Republic

Aug. 12 with ? at Alter Schlachthof, Wels, Austria

Aug. 14 with Vincent's Ear at the Juz, Roßwein, Germany

Aug. 15 with Despair and Racial Abuse at the Schreinerei, Schweinfurt, Germany

Aug. 16 with Serene, Culture, Spirit Of Youth, Blindfold, and ? at the Vortin Vis, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium

Aug. 18 with Abhinanda, Broccoli, and Star Market at some place, Brighton, England

Aug. 20 (afternoon) with Broccoli at Shake Some Action Records, Croydon, England

Aug. 20 (night) with Broccoli at 121 Squat, Brixton, England

Aug. 21 with Broccoli and Chopper at Feast & Farkin Pub, Leeds, England

Aug. 22 with Broccoli and Grover at some Guinan's Pub, Liverpool, England (Hört's 50th show with Metroschifter)

Previous Shows

Select date range:    1994-1997   1998-2000   2001-Present