Thursday performed their final U.S. show last Friday, December 30th, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Theatre of Living Arts. Live video footage of the band playing "Cross Out The Eyes" and "War All the Time" can be viewed below respectively.
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Thursday, Saves The Day, and Circa Survive have announced a pair of Australian dates, coinciding with their run on Soundwave 2012. Dates follow: Feb 27 Sydney, NSW @ The Metro (Lic/AA)Feb 29 Melbourne, VIC @ Billboard Thursday have announced that they will go on an indefinite hiatus following their remaining shows this year. A 2009 Ryan's Rock Show video interview with the band can be viewed here. Update 1:40pm: The band isssued the following statement: "Yup. Yesterday thrice, today Thursday. Crazy coincidence for two bands that have led such parallel and intersecting lives. We would’ve spaced our announcement out and given the dust a chance to settle but we are about to play a bunch of shows and we didn’t want anyone to miss the chance to see us one more time, so here it goes… If you’re reading this long version of our statement, you’ve probably had some interaction with Thursday. We’ve been a band for thirteen years. We’ve played an uncountable number of shows, ranging from living rooms to stadiums. We’ve talked to every Zine, blog, Daily, Weekly, Monthly periodical… We’ve talked to every College, Commercial and Public Radio Station and sometimes we just hung out on the street talking to strangers. Maybe we met you. Maybe we worked together somewhere. Maybe you saw us or heard us with friends. Whatever the case may be, we owe you thanks. You’ve allowed us to be a band for thirteen years, to travel the world, to make records, to meet all of the people we’ve grown to love. And to open for our idols, work with our heroes, employ our friends (the best crew around) and see our dreams made real. This year, Thursday has had so much to celebrate: our new record, No Devolución, came out ten years, to the week, after the record that was to become our touchstone: Full Collapse. To have one record still being celebrated a decade after it’s release and another to be met with such critical acclaim was really more than we ever could’ve imagined. We just wanted to play basement shows in New Brunswick. It’s funny… That sounds like a well-worn line now but it’s absolutely the truth. Well, if you’ve been touched by our music or our dedication or our embarrassingly out-of-fashion sincerity, then this is for you, friend: thank you for letting us make No Devolución. We hope you’ve heard it. We say “beg, borrow or steal… music is an idea… ideas are free” but we encourage you to support our fantastically sweet and hardworking label, Epitaph, by buying it if you can afford to. Despite the fantastic year that the band has enjoyed, creatively, things haven’t been as easy for us on a personal level. Without diving into detail, it’s fair to say that this year has been an endless series of personal difficulties. We haven’t had any falling out and are all still close. I’m sure that we will continue to create, in some capacity, together. We’ve talked about turning Thursday into something else: a non-profit, a band that only records sporadically, a collection of other projects… Underneath it all, the personal circumstances involved make it impossible to continue Thursday in the spirit that has made it special. So, we stop. For now, at least. We hope to see many of you at these last shows. They’ll be a lot of fun. We promise." A remix of Thursday's track "No Answers," done by Big Black Delta, the solo project of Mellowdrone vocalist/bassist Jonathan Bates, can be streamed below. Thursday will embark on a string on East Coast holiday shows in December with MeWithoutYou, Aficionado, Screaming Females, and Make Do and Mend. Dates follow: Dec 26 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland BallroomDec 27 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club Dec 28 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place Dec 29 Boston, MA @ Royale Dec 30 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts Thursday, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Native, and Zechs Marquise will team up for a tour in November/December. Dates confirmed thus far include: Nov 23 New York, NY @ Irving PlazaNov 25 Toronto, ON @ Opera House Nov 26 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar Nov 27 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Nov 28 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop Nov 30 Atlanta, GA @ The Loft Dec 01 Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century Theatre Dec 02 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge Dec 03 Pontiac, MI @ The Eagle Theater Dec 04 Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman has issued an update on two of his side projects: an unnamed collaboration with Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds, former Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery, and ex-The Mars Volta drummer Thomas Pridgen, and an additional project with Thursday vocalist Geoff Rickly. "[Avery] and I plan on locking ourselves in my studio for days without food or sunlight," says Weinman on the Mastodon/ex-Jane's Addiction/ex-Mars Volta project. "I can’t believe the guy who wrote the 'Mountain Song' bass line is gonna be sleeping on my floor. I’m sure [Hinds] and I will have some pretty serious sessions on tour in Nov as well." Song snippets of the material are expected to surface in the coming weeks.Weinman also commented on Cut Throat Tactics, a collaboration featuring Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly with members of Ink & Dagger, in which he lends his drumming talents. "I have come to the conclusion that beating on things rules. Doing it in time to music makes it I guess, a little more productive. I have been tracking drums for some new tunes we have been writing all week." The other members of The Dillinger Escape Plan have also been at work on various projects. Guitarist Jeff Tuttle’s Old Gods recently released new material, which can be heard on Bandcamp; Bassist Liam Wilson has been busy making music with members of Nanos Operetta; drummer Billy Rymer continues to spend his free time with North Korea; and as previously reported, vocalist Greg Puciato has been working on a collaboration with Soulfly mastermind Max Cavalera. Thursday will tour with Taking Back Sunday, Colour Revolt, and We Are The In Crowd. Dates follow: Jun 14 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music HallJun 15 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue Jun 17 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater Jun 18 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox at Market Jun 19 Spokane , WA @ Knitting Factory Jun 21 Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory Jun 22 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore Jun 24 San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues Jun 25 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues Jun 28 Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues Jul 01 Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues Jul 02 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater Jul 04 Houston, TX @ House Of Blues Jul 05 Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues Jul 08 Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues Jul 09 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Jul 10 Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Jul 12 North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues Jul 13 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage Jul 14 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Jul 15 Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theater Jul 16 Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live Jul 17 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater Jul 19 Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Jul 20 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues Jul 21 Wallingford, CT @ The Dome Jul 22 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus Jul 23 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues Jul 24 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's Jul 26 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall Jul 28 Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room Jul 29 Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room Jul 31 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues Thursday is planning a tour with Taking Back Sunday in summer. Dates are to be announced.
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