This is the definitive list of upcoming live performances for The Ex-Bombers (last updated January 29, 2026).
Send booking requests to theexbombers at gmail and we’ll make it happen.

February 14, 2026	Paducah, KY	Dry Ground Brewing	Fan Club 7" record release AND the Dry Ground Brewing anniversary celebration (details soon). If you are around Paducah come to this! No cover, music 8-10 p.m.
February 20, 2026	New Lenox, IL	Hickory Creek Brewing	Our return to Hickory Creek playing beneath our favorite submarine. No cover / music 6:30-9:30 p.m.
February 21, 2026	Monroe, WI	Bullquarian Brewhouse	Noir Fest! It's dark bands, dark beers, and other dark delights. No cover, radness all around. Our friends The League of Erics play 5-6:30, we play 7-8:30 ish. No cover.
March 6, 2026	Black Earth, WI	Black Earth Lanes	Black Earth Lanes' anniversary celebration! Our favorite mid century mod bowling alley has us playing right there on the approach. Awesome place. Music 7-9 p.m.
March 7, 2026	Dixon, IL	Val's Place	Thee Cavetone Records 17 Year Anniversary Spectacular. With Patir Filius and VORTIS! These are the best kind of trouble! No cover, music at 8 p.m. Can you imagine this awesomeness at Val's?!
March 13, 2026	Woodridge, IL	Skeleton Key Brewery	Return to SKB! We love this place! No cover / food truck / music 7:30-10:30 p.m.
March 27, 2026	Lancaster, OH	TBA	Private event (because we do these sometimes). We'll see how private it is for you...
March 29, 2026	Lombard, IL	LOV'D - Downtown Lombard	Lombard's Outdoor Vintage Day is a huge outdoor vintage market with rock n roll bands! We play 11:30-1 p.m. and then our friends the Royal Son of a Guns play after us!
April 3, 2026	Macomb, IL	The Wine Sellers	Return to The Wine Sellers! Come see what thee best Happy Hour in the Midwest is all about! No cover / music 5:30-7:30
April 4, 2026	Lisle, IL	Crooked Arm Vinyl & Tap	Our debut at this record store / craft beer emporium. This will be FUN. Music 7:30-9:30!
April 17, 2026	Edwardsville, IL	Samm's Last Chance Saloon	Return to Samm's! Last time was a blast and we love seeing our E-ville friends! Music 8-11 p.m.
May 8, 2026	Davenport, IA	Bootleg Hill Honey Meads	Our debut at Bootleg Hill! So pumped, we've missed our Quad City friends! Music at 7 p.m.
May 9, 2026	Lisle, IL	Bubblehouse Brewing	Return to Bubblehouse!! And this time we are bringing our friends the Royal Son of a Guns! Other things in the works too... No cover / music 6-9p.m.
May 22, 2026	Galesburg, IL	Reserve Artisan Ales	Return to RAA! We are kicking off patio season with a toe-tapping set (and then riding the bus!). Music 6-9 p.m.
June 19, 2026	Dayton, OH	Blind Bob's	Return to Bob's!! Oh this place... We are sure the bill will be amazing. Music at 9 p.m.
June 20, 2026	Lancaster, OH	Double Edge Brewing	Return to Double Edge for Bottom's Up Fest!!!
June 25/26	Macomb, IL	Macomb Heritage Days	Playing this awesome festival! They go all out for this event and we are SO pumped to be a part of it. Details soon!
July 4, 2026	Galesburg, IL	Reserve Artisan Ales	RUMBLE AT RESERVE! The Ex-Bombers and Jeremiah Plunkett run a pro wrestling event for a good cause. We play all the entrance music and there's a gauntlet battle royal to determine the winner of the Reserve Artisan Cup.