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On this day, 13 August 2014, American punk band Emily’s Army played the Undertone, Cardiff.
The band was formed by Cole Becker and Joey Armstrong after watching School of Rock together in school. Becker's brother, Max Becker, later joined the band to play bass. The band was originally named the Raining Souls, but they briefly changed to the Clocks.
After realizing there were already many bands with the same name, they changed it to Emily's Army in honor to Becker's cousin Emily, who suffers from cystic fibrosis and was diagnosed in 1998. Their goal was to raise money and create more awareness for cystic fibrosis.[citation needed] In 2008, they released a set of songs on their MySpace page under the album name This Kid.[citation needed] Although This Kid is not an official studio album, a few of these songs appeared throughout their career, including "Burn Apollo" that was re-recorded on their debut album, Queens being played live in 2012, and "I Need to Be Fixed" played live during Warped Tour 2012.
The band played many small shows and festivals in California during this time. In 2009 the band added guitarist Travis Neumann whose first appearance was on the band's 2009 EP, Goody Two Shoes. that was followed by the release of two more EPs, Broadcast This and Regan MacNeil. The band spent all of 2010 working and recording their first studio album with Green Day frontman and Joey's father, Billie Joe Armstrong.[citation needed] In 2011, the band released their first full-length album, Don't Be a Dick, on June 14 through Adeline Records.[citation needed] The album featured six re-recorded songs from their earlier releases. The album was compared to Green Day's early work and had major punk influences. In support of the album the band went on an East and West Coast tour in 2011.
In 2013, the band once again worked with producer Billie Joe Armstrong, on their second record. Lost at Seventeen, was released on June 11, 2013 via Adeline Records and Rise Records. The band went on tour with Vans Warped Tour to support the album for the second time in their career. They also toured for the very first time in Great Britain.
In early 2014 the band started writing and recording new material. Travis Neumann officially left the band shortly after the release of their EP Swim, on July 18, 2014, consequently, bassist Sebastian Mueller joined the band while Max switched to lead guitar. In September 2014 the band officially changed their name to "Swimmers"
Setlist
Alien's Landing
Part Time Bum
Strictly for the Birds
Broadcast This
Lost at 17
The Kids Just Wanna Dance
(Fast Cars cover)
Avenue
War
High Wasted Shorts
Ammonia and Bleach
You Bit Me
Dancing on My Own
(Robyn cover)
