Pop punk band led by singer Jack Grisham (ex-T.S.O.L., Cathedral of Tears, and Tender Fury), formed in 1995 with bassist Billy Persons (ex-The Weirdos), drummer Chris Lagerborg (ex-Cadillac Tramps), and keyboardist Ronnie King. They released three albums on Epitaph Records in the mid-1990s. The Joykiller (1995) featured former T.S.O.L. guitarist Ron Emory. By Static (1996) guitarist Sean Greaves (ex-Floorlords) had joined the band, and by Three (1997) Lagerborg was replaced by Billy Blaze Price. The Joykiller disbanded the following year when Grisham reunited with the other original members of T.S.O.L. to relaunch that band. In 2003 Epitaph released the anthology Ready, Sexed, Go!, compiling tracks from all three studio albums along with previously unreleased material recorded with other musicians and not originally intended to be released under The Joykiller name. In 2014 Grisham came upon a box of promising Joykiller demos and revived the group with Persons, King, Greaves, and drummer Matthew Rainwater to record the crowdfunded album Music For Break-Ups (2015).
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October 9, 1997
Clutch Cargo's
Pontiac, Michigan, United StatesOctober 6, 1997
I.C. Light Amphitheatre
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesOctober 3, 1997
Harro East Ballroom
Rochester, New York, United StatesOpened for The Offspring
View on Setlist.fm →September 28, 1997
Heaven
Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesSeptember 3, 1997
The Roxy
New York, New York, United StatesFebruary 24, 1997
Heaven
Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesFebruary 20, 1997
Tramps
New York, New York, United StatesJuly 26, 1996
The Foothill Club
Signal Hill, California, United StatesJune 18, 1996
Oude Zaal
Amsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsJune 5, 1996
Rainbow Club
Milan, Lombardy, ItalyMay 31, 1996
Bürgerhaus Stollwerck
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyMay 28, 1996
Astoria 2
London, England, United KingdomNovember 11, 1995
Irving Plaza
New York, New York, United StatesNovember 8, 1995
Trocadero Theatre
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesNovember 7, 1995
Pearl Street
Northampton, Massachusetts, United StatesNovember 1, 1995
The Warehouse
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaOctober 25, 1995
The Mad Monk
Wilmington, North Carolina, United StatesOctober 21, 1995
Jannus Landing
St. Petersburg, Florida, United StatesAugust 18, 1995
Guild Theater
Sacramento, California, United StatesAugust 6, 1995
Showcase Theatre
Corona, California, United StatesThe Joykiller has released 7+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Music For Break-Ups, Three, Seventeen. Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of The Joykiller's most popular tracks include Hate, Love You More Dead, Show Me The System, Go Bang, White Boy, White Girl. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
Pop punk band led by singer Jack Grisham (ex-T.S.O.L., Cathedral of Tears, and Tender Fury), formed in 1995 with bassist Billy Persons (ex-The Weirdos), drummer Chris Lagerborg (ex-Cadillac Tramps), a... Read the full biography on this page.
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