Pop-punk doesn’t often get a second act. Fireworks — the Livonia, Michigan band that went on indefinite hiatus in 2015 after more than a decade of being exactly the kind of band that hardcore kids and pop-punk kids both claimed — is back on the road for the 15th anniversary of Gospel, and Buffalo is one of only six stops on the run. Thursday, May 14 at Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa. Doors at 6:00 PM, show at 6:30.
About Fireworks
Fireworks formed in the Detroit suburbs in 2004, building a sound that blended Midwest emo with the faster, more physical energy of punk — intricate guitar work with drums that pushed. By the time Gospel arrived in 2011 on Triple Crown Records, the band had built a following across scenes that rarely talk to each other: pop-punk, hardcore, DIY emo. The album charted at #40 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums chart. Then, in 2015, the band quietly stepped away. This run is the return to that record, fifteen years on — and given the pull that era still carries, you understand why.
The full bill for the Buffalo date includes Into It. Over It. — the solo project of Chicago emo veteran Evan Weiss, a central figure in the early-2010s emo revival — plus SPACED, Shy Tooth, and Paper Rabbit. Presented by After Dark Presents.
About Rec Room
Rec Room is a 300-capacity bar and music venue on Chippewa Street in downtown Buffalo, the city’s main entertainment corridor. The address is 79 W Chippewa. If you’re driving in from Syracuse, the 90 puts you there in about two hours. Aim to arrive by the 6:00 PM door time — a bill this full rewards getting there early. Age restriction is 16 and older; anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, and no one under 12 is admitted.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets start at $35.73 through TicketWeb and are delivered digitally two days before the show. Buy Tickets.