Facts:
- 300 shows played since 1995, 3 full albums, 5 split-albums, tons of compilations.
- Played festivals such as: Pukkelpop ( 2002), Groezrock (2000), Marktrock Leuven (2003), Suikerrock (2006), Rock Herk (2001)...
- Tours with Belvedere (Can), Adhesive (Swe), Shandon (It), Skin Of Tears (Ger), Against Time (Hol), The Resistance (Can)...
- Toured East Canada (2001), West Canada (2005), Spain (2001-2002-2004), Holland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, ...
- Support Me First And The Gimme Gimmes (2005) at Hof Ter Lo (Antwerpen-B)
- Support shows: Me first and the gimme gimmes, No Use for a name, Strung Out, Ten Foot Pole, Pulley, Venerea, Ignite, Satanic Surfers, No Fun At All, 59 Times The Pain, Nofx, New Found Glory, Down By Law, Bouncing Souls, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Reel Big Fish, Nra, Useless Id, Skin Of Tears, Heideroosjes, Undeclinable, Adhesive, Belvedere, Midtown...
Tourhistory:
- European tour with Adhesive (2001)
- Canadian tour (2001)
- Spain-tour (2001)
- France-Italy tour (2002)
- Spain tour with Against-Time (2002)
- German tour with Skin of Tears and Shandon (2003).
- Spain tour with Flatcat (2004)
- Canadian tour (2005) with Belvedere and Resistance
Discography:
1) Dedicated to you split cd with Not That Straight, Funtime Records
2) Ripping the field full cd, Funtime Records
3) Five Days off, full cd, New Horizon Records(Can)/Funtime Records
4) Coast to coast full cd, Funtime Records
5) Coast to coast full cd, Vitaminepillen Records(Ger)/Funtime Records
6) Five Days Off/Question marks split cd, Pota Records (Ita)/ Funtime Records
7) Flatcat/Five Days off split cd, Funtime Records/Eye Spy Records
8) Over It/Five Days Off/National product/Midpoint split cd, Triple threat records(Can)/ Funtime Records
9) Deerfoot trail, Funtime Records
+ a whole lot of compilation contributions on various national and international compilation cds
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Full bio:
Since the release of their debut album ripping the field on funtime records in 2000, Five Days off has been constantly touring ,playing shows or recording. Their infectious, fastforward melodic punkrock with some hard rockin influences was brought to several European countries. Five days off did several European tours, including one as support for the Swedish Adhesive and a full month tour with labelmates Shandon (it) and the german band Skin of Tears. Their first album was also released on the Canadian New Horizon Records and the band did a headlining tour through Canada in 2001. Enter 2002, Five Days off records the follow up album Coast to coast with Patrick Delabie and the catchy chorusses, great melodies and fast punkrock take the band to an even higher plan. They are invited to play at various festivals like Pukkelpop, Rock Herk, Groezrock , Marktrock Leuven and many, many others. Being good friends with that other big punkrockband from Belgium Flatcat that is- they decided to team up for a split cd and start recording at Dé Studio in the fall of 2003. The result was released in 2004 and things start even going better. On the split cd, the band kind of reinvented their selves, resulting in a collection of catchy songs with a great drive and full of passion and energy. For sure, the new sound and approach fits the band well and they soon start working on the new full length album. In the meantime, there are some smaller tours in various European countries and a support tour for Belvedere through Canada in the spring of this year. Right after their return from Canada, they are finishing their songs. The summer is spent in Déstudio to do the recordings with Dirk Miers and Jasper Vergeer (from Undeclinable) who also worked hard on the new 5do album as producer and contributor to some vocal arrangements. Jasper and Olly (from the Shandon) are also doing some guest vocals and the result is astonishing. The mastering of the new album deerfoot trail was done at the famous Blasting Room Studio (usa) by Bill Stevenson (Descendents, All) in september of this year and now Five days off is ready to take the punkrockscene by storm once again !
