Alexisonfire in Sussex, NB (Jubilee Hall) - December 9th, 2003

[@jlone87]

Set List: 01:37 - .44 Caliber Love Letter 07:20 - Polaroids Of Polar Bears 13:12 - Get Fighted 17:38 - Adelleda 23:24 - The Kennedy Curse 27:21- Waterwings (And Other Pool Side Fashion Faux Pas) 30:30 - Pulmonary Archery 34:24 - Little Girls Pointing and Laughing

[@RobForg]

Thanks man

[@7s7rg77]

I didn't realise "get fighted" was as old, but it's nice to know.. it's one of my favourites off Watch Out

[@7s7rg77]

@@JohnAdamIan2 it definitely would have been, but now that I think about it I think I saw it was on a demo of theirs, before even selftitled

[@breakashar1908]

Jean Lone badass setlist ever alexisonfire 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Fozzie420]

@@7s7rg77 Get Fighted has a Demo version along with Sharks And Danger, both are superior to the Album version. They were released on what's known as the Black and Gold EP which has a live video of Little Girls Pointing And Laughing live at The Opera House in Toronto where George jumps from the stacks into the crowd.

[@GreenKidGreenKid]

This is like, Canadian History, man

[@cjbeatsbipolar]

A part of our heritage

[@E30lane]

Absofuckin' lutely!!

[@FISHUNTREECOUNTRY]

Much better than the Prime Minister's history

[@YouTubeSaysThereCantBeTwoRyans]

@@FISHUNTREECOUNTRY well, I mean.. his history is quite a joke...

[@donnieblanko]

​@fishermandancrook You mean our crime minister.

[@Ren-kei]

the dude who yelled out the .44 caliber love letter transition was spot on hah

[@korndud]

he sounded good too!

[@mikejohnson8581]

I once met them in person and took my was like "you're the dudes from alexisonfire" and they told me they were not. Then went up on stage and played a full show a half hour later. Legends.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Ha! That's awesome

[@spongeschwamm]

I'm 37 now and headbanging in my kitchen in Germany to this awesome performance. So fucking full of power and passion. Love it.

[@PM-vv3uc]

Hi aus Potsdam :D

[@sickfarce6275]

Göttingen. Was geht? :D

[@PM-vv3uc]

@@sickfarce6275 Alexisonfire gegen Hitze! ^^

[@JohnAdamIan2]

awesome!

[@siiiimmo]

38 and basically same but Australia!

[@CL-jm7pl]

Alternate tite: Rare footage of george keeping his shirt on for an entire show

[@McDoobles]

Before they could afford new T-shirts every show.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

this is the answer

[@Tobirot]

he had the screechin weasel shirt on

[@Ceb773]

This is the coolest thing ever; its like looking straight into my early teens

[@Teaganbear]

I'm so glad the person filming was right next to Dallas, now I know which guitar licks were his and which were Wade's

[@tfavretto]

Way cooler than whatever I was doing Dec. 9, 2003. Also, fun fact: this venue is now a seniors' centre.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Punk rock and quilt making

[@elviradistress]

it genuinely looks like it already was

[@architech5218]

This band has got me through so much. Seeing this has made me feel so much. We all have to start somewhere

[@shottingham]

They're still helping a lot people, my dude, myself included. I hope you're well.

[@charlespwnage5435]

yes their music was always there for me even at my hardest times

[@storiesofghosts]

they certainly are. sometimes this is the only shit that will make me smile @@shottingham

[@DecafMuffin]

and the underrated bass player holding it all together as usual

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Testify!

[@arsxnavlt]

We're so lucky this show was filmed, preserved since 2003, and uploaded to KZbin. This is incredible! Thank you so much for putting this up.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

You're welcome! My buddy Justin was filming, and it was his camera. We were in our mid to late teens, so the real thanks belongs to Justin's parents for buying him a camera way back then! It wasn't normal to have one.

[@SEATACx]

This was the first “scream” band I had ever heard. Not a single thing like it before 2005. My tastes have changed over time but they will always be the reason I am into metal/hardcore in the first place. Great video.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

very cool!

[@thebusdriversupreme]

I don't care what anyone says....they create whole genres of music

[@TheJackRayner]

Incredible. That being said, I feel like I can smell this room.

[@yeflynne]

Probly smelled like good weed

[@Brodiexbikerxkid]

This should be a heritage moment.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Ha! You win at comments

[@remileblanc491]

Thanks for uploading this. This was such an amazing show. I'm the guy with the white t-shirt in front of Wade. My buddy is the guy with the red shirt filming the show with my video camera. If i remember correctly this was a free show if you brought a non-perishable food item. I'm pretty sure The Fullblast played that night too.

[@dyran]

If that footage still exists...oh boy.

[@DWreck958]

Sounds correct. Non perishables and a picture of a your Alexisonfire tattoo sent to their onlybandever email in these days assured a discounted if not free ticket.

[@CoryRyanCastle]

Was Matty Matheson there?

[@shottingham]

Good times.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Correct about the non perishable buy Fullblast was a different show with Moneen

[@ripmalone]

Little Girls Pointing and Laughing has always been my favourite AOF track and they ended with it. It’s so difficult finding a live version of it anywhere.I can’t say how much I appreciate you posting this.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

You're welcome! I'm glad you found it

[@chrisunruh1700]

dude come to st catharines on sunday it will be plyed

[@RichTruitt]

This is EXACTLY how I feel.

[@andhenevercameback7117]

oh man pre accidents! This is gold!!! The environment and fashion bring back some amazing memories

[@Mikemfm666]

I cannot believe I'm seeing this in 2022 this is absolutely amazing especially after seeing them live years and years and years ago

[@JohnAdamIan2]

believe it!

[@B1INK]

Omg I’m here also in 2022 seen these guys in st Catherine’s ont this summer just blows my mind where it all started

[@viral0998hj]

I never get tired of The Kennedy Curse, such a bloody good track

[@charlespwnage5435]

its actually one of my top 3 favorites

[@Trowa71]

The rhythm switch at the beginning is a bop.

[@kayla4199]

Ha!! I was supposed to go to this show when i was 13 but my mom wouldn't let me drive to Sussex with older dudes! lol I got to see them in 2007 in Saint John, NB and it is still the best concert i have ever been to! Thanks for uploading this!!

[@AlexFrezCorrea]

How famous were they at this point?

[@MardyBum100291]

@@AlexFrezCorrea Not very, they genuinely weren't doing anything on a national level but did appear on a TV show I believe a few months after this, and had a feverish cult like following.

[@qotsa1234]

I wanted to see them in 2007 in moncton when the uni bar was called oxygen but i was too young at the time. I Remember being so pissed not being able to go to the show. I got to see them when i got older but i would have love to witness that era of alexis live, i never got to see them perform polaroid of polar bears which is my favorite from them.

[@Trowa71]

City and Colour was my first live show way back. My sister said the band members of Alexis were there too somewhere, and I was awe-struck without even seeing them. And thus begun this journey. I should thank my sister.

[@polymorose]

Arguably my favourite live concert video of any band on KZbin. Thank you for uploading this. What I would have given to be there. Best performance I’ve ever heard of Polaroids of Polar Bears which has always been my favourite song by them.

[@qotsa1234]

Polaroids is my favorite too. I go to see them a couple times and i was always secretely wishing they would play it, never happenned.

[@davidtheisen2523]

@@qotsa1234 same here :-(

[@JohnAdamIan2]

You're welcome I'm glad my old VHS tapes are bringing joy

[@erikdefont8850]

@@JohnAdamIan2 OMG dude yes they are. 33 yr old former hudson valley ny scene kid and all my friends and I loved this band. Brings back great memories of SO many shows around the northeast of the US exactly like this one in VFW halls and American Legion halls. Its amazing

[@JohnAdamIan2]

​@@erikdefont8850that's awesome! 🖖🏻

[@northernironforge]

Man, this makes me feel happy and sad at the same time. As a 32 year old that has been a huge Alexis fan since I was like 14/15 years old and seeing them live in Australia back in like 2007/08 I’m extremely grateful of their music and how it still emotionally effects me every time I hear them. And I’m so happy and proud of how far they have gone! But same time it makes me sad because time is escaping us all, they were better,simpler times and it reminds me that we are all racing to our demise.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

it doesn't have to be a race. it can be a long, meandering, peaceful stroll. enjoy it!

[@haarlembrando]

this band.. this feel. THIS is what made me want to play music when i was 14. haha dayum

[@KyleRoss-y3d]

So happy this was posted online. So cool to see them playing so early on!

[@Nemo_Ayanami]

It's always cool to find stuff like this on the internet. I'm from SJ, New Brunswick and I'm always pumped to see or hear things from my home province. Thanks for the upload man.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

You're welcome

[@paulskotniczny4817]

I could live in this moment for the rest of my life and be happy

[@JohnAdamIan2]

This comment makes me feel good

[@ianmac3469]

Saw them at Myron’s the next year with Fullblast and Rise Against. Those days will never come back. Thank you so much for sharing this set, it takes me back to being 20.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

you're welcome!

[@lovelorn4154]

This gives me such crazy nostalgia when I was a kid, Canadian history indeed, and these guys are still amazing!

[@rotitnhoj]

I literally have their band logo tatooed on me. one of the best bands ever, and to see this upload, man.. i'm just so happy! i remember these days, with the emo hair and all. amazing that this is preserved on youtube! thank you again...

[@JohnAdamIan2]

You're welcome! I'm glad it's bringing joy.

[@ginganinja4568]

means you get into any AoF concert for free hahah

[@takeguard]

This is so good it's almost got me choked up.

[@madddoll8685]

Thank you so much for uploading this and sharing it with the world! What a throwback to my youth. Been wanting to see AOF for like 15 years and I am finally going to next week!!. They are so insanely young and already so damn talented on this video...so great.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

You're welcome How was the show?

[@madddoll8685]

@@JohnAdamIan2 It was amazing, and the last fun thing I did before Covid hit and everything stopped!

[@DYLANBROCHILL]

The energy, the crowded floor, the flat fluorescent lighting. Brings me back

[@JohnAdamIan2]

crowd level shows were so fun

[@jonathanloaiza3445]

They didn’t know what they had then… These songs mean everything to me. I know them word for for word. I’m like on the verge of tears.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Glad you found the video!

[@road3240]

reminds me of house parties back in the day in Chateauguay, Quebec. Nostalgia hitting hard af right now.

[@JenniferHernandez-vs9lt]

Wow, this was exactly 20 years ago from the day I’m writing this. Brought back so much nostalgia of the spirit of supporting local live shows for me and my friends who were also in bands during this time. What a gem. Thanks for sharing. Everyone at this show looks like me and my friends in Chicago/Northwest Indiana in 2003. Cheers.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

I love hearing these stories! glad it brought back some fond memories 😊

[@ginganinja4568]

holy shit i just got goosebumps, i was at this show... crazy to see this after so long... now if i could find videos from the Elks club in Fredericton that would be mint lol

[@JohnAdamIan2]

awesome the elks club ruled back then!

[@minou_1]

thank you so much for uploading this. i've watched it in its entirety like 3 times already

[@katiem8167]

I’ve watched it probably 11 times now. It helps me when I’m sad 😳 haha. It’s awesome.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

you're welcome

[@freshdamon]

The guy shouting "it's not a tumor" is a genius.

[@diegojaviersalcedochinchay5106]

29:56

[@alex0589]

WHAT'S UP DENNY'S vibes. good times. saw them a year later in a real club. Almost died on a school night.

[@Millstreamer]

So glad I stumbled on this! Unreal!

[@dang9269]

20.50 starts the best outro ever created just listen to each instrument doing its own thing but all working together perfectly. I wish they still played this song perfection. Adelleda

[@pilotravis]

that's been my favorite song of my entire life since then

[@pilotravis]

And the ending of that song is a huge reason why. I'm had in not the only person it hits like that

[@JohnntLikesToEatStuff]

Dude these guys were tight even as kids. Dallas is a multi millionaire

[@robs6372]

Love George rocking the Screeching Weasel shirt... So old school. My buddy went to high school with Dallas Green. Canadian Icons.

[@libertyspikes666]

These were the best shows growing up!

[@chrisb48907]

dan and the fellas from Gallactus 77 were great ! I used to play them on my radio show in Freddy..fuzz city ! Cheers !

[@ThePhilosorpheus]

For the kids out here, this wasnt filmed on a smartphone ;)

[@mentaltelepathy24]

lol right.

[@deletetruth8771]

Yes it was

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Boo yah. VHS tape baby!

[@elviradistress]

to the adults out there, we still use camcorders .. im charging mine right now :3

[@keipher506]

Thanks for uploading this.. I finally saw them last year and really wish i had known about this show.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

You're welcome

[@jonnycakes335]

I remember touring Canada playing in venues like this.. on the floor. with the audience so fun. lol

[@JohnAdamIan2]

what was the name of your band?

[@jonnycakes335]

@@JohnAdamIan2 I was one of the 35 singers of Blessed By a Broken Heart lol

[@pleasegive1000dollar]

​@@jonnycakes335 BBABH played my hometown on a lacrosse pad at the Rec centre. They headlined after like 8 local bands - the whole thing was organized by a kid who was like 12 at the time lmao. The show was loud as shit.

[@AILDgURL]

What a gem! Really wish I could go back in time and be there, how awesome, back before they were really known. Ps- Dallas has always been my favorite as he has an amazing voice and I had a crush on him for a long time lmao

[@dang9269]

Me too adelleda is my number 1 from these beauties... dallas has influenced my guitar playing so much from this era and I'm forever grateful

[@pilotravis]

thank you so much for this

[@JohnAdamIan2]

you're welcome :)

[@rickchilli]

2003... I was 13 Years Old, Special Times. I Miss..... 2003... Eu Tinha 13 anos. Tempos Especiais. Sinto Falta....

[@winoosbourne344]

Watching this after The Otherness making of is just precious

[@JohnAdamIan2]

there's a Making Of for Otherness? that sounds cool!

[@ianmac214]

Cool to see a pre release version of get fighted. I remember seeing them at Myron’s with the fullblast and rise against. Simpler times.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Agreed. Cool to get a listen to a new song.

[@tryitworks]

holy sh*t, nice footage! thanks for uploading that heart-warming sound

[@JohnAdamIan2]

You're welcome! Glad it brought you some joy 🖖

[@hikemalliday6007]

2003. what a good year

[@jasonprice9823]

Lol other than a Balloon festival and a giant yard sale, this is about the coolest thing to ever happen in Sussex.

[@LukeHorbath]

I was born two days after this gig but yet this shit is hard

[@JohnAdamIan2]

damn that rules

[@fimbulwint3r]

this is simply magical, thank you.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

you're welcome!

[@lilnavajoyo666]

Gotta love that they were listening to Saves the Day prior to playing!

[@JohnAdamIan2]

I may have been the one in control of the music that night 😉

[@WyWy0207]

Love how the crowd finally gets pumped at the breakdown for Pulmonary Archery...You cannot help it on that song...

[@devonlindsay5784]

LOL the time era when people still showed up with that Mo hawk with massive spikes. Love it! What a throwback! Pretty sure I saw them for this tour in BC

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Spikes in the pit were always fun

[@carlinfraser8905]

You just don't see this kind of music support anymore. Insane they're playing to a crowd with all the lights on and no production and it was awesome. I remember this same gig in Fredericton.

[@Redrider2k2]

Oh man.. December of 2003. I still remember that these guys were playing in the area. My broke 19 year old ass had recently moved to Moncton but couldn't manage to check them out since i was still nursing a freshly broken ankle. I'm sure that night i was sitting in my crappy apartment loading a few of their songs into Winamp..

[@JohnAdamIan2]

it really whips the llama's ass

[@faroffpromise8068]

Feels weird seeing them playing in a video from before I was even born. Now I get to see them on August 5th!

[@JohnAdamIan2]

awesome

[@Mrmoustache6]

My youth was growing up in a small town not unlike Sussex a province over in Nova Scotia, going to shows at extremely similar venues during a similar time frame as this show. Saw quite a few bands that ended up having decent followings, never AOF though (though I saw them later in Halifax). That said watching this video gave me a serious feeling deja vu and I loved every second of it.

[@holeindanssock156]

❤️

[@JohnAdamIan2]

that's awesome! A Sight from Sewn Eyes or Risky Business from Halifax perhaps?

[@gothfather1]

Days of youth..those nostalgic suspended chords and 4th shifts take me back.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Agreed

[@Moose745]

God, does this bring memories

[@greymanphipps8996]

I met these boys back stage around this time at a sold out show in Kelowna. Very solid dudes, made me dream big.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Inspiration is key

[@joelguy5882]

Holly Fu#& this is the RAWEST most insane show recording I have seen EVER ... and I have seen them live :-) FOR ARCHIVES!!!

[@Ashley-ku7is]

Best band ever

[@escherpainting8622]

I like that the audio is surprisingly clear and the band are balanced fairly well haha. That must have been a rager of a show to be at.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

it was! And I agree. the camera did a better-than-expect job.

[@macaronipartynaptime]

Omg my favorite band preformed this 10 days before my birth.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

that's rad as frig!

[@alanpereira6899]

Epic! Thank you for uploading!

[@JohnAdamIan2]

No problem!

[@charlespwnage5435]

seeing them how they started and how they are now makes me feel old lol. started listening to them in 2003 too when i was a 13 now im in my 30's

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Welcome to the club!

[@Project-pl4jk]

I would do anything to go back to that moment when .44 Caliber started. Anything.

[@dr4ven1982]

who even recorded this vids, is a fuckn legend. Thank you.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

The real legend was the dude's parents who bought him a video camera way back in 2003! They were not common to have, especially for 17 year olds.

[@robrasberry2486]

Thanks for the content

[@JohnAdamIan2]

you're welcome

[@JohnnyShikari]

Pure gold

[@troydesilva2662]

I saw them a few months prior to this in London ON. They opened for Mushroomhead and Godsmack(odd line up but still awesome!). With all the gear up on the stage for the other bands Alexisonfire didn't have much room. All I remembered was them with the most energy, kicking and given'er!

[@holeindanssock156]

❤️

[@JohnAdamIan2]

that's rad!

[@valvanzi5708]

i always cry during adelleda, people should talk about this one more i feel like it's underappreciated

[@adrianperez4300]

I just saw a flyer with their name on it....still playing? Crazy

[@cjbeatsbipolar]

That first album was such sweet chaos!

[@JohnAdamIan2]

agreed!

[@gordieparenteau6555]

We were all so young once. Where did the years go?

[@JohnAdamIan2]

"And then one day you find Ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run You missed the starting gun And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun But it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again The sun is the same in a relative way But you're older Shorter of breath, and one day closer to death"

[@caboodle5462]

so awesome

[@karissad7382]

Hey, thanks! *this is a .44 caliber love letter straight from my heart* :)~~~~~>💓°•○☆💕

[@JohnAdamIan2]

niiiiiiiice

[@otisjacksonjunior9795]

This is so wholesome.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

youthful innocence

[@Thithe_dev]

O tempo voa, mano ❤

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Agreed

[@SameBasicRiff]

this is amazing Thank you.

[@grumpeechat]

I miss these days. No cell phones. People were present in the moment. They were always super talented...they deserve all the fame and fortune that came their way...and they never forgot where they came from.

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Agreed! The fact that one of my friends even had a video camera back then - we were 17 - is crazy. Very lucky!

[@deadboyx360]

Thank u for uploading this

[@JohnAdamIan2]

you're welcome!

[@mentaltelepathy24]

2003 feels like forever ago

[@RSCL_BEATZ]

Thanks a lot!!

[@JohnAdamIan2]

you're welcome!

[@w8andr8]

thank god this video exists

[@JohnAdamIan2]

🖖

[@karsisonline]

This video inspired me to go to shows in February legendary video

[@JohnAdamIan2]

This makes me very happy. Thanks for posting! Who did you go see?

[@karsisonline]

@@JohnAdamIan2my local bands and Sunday real estate

[@JohnAdamIan2]

@@karsisonline nice!

[@synthmalicious7541]

20th Anniversary of this is coming up…

[@JohnAdamIan2]

Correct. I've been trying to reach out to one of the members to do an interview for my show, but no luck :( A person can dream though...

[@andrewwilliams9743]

This is amazing *****************

[@DoSomethingProductive]

15 years later lol, my what a change

[@anitasoar5360]

Thank you for this ❤

[@JohnAdamIan2]

You're welcome