Local Shows

Local Shows — is a series of early shows from 2008 - 2009 by the band Twenty One Pilots. Most of the known shows of this period are known from the words of old listeners and attenders of their shows, and until now the exact number of shows and dates are unknown, only some shows are confirmed by publications on social networks like Twitter, Myspace and Facebook.

Local Shows
A print of a T-shirt sold at concerts in 2009
Tour by Twenty One Pilots
Supporting release	Twenty One Pilots
Country	United States
Continents	North America
Tour leg	3
Number of shows	7 (confirmed) 15 (unconfirmed)
Duration
Late 2008 — 29 Dec 2009
Twenty One Pilots tour chronology
Local Shows (2008 — 2009) TOP Tour (2010 — 2011)

Information

For the most part, only seven Twenty One Pilots' concerts in 2009 are known and have been confirmed based on the band's social media posts on Myspace and Twitter. One of them was discovered by setlist on Fan Premier Exhibit 15 August 2024.

In the publicly available resources of the Internet it is possible to trace only the second half of 2009 from June. In Webarchive the earliest saving of Twenty One Pilots page on Myspace is January 6, 2010, although there are screenshots of earlier saves on the Internet, where some information about the reality of the concerts is confirmed. Also on the Twitter page there are an old posts with concert announcements and other information about the band's activity from that period. Concert from FPE was signed like the first show of the band.

An interview with Chris Salih and Nick Thomas mentions some shows between late 2008 and early 2009 where they performed unknown songs that didn't make it onto the debut album and possibly early versions of Self Tittle songs. In Nick Thomas' interview with The Twenty One Pilots Podcast, he mentions that the band has performed covers of other artists.

From the known part of the tour, not many concerts were played by the band, by how much the band had to book nights for a concert or participate in festivals and music events. According to Nick Thomas' recollection, the band's early gigs lasted no more than 20-30 minutes.

Only 6 dates from an unrecorded period of performances and without correct date and place are known, and some of their authenticity is questionable.  

Tour Dates

Local Shows in 2009

Date	Location	City	Country	Type
06.08.2009	Coffey Road Park	Columbus, OH	United States	Headline show
08.08.2009	Chipotle	????, OH	United States	Festival
09.22.2009	Skully's Music Diner	Columbus, OH	United States	Headline show
10.03.2009	The Lot	Grove City, OH	United States	Charity show
10.11.2009	The Alrosa Villa	Columbus, OH	United States	Battle of the Bands
11.14.2009	Olentangy Orange High School	Columbus, OH	United States	Headline show
12.29.2009	The Basement	Columbus, OH	United States	Headline show

Unknow concert

Date	Location	City	Country	Type
10.??.2008	Unknown Venue	Columbus, OH	United States	Unknown type
??.??.2008	The Attic	Kettering, OH	United States	Festyval
??.??.2009	Unknown Venue	Unknown City	United States	Unknown type
??.??.2009	Kidd Coffee	Middletown, OH	United States	Headline show
05.??.2009	The Outpost	Kent, OH	United States	Opening show

Setlists

Only known 3 setlist from 2009. One of them is incomplited.

Battle of the Bands

1. Friend, Please 2. Trapdoor 3. Johnny Boy 4. March To The Sea 5. Fall Away

11.14.2009

Friend, Please Fall Away Trapdoor March To The Sea Johnny Boy Time To Say Goodbye

Unknown show from FPE

1. Johnny Boy 2. Fall Away 3. Air Catcher 4. Taxi Cab 5. Addict With A Pen 6. Friend, Please 7. Kin 8. Trapdoor 9. Time To Say Goodbye

Media

Photos

There is only a full recording of the band's performance at Battle of the Bands on the internet and a photo from an unknown performance expected in October 2008 or early 2009.

10.11.2009 The Alrosa Villa, Columbus, OH, United States		October 2008 photo of unknown performance around October 2008 taken from Level of Concern/USB.		A photo of an unknown performance by the band or Tyler from 2008.		January 2010 student newspaper describing the band and their shows.

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12.29.2009 Band with their friends.		Band is performing in The Basements		09.22.2009Photo from Newspaper		11.14.2009Live at Tyler's school.

Other (posters, tickets, etc.)

There wasn't that much merch at the band's 2009 shows. At the early shows (roughly from May-June) the band distributed and sold CDs of their debut self-released EP Jonnhy Boy.

In early September, Twenty One Pilots announced on Twitter that they had ordered a batch of merch, mostly T-shirts with the band's name and logo. At the end of the year, at a concert in the Basement, the band sold CDs of the album of the same name along with the T-shirts. Also we have picture of paper with setlist of first show of the band, most likely 2009, as it features many of the band's later songs from their debut album.

Shirt with Twenty One Pilots logo.		Setlist from FPE in 2024.

Video

There is only a full recording of the band's performance at Battle of the Bands on the internet and a photo from an unknown performance expected in October 2008 or early 2009.

The original song excerpts from the JacobRobAJ channel		The video was found on Facebook