Porcelain have become one of Austin’s most compelling post‑hardcore bands. This August, they finally carry that energy to the West Coast. The four‑piece will headline a week‑long run that brings their tense, guitar‑driven sound to rooms from Vancouver to Southern California. At the same time, they quietly prepare to unveil their second album, giving these shows extra weight.
The tour begins August 7 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and ends August 15 in Fullerton, California. Tickets are on sale now, offering fans along the route a first chance to see Porcelain’s live show outside Texas.
A long‑planned trip with new music in tow
For Porcelain, this tour has been in the works for years rather than thrown together overnight. The band say they have wanted to get west for a while and now have both the time and the songs to do it.
“We’ve been meaning to make it out to the west coast for a couple of years now, so it’s good to finally get to make that happen,” they share. “We’ve got a new record on the way, so we’re stoked to get back on the road and play to peeps who’ve yet to see us live.”
The quote makes their priorities clear. They want to reach new listeners and road‑test material from the forthcoming album in front of people who have only heard the recordings.
August dates: small rooms built for big volume
The West Coast routing favors intimate venues where loud, emotional music hits hardest. Each stop pairs Porcelain with a room known in its city’s underground scene.
Porcelain Live 2026
- August 7 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl
- August 8 – Seattle, WA – Clock Out
- August 9 – Portland, OR – Polaris Hall
- August 11 – Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial
- August 12 – Oakland, CA – Thee Stork Club
- August 13 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon *
- August 14 – San Diego, CA – Whistle Stop *
- August 15 – Fullerton, CA – Programme Skate *
* with support from Guck
From The Pearl in Vancouver to Clock Out in Seattle and Polaris Hall in Portland, the first leg hits cities where DIY guitar music still thrives. The California stretch reaches Cafe Colonial and Thee Stork Club, then rolls into Zebulon, Whistle Stop, and Programme Skate. Those last three shows feature Guck as support, adding a local connection and keeping the bill dense and noisy.
Angular guitars, sharp dynamics
Porcelain’s sound leans hard on tension. The band draw from an array of ’80s and ’90s guitar influences, but they twist those ideas into jagged, modern shapes. Songs often begin with delicate, uneasy melodies. Then they pivot into sudden surges of distortion and feedback. The result is a set of tracks that never settle in one mood for long.
The lineup helps them achieve that range. Steve Pike and Ryan Fitzgibbon both handle vocals and guitar. Jordan Emmert plays bass. Eli Deit covers drums. Two voices and two guitars let the band flip quickly between melodic passages and harsh, overlapping shouts. Emmert and Deit lock in below, keeping the low end taut while the guitars carve out space above.
Roots in Austin’s DIY scene
Porcelain formed inside Austin’s busy DIY network. Members had crossed paths for years in different projects. Pike started looking for a new band after his previous group ended. Fitzgibbon returned from the UK in 2021. Emmert and Deit were already fixtures in the local community. A shared urge to push in a new direction brought them together.
They played their first show in May 2022. The studio releases followed soon after. The single “C.O.A.” arrived in 2023. “World I Know” came out in January 2024. “Plastic” followed a month later. Those tracks led directly into Porcelain, their self‑titled debut album, released February 16, 2024 via Portrayal of Guilt Records. The record runs like one continuous piece, with noise‑rock textures and post‑hardcore structures bleeding into each other rather than sitting in neat boxes.
A year on the road with heavy company
Once the album dropped, Porcelain spent much of the next year on tour. They joined runs with Chat Pile and Agriculture, meeting fans already tuned into dark, angular music. They also shared bills with a long list of revered bands, including Unwound, The Blood Brothers, Les Savy Fav, Portrayal of Guilt, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Machine Girl, Trauma Ray, Shallowater, Young Widows, Cherubs, Lightning Bolt, Big Business, Boris, Pygmy Lush, A Place to Bury Strangers, Clown Core, Lip Critic, and YHWH Nailgun.
Playing next to those names night after night sharpened the group’s live instincts. They learned how to hold attention in rooms where listeners expect intensity and risk. That experience now feeds directly into the West Coast tour.
Constant touring, steady recording
Porcelain kept that pace up through 2025. In spring, they toured with Young Widows and Cherubs, two bands whose noise‑rock legacy looms large. They then put out a 7‑inch via TODO Records. Later that year, they supported Pelican on a July tour, hitting select dates with Coalesce. To close the year, they opened for Unwound at the band’s lone Texas stop on the “30 Years of The Future of What” tour and played Levitation’s Halloween Freakend Festival, another key event within heavy music circles.
The first half of 2026 added still more names to their list of stage‑mates. Porcelain performed alongside Orchid, Uniform, and Touche Amore, keeping their calendar busy while also carving out studio time. During that stretch, they finished work on their second full‑length, which will be announced soon.
Why this tour marks a turning point
This August run is more than a simple set of dates on a calendar. It marks Porcelain’s move from regional favorite to a band willing to test itself in new scenes. West Coast listeners will hear songs from the debut that have already proven themselves live in Texas and beyond. They will also catch glimpses of the next record, played in small rooms where new material can still breathe and shift.
For Porcelain, the tour is another step in a steady climb. They started in Austin practice spaces, moved into DIY clubs, jumped onto bills with cult‑favorite heavy bands, and now point themselves toward a broader map. If the last few years are any guide, they will treat every show on this trip as a chance to tighten their sound further: more control over dynamics, more release in the loudest moments, and more proof that their brand of cathartic post‑hardcore can travel far beyond the Austin city limits.
