Updated: HIRS Collective have canceled several shows on their tour — including the Orlando one set for Saturday, April 1 — due to an injury. Tickets are being refunded through points of purchase.
The HIRS Collective are a Philadelphia hardcore band on the frontlines of the culture wars as existential defenders of marginalized people, including but not limited to trans, queer, BIPOC and women.
Their beastly music is a juggernaut unto itself. But their mission is powerful enough to attract allies like Shirley Manson, Screaming Females’ Marissa Paternoster, Thursday’s Geoff Rickly, Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham, Soul Glo, Melt-Banana and Gouge Away, all of whom made cameos on the HIRS Collective’s just-released album We’re Still Here alongside tons of other big shots.
Add in the color and fury of Orlando bands Gillian Carter and C0MPUTER and this will be one of the most righteous ragers in ages.
8 p.m. Saturday, April 1, Will’s Pub, $13.
This article appears in Mar 29 – Apr 4, 2023.
