Click the images to make them bigger. I also added some brief notes and info at the bottom of each portion of photos. This is the last post of 2009, see you in 2010.
-Durell
The Hydeaway. February 27th. Photos by Kelsey Huget.
This was our first show of 2009, and our first show with then newcomers Maus and Goose. Maus and Goose killed it that night, we sucked. What are you going to do? It was a fun night regardless.
Ritchie Hall. March 20th. Photo by Chelsea Kempinski
This was the first time we would play Ritchie Hall in 2009. Withdrawal from Winnipeg and High Jinks also played this show, making it one of the best of 2009.
Love is Still Love Benefit. Circles. April 9th. Photos by Andrea Janzen
The unholy trinity of destruction was formed that night. Wolfgoat. Cope. Gift Eaters. Anyone who was at this show saw all three bands absolutely destroy anything and everything that was in their path. This was also the show of the infamous ceiling incident. All i initially intended to do was pass around some of my cymbals at the end of our set so that random kids in the crowd could play them while Matt ended with some drone stuff. Well, needless to say, this didn't happen. As soon as i saw one of my drums go flying across the floor, i just figured "aw, fuck it!", and smashed my ride into my bass drum. Kev then sat inside my bass drum, who then got lifted up by the crowd while still in the bass drum, who then climbed up into the ceiling, and then finally who fell through the ceiling. Goddammit...
Ghost Throats Fest. Ritchie Hall. May 16th. Photos by Andrea Janzen
This was one of the best shows of the year. I mean, look at those pictures! How could it not have been with a bunch of crazy kids flying around everywhere? We are still incredible appreciative to have been a part of this fest, and to CJ and everyone else who helped make it happen.
Ritchie Hall. June 19th. Photos by Chelsea Kempinski
This was a ridiculous show since Hominid and Begrime Exemious also played. It was great to finally play a show with Hominid again. We use to play with them all the time the previous year but didn't in 2009 until this show happened. This was also the first time we played with Begrime Exemious, the band of original Cope drummer Derek Orthner.
Avonmore Hall. July 12th. Photo by Matthew Cuthbert
This was our last show before setting out on our 2009 tour with GSTS!. This was also Red Hot Daggers last show, which was a bummer, but it made for good times. We also filmed our set for the Edmonton local hardcore DVD that night, so hopefully sometime in the future we'll have live video/audio from this show.
Cope hanging out before playing our first show of the 2009 tour in Abbotsford, BC. Photo by Drew Reikman
Fun House. Abbotsford, BC. July 17th. Photo by Andrea Janzen
This was our first show on tour with GSTS!, and their hometown show. That being said, kids came out and the show was pretty fucking nuts. A bunch of kids crammed into a tiny basement made this the perfect way to start off tour.
The Anti-Poverty Committee. Vancouver, BC. July 18th. Photos by Andrea Janzen
This wasn't our best show, but fun none the less. I remember us having some guitar gear malfunctions during our set, which sucks, but whatever. We got to play with Damages and hang out with some Vancouver friends that night, so that made up for our set.
Cope and GSTS! hanging out in the woods of BC. July 19th. Photo by Todd Skitsko
Ymir Hall. Ymir, BC. July 20th. Photos by Taylor Geddes
This was the weirdest show on tour. We showed up to this middle of no where town with children and dogs running around the hall we were suppose to play in. But as it turned out, this was one of the funnest shows on tour. We had a band-off with GSTS!, setting up our gear all at once and taking turns playing songs, which was really fun. We also got to see The Kettle Black play that night, which is an incredible one man band. We stayed that night at the Taberfucks cabin, who also played that night, so a big thanks is due to them.
Cope and GSTS! hanging out with some locals on a beach near Regina, SK. July 24th. Photo by Todd Skitsko
War On Music Record Shop. Winnipeg, MB. July 25th. Photos by David Van Den Bossche
This was another weird tour show, only because we didn't actually play until well past midnight. But regardless, the promoter was a rad guy, the kids that did come were cool, and playing in a record shop right next door to an amazing vegan restaurant was a plus.
Cope and GSTS! hanging out in Ontario. July 26th. Photo by Todd Skitsko
Black Pirates Pub. Thunder Bay, ON. July 27th. Photos by Taylor Geddes
This was the farthest east we played on our tour with GSTS!. Not a big turn out, but it was fun. I remember talking to Kev about how weird it was that we were playing a show in Ontario that night and being so far from home.
Cope and GSTS! on the last night of tour. Saskatoon, SK. July 30th. Photo by Todd Skitsko
New Black Center. Clagary, AB. October 17th. Photos by Trista Croft
This was our first show with Nathan playing guitar and it was fucking nuts. Calgary always goes crazy, especially since Kali, Maus, and Creeper were on this bill. What a good night.
Cope's current line up after playing in Calgary on October 17th. Photo by Mark Arsenault.
From left to right: Durell, Nathan, Kev, Todd
