Plainride
Key Achievements
- More than 60,000 USD in all-time physical sales to date (2,000 CDs; 1,000 LPs; 1,000 Shirts)
- Booking Deal with Wizard Live (roster includes AC/DC, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Blackberry Smoke & many more)
- Have played Wacken Open Air twice, Reload Open Air, Desertfests London, Berlin & Antwerp
- Over 3m all-time streams on Spotify, 18k+ monthly listeners
- Over 15m views on TikTok
- Have played more than 130 shows in 10 countries (supporting, among others: Corrosion of Conformity, The Winery Dogs, Fu Manchu, 1000mods, Planet Of Zeus & The Vintage Caravan)
- “Witchy Woman” entered as a competitor for a “Best Rock Performance” nomination in the 2026 GRAMMY Awards
- Endorsed by Orange Amps, D’Angelico Guitars, and Ernie Ball Strings
Headline Stats
Spotlight Release
Release Date
04/28/2023
Record Label
Ripple Music
UPC
850037977871
Format
Digital - Album, CD, Vinyl
Plainride
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Tour Dates
Timeline
2024–2025: Ongoing single release campaign building toward a new album slated for Spring 2027. "Shepherd" went viral multiple times on TikTok, racking up millions of views and driving hundreds of thousands of additional streams. Social media reach surpassed 800k in May 2025, with Spotify monthly listeners surpassing 16,000. Supported Mother's Cake on their Germany dates in March 2025.
2023: Release of "Plainride" via Ripple Music. Supported Corrosion Of Conformity on their 20-date European tour in May. Supported The Vintage Caravan and The Winery Dogs at several Germany shows. 2022-2023: Endorsement deals with D'Angelico guitars, tebbs drum sticks, and Ernie Ball strings.
2020-2022: Production of "Plainride" at Lipaka Studios (supported with a federal grant by Initiative Musik). Endorsement deal with Orange Amplification. Two 10-day Germany tours with shows at Reload Festival, Desertfest Antwerp, and Ripplefests Cologne and Berlin.
2019: Two Germany tours with The Trikes and Zed, European tour with War Cloud, shows at Ripplefest London, Ripplefest Cologne, and Trafostation 61 Festival.
2018: Release of "Life On Ares" via Ripple Music. Support show for Fu Manchu, as well as festival shows at Wacken Open Air, Trafostation 61 Festival, and Headz Up Fest. "Life On Ares" voted among 9 best albums of 2018 by Ozzy Osbourne bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson.
2017: Re-Release of "Return Of The Jackalope" via Ripple Music. Production of second album "Life On Ares". Support shows for Year Of The Cobra & Big Business.
2016: Plainride sign to Ripple Music. Support shows for Planet Of Zeus & Valley Of The Sun.
2014-2015: Production and release of "Return Of The Jackalope". Shows at Black Sunset Festival, Berlin Swamp Fest, as well as supporting Planet Of Zeus, 1000mods, Nashville Pussy, and The Atomic Bitchwax
2013: Founded in Cologne, Germany. First demos and shows.
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