Our Five Minutes With feature this week is Downway, a punk rock band that was formed in 1994. They toured extensively, released 4 full length records and 4 videos on Much Music before disbanding in 2003. They reformed in 2017 and have since toured Canada, Japan and released their 5th full Length record “Last Chance for More Regrets” on Thousand Island Records(Montreal).
They played POUZZAFEST in Montreal in May 2019 and recently opened for SUM 41 in November 2019. Than band is touring Canada in the Spring of 2020 and will embark on a European Tour in August 2020.
Name: Downway
Genre: Punk
Founded: 1994
# of Albums: 5
Latest Release: 2019 “ Last Chance for More Regrets”
Latest Single: Wild Ones
Favourite Local Restaurant:
Black Swan
Favourite band as a teenager:
Pantera
Favourite band now:
Led Zeppelin
Guilty Pleasure Song:
You need to Calm Down- Taylor Swift
Live Show Ritual:
Stretch and Scream a few times
Favourite local artist:
Belvedere
Nose Hill or Fish Creek?
Fish Creek all the way
EP or LP?
LP
Early bird or night owl?
Night Owl
Road or studio?
Road
Where can we follow you?
Facebook and IG @downwayofficial
Any shows or albums coming up?
We have shows booked in Western Canada early in 2020 and then Europe in Aug 2020
Follow Downway for upcoming tours and albums.
