In Medias Res (band) - Live Performances and Touring

Live Performances and Touring

In Medias Res is known for their energetic live performances. After playing a show in a smaller-sized Vancouver venue in February 2011, a concert review declared that the location "could not contain the band's intense sound." Lead guitarist Ash Poon is known to have his eyeglasses fall off of his face, or to inadvertently break his strings as a byproduct of the band's on-stage movement and intensity. Lee's voice has been described in live performances as "broken", yet "emotive". In the years between their first two LPs, they have refined their setlist for acoustic and symphonic arrangements to perform as an alternative to their usual shows. The re-arranged songs, complemented by a violin and cello, are not available on any studio recordings, however.

Aside from playing local venues in Vancouver, In Medias Res has toured throughout North America. In the band's early years, they played shows around Western Canada, travelling as far as Winnipeg, Manitoba, on two occasions. In 2005, they embarked on a three-month, North American tour, supporting Of What Was's re-release under Anniedale Records. Spanning from May 21 to July 17, the tour featured 42 dates, including a hometown show at the Pacific Coliseum.

After releasing It Was Warm and Sunny under File Under: Music in July 2011, In Medias Res announced a month-long, 12-date Canadian tour, beginning with a show in Vancouver. While the majority of the tour took place in Ontario, there were dates in Saskatchewan and Alberta, as well. During a stop in Lethbridge, Alberta, on August 2, the band was featured on Global Lethbridge's Scene and Heard segment. After returning from their tour, Lee and Flowers performed in support of their album on Global BC's Morning News Café on August 22. The band embarked on another tour beginning in mid-November for what was planned to be a month-long, ten-stop circuit in the Pacific Northwest. It was stopped short in early-December when Lee's father was diagnosed with terminal thyroid cancer. The band cancelled their remaining tour dates as Lee travelled to Regina, Saskatchewan, to be with his father in the hospital. While in Regina, he recorded an acoustic version of "Come Back Down", a track from It Was Warm and Sunny, in the hospital parking lot. The track was offered online by donation with all proceeds going to Lee's family. Several months later, the band returned to the road with a 16-stop North American tour in March 2012.

In Medias Res has also participated in such annual summer festivals as the Woodsong Arts and Music Festival in Orcas Island, Washington, and Sled Island in Calgary, Alberta. They have shared the stage with such notable acts as Pedro the Lion/David Bazan, Stabilo, Damien Jurado, Emery, Deliriou5?, Death From Above 1979, Rosie Thomas, You Say Party! We Say Die! and Ladyhawk.