Spiral Beach

[4] This was followed by dates opening for Tokyo Police Club[5] and Sloan[6] Spiral Beach released their debut album, Ball,[7][8] on Sparks Music on October 16, 2007.

[9] To celebrate the album's release, the band organized several concerts in Toronto including an all-ages show on Ward's Island which drew hundreds of people to what the band describes as a "rave"-style event,[10] as well as filming a music video for the song "Made of Stone" in a circus tent set up in Trinity Bellwoods Park.

[15] In June 2009 Spiral Beach played four shows at the NXNE Festival in Toronto, including performances with Matt & Kim, Japanther, DD/MM/YYYY and The Black Lips.

[18] After several acoustic shows in Toronto that fall, they left for a European tour in November 2009, which included a headlining show with fellow Canadians Hey Rosetta at the Queen of Hoxton in London, in a night presented by Muso's Guide,[19] as well as a performance at the On3Radio Festival in Munich, Germany, broadcast live on-air to thousands of viewers.

[27] They have expressed their preference for performing at all ages shows in unusual venues and situations, including galleries, theaters, loft spaces and downtown parks.

A press release for the band's 2007 show at the Centre of Gravity Theatre in Toronto read: "A massive all night party at the Centre of Gravity Theatre featuring the finest musical acts from Toronto and abroad, as well as a full-on extravaganza of video projections, gravity-defying circus acts and glow-in-the-dark visuals.

This event will not officially end, and guests are encouraged to bring tents, sleeping bags and pillows and camp out on the floor with the bands.