Spiritbox in Cleveland

About Spiritbox

Spiritbox is the project of Courtney LaPlante, a Canadian metalcore vocalist who emerged in the mid-2010s with a distinctive approach to heavy music. After years of backing vocals and collaborations, LaPlante launched Spiritbox as a full creative statement, releasing the album Eternal Blue in 2021. The album showcased her range—capable of everything from intricate vocal layering and melodic passages to absolutely punishing screams, often within the same song. Tracks like "Holy Shit" and "Circle With Me" became streaming staples, introducing progressive metalcore to listeners who might not typically seek out heavy music. What sets Spiritbox apart is the structural ambition behind the songs; they're not just heavy for heaviness's sake, but built with genuine compositional ideas. LaPlante's technical ability and willingness to write songs that shift between brutality and vulnerability made Spiritbox feel relevant in a way that revitalized interest in metalcore as a whole. The follow-up work has continued this trajectory of experimentation within the heavy music space.

Spiritbox crowds are unusually attentive for metalcore shows—people actually listen between the breakdowns. LaPlante commands the stage with focus rather than theatrics. Pits form but don't dominate; heads stay up to catch the intricate vocal arrangements. The energy feels concentrated, purposeful.

Known for Circle With Me, Holy Shit, Eternal Blue, Hurt You, Constance

Spiritbox + Cleveland

Spiritbox rolled through House of Blues in May 2023 with the kind of set that rewards obsessive listeners. They led with "ALL UP IN YOUR MIND" and kept momentum through deep cuts like "Rotoscope" and "The Mara Effect, Pt. 3" — the kind of songs that separate casual fans from people who've actually lived with the album. "Secret Garden" landed differently in a live room, all that controlled tension suddenly taking up space. They closed the main set with "Eternal Blue" before circling back to cover Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" as an encore, which is either a ballsy joke or a genuine moment of levity depending on how you read the room. Seventeen songs in, Spiritbox didn't waste time on filler.

Spiritbox in Cleveland News

• Spiritbox, Loathe, Dying Wish & GEL Set Dates For Spring North American Tour Theprp.com · Dec 3, 2024
• Spiritbox announce first ever US headling tour Metal Insider · Nov 16, 2022
• Spiritbox Announce Spring 2023 North American Headlining Tour Consequence of Sound · Nov 15, 2022
• Underoath Name Every Time I Die Replacements for 2022 North American Tour Loudwire · Jan 25, 2022
• Underoath, Every Time I Die, and Spiritbox announce North American tour Lambgoat · Aug 16, 2021

Live Music in Cleveland

Cleveland's relationship with heavy music runs deep, from the Replacements' influence to a solid underground metal and hardcore network. Spiritbox's mathcore-adjacent metalcore and Courtney LaPlante's precise vocal control fit naturally into a city that's never been squeamish about abrasive sounds. The progressive metal lineage matters here — Cleveland audiences get the structural complexity and aren't looking for radio hits when they show up.

Cleveland road trip to see Spiritbox?

Stay in Ohio City, where Victorian brownstones meet serious coffee shops and galleries. Dinner at Fairmount, where chef Jonathon Sawyer sources locally and cooks with real technique—expect seasonal American food that doesn't announce itself. Spend an afternoon at the Cleveland Museum of Art, which is free and genuinely excellent. Walk through the West Side Market before the show, grab something you don't need, and feel the bones of the city. The whole neighborhood has that working-class dignity that makes Cleveland distinct.