The Gelheads are a guitar-driven post-punk quartet that formed in Chicago in 2001. Citing influences such as Cheap Trick, The Replacements, Jimmy Eat World, and The Foo Fighters – the band formulates crafty, hook-laden melodies backed by a hard-hitting rhythm section to create memorable anthems.
After their first single “Deer in Headlights” debuted on Chicago’s Q101, the band quickly rose through the ranks and found themselves travelling across the U.S., amassing a grassroots regional fanbase.
Over their 20-year career, the band has toured nationally opening for well-known artists including The Killers, KISS, Everclear, The Goo Goo Dolls, Papa Roach and Sugarcult; as well as earning a brief stint on the 2002 Vans Warped Tour.
The Gelheads have emerged from a period of lessened activity to release the “Tail Lights” an EP of three songs from a former session that were never completed and thought to be lost. The band worked with producer Andy Gerber at Chicago’s Million Yen Studios to painstakingly locate the original tracks and give them the mix they deserved. Tail Lights was released on March 12, 2021. The band is planning on festival appearances later in the summer and will re-enter the studio later this year.
