Photos: The Disco Biscuits Bring Their Bubble Tour to Mission Ballroom

The Disco Biscuits formed in 1995 while attending University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Ross Jones (@rossjonz)

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The Disco Biscuits returned to Mission Ballroom on February 8, one night after playing in Boulder under the band's alter ego, Tractorbeam. The jamtronica group finished songs from earlier in the Bubble Tour and left plenty of tunes unfinished for the rest of it.

Fans were treated to extended versions of some of their favorite compositions, with a four-song first set that included a rendition of "Helicopters" with teases of the theme song from the hit Apple TV show Severance. The second set continued with an inverted version of "Little Shimmy in a Conga Line," and the show concluded with an encore that finished off the show's opening song, "Rock Candy."

The Bubble Tour continues in Woodstock, New York, on February 26. See photos from the Denver show below:

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The Disco Biscuits started out by playing covers of the Grateful Dead and Phish with their own originals mixed in at fraternity parties.

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Aron Magner began experimenting more heavily with synth sounds in 1997.

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Bassist Marc Brownstein is also co-founder and co-chair of voter registration group, HeadCount.

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The Disco Biscuits began holding their own music festival, Camp Bisco, in 1999.

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Marc Brownstein also performs as DJ "Brownie."

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The band went on hiatus in 2011, performing only on a limited basis until 2019, when it returned to tour full time.

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Aron Magner is also the keyboard player in the Grateful Dead spin-off band, Billy and the Kids.

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The Disco Biscuits began holding their own music festival, Camp Bisco, in 1999.

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The Disco Biscuits released their third Rock Opera, titled Revolution in Motion, in 2024.

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Marc Brownstein performed extensively with the band Conspirator while the band was on hiatus.

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The Disco Biscuits also perform under the name Tractorbeam, which plays more synth-heavy, instrumental music.

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In 2005, Allen Aucoin replaced Sammy Altman on drums.

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Aron Magner was named to the Board of Directors for the Philadelphia Young Playwrights theatre arts program in 2010.

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Jon "Barber" Gutwillig wrote the bands first Rock Opera titled Hot Air Balloon in 1998.

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The band has created live, improvised scores to films throughout their career, including Akira in 1999, Tron in 2015, The Fifth Element in 2023, and 2001 A Space Odyssey in 2024.

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The music's exploratory nature is what draws in rabid Disco Biscuits fans.

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In 2006, the band purchased a studio previously owned by DJ Jazzy Jeff.

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The Disco Biscuits are famous for their use of lasers in their light show.

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