:(

Sorry, I can't allow this to happen : (

I hope this is a joke!

very bad news, but wish you all the best in the post-bsf time

No joke. So sad.

I only jumped on the BSF band wagon 2 yrs. ago or so. But what a ride it's been from day one until now. I'm very sad to hear the news, but wish you all the best of luck. I really hope you DO play a few east coast shows before you call it quits, I would hate knowing that the last show I ever saw was one where I was drunk...lol, and I don't remember a lot of it. Anyway, thanks for good shows and good music. Much love!!! -Marie

this is terrible. you guys have influenced almost every political hardcore band to come out in the last decade. you worked your asses off, and still never got the respect you deserved.

i wouldn't have a "silence kills the revolution" tattoo unless it meant something.

you will be sorely, sorely missed.

Uff, this is hard ... you are my absolute favorite Band! And you gave me a lot of ideas and energy for my own music.
best wishes from me guys ... Its not easy to lose one of the good bands.

NOOOOO, please don´t quit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh hell no!
I can't believe it... My absolute favourite Band? Oh no. That really made me cry. :( Your music means so much to me...

But for sure... I wish you all the best for your future and I'll come and say goodbye on your european tour.

Yours,
Tanja

You guys have come to mean so much to me...I love you.. You guys were fun and REAL and your awesome, awesome music makes me smile...Good luck in everything.....And thanks for the memories....

Hey guys, thanks for all the great times I had seeing you live. Listening to your records made my life a bit better. especially matt's drumming was a great influence. I hope you will be happy on your future ways. peace

what's nathan gonna do now?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Wow... I dont really know how to react right now. You guys have given us fanz so much. Thanks for the memories and great music.

Imna go cry now.

OMG...ARE YOU STILL PLAYING WARPED TOMORROW??

THAT'S THE REASON WHY I AM GOING!!

PLEASE TELL ME YOU ARE!

This is pretty saddening. I just saw you play in Poughkeepsie on Friday and it was so fun to see you guys again after so long. (I hadn't seen a BSF show since 2000.)

Don't really know what to say... except:

"that is all.
we should have some more good news soon."
Posted by joshbsf at July 19, 2006 05:12 PM

that's what you call good news? did I miss anything? :-/

this is terrible news
at least i get to see you one last time at hte leeds festival

Guys, you can´t retire !!! You helped so many fans with your lyriks, music and attitude !
I listen to your music for more than 7 years and visited as many shows as possible (in Germany). Boysetsfire became a part of my life !!
I hope so much that this is a bad joke ....

This is so bad!!!!!!!
I loved to go to your shows...and damn i often went to ya shows ( everytime you went to germany.....)
so sad....:(

haha nice joke. but seriously.....

I'd like to say Thank You BSF for being such a motivational force in my life and playing such true music that it hurts to see you guys go.
Hope every one of your futures brings greatness along with them just like your pasts have.

Another great band band that will be sorely missed... :(

See you at Milano the 3rd of September, I'll be there.

APRIL FOOLS RIGHT!?
hahahahahaha you guys are so funny
so funny
funny
so
*starts to cry*

Awwe,so sad. You are probably my favorite band and I've had some great times jumping around my apartment to your music for the past 9 years:)
It's a shame as I think your latest album is your best.
Thank you for the music.Good luck in whatever you do - Krissy

As sad as this is (coincidentally, NIN 'Hurt' is playing out of my iTunes right now) I would like to say Thank You to BSF from the bottom of my heart. Oh yeah, and this totally sucks.

wow. you guys have been a huge influence on not just my music, but my life as well. you opened my eyes to a lot.

the only band tattoo i will ever have is yours, because you are the only band that has changed my entire life, through and through.

meeting you guys was like meeting a political hero... i think... i've never had a political hero before. i'm 23, but still felt like a little kid when i met you each time.

as bad news as it may be for our fans, it seems to be like excellent news amongst yourself. and that makes it good news in my book as well.

thanks for all the times your self-expression has gotten me through tough times, and helped pave the way for MY self-expression.

you've left a hell of mark on all of us (some of us literally) and regardless of what you do in the future, i know you'll do it as passionately as you have the music. and that will make it amazing, even if only to you. but thats what matters.

good game guys.

i hate to see you go.

*high five*

-jaime|radar

You know, the last show I went to, I really wanted to go up and talk to you but just as I worked up my nerve, you started walking backstage to put your equipment away and I chickened out. I really really wish I'd had more courage now.
Please play St. Pete Florida one more time, if you can.

WHY!!!!??? please try and throw one last show in Nottingham U.K, at least. You tore the place apart last time. It's gonna be a great loss. How will I live? Who will inspire me? Who the fuck am i supposed to listen to? The world has lost a truly great band.
Live Strong BSF
jXuXaXn

totally devastated
(Nottingham, UK, you know you want to!!!!!!!!!)

it's been an amazing 12 years at that. best wishes boys. see you around.

Damn. I've never even seen you guys live. I thought you were going to be at Warped Tour in Toronto, but that was bad info, so please, please, please come to Toronto in your last shows.

Good luck in all your endeavours, boys.

As the largest influence on myself and my band BSF gave me musical direction. I was waiting with anticipation for Australian dates to be announced following the album release but it seems i will just have to be thankful that i saw them once.

Thanks so much for the memories and inspiration boys. I hope you realise that the kind words spoken here are not given lightly.

Cheers,

Gaz

You guy's have been a huge insparation to many people. It is a sad, sad day. Thanks for all the great times and great music.

*sob*

Tribute.

I don't think there is a day that has past over the past 3 years that I haven't listened to your music.
You guys have influenced so many people.
I hope that you guys are still playing warped in Fitchburg on wednesday.
Please play around the boston area for a farewell date.
hope to see u guys in Mass. in a few days

Wow-that was unexpected and terribly sad. Your music has always meant so much to me and I've passed it onto so many. I gave "The Day The Sun Went Out" to many students of mine when I first started teaching (I teach high school) and have had the pleasure of experiencing BSF shows with a few of them now that they've gotten older. What an amazing thing when your music can get former students and a high school math teacher up front together screaming.

It had been a while since we had seen you guys-its hard to get time away after a baby comes into your lives, but this past April my husband and I got a baby sitter so we could see you guys in Chicago. I'm so glad we did. Nathan I spoke to you after the show about how most people after having a baby, get a baby sitter and go to a movie...well we got a baby sitter and went to see the band that meant so much to us...and at the age of 31 we felt like we were 21 again rockin out in the front line! We are so thankful we went-it was probably one of your greatest sets I've seen you play.

And for the record my 1 and a half year old daughter loves the new record...she dances while sitting in her carseat and in between songs she says "MORE". I will pass my love of BSF onto her and maybe you could do a reunion show in about 15 years - so I can take my daughter to see you guys:)

Thanks for all the shows, memories, energy, and of course music. Good luck, but seriously, could you reconsider one more show in Chicago???

You have no idea what your music has done for alot of us.
Personally it has saved me....
And then seeing you guys live, hanging out, drinking jack, the toolshed, it tastes so good once it hits your lips, in hope, fucking ninja's, word, "pictures", in tha tweeeter (not the farter), wtf??

Thanks for the memories. But jesus I'm so fucking sad. It's because I'm selfish.

Best of luck boys. Don't forget us here back in California. We love you..

God I feel like a friend just died, that's so sad.

I am gonna get wasted and cry like a fucking baby now!

god bless u guys... you guys inspired me and my friends to be the best people that we can be and to be heard. thank you

And I'm still in disbelief.

Are you sure you want to stop now? You guys are my favorite band of all time, every since a friend of mine introduced me to you about a year ago. I saw you live last november and for the past two months, i couldn't wait til Tuesday to see you at Warped Tour (are you sure you dont want to play there).

In any case, I respect you guys because you have been through so much, and written about what means something to you, not what means money to the record companies.

Good luck with everything.

i know what happened. someone hacked into your website and posted this so its not true right? RIGHT?????????????????

:'(

this is ruddy awful news lads, but all the best in the future and i can't wait to see you at leeds fest in a few weeks!
i've loved you since my sister gave me a copy of 'after the eulogy' cos it was too hardcore for her!
i've been lucky enough to see and meet you a few times (last time at the manchester show with Atreyu..where i was subject to a certain pasty Bavarian Bum...worry!)
Thanks for all the music, i'm almost an obsessive collector of anything of yrs i can get my hands on, and i love it all (even live wire!).
Your songs mean a lot to me, and i just wanted to let you know how grateful i am to have been your fan, seen your shows and met you as the down to earth, great people you are (I still intend to take Josh up on the BBQ he offered me!)
all the best,
ian.

this sucks. are you guys still playing any of your warped tour dates? i hope you are. .:gives sad puppy dog eyes:.

buffalo? c'mon fellas.

Thank you so much for the amazing music you have given us. Even after your last show, you will continue to inspire. Rock on.

u guys used to tell me that being in a band isn't about money.........it's about the music........i just want to kno in ur last days as a band if u still beleive that???? if u still have a clear vision of what it's about

boysetsifre: the terry shiavo of hardcore. thank god they pulled the plug.

I guess I can confirm (if any of you trust me)...I talked to Nathan after the show in Auburn last night, and said "see you guys Tuesday." and he told me I'd hear about it soon but they are done. I guess he wasn't kidding.

To BSF, I saw you for the first time yesterday in a room with about 30 other people. Even through that, you brought forth some of the craziest energy I've ever seen in a room. Watching Nathan sing on the floor in front of me, just laying there, was CRAZY and something I'll never forget. Nathan, you gave an AWESOME speech that I agree with 100% about where this music is going, and I respect your decision to end it, but it's sad. Good luck.

-Steve from Syracuse

Dear boysetsfire,

At a time where I have been working on regaining my hope and faith in the world because of all of life's atrocities and anomolies it has handed down to me..... I'm shattered. Inspiration and messages of "faith, hope, redemption" pervaded my thoughts as I struggled through some of the worst shit ever.

Just when I thought hope was found,

yet again hope is lost....

But still nothing but respect for your music.

The reason I say hope is lost is not necessarily because you are quiting.... but because you are retiring but still playing in Europe (for obvious selfish reasons) and might play East Coast shows.

You have apparently forgotten about all of your other fans who helped you get to where you are enough to respectfully not play those last shows..... or if you're going to give everyone a goodbye give EVERYONE a good bye.

Hope is lost people.
Coming from a person who attempted to regain it through these wonderful boys and their music. Hope is lost.

i have no passion left for music any more.. the one band that I truly believed in, and believed what they sang, says goodbye without a said reason or anything .. im not sure i can believe in any more.

first i was upset, now im mad.

All is hopeless. This is a nightmare. There's not enough drugs or booze to drown this sorrow.

Not even a bloody thankyou for the night down under

my socks will be rocked no more

I just got home from the Pittsburgh show and all I could think about the whole way home was just how much of a source of hope and how much of a positive force your music, your message and the experiences I've been having at Boy Sets Fire shows since I was a scared and disillusioned kid have been to me. You pried open my eyes when I shielded them from what was happening around me. And you provided courage for so many of us to not just recognize, but act. We've all benefitted from you in so many ways and it's with unending gratitude and the utmost respect that I would like to simply say: Thank you.

i loved you guys, with everything you have been through, I never knew you to be quitters. maybe i was wrong about you guys.

I can't believe it's the end. Now I'm even more angry that I didn't fly across the country to see you when you played in Melbourne. I thought I'd get another chance, even if had to go overseas to see you guys.

you know i have such mixed feelings about this..I really grew to love your music & your message (rekindled those old revolutionary yearnings)...yet it was hard to watch my daughters fend for themselves while you were on the road. i know it's been a long hard road, and i have faith that you will each go on in your own ways & pursue what you're called to do....from each end a new beginning...what does not kill us, makes us stronger, right?

rise!

xo karen (aka mom)

OH MY GAWD HOW DARE YOU NOT TRAVEL THOUSNADZ OF MILES SO I CAN C U PLAY?!

THANK GOD YOU FUCKING FAKE ASS BITCHES!!!!

TO ALL THE BOYSETSFIRE FANS!!!!

I HATE YOU!!!!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THERE IS A GOD!!!!!!!!!

Sad, sad, sad. I've been listening to your music since I've seen you playing live after releasing 'After the eulogy'. It's been a great time, your lyrics and music will always acompany my life und many thanks for sharing this last kick-ass album with us. You'll be in my heart forever.
Greetz from germany.

i dont care where it is you play the last show in the US just so long as you play one after the Europe dates. I will travel there, I will be there, I will cry my eyes out when I watch everyone get off stage for the last time, I will then get drunk off my ass and say goodbye to the greatest influence in my life. i have traveled across the country for this band before and i hoped that i would be able to do it again. what i hate the most about this is the fact that these great minds may possibly be silenced. at least to the public. we will always have your music but your speaches and smiles and jokes will always be missed.

"THANK GOD YOU FUCKING FAKE ASS BITCHES!!!!

TO ALL THE BOYSETSFIRE FANS!!!!

I HATE YOU!!!!
"

Dude fuck you get off this site it was obviously designed for the boysetsfire inclined... if you want to bitch or talk shit go to fagsrus.com I'm sure there's room for you there. This is a moment of mourning for the fans so can you please not ruin it with your childish behavior. Thankshaveaniceday:)

iloveboysetsfire.com

iamsadyouguysarebreakingup.com

pleaseletthisbeahugejoke.com

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

The very last band I love is breaking up....

Was I dreaming, or did you have an August date on the Warped Tour I was going to drop everything to go see?

DAMN

Well, every good thing must end, I guess. I hope you realize just how huge of an impact you guys had on so many people, and how much we all love and respect the work you did. I only hope the message you carried so well for so long is done justice by us.

Love you guys. Damn. GAH.

I don't care if you play in Vladivostock, I'm finding a way out.

I am going to cry myself to sleep now.

THANK FUCKING GOD THEY BROKE UP ALL YOU FANS CAN SUCK MY DICK

As i sit her listening to your intire colaberation of music from the last12 years i am weeping over the loss of the greatest politicaly aware hardcore punk band on the face of the earth

You can't, you guys are the reason i picked up a guitar. You have influence so many over the last decade. I am going to hang myself now. but before i die i will always remember the great albums After teh Eulogy, The Day the Sun Went Out, and Before the Eulogy is pretty cool too ( i love tree lefts). Even if you guys are retiring there will always be a boysetsfire

i love you guys (Chad your the Best)

Big fan
Brett

Noooooooo guys, don't do this, you're killing me.

You can't just give up in one second what you guys built up over the past 12 years!
BSF means so much to my family. All these years your music gave us the strenght to go on, gave us hope, peace, love and so much more...even my children adors your music !

Please write another topic that this is one big joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,
Stijn - Belgium

PS: IF THIS IS TRUE, SALUTE THE BELGIUM FANS ONE LAST TIME AND ADD BELGIUM TO YOUR GIG LIST!

Who's that monk and Curtflirt bitch?

Dude seriously when you (being the men of boysetsfire) read this can you please delete the comments from the douchebag... that is obviously pretending to be more than one person... that has nothing better do with his life.... this sucks and reading that negativity does not shed light on an allready terrible situation

Nooooooooooooooo !
And there's not even a last show in France.

Anyway, good luck to all of you guys!!

this is so fucking depressing
you guys were the only band left that i considered to be worth listening to and i neva got to see one of ur concerts. this is one of my biggest regrets, and if i was older than sixteen i would fly to ur last gig just to be there.
dont give up now, you mean to much to too many people

I'M WITH GAZ,ONLY SAW YOU GUY ONCE(AND ONLY A FESTIVAL SHOW)AND YOU TOTALLY BLEW ME AWAY THAT EVENING.WAS EAGERLY AWAITNG SOME CLUB DATES IN OZ.HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS ARE SHIITING US AND DON'T QUIT.TRAGIC!!!

Well... that sucks.

The Day The Sun Went Out will forever be in my top 10 rock albums of all time.

Your music is something you can describe with words....you need to feel it!!! It gives you power to go through good and bad times...belive me...I'm missing you already...no I don't cry but this news yesterday was something I didn't expect...especially from you not.

what can I say...

there won't bet another so amazing band as you are/were!!!

I hope all this comments from your fans keept u thinking about not retiring!

::[ boysetsfire will live forever in my heart ]::

NOOOOOOOOOO ! That can´t be true !you guys are amazing.please change your mind and do not retire!

i have enjoyed the ride, the music and the messages so sad that i only got to see you live once.

Congratulations on a fine, yet too short career together.

Please tour Aus again before you call it quits.

Thank you for the last 12 years.

We will never forget you guys!!!!!

:( :( :( :( :(
no, this can´t be true!!!!
FUCK!
a bad day...

there will always be a way out of your darkest times !!!

i hope that we will see you on the road again

thank you for your musical inspiration and the fire that you set up in our hearts

it still burns!

THANK YOU!

MICHA from germany

this is not some kind of stupid joke, i guess...

FUCK

congratulations for ruining my day until something very positive happens...

this is so shit, i had tickets to see u guys play at the garage a couple of weeks ago but ended up being ill and not being able to make it. im feeling pretty stupid now, cos when i saw u at the same venue last december it was quite possible one of the best shows ive ever seen. all the best in whatever u all do now. but u will be soely missed by many. hopefully in a couple of weeks ur'll decided not to do this and then all can go back to normal

and what heppened to the date at the garage on the 7/8??? it says ur doing it on ur tour list on the website so why not????? come on it'll be amazing just 1 last time???

thanks for getting me into hardcore. you will be missed, but i wish you the best of luck for the future. greetz from austria

I will miss bsf a hell of alot. Thanks for all the great songs, for singing about subjects that actually matter and needed to be said. Wish you all the best in the future. And IF you change your minds and come back in the future l will be there. thanks.

ääh, since when we make this kinda jokes on first of august?

:'(
this is very sad :( , you were my favorite band all around :(. but i'm still looking forward to seeing you on this years decon in nurnberg.
thx for everything, who have inspired me in many things. sad that this is the end :'(
but i wish you best luck for the future.

are you kidding me?
you can't! you'll go to hell for this!
(no, i hope not. but if so, i'll be there, too :) )
now i have to cry my eyes out. thanks allot...
love,Isa

bsf is my life. please don't destroy my life!!!!!!!!

I'm gutted! But good luck with all the other choices you make, I'm glad we got to play with you and meet you because you are all great guys! Take care

can (we) YOU give it one more shot, have (we) YOU thrown all hope away?

yes..yes...i know..you're just kidding...come on,I hate these stupid jokes..they're just not good for my heart,I like funny jokes BUT THIS ONE IS NOT FUNNY..:( you can't do that..I'm from germany,do I really have to come to you and look in your eyes if this is really the truth???
well done boys...:( you just keep me sad..:(

kati
---------
all the worst of enemies are somehow always friends that used to be...

does it has to be this painfull just to make it threw??????

this sucks big time, how come you don't play in belgium ?

It's really sad news. I got to know you guys about 2 years ago, and from the first moment I was completely hooked. THank you for all the good music and shows. I will see you at 27th of august in utrecht

It's really sad news. I got to know you guys about 2 years ago, and from the first moment I was completely hooked. THank you for all the good music and shows. I will see you at 27th of august in utrecht

what a bad joke guys! but at least you're coming to switzerland again! but i hope you're gonna add a couple of dates for switzerland (not sweden) because we really love you guys!

Why?Why?Why? Today is a sad day!!! Please, think about this decision!!!!

Listening to your music right now makes me cry. Reading all the comments of your fans as well.
Like some people wrote before: it feels like a good friend or a family member has died. Or if someone cutted a part of your heart out.
I remember the Campusfest in Essen where I told Nathan that I saw you the 10th time. Is that all? Okay... I'll come to 2 shows (and hell, believe me, if I had the money I'd come to EVERY show!!)... but is that all? I really can't believe it. Last night I didn't sleep because I remembered everything... all the time we talked, we drunk... Your shows. Your music, your passion. I never had a favorite Band in my life. And then you came into my life. I'm a fan since 3 years. Not that much regarding to other fans...
With your music you gave me so much. It really opened my eyes. Your concerts always made me smile. You have no idea how you became a part of my life. I told every friend about that great band named BOYSETSFIRE. Some of them went to shows with me and they became fans.
I don't know if I can look into your eyes when I see you guys the last 2 times. But I want that last two shows to be shows to remember! Take care of me... I want to take pictures with you. ;)

But now I come to the point where I'm not selfish.
I really want to thank you guys. For everything.
You'll always be in my heart. Forever.

Tanja

I'll never forget, when I first saw you in Osnabrück in a really small venue (about 200 people) in 1996!
Thank you for the last 10 years. It was an amazing time and nearly every show I saw was fantastic!

Wish you all the best!

Oh my god...this seriously sucks. :( You guys were so awesome and yes I can only second what others wrote before me: I feel like somebody close to me faded. :(

But nevertheless - I respect that choice and thank you for some AWESOME music, great times on shows and everything. Thanks for all of that.
Looking very forward to seeing you one last time in Herne on September 1st. *sniff*

Take care guys, I'll miss you like hell.

why does every band i love retire? first blink 182 after that FINCH and now YOU guys!!!!!
i guess it's about time for suicide... (not seriously but still..) my favourite bands dont exist anymore!! that's great!!!

Oh no, that's really horrible.
Please think about it once more. I think your music gave us fans so much!
But it`s your decision and I wish you all the best.
Thank you for everything and I'm really looking forward to seeing you one last time in September!!

Take care, much love... I'll miss you!!

don't know what to say... i wish i could see you live one last time but i guess it will be impossible. fuck
now i'm really happy we came in germany to see you 3 times in a row... lol

good luck honeys! let us know where you're all going!
love

Sophie

=[ You have been my favourite band for what seems like my entire life, even though you are splitting up, You will always be my favourite band, And I'll never get bored of your albums, Thanks for being boysetsfire for those 12 years, you've made me happy. And you've taught me a lot about music, I wish you all happy lives, Thank you. xxxxxx

this is the saddest day in my life.

i hope all your dreams come true and wish you guys all the best for the future. i hope, that we are still going to hear from you ...

ich bin sehr traurig darueber das sich bsf auflösen
ihr habt viel erreicht und es hört einfach auf
ich werde euer konzert in herne besuchen wo ihr mit pennywise hoffentlich noch viel spass haben werdet
man sieht sich in der gysenberghall
good bless you

waruuuuum???!!!

i hope this is a joke!
you are my favorite band, how could i live without your music?!
i wish you all the best and hope you will continue sometime.
yours katrin

See you guys in Darmstadt. It will be your last concert on German soil.

Any words why?

NO!
NOOOOOOOOOOO!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
and why not another show in berlin???
your music kept me up in sad moments and made the good times even better...thank you so much!!!

Hey, can't believe what ive to read here.... youre throwing it all away, he?`
Just wanted to say that your music, especially your last record touched my heart (sounds corny, right). but yeah its the goddamn through, you made me laugh, love, scream and cry. and i thank you for that, for all the good times you gave me, and for opening my eyes a bit more.
Wish you all the best for the future , may hope always guide you home!!!!!

big up from Germany
Steffen

can't just be that you guys need a break from touring and from each other.
hope this is just a temporary decision.
love you

I can´t believe this is true, you break my heart!
Thank you very much boysetsfire for touching my soul! I wish you all the best and hope all your dreams will come true! God bless you!
I love you
Katie from Germany (R)

i remember the first time i saw you guys... krazy fest 4 here in louisville. i still have my ticket.

so. you all should end the east coast tour by heading here. please? please o please o please????

good luck to all of you.

Sad but true:(

u can´t do this!!!please...!!! u´ll always live on on my left upper arm! see u in hamburg in august..for the last time:(!

Thank you for being such a great band. I have never been so sad before when a band retired.
Thank you so much for your amazing music, for being who you are.
I wish you all the very best.

Thank you.

I went to a Pennywise show back in 2001 or 2002. No Use For A Name was supposed to open but BSF took their place. They stole the show. I was a BSF ever since. I don't remember any of the other bands accept for BSF. This is very sad...

I am genuinely completely gutted.

Almost speechless, i can only congratulate you on going out with a bang. I have seen you guys four times in the past 8 months and they've all been AMAZING, especially Exeter Lemon Grove (UK) playing the new stuff. AND the album is truly one of the best.

I guess you guys have your reasons, but i am sure i speak for many people when i say you will be missed dearly.

I have been a huge fan for over 5 years now and always take it for granted you'll be releasing something a bit special sometime soon, and now...well...you won't.
It won't be the same, one of the few bands to really do something passionately from the heart and seriously reach people. Your music has been inspirational and i can't wait to see you guys in Reading to really go out with a bang!

Make it a good one guys, and i can't congratulate you enough on a fucking amazing career. (Shit i've actually got a lump in my throat.)

Thank you.

Jay Robinson

you gotta be kidding me...

can´t believe it...don´t know what to say...just:

*when did you give up and decide you had enough?*
*Can we give it one more shot, have we thrown all hope away?
does it have to be this painful just to make it through?*
*and we’re still here, all together, and all alone* (and all for you!)
*Broken down, down and out*
*Please don’t let go of me*
*think it over...*
and what about: *You can hate what we create
but we’ll be standing here when everything falls apart*

thank you so much for everything you´ve done for me and so many others just with your music and words!
you guys helped me stand bad times...
and you were with me all the good times too!

all my love
oxoxox
forever yours!

I waz at starlandballroom wen you guys SHOULD HAVE gotten your asses beat by YSC

WE SET FIRE BITCHESSSSS

and don't gimme this shit about being childish, cuz this is how your lead singer waz acting at that show.

SICK MY FUCKING DICK!!!

cant say i havent seen this coming for a few years... disapointing, yes, but soooooo looking forward to warped tour tomorrow in fitchburg if it is still on for you guys??? I WILL BUY ALL OF YOU DRINKS ANYWHERE IN TOWN AFTER THE SHOW ALL NIGHT IF YOU JUST BLESS ME WITH YOUR COMPANY... im kicking myself for not driving to danbury ct. last weekend (only 4hours away, but woulda cost me my job). But so, about those drinks??? im gonna have to hit the atm i think, but anything for you guys who have done so much for so many for so little money and not nearly enough praise.
cheers!

Guyss thats not fun......

It was awesome to interview you in France (March), one of the best band I ever interviewed, i will never forget that.

I don't really understand why you stop after the album of the year who is The Misery Index, really; thats crazy !

I will never forget all you did, the only band who can play hardcore, ska, punk, jazz and hip hop in an awesome song...

Good luck :]

Julien, Justme on Punk4dummies.com

From a selfish perspective....
You guys can't do this.
Please don't do this.
Look at how many people are writing here and how many people are affected.
I'm sure there is alot that goes on behind closed doors, the politics and mistakes of the band. But can't you put that aside.... for something greater? The music you write inspires all that you have touched. I have read so many interviews where you have written that you wanted to change the world around you through your music.
Well with us fans you have changed alot. You, personally, made me become more politically aware of the world around me.

In order to change this world you must stay strong, together, and keep pushing your message.

I mean fuck I can't believe you're going to end your career with a tour in Europe and "maybe" some East Coast shows???

No offense to the Europeans as they are just as big of fans as we....

But don't forget where you came from.... and surely your political messages was not necessarily inclined to move the Europeans.

Don't forget where you came from. Ehhh..... you probably won't read this anyways and you've probably allready forgotten.

For the past 8 years your music has been the benchmark I measured all other bands against.

Thanks for the memories you will be sorely missed.

"As friends are made and lost
I always look back smiling
Never moved by struggle fate or cost
I'd rather stay a loser
And laugh at common sense
Then rely on safety nets and reminisce
As they struggle for mediocrity"

I am sooooo sad :( though... THANKS FOR EVERYTHING....all the very very very best for you guys... i will miss u !

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Why?! You are no longer on shitty wind up and you told in interviews how happy you are with your new home burnig heart."misery index" is an awesome record, wich showed that you are back and that you still have something to say (f.e. the lyriks of "reborn" are outstanding).SO WHY ?!
You can´t stop now !!
Boysetsfire is more than "just" a good band, you gave so many people hope and power in bad times !
Please don´t stop changing the world with your music.

id say there more then just hope in bad times, this band basically created the whole type of music that brought about bands like thrice, and pretty muh the majority of equal vision records roster and that is being raped so badly right now by fall out boy and panic at the disco etc. they've been such a masive influence on they hardcore scene its not even funny. i hope like hell that they decided to do a sahi hulud and decided after sitting around for a while how much they wanna do the whole dallas thing and wake up and dream that they did it. im keeping my fingers crossed anyway, dnt leave us with shit like fall out boy give us some more amazing music

this band is responsible for helping shape me into the person i am today. they started my long and sorrid love affair with hardcore and as such, changed my life forever.

i cannot thank you for all your music and all the memories you've given me. your band will never be forgotten.

-Kevin

Gentlemen,
I am greatly saddened to read these words, although I can't blame you for wanting to end what must have been a great uphill battle for so long. I to made a simular decision a few years back.
I just wanted to impart that I had been going through a very low point in my life a few years back and "Tomorrow Come Today" quite literally, saved my life. I thank you. BSF gave me hope in humanity again and faith that someone else cared and was thinking. I thank you.

You will be truely missed.

Tommy Norton

(sorry for my bad english - i´m a german guy!):
thanks a lot for such a great and honest music ! it was a great pleasure this summer at the with-full-force in germany ! really really nice !!!
hope to see you one last time in hamburg at end of august...
wish you guys all the best for your futures. it was a big fun...

oh no...
you...you cannot do this!
please, I beg you, PLEASE continue!
Your music means so much to me

why.....why do you quit...I don't understand it...

I will be at the two days a week festival in wiesen...

All good things must come to an end!

Thank you for helping me open my eyes to the things i might not have been able to see without you guys' and your music.

You dudes truly are what was good for this so-called scene that all the sheep today swear themselves by.

Alright, Ive said my piece.......

Good Luck!!

Thanx for two fantastic and magic shows in Lindau. Your songs (especially my life in the knife trade & the misery index) will always have a special place in my heart/life. Thank you very much & good luck!! See you maybe at one of your (last) shows in germany...

This really upsets me. I remember back in the day when sending a message was the most important part of this music. I remember countless shows standing in the front/back of the venue listening to Nate "preach" about all the fucked up shit going on and just thinking wow, someone has the right idea. All this shitty music that people consider "hardcore" these days is a fucking disgrace and I couldn't be more upset that you guys are throwing in the towel. I also can't think of a cooler bunch of guys considering while playing in Atlanta one night I called Nate "gay" while on the phone with the venue manager and he heard me then i got to the venue and i had a backstage pass waiting for me that said "to the girl that called me gay". I was so upset/nervous b/c i don't really admire many bands out there and this was a shitty way to meet one of the few that I did admire. After meeting Nate and the rest of the guys they joked around about everything and didn't crawl my ass like I thought they should have. Not too many bands out there would have handled that with so much grace. Just saying. Thanks for all the years and great memories guys!!!!

I can´t believe it... A friend told it to me today and all I could do was crying!
I thank you for the best gigs ever and great songs and everything else! Especially I want to thank you for My Life In The Knife Trade, too. I hear this song since many months at least one time a day - believe it or not.
And thank you for recording the show in Cologne last December...
Best wishes,
Katja

Now I'm pissed, you guys came through San Diego on the day I got married (May 12) and it wasn't announced ANYWHERE your website, myspace, the EVR site, nothing, Greg from EVR didn't even know about the show. And now you're breaking up? & I never got to see you guys? I was at the Snapcase tour a few years back but had to miss your set. Come back to San Diego, we had our wedding at noon so we could go see you guys!

Sad Guys, wish you luck for the future... It´s been a great time...

I'm so, so glad that I finally got a chance to see you guys in Detroit (Alvin's) before you retired. One of the best shows of my life. And Nathan, it was awesome to talk to you for those thirty seconds. :-)

I wish you'd reconsider. But I have no basis to judge your decision, just to wish you the best in whatever you have planned for the future.

You will be sorely, sorely missed. Please come back around to Michigan sometime, in whatever form you find yourselves. Don't disappear.

hey guys,
this is really terrible....i can't belive it....
i love your music and you are all such nice and friendy guys...your concert in munich this year was the best gig i've ever visited...i can't belive that the great ,fantastic and awesome misery index lp was your last one ...
i love listening to your songs.....
good luck for the future...
i will miss your songs and the energy of your music and concerts
cya

please don't

What can i say? you guys are in the deepest of my hart!! I can only wish you the best luck in your future lives.

PS: PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAS COME TO BELGIUM ONE MORE TIME, I BEG YOU, PLEAS!!!!!!

IN HOPE WE CRY!!!

look at these ppl posting comments about u guys
they're all right
u shouldn't breakup.......this is the worst idea u've ever had.........u guys always talk about revolution and change.......as soon as u guys throw in the towel all of that will b lost.......u guys are an inspiration to too many ppl to breakup.......u guys are still young....fun loving....dudes.......with a lot to say.......i no it.......u need to stay together......for everyone who's ever heard the emotion and musical excellence of a boysetsfire song
if u breakup the world will seem so much smaller......i feel as if one of my closest family members just gave up and gave up on life and died..............this has been the saddest day of my life.......u need to reconsider........look at how many ppl u inspire.....these ppl don't want to let go of the firesettingboys........u need to set that fire for atleast a couple more years......let the band have one last stand.........and fight for what is right

BOYSETSFIRE is an inspiration to us all. Don't throw in the towel already. We are here to support and keep this fire going.. please don't leave us all broken down already.....

Misery Index is BOYSETSFIRE's best work SO FAR... i say this with high hopes.

One word to describe BOYSETSFIRE would be HOPE and I hope it keeps them going for some more years....

you guys have been an inspiration to everyone...throwing in the towel is the worst thing you can do...keep the fire going!

i don't believe, I wait a long time to see you guys live, and when finaly happens, do not happens...

plese tell me you're just kidding!

Truly saddening. Boysetsfire's music has been an enormous influence on me for the last 10 years. I wish this group of truly talented people nothing but the best after BSF. Hope is alive, I'll miss you guys. The memories will last forever.

look at how many ppl care for u.......just look at the comments........nd look at this crowd.....ur making the wrong decision here

u have been too influentual in my life and the lives of many others to just give up. it makes me truly sad to see u go. and i hope that u don't. it shouldnt' have to end this way. look at how many ppl care so much. u need to stay together. this doesn't have to b the end for boysetsfire. keep going. on ur dvd's u always said that nothing was more important to u guys then music and it's all u've ever wanted to do. what about now? do u still beleive that? u need to remember what's so important about music. the anger. everything u put into it. ur lyrix are so influentual and powerful. don't let go of that. plz im begging u from the bottom of my heart. i feel as if a huge part of my family jsut died

My eyes watered up when I read this, I shit you not.
You guys have been such an inspiration to me ever since I heard your demo tape from my older brother. It was amazing to see you grow up from the small band from the elkton/newark area that played Newark, DE like every weekend.
Thank you for giving me chills everytime I saw you play, for making music that I truely love and cherish, and for always being yourselves.
"In hope, I cry..."

shit, i´ve been following this since you guys´s first split lp w/ jazzmans needle, then you guys release this great new album and that is it?! fuck that shit! damn... me=sad!

IN HOPE I CRY.

Come on guys yu at least owe your die hard fans an answer to all of this.
You are so loved, and so different, and just sooooooooo perfect as a band.

You JUST put out that new record. What the fuck? Is it because the U.S tour did not go so well that you quit... but then give Europe one more fucking tour. How fair is that?
If they get a farewell, the people who got you over to Europe in the first place deserve one also.

ARE ANY OF YOU EVEN READING THIS??
DO ANY OF YOU EVEN CARE???

Don't tell me you stopped caring about the people that put you where you are.

In hope....

please reconsider. you are far to great an inspiration to just break up. you are one of the only bands around that understand the true art of music. please reconsider...

I'll give you $100 not to break up.
I know that doesn't sound like alot but that would totally fuck me over for rent.
That's how much I adore your band... I would risk a place to live for your music to continue.

I'll even throw in a bottle of Jack with that offer.

Maybe some home cooked vegan meals??

Whatever it takes??

Guilt guilt guilt guilt.

Ugh Maybe this whole denial phase needs to end and we should all move on. :(

Good luck guys. Best band ever....... despite what you or anyone else may think.

I can't believe it..i honestly lost sleep over this last night. For the last 8 years i have adored boysetsfire. Nathan, your amazing voice has been blaring from my speakers nonstop for quite some time now and i'm so sad to think that there wont be any new additions to my collection. You guys have obviously touched so many of your fans on such a deep level. I hope this is only temporary..i hope you just need a break and will return. please please..in hope i cry.

"RESTRICTED AND ASHAMED, WE CRAVE WHAT THEY PROVIDE US, SO WE'LL NEVER FEEL ALONE"

"

Please give the U.S. a chance to say goodbye to you guys with a farewell tour!!! We want to thank you for all the great music and the impact you've had on all of us :)

Sucks!

*sigh*
All the best to you guys.
Thank you for all your excellent music and for being who you are.
I'll try to see one of your last shows in germany.

If you still have unreleased material, please make it available somehow to help me get over it :(

best regards,
Dominik

hey guys
i don't want to believe that its true!!!
i was on your concert in munich and it was the best i ever visited. i'm sure you have your reasons why you do this but i still hope that it isn't true and everything was just a joke.
i hope i can come to one of your last gigs.
good luck for your future!!!!!

I don't know what to say!

But I won't forget you guys when you're gone...

These are bad news for everyone who loves the songs (and of course the guys behind them)! But what the heck, you know who you are and it's your right to make a dicision - over more than a decade you gave a lot to so many people ...Thanks!
All the best to you & take care whatever you do...

NoiseDivision.de ...it's all about the song and we're always into
* Emo * Punk * Hardcore * Independent * Alternative * Lo-Fi *

These are bad news for everyone who loves the songs (and of course the guys behind them)! But what the heck, you know who you are and it's your right to make a decision - over more than a decade you gave a lot to so many people ...Thanks!
All the best to you & take care whatever you do...

NoiseDivision.de ...it's all about the song and we're always into
* Emo * Punk * Hardcore * Independent * Alternative * Lo-Fi *

ASOZIAL!
I hope this is a joke!
You can´t do that! Whats the reason? I can´t understand you... hope to see you in September but I don´t hope that it will be the last concert I could see.

Oh no..reading this makes me fucking sad...The best band on earth wants to break up???
But thank you for the music you have written during many years...the emotional and powerful concerts..for everything. bsf has inspired me a lot.
and I´m feeling very happy at this moment that I had the chance to interview you guys in münster one month ago.

... i wish you'd come back and play one more show for us Delaware boys...

I love your music. I know these comments are beginning to sound like a broken record, but you are such an inspiration. Thanks for the great music. Thanks for the passion you poured into your art. Thanks for the hope. Thanks for everything.

Thanks for the music, and the memories.

Your last show at Indy meant so much to me. Being up front, singin with Nathan. It was a very rough time in my life and for a few minutes you made me forget everything!

I'ts been a blast I've been a fan since '99 and I've loved every minute of it.

Thanks, a thousand times over!!!

i think you guys need to reconsider. what will it take? a petition?

im with jason reconsider we'll make petitions

"this next song is called cavity (applause) thank you.
Just before we go into this I just want to say alittle bit of something, i guess hopefully an encouraging word i guess....

this next song is sort of about a point in my life at least where I sort of gave up on trying anymore. I listened to much to what other people had to say and I know everybody here has been through the same thing because were young and that's what happens with strong opinions when your young a lot of times people dont want to listen to you (Josh: We're not all young Nathan...) Ok well im not that young but still.. anyway... point being is that there comes a point where we get depressed, and we get jaded about what happens and a lot of times thats as far as we go with it.. we just become jaded for the rest of our lives and live lives how we've been told to live.

But this song is also supposto be an encouraging song that that's not where it has to end. It's very few times where we see in our generation heros anymore.. Where have they gone? They're all right here... because the second that we take the initative to take our words and turn them into actions that when we become heros and that's when we change the world. This song is called cavity......"

- Nathan Gray 4-19-01

thnk u for posting that excerpt.......

Honestly, can't you guys just stay together and pull things back a bit? Why break up?

Lots of the best bands out there go for years between tours and album releases. Who gives a fuck? They still write and inspire and that's what matters.

We don't need long tours and frequent releases. Just don't leave us entirely with no hope of ever seeing you again or hearing new BSF.

yeah that's exactly right. tour 1 time a year or every other year. Record incredible albums on the label's dime.

it feels like you are euthanizing an otherwise healthy vibrant person to cure a cold.

at least wait until bush is out of office.

if you quit, the terrorists win.

okay...........y is it that my greatest heroes who've always stood up for wut is right is now quitting...........with no real reason as to y.......u guys inspipre the hopeless.........i was crushed when i heard this.........cried my eyes to the bitter end........nd now.....im just disappointed in u.........it's not like u have to b only a band........if it's a matter of money....get jobs.......tour once a year.........nd still write incredible cd's.......it can be ur side project.......just dont destroy the hope u've created......when u destroy it all u've stood up for becomes lost

There are a ton of crappy, worthless, thoughtless "bands" and "musicians" out there today. So even more so, we NEED bsf. You guys brought some substance and soul to a thoughtless, hollow scene. Thanks for everything fellas: the purpose, the passion (sorry for biting that SHELTER album name). You will be missed...

thanks it was the best time in my life... i´ve never seen a band before with so much passion. and i saw you 6 times and i will come to konstanz and rock the festival with you a last time...

i wish you all the best!

thanks for your passion
thanks for your guts
thanks for writing some of the songs I really hold dear
thanks for tattoo inspiration
thanks for rocking the shit out of me one last time this summer
you´ll truly be missed

This is just so sad!
I just wanna thank you for your incredible and energetic music. It helps a lot to keep the head up high even in bad times.
I will always appreciate your music and when someone aks me what modern hardcore is all about, i will do nothing but give him your records and tell him about your shows.
All the best for you guys, keep on writing and playing such wonderful music in the future, whatever the line-up may be and
VIVA LA REVOLUCION!

SILENCE KILLS THE REVOLUTION!

"Always had the dream Now I have the action Spent my time hearing "this is wrong" Broken down disasters smoke filled empty rooms And life of eye to eye to head to head You'll never understand what this means to me Not for approval, not yours anyway Arrange by the numbers Arrange by your casualty Defined by a submission to a common sense That never had anything to do with me As friends are made and lost I always look back smiling Never moved by struggle fate or cost I'd rather stay a loser And laugh at common sense Then rely on safety nets and reminisce As they struggle for mediocrity.
It has always been frustrating to try and explain why we play shows for gas money and sometimes less. "You drove six hours and got paid twenty bucks? What a bunch of losers!" Yeah, I guess we are. "You went on tour without getting any guarantees? You guys are idiots!" Yeah, I guess we are."

Ich denke ihr habt euch das gut überlegt. ich meine 12 Jahre is ne lange Zeit, kann eure Entscheidung total verstehen, realisiert eure Träume das wünsch ich euch vom ganzen Herzen..

haut rein, sehen uns in Hamburg

NO! Come on guys you are my favourite band. I love your music. But i guess thats your decission good luck to all of you and my regards from germany. bye BSF :'(

This is very sad news. BoySetsFire has always been the top of my list of politically and socially conscious music.

I thank you guys for over a decade of passion and trying to use your artistic output to enact change or educate those around you to broader views or some of the nonsense of things around us. I'll always appreciate that, and these records will never go unplayed for a long time. :)

- D K

OH my GOD.
Such a let down.
Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee guys at least play a farewell tour and NOT in Europe... they get to see you all the time anyways.

Please.
Please read this.
Are you reading this??

HAVE YOU ALLREADY GIVEN UP ON US WHAT THE FUCK?

drunk? you're gotta be kidding me...
the last time i saw you in essen on the "campus fest" was awesome. before you came on stage this festival was not a festival. the moment the "walk astray" intro started i got goose-struck, i was surrounded by other boysestfire fans who felt the same, all the fans i know from past concerts, all the people who trust in you, all the people who's life you are. and the moment nathan began to scream, chad and josh smashed their guitars, you gave me like everytime i see you live on stage a reason to live. we need you and you need us! please think about it.

April fools! OH FUCK wait... it's August... way to start a new holiday guys... August fools!

wow, i cant believe it. i remember when it all started and now its ending. i wish all of you guys and your families the best. will be at least one last show. gonna miss

Man, I can't believe this! Looks like what Chad meant was kinda true. After the Joseph's Well show in Leeds, he told me that you guys were gonna take a break for a while. But I thought he just meant from touring or something. I was really drunk, so I thought nothing of it. I'm totally shocked!!
After hearing the Rookie, Eviction Article and High Wire Escape Artist, I fell in love with you guys. I'm so glad I managed to see four of your shows in six months. I may have to head to the Leeds Fest for one final send off. Day before I go away too.
Will say this, you have been one of the greatest groups around. The energy, emotion, passion and even humour you guys put into everything that you do is exceptional. And you're all a great guys in person as well. I really can't believe it. All the best to you guys in whatever you do...just what merch is Gene gonna sell now?....

Dear friends,
what a big shock for me to hear that you guys are breaking up...I really can't believe it yet...
But thank you very, very much four your music that will always have a place inside my heart.
Thanks a lot !!!
And I'm looking forward to see you once again at "Rock am See".
I wish you all the best for your future...
- Jasper

Nothing lasts forever...except midget porn

when i first heard something from you guys, about four or five years ago, i thought nothing of it. And since then, little by little, you grew a lot in me, and me and my friends have been waiting so long to see you live. Unfortunately, you came here only once, and that was when i was starting to know you guys (a show with Thursday, if i remember correctly). Too bad i will have never seen you live. Thank you for your music.

Mike
Montreal

That`s hard stuff...
Thank you for your true music, I wish you all the best!
But damn, one last dance on September 4th in Saarbrücken, we will kick ass!!!

This is the worst news of the year. August Fool's joke? :(

Me too ...

:(

Thanks 4 everything guys, wish you all the best in the future.

Gonna see you at Reading and Leeds pos Belfast and then Dublin.......

(money well spent everytime)

Your songs will live on with all of us !!!!!!

It's really deppressing to see you guys go. You'll always be my favorite band and I wish you well on whatever life's next step is.

Thanks for all the good times and memories in Pittsburgh, I remember all the bsf/snapcase shows in the late 90's, I saw you for the last time last night at the rex. It was a great show. You'll be missed and thanks for the influence.

Much Respect.

Is it not the month of August? What the fuck is with everyone asking if this is an April fools joke?

I'm member of a big band from Brazil, and our last album was complete influenced by BoysetsFire's songs and atitude. My Band LEVEL NINE and the hardcore fans from Brazil was waiting so much for BSF tour here.

its so sad, i can believe!
if u can, take a look in our site
www.fotolog.com/level_nine

or, listen to our songs in
www.tramavirtual.com.br/level_nine
(listen SINTONIA*)

love u!
Rafael.

Please no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep going in some way. At least tell us that you will so that we can live in blissful ignorance. I cannot imagine life without BSF.

Really sad news to hear.

Good luck, guys. Seriously.

O.O this news r really shocking! im a big fan of BSF for quite a few years now, and i never had the chance to see you guys live ( germany, i know u played there, but i couldnt come >

Someone please tell me if you're still playing Warped in Fitchburg, MA tomorrow. I wasn't going to go, but now that you're breaking up, I'll withstand the heat if you're playing. Please play. Also, don't break up, come on. Alright.

they aren't playing warped tomorrow.

at first i was upset. now im angry.

you are liars. your music meant so much to so many. and it seems as if you you never believed what you wrote and sang about for so long. So many songs on the new album talk about not giving up, about working things out, about being around for a lot longer than a year after the song was written.

its also obvious you dont give a fuck about your fans. you were my favorite band. i promise you, i will never listen to your music again. i will no longer support you, or believe in you. I will probably never believe in any band again. How many tours has Europe gotten now as oppose to U.S. tours? and were any of your songs written ABOUT Europe?

if you really gave two shits about your fans, you would have still played the couple warped tour dates you had left.

and absolutely no explanation to why all of a sudden, when it seems your career is looking up, you quit? fucking quitters. i never expected that to come from you.

i am crying as i write this. your music meant so much to me, and it hurts bad enough knowing that there will be no more, but it hurts even more knowing that every one of your fans was betrayed.

fuck you all. i hope that you get the living shit beat out of you by all the people you hurt. you deserve nothing more than the kick in the teeth that you have given your entire fan base.

thank you.

Okay, I know you're hurting, but that was way out of line. Boysetsfire does not owe us anything, and they do not deserve that. Bands end, it does not negate their message or their work. Quit acting like the end of Boysetsfire is a personal attack on you.

I usually don't care when a band decides to call it quits but this time it is different. I have been a fan since the 7" days and this is one of the most traumatic losses to music and art ever. BSF put passion and heart in all of their writing and it shows. Absolute genius is the only I can describe the song structure and feel. It was almost like the emotions that went into writing the material possessed the listener allowing them to feel the same emotions. No one has been able to do this the way BSF did. Nathans lyrics and vocal tone was as close to perfect as one could come! Many considered them an emo band but be it emo, hardcore, rock and roll, or whatever someone wants to title it, "it" was amazing!!! I have anxiously awaited their release 1 after another and just when you would think they reached their peak, their next CD would be even better. All I can say at this point is I respect your decision and contemplated retirement myself (20+ years in the HC scene)but you can not fight the fire and passion inside and I am sure this will not be the end for BSF!! The music and integrity behind BSF will not end and I for one will ALWAYS hold the upmost respect for this band and continue to enjoy the masterpieces that they have created!!!

youre right. they dont owe us anything. sure an explanation, or commitment to tour dates that they set, woud be nice, but it happens. i am just bothered by how it seems they dont believe what they wrote; what they made others believe.

im sure that there is a great explanation. and im sure that once i see that explanation, i will look at it more from their point of view. but when you completely lose something that has meant so much to you for so long-------

you know what "Kelly", you're right. im wrong again. sorry.

what a shock!!!! mr. mikey told me today!!! i am really glad i got to see you guys one last time in LA. all of you have always had a special place in my heart and always will!!! Nathan-i truly love you!
Josh-you have always been like a big brother!
Chad and Matt-so sweet and so innocent!
best of luck in all that you do! ever in vegas again you all have a place to stay!
lots of love! lala...
aka linda chmielowski-gilligan-lynn

Word

I'M AGREEING WITH OLDMANHC ABOUT NATHAN'S LYRICAL AND VOCAL TALENT....IT MAKES ME CRAZY ITS SO PERFECT

Ok well i will post later with my thoughts of this news as i am too much in shock and disappointment. I come now to plead with you to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE play a couple more shows in the U.S. anywhere near Florida is preferred although myself and others will travel anywhere to see you, being this will be the last time.... Ok... thats all i can say for now...

"when did u give up and decide you've had enough"
becuz this is the worst decision you've ever made.....you gave hope to the hopeless and put more passion in music than any musical group ever tried too..........let this emotional vehicle that is bsf have one last drive........stay together for atleast one more cd..........or atleast do some itunes things.............a couple songs..........plzplzplz stay together........keep the fire burning

Still can't stop crying. Worst news ever. Upset and drunk. If we hadn't checked the site today -right now I'd think I was going to finally get to see you at Warped Tour this week. There must be a good reason for this because you're the coolest dudes and best band ever. Thank you for your music and All these people posting man - the one about startinga petition is right.
And in hope I grind my knees into the floor praying that he'll never have to feel the pain I have felt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgTJypCSMH8

SOOOOOOOOO IS THIS STILL COMING OUT??

Uhh awesome?? I'm soooooo in denial...

Please don't take this light away, it never did you any harm.

Just when I thought that I'd find my way....

Fuck even Josh's son is posting on the bsf myspace asking him not to quit.
LISTEN TO YOUR SON.

OR US.

OR ANYTHING.

Or just give us some answers? Are you there?

Dude, I am very sad that you guys are retiring. You guys have been and always will be an inspiration to me. The only solace I can take in your decision to retire is that no matter what, what you guys have accomplished over the years will always be embodied through your music, as well in the memories of your countless fans that love your music and what you have stood for all of these years. There is too much bullshit going on these days for there not to be band like you to help everyone see past the moot gay marriage bullshit issues and remind everyone that the much deeper bullshit does indeed exist. Although I may not have always agreed with all of your political views, I still respect you guys for saying what you want to say. From a musical stand-point, i will say that you guys are a very influential and unique band. I will say, in addition, that my favorite part about your band over the years has been your passion for music, as well for the lyrical content of your music. I may sound like a dork for writing all this stuff, but seriously, I don't care. You guys have been my favorite band for years, and I am very deeply saddened by your split. I don't care what anyone says (including the fuckers talking trash about BSF on this forum) the retirement of BSF is a crushing blow to not only the live heavy music scene, but to music in general. A BSF live show is unlike any other you will ever see. My best memories of seeing live music is at a BSF show. My first date with my girlfriend was at a BSF show. You guys will forever live in my heart and I wish you guys the best. Thank you for everything.

This is not the news that i wanted to hear,my heart broke when i heard tell of the retirement. All i can ask of the band that has been in my cd player more than any other band is that you come and do a Toronto Ontario show, simply because i have nnever been able to see the band live and on the list of bands that i still have to see Boysetsfire is the only one i have left. It would meant the world.

HEY GUYS CHECK OUT THE RACKUS BACKLODGE.

Stay respectful to those of you being angry and making threats, maybe this could shed some light. We're all sad, but shit 12 years is a damned long time. Doesn't make it any less sadder of a situation.... but still. Just go check that shit yo. I was very interested in finding that

Such amazing posts on here, the love inspires:

To the eternal flame of you social arsonists,
an I Love You Haiku

Chad Josh Matt Nate Rob
I thank you for everything
You will always own

P.S. You know I adore your art with my whole heart. Your shows are remarkable so your retirement feels like someone is about to slash and burn my favourite Renoir:

http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=11&item=07.122&viewmode=0&isHighlight=1

(I visit that artwork often as well. The smell of the oil and the tasty brushwork cannot be mimicked in a reproduction. It's the master! Plus the dog is great.)

However, you also know I wish you nothing but joy and happiness in this world so I had to chime in & give some rare P.D.A. May the future be wonderful for all of you and your loved ones. You truly do deserve all the very best in life.

xxoo

very bad news!!!
i've seen so many bsf shows and i'm looking forward to see one of the last bsf shows in europe on 1st september.

You guys, i can't believe it. I'm listening to you since 99 now and it was an amazing time with you, even though i only got to see you two times... it was a blast, talking to nathan and taking a picture (that will now get a special place whereever i will go)and seeing you guys playing full of passion and emotion will stay in my heart forever. it means so much to see a bunch of guys like you that are real and have an eye on whats really going on in this world. you and every word, every song influenced me so much and made me become the person i am! i thank you for all you did and though i'm really sad i understand your point of view and i wish you guys all the best for your future and hope to get to see any of you in any way! now its time for u guys to take care of your families and I am soooo glad i got a tattoo of that tomorrow come today cover and i will show it full of pride!
Guys we'll see each other in Hamburg / Markthalle and i know its going to be amazing, rocking, tough, emotional and True.

Again all the Best

Hi! Well i dont know how to start.....hmm...well you are my inspiration in every moment..you are my hope when i don`t see the light..i dont belive it,but i will kepp on fighting for a better world....i will not stop the revolution....Words cannot describe how much you mean to me. You've always been more than just music. The best band ever........so good luck to you guys and i wish you all the best for your future.....

Oh no, you cant be for real!
I cant believe it; damn, you were one of my most favourite bands!
Not now....... :'(

No word of explanation or anything!! How can you do that to us? Whats wrong with you??
I will NEVER forget you and your wonderful music.
I need time to realize that it's over.

Love you and wish you all the best for the future!

The music you made... doesnt it mean anything to you?? For us it did...

boysetsfire-the best band ever!!

Been listening to BSF for 6 years now and love everything you have ever done! I dont like the chances of you guys comin back to Australia (i was underage last time :( ) so the moment you release those dates for those shows im flyin to the east coast. love you guys and wish you all the best in the years to come.

Hey guys, I can´t fucking believe it. You mean so much to me and the news of your “breaking up,” totally shocked me. I was so happy to see you at the Campusfest Essen and asked Nathan if there´s a possibility that you will play “Across five years,” but sadly he said, that they wouldn´t play it. So I thought: “Hey maybe at the next concert or next year”---. I was quite sure that I will see you also in the next few years. You will have your reasons for splitting up, and even if this is a very sad moment for me , I ´m happy to have the possibility to see you in Herne/Germany for a last concert. Thank you for influencing my live, I love you and your songs guys! I will never forget to RISE.

Hey guys, I can´t fucking believe it. You mean so much to me and the news of your “breaking up,” totally shocked me. I was so happy to see you at the Campusfest Essen and asked Nathan if there´s a possibility that you will play “Across five years,” but sadly he said, that they wouldn´t play it. So I thought: “Hey maybe at the next concert or next year”---. I was quite sure that I will see you also in the next few years. You will have your reasons for splitting up, and even if this is a very sad moment for me , I ´m happy to have the possibility to see you in Herne/Germany for a last concert. Thank you for influencing my live, I love you and your songs guys! I will never forget to RISE.

thanx for all!we have you in our hearts!stay true!

Why always the good bands!? :((
I'll miss your music so much.
I'm so glad, to have seen still 2 of your last concerts.

I wish you the best for your future

Thank you so much for real good music

To all the american fans that are complaining that BSF play so much in europe:

Read the Rakus Backlodge! Maybe you'll understand it a bit.
The shows in europe are almost all sold out every time. They play in front of hundreds of people, sometimes thousands (on festivals). In the states they play shows for just 40 or 50 people. Think about that a minute. Tell me how YOU would pay your bills? They have to sleep in hotels, the need to eat, they have to pay the gas for their van...
I guess it's not easy for them to tour europe a lot and to play less in the states.

good, should have happene years ago...

"let go of all your dreams (bleed yourself dry)"

... and all my gods never seemed so weak ...

Thank you Boysetsfire.

I look back on the last 6 years, since I first ever heard you guys, as the best in my life. You have inspired me to become the person I am today, to see so openly how our politicans are nothing but soulless marionets, and how just simple kindness to one another can really change your life. I have loved every song, lyric and chord you have ever written. I wish you all the best for the future, you deserve every good thing that comes your way. I guess you won't be coming to Australia again as I hoped that you some day would, as I missed you last time, but I guess I shall wait and see about these last few shows in the East Coast and see if I can get there for it. I would want to miss them for the world. All I can do is thank you again for the inspiration you have given me everyday for the past 6 years.

Wheels turn and crush me forever now.

Yours Truly,
Phil.

hey all together

i saw boysetsfire in 05 at the southside festival and then one month ago in stuttgart (ger).. both concerts were fucking amazing! i also caught one drumstick ;-)
they had so much fun on the stage, although it looked like that, i never thought that they leave after all they go through in the last 2 years.

and now, only these memories and the music of you have to keep you alive, but i think.. it will!!! you`ve made surely the best personal decision for all of u!!!

it`s bad that we have to let u go, but we will keep you in our hearts!

no more raised fists in the air while hundreds of people scream rise... ;-(

see u, maybe at the rock am see festival, blue hat with patches on it and black boysetsfire shirt - watch out
shwashere

Hey all

please dont be so negative, its their decision and i think it is the right :)their have to live their life

thank you 4 great music

love ya

Thank god I took the time to travel from Melbourne to LA to see you guys in May this year(if only my camera worked). You are an amazing band, full of so much passion and inspiration. Thanks so much for the memories,your music will live on. Goodluck in the next stages of your lives, may you continue to inspire all that you meet!

Cheers Ian

Oh my God...

Well, it's so sad, hopefully I can see you in Hamburg again.
Your shows were great and I almost every time I found a way to come. You rocked in Bremen, last time at the Vainstream Rockfest...

Take care guys!

Love and kisses from Germany!

um didn't you guys break up like 3 years ago or something?

That hit me realy hard now!

Rock on guys...you gave me much love !!

This hurts. Well, so long... and thanks for the crutches!
Seriously, I hope this is a new beginning instead of an end.

To everyone who is angrily accusing BSF of "quitting," maybe you should rethink that. They gave us 12 years of their lives. Seriously, for 12 years they gave their all and sacrificed so much for the band and for the fans. I love these guys and I would be very happy if they were to stay around in some way (even if it was a reduced presence), but I moving on after 12 years is NOT quitting.

Thanks guys!!!

this comes from the rakus blacklodge:
..."so it makes sense not to let down those fans who have already bought tickets, and are counting on seeing boysetsfire." how about the fact that I bought a ticket for an American show, drove 3 hours, and took 2 days off work, just to find out that they weren't there. Ticket $30, drive (gas) aobut $60, two days of work about $150, disappointment $priceless. So yea, lets not let down the Europeans, but lets let down the Americans.

Thanks guys,
I appreciate it.

hey guys! I´m very sad about the news you posted on this page! But I wanted to thank you for your music and all the good things and situations in my life i can connect with your songs! your music means a lot to me and i think, that this will never end! Thank you for all the shows and all the words you spoke out to the world in order to make this world a little better! we all will never forget you! ;o) Live your dreams and keep on rockin´ !

Oh my god, I needed 2 days to be able to write here. I still can't believe it. How can you do this to us? But I have to thank you for the great years I had with you, your music inspired so many people. I'm looking forward to see you in Herne/Germany. But I'm crying because after this concert I will never see you again... that's to bad.

Are you freaking kidding me! I have seen you guys only once and was looking forward to more than that! You guys can NOT retire! Your music is so insprational to not only your fans, but also to other bands! Do you guys really know how hard this is going to be for the one's out there relying on you to help get them off their butts and into the political activist scene? I think you need to reconsider, but that is my personal opinion.

I can´t belive what I´m reading this is so unbeliveable. But I want to thank you for all the music and concerts and I am going to see you one last time in Herne Germany and I will made this one the best concert ever...

hey all, a band member was heard saying that this is a retirement and that people come out of retirement all the time, so maybe there is hope.

:(

it's so sad! Thank you guys for your music! Love you all!!
Kisses from switzerland

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no way, this sucks big time!!!!

please do one more show in belgium!!!

I'm realy going to miss you guy's....

I just saw you guys in Pittsburgh and once again you guys did not disappoint. I was saddened when you announced your plans to hang it up at the show but I wish each one of you nothing but the best in whatever you chose to do from here on out. Also, I couldn't agree with your comments more when you discussed the direction music is taking recently. I have been going to shows for the better part of 9 years and I have witnessed first hand the downfall of not only the scene in Pittsburgh but other cities I have traveled to see shows. It seems that people are more concerned about their looks and what crew they associate themselves with rather than enjoying the music and trying to come together as one community. P.S. For your last few dates on the east coast, bring back Snapcase. It'll be like old times.

That's not true..you can't do this..it's so sad and I can't stop crying.

Your music is the only music which means something to me...and I can't describe how much.

Thank you for the music..I'll see you next month and I think I'll cry..

thank you everyone. its been actually hard to read through all this with dry eyes. so you know, it was just time for us to retire this part of our lives for at least 10 different reasons that i will not go into. i know everyone is looking for closure, but i am not sure we can make that happen for everyone(even ourselves). we are doing the european tour, because we had agreed to do it before we broke up, not because we felt they deserved a final tour, and the US did not. we are genuinely sorry if you feel let down, but please try to understand, that this needed to happen, or it would have happened down the road in a much worse fashion.thank you again for everything..we could not have made it this far with out each and every single one of you...even the jerks who posted the mean shit up there(sometimes its better to infamous then famous). there is no way to repay the dedication and love we have felt throughout the years. each of us will be back in different bands doing what we love. keep your eyes open for them. hopefully you will enjoy them also.
love,
nathan

i can belive!!!!! 12 years!!!!! please this is a joke right???????????

the best band ever!!! only sadness......

hey guys,

i would just like to extend my appreciation to the band. not many bands can really connect on many levels as you did. you were always pesonal at the shows, and never big headed about being in an amazing band. I admit that I've only been in the BSF scene for the past 5 or 6 years, but you never once let me down since day uno. I've had friends suffer from depression, frustration, confussion, happiness, and any other feeling, and there was never a time that one of your songs has helped us all through it. This is like a break up with a serious girl/boy friend. all though we as fans may feel hurt or let down for now...we still love you, and will get over this. just know you were the best damn band i've ever known. thank you

Thanks for your comment, Nathan.

Sure we'll keep our eyes open for your new bands. But I guess it'll never feel the same to see only one of you guys on stage.
But it's really cool that you wrote a comment. Like I said. Boysetsfire DO care about their fans.

See you soon. I will all of you guys buy a shot. ;)

Best wishes to you!

hey everyone,
much like nathan i can't tell you how much all your comments mean to me...thank you for your support all along and again: sorry for not being able to do a whole good-bye tour in the us, but everything has to come to an end at some point and i hope you understand...it has nothing to do with any sort of preference...so if you live in europe make sure to come out to these last dates and if you live on the east coast make sure to be there for the very last show in philly!!!
all i have to say now is that i wish all of you the very best, be nice to eachother and be good.
(and if you can't be good be careful)
haribol.
robert

I would beg you on my knees not to retire if there was any hope. But I think you´ve made your decision and evrything`s got an end...
But there`s something I always wanted to tell you. I don`t know why I didn`t do it yet. Now it seems to be my last chance*cryout*
Do you know the series „Power Rangers“? It`s about six fighters fighting for law and order. When there`s an extreamly heavy opponent they grow together and hit him to the floor. And that`s what you are for me. When you come together and play your intruments you become the biggest and greatest Power Ranger of all ages.
Your music makes me feel so strong. Since years there have been no day without listening to you. Neither when I came to hospital with an emergency. I always have my mp3 player with your songs in my bag...
The last album made me so anxious on what`s comming in the future. It was completely different from the other records you did. And it was fucking great! My heart bleeds when I think about there will never be something new from you.
Cause of you I decided to become a music producer. I don`t know why but I did. I wanted to work with boysetsfire, the fucking most sympathic band on earth. You`re no superstars. Who cares? You act on your conviction and that`s something less people do. You give people a kind of energy wich can`t be discribed. Oh fuck, I love you! Really. Please don`t disappear. I´ll