Upcoming Shows
Mandatory Recess is more than just pixelated eye candy for your Googling pleasure. We are also a living, breathing rock machine. Here is where you can get your Recess on:
Eavesdrop Brewery - Manassas, VA
Old Bust Head Brewing Company - Vint Hill, VA
Saturday, July 26, 2025
5 - 8 pm
Haymarket Annual Summer Concert - Haymarket, VA
Old Bust Head Brewing Company - Vint Hill, VA
Saturday, September 20, 2025
5 - 8 pm
Eavesdrop Brewery - Manassas, VA
Your Gig Here!
Mandatory Recess is available to play your next event: happy hours, holiday parties, housewarmings, hayrides, and all manner of occasions starting with "h" as well a several other letters of the alphabet.
There is no substitute for live music, and we are ready to make your event a rockin' good time. Get in touch
and let us know how we can rock your world.
Past Shows
MacDowell's Brew Kitchen - Leesburg, VA
Friday, March 21, 2025
Cancelled Due To Closure
Death Ridge Brewery - Jeffersonton, VA
Saturday, March 8, 2025
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Private Event - Fredricksburg, VA
Saturday, November 2
3:30 - 5:30 pm
Craftworx Taproom - Gainesville, VA
Friday, October 4, 2024
8 - 11 pm
Old Bust Head Brewing Company - Vint Hill, VA
Saturday, September 21, 2024
5 - 8 pm
Old Ox Brewery - Ashburn, VA
Saturday, August 17, 2024
6:30 - 9:30 pm
Kalypso's Sports Tavern - Reston, VA
Friday, July 19, 2024
9 pm - 1 am
Old Bust Head Brewing Company - Vint Hill, VA
Sunday, May 26, 2024
5 - 8 pm
Crooked Run Fermentation & Nectar Cocktail Bar - Sterling, VA
Saturday, November 11, 2023
7-10 pm
Old Bust Head Brewing Company - Vint Hill, VA
Saturday, September 23, 2023
5 - 8 pm
Crooked Run Fermentation & Nectar Cocktail Bar - Sterling, VA
Saturday, July 22, 2023
7-10 pm
Private Event - Alexandria, VA
Friday, June 2
7 - 11 pm
Old Ox Brewery - Ashburn, VA
Saturday, May 6
6 - 9 pm
Death Ridge Brewery - Jeffersonton, VA
Saturday, April 8, 2023
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Craftworx Taproom - Gainesville, VA
Saturday, March 4, 2023
8 - 11 pm
MacDowell's Brew Kitchen - Leesburg, VA
Saturday, January 28, 2023
7:30-11 pm
Crooked Run Fermentation & Nectar Cocktail Bar - Sterling, VA
Friday, December 16, 2022
8 - 11 pm
Crooked Run Fermentation & Nectar Cocktail Bar - Sterling, VA
Friday, November 4, 2022
8-11 pm
Old Bust Head Brewing Company - Vint Hill, VA
Saturday, October 1, 2022
5 - 8 pm
Craftworx Taproom - Gainesville, VA
Saturday, September 3, 2022
8 - 11 pm
Crooked Run Fermentation & Nectar Cocktail Bar - Sterling, VA
Saturday, August 6, 2022 - Cancelled due to you-know-what virus
7 - 10 pm
Private Event - Reston, VA
Saturday, May 28 - 5:30 pm
Private Event - Vint Hill, VA
Saturday, April 16 - 7 pm
Farm Brew LIVE - Manassas, VA
Saturday, April 2
2:30 pm
Kalypso's Sports Tavern - Reston, VA
Friday, March 25, 2022
8:30 pm
Crooked Run Fermentation & Nectar Cocktail Bar - Sterling, VA
Saturday, February 19, 2022
7:00 pm
Dogwood Tavern - Falls Church, VA
January 14, 2022 - Cancelled due to friggin' Covid
9:30 pm
Crooked Run Fermentation - Sterling, VA
October 16, 2021
6:00 pm
TRIUMPHANT POST-LOCKDOWN RETURN TO GIGGING!
Old Bust Head Brewing Company - Vint Hill, VA
September 25, 2021
5:00 pm
Eclipse - Gainesville, VA
June 5, 2020 - Cancelled due to Covid
9:00 pm
Private Event - Gainesville, VA
April 11, 2020 - Cancelled due to Covid
7:00 pm
Farm Brew LIVE - Manassas, VA
March 28 2020 - Cancelled due to Covid
3:00 pm
Kalypso's Sports Tavern - Reston, VA
March 20, 2020 - Cancelled due to Covid
9:30 pm
Crooked Run Brewing & Nectar Cocktail Bar - Sterling, VA
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm
Dogwood Tavern - Falls Church, VA
January 18, 2020
10:00 pm
Kalypso's Sports Tavern - Reston, VA
November 15, 2019
9:30 pm
Westover Beer Garden - Arlington, VA
October 12, 2019
5:00 pm
Private Event - Herndon, VA
September 7, 2019
5:30 pm
Dogwood Tavern - Falls Church, VA
July 20, 2019
10:00 pm
Kalypso's Sports Tavern - Reston, VA
June 21, 2019
9:30 pm
Old Bust Head Brewing Company - Vint Hill, VA
May 25, 2019
5:00 pm
MR Unplugged - Old Ox Brewery - Ashburn, VA
May 10, 2019
6:00 pm
Old Ox Brewery - Ashburn, VA
April 27, 2019
1:00 pm
Bear Chase Brewing Company - Bluemont, VA
April 20, 2019
12:00 pm
Kalypso's Sports Tavern - Reston, VA
March 22, 2019
9:30 pm
Old Ox Brewery - Ashburn, VA
March 8, 2019
6:00 pm
Old Ox Brewery - Ashburn, VA
November 30, 2018
6:00 pm
Lucky 13 Bingo & Beer - Fundraiser for Give Me A Break From Cancer
Old Ox Brewery - Ashburn, VA
October 13, 2018
12:00 pm
Mewsic & Brews - Fundraiser for Feline Foundation
Old Ox Brewery - Ashburn, VA
October 6, 2018
1:00 pm
Battle Street Live - Manassas, VA
September 21, 2018
9:00 pm
Battle Street Live - Manassas, VA
August 4, 2018
9:00 pm
Westover Beer Garden - Arlington, VA
Cancelled due to weather
July 21, 2018
5:00 pm
Battle Street Live - Manassas, VA
Cancelled due to weather
May 19, 2018
9:00 pm
Old Ox Brewery - Ashburn, VA
4th Anniversary Party
June 16, 2018
June 16, 2018
3:30 pm
14 Loudoun - Leesburg, VA
First Friday Leesburg
April 6, 2018
April 6, 2018
7:00 pm
Fat Tuesday's - Fairfax, VA
November 19, 2017
8:30 pm
Spanky's Shenanigans - Leesburg, VA
June 10, 2017
9 pm
Spanky's Shenanigans - Leesburg, VA
January 6, 2017
9 pm
Old Ox Brewery - Ashburn, VA
December 6, 2016
6 pm
Lost Rhino Retreat - Brambleton, VA
August 5, 2016
7 pm
American Cancer Society Relay for Life - Herndon, VA
June 11, 2016
2:30 pm
Old Ox Brewery - Ashburn, VA
May 20, 2016
6 pm
Beltway Brewing Company - Sterling, VA
March 12, 2016
6 pm
Beltway Brewing Company - Sterling, VA
October 24, 2015
6 pm
The Greene Turtle - Dulles, VA
August 6, 2015
10 pm
American Cancer Society Relay for Life - Herndon, VA
June 6, 2015
2 pm
Mahalo Cove - Sterling, VA
May 19, 2015
9 pm
