Lightweight Champion (SEA) + Friday Harbor + Suver

Lightweight Champion, on tour from Seattle, bring their alt-country-flecked indie rock to Knockout for an early evening show. Local support from indie upstarts Friday Harbor and Freak Folkists Suver.

Lightweight Champion is an alt-country trio based out of Seattle and Port Townsend, WA. The band’s sound comprises compelling indie songwriting and lyricism with a twangy edge. The band released their first EP “Valley” on Seattle tape label Den Tapes in April 2023. The EP demonstrates the band’s versatility and arrangement prowess – it merges Spieldenner’s lyrics-forward style with warm and textural production, leaning on alt-country influences augmented by explorations into indie/alternative sonic territory. 2024/2025 marked a number of landmarks for the band - several shows in the greater pacific northwest, including Astoria, Port Townsend, Chimacum, and Bellingham; a 10-day tour packed with 9 shows between Seattle and Bozeman; and the recording of the band’s first full-length album. Recent singles “Battery” and “Quarterback,” released in June 2026, are out now wherever you listen to music. Members include Aaron Spieldenner (Vocals/Guitar), Cam Hancock (Drums) and Tom Moskal (Bass)