Codeine Live (Dessau Tour) at Largo Venue: Thursday, June 3, 2027

On Thursday, June 3, 2027, Codeine play at Largo Venue, Via Biordo Michelotti 2 in Rome (00176), on the tour devoted to «Dessau». Tickets are in online presale.

Updated November 6, 2026.

The event

Largo presents Codeine as the pioneers of slowcore: spacious guitars, glacial rhythms and a tension that explodes in slowness. The group began at Oberlin College, where Stephen Immerwahr (vocals and bass), Chris Brokaw (drums) and John Engle (guitar) met. The debut «Frigid Stars» came out in 1990; a Sub Pop contract and a European tour with Bastro followed.

«Dessau» is the album at the center of the tour. It was recorded in the summer of 1992 at Harold Dessau Recording in New York with Mike McMackin, but Immerwahr, convinced that the vocal tracks carried an unstable sound no one else could hear, decided to scrap it. Soon afterward the band finished the EP «Barely Real», and some songs were taken up again on the last album, «The White Birch» (1994). Brokaw left the group before the end of 1992.

The tape was found by Numero Group, a label that recovers 1990s recordings, about a decade before 2022. After persuading the musicians to listen again, the label released it on September 16, 2022: eight tracks, «Sea», «Jr», «Tom», «I Wonder», «Realize», «Something New», «Wird» and «Smoking Room», digitally and on vinyl.

Where it takes place: Largo Venue

Largo is a former industrial warehouse reclaimed as a cultural space in eastern Rome, with an outdoor area and a program that alternates concerts, DJ sets and cinema. Contacts: 06 59875966 and info@largovenue.com.

For the area: Largo Venue, Pigneto and the other concert at the venue, Dirty Honey.

Practical information

• Date: Thursday, June 3, 2027.
• Place: Largo Venue, Via Biordo Michelotti 2, 00176 Rome.
• Tickets: online presale; price not published.
• Tour: «Dessau», an album recorded in 1992 and released in 2022.
• Getting there: use the ATAC route planner.

Frequently asked questions about Codeine at Largo Venue

Who are Codeine?

An American band considered among the pioneers of slowcore, formed by Stephen Immerwahr, Chris Brokaw and John Engle.

What is «Dessau»?

An album recorded in 1992, scrapped by the band and released in 2022 by Numero Group.

Where do they play in Rome?

At Largo Venue, Via Biordo Michelotti 2.

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