2012

• opened for Matt Costa at Notre Dame in Feb.
• threw DIY shows all over campus
• signed to the ill-fated Swerp Records
• added the 's'.... became Ratboys
• played The Big Show 3D
• studied abroad in Dublin (Julia) & Rome (Dave) for the 2012-2013 school year
• wrote lots of songs for AOID (Tixis, MCMXIV, Our Mortician's Daughter, Pivotal Dates, And)

2013

• played Brewfest in Louisville (first show back after year-long hiatus)

2014

• Julia graduated from ND & moved to Chicago
• first tour! w/ Single Player in July
• Julia bought first electric guitar + amp (thanks for the encouragement Eli)
• Dave moved into The Pool in SB (RIP show space in a converted swimming pool)
• recorded AOID at The Owlery practice space w/ Seth Engel on nights and weekends

2015

• went on tour at the end of 2014-going into 2015... met a ton of awesome folks (Prince Daddy, The Most, Sinai Vessel, Messes)
• Dave graduated in May... left for tour the next day
• toured out west & down south for the first time
• met Wild Pink in Denton, TX
• release AOID June 9 on Topshelf
• met Kevin & Ian in November

2016

• toured w/ The Island of Misfit Toys in January
• I think this is when we met Marcus? We toured down to SXSW w/ his band Coaster... we had both been at The Big Show 3D, but I don't think we met there... regardless, this tour ruled
• first time at SXSW! met Slingshot Dakota & got to play w/ Enemies
• toured Europe + went to FEST w/ Dowsing (10 week tour... so long)
• Cubs won the World Series

2017

• recorded GN in January at Atlas Studios in Chicago (RIP)
• Sean joined the band! (first show: Feb 25 at Subterranean Downstairs)
• toured to SXSW w/ Slingshot Dakota
• filmed "Elvis is in the Freezer" music video in Louisville
• played w/ Marcus for the first time! (first show: May 18 at The Draw in Appleton, WI... college show)
• started working with High Road Touring
• released GN on June 30
• toured to FEST w/ DAGS! (Milan, IT)

2018

• the year we toured so damn much
• released GL EP Feb 23
• toured Europe w/ Wild Pink in May
• toured Japan in October
• recorded Printer's Devil at Palisade Music Studios

2019

• opened for PUP on an 8-week run
• Marcus got back surgery (praise God)
• shot music videos for "Alien" & "I Go Out at Night" in July & November
• took a substantial break from touring for the first time in 4.5 years

• released Printer's Devil Feb 28
• played 3 shows (U of W Madison, Lincoln Hall, the Hideout) in Feb. before the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered concert venues
• started streaming Virtual Tour shows via Twitch
• played a livestream set at an empty Lincoln Hall via Audiotree July 18
• recorded Happy Birthday, Ratboy at Type One Studio from August-October
• streamed the 25 hour Halloween Telethon 10/31

2021

• celebrated New Years w/ friends over zoom
• made this zine... made the "Go Outside" lyric vid
• released Happy Birthday, Ratboy 4/1/21
• to be continued...

Here's what the timeline looks like featured in the Ratboys Zine, which is included digitally as a bonus item with your digital download of all formats of Happy Birthday, Ratboy - available on digital, CD, cassette, and vinyl here.