The Anniversary was an American band formed in
Lawrence, Kansas in 1997 by Josh Berwanger, James David, Christian Jankowski, Adrianne Verhoeven and
Justin Roelofs. The Anniversary was the solidification of a line-up that had been in flux for a year. After two years of playing shows across with the Midwest with bands that included
The Get Up Kids,
Braid and
Superchunk, The Anniversary signed to Vagrant Records.