The Joy Formidable's 2015 Concert History

The Joy Formidable is an indie rock band formed in 2007 in North Wales, United Kingdom, currently located in London, England. The group members are Ritzy Bryan (vocals, guitar), Rhydian Dafydd (bass, backing vocals), and Matt Thomas (drums). Their music has been described as "primal epic grunge rock à la The Breeders, Arcade Fire and Yeah Yeah Yeahs".

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 21, 2015
The Joy Formidable / The Moth and The Flame
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Gundlach Bundschu Winery Sonoma, California, United States
Nov 20, 2015
The Joy Formidable / The Moth and The Flame
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Cellar Door Visalia, California, United States
Nov 14, 2015
San Diego Music Thing
"San Diego Music Thing" / L7 / The Joy Formidable / The Midnight Pine / Birdy Bardot / Erik Canzona & The Narrows / Creature and the Woods / Dani Bell & The Tarantist / No Age / Chicano Batman / Retox / Milo Greene / In the Valley Below / Tamaryn / Here We Go Magic / The Moth and The Flame / Froth / Babes / Wild Wild Wets / Paragraphs / Hills Like Elephants / Guides / Subsurfer / The Creepy Creeps / Big Bad Buffalo / The Palace Ballroom / Madly / Jjuujjuu / The Paper Days / Grizzly Business / Super Buffet / Brad Perry And The Acoustic Fingerprints / Podunk Nowhere / Think no Think / Neighbors To The North Show all bands
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Various Venues San Diego, California, United States
Nov 12, 2015
The Joy Formidable / The Moth and The Flame
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Masonic Lodge At Hollywood Forever Cemetery Los Angeles, California, United States
Oct 30, 2015 –
Nov 01, 2015
Voodoo Music & Arts Experience 2015
Chance the Rapper / Deadmau5 / Florence + the Machine / Modest Mouse / Zac Brown Band / Ozzy Osbourne / Joey Bada$$ / Alesso / Santigold / Third Eye Blind / Duke Dumont / ZHU / Jane's Addiction / Eric Prydz / Slightly Stoopid / Jack Ü / Yelawolf / The Cult / The Growlers / Django Django / Girl Talk / The Joy Formidable / Joywave / Tchami / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / Elliphant / Clutch / JAUZ / Public Image Ltd. / Hundred Waters / The Struts / Grizfolk / Giorgio Moroder / Ryan Bingham / Gerard Way / Bro Safari / Title Fight / Lettuce / Destructo / Fishbone / Fantastic Negrito / July Talk / Wax Motif / Terence Blanchard / Salva / Mija / Jacob Plant / Babes in Toyland / The Soul Rebels / Rozzi / Dumpstaphunk / The Suffers / Baby Bee / Here Come the Mummies / Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas / Nina Las Vegas / Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls / Veridia / Ruby Amanfu / Flow Tribe / babygirl / Dan Dyer / Hank & Cupcakes / The Wans / Quickie Mart / The Ludlow Thieves / Tysson / Mississippi Rail Company / Kompression / Mike Dillon's Punk Rock Percussion Consortium / The St. Cecilia's Asylum Chorus / Carmine P. Filthy and a Boy Named Ruth / Herb Christopher Show all bands
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City Park New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Show Duplicates for Oct 30, 2015
Oct 15, 2015
"CMJ Music Marathon" / "Floodfest" / The Joy Formidable

CMJ Music Marathon

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Brooklyn Bowl New York, New York, United States
Show Duplicates for Oct 15, 2015
Oct 09, 2015
The Joy Formidable
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Turf Club Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Sep 27, 2015
Landmark Festival
Manchester Orchestra / Lord Huron / The Joy Formidable / Chromeo / George Ezra / CHVRCHES / The Strokes
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West Potomac Park Washington, D.C., United States
Show Duplicates for Sep 27, 2015
Sep 26, 2015 –
Sep 27, 2015
Landmark Festival
Chromeo / Ex Hex / alt-J / Daughter / CHVRCHES / Drake / Houndmouth / Miguel / Wale / The War on Drugs / U.S. Royalty / The Mowgli's / Ben Howard / In the Valley Below / Ace Cosgrove / Lord Huron / The Joy Formidable / The Strokes
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West Potomac Park Washington, D.C., United States
Show Duplicates for Sep 26, 2015
Sep 19, 2015 –
Sep 20, 2015
Riot Fest Toronto 2015
Alexisonfire / Weezer / Wu-Tang Clan / The Prodigy / Tyler, The Creator / All Time Low / Atmosphere / Echo & the bunnymen / Yelawolf / Coheed and Cambria / The Airborne Toxic Event / Rancid / Bleachers / The Joy Formidable / Eagles of Death Metal / Motörhead / Thrice / Against Me! / FIDLAR / Bayside / Andrew W.K. / The Dead Milkmen / Gwar / Cancer Bats / Doomtree / Babes in Toyland / Ritual / Weezer / D.O.A. / Wildlife / Drive Like Jehu / Moneen / Die Mannequin / HEAT / Courage My Love / Like Pacific / The Dirty Nil / Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls / Rarity / Nova Rockafeller / Foxtrott / Safe To Say / Tasha the Amazon / Indian Handcrafts / Thurston Moore Group / Twin River / The OBGMs / Black Mastiff / Partycat / The Dying Arts / Tomahawk Love Show all bands
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Downsview Park Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Show Duplicate for Sep 19, 2015
Sep 16, 2015
"Kansas City Live!" / The Joy Formidable

Kansas City Live!

Kansas City Live! At The Power & Light District Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Sep 12, 2015
Riot Fest (Chicago)
"Riot Fest" (Chicago) / System of a Down / Iggy Pop / Rancid / Billy Idol / Taking Back Sunday / Drive Like Jehu / Swervedriver / Merle Haggard / Alexisonfire / FIDLAR / The Damned / Millencolin / Gateway Drugs / Lifetime / Meat Wave / The Dear Hunter / Desaparecidos / The Lawrence Arms / Echo & the Bunnymen / Bootsy Collins / The Dead Milkmen / Pennywise / Mayday Parade / The Devil Wears Prada / Babes in Toyland / The Joy Formidable / Gwar / American Nightmare / Joyce Manor / The Movielife / Steve Ignorant With Paranoid Visions / The Ataris / Modern Life Is War / Fit for Rivals / Flatfoot 56 / Teenage Bottlerocket / CHON / Counterpunch / Direct Hit! / The Brokedowns / Elway / PEARS / Clowns / Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow Revue / Indian Handcrafts / Blis. / Faith No More / Thurston Moore / Coheed and Cambria / Doomtree Show all bands
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Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 12, 2015
Sep 11, 2015 –
Sep 13, 2015
Riot Fest Chicago 2015
No Doubt / Faith No More / Motörhead / Ice Cube and Special Guests (Straight Out of Compton Remix) / Alkaline Trio / Coheed and Cambria / Flogging Molly / Slightly Stoopid / Thrice / Dirty Heads / Anthrax / Eagles of Death Metal / Against Me! / Bayside / Mest / Atreyu / Lee Scratch Perry / The Expendables / Living Colour / Fishbone / Death / Mariachi El Bronx / Every Time I Die / Real Friends / 88 Fingers Louie / Mustard Plug / Into It. Over It. / Post Malone / Chef’Special / Barb Wire Dolls / The Coathangers / Prayers / Speedy Ortiz / White Mystery / Ground Up / Skinny Lister / Dirty Fences / Alex Wiley / Heems / Psalm One / DREAMERS / Faulkner / Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow Revue / System of a Down / Iggy Pop / Rancid / Billy Idol / Taking Back Sunday / Drive Like Jehu / Merle Haggard / Alexisonfire / The Academy Is... / The Lawrence Arms / Echo & the Bunnymen / Bootsy Collins' Rubber Band / The Damned / Pennywise / The Devil Wears Prada / Mayday Parade / Babes in Toyland / Desaparecidos / The Joy Formidable / The Dead Milkmen / The Thurston Moore Band / FIDLAR / Millencolin / American Nightmare / Swervedriver / Gwar / Lifetime / Joyce Manor / CIV / The Movielife / Steve Ignorant & Paranoid Visions / The Dear Hunter / The Ataris / Modern Life Is War / Fit for Rivals / Flatfoot 56 / Teenage Bottlerocket / CHON / Counterpunch / Direct Hit! / Sleep On It / The Brokedowns / Meat Wave / Elway / Indian Handcrafts / PEARS / Clowns / die Selloutz / Modest Mouse / The Prodigy / Snoop Dogg / Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley / Tenacious D / Rodrigo y Gabriela / L7 / Stephen 'Ragga' Marley / KONGOS / Cypress Hill / Yelawolf / The Airborne Toxic Event / Manchester Orchestra / De La Soul / Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness / New Politics / Jimmy Cliff / Andrew W. K. / Less Than Jake / Morgan Heritage / Doomtree / Hum / Tarrus Riley / The Dwarves / Tommy Stinson / Kevin Devine / Jo Mersa / Alvvays / The White Buffalo / Black-Am-I / Skip Marley / Knuckle Puck / Jazz Cartier / Have Mercy / Superheaven / Foxing / Beach Slang / Cayetana / Blis / Northern Faces / Souvenirs / Skating Polly / Signals Midwest / Modern Chemistry / Tasha the Amazon / Foxtrott / Twin River / Indian School / The Municipal Drainage Project Show all bands
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Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Show Duplicates for Sep 11, 2015
Sep 06, 2015
The Joy Formidable
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Park Tavern Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sep 05, 2015
Audiotree Music Festival
The Joy Formidable / Tiny Moving Parts / Foxing / Narco Debut / The Cardboard Swords / The Fall of Troy / And So I Watch You from Afar / CHON
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District Square Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Aug 29, 2015
Riot Fest and Rodeo
Modest Mouse / Pixies / Run DMC / Rancid / Drive Like Jehu / KONGOS / Alkaline Trio / Thrice / Cold War Kids / Iration / The Damned / Eagles of Death Metal / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Desaparecidos / Gwar / The Dead Milkmen / The Vandals / Less Than Jake / The Joy Formidable / Cloud Cult / Bayside / Swervedriver / Joyce Manor / Nathen Maxwell & the Original Bunny Gang / Broadway Calls / Meat Wave / Souvenirs / PEARS Show all bands
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National Western Complex Denver, Colorado, United States
Aug 28, 2015 –
Aug 30, 2015
Riot Fest Denver 2015
Snoop Dogg / Pixies / Coheed and Cambria / De La Soul / Cold War Kids / Ice Cube / Cypress Hill / Run DMC / Tenacious D / Explosions in the Sky / Motörhead / Rancid / The Airborne Toxic Event / Flogging Molly / Yelawolf / Black Lips / Nada Surf / Modest Mouse / The Joy Formidable / Alkaline Trio / PUP / Thrice / Anthrax / Less Than Jake / Eagles of Death Metal / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Bayside / Millencolin / Iration / The Damned / Testament / The Get Up Kids / Andrew W.K. / Death Grips / Reverend Horton Heat / L7 / GZA/Genius / Cloud Cult / The Vandals / Bootsy Collins / The Dead Milkmen / Desaparecidos / The White Buffalo / Benjamin Booker / Joyce Manor / The Lawrence Arms / Doomtree / Speedy Ortiz / Swervedriver / Babes in Toyland / 7 Seconds / Teenage Bottlerocket / Chef'Special / Post Malone / Drive Like Jehu / Fit for Rivals / Broadway Calls / Main Attrakionz / The Hotelier / The Dreamers / Elway / Northern Faces / The Moth & the Flame / American Nightmare / Souvenirs / White Mystery / Beach Slang / Cayetana / Daye Jack / Prayers / Rozwell Kid / Gateway Drugs / Meat Wave / Nathen Maxwell & the Original Bunny Gang / Skating Polly / The Pears / The Bunny Gang / Indian School / Input & Broken / Sleep On It / Faulkner / Direct Hit! (USA) / Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow Revue / System of a Down / Off! / KONGOS / Iggy Pop / Sarah Silverman / GWAR Show all bands
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National Western Events Center Denver, Colorado, United States
Show Duplicates for Aug 28, 2015

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Voodoo Music + Arts Experience on Oct 30, 2015 [678-small]

Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
Oct 30, 2015
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
Oct 30, 2015
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
Oct 30, 2015
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
Oct 30, 2015
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Riot Fest (Chicago) on Sep 12, 2015 [825-small]

Riot Fest (Chicago)
Sep 12, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Sep 12, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Sep 12, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Sep 12, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Sep 12, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Sep 12, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Sep 12, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Sep 12, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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2022 43 concerts
2021 12 concerts
2019 50 concerts
2018 41 concerts
2017 21 concerts
2016 126 concerts
2015 17 concerts
2014 10 concerts
2013 130 concerts
2012 62 concerts
2011 128 concerts
2010 91 concerts
2009 75 concerts
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Joy Formidable had?

The Joy Formidable has had 833 concerts.

What genre is The Joy Formidable?

The Joy Formidable is most often considered to be Indie, Indie Rock, British, Female Vocalists, UK, Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Noise Pop, Metropopolis, Nu Gaze, Welsh Rock, and Welsh Indie.

When was the last The Joy Formidable concert?

The last The Joy Formidable concert was on October 01, 2023 at Rescue Rooms in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom.

What setlist does The Joy Formidable play live?

The songs that The Joy Formidable performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the October 01, 2023 concert at Rescue Rooms in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom:

  1. Caught on a Breeze
  2. Sevier
  3. Ostrich
  4. The Greatest Light Is the Greatest Shade
  5. Whirring
  6. CSTS
  7. Into the Blue
  8. Cradle
  9. Y Garreg Ateb
  10. I Don't Want to See You Like This
  11. Share My Heat
  12. Little Blimp
  13. Left Too Soon

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