808 State Concert History

808 State are an electronic music outfit formed in 1988 in Manchester, England taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine. Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of acid house, they were formed by Graham Massey (from ex-Factory Records band Biting Tongues), Martin Price and Gerald Simpson (later to record as A Guy Called Gerald).

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808 State Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 33)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 22, 1996
808 state Cambridge Junction Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Oct 19, 1996
808 state / Spooky / Slab
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Newcastle University Students' Union Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Oct 18, 1996
808 state / Spooky / Zion Train
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Music Hall Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Oct 17, 1996
808 state / Spooky / Slab Octagon Centre, University of Sheffield Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Oct 13, 1996
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Free Jazz Festival - Rio

Museu de Arte Moderna Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oct 02, 1996
808 state University of Warwick Student Union Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Sep 06, 1996
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Surfers Against Sewage

St Agnes Beacon St Agnes, England, United Kingdom
Sep 01, 1996
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Irvine Beach Festival

Irvine Beach Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aug 30, 1996
808 state Cyberia Internet Cafe Bar Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Aug 26, 1996
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Greenbelt

Deene Park Corby, England, United Kingdom
Aug 24, 1996
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Pukkelpop

Domein Kiewit Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 23, 1996
808 state Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 23, 1996 –
Aug 24, 1996
Pukkelpop 1996
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds / Sonic Youth / The Offspring / Urban Dance Squad / Weezer / Bush / Ice-T / Girls Against Boys / Screaming Trees / Evil Superstars / dEUS / Supergrass / Soul Coughing / Butthole Surfers / Sparklehorse / Everclear / Prong / Korn / Sebadoh / Seaweed / Tricky / Dave Clarke / Eat Static / The Aloof / Lamb / The Posies / de puta madre / 16 horsepower / Placebo / Tripping Daisy / Pete Droge / Lagwagon / downset. / Millencolin / Osdorp Posse / Satanic Surfers / Rocket from the Crypt / Voodoo Glow Skulls / Red Aunts / 12 rounds / Social Distortion / Tortoise / Dirty Three / DAAU - Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung / Garbage / Los Lobos / Helmet / Fun Lovin' Criminals / Barkmarket / Soulwax / Ken Ishii / Lionrock / Ruby / Meat Beat Manifesto / Sneaker Pimps / 808 state / DJ Jon Carter / Agent Provocateur / Ash / Feeder / Gwyllions / imperial drag / Tracy Bonham Show all bands
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Domein Kiewit Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
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Aug 22, 1996 –
Aug 26, 1996
Greenbelt Festival 1996
Eden Burning / Vigilantes of Love / Newsboys / Ricky Ross / 808 State / Moby / Steve Apirana / Iain Archer / Carolyn arends / Bennet / Peter Case / Steven Curtis Chapman / Dakota Motor Company / Andy Brown / Dissident Prophet / Dan Donovan / The Famous Potatoes / Grits / The Good Sons / Bryn Haworth / Sam Hill / Brian Houston / Martyn Joseph / Lies Damned Lies / The Lions Den / Ben Okafor / Courtney Pine / Seven / Sixpence None The Richer / Juliet Turner / Who moved the ground? / Why? Show all bands
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Deene Park Corby, England, United Kingdom
Jul 13, 1996
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Doctor Music Festival

El Pla de Santa Maria Escalarre, Spain
Jun 26, 1996
808 state / The Shamen / Galliano / Dreadzone / Northern Uproar / Paul Oakenfold / Boy George / Lt Shakespeare County Raceway Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom
Jun 23, 1996
808 state / The Shamen / Galliano / Dreadzone / Credit to the Nation / Ruby / Boy George / Mark Moore / LTJ Bukem / Mixmaster Morris Beetle Bash Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom
Jun 22, 1996
808 state / The Shamen / Galliano / Dreadzone / Credit to the Nation / Ruby / Boy George / Mark Moore / LTJ Bukem / Mixmaster Morris Beetle Bash Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom
Jun 21, 1996
808 state
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Castlefield Arena Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jun 07, 1996
808 state Manchester Central Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Dec 17, 1995
Madness / 808 State / The Farm

Madness - Mad Dogs Tour

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Manchester G Mex Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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Apr 18, 1993
 Dallas, Texas, United States
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 Benicassim, Castellón , Valencia, Spain
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Aug 22 - 26, 1996
 Corby, England, United Kingdom
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 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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