Akron/Family Concert History

Akron/Family was an American folk-influenced experimental rock band that formed in 2002 in New York that is currently on hiatus. After their 2013 tour, the band decided to focus on personal projects, leaving the door open for a possible reunion in the future. Front man Seth Olinsky started his own band Cy Dune , Dana Janssen started the band Dana Buoy and Miles Seaton is pursuing a solo career under his own name.

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 07, 2009
Bumbershoot Festival
"Bumbershoot Festival" / The Black Eyed Peas / Franz Ferdinand / Modest Mouse / Todd Barry / Lenka / The Devil Makes Three / Audrye Sessions / Doug Benson / Dead Confederate / Eugene Mirman / The Cave Singers / Jon Glaser / Keller Williams / Akron/Family / Reggie Watts / The Knux / Spac3man / Tommy Johnagin / 3 Inches Of Blood / Anomie Belle / Wise Fool New Mexico / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / Champagne Champagne / Delhi 2 Dublin / Wyatt Cenac / Head Like A Kite / Cobu / Janelle Monáe / Jason Webley / Charlyne Yi / Patton Oswalt / The Lonely Forest / Metric / The Minus 5 / Mirah / The New Mastersounds / Oren Lavie / Point Juncture, WA / The Portland Cello Project / Say Hi / Sly & Robbie / Soulsavers Feat. Mark Lanegan / Truckasaurus / Vieux Farka Touré / Wallpaper (WA) / Steve Wynn / The Baseball Project / Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown / Department Of Energy / Macklemore / Visqueen / Pacific Northwest Ballet / The BETA Society / Recess Monkey / Ubiquitous They / Grand Hallway / Forgive Durden / Solomon Georgio / James Perkinson / Red Ghost / Maria Bamford Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Sep 05, 2009 –
Sep 07, 2009
Bumbershoot 2009
Katy Perry / Black Eyed Peas / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis / Jason Mraz / Modest Mouse / Franz Ferdinand / Wale / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The All-American Rejects / Cold War Kids / Kasabian / Metric / Sheryl Crow / Janelle Monáe / Matt and Kim / De La Soul / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Brett Dennen / Lenka / Maxïmo Park / Raphael Saadiq / Eric Hutchinson / Roy Ayers / Mark Lanegan / Telekinesis / The Cave Singers / No Age / Old 97's / The Devil Makes Three / Helio Sequence / Holy Fuck / Wallpaper / Mirah / Gang Gang Dance / Otep / Os Mutantes / Keller Williams / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / World Party / Swollen Members / Reggie Watts / Akron/Family / Vivian Girls / Todd Snider / Mayer Hawthorne and The County / Oren Lavie / Iglu & Hartly / The Knux / The New Mastersounds / Hey Marseilles / The Soulsavers / The Long Winters / David Cross / Uh Huh Her / Common Market / 3 Inches Of Blood / Vieux Farka Toure / Dyme Def / The Lonely Forest / DJ Spooky / Dead Confederate / Elvis Perkins In Dearland / Carrie Rodriguez / Doug Benson / Eugene Mirman / Everest / sera cahoone / Forgive Durden / Parenthetical Girls / Low vs Diamond / Eleni Mandell / Todd Barry / Audrye Sessions / Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground / The Minus 5 / Anomie Belle / Portland Cello Project / Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band / Natalie Portman's Shaved Head / Delhi 2 Dublin / Charlyne Yi / Tommy Johnagin / Matt Braunger / Extra Golden / Cordero / D.Black / Visqueen / Head Like A Kite / Grand Hallway / Akimbo / The Honey Brothers / Point Juncture, WA / Champagne Champagne / Black Whales / Hotels / Past Lives / Spaceman / Recess Monkey / Michael Shrieve / Mark Taylor / Sleepy Eyes of Death / United State of Electronica / The Dusty 45s / Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women / Truckasauras / Jon Glaser / Paul Oscher / The Not-Its! / Kore Ionz / Handful of Luvin' / Massy Ferguson / The Whore Moans / Sly & Robbie & the Taxi Gang / The Kindness Kind / Dept Of Energy / Kristen Ward / Adrian Xavier / WE ARE GOLDEN / Central Services' Board of Education / Kim Field and the Mighty Titans of Tone / Steve Griggs Quintet / Romance (US) / Olympic Sound Collective Show all bands
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 05, 2009
Aug 29, 2009
Akron/Family / Howlin Rain / Lucky Dragons El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, California, United States
Aug 28, 2009 –
Aug 30, 2009
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2009
Groundation / Portugal. The Man / Calexico / Alpha Blondy / Midnite / Beastie Boys / Brett Dennen / The Duke Spirit / Extra Golden / Raphael Saadiq / Incubus / Built to Spill / John Vanderslice / Atmosphere / Kinky / POP ETC / Cage The Elephant / Dave Matthews Band / The Mars Volta / Modest Mouse / Mastodon / Madd Vibe Orchestra / Bat For Lashes / Robert Randolph & The Family Band / West Indian Girl / M.I.A / Conor Oberst / JJ Grey & Mofro / The National / Silversun Pickups / Reggie Watts / The Dodos / Jason Mraz / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Blind Pilot / Os Mutantes / The Dead Weather / Darondo / Zee Avi / Rosin Coven / Eric McFadden Trio / Thievery Corporation / Sambada / Akron/Family / Street Sweeper Social Club / Black Eyed Peas / The Dirtbombs / Ween / Dengue Fever / Tea Leaf Green / Tom Jones / Q-Tip / Lenka / Vau De Vire / Heartless Bastards / Bettye LaVette / Los Campesinos! / The Avett Brothers / LOOP!STATION / Autolux / Band of Horses / Lucinda Williams / Lila Downs / Deerhunter / Matt and Kim / Big Light / Ryan Bingham / Infantree / TV On the Radio / Pearl Jam / Yard Dogs Road Show / Nino Moschella / Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Show Duplicates for Aug 28, 2009
Aug 27, 2009
Akron/Family / Howlin' Rain Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 15, 2009
"Transfigurations" / Akron/Family / Circulatory System / The War on Drugs / Jonathan Kane

Transfigurations

The Grey Eagle Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Aug 14, 2009
Akron/Family / Wooden Wand BottleTree Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Aug 13, 2009
Akron/Family / Wooden Wand The Earl Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Aug 12, 2009
Akron/Family / Wooden Wand Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
Aug 11, 2009
Akron/Family / Wooden Wand
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Rock and Roll Hotel Washington, D.C., United States
Jul 31, 2009 –
Aug 02, 2009
All Points West Festival 2009
Coldplay / The Black Keys / MGMT / Arctic Monkeys / Jay-Z / Vampire Weekend / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Fleet Foxes / The National / Lykke Li / La Roux / The Ting Tings / Crystal Castles / Tool / Silversun Pickups / Elbow / Beastie Boys / St. Vincent / Mogwai / Flying Lotus / The Gaslight Anthem / Ra Ra Riot / Tokyo Police Club / Chairlift / MSTRKRFT / Carolina Liar / CSS / We Are Scientists / Gogol Bordello / Neko Case / Q-Tip / My Bloody Valentine / The Pharcyde / White Rabbits / The Cool Kids / Xavier Rudd / Ghostland Observatory / Seasick Steve / Heartless Bastards / Bo Burnham / Étienne de Crécy / Shearwater / Akron/Family / The Knux / Rye Rye / Kitty, Daisy & Lewis / Black Gold / Steel Train / Kool Keith / Telepathe / The Postelles / Peanut Butter Wolf / Electric Touch / Eugene Mirman / Todd Barry / Tim and Eric / The Honey Brothers / Michael Showalter / Arj Barker / Jim Jefferies / Organized Konfusion / Janeane Garofalo / Judah Friedlander / ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Cage the Elephant / Echo & the bunnymen Show all bands
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Liberty State Park Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 31, 2009
Jul 30, 2009
Akron/Family Vail Ale House Vail, Colorado, United States
Jul 29, 2009
Akron/Family Ghost Ranch Saloon Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States
Jul 26, 2009
Calgary Folk Music Festival
"Calgary Folk Music Festival" / Mavis Staples / Pacifika / The Deep Dark Woods / Hayes Carll / Alejandro Escovedo / Mark Berube & The Patriotic Few / ferron / Bellowhead / Bell Orchestre / Mirah / Akron/Family / Ray Wylie Hubbard / Lee Harvey Osmond / Luluc Show all bands
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Prince's Island Park Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jul 25, 2009
10,000 Lakes Festival 2009
Dave Matthews Band / Wilco / Pretty Lights / Atmosphere / Gomez / Big Gigantic / Trampled by Turtles / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Umphrey's McGee / Widespread Panic / Mason Jennings / Ozomatli / Cloud Cult / Akron/Family / Todd Snider / Boombox / The Parlor Mob / Joe Pug / Railroad Earth / Tea Leaf Green / HoneyHoney / William Elliott Whitmore / Junior Brown / Harper / Zach Deputy / Wookiefoot / paper bird / Carney / S.O.A.P. / Hue / Pete Francis / My Dear Disco / Backyard Tire Fire / jon wayne and the pain / The Honeydogs / Rock Plaza Central / Cory Chisel / Garaj Mahal / Pert Near Sandstone / Useful Jenkins / The Ragbirds / Everyone Orchestra / Bob Bingham / Roster McCabe / Kinetix / Bettina / Steez / The Macpodz / Tim Sparks / Dalia / Public Property / Turbine / Steve Kimock Crazy Engine / The Pistol Whippin Party Penguins / Fillers / Mountain Standard Time / Evan Watson / Colfax / Gypsyfoot / Bigtree Bonsai / Gypsy Lumberjacks / The New Rebelution / Johnson Family Band / Mikel Wright & the Wrongs / Goulash / Mifune / High Strung String Band / Elf Lettuce / The Feelin / Joe Ward / Hyentyte / Absolute Gruv / Nikki & the Ruemates / Enchanted Ape / 2 & 12 Brains / Debra G. / Minnesota Bluegrass Band / Too Many Banjos / Town Hall Stompers / Doug Otto and the Getaways / Waxing Phil / Darkwood Flower / Nathan Miller Band / Favorite Station / The ComoSapiens / Sean Shiel / Yam Cannon / WBPN / Night in a Box / North Indiana All Stars Show all bands
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Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Show Duplicates for Jul 25, 2009
Jul 24, 2009
Akron/Family / Icy Demons / Mittens On Strings
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Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 23, 2009 –
Jul 26, 2009
Calgary Folk Music Festival 2009
Iron & Wine / The Decemberists / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Gomez / Arrested Development / Mavis Staples / Glen Campbell / Kid Koala / Loreena McKennitt / Hayes Carll / Mirah / Chad VanGaalen / Akron/Family / Esthero / The Acorn / Alejandro Escovedo / Jolie Holland / Ray Wylie Hubbard / Emily Wells / Sarah Harmer / The Deep Dark Woods / Apostle of Hustle / Bellowhead / Mekons / Corey Harris / The Persuasions / Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Dick Gaughan / Amelia Curran / Pacifika / Bell Orchestre / Justin Rutledge / Good Lovelies / Steven Page / Mutabaruka / Lee Harvey Osmond / ferron / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Steve Dawson / Umalali / Darol Anger / Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara / labess / The Tom Fun Orchestra / Vishtèn / Mark Berube and The Patriotic Few / The Sojourners / Phil Wiggins / The Ramblin' Ambassadors / The Ebony Hillbillies / Jay Crocker / Papagroove / Nancy White / Kat Danser / Jah Youssouf / Jason Wilson / Myrol / The Woodchopper's Association / Tarhana Show all bands
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Prince's Island Park Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Show Duplicate for Jul 23, 2009
Jul 22, 2009 –
Jul 25, 2009
Dave Matthews Band / Wilco / Atmosphere / Mason Jennings / Akron/Family / Pretty Lights

10,000 Lakes Music Festival

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Soo Pass Ranch Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 22, 2009
Jun 08, 2009
Deerhunter / Atlas Sound / Akron/Family O-WEST Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
May 29, 2009
Akron/Family / Wilco / Surkin / DJ Mehdi / The Jayhawks / Lori Meyers / Cycle / The Right Ons / Dogo Y Los Mercenarios
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Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo Seville, Andalusia, Spain

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End of the Road Festival 2008
Sep 12 - 14, 2008
 Tollard Royal, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
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Latitude Festival 2013
Jul 19 - 21, 2013
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Sufjan Stevens / Adam Green / Akron/Family / Grizzly Bear / Other Passengers on Oct 3, 2005 [240-small]

Sufjan Stevens / Adam Green / Akron/Family / Grizzly Bear / Other Passengers
Oct 3, 2005
 New York, New York, United States
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Oct 3, 2005
 New York, New York, United States
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Oct 3, 2005
 New York, New York, United States
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Sufjan Stevens / Adam Green / Akron/Family / Grizzly Bear / Other Passengers
Oct 3, 2005
 New York, New York, United States
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Sufjan Stevens / Adam Green / Akron/Family / Grizzly Bear / Other Passengers
Oct 3, 2005
 New York, New York, United States
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Indie
Folk
Experimental
Folk Rock
Psychedelic Folk
Freak Folk
New Weird America
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Akron/Family had?

Akron/Family has had 329 concerts.

What genre is Akron/Family?

Akron/Family is most often considered to be Indie, Folk, Experimental, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Folk, Freak Folk, and New Weird America.

When was the last Akron/Family concert?

The last Akron/Family concert was on August 25, 2013 at Monterey County Fair & Event Center in Monterey, California, United States. The bands that performed were: "First City Festival" / Modest Mouse / Neko Case / Toro Y Moi / Devendra Banhart / Deerhunter / Purity Ring / Dr. Dog / Capital Cities / Lucero / The Antlers / Electric Guest / The Dodos / Akron/Family / Bleached / Generationals / Seventeen Evergreen / Light Fantastic / Passion Pit / MGMT.

What setlist does Akron/Family play live?

The songs that Akron/Family performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the May 22, 2013 concert at Mississippi Studios in Portland, Oregon, United States:

  1. Sand Talk
  2. Another Sky
  3. Holy Boredom
  4. Until the Morning
  5. Light Emerges
  6. So It Goes
  7. Everyone Is Guilty
  8. Drums
  9. Sand Time
  10. No-Room
  11. Way Up
  12. Samurai
  13. When I Was Young

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