Bad Brains Concert History

Bad Brains is a punk rock band formed in Washington, D.C., USA in 1977. The band is regarded as one of the pioneers of hardcore punk, though band members have objected to the term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of other genres like funk, heavy metal, hip-hop and soul. Bad Brains are followers of the Rastafari movement.

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Bad Brains Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Mar 25, 2026
Bad Brains Bluebird Theater Denver, Colorado, United States
Feb 27, 2025
Bad Brains Lefty's Live Music Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Jul 31, 2024
Bad Brains Whisky a Go Go West Hollywood, California, United States
Apr 28, 2024
Living Colour / Bad Brains / Fishbone / Jungle Brothers / Subatomic Soundsystem

An All Star Benefit for HR of Bad Brains: PMA Inna BK!!!

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Brooklyn Bowl New York, New York, United States
Jun 18, 2022
Bad Brains

Something in the Water

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Independence Ave Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Apr 17, 2022
The Infirmities / Bad Brains The Ritz San Jose, California, United States
Nov 15, 2018
Bad Brains Underground Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Dec 23, 2017
Bad Brains The Funhouse, Mr. Smalls Millvale, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 29, 2017
The Growlers Six
"The Growlers Six" / The Growlers / Dan Auerbach / Butthole Surfers / Girl Talk / Alice Glass / Beth Ditto / The B-52's / Girlpool / Bad Brains / Geto Boys / Frankie Cosmos / Hepcat / Beach Fossils / Steel Pulse / Fear / Chiquis Rivera / Ought / Culture Abuse / Jonathan Richman / Antibalas / The Regrettes / Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys / Billy Changer / Froogy's Groovies / DJ Johnny Basil Show all bands
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LA Waterfront At The Port Of Los Angeles San Pedro, California, United States
Oct 28, 2017 –
Oct 29, 2017
The Growlers Six 2017
Zen Mother / Personal and the Pizzas / Hepcat / Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys / Delicate Steve / Beth Ditto / Culture Abuse / Ought / DJ Seinfeld / La Luz / Girl Talk / Modest Mouse / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Growlers / Danny Brown / Mystikal / Girlpool / Tinariwen / The Paranoyds / Chiquis Rivera / Amber Coffman / DJ Johnny Basil / Sly And Robbie / Billy Changer / Froogy's Groovies / Antibalas / Juvenile / Doja Cat / Cigarettes After Sex / Cat Signs / Geto Boys / Steel Pulse / The Regrettes / ROSTAM / Frankie Cosmos / Grateful Shred / The B-52's / Jonathan Richman / Dan Auerbach / Beach Fossils / Butthole Surfers / Bad Brains / Guided By Voices / Fear / The Warlocks / Alice Glass / The Weirdos / Baby Shakes / Mike Watt and the Secondmen Show all bands
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LA Waterfront San Pedro, California, United States
Sep 16, 2017
Riot Fest (Day 2 of 3)
Slaves (UK) / Turnspit / Knuckle Puck / Bayside / New Found Glory / The Lawrence Arms / Fishbone / Queens of the Stone Age / Bad Brains / Taking Back Sunday / Danzig / Wu-Tang Clan / Mike D / Black Pistol Fire / Dead Cross / FIDLAR / GBH / Gogol Bordello / Peaches / Cockney Rejects / The Cold Beat / Hellzapoppin / Lucky Chops / Potty Mouth / The Regrettes / RVIVR / Shabazz Palaces / The Smith Street Band / Streetlight Manifesto / Versus / At the Drive‐In / La Armada Show all bands
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Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 16, 2017 –
Sep 17, 2017
Riot Fest 2017 (Days 2 and 3 of 3)
The Menzingers / Knuckle Puck / The Flatliners / Culture Abuse / TV On the Radio / The Smith Street Band / M.I.A. / The Lawrence Arms / Queens of the Stone Age / At the Drive-In / FIDLAR / The Orwells / Upset / Taking Back Sunday / Streetlight Manifesto / Wu-Tang Clan / New Found Glory / Mike D / Danzig / Bad Brains / Bayside / Peaches / Jawbreaker / Paramore / GWAR / Best Coast / Mad Caddies / Pennywise / Cap'n Jazz / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Say Anything / That Dog. Show all bands
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Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 15, 2017 –
Sep 17, 2017
Riot Fest 2017
Bad Brains / Buzzcocks / Danzig / Dead Cross / Death from Above / Gogol Bordello / Knuckle Puck / Mike D / The Lawrence Arms / Ministry / New Order / Nine Inch Nails / Peaches / Queens of the Stone Age / Vic Mensa / Wu-Tang Clan / X / Bayside / A Day To Remember / FIDLAR / Mayday Parade / New Found Glory / The Smith Street Band / The Story So Far / Taking Back Sunday / Skating Polly / GBH / M.I.A. / Dinosaur Jr. / The Flatliners / Paramore / Jawbreaker / Prophets of Rage / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / The Menzingers / Fishbone / Dessa / State Champs / Best Coast / Grayscale / Four Year Strong / Seaway / The Regrettes / Say Anything / Real Friends / Action Bronson / Potty Mouth / Warm Brew / Kitten Forever / Hellzapoppin / Gazebos / Liars / Cockney Rejects / Alice Bag and the Sissy Bears / Dave Lombardo / TV On the Radio / Dirty Heads / Built to Spill / Pennywise / Death from Above 1979 / Minus the Bear / The Cribs / Nothing More / At the Drive‐In / Streetlight Manifesto / The Orwells / Andrew W.K. / Black Pistol Fire / Shabazz Palaces / CHON / Hot Water Music / Mad Caddies / GWAR / Saul Williams / Tobacco / The Hotelier / Cap'n Jazz / Beach Slang / Culture Abuse / Like Pacific / Sleep On It / HDBEENDOPE / RVIVR / Downtown Boys / Versus / INVSN / Alice Bag / The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen Black / Engine 88 / That Dog. / Slaves (UK) / Turnspit / La Armada / Radar State / Cold Beat / Gin Rummy / Lucky Chops / Upset Show all bands
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Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Jun 09, 2017
Bad Brains
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Open Space New York, New York, United States
Aug 28, 2016
Afro-Punk Festival
"Afro-Punk Festival" / Janelle Monáe / Ice Cube / The Internet / Living Colour / Trash Talk / The Suffers / Downtown Boys / Flying Lotus / Young Fathers / Skunk Anansie / Skye & Ross / Earl Sweatshirt / Fishbone / Bad Brains / Angel Haze / Kelela / Gallant / Radkey / Seinabo Sey / Roman GianArthur / BLXPLTN / Sir The Baptist / Eden Hagos Show all bands
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Commodore Barry Park New York, New York, United States
Aug 27, 2016 –
Aug 28, 2016
AFROPUNK Festival 2016
Ice Cube / TV On the Radio / Thundercat / Flying Lotus / The Internet / Janelle Monáe / Earl Sweatshirt / Skunk Anansie / Young Fathers / Kelela / George Clinton / Angel Haze / Sango / Shabazz Palaces / Benjamin Booker / Saul Williams / Trash Talk / ESTA. / Sir The Baptist / Skye and Ross / Sate / CeeLo Green / Gallant / Bad Brains / Living Colour / Fishbone / Roman GianArthur / Tyler, The Creator Show all bands
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Commodore Barry Park New York, New York, United States
Jul 16, 2015
Foo Fighters / Royal Blood / Bad Brains

Sonic Highways World Tour

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Citi Field New York, New York, United States
May 30, 2015
Bad Brains / Jesse Royal Woodstock Sessions at Applehead Recording Saugerties, NY, US
Apr 17, 2015
"Soul'd Out Music Festival" / Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def / Bad Brains

Soul'd Out Music Festival

Roseland Theater Portland, Oregon, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 17, 2015
Aug 23, 2014
Afro-Punk Festival
"Afro-Punk Festival" / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Lianne La Havas / Body Count / Trash Talk / Bad Brains / Valerie June / Cold Specks / The Bots / King Britt / Shabazz Palaces / Baby Baby / Denitia And Sene. / Tecla / clipping. / Cipher / A Tribe Called Red / Roofeeo / Beverly Bond / Blaqstarr Show all bands
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Commodore Barry Park New York, New York, United States
Aug 23, 2014 –
Aug 24, 2014
AFROPUNK Festival 2014
SZA / The Internet / D'Angelo / Lianne La Havas / Meshell Ndegeocello (fka Me'Shell NdegéOcello) / Valerie June / Shabazz Palaces / Body Count / Alice Smith / Cold Specks / Fishbone / Trash Talk / Denitia & Sene / Cakes Da Killa / Straight Line Stitch / Unlocking the Truth / Gordon Voidwell / $1 Bin / The Bots / Fame School / Bad Brains / Sharon Jones and the DapKings / Cro-Mags / Cipher Show all bands
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Commodore Barry Park New York, New York, United States
Feb 14, 2014
Bad Brains / Truth and Rites / Ras Maisha Altar Bar Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Bad Brains
Dec 24, 1982
 New York, New York, United States
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Bad Brains
Dec 27, 1986
 New York, New York, United States
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Reading Festival
Aug 27, 1993
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Bad Brains
Oct 14, 2007
 Schaarbeek, Brussels Capital, Belgium
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Bad Brains on May 22, 1987 [579-small]

Bad Brains
May 22, 1987
 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Bad Brains / The Adolescents / Lost Cause / SCAB on Oct 19, 1986 [656-small]

Bad Brains / The Adolescents / Lost Cause / SCAB
Oct 19, 1986
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Bad Brains on Sep 26, 2007 [165-small]

Bad Brains
Sep 26, 2007
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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Bad Brains on Sep 26, 2007 [146-small]

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Sep 26, 2007
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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Lollapalooza 2013 on Apr 6, 2013 [797-small]

Lollapalooza 2013
Apr 6 - 7, 2013
 Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
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Fun Fun Fun Fest 2008 on Nov 8, 2008 [210-small]

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2008
Nov 8 - 9, 2008
 Austin, Texas, United States
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Bad Brains on Aug 24, 1989 [499-small]

Bad Brains
Aug 24, 1989
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Bad Brains on Aug 2, 1993 [789-small]

Bad Brains
Aug 2, 1993
 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Genres:

Punk
Alternative Rock
Hardcore
Hardcore Punk
Punk Rock
Reggae
Skate Punk
Ska Punk
Proto-Punk
Nyhc
Dc Hardcore
Black Punk
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Concerts Per Year:

2026 1 concert
2025 1 concert
2024 2 concerts
2022 2 concerts
2018 1 concert
2017 6 concerts
2016 2 concerts
2015 3 concerts
2014 2 concerts
2013 10 concerts
2012 18 concerts
2011 16 concerts
2010 16 concerts
2009 27 concerts
2008 16 concerts
2007 19 concerts
2006 5 concerts
2003 7 concerts
2002 1 concert
2001 6 concerts
2000 1 concert
1999 3 concerts
1998 1 concert
1995 44 concerts
1994 28 concerts
1993 119 concerts
1992 6 concerts
1991 36 concerts
1990 4 concerts
1989 87 concerts
1988 10 concerts
1987 49 concerts
1986 37 concerts
1985 18 concerts
1984 2 concerts
1983 30 concerts
1982 83 concerts
1981 36 concerts
1980 22 concerts
1979 16 concerts
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