Better Than Ezra Concert History

Better Than Ezra is an alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band was formed in Baton Rouge in 1987 by Kevin Griffin while he and the other original members were attending college at Louisiana State University. By 1988 Better Than Ezra had released a demo cassette tape, Chime Street Studio Demo Tape. In 1989 the band released a cassette-only album, Surprise. They released their first nationally-distributed album Deluxe in 1993 (Swell Records / 1995 Elektra).

Better Than Ezra Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2024) (Page 10)

Date Concert Venue Location
Feb 23, 2017
Better Than Ezra / John Papa Gros Band Civic Theatre New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Feb 15, 2017
Rock Boat
"Rock Boat" / Sister Hazel / Andy Grammer / Ben Rector / Better Than Ezra / Red Wanting Blue / Gaelic Storm / Green River Ordinance / Grizfolk / Wheelwright / Melodime / Wild Adriatic / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Welshly Arms / Amy Gerhartz / Brian Fechino / Andy Frasco & the U.N. / AIJIA / Ripe / WRENN / Carbon Leaf / JD Eicher Show all bands
Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Jade OCEAN
Feb 14, 2017
Rock Boat
"Rock Boat" / Sister Hazel / Andy Grammer / Ben Rector / Better Than Ezra / Red Wanting Blue / Gaelic Storm / Green River Ordinance / Grizfolk / Wheelwright / Melodime / Wild Adriatic / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Welshly Arms / Amy Gerhartz / Brian Fechino / Andy Frasco & the U.N. / AIJIA / Ripe / WRENN / Carbon Leaf / JD Eicher / Knox Hamilton Show all bands
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Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Jade OCEAN
Feb 13, 2017
Rock Boat
"Rock Boat" / Sister Hazel / Andy Grammer / Ben Rector / Better Than Ezra / Red Wanting Blue / Gaelic Storm / Green River Ordinance / Grizfolk / Wheelwright / Melodime / Wild Adriatic / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Welshly Arms / Amy Gerhartz / Brian Fechino / Andy Frasco & the U.N. / AIJIA / Ripe / WRENN / Carbon Leaf / JD Eicher Show all bands
Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Jade OCEAN
Feb 12, 2017
Rock Boat
"Rock Boat" / Sister Hazel / Andy Grammer / Ben Rector / Better Than Ezra / Red Wanting Blue / Gaelic Storm / Green River Ordinance / Grizfolk / Wheelwright / Melodime / Wild Adriatic / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Welshly Arms / Amy Gerhartz / Brian Fechino / Andy Frasco & the U.N. / AIJIA / Ripe / WRENN / Carbon Leaf / JD Eicher / Knox Hamilton Show all bands
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Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Jade OCEAN
Feb 11, 2017
Rock Boat
"Rock Boat" / Sister Hazel / Andy Grammer / Ben Rector / Better Than Ezra / Red Wanting Blue / Gaelic Storm / Green River Ordinance / Grizfolk / Wheelwright / Melodime / Wild Adriatic / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Welshly Arms / Amy Gerhartz / Brian Fechino / Andy Frasco & the U.N. / AIJIA / Ripe / WRENN / Carbon Leaf / JD Eicher Show all bands
Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Jade OCEAN
Feb 10, 2017 –
Feb 15, 2017
The Rock Boat XVII
Sister Hazel / Matt Nathanson / Ben Rector / Better Than Ezra / Red Wanting Blue / Parachute / Stephen Kellogg & the South West North East / Gaelic Storm / Green River Ordinance / The Trews / Carbon Leaf / Dexter Freebish / Grizfolk / Firekid / Jared & The Mill / Melodime / Wild Adriatic / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Welshly Arms / Amy Gerhartz / LOVESWEAT / Brian Fechino / Andy Frasco & the U.N. / Knox Hamilton / Ripe / Wrenn (US) / Francisco Vidal / Harrow Fair / Sasha Aaron / All About a Bubble / The Currys / Caleb Hawley Show all bands
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Norwegian Jade Tampa, Florida, United States
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Dec 31, 2016
Better Than Ezra
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House of Blues Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dec 16, 2016
Better Than Ezra / Gin Blossoms

New Orleans Bowl Concert 2016

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Champions Square New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Sep 25, 2016
Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival 2016
Daryl Hall & John Oates / City and Colour / Kacey Musgraves / Blind Pilot / Better Than Ezra / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / Wild Belle / Langhorne Slim / Brothers Osborne / The Arcs / Son Little / Anderson East / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Margo Price / The Suffers / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Anna Graceman / Ralph's World / JD & The Straight Shot / The Settles Connection Show all bands
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The Park at Harlinsdale Farm Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Sep 24, 2016
Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival 2016
Beck / Cake / Grace Potter / Shakey Graves / Kaleo / Lunchmoney Lewis / The Strumbellas / The Struts / NAWAS / Sam Outlaw / The Suffers / Blind Pilot / Better Than Ezra / Margo Price / Brothers Osborne / City and Colour / Langhorne Slim and the Law / Kacey Musgraves / The Arcs / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Jason Isbell / Hall and Oates / Blackfoot Gypsies / Lori McKenna Show all bands
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The Park at Harlinsdale Farm Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Sep 10, 2016
Mix 94.1's Bite Of Las Vegas
"Mix 94.1's Bite Of Las Vegas" / Fitz and the Tantrums / Better Than Ezra / Blue October / Purple Reign - Trib. to Prince / Olivia Holt / Almost Normal / NakedElephant / Daughtry
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Desert Breeze Park Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 10, 2016
Aug 07, 2016
Better Than Ezra
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9:30 Club Washington, D.C., United States
Jul 30, 2016
Halfway Jam
"Halfway Jam" / Skillet / Buckcherry / Gin Blossoms / Better Than Ezra / Riley's L.A. Guns / 10 Years
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Halfway Jam Festival Grounds Royalton, Minnesota, United States
Jul 09, 2016
"Three Rivers Festival" / Better Than Ezra / Sister Hazel / Cracker

Three Rivers Festival

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Headwaters Park Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
May 27, 2016
Better Than Ezra / Sister Hazel

Better Than Ezra / Sister Hazel / Gears

Bailey Park Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Apr 30, 2016
Escondido / Meghan Trainor / Jason Derulo / Modest Mouse / Yo Gotti / Cypress Hill / Violent Femmes / Jonny Lang / Moon Taxi / Better Than Ezra / Houndmouth / Los Lobos / The Front Bottoms / Ana Popovic / Luther Dickinson / Amasa Hines / Will Tuck...
Escondido / Meghan Trainor / Jason Derulo / Modest Mouse / Yo Gotti / Cypress Hill / Violent Femmes / Jonny Lang / Moon Taxi / Better Than Ezra / Houndmouth / Los Lobos / The Front Bottoms / Ana Popovic / Luther Dickinson / Amasa Hines / Will Tucker / Barenaked Ladies / Lunchmoney Lewis Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Apr 29, 2016 –
May 01, 2016
Beale Street Music Festival
Neil Young / Promise of the Real / Paul Simon / Train / Meghan Trainor / Grace Potter / Barenaked Ladies / Young the Giant / Cypress Hill / Cold War Kids / Bastille / Violent Femmes / Courtney Barnett / John Mayall / Gin Blossoms / Trampled by Turtles / Moon Taxi / Lucinda Williams / Houndmouth / Los Lobos / The Joy Formidable / Indigo Girls / Blackberry Smoke / The Front Bottoms / The Lone Bellow / Lunchmoney Lewis / Coleman Hell / Julien Baker / Walter Trout / Ana Popovic / Bernard Allison / Luther Dickinson / Doyle Bramhall II / Those Pretty Wrongs / Magic Dick & Shun Ng / Larry McCray / John Primer / Brandon Santini / Ghost Town Blues Band / Barbara Blue / Mavis Staples / Panic! At the Disco / Jason Derulo / Weezer / Beck / The Arcs / Modest Mouse / The Struts / Yo Gotti / Zedd / Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats / Better Than Ezra Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Apr 24, 2016
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
"New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Nick Jonas / J. Cole / Herbie Hancock / Wayne Shorter / Julio Iglesias / Jonny Lang / Better Than Ezra / Elle King / Rhiannon Giddens / cece winans / Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars / Taj Mahal / Big Chief Monk Boudreaux / Amanda Shaw / Dede Saint Prix / Henry Butler / Terence Blanchard / Imagination Movers / Glen David Andrews / Royal Teeth / Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet / The Garifuna Collective / Leyla McCalla / Ed Volker / New Orleans Suspects / Little Freddie King / Herlin Riley / the iguanas / Dr. Michael White / Zion Harmonizers / Preston Shannon / Creole Jazz Serenaders with Don Vappie / New Breed Brass Band / Mister G / The Revealers / Kevin Gordon / The Kid Carsons / Los Po-Boy-Citos / Leroy Jones / Corey Ledet / Belton Richard / Electrifying Crownseekers / Rocks Of Harmony / Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble / Tornado Brass Band / Robert Jardell / Jimmy "Duck" Holmes Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 24, 2016
Apr 23, 2016 –
Apr 24, 2016
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats / Van Morrison / Better Than Ezra / Red Hot Chili Peppers

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

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New Orleans Fair Grounds and Racetrack New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Better Than Ezra / John Harvie
Aug 8, 2023
 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Better Than Ezra / John Harvie
Aug 8, 2023
 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
  Added by Parparts

Gov't Mule (feat. Grace Potter)

New Orleans JAZZ Festival 2016
Apr 22 - 24, 2016
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
  Added by Wedgewill

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Beale Street Music Festival 2002 on May 3, 2002 [983-small]

Beale Street Music Festival 2002
May 3 - 5, 2002
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Beale Street Music Festival 2002 on May 3, 2002 [984-small]

Beale Street Music Festival 2002
May 3 - 5, 2002
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Beale Street Music Festival 2002 on May 3, 2002 [985-small]

Beale Street Music Festival 2002
May 3 - 5, 2002
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Beale Street Music Festival 2002 on May 3, 2002 [986-small]

Beale Street Music Festival 2002
May 3 - 5, 2002
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Voodoo Music Experience 2001 on Oct 27, 2001 [807-small]

Voodoo Music Experience 2001
Oct 27, 2001
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Voodoo Music Experience 2001 on Oct 27, 2001 [808-small]

Voodoo Music Experience 2001
Oct 27, 2001
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Train / Better Than Ezra on Aug 12, 2023 [242-small]

Train / Better Than Ezra
Aug 12, 2023
 Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Train / Better Than Ezra
Aug 12, 2023
 Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Train / Better Than Ezra
Aug 12, 2023
 Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Better Than Ezra on May 18, 2024 [182-small]

Better Than Ezra
May 18, 2024
 Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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Better Than Ezra on Apr 7, 2024 [994-small]

Better Than Ezra
Apr 7, 2024
 Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
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Better Than Ezra on Apr 7, 2024 [995-small]

Better Than Ezra
Apr 7, 2024
 Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Indie
Alternative Rock
Pop Rock
Alternative
Post-Grunge
Southern Rock
Neo Mellow
Jangle Pop
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Latest Setlist (04/07/2024):

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  1. King of New Orleans
  2. Rosealia
  3. Extra Ordinary
  4. A Lifetime
  5. Contact High
  6. Misunderstood
  7. Blister in the Sun
  8. Grateful
  9. Never Tear Us Apart
  10. Mystified
  11. Good
  12. Miss You
  13. Sincerely, Me
  14. Desperately Wanting
  15. Laid
  16. Juicy
  17. In the Blood
  18. Porcelain
  19. Live a Little
  20. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 16 concerts
2023 41 concerts
2022 22 concerts
2021 21 concerts
2020 3 concerts
2019 14 concerts
2018 40 concerts
2017 30 concerts
2016 14 concerts
2015 44 concerts
2014 41 concerts
2013 12 concerts
2012 19 concerts
2011 29 concerts
2010 50 concerts
2009 78 concerts
2008 10 concerts
2007 39 concerts
2006 77 concerts
2005 111 concerts
2004 42 concerts
2003 26 concerts
2002 53 concerts
2001 34 concerts
2000 6 concerts
1999 20 concerts
1998 20 concerts
1997 21 concerts
1996 10 concerts
1995 18 concerts
1994 3 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Better Than Ezra had?

Better Than Ezra has had 964 concerts.

What genre is Better Than Ezra?

Better Than Ezra is most often considered to be Rock, Indie, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Alternative, Post-Grunge, Southern Rock, Neo Mellow, and Jangle Pop.

When is the next Better Than Ezra concert?

The next Better Than Ezra concert is on May 03, 2024 at House of Blues in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

When was the last Better Than Ezra concert?

The last Better Than Ezra concert was on April 07, 2024 at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States.

What setlist does Better Than Ezra play live?

The songs that Better Than Ezra performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 07, 2024 concert at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States:

  1. King of New Orleans
  2. Rosealia
  3. Extra Ordinary
  4. A Lifetime
  5. Contact High
  6. Misunderstood
  7. Blister in the Sun
  8. Grateful
  9. Never Tear Us Apart
  10. Mystified
  11. Good
  12. Miss You
  13. Sincerely, Me
  14. Desperately Wanting
  15. Laid
  16. Juicy
  17. In the Blood
  18. Porcelain
  19. Live a Little
  20. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

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