Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Concert History

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band was an American experimental rock band formed in Lancaster, California in 1964. They made music that has occasionally been dubbed "avant garde-blues". Their music was characterized by bluesy melodies, shambolic instrumentation, idiosyncratic, unbound timings, the growls and shrieks of Beefheart's vocals and his surreal, poetic lyrics. Throughout their career, the band's musical direction was tightly controlled by Don Van Vliet (1941 - 2010)...

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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Tours & Concerts

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Jan 31, 1981
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Golden Bear Huntington Beach, California, United States
Jan 30, 1981
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Golden Bear Huntington Beach, California, United States
Jan 29, 1981
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Reseda Country Club Los Angeles, California, United States
Jan 24, 1981
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Old Waldorf San Francisco, California, United States
Jan 22, 1981
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / The Science Red Pepper Entertainment Center Arcata, California, United States
Jan 21, 1981
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WOW Hall Eugene, Oregon, United States
Jan 18, 1981
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Euphoria Nightclub Portland, Oregon, United States
Jan 17, 1981
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Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jan 16, 1981
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Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jan 15, 1981
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The Showbox Seattle, Washington, United States
Dec 21, 1980
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Whisky a Go Go West Hollywood, California, United States
Dec 20, 1980
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Whisky a Go Go West Hollywood, California, United States
Dec 19, 1980
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Whisky a Go Go West Hollywood, California, United States
Dec 17, 1980
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Gabe's Oasis Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Dec 16, 1980
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Gabe's Oasis Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Dec 11, 1980
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Harpos Concert Theatre Detroit, Michigan, United States
Dec 07, 1980
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Toad's Place New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Dec 06, 1980
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Paradise Rock Club Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dec 05, 1980
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Paradise Rock Club Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dec 04, 1980
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The Stanhope House Stanhope, New Jersey, United States

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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Mar 5, 1973 [241-small]

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Mar 5 - 10, 1973
 Denver, Colorado, United States
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / loading zone on Jun 25, 1971 [919-small]

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Jun 25, 1971
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Jun 25, 1971
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Jun 25, 1971
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Jun 25, 1971
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Dec 11, 1980 [361-small]

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Dec 11, 1980
 Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Satsop River Fair and Tin Cup Races on Sep 3, 1971 [793-small]

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Sep 3 - 6, 1971
 Satsop, Washington, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Experimental
Psychedelic Rock
Post-Punk
Blues
Folk Rock
Blues Rock
Progressive Rock
Art Rock
Psychedelic
Experimental Rock
Avant-Garde
Proto-Punk
Acid Rock
Protopunk
Zolo
Outsider
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Latest Setlist (01/31/1981):

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  1. Hair Pie Bake III
  2. Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man
  3. I Wanna Find a Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have to Go
  4. Hot Head
  5. Ashtray Heart
  6. Dirty Blue Gene
  7. The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or the Big Dig)
  8. Best Batch Yet
  9. Safe as Milk
  10. One Red Rose That I Mean
  11. Sue Egypt
  12. Doctor Dark
  13. Bat Chain Puller
  14. My Human Gets Me Blues
  15. Sheriff of Hong Kong
  16. Kandy Korn
  17. Suction Prints
  18. Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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Concerts Per Year:

1981 10 concerts
1980 28 concerts
1978 25 concerts
1977 8 concerts
1976 3 concerts
1975 26 concerts
1974 35 concerts
1973 34 concerts
1972 40 concerts
1971 22 concerts
1970 11 concerts
1968 15 concerts
1967 13 concerts
1966 23 concerts
1965 9 concerts
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