Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band's 1973 Concert History

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band were an American band who created 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), aka Captain Beefheart, who

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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Good God on Feb 23, 1973 [675-small]

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Good God
Feb 23, 1973
 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
  Uploaded by Zimtrim

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Good God on Feb 23, 1973 [686-small]

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Good God
Feb 23, 1973
 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
  Uploaded by Zimtrim

Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Experimental
Folk Rock
Psychedelic Rock
Blues
Blues Rock
Progressive Rock
Post-Punk
Experimental Rock
Psychedelic
Art Rock
Avant-Garde
Protopunk
Zolo
Outsider
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1981 2 concerts
1980 3 concerts
1978 3 concerts
1977 1 concert
1975 4 concerts
1974 2 concerts
1973 2 concerts
1972 10 concerts
1971 3 concerts
1970 2 concerts
1967 2 concerts
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band had?

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band has had 33 concerts.

What genre is Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band?

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band is most often considered to be Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Experimental, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock, Post-Punk, Experimental Rock, Psychedelic, Art Rock, Avant-Garde, Protopunk, Zolo, and Outsider.

When was the last Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band concert?

The last Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band concert was on January 22, 1981 at Red Pepper Entertainment Center in Arcata, CA. The bands that performed were: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / The Science.

What setlist does Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band play live?

The songs that Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the January 18, 1981 concert at Euphoria Nightclub in Portland, Oregon, United States:

  1. Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man
  2. Abba Zaba
  3. Hot Head
  4. Ashtray Heart
  5. Dirty Blue Gene
  6. Best Batch Yet
  7. Safe as Milk
  8. A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond
  9. One Red Rose That I Mean
  10. Doctor Dark
  11. Bat Chain Puller
  12. My Human Gets Me Blues
  13. Sugar 'n' Spikes
  14. Sheriff of Hong Kong

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