Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band Concert History

Don Van Vliet (Don Glen Vliet on January 15, 1941-December 17, 2010) is an American musician and visual artist, best known by the pseudonym Captain Beefheart. His musical work was mainly conducted with a rotating assembly of musicians usually called The Magic Band (but credited as His Magic Band on pre 1970 album releases), which was active from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. Van Vliet was chiefly a singer and harmonica player, occasionally playing noisy, untrained free jazz-influenced saxophone and keyboards.

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Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band on Jan 18, 1981 [453-small]

Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
Jan 18, 1981
 Portland, Oregon, United States
  Uploaded by Dt Rocks

Singer-Songwriter
Experimental
Psychedelic Rock
Blues
Blues Rock
Progressive Rock
Post-Punk
Experimental Rock
Art Rock
Electric Blues
Avant-Garde
Protopunk
Zolo
Proto-Punk
Outsider
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


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

Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band has had 1 concert.

What genre is Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band?

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

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

The last Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band concert was on December 15, 2023 at City Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom.

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

The songs that Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the January 18, 1981 concert at Euphoria Tavern 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
  15. Kandy Korn
  16. Suction Prints
  17. Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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