Carlos Varela Concert History

Carlos Varela (born April 11, 1963) is a singer-songwriter of nueva trova from Havana, Cuba. In the 1980s he joined the Nueva Trova musical movement, a political music genre connected with Fidel Castro's revolution. His first CD "Jalisco Park" was published in Spain. Nowadays Varela's music is known for its open criticism of some of Castro's policies, although still considered Nueva Trova. One of Varela's songs — "Una Palabra" (A Word)— was...

Date Concert Venue Location
Jan 21, 2023
Carlos Varela / Sweet Lizzy Project

Carlos Varela at SOB's

S.O.B.'s New York, New York, United States
Jun 26, 2018
Carlos Varela
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City Winery NYC New York, New York, United States
Mar 13, 2016
Gasparilla Music Festival
"Gasparilla Music Festival" / Stephen Marley / Greensky Bluegrass / Futurebirds / Damon Fowler / Charles Bradley / New Breed Brass Band / Fruition / Andrew & Polly / Carlos Varela / Pirulo y La Tribu / Boxcar Hollow / Higgins Brothers Band / ella jet / Poetry N Lotion / The Ries Brothers Show all bands
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Curtis Hixon Park Tampa, Florida, United States
Sep 30, 2015
Carlos Varela / Jackson Browne Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Jun 19, 2011
"Blue Note Jazz Festival" / Carlos Varela

Blue Note Jazz Festival

B.B. King Blues Club New York, New York, United States
Jun 15, 2011
Carlos Varela Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jun 10, 2011
Carlos Varela Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
May 13, 2010
Carlos Varela S.O.B.'s New York, New York, United States
May 09, 2010
Carlos Varela Yoshi's Oakland Oakland, California, United States
May 08, 2010
Carlos Varela Yoshi's Oakland Oakland, California, United States
Sep 20, 2009
Paz Sin Fronteras
"Paz Sin Fronteras" / ______ / Miguel Bosé / Olga Tanon / Danny Rivera / Luis Eduardo Aute / Juan Fernando Velasco / Amaury Perez / Cucu Diamantes / Jovanotti / Orishas / Silvio Rodriguez / Carlos Varela
Plaza De La Revolucion Jose Marti Havana, Cuba
Show Duplicate for Sep 20, 2009
Jul 07, 2009 –
Jul 18, 2009
Ottawa Bluesfest 2009
Elvis Costello / The Heavy / Skydiggers / Jessica Tyler / Drew Nelson / The Ebony Hillbillies / Elage / Burning Spear / of Montreal / Styx / Colin Linden / Jon and Roy / Lucas Haneman / Digging Roots / Vishtèn / Hubert Sumlin / Estelle / Mick Taylor / Eden Brent / Pappy Johns Band / the road hammers / Papa Mali / Leif Vollebekk / Dust Poets / Dominique Reynolds / Jennifer Warnes / Drive-By Truckers / Linda Tillery and the Culture Heritage Choir / Clem Snide / Flecton Big Sky / Gentleman Reg / Sergent Garcia / Oumou Sangare / Derek Miller / Kobo Town / Japandroids / Spam Allstars / Chris Smither / Martha Wainwright / Amelia Curran / D'ALA / Chatham County Line / Brock Stonefish / That 1 Guy / Punch Brothers / Devotchka / Library Voices / The Roll Models / Hollerado / Concession 23 / Tara Holloway / Socalled / Valery Gore / Steve Poltz / Giant Hand / Cotton Jones / Thunderheist / Watters Brothers / Mark Berube and The Patriotic Few / Dave Mason / Shemekia Copeland / Les Claypool / Larry Garner / Eric Lindell / Freddie Roulette / Gunsmoke / Riley Baugus / David Maxwell / T. Nile / City of a Hundred Spires / The Balconies / Andrew Vincent / Bellowhead / Larry McCray / The Hundreds and Thousands / NewWorldSon / The Low Anthem / Lonesome Paul / Moreland & Arbuckle / Enoch Kent / K'naan / Curumin / Divine Brown / Steve Marriner / Diunna Greenleaf Blue Mercy / JACKPINE / Jesse Cook / Craig Horton / Alasdair Fraser / John Campbelljohn / Shout Out Out Out Out / Philip Sayce / Tympanic / Ornette Coleman / Friendly Rich And The Lollipop People / The Allrights / Metric / Saffire / Buckwheat Zydeco / Sunparlour Players / Cassie Taylor / Loudon Wainwright III / Arkells / Amos The Transparent / The Alan Parsons Project / Papa San / Ana Miura / Paolo Nutini / Shiloh / Silver Creek / United Steelworkers of Montreal / Hoodlum / Tyler Kealey / Don Amero / Carlos Varela / Reggie Young & Gospel Park / Tannis Slimmon / Blue Rodeo / Blue King Brown / Steven Page / Jeff Beck / Jeff Lang / The Drew Nelson Band / The Dead Weather / Meredith Luce / The Dodos / Marc Charron / Patrick Watson / Femi Kuti / Henry Butler / C.R. Avery / Sweetfire / Funktagon / Hey Rosetta! / The Human Statues / The Soul Of John Black / Mary Flower / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Matisyahu / The Church / The Stills / Ice Cube / Jenn Grant / Anders Drerup / The Black Keys / Live / The Zombies / The Yardbirds / Van Der Graaf Generator / MonkeyJunk / Stone Temple Pilots / Iron & Wine / Los Lonely Boys / Spencer Davis / Land of Talk / Ludacris / Josh Ritter / Del McCoury Band / Joe Cocker / Mother Mother / Rocco Deluca and the Burden / Xavier Rudd / The Deep Dark Woods / Busta Rhymes / Joe Pug / Lynyrd Skynyrd / Arlo Guthrie / Anchors / DJ Logic / Jackson Browne / Homemade Jamz Blues Band / jon creeden / Femi Kuti and the Positive Force / The Duhks / Dna / Kyrie Kristmanson / Doyle Bramhall / Danny Barnes / Oka / Watermelon Slim / Ridley Bent / Vance Gilbert / Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women / Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm / Alana Levandoski / Sista Monica / YaHoWha 13 / Brock Zeman / Big Dave Mclean / Ernie Hawkins / Treasa Levasseur / Amanda Rheaume / Tom House / The Sedatives / The Kerplunks! / Lindsay Ferguson / Joël Fafard / Voices Of Praise / Pacific Curls / Marie-Josée Houle / Kingdom Shore / Brothers Chaffey / Mr. Mark / Eppiphane / John Allaire / T.j. Wheeler / Disguises / Becky Abbott / Shane Simpson / The Rebel Year / Joe Louis Walker / Pacifika / k.d. lang / Beast / The National / Toots & The Maytals / Alex Cuba / Serena Ryder / The New Mastersounds / M83 / Our Lady Peace / ani difranco / The King Khan & BBQ Show / Ben Harper / Bell Orchestre / Sam Roberts Band / Brian Setzer Orchestra / Okkervil River / Steve Earle / Silverstein / KISS / Neko Case / Die Mannequin / Magneto / Ken Workman & the Union / Oumou Sangar / Moth / Good2go / Zac Harmon / Black Mountain / Daddy Mack Blues Band / Cake / Lukas Ligeti / Sugar Blue / Rick Fines / Abrams Brothers / Girl Talk / Poorfolk / Deer Tick / Lee Harvey Osmond / Mirah / John Vanderslice / Ryan Shaw / Politique / Alan Parsons Live Project / Roomful of Blues / Paul Reddick / Rachael Yamagata / Otis Taylor / Great Lake Swimmers / Prescott / David Lindley / Hayes Carll / Louisiana Red / Flash Lightnin / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Woodhands / King Sunny Ade And His African Beats / Jill Barber / Israel & New Breed / Handsome Furs / Frankie Whyte & the Dead Idols / Mishka / Matt Andersen / LoudLove / Campbell Brothers / Gym Class Heroes / Holy Fuck / Relentless7 / Loreena McKennitt Show all bands
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LeBreton Flats Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Show Duplicate for Jul 07, 2009
Jul 05, 2007
"RBC Bluesfest" / As The Poets Affirm / City and Colour / Jimmie Vaughan / Carlos Varela / Bob Dylan

RBC Bluesfest

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Downtown Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jun 15, 2002 –
Jun 16, 2002
Clearwater Festival 2002
Pete Seeger / Alastair Moock & Reggie Harris / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Betty & the Baby Boomers, / Bob Killian / Carlos Varela / Chris Smither / tom chapin / Holly Near / Dante Mazzetti / John McCutcheon, / hubby jenkins / Scott Ainslie / Rick Nestler / Matt Cartsonis / Thomasina Winslow, / Tiokasin Ghosthorse Show all bands
Croton Point Park Croton-on-Hudson, New York, United States
Singer-Songwriter
Latin
Soundtrack
Trova
Cuba
Cuban
Nueva Cancion
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Carlos Varela had?

Carlos Varela has had 14 concerts.

What genre is Carlos Varela?

Carlos Varela is most often considered to be Singer-Songwriter, Latin, Soundtrack, Trova, Cuba, Cuban, and Nueva Cancion.

When was the last Carlos Varela concert?

The last Carlos Varela concert was on January 21, 2023 at S.O.B.'s in New York, New York, United States. The bands that performed were: Carlos Varela / Sweet Lizzy Project.

What setlist does Carlos Varela play live?

The songs that Carlos Varela performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the June 26, 2018 concert at City Winery NYC in New York, New York, United States:

  1. Una palabra
  2. Muros y puertas (Walls and Doors)
  3. Como los peces
  4. Nubes
  5. Habáname
  6. Siete
  7. Como un ángel

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