Chavez Concert History

Chavez were/are a Math Rock/Indie band from New York fronted by guitarist/vocalist Matt Sweeney. Theirs is a relatively poppy style with 4-minute songs usually in a recognisable verse/chorus structure. This poppiness is augmented with complex rhythm/vocal interplay and novel, sometimes uncomfortable guitar sounds.

Chavez Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
May 22, 2014
Chavez Victoria Theater, New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, New Jersey, United States
Sep 22, 2012
I'll Be Your Mirror - Curated by Yeah Yeah Yeah's
"I'll Be Your Mirror" - Curated by Yeah Yeah Yeah's / The Afghan Whigs / The Roots / Jose Gonzalez / Mark Lanegan / Dirty Three / The Antlers / Chavez / The Dirtbombs / Emeralds / Joseph Arthur / Vetiver / Charles Bradley / Questlove
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Pier 36 New York, New York, United States
Sep 21, 2012 –
Sep 23, 2012
ATP I'll Be Your Mirror 2012
Frank Ocean / José González / The Roots / The Antlers / Philip Glass / The Album Leaf / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Mark Lanegan / Joseph Arthur / Charles Bradley / Vetiver / The Afghan Whigs / Louis CK / Braids / I Break Horses / Autolux / Hannibal Buress / Lightning Bolt / Dirty Three / Factory Floor / The Dirtbombs / Blanck Mass / Hot Snakes / Emeralds / Edan / Reigning Sound / ?uestlove / Demdike Stare / Chavez / Tyondai Braxton / Make-Up / The Magic Band / The Psychic Paramount / Quintron and Miss Pussycat / Scrawl / Oh Sees Show all bands
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Pier 36 New York, New York, United States
Jul 15, 2012
Pitchfork Music Festival (Day 3)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Milk Music / Iceage / Ty Segall / The Men / Real Estate / Chavez / AraabMuzik / Beach House / Vampire Weekend
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Union Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 13, 2012 –
Jul 15, 2012
Pitchfork Music Festival 2012
Kendrick Lamar / Vampire Weekend / A$AP Rocky / Feist / Hot Chip / Beach House / ScHoolboy Q / Grimes / Sleigh Bells / Flying Lotus / Purity Ring / Cults / Real Estate / Danny Brown / Youth Lagoon / Chromatics / Dirty Projectors / BIG K.R.I.T. / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Nicolas Jaar / Atlas Sound / Cloud Nothings / Japandroids / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Ty Segall / Thee Oh Sees / King Krule / Lower Dens / Oneohtrix Point Never / Clams Casino / The Field / The Men / Wild Flag / Tim Hecker / Iceage / AraabMuzik / Dirty Beaches / Lotus Plaza / Olivia Tremor Control / Liturgy / Willis Earl Beal / Chavez / A Lull / Milk Music / The Atlas Moth / The Psychic Paramount / Outer Minds Show all bands
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Union Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 30, 2012 –
Jun 03, 2012
Primavera Sound Festival 2012
Off! / The xx / Death Cab for Cutie / The Cure / M83 / Franz Ferdinand / The Weeknd / Justice / A$AP Rocky / Beirut / Beach House / Wilco / SBTRKT / Washed Out / The Drums / Grimes / Rufus Wainwright / Kings of Convenience / Neon Indian / Laura Marling / The Rapture / Mazzy Star / Real Estate / Yo La Tengo / Black Lips / Chromatics / Yann Tiersen / The War On Drugs / Wavves / Danny Brown / The Walkmen / Sharon Van Etten / Wild Beasts / Atlas Sound / Girls / Spiritualized / Japandroids / White Rabbits / Father John Misty / Beach Fossils / White Denim / Death In Vegas / Richard Hawley / Other Lives / Thee Oh Sees / Benga / Refused / Rustie / Friends / Lower Dens / Mudhoney / John Talabot / Aeroplane / Field Music / The Afghan Whigs / The Field / AraabMuzik / I Break Horses / Iceage / Hanni El Khatib / St. Etienne / Scuba / Napalm Death / The Wedding Present / Veronica Falls / Dirty Beaches / Peter Wolf Crier / Shellac / Dirty Three / Sleepy Sun / Mayhem / Olivia Tremor Control / Bleached / Dutch Uncles / Baxter Dury / Matias Aguayo / The Chameleons / Trash Talk / Absynthe Minded / Erol Alkan / Girls Names / Milagres / Pional / Obits / Liturgy / Bombino / Jeff Mangum / Josh T. Pearson / Godflesh / Jeremy Jay / Lee Ranaldo / Dominant Legs / Buffy Sainte-Marie / Deadboy / Sandro Perri / Nacho Vegas / Hype Williams / Chavez / bigott / Siskiyou / Christina Rosenvinge / Reignwolf / Sr. Chinarro / Harvey Milk / Jackmaster / Michael Gira / Codeine / Redinho / Milk Music / Joe Crepusculo / Oneman / Mujeres / The Right Ons / Rebolledo / Tigercats / Spencer / Tall Firs / Main / Pegasvs / Kleenex Girl Wonder / Nick Garrie / Animic / Doble Pletina / Lisabö / Beach Beach / Cosmen Adelaida / Unicornibot / Boxeur the Coeur / Atleta / fasenuova / El Faro / Big Star's Third / Afrocubism / Wolves In the Throne Room / Archers Of Loaf / orthodox Show all bands
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Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
May 26, 2012
I'll Be Your Mirror 2012 / Codeine / Mogwai / Mudhoney / Chavez / Floor / Balam Acab / Harvey Milk / Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat / The Soft Moon / Antoni Maiovvi
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Alexandra Palace London, England, United Kingdom
May 25, 2012 –
May 27, 2012
ATP I'll Be Your Mirror 2012
Wolves In the Throne Room / Mogwai / Slayer / Tennis / Yuck / Thee Oh Sees / Melvins / Mudhoney / The Afghan Whigs / Sleep / Balam Acab / Chavez / The Soft Moon / Dirty Three / Sleepy Sun / Forest Swords / Yob / Siskiyou / Demdike Stare / Harvey Milk / Blanck Mass / Make-Up / Floor / Codeine / A Storm of Light / Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat / Umberto / Tall Firs / Antoni Maiovvi / Archers Of Loaf Show all bands
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Alexandra Palace London, England, United Kingdom
May 18, 2012
Chavez Bowery Ballroom New York, New York, United States
Sep 30, 2011 –
Oct 02, 2011
ATP I'll Be Your Mirror 2011
Portishead / Public Enemy / Cults / The Horrors / Battles / The Album Leaf / Swans / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy / Deerhoof / Reggie Watts / Shellac / Earth / Hannibal Buress / Colin Stetson / Beak> / Factory Floor / Peanut Butter Wolf / Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra / Jeff Mangum / Anika / Ultramagnetic MC's / The Pop Group / Marc Ribot / A Hawk and a Hacksaw / Oneida / Company Flow / Chavez / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang / Rory Scovel / Thought Forms / Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 / Awesome Tapes From Africa / dd/mm/yyyy / Foot Village / People Of The North / Manorexia / Thee Siver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra / DJ Shepard Fairey / Silver Qluster Show all bands
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New York, New York, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 30, 2011
Oct 01, 2010 –
Oct 03, 2010
Matador at 21
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists / Spoon / Belle and Sebastian / Cat Power / Yo La Tengo / The New Pornographers / Pavement / Kurt Vile / Girls / Liz Phair / Sonic Youth / Perfume Genius / Guided By Voices / Fucked Up / Cold Cave / Superchunk / Shearwater / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Harlem / Dead Meadow / Esben and the Witch / Chavez / Guitar Wolf / Come Show all bands
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Palms Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Dec 30, 2006
Chavez / Baby Dee
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Slim's San Francisco, California, United States
Dec 16, 2006
Chavez
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Warsaw New York, New York, United States
Dec 04, 2004
Guided By Voices / "Phantom Tollbooth" / Chavez / The Atomic Forces
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Irving Plaza New York, New York, United States
Dec 03, 2004
Guided By Voices / "Phantom Tollbooth" / Chavez
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Irving Plaza New York, New York, United States
Sep 13, 1997
Ween / Chavez
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St. Andrew's Hall Detroit, Michigan, United States
Sep 12, 1997
Ween / Chavez
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Odeon Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Sep 06, 1997
Chavez / Mary Timony Tramps New York, New York, United States
Apr 11, 1997
ny loose / Chavez / Killer kowalski / Blue Rinse Coney Island High New York, New York, United States
Dec 03, 1996
Chavez / The Jesus Lizard Lounge Ax Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Chavez / Bardo Pond / Slow Children on Aug 2, 1995 [225-small]

Chavez / Bardo Pond / Slow Children
Aug 2, 1995
 Detroit, Michigan, United States
  Uploaded by Daniel Sylvester

Matador at 21 on Oct 1, 2010 [111-small]

Matador at 21
Oct 1 - 3, 2010
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  Uploaded by Tom K.

Genres:

Indie
Indie Rock
Post-Hardcore
Noise Rock
Math Rock
Mexican Pop
Gbvfi
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Latest Setlist (07/15/2012):

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  1. Top Pocket Man
  2. Break Up Your Band
  3. Laugh Track
  4. New Room
  5. Unreal Is Here
  6. The Flaming Gong
  7. The Ghost by the Sea
  8. Pentagram Ring
  9. Wakeman's Air
  10. You Must Be Stopped
  11. Peeled Out Too Late
  12. Nailed to the Blank Spot
  13. Repeat the Ending

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Concerts Per Year:

2014 1 concert
2012 8 concerts
2011 1 concert
2010 1 concert
2006 2 concerts
2004 2 concerts
1997 4 concerts
1996 1 concert
1995 4 concerts
1994 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Chavez had?

Chavez has had 25 concerts.

What genre is Chavez?

Chavez is most often considered to be Indie, Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore, Noise Rock, Math Rock, Mexican Pop, and Gbvfi.

When was the last Chavez concert?

The last Chavez concert was on May 22, 2014 at Victoria Theater, New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States.

What setlist does Chavez play live?

The songs that Chavez performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 15, 2012 concert at Union Park in Chicago, Illinois, United States:

  1. Top Pocket Man
  2. Break Up Your Band
  3. Laugh Track
  4. New Room
  5. Unreal Is Here
  6. The Flaming Gong
  7. The Ghost by the Sea
  8. Pentagram Ring
  9. Wakeman's Air
  10. You Must Be Stopped
  11. Peeled Out Too Late
  12. Nailed to the Blank Spot
  13. Repeat the Ending

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