Dead Kennedys Concert History

Often considered one of the most influential punk bands in history, Dead Kennedys performed its first show on July 19, 1978 at Baduhay Gardens in San Franciso. The band became a Bay Area sensation and in 1980 was invited to perform at the Bay Area Music Awards. After releasing four studio albums and one EP, the band broke up in 1986. In 2001, the band reunited with drummer D. H. Peligro, bassist Klaus Flouride, and guitarist East Bay Ray all returning. Brandon Cruz replaced Jelly Biafra as lead vocalist. Cruz was then replaced by Jeff Penalty in 2003 who was, in turn, was replaced by Ron "Skip" Greer in 2008. Except for a brief leave of absence between 2008 and 2009, Peligro remained with the band until his death in 2022 while East Bay Ray and Flouride remain the only original members still performing with the Dead Kennedys.

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Dead Kennedys Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 24)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 22, 2002
Dead Kennedys / Billy Goats Gruff / Underclass / The Broke
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Roadhouse Sacramento, California, United States
Nov 21, 2002
Dead Kennedys Studio Z San Francisco, California, United States
Nov 15, 2002
Dead Kennedys / Fear Cajun House Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Nov 14, 2002
Dead Kennedys / Fear Huntridge Theater Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Oct 20, 2002
Dead Kennedys Cane's Bar and Grill San Diego, California, United States
Oct 19, 2002
Dead Kennedys Glass House Pomona, California, United States
Oct 16, 2002
Dead Kennedys University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois, United States
Sep 08, 2002
Forgotten / Dead Kennedys / Anti-Nowhere League / Crack / Etc. The Stone Pony Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Jul 21, 2002
Holidays In The Sun 2002 - Day 3 of 3
One Way System / The Warriors / Subhumans / Dead Kennedys (Brandon Cruz Vocals) / The Business / Splodgenessabounds / Argy Bargy / Discipline / The Threats / Runnin' Riot / MDM / Sic Boy Federation / Swellbellys / Filthy Lookers / GBH / MDC (Millions Of Dead Cops) / The Varukers / Leftover Crack / Drongos For Europe / Criminal Class / Awkward Thought / Molotov Cocktail / Union 13 / Goldblade / Five Knuckle / Ex-Cathedra / Foamers / Buzzkill Show all bands
Blackpool Winter Gardens Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
Jul 19, 2002
Dead Kennedys Avesta Parken Avesta, Sweden
Jul 17, 2002
Dead Kennedys Azkena Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Jul 15, 2002
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Paradise Garage Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Jul 14, 2002
Dead Kennedys Le Son Club Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Jul 13, 2002
Dead Kennedys Sala Arena Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Jul 12, 2002
Dead Kennedys Cotxeres Borrell Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Jul 10, 2002
Dead Kennedys Palavobis Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Jul 09, 2002
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Parco Della Pellerina Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Jul 08, 2002
Dead Kennedys Festa dell'Unità Forlì, Italy
Jul 06, 2002
Dead Kennedys Orpheum Graz, Styria, Austria
Jul 05, 2002
Dead Kennedys

With Full Force IX

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Flugplatz Roitzschjora Löbnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Jul 05, 2002 –
Jul 07, 2002
With Full Force IX
Slayer / Motörhead / Machine Head / Dead Kennedys / Agnostic Front / Rob Halford / Dropkick Murphys / Biohazard / 4LYN / Arch Enemy / Bazzooka / Behemoth / Bethlehem / Bolt Thrower / Candlemass / Cannibal Corpse / Cataract / The Dickies / Dew-Scented / D.R.I. / Devil Inside / Discipline / The Distillers / Dornenreich / J.B.O. / Disharmonic Orchestra / Down By Law / Grave Digger / grave / Finntroll / Hypocrisy / Haemorrhage / Immortal / Heaven Shall Burn / Integrity / Impaled Nazarene / In Extremo / Kataklysm / Knorkator / Kreator / Lock Up / Lousy / Mad Sin / Marduk / MDC / No means no / Oomph! / Pungent Stench / Revolver / Raging Speedhorn / Strife / Right Direction / Rumble Militia / Satanic Surfers / Scattergun / Sidekick / Skarhead / Slapshot / Union 13 / Surge / The Business / The Spook / The Exploited / The Roerhedds / Waterdown / Zimmers Hole Show all bands
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Flugplatz Roitzschjora 04509 Löbnitz, Germany

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Dead Kennedys / Feederz / Black Flag on Oct 10, 1979 [262-small]

Dead Kennedys / Feederz / Black Flag
Oct 10, 1979
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Dead Kennedys / SickOnes / Cherokii on Aug 7, 2018 [518-small]

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 Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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Dead Kennedys / Feederz / Black Flag on Oct 10, 1979 [770-small]

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Oct 10, 1979
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Dead Kennedys / Catholic Action on Jun 11, 2019 [624-small]

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Jun 11, 2019
 Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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Dead Kennedys / Slime / Napalm on Dec 6, 1982 [746-small]

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Dec 6, 1982
 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Nov 2, 2018
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Dead Kennedys / Naked Raygun / The Crucifucks / Criminally Insane on Nov 2, 1985 [668-small]

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Nov 2, 1985
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Dead Kennedys / Dr. Know / Loogie on Aug 19, 2003 [029-small]

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Aug 19, 2003
 West Hollywood, California, United States
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  1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme
  2. Forward to Death
  3. Winnebago Warrior
  4. Police Truck
  5. Buzzbomb
  6. Let's Lynch the Landlord
  7. Jock-O-Rama
  8. Kill the Poor
  9. MP3 Get Off the Web
  10. Too Drunk to Fuck
  11. Moon Over Marin
  12. Nazi Punks Fuck Off
  13. California Über Alles
  14. Bleed for Me
  15. Viva Las Vegas
  16. Holiday in Cambodia
  17. Chemical Warfare

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2026 2 concerts
2025 21 concerts
2024 4 concerts
2023 19 concerts
2022 34 concerts
2021 12 concerts
2020 6 concerts
2019 34 concerts
2018 33 concerts
2017 39 concerts
2016 38 concerts
2015 25 concerts
2014 28 concerts
2013 21 concerts
2012 17 concerts
2011 13 concerts
2010 14 concerts
2009 1 concert
2008 11 concerts
2006 16 concerts
2005 19 concerts
2004 15 concerts
2003 33 concerts
2002 92 concerts
2001 19 concerts
1995 2 concerts
1986 4 concerts
1985 63 concerts
1984 43 concerts
1983 75 concerts
1982 59 concerts
1981 65 concerts
1980 46 concerts
1979 42 concerts
1978 28 concerts
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