Desperate Journalist Concert History

Desperate Journalist are a post-punk band formed in North London in 2012, by Jo Bevan (vocals), Rob Hardy (guitar), Simon Drowner (bass) and Caroline Helbert (drums). Hardy and Drowner had previously played together in Birmingham-based band The Drowners; Drowner had then later played bass in Bevan's previous band If.... Helbert joined the band as drummer, having "never really played before". They wrote their first song, "Kitten", at their first rehearsal.

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Desperate Journalist Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 8)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 06, 2017
Desperate Journalist / Liines Soup Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jul 23, 2017
Tramlines Festival
Faerground Accidents / Keir / Desperate Journalist / Asylums / King No-One / Trash ( UK) / SleepTalking / Bayonet / Casey Lowry / The Seamonsters / Henderson / The Time Sellers / Chanel & The Visual
Crystal bar Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 22, 2017
Desperate Journalist Lending Room Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Jul 15, 2017
FIB Benicassim
"FIB Benicassim" / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Biffy Clyro / Liam Gallagher / Dinosaur Jr. / Peter Doherty / Mura Masa / Surfin' Bichos / Mala Rodriguez / A Kid Named Rufus / The Strypes / Marika Hackman / B. Traits / Las Kellies / Biznaga / Desperate Journalist / Buenavista Show all bands
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Benicassim Festival Grounds Benicassim, Valencia, Spain
Jul 13, 2017 –
Jul 16, 2017
Festival Internacional de Benicàssim - FIB 2017
The Weeknd / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Tyler, The Creator / Dua Lipa / Deadmau5 / Foals / Kasabian / Bonobo / Stormzy / Years & Years / Kaytranada / RÜFÜS DU SOL / James Vincent McMorrow / Biffy Clyro / Mura Masa / Kaleo / HONNE / Sylvan Esso / Declan McKenna / The Jesus and Mary Chain / Dinosaur Jr. / Crystal Fighters / Mick Jenkins / Blossoms / The Blaze / Courteeners / Liam Gallagher / Temples / Soft Play (fka Slaves) / TroyBoi / Ride / Austra / Tiga / The View / Twin Peaks / Bad Gyal / Kölsch / Peter Doherty / Marika Hackman / Love of Lesbian / Mala Rodríguez / Sunflower Bean / Pional / The Strypes / Peaking Lights / Mykki Blanco / The Sherlocks / Los Planetas / La Casa Azul / Blaenavon / Ron Gallo / TCTS / Dream Wife / Theme Park / sir Was / Ibibio Sound Machine / Childhood / Viva Suecia / bigott / Flowers / Joe Crepusculo / Belako / B.Traits / Mourn / Lao Ra / Desperate Journalist / Nudozurdo / Jameszoo / Las Bistecs / Biznaga / Capsula / Havalina / One Path / Las Kellies / Linda Guilala / The Wheels / Evripidis And His Tragedies / Eme DJ / Las Odio / Olof Dreijer / Surfin' Bichos / Ten Bears / Alien Tango / Como Vivir En El Campo / Tortel / Conttra / Captains / Gener / Buenavista / Charlotte Church's Late Night Pop Dungeon / El Trinidad / Amable / Gatomidi / The Magic Mor / Aldo Linares / Leicomers / Ochoymedio Dj's / Ella Rae / Bejo & DJ Pimp / DJOHNSTON / Virginia Diaz Dj / Kodaline / Slaves (US) Show all bands
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Festival Internacional de Benicàssim - FIB 2017 Benicassim, Valencia, Spain
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Jul 08, 2017
Desperate Journalist
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The Prince Albert Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Jul 01, 2017
Desperate Journalist / Adam & Elvis
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Purple Turtle Reading, England, United Kingdom
Jun 24, 2017
Desperate Journalist The Soundhouse Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Jun 23, 2017
Desperate Journalist The Owl Sanctuary Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Jun 17, 2017
Desperate Journalist Hunter Club Bury St, England, United Kingdom
Jun 16, 2017
Desperate Journalist The Long Room, the Half Moon Bishop's Stortford, England, United Kingdom
Jun 09, 2017
Desperate Journalist / Chicharrón Yas'ta Club Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Jun 04, 2017
Desperate Journalist

Wave Gotik Treffen

Volkspalast Kantine Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Jun 03, 2017
Desperate Journalist Schokoladen Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jun 02, 2017 –
Jun 05, 2017
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2017 @ Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2017
Eden / Lebanon Hanover / Amanda Palmer / Skinny Puppy / Amorphis / The Mission / VNV Nation / The 69 Eyes / Rotting Christ / She Past Away / Drab Majesty / Cabaret Voltaire / Soviet Soviet / Esben and the Witch / Suicide Commando / Revolting Cocks / Rotersand / B-Movie / Ritual Howls / Whispering Sons / S.P.O.C.K / Scary Bitches / The Agnes Circle / Sex Gang Children / Varg / Desperate Journalist / Sylvaine / Sixth June / Peter Heppner / Noisuf-X / Jarboe / Ah! Kosmos / Spiritual Front / Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio / In the Woods... / CHROM / Virgin in Veil / Angels and Agony / Bloody Dead and Sexy / Hexperos / Finsterforst / The Vision Bleak / Massive Ego / Illuminate / Nim Vind / Ohm / Cryo / Black Nail Cabaret / Edward Ka-Spel / Shireen / Codex Empire / Frankenstein / Pouppée Fabrikk / Vogelfrey / Box and the Twins / Klez.e / Eisfabrik / Cephalgy / Klangstabil / Red Cell / Iszoloscope / This Morn' Omina / Sutcliffe Jugend / red mecca / The Devil and the Universe / Aeon Sable / Lolita Komplex / Saigon Blue Rain / Ah Cama-sotz / Sinistro / Autodafeh / Hord / Yggdrasil / Iamtheshadow / Annwn / Corde Oblique / Empusae / Peter Bjärgö / Whispers In the Shadow / Bfg / Der Blaue Reiter / Azar Swan / The Eye of Time / Welicoruss / Blac Kolor / Dunkelschön / Mlada Fronta / Ragnaröek / Thrudvangar / Der Fluch / Ianva / Unlight / LUCIFER’S AID / Too Dead to Die / Herbst in Peking / Rendered / Odroerir / Chemical Sweet Kid / CUELEBRE / Moon Far Away / Wires & Lights / 13th Monkey / Andi Sexgang / Nox Interna / DORSETSHIRE / Masquerade (FIN) / Landscape Body Machine / NIKOLAS SCHRECK / MACHINE DE BEAUVOIR / Vain Warr / Larrnakh / Besides (PL) / ANDYRA / HAUTVILLE / framheim / MGT & FRIENDS Show all bands
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Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2017 Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
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Apr 15, 2017
Desperate Journalist Kulturzentrum Lagerhaus Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Apr 14, 2017
Desperate Journalist
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Ilses Erika Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Apr 13, 2017
Desperate Journalist
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Grüner Jäger Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Apr 12, 2017
Desperate Journalist / Precious Few Blue Shell Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Apr 11, 2017
Desperate Journalist / Nervous Twitch Goldmark's Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Genres:

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Post-Punk
Shoegaze
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Latest Setlist (05/02/2026):

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  1. Fault
  2. Cristina
  3. Hollow
  4. Wings (Ethiopia)
  5. 7
  6. Cedars
  7. Eulogy
  8. Everything You Wanted
  9. Unsympathetic Parts 1 & 2
  10. No Hero
  11. Personality Girlfriend
  12. Satellite

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2026 3 concerts
2025 18 concerts
2024 17 concerts
2023 22 concerts
2022 17 concerts
2021 4 concerts
2020 5 concerts
2019 22 concerts
2018 22 concerts
2017 41 concerts
2016 20 concerts
2015 27 concerts
2014 29 concerts
2013 15 concerts
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