Eighth Blackbird Concert History

Hailed as “Friendly, unpretentious, idealistic and highly skilled” by the New Yorker, eighth blackbird is widely lauded for its unusual performing style – often playing from memory with virtuosic and theatrical flair – and its efforts to make new music accessible to wide audiences. The ensemble’s 2005-06 10th anniversary season includes tours of California– taking in Los Angeles’s Disney Hall and stops in La Jolla, Stanford and Davis;...

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Eighth Blackbird Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 14, 2026
Upcoming
Eighth Blackbird Woolsey Hall, Yale University New Haven, Connecticut, United States
May 08, 2026
San Fermin / Eighth Blackbird

Eighth Blackbird & San Fermin

Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture Chicago, Illinois, United States
Feb 13, 2025
Eighth Blackbird Athenaeum Theatre Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jan 15, 2025
Eighth Blackbird Athenaeum Theatre Chicago, Illinois, United States
Feb 03, 2023
Eighth Blackbird Beall Concert Hall Eugene, Oregon, United States
Jan 18, 2023
Eighth Blackbird City Winery Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dec 14, 2019
Eighth Blackbird Zellerbach Auditorium Berkeley, California, United States
Mar 25, 2019
Eighth Blackbird City Winery Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jan 26, 2019
Live from Here / Chris Thile / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / Eighth Blackbird / Gaby Moreno Symphony Center Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nov 15, 2018
Eighth Blackbird
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Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center for the Performing Arts Eugene, Oregon, United States
Apr 29, 2018
The National Homecoming 2018
The National / Feist / Future Islands / Alvvays / Moses Sumney / Bonnie "Prince" Billy / Eighth Blackbird / Bryce Dessner / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
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Smale Riverfront Park Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 29, 2018
Apr 21, 2018
Bonnie "Prince" Billy / Eighth Blackbird / will oldham The Theatre at Ace Hotel Los Angeles, California, United States
Apr 19, 2018
Eighth Blackbird Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, California, United States
Mar 03, 2018
Eighth Blackbird Wisconsin union theater Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Feb 22, 2018 –
Feb 24, 2018
Olagón: A Cantata in Doublespeak 2018
Eighth Blackbird / Michael J. Maccaferri, clarinet / Nathalie Joachim, flute / Yvonne Lam, violin and viola / Nicholas Photinos, cello / Matthew Duvall, percussion / Lisa Kaplan, piano / Dan Trueman, composer, fiddler / Iarla Ó Lionáird, vocals / Paul Muldoon, Poet Show all bands
Irish Arts Center New York, New York, United States
Feb 03, 2018
Eighth Blackbird Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
May 04, 2017
Eighth Blackbird / Bonnie "Prince" Billy Neptune Theatre Seattle, Washington, United States
May 03, 2017
Eighth Blackbird / Bonnie "Prince" Billy Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, Oregon, United States
Mar 29, 2017
Bonnie "Prince" Billy / Eighth Blackbird Cheek Theater, VMFA Richmond, Virginia, United States
Mar 18, 2017
Eighth Blackbird / Third Coast Percussion Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Genres:

Classical
Instrumental
Avant-Garde
Contemporary Classical
Piano
Chamber Music
Minimalism
Modern Classical
Cello
21st Century Classical
Flute
Modern Chamber Music
New Music
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Latest Setlist (11/15/2018):

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  1. On a Wire
  2. Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
  3. Six German Dances
  4. Fancy Free

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 2 concerts
2025 2 concerts
2023 2 concerts
2019 3 concerts
2018 7 concerts
2017 9 concerts
2016 13 concerts
2015 5 concerts
2014 4 concerts
2013 3 concerts
2012 3 concerts
2011 6 concerts
2010 2 concerts
2009 2 concerts
2008 14 concerts
2007 1 concert
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