ESG Concert History

Since their inception, ESG has affected post-punk, no wave, dance-punk, hip-hop, and various styles of dance music such as house. They fell in with the late '70s and early '80s NYC no wave and post-punk scene, they had their music sampled countless times, and they became a playlist staple at '70s and early '80s dance clubs like the Paradise Garage and the Music Box.

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ESG Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 8)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 19, 2006
ESG Temple Bar Music Centre Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Nov 15, 2006
ESG Dingwalls London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 10, 2006
ESG Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Nov 09, 2006
ESG / Man Man Petrol Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Oct 27, 2006
ESG Mezzanine San Francisco, California, United States
Jun 02, 2006
Primavera Sound
"Primavera Sound" / Alexander Kowalski / The Flaming Lips / Drive-By Truckers / South San Gabriel / Sleater-Kinney / Marko Nastic / Isobel Campbell / The Hells / Richard Hawley / ESG / Dinosaur Jr. / Le Jonathan Reilly / Umek / La Buena Vida / The Robocop Kraus / new christs / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Tachenko / Killing Joke / Beef / The Queen Machine / Joris Voorn / Jose Gonzalez / P:ano / The Appleseed Cast / Pauline en la Playa / Mick Harvey / Constantines / Animal Collective / Stuart Staples / DJ Rush / Jens Lekman / Owen Pallett Show all bands
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Barcelona Forum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Jun 01, 2006 –
Jun 03, 2006
Primavera Sound Festival 2006
Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Justice / The Flaming Lips / José González / Animal Collective / Mogwai / Violent Femmes / Yo La Tengo / Dinosaur Jr. / Motörhead / Babyshambles / Lou Reed / The Brian Jonestown Massacre / Drive-By Truckers / Stereolab / Richard Hawley / Mark Lanegan / Sleater-Kinney / Jens Lekman / Deerhoof / Killing Joke / Why? / Lambchop / Gang Gang Dance / Xiu Xiu / Joris Voorn / I'm From Barcelona / Akron/Family / Shellac / Vashti Bunyan / ESG / Umek / The Appleseed Cast / 2manydjs / M.A.N.D.Y / Erol Alkan / Final Fantasy / Constantines / The Drones / Television Personalities / Elliott Brood / Isobel Campbell / big star / Boredoms / Rex the Dog / Ellen Allien & Apparat / Mick Harvey / Centro-Matic / The Castanets / The Bellrays / Stay+ / Stuart A. Staples / DJ Rush / Alexander Kowalski / Tender Forever / The Deadly Snakes / The Charades / La Buena Vida / Beef / The Robocop Kraus / The Rogers Sisters / The MFA / South San Gabriel / Tachenko / Troy Von Balthazar / Pauline en la Playa / P:ano / Mazoni / Experience / Ferenc / The New Christs / John Roderick / Marko Nastic / Remate / Surfin' Bichos / Queen Machine / Sisa / The No-neck Blues Band / Coconot / 12twelve / Anari / French Toast / Ainara LeGardon / Clint / Meu / Skimo / Hells / Southern Arts Society / Jody Wildgoose / LD & the New Criticism / Undertow Orchestra / Le Jonathan Reilly / Prin' La L / Annelies Monser Show all bands
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Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Feb 26, 2006
Indian Jewelry / 515ers / Born Heller / OM / Tarantula A.d. / Lavender Diamond / Morris Tepper / Afrobeatdown / Plastic Crimewave Sound / Town and Country / Citay / ESG Irvine Irvine, California, United States
Jun 24, 2005
ESG

Vazaleen

Lee's Palace, Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 01, 2005
ESG Sub Club Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Apr 30, 2005
ESG KOKO London, England, United Kingdom
May 30, 2004
ESG Spirit New York, New York, United States
Apr 02, 2004
ESG

All Tomorrow's Parties 2004 #2

Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park Camber, England, United Kingdom
Apr 02, 2004 –
Apr 04, 2004
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2004
Modest Mouse / The Shins / Cat Power / Explosions in the Sky / Dizzee Rascal / LCD Soundsystem / Cass McCombs / Le Tigre / Deerhoof / The Notwist / Sonic Youth / Tindersticks / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / The Fiery Furnaces / Mission of Burma / ESG / Arab Strap / Har Mar Superstar / Lightning Bolt / James Yorkston / Black Dice / Bardo Pond / Sophia / Nina Nastasia / Vincent Gallo / Enon / Wolf Eyes / OOIOO / Erase Errata / White Magic / Carla Bozulich / Love / Fuck / Jackie-O Motherfucker / Saccharine Trust / Charalambides / Polmo Polpo / Fursaxa / Träd, Gräs och Stenar / Vibracathedral Orchestra / Ella Guru / Double Leopards / Miighty Flashlight / Threnody Ensemble / Hanged Up / Angelblood / Carla Bozulich and Nels Cline / Love W Arthur Lee / Dream Aktion Unit / Polmo Polpohanged Up Show all bands
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Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park Camber
Dec 20, 2003
ESG / Tracy + The Plastics / TV On the Radio / Ghost Exits The Hook New York, New York, United States
Jul 17, 1991
ESG

New Music Nights

The Limelight New York, New York, United States
Nov 08, 1982
Public Image Ltd. / ESG
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Pasadena Convention Center Pasadena, California, United States
Sep 25, 1982
ESG Danceteria New York, New York, United States
May 21, 1982
ESG / Bernard Manning Haçienda Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Apr 02, 1982
ESG Danceteria New York, New York, United States
Oct 02, 1981
Au Pairs / ESG / B-Team Market Street Cinema San Francisco, California, United States

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