Esperanza Spalding Concert History

Born in 1984, bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding began playing in small jazz and blues venues around her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Soon after picking up the acoustic bass at the late age of 14, she helped form Noise For Pretend, an eclectic band fusing jazz and pop for which she sang and played bass (often simultaneously). The group signed with indie rock imprint Hush Records, which released two albums of their original compositions.

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Esperanza Spalding Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027) (Page 30)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 14, 2012
Esperanza Spalding iHeartRadio Theater New York, New York, United States
May 13, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Franklin Music Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 12, 2012
Esperanza Spalding The Howard Theatre Washington, District of Columbia, United States
May 10, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Knight Theater Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
May 09, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Carolina Theatre Durham, North Carolina, United States
May 07, 2012
Esperanza Spalding The Woods at Fontanel Nashville, Tennessee, United States
May 05, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Paramount Theatre Austin, Texas, United States
May 03, 2012
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
"New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" / Florence + The Machine / Jimmy Buffett / Dumpstaphunk / Ani DiFranco / Esperanza Spalding / James Cotton / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Regina Carter / George Porter Jr. and Runnin' Pardners / Henry Butler / Honey Island Swamp Band / Glen Hansard / Little Freddie King / Astral Project / Mia Borders / Hurray for the Riff Raff / Banu Gibson & The New Orleans Hot Jazz / Rosie Ledet / Chico Trujillo / Bill Miller / Marlon Jordan / the iguanas / Free Agents Brass Band / Cheick Hamala Diabate / Joint's Jumpin' / Kid Chocolate / Roots Of Music / Palmetto Bug Stompers / Stooges Brass Band / Silky Sol / Michael Ward / Flow Tribe / Otra / J. Monque'd Blues Band / Kipori "Babywolf" Woods / Amina Figarova / Hot Club Of New Orleans / Dayna Kurtz / Robert Jardell / Pinettes Brass Band / Lyle Henderson / Fi Yi Yi Spirit Of The Mandingo Warrior / Kourtney Heart / Kelcy Mae / Julio & Cesar / Judy Stock / Mac McAnally Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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May 02, 2012
Esperanza Spalding House of Blues Houston Houston, Texas, United States
May 01, 2012
Esperanza Spalding House of Blues Dallas Dallas, Texas, United States
Apr 28, 2012
Esperanza Spalding JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Apr 27, 2012
Esperanza Spalding The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California, United States
Apr 27, 2012 –
May 06, 2012
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Foo Fighters / Bon Iver / Ne-Yo / Florence + The Machine / The Beach Boys / Zac Brown Band / Iron & Wine / Feist / Al Green / Janelle Monáe / Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers / My Morning Jacket / Jill Scott / Gary Clark Jr. / Herbie Hancock / Bonnie Raitt / Steve Earle / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Glen Hansard / Gomez / Grace Potter / Mystikal / Better Than Ezra / Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band / Ani DiFranco / Dr. John / Paulina Rubio / Steel Pulse / Esperanza Spalding / Aaron Neville / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Bruce Hornsby / Yolanda Adams / Galactic / Givers / Carolina Chocolate Drops / Dave Koz / Gabriella / Maze featuring Frankie Beverly / Asleep At the Wheel / dianne reeves / Bunny Wailer / Terence Blanchard / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Rodrigo / The Soul Rebels / Allen Toussaint / Sonny Landreth / Buckwheat Zydeco / Poncho Sanchez / Dumpstaphunk / Cowboy Mouth / Theresa Andersson / Marcia Ball / Catherine Russell / Corey Harris / Leyla McCalla / Bonerama / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 / Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers / Papa Grows Funk / Henry Butler / Pete Fountain / The Mastersons / Dukes Of Dixieland / The New Birth Brass Band / Flow Tribe / Randall Bramblett / C.J. Chenier / Chuck Leavell / The Jones Sisters / Glen David Andrews / Paul Sanchez / Rotary Downs / Supagroup / Big Al Carson / Next Generation / Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band / Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue / The New Orleans Bingo! Show / Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience / Beth Patterson / Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues / Brian Stoltz / Lynn Drury / Guitar Slim Jr / Yvette Landry / Hot Club Of New Orleans / Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band / Guitar Lightnin' Lee and His Thunder Band / Little Freddie King Blues Band / Mas Mamones / Kristi Guillory & the Midtown Project / Ceasar Elloie / Jimmy Buffett / Johnny Sansone / Zebra Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 25, 2012
"Soul'd Out Music Festival" / Esperanza Spalding

Soul'd Out Music Festival

McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon, United States
Apr 24, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Paramount Theatre Seattle, Washington, United States
Apr 22, 2012
Rodrigo y Gabriela / Esperanza Spalding Orpheum Theatre Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Apr 21, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Webster Hall New York, New York, United States
Apr 19, 2012
Esperanza Spalding

Tri-C Jazz Fest 2012

Tri-C Metro Auditorium Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Apr 18, 2012
Esperanza Spalding
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Mainstage Theatre, University of Buffalo Center For The Arts Getzville, New York, United States
Apr 16, 2012
Esperanza Spalding
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Florence Gould Hall New York, New York, United States
Apr 12, 2012

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2023 33 concerts
2022 13 concerts
2021 4 concerts
2019 5 concerts
2018 15 concerts
2017 27 concerts
2016 79 concerts
2015 77 concerts
2014 51 concerts
2013 76 concerts
2012 89 concerts
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2008 78 concerts
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