Esser's 2008 Concert History

Esser is an indie rock artist from Essex. He released his debut album, Braveface on 21 March 2009 in the UK, and on 11 August in the US. Before releasing Braveface, Ben Esser supported the Kaiser Chiefs on their 'Off With Their Heads' tour, before touring on his own, supported by Young Fathers. He also appeared at the Glastonbury Festival.

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 28, 2008
Lykke Li / The Stills / Esser / Les Gars KOKO London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 27, 2008
Lykke Li / Esser / Far Manchester Academy 3 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Nov 15, 2008
London Calling Festival 2008
Bombay Bicycle Club / Noah & The Whale / Glasvegas / Twisted Wheel / Esser / Bromheads Jacket / Magistrates / Baddies
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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Nov 12, 2008 –
Nov 15, 2008
London Calling Festival 2008
Bombay Bicycle Club / Friendly Fires / White Lies / Noah & The Whale / Wild Beasts / Ladyhawke / The Courteeners / Glasvegas / White Denim / Slow Club / A Place To Bury Strangers / Van She / Late of the Pier / I Blame Coco / Fryars / Trouble Andrew / Twisted Wheel / Cajun Dance Party / Esser / Amazing Baby / Bromheads Jacket / Magistrates / The Hot Melts / John & Jehn / Hatcham Social / Baddies / The Late Greats / Maths Class / Findo Gask / The Pan I Am Show all bands
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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Nov 09, 2008
Razorlight / Florence + the Machine / Esser / Skint & Demoralised
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Union Chapel London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 25, 2008
Esser The Faversham Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Oct 24, 2008
Esser King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Oct 23, 2008
Esser 53 Degrees Preston, United Kingdom
Oct 22, 2008
Esser Central Station Wrexham, United Kingdom
Oct 21, 2008
Kaiser Chiefs / Late of the Pier / Esser
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O2 Forum Kentish Town London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 17, 2008
Gonzo / Foals / Esser / Zane Lowe Fibbers York, England, United Kingdom
Oct 14, 2008
Esser Institute of Contemporary Arts London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 13, 2008
Esser Night & Day Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Oct 07, 2008
Esser The Slade Rooms Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Oct 06, 2008
Esser The Cluny Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Sep 30, 2008
Bloc Party / Esser
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O2 Forum Kentish Town London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 06, 2008
Sugarhill Festival
"Sugarhill Festival" / Young Knives / The Dykeenies / Johnny Foreigner / Operahouse / Broken Records / Esser / Gloria Cycles / TripHazard / Beatbullyz / Talk In Code / Hip Route / Attica Seasons / Rats Ruined My Brain / Jeff Like Usual / Matthew Killford / 2 Sick Monkeys / Buswell / Trip Dress Show all bands
Warren Farm Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Aug 30, 2008
Festival De Beschaving 2008
Angus & Julia Stone / Mogwai / Kate Nash / Babyshambles / Mystery Jets / The Cribs / The Dodos / Nneka / Shout Out Louds / Soko / Milow / I Am Kloot / Adam Green / Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly / Air Traffic / Kaizers Orchestra / Dengue Fever / Pete and The Pirates / Gem / Friska Viljor / Slagsmålsklubben / Oi Va Voi / Das Pop / Pete Philly & Perquisite / Wildbirds & Peacedrums / Esser / Peter Von Poehl / Unkle Bob / Year Long Disaster / C-Mon & Kypski / Voicst / Murder / Nobody Beats The Drum / Gram / Boemklatsch / Eddy Wally / Black Diamond Bay / Hit Me Tv / Kubus & Bangbang / THE 925S / Good Dog Happy Man / Last.fm DJ Team / Gemene Mixmeesters / DJ Wiekes Show all bands
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Leidsche Rijn Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Aug 22, 2008 –
Aug 24, 2008
Leeds Festival 2008
The Killers / Metallica / MGMT / Cage The Elephant / Vampire Weekend / Florence + the Machine / Bring Me The Horizon / Queens of the Stone Age / Avenged Sevenfold / All Time Low / Foals / Plain White T's / Bloc Party / The Wombats / Justice / Rage Against The Machine / Bullet for My Valentine / Bombay Bicycle Club / Santigold / Crystal Castles / Dizzee Rascal / Tenacious D / The Fratellis / The Raconteurs / The Ting Tings / Taking Back Sunday / Pendulum / Biffy Clyro / Dropkick Murphys / Editors / Chromeo / The Kills / Yeasayer / You Me At Six / White Lies / Friendly Fires / Manic Street Preachers / The Last Shadow Puppets / Wiley / Flogging Molly / Digitalism / The Gaslight Anthem / Frank Turner / Thrice / The Joy Formidable / Alkaline Trio / We Are Scientists / Feeder / Pennywise / Goldfinger / Simian Mobile Disco / Serj Tankian / Less Than Jake / Mindless Self Indulgence / CSS / Babyshambles / Mystery Jets / Wild Beasts / The Cribs / Glasvegas / Alexisonfire / White Denim / Black Kids / The Subways / Anti-Flag / The Pigeon Detectives / Los Campesinos! / Attack Attack! / Jack Peñate / Seasick Steve / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / The Enemy / Lethal Bizzle / Hadouken! / MxPx / Sea Power / Ida Maria / Blood Red Shoes / The Dresden Dolls / The Automatic / Dirty Pretty Things / Set Your Goals / Fucked Up / Holy Fuck / Tiger Army / The Rascals / The Shoes / Gallows / Kids In Glass Houses / Adam Green / Late of the Pier / dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip / Black Tide / Stephen Lynch / One Night Only / Cancer Bats / The Audition / The Duke Spirit / Emmy the Great / Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly / Louis XIV / H2O / These New Puritans / The Whip / Teenagers / The King Blues / Jeffrey Lewis / Lightspeed Champion / The Blackout / Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band / Pete and The Pirates / John Cooper Clarke / Dinosaur Pile-Up / Young Knives / Natty / Pulled Apart By Horses / Henry Rollins / Future of the Left / Beans on Toast / Elliot Minor / The Unseen / The Briggs / General Fiasco / Johnny Foreigner / The Death Set / Loved Ones / Twisted Wheel / Robots In Disguise / Fight Like Apes / Broken Records / Cajun Dance Party / Esser / Hot Club de Paris / Red Light Company / The Metros / Ian Moore / Random Hand / Jeremy Warmsley / Flashguns / Thomas Tantrum / Dinosaur / Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong / The Hungry Ghosts / Skeletons / Grammatics / Fighting With Wire / Lovvers / Matt Reed / That Fucking Tank / In Case of Fire / Be Your Own Pet / Teenagersintokyo / Youthmovies / XX Teens / Underground Railroad / Blackhole / Tripwires / Sergeant / Pens / Ipso Facto / Eureka Machines / Milton Jones / Wintermute / Fangs / The New York Fund / Hexes / So So Modern / Black Acid / Make Model / Collapsing Cities / Humour / These Monsters / The Maybes / George Pringle / Our Fold / Leeds Festival Chorus / Smash 'n' Grab / The Bacchae / The Situationists / Phill Jupitus / Brendon Burns / Adam Hills / I Concur / Sean Walsh / The Wallbirds / Robin Ince / Love Ends Disaster! / Out From Animals / Al Pitcher / Jason Rouse / Hifi Handgrenades / Chris Hicks / Fox Cubs / Fran Rodgers / Darlings Of The Splitscreen / razmataz lorry excitement / Reading / Kid Id / Pete Johansson / Adam Bloom / Loqui / Dockers MC / Andi Osho / Tiger Shadow / Steve Gribbin / Excentral Tempest / The Last People on Earth / Solus Locus / Christian Reilly / Tim Clare / Byron Vincent / Sleeveface / Jarred Christmas / Rob Rouse / The Cherry Cobb Cartel / Pile Up! / Trevor Lock / Ross Sutherland / Arnab Chanda / Steve Weiner / Dougie Dunlop / The Ff'ers / Barry Castagnola / Fur Tv / Daniel Townes / The Music / Jubilee Show all bands
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Leeds Festival 2008 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 21, 2008 –
Aug 31, 2008
Noorderzon 2008
Angus & Julia Stone / José González / Cut Copy / The Dodos / Efterklang / Tinariwen / The Budos Band / Adam Green / Tracy Bonham / Get Well Soon / Slagsmålsklubben / The Black Atlantic / Daan / Skipper / Esser / Rue Royale / Paper Tiger / Balanescu Quartet / Kim Janssen / The Bees (UK) / World/Inferno Friendship Society / Lucky Fonz III / Koi / Flux / Diego's Umbrella / Rachel Unthank & The Winterset / Mr. Velcro Fastener / Reggie / The cavemen / Brazilian Love Affair / Arthur Adam / DJ Grazzhoppa / Audiotransparent / Keir Neuringer / Delta Saxophone Quartet / Vox Von Braun / Bl!ndman / Florian Wolff / Het Gloren / Sixtyniners / Ensemble Klang / Fuck the Writer / DAZIBAO / Chicklet / Jean Parlette / Marten De Paepe / The Pedro Delgados / Gluid / Brassed Off / The Wild Berrys / Them Apples / ERLING / Joost Swart / Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Marty Krystall / Chunky Move / Provinciale Brassband Groningen / Blowdown / Dick Van Der Harst / Trio Braamdejoodevatcher / Camerata Ardesko / Allophonic / Smilin Osei / sensores / rolodex / Harm Wierda / Arno Van Der Heyden / Compagnia Tpo / Harry Arling / Marthatentatief / Rense Sinkgraven / Nizno / Thoughts Create the World / Swoolish / Klaske Oenema Show all bands
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Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Pop
Indie
Electronic
Indie Pop
Lo-Fi Jazzhop
Focus Beats
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Esser had?

Esser has had 102 concerts.

What genre is Esser?

Esser is most often considered to be Pop, Indie, Electronic, Indie Pop, Lo-Fi Jazzhop, and Focus Beats.

When was the last Esser concert?

The last Esser concert was on November 20, 2009 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. The bands that performed were: Bombay Bicycle Club / Wild Beasts / The Boxer Rebellion / We Were Promised Jetpacks / Jack Peñate / A Place To Bury Strangers / Hockey / The Twilight Sad / Alberta Cross / The Leisure Society / Johnny Foreigner / Violens / Esser / Tubelord / Beth Jeans Houghton / King of Spain / Kid Harpoon / Grammatics / Sad Day for Puppets / Mpho / London Calling / Pyramiddd / Little Death / Four Dead in Ohio / Mirrors (UK) / Noodlanding.

What setlist does Esser play live?

The songs that Esser performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the February 22, 2009 concert at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom:

  1. This Time Around
  2. I Love You
  3. Leaving Town
  4. Satisfied
  5. Take Me Home
  6. Work It Out
  7. Stop Dancing
  8. Headlock

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