Forest Swords Concert History

Forest Swords is one producer, Matthew Barnes, from the Wirral, Liverpool, UK. A unique blend of jagged hip-hop and R&B beats, looping guitar lines and manipulated samples, his evocative and emotional music reflects the sprawling Wirral landscape of river, coastland and woodland with all the haunting melodies of nearby city Liverpool’s enviable pop history.

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Forest Swords Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 4)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 23, 2019 –
Aug 24, 2019
Future Yard 2019
Anna Calvi / Bill Ryder-Jones / Strawberry Guy / Black Country, New Road / Nilüfer Yanya / Dry Cleaning / Willie J Healey / Squid / Forest Swords / Stella Donnelly / Working Men's Club / Pixx / SCALER (fka SCALPING) / Charles Watson / Queen Zee / audiobooks / Pottery / Szun Waves / Spilt / Johanna Samuels / SPQR / Eyesore & the Jinx / Amaroun / Beija Flo / Lo Five / The Intergalactic Republic of Kongo / Wild Fruit Art Collective / Lo Five [Liverpool] / Podge (UK) / Brad stank Show all bands
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Future Yard Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom
Jul 12, 2019
Forest Swords FRÜIT Hull, England, United Kingdom
Jul 05, 2019
Forest Swords Southbank Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 29, 2019
Forest Swords Checkfest 2019 Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Jun 06, 2019
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Sideways

Jäähalli Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Jun 06, 2019 –
Jun 08, 2019
Sideways 2019
Nas / Hot Chip / Danny Brown / Kurt Vile / Suede / Low / Cass McCombs / Lizzo / Empress Of / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Tim Hecker / Dâm-Funk / Snail Mail / Kae Tempest / IDLES / Forest Swords / Cautious Clay / Rival Consoles / Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats / Let's Eat Grandma / Hot Snakes / Kikagaku Moyo / Georgia / Jessica Pratt / Jaakko Eino Kalevi / Gazelle Twin / Magma / Huun-Huur-Tu / Chisu / Amyl and the Sniffers / Circle / Roger Eno / The Soul Investigators / Tomberlin / Olavi Uusivirta / Vesta / Puce Mary / IBE / Ismo Alanko / black midi / Pan Daijing / Pää Kii / Tuuttimörkö / Cledos / Aavikko / Eleanoora Rosenholm / Bizi / Aivovuoto / Jukka Nousiainen / Spencer Krug / Ruusut / DJ Ibusal / Onni Boi / Hebosagil / Radiopuhelimet / Ydinperhe / Muuan Mies / Color Dolor / Lac Belot / Kanerva / Yeboyah / Jesse Markin / 3TM / Maustetytöt / Vuoret / Sitoi / Waste Of Space / Rosita Luu / Linkopii / HENRIK! (FI) / Konoyo Ensemble / Kridlokk Show all bands
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Sideways Festival Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
May 05, 2018
Aisha Devi / Forest Swords / Laurel Halo / Lorenzo Senni / Yves Tumor Funkhaus Berlin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
May 04, 2018
"and& Festival" / Dijf Sanders / Binkbeats / Forest Swords / Dengue Dengue Dengue! / Le Motel

and& Festival

Various Venues Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
Apr 06, 2018
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Sonar Istanbul

Zorlu Center PSM Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Apr 05, 2018 –
Apr 07, 2018
Forest Swords Sónar İstanbul 2018 Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Dec 16, 2017 –
Dec 17, 2017
Day For Night
Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois / Thom Yorke / Rezz / Laurie Anderson / Ryoji Ikeda / Demdike Stare / Jlin / Forest Swords / Tim Hecker / James Blake / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Solange / Jamie xx / of Montreal / Justice
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Post HTX Houston, Texas, United States
Dec 15, 2017
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Day for Night

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Barbara Jordan Post Office Houston, Texas, United States
Dec 15, 2017 –
Dec 17, 2017
Day For Night 2017
Tyler, The Creator / Nine Inch Nails / James Blake / Cardi B / Justice / Phantogram / St. Vincent / Pretty Lights / Jamie xx / of Montreal / Kimbra / Solange / Thom Yorke / Cashmere Cat / Mount Kimbie / En Vogue / Sky Ferreira / Perfume Genius / The Album Leaf / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Shabazz Palaces / Lil B / Tim Hecker / Princess Nokia / Nina Kraviz / Marcus Marr / Rezz / Roni Size / Laurie Anderson / Forest Swords / Jessy Lanza / Andy Stott / Venetian Snares / The Jesus Lizard / Jenny Hval / G Jones / Corbin / Priests / Jlin / Pussy Riot / Demdike Stare / Saro / DJ Tennis / Gas (Wolfgang Voigt) / Bjarki / Babyfather / Montreal / Blackie / Faten Kanaan / True American / House of Kenzo / Hescher / Earl Sweatshirt Show all bands
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Barbara Jordan Post Office Houston, Texas, United States
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Vooruit Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Dec 07, 2017
Forest Swords / Haring REFLEKTOR Liège, Belgium
Dec 01, 2017
Forest Swords Caracol Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Nov 30, 2017
Forest Swords Galeria ZDB Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Nov 29, 2017
Forest Swords GNRation Braga, Braga, Portugal
Nov 18, 2017
Forest Swords The Echo Los Angeles, California, United States
Nov 17, 2017
Forest Swords The Chapel San Francisco, California, United States
Nov 15, 2017
Forest Swords Lincoln Hall Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nov 14, 2017
Forest Swords Good Room New York, New York, United States

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 16 concerts
2025 6 concerts
2024 21 concerts
2023 16 concerts
2019 6 concerts
2018 4 concerts
2017 60 concerts
2016 5 concerts
2015 9 concerts
2014 73 concerts
2013 19 concerts
2012 22 concerts
2011 2 concerts
2009 2 concerts
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