Formation Concert History

South London-born electronic/dance group Formation drew early comparisons to LCD Soundsystem, despite forming some years after the big indie/electronic boom that LCD epitomized. Formation formed in 2013, at a time when the combination of soul, indie, and electronic music was more prevalent; in fact, their sound owed as much to bands from the previous generation -- such as LCD Soundsystem and Friendly Fires -- as it did to the U.K. house scene in the early 2010s and their indie/soul contemporaries...

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Formation Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Mar 22, 2026
Formation Folklore Hoxton London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 04, 2025
Formation Folklore Hoxton London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 29, 2024
Formation Folklore Hoxton London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 31, 2024
Formation Iron City Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Jun 29, 2024
Formation

Mechanismus Festival 2024

The Crocodile Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 24, 2024 –
Jun 29, 2024
Mechanismus Festival: Defiance 2024
Leæther Strip / God Module / Haujobb / Formation / Stoneburner / BlakLight / Dread Risks / Llumen / Matt Hart / Seraphim System / Eva X / 2Libras / DV8R / Dracula Party / Lewdo Alex / Lewdo Zlex / ESA / Assemblage 23 / Caustic / Ivardensphere / Ratio strain / Inertia / Fraqtured Sound / Combichrist / Unter Null / Negative Format / Vigilante / Cylab Show all bands
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Mechanismus Festival: Defiance 2024 Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 14, 2024
Formation Daytona Beach Bandshell Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Aug 19, 2023
Formation MadLife Stage & Studios Woodstock, GA, US
Aug 13, 2023
Liebknecht / Cervello Elettronico / Formation DNA Lounge San Francisco, California, United States
Feb 24, 2023
Formation The Buckhead Theatre Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Aug 17, 2019
Formation / Submerged Contour Seattle, Washington, United States
Nov 07, 2017
Formation Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Sep 15, 2017 –
Sep 17, 2017
The Meadows Music and Arts Festival 2017
Swet Shop Boys / Arkells / Del the Funky Homosapien / Lido / CRX / Flor / Migos / Fantastic Negrito / Youngr / Tory Lanez / Big Boi / Two Door Cinema Club / Run the Jewels / Milky Chance / Wild Belle / Action Bronson / Pusha T / GTA / Slaptop / Broods / Mike Floss / Little Simz / Bootie Brown / Dylan St. John / Flatbush Zombies / DREAMERS (band) / Future / Jordan Bratton / Lizzo / Jehnny Beth / BASSNECTAR / Ghostface Killah / Formation / Joey Bada$$ / Marian Hill / D.R.A.M. / Dams of the West / Jacob Banks / 21 Savage / Dave / A-Trak / Public Access T.V. / Antibalas / Big Wild / Mos Def / Kamaiyah / Erykah Badu / Sleigh Bells / Z-Trip / St. Paul & the Broken Bones / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Gorillaz / Weezer / Jay-Z / M.I.A. / Tegan and Sara / TV On the Radio / LL Cool J / Broken Social Scene / De La Soul / Blood Orange / Sky Ferreira / BadBadNotGood / Circa Waves / LÉON / Los Colognes / Foster The People / Nas / Big Gigantic Show all bands
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Citi Field New York, New York, United States
Show Duplicates for Sep 15, 2017
Sep 09, 2017
Bestival
"Bestival" / A Tribe Called Quest / Dizzee Rascal / Rag N Bone Man / Laura Mvula / Danny Brown (Rapper) / Rejjie Snow / Stefflon Don / Nadia Rose / House Gospel Choir / DJ Shadow / Lucy Rose / Twin Atlantic / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble / ANNA OF THE NORTH / Formation / Skinny Girl Diet / Annie Mac / Dusky / Heidi / Patrick Topping / Solardo / Melé / DJ Spinn / DJ PAYPAL / Sam Gellaitry / Steve Davis / Nightwave / Jaguar Skills / Fatman Scoop / Rob da Bank / Honeyblood / Black Foxxes / Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer / The Toys / Klangstof / DEAD! / The Showhawk Duo / Jodie Abacus / Wild Front / Fours Show all bands
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Lulworth Castle Dorset, United Kingdom
Sep 07, 2017 –
Sep 10, 2017
Bestival 2017
The xx / A Tribe Called Quest / Little Dragon / Dizzee Rascal / Danny Brown / Pet Shop Boys / Rag'n'Bone Man / DJ Shadow / Willow / Wiley / Stefflon Don / Jamie T / Mr. Scruff / MNEK / Tash Sultana / Tom Walker / ANNA OF THE NORTH / Lucy Rose / Loyle Carner / Ram Jam / Roots Manuva / Circa Waves / AJ Tracey / Nick Mulvey / Blossoms / Soulwax / Dan Caplen / ALMA / Bomba Estéreo / Soul II Soul / Laura Mvula / Joe Goddard / Riton / Twin Atlantic / Johnny Flynn / Fatman Scoop / Midland / Maceo Plex / Ray BLK / Dusky / Kölsch / Preditah / IDLES / Romare / Chastity Belt / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble / Shadow Child / The Magic Gang / Sam Gellaitry / Agoria / Sinkane / Fred V & Grafix / Two Another / Patrick Topping / Let's Eat Grandma / Honeyblood / 67 / Blaenavon / Mykki Blanco / DJ Luck & MC Neat / Solardo / Kiko Bun / Culture Shock / U-Roy / DC Breaks / Majestic / Fur / Mad Professor / Chelou / Nadia Rose / Calyx & Teebee / DJ Yoda / Klangstof / The Ragga Twins / Yonaka / Chris Coco / Special Request / Smoove & Turrell / Pete Heller / MY BABY / Oxide & Neutrino / Melé / L.A. Salami / Cakes Da Killa / Jaguar Skills / Smerz / HMLTD / Martha / TRAAMS / Octo Octa / Wayward / Kurupt FM / Jackmaster / The Hackney Colliery Band / Conducta / Alice Jemima / Annie Mac / Black Foxxes / Formation / Kagoule / Avalon Emerson / Medlar / DJ PAYPAL / Dr. S.I.D. / Jodie Abacus / Bjarki / Flamingods / Heidi / Skinny Girl Diet / Paranoid London / Muncie Girls / Heartless Crew / The Cuban Brothers / Haai / The Turbans / Shanti Celeste / The Rhythm Method / House Gospel Choir / Ben Ottewell / Bellevue Days / Wild Front / Junior Empire / John Otway / The Tuts / The Showhawk Duo / Coco and the Butterfields / Jasper James / Mary Epworth / Star.One / Lewis Bootle / Jus Now / Kenny Ken / Fours / The Jive Aces / Holy Moly & The Crackers / Monki / Anna Straker / The Fedz / Trojan Sound System / The Rising / Carnival / Nightwave / Hot Chip (DJ Set) / 47soul / Disco Freaks / MR B the Gentleman Rhymer / Easypeel / Danny Rampling / Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club / Phairo / Rob da Bank / The Eskies / Reggae Roast / Job Jobse / Mr Bongo / Giant Party / Seán McGowan / Barely Legal / Jarrod Dickenson / Vistas / Compton White / Eclair Fifi / Daddy G / makola / Raindance / Pete Gooding / Bud / Matt Jam Lamont / Tayo / Mr Benn / Kuenta I Tambu / New York Brass Band / Mixmaster Morris / Linn Koch-Emmery / Ghost Writerz / Greasy Slicks / K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade / Uncle Dugs / Park Hotel / Data 3 / Harry Jay-Steele / The Simmertones / MC Creed / Thrill Collins / Murder He Wrote / Dat Brass / Mad Apple Circus / Pronghorn / Laucan / Captain Flatcap / The Ska Vengers / Holiday Oscar / Flying White Dots / The Smiths Ltd / 2Shy / Jumping Jack Frost / Tonn Piper / Jungle Fever / 12 Stone Toddler / Dead! (UK) / Free Money / Origin One / Black Kat Boppers / Graceland / Sink the Pink / BALAKO / Lost Colours / Klose One / Carasel / Riddim Punks / Jovel / Charlotte Church's Late Night Pop Dungeon / Galaxy Thief / Swan Levitt / Men Diamler / The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band / Anna Wall / The Beaubowbelles / Jem Haynes / DJ Chris Tofu / The Ohmz / Nakamarra / Greco-Roman Soundsystem / Jamie Rodigan / Bert Miller and the Animal Folk / Red eye HIFI / Bitr8 / The London African Gospel Choir / LOYAL (UK) / dj gg / Cirque Du Soul / The Antipoet / The After Hours Quintet / Emily Rawson / Fandjango / FIZZY GILLESPIE / Two Legs / Freazy / DJ Cal Jader / Brandon Rivers / Cut A Shine / Eddie Piller / Disney Rascal / K2RAH / Craig Charles' Funk n Soul Club / The Bomo Swing / Eton Girls Choir / Schrodinger's Strings / Shep-dog / AAA Badboy / Datum Plane / MAYA YIANNI / Teklife: DJ Spinn & TASO / KaraUke / Clippa Sound / MISS KIDDY and The CADS / Circa Waves DJ Set / DJ Taye of Teklife / The Young Volcanoes / FLASHBACK PHOTOGRAPH / Brockie & Mc Det / DJ Cut La Vis / Slaves (DJ Set) / Joanna Leila / Pete Kosanovich & The Pale Blue Eyes / Route2Roots / LEECHES (UK) / Venum Sound / Jess Farley / Funky Flirt / Smoove and Turrell Soundsystem / Jethro Watson / FIESTA BOMBARDA / Lily Mercer / Jonny X / Slipmatt & Billy Daniel Bunter / Swing Patrol / Andy C presents 25 years of ram / THE SHELLAC COLLECTIVE ROUNDABOUT / The Reminders Uk / ALEX KIRTLEY / PAUL MCCAFFREY AND THE SHELLAC JAM / Hard Cock Life / The Du-Rell Family / BOO HEWERDINE BAND / BRING YOUR OWN BRASS (B.Y.O.B) / Purple Rave Prince Tribute with Candi Staton & Livin'Joy / Zoee (UK) / Crispin Dior / Op Sa! / Penny Metal / Chris Tofu / Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band / ZDOT SOUNDSYSTEM / BUNSEN BUNNY AND FLOWERBELLE / Art's House / (uk) Reminders / BDJ (BURST) / MR. JULES DJ / Eastman Sound / DJ Penny Metal Polka Special / South London Soul Train / Monkeylove Stunt Team / Bestival Brass Band / SKA AU GO GO DJS / BLUES 78S WITH MATT AND GREG / DJ LI'L MISS LONESOME / Shockin B / JULES AND LISA / Nice Up! Presents / Flymo Sale / MC Natty Campbell / Blossoms DJ Set / DJ Dapper Dan / HENRY NURSE SINGS / DISORDER DJ'S / Purple Rave Orchestra (Prince Tribute) / TONY TUNE'S ROCKING PIANO / Buttmitzvah / DJ HENRY NURSE / Upstarts (UK) / JRUST & LAVAN / IT'S A WIND UP / Ruddy Ranks / Ian Easton & The Widowmakers / NOT SAFFRON / Ecurbrekal / Marshal Darling / Lone (uk) / Karaoke Glitter Rave / REDFOOT ROCKABILLY BAND / Weymouth Ukuleleans / Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit Show all bands
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Lulworth Estate Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Aug 18, 2017
Sonic Mania
"Sonic Mania" / Orbital / Kasabian / Liam Gallagher / Perfume / Lido / Shobaleader One / Justice / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Formation
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Makuhari Messe Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Aug 12, 2017
Boardmasters Festival
"Boardmasters Festival" / Jamiroquai / Jake Bugg / Wild Beasts / Solardo / Theo Kottis / Cadenza / Youngr / Her's / Punctual / 45 Live Band / The Vaccines / Lethal Bizzle / Laura Mvula / Loyle Carner / Raye / Palace (UK) / Hannah Wants / Jax Jones / Lower Than Atlantis / Kate Nash / Formation / Methyl Ethel / Voka Gentle / Pete Tong / T. Williams / Purple Disco Machine / SoulShaper / Bronx Cheer / Patrick James / Off Bloom / Dutch Uncles / Isaac Gracie / Doorly / Shamu / Big Boss Man / Rue Show all bands
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Fistral Beach Cornwall, United Kingdom
Jul 14, 2017
Latitude Festival
"Latitude Festival" / The 1975 / Goldfrapp / The Horrors / Tinariwen / The Japanese House / Placebo / Ride / The Head and the Heart / Sylvan Esso / The Radio Dept. / Formation / Julia Jacklin / Beak> / Max Cooper / Palace (UK) / Esben and the Witch / Marika Hackman / Sigrid / Kadhja Bonet / CABBAGE / Shame / Superglu / Pixx / Youngr / Benjamin Francis Leftwich / Klangstof / Imelda May Show all bands
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Henham Park Suffolk, United Kingdom
Jul 13, 2017 –
Jul 16, 2017
Latitude Festival 2017
Mumford & Sons / The 1975 / Two Door Cinema Club / Glass Animals / Fleet Foxes / Milky Chance / Jorja Smith / H.E.R. / Fatboy Slim / The Head and the Heart / Placebo / Leon Bridges / Dave / Kaleo / Goldfrapp / Sylvan Esso / Maggie Rogers / Declan McKenna / The Jesus and Mary Chain / Loyle Carner / Bruno Major / Benjamin Francis Leftwich / Sigrid / Mount Kimbie / SOHN / The Japanese House / Jack Garratt / The Horrors / The Coral / Lucy Rose / Simian Mobile Disco / Mystery Jets / IDLES / Temples / Matt Maltese / Kevin Morby / Tom Grennan / Mavis Staples / The Radio Dept. / Ride / Beth Orton / Palace / Lisa Hannigan / Julia Jacklin / Twin Peaks / The Divine Comedy / Tinariwen / Nilüfer Yanya / Imelda May / Aldous Harding / John Cale / Marika Hackman / Max Cooper / Tender / Baaba Maal / Jade Bird / Sunflower Bean / Joe Fox / The Very Best / The Lemon Twigs / Katherine Jenkins / Kadhja Bonet / Margaret Glaspy / Youngr / Karen Elson / Beak> / Honeyblood / Alex Vargas / Goat Girl / All We Are / Flyte / Happyness / Ibibio Sound Machine / DJ Yoda / Childhood / Kurupt FM / Caravan / Esben and the Witch / HMLTD / Liv Dawson / Ward Thomas / CABBAGE / A Blaze of Feather / John Smith / Hein Cooper / Jaguar Skills / Minke / Baloji / Lubomyr Melnyk / Catherine McGrath / Seramic / Pixx / Mosa Wild / Gurr / Lea Porcelain / Formation / Lowly / King Nun / Mullally / Áine / Reeps One / Martin Creed / Outlya / Trevor Nelson / Black Peaches / Stew & The Negro Problem / Chagall / Sink / Casi / Simian Mobile Disco (DJ Set) / White Kite / Yorkston Thorne Khan / Lizabett Russo / TooFools / Goblin Theatre / Robot Mountain / Pumarosa / Public Service Broadcasting / Sasha Ilyukevich & the Highly Skilled Migrants / Superglu / Rad Pitt Show all bands
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Henham Park Southwold, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jul 13, 2017
Jun 25, 2017
"Body & Soul Festival" / Formation / Sinkane

Body & Soul Festival

Ballinlough Castle Westmeath, Ireland

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Latitude Festival 2017
Jul 13 - 16, 2017
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 13 - 16, 2017
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Sep 10 - 13, 2015
 Arreton, UK
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May 27, 2016
 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2017
Jul 13 - 16, 2017
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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  1. Drugs
  2. Hangin
  3. Control
  4. Back Then
  5. Powerful People
  6. Pleasure
  7. Waves
  8. Blood Red Hand
  9. A Friend
  10. Ring

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