GWAR Concert History

GWAR is a satirical thrash metal/punk band formed in 1985-1986 by a group of artists and musicians at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. The band is perhaps best known for their elaborate sci-fi/horror film inspired costumes, raunchy lyrics, and graphic stage performances, which can consist of scatology, sadomasochism, necrophilia, pedo-necrophilia, beastio-necrophilia, fire dancing, fake pagan rituals, mock executions/mutilations, and other controversial violent and political themes.

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GWAR Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 38)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 19, 2015
Riotfest Toronto - Saturday
Alexisonfire / Thrice / Weezer / Coheed and Cambria / The Dead Milkmen / Against Me! / Cancer Bats / The OBGMs / Hellzapoppin / D.O.A. / .moneen. / Bat Sabbath / Motörhead / All Time Low / Drive Like Jehu / Echo & The Bunnymen / Eagles of Death Metal / Bayside / GWAR / The Thurston Moore Band / Die Mannequin / HEAT / Ritual / Courage My Love / The Dirty Nil / Willa / Safe To Say / Rarity / Twin River / Tomahawk Love Show all bands
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Downsview Park Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 19, 2015 –
Sep 20, 2015
Riot Fest Toronto 2015
Alexisonfire / Weezer / Wu-Tang Clan / The Prodigy / Tyler, The Creator / All Time Low / Atmosphere / Echo & The Bunnymen / Yelawolf / Coheed and Cambria / The Airborne Toxic Event / Rancid / Bleachers / The Joy Formidable / Eagles of Death Metal / Motörhead / Thrice / Against Me! / FIDLAR / Bayside / Andrew W.K. / GWAR / The Dead Milkmen / Cancer Bats / Doomtree / Babes in Toyland / Ritual / D.O.A. / Wildlife / Drive Like Jehu / .moneen. / Die Mannequin / HEAT / Courage My Love / Like Pacific / The Dirty Nil / Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls / Rarity / Nova Rockafeller / Foxtrott / Safe To Say / Tasha the Amazon / Indian Handcrafts / Thurston Moore Group / Twin River / The OBGMs / Black Mastiff / Partycat / The Dying Arts / Tomahawk Love / City and Colour / Brand New / Die Antwoord Show all bands
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Downsview Park Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 18, 2015
Gwar / Battlecross Funk 'n Waffles - Rochester Rochester, New York, United States
Sep 17, 2015
Gwar / Butcher Babies / Battlecross / Moon Tooth
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The Paramount in Concert With Northwell Huntington, New York, United States
Sep 16, 2015
Butcher Babies / Battlecross / Gloominous Doom / GWAR

Gear 30th Anniversary Tour

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Reverb Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 15, 2015
Butcher Babies / Battlecross / GWAR

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Higher Ground South Burlington, Vermont, United States
Sep 14, 2015
Butcher Babies / Battlecross / Hyngd / Gwar
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The Chance Theater Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Sep 12, 2015
Riot Fest (Day 2 of 3)
Iggy Pop / Babes in Toyland / Bootsy Collins' Rubber Band / The Dear Hunter / Desaparecidos / Echo & The Bunnymen / Rancid / System of a Down / The Thurston Moore Band / The Academy Is... / Drive Like Jehu / Millencolin / Swervedriver / American Nightmare / Counterpunch / The Movielife / FIDLAR / The Ataris / The Dead Milkmen / GWAR / The Joy Formidable / The Lawrence Arms / Merle Haggard / Pennywise / Alexisonfire / CHON / Billy Idol / Sleep On It / The Devil Wears Prada / Lifetime / Mayday Parade / Taking Back Sunday / CIV / Joyce Manor / The Damned / Fit for Rivals / Teenage Bottlerocket / Modern Life Is War / Flatfoot 56 / Direct Hit! / Clowns / Meat Wave / Indian Handcrafts / Elway Show all bands
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Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 11, 2015
Battlecross / Butcher Babies / GWAR

GWAR / Butcher Babies

Pop's Sauget, Illinois, United States
Sep 11, 2015 –
Sep 13, 2015
Riot Fest Chicago 2015
No Doubt / Coheed and Cambria / Motörhead / Taking Back Sunday / Ice Cube / The Academy Is... / Cypress Hill / Skinny Lister / Modest Mouse / Dirty Heads / System of a Down / Tenacious D / Atreyu / Anthrax / Every Time I Die / The Devil Wears Prada / Living Colour / Alexisonfire / Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley / Snoop Dogg / Slightly Stoopid / Iggy Pop / Rancid / Billy Idol / Alkaline Trio / Flogging Molly / Andrew W.K. / Against Me! / GWAR / The Ataris / The Damned / Echo & The Bunnymen / Drive Like Jehu / Swervedriver / Merle Haggard / FIDLAR / Millencolin / Lifetime / Meat Wave / The Dear Hunter / Desaparecidos / The Lawrence Arms / The Dead Milkmen / Mayday Parade / Babes in Toyland / The Joy Formidable / American Nightmare / Joyce Manor / The Movielife / Pennywise / Steve Ignorant With Paranoid Visions / Modern Life Is War / Fit for Rivals / Flatfoot 56 / Teenage Bottlerocket / CHON / Counterpunch / Direct Hit! / The Brokedowns / Elway / PEARS / Clowns / Hellzapoppin / Indian Handcrafts / Faith No More / Doomtree / The Thurston Moore Band / Bootsy Collins' Rubber Band / The Coathangers / Death / Dirty Fences / DREAMERS / Fishbone / Into It. Over It. / Mustard Plug / Real Friends / Mariachi El Bronx / Barb Wire Dolls / Faulkner / 88 Fingers Louie / The Expendables / Bayside / Ground Up / Eagles of Death Metal / Psalm One / Lee Scratch Perry & Subatomic Sound System / Mest / Heems / Chef'Special / Thrice / White Mystery / Prayers / Speedy Ortiz / Steve Ignorant & Paranoid Visions / Sleep On It / CIV / Skating Polly / Signals Midwest / Foxtrott / Jazz Cartier / The White Buffalo / Cayetana / Tasha the Amazon / Hum / Tarrus Riley / Dwarves / Alvvays / Souvenirs / Indian School / De La Soul / New Politics / Modern Chemistry / Twin River / Less Than Jake / Morgan Heritage / Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness / Yelawolf / KONGOS / Northern Faces / Foxing / Stephen Marley / Manchester Orchestra / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Superheaven / Beach Slang / Blis / L7 / Jimmy Cliff / The Airborne Toxic Event / Knuckle Puck / Tommy Stinson / The Prodigy / Have Mercy / Post Malone / Fki / Black-Am-I / Kevin Devine / Jo Mersa / die Selloutz / Alex Wiley / Skip Marley / The Municipal Drainage Project Show all bands
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Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Sep 10, 2015
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Soul Kitchen Mobile, Alabama, United States
Sep 09, 2015
Battlecross / Butcher Babies / GWAR
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Freebird Live Jacksonville Beach, Florida, United States
Sep 08, 2015
Gwar / Butcher Babies / Battlecross Ziggy's by the Sea Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
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Sep 06, 2015
Butcher Babies / Battlecross / GWAR

GWAR, / Butcher Babies / Battlecross

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Ziggy's Music Park Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Sep 05, 2015
Puddle of Mudd / GWAR / Andrew W.K. / Green Jellÿ / Kiss Army / OGAfroman

Befuddled Festival

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Rustic Frog New Albany, Indiana, United States
Sep 05, 2015 –
Sep 06, 2015
Gwar / Green Jellÿ

Befuddled Fest 2015

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The Rustic Frog Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Sep 04, 2015
Gwar / Butcher Babies / Battlecross / Stoned Cobra
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Iron City Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Sep 03, 2015
Battlecross / GWAR
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Soul Kitchen Mobile, Alabama, United States
Sep 02, 2015
Gwar / Butcher Babies / Battlecross
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Varsity Theatre Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Sep 01, 2015
Gwar / Butcher Babies / Battlecross / U$o
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Alamo City Music Hall San Antonio, Texas, United States
Aug 31, 2015
Gwar / Butcher Babies / Battlecross
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Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Aug 30, 2015
Battlecross / Butcher Babies / GWAR

GWAR / Battlecross / Butcher Babies

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The Granada Theater Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Aug 29, 2015
Riot Fest and Rodeo
Modest Mouse / Pixies / Run DMC / Rancid / Drive Like Jehu / KONGOS / Alkaline Trio / Thrice / Cold War Kids / Iration / The Damned / Eagles of Death Metal / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Desaparecidos / Gwar / The Dead Milkmen / The Vandals / Less Than Jake / The Joy Formidable / Cloud Cult / Bayside / Swervedriver / Joyce Manor / Nathen Maxwell & the Original Bunny Gang / Broadway Calls / Meat Wave / Souvenirs / PEARS Show all bands
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National Western Complex Denver, Colorado, United States
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Concerts Per Year:

2026 80 concerts
2025 80 concerts
2024 70 concerts
2023 81 concerts
2022 96 concerts
2021 45 concerts
2020 4 concerts
2019 79 concerts
2018 55 concerts
2017 89 concerts
2016 16 concerts
2015 78 concerts
2014 69 concerts
2013 74 concerts
2012 110 concerts
2011 64 concerts
2010 120 concerts
2009 100 concerts
2008 81 concerts
2007 147 concerts
2006 105 concerts
2005 139 concerts
2004 87 concerts
2003 1 concert
2002 102 concerts
2001 2 concerts
2000 34 concerts
1999 100 concerts
1998 18 concerts
1997 108 concerts
1996 79 concerts
1995 51 concerts
1994 133 concerts
1993 6 concerts
1992 95 concerts
1991 62 concerts
1990 84 concerts
1989 68 concerts
1988 31 concerts
1987 8 concerts
1986 4 concerts
1985 1 concert
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Aug 06, 2022

Gwar also played The Leisure World @ Bridlington,UK on May 11th 1990 (i was there) (missing from the list)

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