Irma Thomas Concert History

Irma Thomas (b. February 18, 1941, Ponchatoula, Louisiana) whose only national chart hit in a 50 year career is 1963's "Wish Someone Would Care", is an enduring, Grammy winning, soul, gospel, rhythm and blues singer from New Orleans. Known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans", she is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but did not tour as relentlessly, and industry support and major commercial success eluded her for decades. Thomas, who once was told by execs at Atlantic in the late 60's that "she just didn't have it anymore"...

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Irma Thomas Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 2)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 02, 2024
Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Irma Thomas / Ronnie Wood Preservation Hall New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 27, 2024
Irma Thomas

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 25, 2024 –
May 05, 2024
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest 2024
Foo Fighters / Galactic feat. Anjelika 'Jelly' Joseph / The Killers / Jon Batiste / The Revivalists / Sweet Crude / J & The Causeways / Chris Stapleton / Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway / Wayne Toups / Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue / Vampire Weekend / Hurray for the Riff Raff / Motel Radio / Boyfriend / The Robert Cray Band / Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band / Pine Leaf Boys / Alex Mcmurray Band / Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals / Heart / Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys / Bon Bon Vivant / Marc Stone / Samantha Fish / Dumpstafunk / The Rolling Stones / Honey Island Swamp Band / John "Papa" Gros / Anders Osborne / Hozier / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Greta Van Fleet / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Cimarron / Irma Thomas / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / George Thorogood + the Destroyers / Terrence Simien & The Zydeco Experience / The Wallflowers / Maggie Koemer / Samara Joy Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 12, 2024
French Quarter Festival 2024 (Day 2 of 4)
The Soul Rebels / Chapel Hart / Lisa Amos / Partners-N-Crime / DJ Captain Charles / Quiana Lynell / Irma Thomas / Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots / TBC Brass Band / Iceman Special / Hot 8 Brass Band / Mahmoud Chouki / Chucky C / Bon Bon Vivant / Amanda Shaw / Leroy Jones / George Porter Jr. and Runnin' Pardners / Higher Heights / People Museum / Cole Williams / Panorama Jazz Band / Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours / Little Freddie King / Susan Cowsill / Saxkixave / Nesby Phips / Tin Men / Red Hot Brass Band / Andy J. Forest / Barbara Shorts / Miss Sophie Lee / Waylon Thibodeaux / Shannon Powell / New Orleans Suspects / Camile Baudoin / Ernie Vincent / DJ EF Cuttin / Storyville Stompers Brass Band / And Then Came Humans / Tuba Skinny / glbl wrmng / Big Chief Juan Pardo / Ever More Nest / Wolfe Johns Blue Band Show all bands
French Quarter New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Mar 01, 2024
Irma Thomas Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Nov 22, 2023
George Porter Jr. / Irma Thomas / Deacon John / Jon Cleary / Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson / James Andrews / Stanton Moore / Tommy McLain / C.C. Adcock at Tipitina's
George Porter Jr. / Irma Thomas / Deacon John / Jon Cleary / Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson / James Andrews / Stanton Moore / Tommy McLain / C.c. Adcock / David Torkanowsky / Terrence Houston / Roger Lewis / Tony Dagradi / Brad Walker / Tracy Griffin / Phillip Manuel / Charlie Gabriel's Traditional Jazz Band Show all bands
Tipitina's New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Nov 11, 2023
The Big Easy Cruise
Little Feat / Tab Benoit / Samantha Fish / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Leo Nocentelli / Anders Osborne / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Tuba Skinny / John Boutte / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Honey Island Swamp Band / John "Papa" Gros / Joe Krown / Johnny Sansone / Jimmy Hall / Cha Wa / The Tin Men / Bender Brass Band / Irma Thomas / Cyril Neville / Mike Zito / Jimmy Carpenter Band / The Newbees / Lilli Lewis / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson Show all bands
Holland America Line - MS Nieuw Amsterdam Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Nov 10, 2023
The Big Easy Cruise
Little Feat / Tab Benoit / Samantha Fish / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Leo Nocentelli / Anders Osborne / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Tuba Skinny / John Boutte / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Honey Island Swamp Band / John "Papa" Gros / Joe Krown / Johnny Sansone / Jimmy Hall / Cha Wa / The Tin Men / Bender Brass Band / Irma Thomas / Cyril Neville / Mike Zito / Jimmy Carpenter Band / The Newbees / Lilli Lewis / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson Show all bands
Holland America Line - MS Nieuw Amsterdam Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Nov 09, 2023
The Big Easy Cruise
Little Feat / Tab Benoit / Samantha Fish / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Leo Nocentelli / Anders Osborne / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Tuba Skinny / John Boutte / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Honey Island Swamp Band / John "Papa" Gros / Joe Krown / Johnny Sansone / Jimmy Hall / Cha Wa / The Tin Men / Bender Brass Band / Irma Thomas / Cyril Neville / Mike Zito / Jimmy Carpenter Band / The Newbees / Lilli Lewis / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson Show all bands
Holland America Line - MS Nieuw Amsterdam Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Nov 08, 2023
The Big Easy Cruise
Little Feat / Tab Benoit / Samantha Fish / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Leo Nocentelli / Anders Osborne / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Tuba Skinny / John Boutte / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Honey Island Swamp Band / John "Papa" Gros / Joe Krown / Johnny Sansone / Jimmy Hall / Cha Wa / The Tin Men / Bender Brass Band / Irma Thomas / Cyril Neville / Mike Zito / Jimmy Carpenter Band / The Newbees / Lilli Lewis / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson Show all bands
Holland America Line - MS Nieuw Amsterdam Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Nov 07, 2023
The Big Easy Cruise
Little Feat / Tab Benoit / Samantha Fish / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Leo Nocentelli / Anders Osborne / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Tuba Skinny / John Boutte / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Honey Island Swamp Band / John "Papa" Gros / Joe Krown / Johnny Sansone / Jimmy Hall / Cha Wa / The Tin Men / Bender Brass Band / Irma Thomas / Cyril Neville / Mike Zito / Jimmy Carpenter Band / The Newbees / Lilli Lewis / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson Show all bands
Holland America Line - MS Nieuw Amsterdam Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Nov 06, 2023
The Big Easy Cruise
Little Feat / Tab Benoit / Samantha Fish / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Leo Nocentelli / Anders Osborne / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Tuba Skinny / John Boutte / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Honey Island Swamp Band / John "Papa" Gros / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Joe Krown / Johnny Sansone / Jimmy Hall / Cha Wa / The Tin Men / Bender Brass Band / Irma Thomas / Cyril Neville / Mike Zito / Jimmy Carpenter Band / The Newbees / Lilli Lewis / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson Show all bands
Holland America Line - MS Nieuw Amsterdam Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Nov 05, 2023
The Big Easy Cruise
Little Feat / Tab Benoit / Samantha Fish / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Leo Nocentelli / Anders Osborne / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Tuba Skinny / John Boutte / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Honey Island Swamp Band / John "Papa" Gros / Joe Krown / Johnny Sansone / Jimmy Hall / Cha Wa / The Tin Men / Bender Brass Band / Irma Thomas / Cyril Neville / Mike Zito / Jimmy Carpenter Band / The Newbees / Lilli Lewis / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson Show all bands
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Holland America Line - MS Nieuw Amsterdam Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Nov 04, 2023
The Big Easy Cruise
Little Feat / Tab Benoit / Samantha Fish / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Leo Nocentelli / Anders Osborne / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Tuba Skinny / John Boutte / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Honey Island Swamp Band / John "Papa" Gros / Joe Krown / Johnny Sansone / Jimmy Hall / Cha Wa / The Tin Men / Bender Brass Band / Irma Thomas / Cyril Neville / Mike Zito / Jimmy Carpenter Band / The Newbees / Lilli Lewis / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson Show all bands
Holland America Line - MS Nieuw Amsterdam Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Oct 20, 2023
Irma Thomas

NOLA Funk Fest

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US Mint New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Sep 30, 2023
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Irma Thomas / The Church / Steve Earle / The Lone Bellow / Bombino / Nora Brown / The Sticklerphonics / Rickie Lee Jones / The Third Mind / Buddy Miller / Bettye LaVette / shawn camp / Verlon Thompson / The Mccrary Sisters / Brennen Leigh / Jimmie Dale Gilmore / The Teskey Brothers / Nora Brown / Bahamas / Leyla McCalla / syd straw / Laurie Lewis / Hermanos Gutiérrez / Dustbowl Revival / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Lila Blue / Sunny War Show all bands
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Lindley Meadow @ Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Jun 24, 2023
Irma Thomas / Marcia Ball Antone's Austin, Texas, United States
May 27, 2023
Irma Thomas

Greenwich Town Party

Roger Sherman Baldwin Park Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
May 05, 2023
Irma Thomas

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
May 04, 2023 –
May 07, 2023
2023 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Presented by Shell - Weekend 2 2023
Mumford & Sons / The Lumineers / Ludacris / Santana / Leon Bridges / Farruko / Jon Batiste / Kane Brown / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Dead & Company / Irma Thomas / Wayne Toups / The Soul Rebels / Amanda Shaw & The Cute Guys / Pine Leaf Boys / CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band / Galactic feat. Anjelika 'Jelly' Joseph / Continental drifters / The Radiators / Tom Jones / Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly / Ronnie Bell / Herbie Hancock / Melissa Etheridge / Jambalaya Cajun Band / Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue / Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs / Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas / Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band / Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers / Beau Soleil avec Michael Doucet / John Hiatt & The Goners Featuring Sonny Landreth / Keb' Mo' / Robert Randolph Band / Glen David Andrews Band / Anders Osborne / Hurray For The Riffraff / H.E.R. / Big Sam’s Funky Nation / Buddy Guy / Larkin Poe Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Genres:

Soul
Blues
Female Vocalists
Funk
Vocal Jazz
Classic Soul
Rhythm And Blues
Southern Soul
Brill Building Pop
New Orleans
Louisiana Blues
New Orleans R&B
New Orleans Blues
New Orleans Soul
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  1. I've Been Singiing Hallelujah
  2. Because He Lives
  3. This Morning When I Rose
  4. Jesus Loves Me
  5. How I Got Over
  6. I Am Redeemed

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 4 concerts
2025 11 concerts
2024 10 concerts
2023 19 concerts
2022 18 concerts
2021 2 concerts
2020 2 concerts
2019 9 concerts
2018 13 concerts
2017 55 concerts
2016 14 concerts
2015 31 concerts
2014 13 concerts
2013 31 concerts
2012 20 concerts
2011 26 concerts
2010 33 concerts
2009 27 concerts
2008 27 concerts
2007 14 concerts
2006 16 concerts
2005 7 concerts
2004 1 concert
2003 5 concerts
2002 1 concert
2001 2 concerts
2000 1 concert
1998 6 concerts
1997 2 concerts
1996 2 concerts
1995 2 concerts
1994 2 concerts
1993 1 concert
1992 4 concerts
1991 2 concerts
1990 9 concerts
1989 5 concerts
1988 5 concerts
1987 13 concerts
1986 2 concerts
1985 2 concerts
1984 5 concerts
1983 2 concerts
1982 4 concerts
1981 5 concerts
1978 2 concerts
1977 2 concerts
1976 1 concert
1975 1 concert
1966 7 concerts
1965 7 concerts
1964 8 concerts
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