Joe Ely Concert History

Joe Ely (February 9, 1947 - December 5, 2025) was a musician from Lubbock, Texas who rose to popularity as one of the central figures within the Texas-centered progressive country movement of the 1970s and 1980s. He began his career as a member of the Flatlanders, which he co-formed in the early 1970s. By 1973, the band had broken up with each member going on to lead successful solo careers. Ely released his debut self-titled album dropped in 1977. It was the first of 16, with "Love and Freedom" (2025) being his last. On December 15, 2025, Joe Ely passed away at the age of 78 due to complications from dementia and pneumonia.

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Joe Ely Tours & Concerts (Page 10)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 05, 2015
Joe Ely Don the Beachcomber Huntington Beach, California, United States
Oct 02, 2015 –
Oct 04, 2015
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015
Joe Ely / The Flatlanders / Laura Marling / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Flogging Molly / M. Ward / Paul Weller / Neko Case / Joe Jackson / Los Lobos / Emmylou Harris / Gregory Alan Isakov / Indigo Girls / Lee Ann Womack / Conor Oberst / Gillian Welch / Boz Scaggs / Punch Brothers / Angel Olsen / Charles Bradley / Robert Earl Keen / Justin Townes Earle / The Oh Hellos / Nick Lowe / The Felice Brothers / The Mavericks / Beth Hart / The Milk Carton Kids / The Sheepdogs / The White Buffalo / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Asleep At the Wheel / ALO / Fairfield Four / Kevin Devine / Dustin Kensrue / Johnathan Rice / James McMurtry / The New Mastersounds / Delbert McClinton / Robyn Hitchcock / Sonny & The Sunsets / Leftover Salmon / The Stone Foxes / Mandolin Orange / Anderson East / Pokey LaFarge / Lera Lynn / The Sadies / Monophonics / Chatham County Line / Saintseneca / Chicano Batman / Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds / Steve Earle & The Dukes / Steep Canyon Rangers / Jessica Pratt / Poi Dog Pondering / Fantastic Negrito / T-Bone Burnett / Tim Barry / Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear / Spirit Family Reunion / The Ben Miller Band / The Brothers Comatose / Waco Brothers / The Bros. Landreth / Hot Rize / Dustbowl Revival / Time Jumpers / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Megan Slankard / Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones / Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands / Walter Salas-Humara / Nels Cline & Julian Lage / Doobie Decibel System / Joe Pugg / Big Star’s Third / Hot Tuna Electric / JB Nimble / Peter Rowan Band / The Brothers Gibb / Marty Willson-Piper's Acres of Spades / Mini-mekons / THE GO TO HELL MAN CLAN / Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin / Buddy Miller's Cavalcade of Stars / Robyn Hitchcock & The Sadies / Marco & The Polos / Alison Brown & The Song Of The Banjo / Cirkus Quirkus / Heidi Clare & The Goose Tatums / Nancy and The Lambchops / Devotchka Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Oct 01, 2015
Joe Ely Private Function San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 29, 2015
Joe Ely Harlow's Sacramento, California, United States
Sep 27, 2015
Joe Ely The Old Church Concert Hall Portland, Oregon, United States
Sep 26, 2015
Joe Ely Caffe Mela Wenatchee, Washington, United States
Sep 25, 2015
Joe Ely Jazzbones Restaurant & Nightclub Tacoma, Washington, United States
Sep 23, 2015
Joe Ely Neurolux Boise, Idaho, United States
Sep 21, 2015
Joe Ely Turn Of The Century Montrose, Colorado, United States
Sep 20, 2015
Joe Ely
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Soiled Dove Underground Denver, Colorado, United States
Sep 19, 2015
Joe Ely Santa Fe Bandstand Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Sep 18, 2015
Joe Ely Golden Light Amarillo, Texas, United States
Sep 17, 2015
Joe Ely Cactus Theater Lubbock, Texas, United States
Sep 11, 2015
Alexander Webb / Zach Nytomt / Joe Ely Poor David's Pub Dallas, Texas, United States
Sep 05, 2015
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Main Street Crossing Tomball, Texas, United States
Aug 29, 2015
Alejandro Escovedo / Joe Ely

Alejandro Escovedo/ Joe Ely

The Space Evanston, Illinois, United States
Aug 28, 2015
Alejandro Escovedo / Joe Ely

Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Ely

The Space Evanston, Illinois, United States
Aug 27, 2015
Alejandro Escovedo / Joe Ely The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Aug 15, 2015
Joe Ely Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe Galveston, Texas, United States
Aug 14, 2015
Joe Ely Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe Galveston, Texas, United States

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Joe Ely
Mar 10, 1996
 Olgiate Comasco, Italy
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Mar 15, 2012
 Austin, Texas, United States
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“Oklahoma Hills” - Bruce, Arlo Guthrie, Joe Ely

Woody Guthrie Tribute
Sep 29, 1996
 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Bruce Springsteen / Terence Trent D’Arby / Joe Ely
Jun 26, 1993
 New York, New York, United States
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Miller Lite's Biggest Party in History for Texas Special Olympics on Sep 3, 1989 [728-small]

Miller Lite's Biggest Party in History for Texas Special Olympics
Sep 3, 1989
 Dallas, Texas, United States
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Sep 25, 1981
 Norman, Oklahoma, United States
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Aug 21, 1981
 Berkeley, California, United States
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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers / Joe Ely
Aug 7, 1981
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Sep 26, 1982
 Berkeley, California, United States
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 Dallas, Texas, United States
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Folk
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Concerts Per Year:

2025 1 concert
2022 1 concert
2020 3 concerts
2019 16 concerts
2018 18 concerts
2017 59 concerts
2016 63 concerts
2015 93 concerts
2014 98 concerts
2013 64 concerts
2012 49 concerts
2011 61 concerts
2010 54 concerts
2009 48 concerts
2008 66 concerts
2007 96 concerts
2006 83 concerts
2005 98 concerts
2004 80 concerts
2003 65 concerts
2002 55 concerts
2001 30 concerts
2000 103 concerts
1999 87 concerts
1998 96 concerts
1997 79 concerts
1996 94 concerts
1995 85 concerts
1994 85 concerts
1993 93 concerts
1992 96 concerts
1991 48 concerts
1990 122 concerts
1989 112 concerts
1988 102 concerts
1987 130 concerts
1986 109 concerts
1985 57 concerts
1984 26 concerts
1982 76 concerts
1981 122 concerts
1980 71 concerts
1979 49 concerts
1978 57 concerts
1977 104 concerts
1966 28 concerts
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