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 14)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 28, 2014
Joe Ely Saxon Pub Austin, Texas, United States
Nov 22, 2014
Joe Ely Dosey Doe The Woodlands, Texas, United States
Nov 08, 2014
Joe Ely Poor David's Pub Dallas, Texas, United States
Nov 07, 2014
Joe Ely Revolution Music Room Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Nov 04, 2014
Joe Ely The Warehouse at Mt. Victor Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States
Nov 03, 2014
Joe Ely City Winery Nashville Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Nov 02, 2014
Joe Ely Natasha's Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Oct 31, 2014
Joe Ely Club Cafe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 30, 2014
Joe Ely Turning Point Piermont, New York, United States
Oct 28, 2014
Joe Ely The Queen Theater Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Oct 26, 2014
Joe Ely / The Danny Burns Band Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Oct 25, 2014
Joe Ely Taphouse On Queens Hampton, Virginia, United States
Oct 24, 2014
Joe Ely Double Door Inn Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Oct 23, 2014
Joe Ely Eddie's Attic Decatur, Georgia, United States
Oct 21, 2014
Joe Ely Chickie Wah Wah New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Oct 17, 2014
Joe Ely / Rich O'Toole Guller Hall Fredericksburg, Texas, United States
Oct 03, 2014 –
Oct 05, 2014
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2014
Joe Ely / The Flatlanders / Ryan Adams / Social Distortion / Yo La Tengo / Chris Isaak / Sharon Van Etten / Built to Spill / Lucinda Williams / Dawes / Emmylou Harris / Conor Oberst / Sun Kil Moon / Dwight Yoakam / Shawn Colvin / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / John Prine / Vince Gill / Deltron 3030 / Mavis Staples / Justin Townes Earle / Robert Earl Keen / The Felice Brothers / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down / Lake Street Dive / The Aquabats / The Lone Bellow / Sarah Jarosz / Jerry Douglas / Rosanne Cash / Waxahatchee / Bruce Cockburn / Reckless Kelly / Béla Fleck / Blue Rodeo / Caitlin Rose / Jeff Tweedy / Cibo Matto / Jonathan Wilson / The Apache Relay / Hurray for the Riff Raff / Tony Joe White / The Good Life / Buckwheat Zydeco / Buddy Miller / Dave Rawlings Machine / Steve Earle & The Dukes / T-Bone Burnett / Chris Smither / Robbie Fulks / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang / Carlene Carter / Parker Millsap / Peter Rowan / Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas / Kate York / Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real / Red Baraat / Blackie And The Rodeo Kings / Rising Appalachia / Striking Matches / Moonalice / Hot Rize / Kevin Welch / Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys / Willie Watson / Dry Branch Fire Squad / The Waybacks / The Mastersons / Rose's Pawn Shop / Time Jumpers / The Sam Chase / Poor Man's Whiskey / Chuck Cannon / Joe Russo's Almost Dead / Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn / Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express / Jesse DeNatale / Malawi Mouse Boys / Shelly Colvin / The Mccrary Sisters / Red Knuckles And The Trailblazers / Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands / Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones / Bill Kirchen And Too Much Fun / Jerry Douglas Presents Earls of Leicester / The High Bar Gang / Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock / Wolf Hamlin & The Front Porch Drifters / Evolfo / Nikki Lane / Alison Brown Quintet including Joe Craven / THE GO TO HELL MAN CLAN / Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin / Kenny Sears / Whograss / Bad Luck Jonathan / Dawn Sears and Ranger Doug Green / The 3030 Orchestra / Johnnyswim / Jason Isbell / St. Paul & the Broken Bones Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
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Sep 28, 2014
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Paramount Theatre Austin, Texas, United States
Sep 13, 2014
Joe Ely Love & War in Texas Grapevine, Texas, United States
Sep 12, 2014
Joe Ely Sam's Burger Joint Music Hall San Antonio, 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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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers / Joe Ely on Sep 25, 1981 [597-small]

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers / Joe Ely
Sep 25, 1981
 Norman, Oklahoma, United States
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Aug 21, 1981
 Berkeley, California, United States
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Aug 7, 1981
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Sep 26, 1982
 Berkeley, California, United States
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Sep 3, 1989
 Dallas, Texas, United States
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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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