Kanda Bongo Man Concert & Tour History (Updated for 2026)

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Date	Concert	Venue	Location
Dec 10, 2011	Kanda Bongo Man / Karibu Musica	The Cluny	Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Dec 02, 2011 – Dec 04, 2011	The Great British Folk Festival 3 Daft Monkeys / Alejandro Toledo and the Magic Tombolinos / Anna Ryder / Anthony John Clarke / Bob Fox / Cara Dillon / Chumbawamba / Dave Pegg / Emily Smith / Feast Of Fiddles / Gerry Conway / Jane Taylor / Kanda Bongo Man / Matthews Southern Comfort / Merry Hell / The Outcast Band / Peatbog Faeries / PJ Wright / Quill / Ralph McTell / Richard Digance / Rusty Shackle / Seth Lakeman / Steve Gibbons / Steve Tilston / The Churchfitters / The Dylan Project / The Pentangle / The Wurzels Show all bands Photos	Butlins Resort Skegness	Skegness, England, United Kingdom
Jul 09, 2011 – Jul 10, 2011	Rhythms Of The World 2011 The Subways / Young Fathers / The Selecter / C.W. Stoneking / Oi Va Voi / Astronauts / Ska Cubano / Echo Lake / Little Axe / Kanda Bongo Man / Pandora's Box / Safari / Moulettes / The Monsters / Jim Moray / Standards / CC Smugglers / Megson / My First Tooth / The Raghu Dixit Project / Scaramouche / Stackridge / Martell / Chris Burton / Lizzy Pattinson / Luke Leighfield / RedTrack / Sean Taylor / Ruth Theodore / Doug / Stax / Aghast / Calan / The Zipheads / JOANovARC / Gold Dust / Moishe's Bagel / Blonde Louis / Randolph Matthews / Killing Fields of Ontario / Tom Copson / Paul Liddell / Hekz / gaijin / The Jj's / The Bleach Boys / Stow / Stuart O'Connor / Indi and the Vegas / Tonight We're Electric / The Jolenes / Alice Amelia / Kadialy Kouyate / Pete Woodroffe / Scum of Toytown / The Electric Modern / Agent M / The Shabby Tinkerz / Oka Vanga / The Metatrons / Blackkat / Silent Smiles / Tatcho Drom / My Pet Junkie / Los Ladrones De Amor / Gun Crime / Laura Victoria / Lu Cozma / Alex Hel / Andrea Wilde / Camus and the Cat / The Nimblewits / Terry McCann / Monaco Bears / The London Uyghur Ensemble / Vanilla Nightmare / Pete the Temp / Gemma Aguilar / Luton Youth Jazz Orchestra / Sandra Grant / Cruel Folk / The Recovery Club / The Blues Agents / Little Favours / Smige / Sam Lee and the Gillie Boys / Stereo Breakout / Sarah Power / Adrian Gibson / Joy T. Chance / Marcus G Hurley / Alex Millar / Amy Leeder / John Falconer / Floor 9 / Chris Ripple / Kev Hayley / Dangerous Dinky / Erbalist Show all bands Setlists		Hitchin, England, United Kingdom
May 05, 2011	Kanda Bongo Man / Djembekan	The Ruby Lounge	Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jul 23, 2010 – Jul 25, 2010	Womad 2010 Nouvelle Vague / Imelda May / Salif Keita / Afro Celt Sound System / Mayra Andrade / Dan Sultan / Novalima / Calypso Rose / LaBrassBanda / Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu / Tanya Tagaq / Staff Benda Bilili / Hanggai / Ska Cubano / La-33 / Dobet Gnahoré / Little Axe / The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain / DJ Kentaro / Bibi Tanga & The Selenites / Kanda Bongo Man / Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou / Jazzsteppa / Toumast / Don Letts / Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara / Syriana / Kâmkârs / The Drummers Of Burundi / Rango / Lepisto & Lehti / Anxo Lorenzo / Alim Qasimov Ensemble / Steven Sogo / Horace Andy & Dub Asante / The Bays & Heritage Orchestra / Rolf Harris and His Band / Poirier Feat. Face T / Sentimento Gypsy Paganini Show all bands		Malmesbury, UK
Oct 02, 2009	Kanda Bongo Man	Band on the Wall	Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Jul 15, 2009 – Jul 19, 2009	Larmer Tree Festival 2009 Imelda May / Richard Thompson / Dreadzone / Rokia Traoré / Ash Grunwald / Oi Va Voi / Transglobal Underground / Amy LaVere / Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra / 17 Hippies / The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain / The Travelling Band / Peatbog Faeries / Lazy Habits / Babel / The Congregation / Kanda Bongo Man / Hot Club Of Cowtown / The Imagined Village / Preston Reed / Jim Moray / Martin Stephenson / Jackie Oates / Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar / Baskery / Tinderbox / Destroyers / Megson / Babyhead / Scott Mckeon / Pama International / The Wilders / Jason Ringenberg / Part Time Heroes / The Shee / King Porter Stomp / London Bulgarian Choir / Urusen / Hats (US) / Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs / Milk Kan / Dodge Brothers / Paul Armfield / DJ Derek / Subgiant / Edward II / Mawkin Causley / Dennis Hopper Choppers / David Celia / Otis Lee Crenshaw / Andrei Nikolsky / The Velvet Hearts / David Goo Variety Band / Rsvp (US) / The Moon Music Orchestra / Wilson Dixon / Music From the Penguin Cafe / Belinda O'Hooley / Cut A Shine / Boy Le Monti / The Teak Project / Skavolution / The Zong Zing All Stars / Etran Finatwa / El Patio Primo / DJ Connie's Voodoo Kitchen Show all bands		Tollard Royal, UK
Apr 11, 2009	Kanda Bongo Man	Hare & Hounds	Kings Heath, UK
Sep 18, 2008	Kanda Bongo Man	Yoshi's	Oakland, California, United States
Jul 19, 2008	Larmer Tree Festival "Larmer Tree Festival" / Jeff Lang / Taraf De Haidouks / Kora / Kanda Bongo Man / Think of One / Devon Sproule / Son of Dave / Foy Vance / Jackie Leven / Ash Grunwald / Ruth Norman / Mankala / Dodge Brothers / Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs	Larmer Tree Festival	Salisbury, United Kingdom
Dec 01, 2007	Kanda Bongo Man	Gramercy Theatre	New York, New York, United States
Aug 24, 2007 – Aug 27, 2007	Greenbelt Festival 2007 Aqualung / Billy Bragg / Matt Redman / Coldcut / Delirious? / Logistics / Over the Rhine / Nu:Tone / Beth Rowley / Duke Special / Kathryn Williams / This Beautiful Republic / Denison Witmer / Chas 'n' Dave / Willard Grant Conspiracy / Kevin Max / Kanda Bongo Man / The Gentlemen / Soweto Kinch / Christafari / Ezio / One Nation / Echo Park / Michael McDermott / The Rising / Sarah Masen / Thebandwithnoname / Andy Yorke / Hummingbird / Verra Cruz / Linchpin / Electralyte / Esther Alexander / Re-percussion / Ric Hordinski / Lleuwen Steffan / Julia Harris / Audiocalm / Zerostar / LDL / King Coma / Elliott Jack Show all bands Setlists	Cheltenham Racecourse	Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom
Jul 07, 2007	Kanda Bongo Man	Norwich Arts Centre	Norwich, England, United Kingdom

Sep 09, 2006

Kanda Bongo Man

Bestival

Robin Hill Country Park

Newport, England, United Kingdom

Sep 07, 2006 –
Sep 09, 2006

Bestival 2006

Lily Allen / Mark Ronson / Hot Chip / Scissor Sisters / Pet Shop Boys / Devendra Banhart / Klaxons / The Stranglers / Gogol Bordello / Mystery Jets / Skream / Guillemots / Amadou & Mariam / Tunng / DJ Zinc / Scritti Politti / Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly / King Creosote / Kitty, Daisy & Lewis / The Pipettes / Young Knives / Jim Noir / nizlopi / The Sunshine Underground / Kid Creole And The Coconuts / DJ Yoda / The Aliens / I LIKE TRAINS / Annie Mac / Cagedbaby / Hot Club de Paris / My Robot Friend / James Yorkston And The Athletes / Hat / The Cuban Brothers / Kanda Bongo Man / Rob da Bank / Rachid Tara Band With Brian Eno / Planet Pendulum / Barry Peters Halifax Hospital Radio Show all bands

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Robin Hill Country Park

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

May 19, 2006

Kanda Bongo Man

S.O.B.'s

New York, New York, United States

Mar 12, 2006

Kanda Bongo Man

WOMADelaide

Botanic Park

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Mar 11, 2006

Kanda Bongo Man

WOMADelaide

Botanic Park

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Jun 27, 2003 –
Jun 29, 2003

Glastonbury Festival 2003

Radiohead / Kings Of Leon / Moby / The Chemical Brothers / Sigur Rós / Interpol / Fatboy Slim / The Flaming Lips / Damien Rice / Röyksopp / David Gray / My Morning Jacket / De La Soul / Echo & The Bunnymen / Goldfrapp / The Libertines / Yo La Tengo / Buena Vista Social Club / Yes / Mogwai / The Kills / Primal Scream / Morcheeba / Manic Street Preachers / Macy Gray / Doves / The Darkness / Nightmares On Wax / Sugababes / Jimmy Cliff / Tricky / The Coral / Moloko / Suede / Nada Surf / Feeder / The Rapture / Billy Bragg / Calexico / Supergrass / The Waterboys / Lamb / The Damned / The Raveonettes / Sugarcult / Athlete / Caesars / Grandaddy / G. Love & Special Sauce / Pete Yorn / Basement / blackalicious / The Boxer Rebellion / Beth Orton / The Futureheads / The Zutons / Electric Six / Just Jack / Lemon Jelly / Mew / Squarepusher / Super Furry Animals / Junior Senior / Death In Vegas / Alison Moyet / Turin Brakes / Clark / R.E.M. / John Cale / The String Cheese Incident / The Polyphonic Spree / Shpongle / Nitin Sawhney / The Music / Ozomatli / Idlewild / Richard Thompson / Plaid / Audio Bullys / Inspiral Carpets / The Skatalites / Dave Gahan / Way Out West / Hybrid / Mint Royale / Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / Brendan Benson / Asian Dub Foundation / The Thrills / X-press 2 / I Am Kloot / Sparta / Tony Allen / Har Mar Superstar / Gemma Hayes / Krafty Kuts / 22-20s / Erol Alkan / Jools Holland / Eric Bibb / Beth Gibbons / Black Box Recorder / Souad Massi / Plump DJs / 2manydjs / The Gathering / ozric tentacles / DJ Format / Tom McRae / The Delgados / The Warlocks / Nils Petter Molvaer / Saian Supa Crew / Jesse Malin / Hallucinogen / Simple Kid / Jacques Lu Cont / E-Z Rollers / Erin McKeown / Laid Blak / Joyce / Radio 4 / Boom Bip / Arthur Brown / The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster / Linda Lewis / Hope of the States / Man With No Name / James Lavelle / Will Saul / Blak Twang / Venus Hum / The Stands / Leningrad Cowboys / Kanda Bongo Man / Stève / South (LON) / Raja Ram / Top Cats / Clare Teal / Uncut / Siobhan Donaghy / Soul of Man / Bandits / Burn / John Otway / Mekon / Lee Coombs / Tom / Futureshock / The Dhol Foundation / Andy Sheppard / Arnold / Jazz Jamaica / Attila the Stockbroker / Buffseeds / Love / Slovo / Babyhead / Flint / Arthur Lee and Love / Temple of Sound / Seb Fontaine / The Jeevas / The Star Spangles / Tayo / Swamp / Jon Carter / Barcode / Afro Celts / Pfn / Baghdaddies / The Cooper Temple Clause / Comp / Jane Taylor / Bays / Pina / Love Grocer / Sirius B / Pronghorn / Nodens Ictus / The Rain Band / Mr Mojo / Stabilizer / The Fabrics / Seventh Son / Love With Arthur Lee / Chuck Profit / Kamel Nitrate / DJ Afx / the hokum clones / Terminal Head / Ben Andrews / Saan Supa Crew / Terry Walker / Finka / System Seven / Kava Kava / 20-20s / Weapons of Mass Belief / Far Cue / No 1 Station / Arthur Lee's Love / David Holmesfree Association / Iain Taylor / Skinny Sumo / D.n.a. Doll / Bastard Son of Tommy Cooper / Themrock / Roddy Frame / Cerys Matthews Show all bands

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Worthy Farm

Pilton, England, United Kingdom

Jun 27, 2003 –
Jun 29, 2003

Glastonbury Festival 2003

the hokum clones / Tom McRae / Brendan Benson / The Cooper Temple Clause / The Zutons / Manic Street Preachers / Sugababes / Swamp / Just Jack / Attila the Stockbroker / Souad Massi / Erin McKeown / Nils Petter Molvaer / The Star Spangles / Uncut / Jazz Jamaica / Nitin Sawhney / Billy Bragg / Seventh Son / The Skatalites / Bandits / Mint Royale / Joyce / The Stands / The Rapture / Röyksopp / Far Cue / The Boxer Rebellion / Damien Rice / James Lavelle / Siobhan Donaghy / De La Soul / Turin Brakes / Moby / The Music / Yo La Tengo / Chemical Brothers / Audio Bullys / Alison Moyet / The Raveonettes / Love / Linda Lewis / Asian Dub Foundation / The Coral / Death In Vegas / Caesars / Pete Yorn / Kanda Bongo Man / The Futureheads / Beth Orton / Terminal Head / Erol Alkan / The Jeevas / System Seven / Kava Kava / Jools Holland / Nada Surf / Afro Celts / Leningrad Cowboys / Love Grocer / Clark / Richard Thompson / Arthur Lee's Love / DJ Format / Baghdaddies / Junior Senior / Black Box Recorder / Themrock / Andy Sheppard / 22-20s / Weapons of Mass Belief / South (LON) / Plump DJs / Flint / Eric Bibb / Jon Carter / Jimmy Cliff / E-Z Rollers / Sugarcult / The Libertines / Dhol Foundation / John Cale / Bays / Simple Kid / G. Love & Special Sauce / ozric tentacles / Jane Taylor / Supergrass / Basement / Saan Supa Crew / Saian Supa Crew / Mekon / Interpol / Skinny Sumo / Kamel Nitrate / Laid Blak / Terry Walker / Ozomatli / Barcode / Sigur Rós / 20-20s / Pronghorn / Way Out West / Nodens Ictus / Stabilizer / Pina / Comp / Seb Fontaine / Temple of Sound / Iain Taylor / Man With No Name / Burn / Fatboy Slim / My Morning Jacket / X-press 2 / Gemma Hayes / Inspiral Carpets / Arnold / Lemon Jelly / Goldfrapp / The Warlocks / The Kills / Jesse Malin / No 1 Station / Feeder / Athlete / Finka / DJ Afx / Will Saul / Squarepusher / Nightmares On Wax / Radio 4 / Mr Mojo / Soul of Man / blackalicious / Mogwai / Tayo / Arthur Brown / 2manydjs / Primal Scream / Beth Gibbons / Lamb / Calexico / Babyhead / Lee Coombs / Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / Top Cats / Grandaddy / Blak Twang / D.n.a. Doll / Hallucinogen / The Delgados / Boom Bip / Venus Hum / The Fabrics / The String Cheese Incident / Sparta / Clare Teal / Bastard Son of Tommy Cooper / Macy Gray / The Waterboys / Arthur Lee and Love / Jacques Lu Cont / I Am Kloot / Pfn / Slovo / The Polyphonic Spree / Tom / Electric Six / David Gray / Kings Of Leon / R.E.M. / Stève / Hybrid / Doves / The Gathering / Har Mar Superstar / The Darkness / Idlewild / Suede / Echo & the Bunnymen / Moloko / Mew / Yes / Love With Arthur Lee / The Flaming Lips / The Damned / Super Furry Animals / The Thrills / Dave Gahan / Radiohead / Sirius B / David Holmesfree Association / The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster / Shpongle / Tony Allen / Ben Andrews / The Rain Band / Tricky / Hope of the States / Morcheeba / Chuck Profit / Krafty Kuts / Raja Ram / Buena Vista Social Club / Buffseeds / John Otway / Plaid / Futureshock Show all bands

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Worthy Farm

Pilton, England, United Kingdom

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Mar 19, 2003

Kanda Bongo Man

The LCR

UEA, Norwich, England

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Concerts Per Year:

2026	1 concert
2025	4 concerts
2024	3 concerts
2023	10 concerts
2022	3 concerts
2021	3 concerts
2019	2 concerts
2018	1 concert
2017	2 concerts
2016	6 concerts
2013	2 concerts
2012	3 concerts
2011	4 concerts
2010	1 concert
2009	3 concerts
2008	2 concerts
2007	3 concerts
2006	5 concerts
2003	2 concerts
2002	4 concerts
1994	2 concerts
1993	2 concerts
1992	2 concerts
1991	5 concerts
1990	1 concert
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