L. Shankar Concert & Tour History (Updated for 2026)

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Date	Concert	Venue	Location
Mar 26, 2026 – Mar 29, 2026	Big Ears Festival 2026 David Byrne / Robert Plant With Saving Grace And Suzi Dian / Laurie Anderson / John Zorn / Flying Lotus / Pat Metheny Side-Eye / Hania Rani / Richard Thompson / John Scofield Trio / Marc Ribot / Cécile McLorin Salvant / Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble / Dirty Three / Terry Allen / Nels Cline / Shabaka / Mary Halvorson / Julian Lage / Pino Palladino & Blake Mills feat. Sam Gendel & Chris Dave / Patrick Watson / Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles / MJ Lenderman & The Wind / Perfume Genius / Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion / Tunde Adebimpe / Reggie Watts / Miles Electric Band / Cymande / Chris Thile / Tim Heidecker & The Very Good Band / Neil Hamburger / Medeski, Martin, Metzger & Cline / Masada / Barbara Hannigan / Junction Trio / Brian Marsella Trio / Awakening Ground / Incerto / Laurie Anderson & John Zorn / Petra Haden / L. Shankar / Kunal Gunjal & Praveen Narayan / Saraswathi Ranganathan, Swaminathan Selvaganesh, and Praveen Narayan / Selvaganesh Vinayakram / Purbayan Chatterjee & Nitin Mitta / Chicago Underground Duo / Cleo Reed / Deantoni Parks / Marquis Hill Blacktet / Qur'an Shaheed / Twin Talk / Will Graefe / Adam Tendler / Anna Tivel / Annahstasia / Annie & The Caldwells / Basic / Bill Orcutt / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Bloodshot Bill / Brandon Seabrook / Brandon Woody's Upendo / Brian Marsella and Sae Hashimoto / Brian Marsella’s iMAGiNARiUM / Briggan Krauss Solo / Brittany Davis / Carlos Niño, Surya Botofasina, Aaron Shaw (Trio) / Carlos Niño & Sam Gendel / Chad Taylor Quintet / Charlemagne Palestine / Chávez / Ismaily / Saunier / Ches Smith Clone Row / Chucho Valdes / Chuck Johnson / Colle / Darius Jones Trio / Darrell Scott’s Electrifying Trio / Dave Douglas Gifts Quintet / Dave Harrington & Mary Lattimore / Dave Harrington’s Pranksters South / Dave McMurray & Grateful Deadication / Deerhoof / digi-squires / Dither / Dom Flemons / DoYeon Kim / Either/Orchestra / Eliana Glass / Florist / Fred Frith’s Fremakajo / Fred Frith, Simon Hanes, Max Jaffe, Jordan Glenn Quartet / Gary Lucas & Gods And Monsters / Ghost Train Orchestra / Go Kurosawa / Gregory Uhlmann / GRRL x Made of Oak / Gwenifer Raymond / Haley Heynderickx / Hand Habits / Hania Rani presents Chilling Bambino / Hannah Cohen / Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow: Electrical Field of Love / Hayden Pedigo / His Name Is Alive / Isaiah Collier / Jack Quartet / Jack Wyllie / Jamie Lidell & Luke Schneider / Janel & Anthony / Janel Leppin / Jeff Parker / Jeff Parker Expansion Trio / Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage / Jesse Harris Cosmo / Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock / Joe Westerlund / John Mailander’s Forecast / Julia Úlehla & Dálava / Julianna Barwick / Kaoru Watanabe / Karen Mantler Trio / Ken Pomeroy / Kishi Bashi / Kramer / Laraaji / Lazyhorse / Lisel / Lou Reed Drones / Lucrecia Dalt / Madison Cunningham / Mali Obomsawin / Maria Somerville / Marilyn Crispell & Harvey Sorgen / Maruja Limón / Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick / Mary Lattimore & Walt McClements / Matt Mitchell’s Zealous Angles / Meara O’Reilly / Mei Semones / Miles Okazaki / Miriam Elhajli / Model/Actriz / Moin / Muireann Bradley / Natalie Bergman / Nate Mercereau / Nate Smith / Ned Rothenberg / Nik Bärtsch / Openness Trio / Orcutt Shelley Miller / Pan American / Pan American & Kramer / Patrick Shiroishi / Peni Candra Rini / Rafiq Bhatia / Respira ft. Eucademix, azumi O E & Waldo Walle / Rich(ard) Dawson / Roscoe Mitchell & Tyshawn Sorey / Rosenau & Sanborn / Ryan Clackner & Tyshawn Sorey / Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band / S.G. Goodman / The Saami Brothers / Saha Gnawa / Sam Amidon / Sam Gendel / Sami Stevens / Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends / Setting / Shane Parish: Autechre Guitar / Shirlette Ammons / Shrunken Elvis / Simon Hanes: GARGANTUA / SML / Sō Percussion / Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra / Sullivan Fortner Trio / Suss / Taper’s Choice / Tara Clerkin Trio / The Crossing / The Gladson Family Band / The Living Earth Show: Trust Me / Thurston Moore & Bonner Kramer / Thurston Moore & Shabaka Hutchings / Tim Berne / Tom Skinner / Tomas Fujiwara / Tsons of Tsunami / Tune-Yards / Turning Jewels into Water / Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes / Walt McClements / The Westerlies / wild Up / William Hooker / William Tyler & Yasmin Williams / WINGED WHEEL / Wu Fei’s Moon Hunter / Wu Fei & Shanir Blumenkranz / Yagódy / YHWH Nailgun / Zeena Parkins & William Winant / Knoxville Symphony Orchestra / Knoxville Jazz Orchestra Show all bands Setlists	Big Ears Festival 2026	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Oct 19, 2025	Ragas Live Festival L. Shankar / Amit Kavthekar / Shahid Parvez Khan / Nitin Mitta / Aaron Shragge / Asif Ali Khan / Arun Ramamurthy Trio / Sikiru Adepoju / Yuka Honda	Pioneer Works Center For Art & Innovation	New York, New York, United States
Nov 16, 2023	L. Shankar	Crest Theatre	Sacramento, California, United States
Nov 10, 2023	L. Shankar	Emerson Colonial Theatre	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nov 09, 2023	L. Shankar	Ridgefield Playhouse	Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States
Nov 04, 2023	L. Shankar	Madison Theater	Covington, KY, US

Mar 11, 2023	L. Shankar	Madison Theater	Covington, Kentucky, United States
Mar 05, 2023	L. Shankar	Emerson Colonial Theatre	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Mar 04, 2023	L. Shankar	NYCB Theatre at Westbury	Westbury, New York, United States
Mar 03, 2023	L. Shankar	Sony Hall	New York, New York, United States
Mar 02, 2023	L. Shankar	Bergen Performing Arts Ctr.	Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Oct 06, 2001	Zakir Hussain / L. Shankar Zakir Hussain / L. Shankar at Boulder Theater	Boulder Theater	Boulder, Colorado, United States
Sep 30, 1988	Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band / Sting / Peter Gabriel / Tracy Chapman / L. Shankar / Caroline Human Rights Now! Setlists	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	New Delhi, Delhi, India

Sep 19, 1988	Human Rights Now! Tour Peter Gabriel / Sting / Tracy Chapman / Youssou N'Dour / Joan Baez / Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band / L. Shankar / The Miami Horns Photos Setlists	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Nov 15, 1979	Tony Williams / L. Shankar Setlists	Bottom Line	New York, New York, United States