MC5 Concert History

MC5 is an American rock band from Lincoln Park, Michigan, formed in 1964. The original band line-up comprised vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. Early success in and around Detroit led to the band name, MC5 being short for "Motor City Five". The band's radical left-wing political ties and anti-establishment lyrics and music positioned them as emerging innovators of the punk rock movement in the United States.

MC5 Tours & Concerts (Page 2)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 07, 2018
Wayne Kramer / MC5 / Man or Astro-man?

Kick Out the Jams - MC50

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Variety Playhouse Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sep 06, 2018 –
Sep 08, 2018
Hopscotch 2018
Miguel / Grizzly Bear / Belle and Sebastian / Real Estate / Thundercat / dvsn / The Revolution (MN) / Moses Sumney / No Age / The Jayhawks / Waxahatchee / Red Fang / Gang Gang Dance / MC5 / Speedy Ortiz / Ought / U.S. Girls / Mipso / Shopping / Wayne Kramer / Circuit Des Yeux / Yonatan Gat / MC50 Show all bands
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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Jul 15, 2008
MC5 Academy 3 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jun 01, 2008 –
Jun 14, 2008
Meltdown Festival 2008
Massive Attack / Primal Scream / The Cool Kids / Grace Jones / Gang Of Four / Tom Tom Club / Stiff Little Fingers / MC5 / Fennesz / PVT / George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic / Johnny Clarke / Gong / Leila / Yellow Magic Orchestra / Skream & Benga / dälek / Mark Stewart and the Maffia Show all bands
London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 10, 2005 –
Jun 12, 2005
Download Festival 2005
A / Bullet for My Valentine / Flogging Molly / Dinosaur Jr. / Megadeth / The Used / Billy Idol / Lamb of God / Bowling for Soup / Anthrax / Idiot Pilot / Dkt-mc5 / The Explosion / 3 Inches Of Blood / MC5 / Funeral for a Friend / The Glitterati / Dwarves / The Mad Capsule Markets / Quit Your Dayjob / Engerica / Mudvayne / Mastodon / The Ga Ga's / Johnny Truant / Three Children of Fortune / Send More Paramedics / My Chemical Romance / Paradise Lost / Meshuggah / Apocalyptica / Motörhead / Helmet / Gizmachi / Disaster / Days of Worth / The Mascara Story / Panic Cell / Diamond Nights / Planet Of Women / Papa Roach / Team Sleep / Every Time I Die / City On FIre / FastLane / Ellis / Tokyo Dragons / Don't Quit Your Day Job / Caliban / The Lucky Nine / Open Hand / Raging Speedhorn / Just a Word / The Dresden Dolls / T.A.T / DV8 / Hurricane Party / A Change of Pace / Towers Of London / Trivium / Breed 77 / The Answer / Henry Rollins / No Hope In New Jersey / Johnny Panic / Napalm Death / Acidtone / Slunt / InMe / Fozzy / Colour of Fire / The Bled / Electric Eel Shock / The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster / Hondo Maclean / Underoath / As I Lay Dying / Shadows Fall / Queen Adreena / Still Remains / Wednesday 13 / Crucified Barbara / The Suffrajets / Alter Bridge / Unearth / The Saints / Society 1 / The Hurt Process / JJ72 / Feeder / Garbage / Crashdïet / Biffy Clyro / Nightwish / Killswitch Engage / Slipknot / Lordi / System of a Down / Slayer / Black Sabbath / In Flames / American Head Charge / Reuben / Therapy? / Lacuna Coil / HIM / Chimaira / Velvet Revolver Show all bands
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Donington Park Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jun 10, 2005
Feb 24, 2005
MC5 / Hulk
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Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Sep 04, 2004 –
Sep 05, 2004
Independent Days Festival 2004
Franz Ferdinand / Yellowcard / The Libertines / New Found Glory / Flogging Molly / Coheed and Cambria / The Darkness / Velvet Revolver / Mark Lanegan / Sonic Youth / MC5 / The Dirtbombs / Vanilla Sky / Melissa Auf der Maur / Mondo Generator / persiana jones / Derozer / Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards / Colour of Fire / Ray Daytona And Googoobombos Show all bands
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Arena Parco Nord Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Aug 27, 2004 –
Aug 29, 2004
Leeds Festival 2004
Thursday / A / Mínus / Pink Grease / Blue States / Client / LCD Soundsystem / Riff Random / Fireapple Red / Radio 4 / DJ Format / 50 Cent / 2manydjs (DJ Set) / Black Strobe / Coheed and Cambria / The Hives / The (International) Noise Conspiracy / Dropkick Murphys / Alexisonfire / The Departure / 22-20s / Boom Boom Satellites / Ty / New York Dolls / The Offspring / Goldie Lookin Chain / Pretty Girls Make Graves / Shystie / Read Yellow / The Soundtrack Of Our Lives / Blanche / The Futureheads / Fingathing / Do Me Bad Things / $ Rogér $ / Living Things / The Streets / Bloc Party / Kaiser Chiefs / Terra Diablo / Goldfinger / Mohair / Mark Lanegan / Loose Cannons / Yellowcard / T.A.T / Dogs Die In Hot Cars / Devendra Banhart / Mondo Generator / Mclusky / The Distillers / Kasabian / Network / Lostprophets / Auf Der Maur / Super Furry Animals / The Wildhearts / The Dillinger Escape Plan / Green Day / The Darkness / Reel Big Fish / Graham Coxon / The Donnas / Real / Hundred Reasons / Mike Patton / The White Stripes / DJ Krush / Ash / Modest Mouse / Stereolab / The Roots / Morrissey / The Icarus Line / Roxy Saint / MC5 / The Bronx / Franz Ferdinand / The Libertines / Dizzee Rascal / Thrice / The Open (UK) / Abdominal / The Glitterati / Allister / Yourcodenameis:Milo / The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster / The Features / dEUS / The 5.6.7.8's / Le Tigre / Razorlight / Suicide Girls / The Cribs / The Stills / Buck 65 / The Holiday Plan / The Kills / Flogging Molly / Taking Back Sunday / 10,000 Things / My Red Cell / The Fiery Furnaces / Peaches / Sons and Daughters / Supergrass / Mad Action / Sick of It All / Danko Jones / Placebo / The Bouncing Souls / The Subways / The Duke Spirit / Amplifier / The Shins / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Infrasound / Autolux / Soulwax / Chromeo / Dkt-mc5 / Madrugada / The Golden Virgins / Har Mar Superstar / Jurassic 5 / Zoot Woman / Mike Patton And Rahzel / The 45's / Funeral for a Friend / Avenged Sevenfold / The Ordinary Boys / Bravecaptain / The Von Bondies / Eastern Lane / Dirty Sanchez / Ivory / The Rasmus / Rahzel / Young Heart Attack / Mr Mojo / Secret Machines / British Sea Power / DJ Nu-Mark / Roots Manuva / TV On the Radio / Agent Blue Show all bands
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Bramham Park Wetherby, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Aug 27, 2004
Aug 07, 2004 –
Aug 08, 2004
Summer Sonic 2004
Green Day / Avril Lavigne / Nas / The All-American Rejects / Kasabian / Bloc Party / Sum 41 / N.E.R.D. / My Chemical Romance / Hoobastank / The Hives / Razorlight / Jurassic 5 / Fountains of Wayne / Beastie Boys / Peaches / Phantom Planet / Pennywise / The Cribs / The Damned / Mando Diao / Lostprophets / Junior Senior / The Faint / MC5 / Secret Machines / Zebrahead / The Veils / The Bronx / The Ordinary Boys / Ima Robot / Midtown / The Dead 60s / Living Things / The Wildhearts / Amen / Silvertide / Hope of the States / Boom Boom Satellites / Blackmail / Negative / The Mad Capsule Markets / Brides of Destruction / 10-FEET / Lordz of Brooklyn / Borialis / Sketch Show / Dirty Americans / Lee 'scratch' Perry And Mad Professor / TMG / Whyte Seeds / Erskin Show all bands
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Jul 24, 2004 –
Jul 25, 2004
Splendour in the Grass Festival 2004
Katalyst / Xavier Rudd / Pete Murray / MC5 / Dashboard Confessional / Dizzee Rascal / Ash / Ozomatli / Vanlustbader / Grinspoon / Cut Copy / Sonic Animation / Bexta / Jurassic 5 / Slinky / Eskimo Joe / Ground Components / Electric Six / PJ Harvey / 1200 Techniques / Spiderbait / Sneaky Sound System / Rocket Science / Snow Patrol / Infusion / The Tremors / Dj Peril / The Dissociatives / Acre / The Fiery Furnaces / Franz Ferdinand / Hilltop Hoods / Money Mark / The Herd Show all bands
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Belongil Fields Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Jul 23, 2004
MC5 / Young Heart Attack / Dollhouse

MC5/DKT

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The Palace Theatre St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Jul 14, 2004
MC5

DKT/MC5

Spaceland Los Angeles, California, United States
Jun 15, 2004
MC5 / DKT
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Bowery Ballroom New York, New York, United States
Mar 13, 2003
The Cult / MC5
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100 Club London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 25, 1987
R.E.M. / Charlie Pickett / MC5
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Uptown Lounge Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Jul 30, 1978
Cheap Trick / The Cars / MC5
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Toledo Sports Arena Toledo, Ohio, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 30, 1978
Aug 05, 1972
Chuck Berry / Little Richard / Jerry Lee Lewis / The Move / Bo Diddley / Lord Sutch / Gary Glitter / Wizzard / Heinz / Joe Brown / Bill Haley And The Comets / MC5 / the platters / the drifters / the coasters
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Wembley Stadium London, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Aug 05, 1972
Jun 28, 1972
MC5
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The Greyhound, Fulham London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 12, 1971
MC5 / Alice Cooper
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Hollywood Sportatorium Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Aug 21, 1971
The Byrds / MC5 / JF Murphy and Salt Hofstra University Gym Hempstead, New York, United States

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Cream / Billy C And The Sunshine / MC5 / Soap on Dec 22, 1967 [566-small]

Cream / Billy C And The Sunshine / MC5 / Soap
Dec 22, 1967
 Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Cream / Billy C And The Sunshine / MC5 / Soap on Dec 23, 1967 [570-small]

Cream / Billy C And The Sunshine / MC5 / Soap
Dec 23, 1967
 Detroit, Michigan, United States
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The Staples Singers / MC5 / Rhinoceros on Jan 29, 1970 [510-small]

The Staples Singers / MC5 / Rhinoceros
Jan 29, 1970
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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The Staples Singers / MC5 / Rhinoceros on Jan 30, 1970 [511-small]

The Staples Singers / MC5 / Rhinoceros
Jan 30, 1970
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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The Staples Singers / MC5 / Rhinoceros on Jan 31, 1970 [512-small]

The Staples Singers / MC5 / Rhinoceros
Jan 31, 1970
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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MC5 / Family / Stone The Crows on Mar 5, 1970 [521-small]

MC5 / Family / Stone The Crows
Mar 5, 1970
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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MC5 / Family / Stone The Crows on Mar 6, 1970 [522-small]

MC5 / Family / Stone The Crows
Mar 6, 1970
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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MC5 / Family / Stone The Crows on Mar 7, 1970 [523-small]

MC5 / Family / Stone The Crows
Mar 7, 1970
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Download Festival 2005 on Jun 10, 2005 [673-small]

Download Festival 2005
Jun 10 - 12, 2005
 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
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MC5 / Alice Cooper / The Stooges on Nov 27, 1970 [222-small]

MC5 / Alice Cooper / The Stooges
Nov 27, 1970
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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rare earth / Cactus / MC5 / Alex Taylor on May 29, 1971 [210-small]

rare earth / Cactus / MC5 / Alex Taylor
May 29, 1971
 Rochester, New York, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Punk
United States
Hard Rock
Classic Rock
Blues Rock
Pop Rap
Garage Rock
Rock & Roll
Pub Rock
Classic Garage Rock
Punk Blues
Protopunk
Proto-Metal
Detroit Rock
Proto-Punk
Michigan
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Latest Setlist (05/15/2022):

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  1. Ramblin' Rose
  2. Come Together
  3. Baby Won't Ya
  4. Motor City Is Burning
  5. Poison
  6. Shakin' Street
  7. Heavy Lifting
  8. Call Me Animal
  9. Tonight
  10. Kick Out the Jams
  11. Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)
  12. Looking at You
  13. The American Ruse
  14. Sister Anne

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Concerts Per Year:

2022 6 concerts
2018 16 concerts
2008 2 concerts
2005 2 concerts
2004 7 concerts
2003 1 concert
1987 1 concert
1978 1 concert
1972 2 concerts
1971 8 concerts
1970 17 concerts
1969 26 concerts
1968 8 concerts
1967 4 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has MC5 had?

MC5 has had 101 concerts.

What genre is MC5?

MC5 is most often considered to be Rock, Punk, United States, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Blues Rock, Pop Rap, Garage Rock, Rock & Roll, Pub Rock, Classic Garage Rock, Punk Blues, Protopunk, Proto-Metal, Detroit Rock, Proto-Punk, and Michigan.

When was the last MC5 concert?

The last MC5 concert was on May 15, 2022 at Soda Bar in San Diego, California, United States.

What setlist does MC5 play live?

The songs that MC5 performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the May 15, 2022 concert at Soda Bar in San Diego, California, United States:

  1. Ramblin' Rose
  2. Come Together
  3. Baby Won't Ya
  4. Motor City Is Burning
  5. Poison
  6. Shakin' Street
  7. Heavy Lifting
  8. Call Me Animal
  9. Tonight
  10. Kick Out the Jams
  11. Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)
  12. Looking at You
  13. The American Ruse
  14. Sister Anne

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