Merzbow's 2005 Concert History

Merzbow (メルツバウ) is an experimental music project created in Tokyo in 1979 under the direction of musician Masami Akita (秋田昌美). Since 1979, Akita has formed two record labels and has contributed releases to numerous independent record labels. As well as being a prolific artist, he has also written a number of books and has been the editor of several magazines in Japan. He has written about a variety of subjects, mostly about art, avant-garde music and post-modern culture.

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 08, 2005
Merzbow / Tim Hecker La Sala Rossa Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sep 07, 2005
Merzbow Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 06, 2005
Circle / Jim O'Rourke / Merzbow Knitting Factory Brooklyn New York, New York, United States
Sep 05, 2005
ArthurFest
"ArthurFest" / Cat Power / Marissa Nadler / Future Pigeon / Vetiver / Viking Moses / Yoko Ono / Spoon / Jack Rose / The Olivia Tremor Control / Circle / The Modey / Brad Laner / The Juan Maclean / Six Organs of Admittance / T-Model Ford / Dead Meadow / Nora Keyes / Merzbow Show all bands
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Barnsdall Art Park Los Angeles, California, United States
Sep 04, 2005 –
Sep 05, 2005
Arthurfest 2005
The Black Keys / Spoon / Cat Power / Wolfmother / Devendra Banhart / Sleater-Kinney / Vetiver / Sonic Youth / The Juan Maclean / Yoko Ono / Marissa Nadler / Dead Meadow / Sunn O))) / Sean Lennon / Olivia Tremor Control / Six Organs of Admittance / Lavender Diamond / Brightblack Morning Light / Josephine Foster / Merzbow / Comets On Fire / Fatso Jetson / Radar Brothers / T-Model Ford / Jack Rose / Growing / Magik Markers / Dos / Sunburned Hand of the Man / Viking Moses / Modey Lemon / Brad Laner / Future Pigeon / Young Jazz Giants / Becky Stark / Residual Echoes / Winter Flowers / Nora Keyes / New Day Circle / New Day Earth Show all bands
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Barnsdall Art Park Los Angeles, California, United States
Sep 02, 2005
Circle / Growing / Earth / Merzbow Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
May 13, 2005
Merzbow Le Nouveau Casino Paris, Île-de-France, France
Apr 22, 2005 –
Apr 24, 2005
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2005
PJ Harvey / The Zombies / Peaches / John Frusciante / Kid Koala / Yoko Ono / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Sean Ono Lennon / Prefuse 73 / Suicide / Gang Gang Dance / I Am Kloot / Ellen Allien / Autolux / Buck 65 / Olivia Tremor Control / Money Mark / John Foxx / Lydia Lunch / Vincent Gallo / Merzbow / James Chance And The Contortions / Magik Markers / Afrirampo / Jayne County / Yuka Honda / Ted Curson / Leslie Winer / Women And Children / Thread Pulls / Trapist / DJ Ellen Allen / the vitamin b12 / The Tints Show all bands
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Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park Camber, United Kingdom
Experimental
Noise Rock
Industrial
Experimental Rock
Avant-Garde
Noise
Drone
Japanese
Dark Ambient
Free Jazz
Drone Metal
Electroacoustic
Free Improvisation
Musique Concrète
Experimental Electronic
Power Electronics
Post-Industrial
Noise Music
Harsh Noise
Sound Art
Vegan
Japanoise
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