Penguin Cafe Concert History

Arthur Jeffes has brought together a group of musicians to create Music from the Penguin Cafe (now known simply as Penguin Cafe), playing the music of his father, Simon Jeffes and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra and combining it with his own compositions.

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Penguin Cafe Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027) (Page 3)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 03, 2023 –
Aug 06, 2023
Wilderness Festival 2023
The Chemical Brothers / Fatboy Slim / Christine and the Queens / Sugababes / Arlo Parks / GoGo Penguin / Franc Moody / Laurent Garnier / Pip Millett / Eats Everything / Confidence Man / Todd Terry / Flyte / Los Bitchos / Penguin Cafe / Sam Lee / Lime Garden / Pigeon / Heritage / Karim Kamar / The Brass Funkeys / Nuha Ruby Ra / DJ Paulette / Kai Bosch / Sara Pascoe / Das Brass / Miss Honey Dijon / Nogood Boyo / Jo Whiley's 90's Anthems / Sarah Turner / Beans on Toast Show all bands
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Cornbury Park Charlbury, United Kingdom
Jul 09, 2023
Penguin Cafe

Rain Before Seven

Resident Music Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Jul 06, 2023
Penguin Cafe Rough Trade East London, England, United Kingdom
Jan 22, 2023
Penguin Cafe / Mishra Old Fruitmarket Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nov 20, 2022
Rival Consoles / Penguin Cafe / Douglas Dare / Hatis Noit

Erased Tapes 十五 Festival 2022

Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Sep 25, 2022
Penguin Cafe
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Turner Sims Concert Hall Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Sep 24, 2022
Penguin Cafe

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St Laurence Church Stroud, England, United Kingdom
Sep 23, 2022
Penguin Cafe Hall 2, The Sage Gateshead Gateshead, England, United Kingdom
Sep 22, 2022
Penguin Cafe Saint Luke's Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sep 20, 2022
Penguin Cafe The Stables Wavendon, England, United Kingdom
Sep 16, 2022
Penguin Cafe RNCM Concert Hall Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Sep 15, 2022
Penguin Cafe
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Howard Assembly Room Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Sep 14, 2022
Penguin Cafe
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St Andrew's Hall Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Aug 27, 2022
Penguin Cafe

Whisper Festival

Openluchttheater Rivierenhof Deurne, Flanders, Belgium
Jul 29, 2022 –
Jul 31, 2022
Underneath The Stars festival 2022
Imelda May / Kate Rusby / Suzanne vega / This Is The Kit / The Big Moon / Billie Marten / The Young’uns / Davina (Davina and the Vagabonds) / Penguin Cafe / Dustbowl Revival / Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys / The Brighouse & Rastrick Band / Lanterns on the Lake / The Trail of Caco / The Haggis Horns / Tankus the Henge / N'famady Kouyaté / The Bar-Steward Sons Of Val Doonican / Hannah Williams & The Affirmations / Stone Jets / Will Valrey / Damien O'Kane & Ron Block / Kinnaris Quintet / Intergalactic Brasstronauts / Trousdale / Azure Ryder / Flatcap Carnival / Iona Lane Show all bands
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Cinderhill Farm Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Jul 01, 2022 –
Jul 03, 2022
Smoke Fairies / Penguin Cafe / Fiona Bevan / Ivan Campo / Mishra

Timber Festival 2022

Feanedock Swadlincote, United Kingdom
May 12, 2022
Penguin Cafe

Great Escape

St Mary's Church Brighton, England, United Kingdom
May 11, 2022 –
May 14, 2022
The Great Escape / The Alternative Escape 2022
The Backseat Lovers / Tems / Wild Rivers / Porches / Alfie Templeman / Rebecca Black / EKKSTACY / The Amazons / Cat Burns / Indigo De Souza / Let’s Eat Grandma / Will Joseph Cook / Stella Donnelly / Yard Act / Sam Ryder / Gabriels / Adam Melchor / Baby Queen / Madison Cunningham / Lunar Vacation / Illuminati Hotties / Alex The Astronaut / Jonathan Bree / Greer / Mattiel / Lola Young / Lido Pimienta / Tommy Lefroy / The Vanns / Portland / Momma / Dora / Douglas Dare / Orions Belte / Jada / Delilah Montagu / Heights / Penguin Cafe / Wallice / Kid Kapichi / Conor Albert / Christian Lee Hutson / Katy J Pearson / The Lazy Eyes / Sycco / Poutyface / Softcult / Joy Anonymous / Kwaku Asante / Kathryn Joseph / Wu-Lu / Crown Lands / The Shakes / The Bug Club / Phoebe Green / Max Pope / Johanna Warren / Priya ragu / Penelope Isles / SPRINTS / Malaki / Lauran Hibberd / Coach Party / Rats / English Teacher / Hamish Hawk / Panic Shack / Budjerah / Balming Tiger / Pixey / The Clockworks / Gustaf / Lime Garden / Opus Kink / Fuzzy Sun / The Goa Express / Bleach Lab / Enola Gay / Honeyglaze / Dream Nails / SCALER / Sinead O'Brien / Bicurious / Charmaine / Dead Pony / Eli Smart / Fiona Bevan / Ultra Q / Banks Arcade / PIRI AND TOMMY / Thumper / Abby Roberts / Charlie Hickey / Rolla / Kills Birds / Margo Cilker / Been Stellar / Prima Queen / HighSchool / Mysie / Miso Extra / Morgan Munroe / swim school / Arxx / Tallies / Grandmas House / KINGS ELLIOT / Lokoy / Finn Askew / Naima Bock / TEKE::TEKE / Grace Cummings / Memes / Gallus / Iris Gold / SOFY / Deema / Dea Matrona / Hatis Noit / VLURE / Someone / Efe / Dylan Fraser / Art D'Ecco / Keg / Lambrini Girls / Bad Waitress / Kynsy / Hussy / Isabelle Brown / DOWNTOWN KAYOTO / Tamzene / Little Quirks / Le Ren / KAM-BU / Me Rex / L'objectif / Malady / Bonnie Kemplay / Daisy Brain / Beach Riot / Fixation / TAAHLIAH / Sad Boys Club / Sarpa Salpa / BXKS / Balimaya Project / The Crab Apples / Slow Down, Molasses / Flowerkid / Oliver Keane / Bryan's Magic Tears / Joe & The Shitboys / TEAM PICTURE / Yama Warashi / Roller Derby / Lucy Gooch / TRUNC / Ewan Mainwood / Gen And The Degenerates / A.O. Gerber / Lock-in / Unschooling / HMD / Native Harrow / TAIPEI HOUSTON / CV Vision / The Garrys / LUCY MCWILLIAMS / Fraulein / The Wild Things / Alice Pisano / Kiddus / Karin Ann / Ditz / Alex Amor / QuinzeQuinze / Conchúr White / The Scratch (IRE) / Kai Bosch / Beckah Amani / Plumm / C'est Karma / Kush K / Freddie Lewis / Mauvey / Coco and The Lost / Murman Tsuladze / Porchlight / Milo Clare / Blair Davie / NEONE THE WONDERER / Kill Strings / CRAWLERS (ENGLAND) / Bratři / Jazmine Flowers / Kathleen Frances / The Byker Grove Fan Club / THUMPER (IRE) / POWERPLANT (UK) / MICKEY CALLISTO / NUTRIBE / Grove (UK) / Portron Portron Lopez / Maria Uzor / Megan Wyn / The Bobby Tenderloin Universe / CIEL (BTN) / Fitzroy Holt / Toby Corton / nineteen97 / Banji (NL) / Madi Saskia / Amy Fitz Doyley / Mörk (HU) / Shakira Alleyne / MARK CAKE / Bluephox / RHG Music / Kid Hyena / FLØRE (Official) / DAMOS ROOM / Frankie Beetlestone (UK) / Creature Creature (UK) / The Famous People (UK) / Mules (UK) / Warmduscher / BC Camplight Show all bands
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The Great Escape Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Mar 22, 2022
Penguin Cafe Barbican Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 29, 2021
Penguin Cafe Teatro Tivoli BBVA Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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Feb 5, 2026
 London, England, United Kingdom
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 London, England, United Kingdom
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 Poole, England, United Kingdom
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Mar 29, 2025
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 18 - 21, 2019
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 28 - 31, 2011
 Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Jazz
Instrumental
Art Rock
Contemporary Classical
New Age
Neoclassical
Neo Classical
Compositional Ambient
Bow Pop
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Latest Setlist (11/26/2025):

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  1. Air à Danser
  2. From the Colonies
  3. Steady State
  4. Telephone and Rubber Band
  5. Southern Jukebox Music
  6. The Sound of Someone You Love Who’s Going Away and It Doesn’t Matter
  7. In the Back of a Taxi
  8. Bean Fields
  9. Giles Farnaby's Dream
  10. Paul's Dance
  11. Dirt
  12. Cutting Branches for a Temporary Shelter
  13. Oscar Tango
  14. Numbers 1-4
  15. Air
  16. Music for a Found Harmonium
  17. Perpetuum Mobile
  18. Salty Bean Fumble
  19. Harry Piers
  20. Swing the Cat

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 1 concert
2026 5 concerts
2025 14 concerts
2024 8 concerts
2023 16 concerts
2022 15 concerts
2021 4 concerts
2020 6 concerts
2019 17 concerts
2018 3 concerts
2017 9 concerts
2016 2 concerts
2015 2 concerts
2014 13 concerts
2013 3 concerts
2012 1 concert
2011 12 concerts
2009 3 concerts
2007 3 concerts
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