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 6)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 24, 2015
Simple Things 2015
Lower Dens / Mild High Club / Micachu & The Shapes / Skepta / Chastity Belt / JME / Romare / Helena Hauff / The Quietus DJs / Wire / Battles / The Soft Moon / Factory Floor / Dean Blunt / Blanck Mass / Danny L Harle / Long Arm / Objekt / Slime / Spectres / Speedy Ortiz / Ruff Sqwad / Something Anorak / DJ Funk / Hodge / BARLI / Pardon My French / Holly Herndon / Hunee / Futureboogie / Khruangbin / Ron Trent / Loyle Carner / The Gnarwharls / Sex Swing / Untold / Avalon Emerson / Kokoro / Darwin / Vessels / Maximum Joy / Liturgy / Penguin Cafe / Micachu / Nicole Willis / Mike Skinner (DJ Set) / J-Cush / HEALTH / Duck House / Malestripper / Dave Harvey / Barnt / Lee "Scratch" Perry / Bernard + Edith / Giant Swan / Grumbling Fur / Gramrcy / Scarlet Rascal / Studio 89 DJs / Lone / Vessel / Beak> / ND_Baumecker / Oliver Wilde / Daisuke Tanabe / Strange Fruits / Discodromo / Galcher Lustwerk / Moxie / Eric Duncan / Savages / Steve (Jane Parker) Show all bands
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Various Venues Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Jun 28, 2015
Penguin Cafe

Nocturne Live

Blenheim Palace Woodstock, England, United Kingdom
Aug 10, 2014
Penguin Cafe Roundhouse London, England, United Kingdom
May 21, 2014
Penguin Cafe The Apex Bury St, England, United Kingdom
Feb 26, 2014
Penguin Cafe / Tom Baxter
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Ballroom, Sheffield City Hall Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Feb 25, 2014
Penguin Cafe / Tom Baxter The Queen's Hall Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Feb 24, 2014
Penguin Cafe / Tom Baxter Epstein Theatre Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Feb 23, 2014
Penguin Cafe / Tom Baxter Glasshouse International Centre for Music Gateshead, England, United Kingdom
Feb 22, 2014
Penguin Cafe / Tom Baxter Howard Assembly Room Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Feb 21, 2014
Penguin Cafe RNCM Theatre Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Feb 16, 2014
Penguin Cafe Union Chapel London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 15, 2014
Penguin Cafe Union Chapel London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 14, 2014
Penguin Cafe
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Union Chapel London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 13, 2014
Penguin Cafe / Tom Baxter Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Feb 12, 2014
Penguin Cafe Bridport Electric Palace Bridport, England, United Kingdom
Jun 29, 2013
Penguin Cafe

Glastonbury Festival

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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Feb 03, 2013
Penguin Cafe
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Cecil Sharp House London, England, United Kingdom
Jan 17, 2013
Penguin Cafe Cecil Sharp House London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 03, 2012
Apple Cart Festival 2012
Lianne La Havas / Noah & The Whale / Billy Bragg / Jamie N Commons / Adam Ant / Stornoway / Inner City / Scritti Politti / Gaz Coombes / Kid Creole And The Coconuts / Gilles Peterson / Marcus Foster / Josh T. Pearson / Marques Toliver / Penguin Cafe / Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny / Beth Jeans Houghton / Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard / Martin Creed / Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat / Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse / The Joint / Shaun Keaveny / Nicky Phillips / Soul Jazz Records Sound System Show all bands
Victoria Park London London, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 11, 2011 –
Aug 14, 2011
Standon Calling 2011
Washed Out / Caravan Palace / Battles / Little Boots / Lamb / Hercules and Love Affair / The Bones / Born Ruffians / John Grant / Redlight / Julio Bashmore / Jack Savoretti / Saul Williams / Azari & III / MJ Cole / Baxter Dury / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble / Funeral Suits / John Cooper Clarke / Herve / Stealing Sheep / Dananananaykroyd / Errors / Beans on Toast / The Correspondents / Egyptian Hip Hop / Zinc / Three Trapped Tigers / 2:54 / Trophy Wife / Dan Le Sac / Broken Records / Penguin Cafe / Deadboy / Bok Bok / Jackmaster / Sinden / Filthy Dukes / Redinho / The Mummers / Egyptrixx / Goldheart Assembly / Ahab / Malachai / Raghu Dixit / Gallops / The Travelling Band / Teeth of the Sea / Pete Lawrie / Dread MC / Worship / Numbers / Moulettes / The Hempolics / Sound of Rum / Zun Zun Egui / Chrome Hoof / Bass Clef / Brassroots / Cocos Lovers / Revere / Tripwires / White Noise Sound / Dollop / Nick Hollywood / Tayo / The Cedars / Ultimate Power / Real Nice / Maddox / Martelo / DJ Derek / Serious Sam Barrett / Howard Marks / little robots / Chapter 24 / Deathray Trebuchay / Pushing Hands / James Delay / I-rok / Trenton & Free Radical / Troubadour Rose / another night / Swing Zazou / Plaster of Paris / Kidnap Alice / The Traveling Band / Fuzzystar / White Mink / The Wagon Tales / Brendan Rogers / Chicken Shed Zeppelin / Silvermoths / Cut A Shine / Cosmicorus / Plastic Thumbs / Jessie Lee Burn / Kid Fiesta / Loose Moose / Africa Express Soundsystem / Sam Lewis (UK) / Bassroots / Yellowbellys / Holloway Jug Band / Phil Lamb / MC Karizma / Kitdafos / Silver Moths / Martha & the Arthurs Show all bands
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Standon Lordship Standon, England, United Kingdom

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 London, England, United Kingdom
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 London, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 1, 2025
 Poole, England, United Kingdom
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Mar 29, 2025
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2019
Jul 18 - 21, 2019
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 28 - 31, 2011
 Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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Instrumental
Art Rock
Contemporary Classical
New Age
Neoclassical
Neo Classical
Compositional Ambient
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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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