Playing for Change Concert History

Playing for Change is a foundation and multimedia online music project created by producer Mark Johnson and his Timeless Media Group, in conjunction with Concord Music Group that seeks to bring together musicians from around the world.

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 01, 2024
Bluesfest (Byron Bay, AUS)
Here Come the Mummies / Little Quirks / Newton Faulkner / Tim Finn / Rickie Lee Jones / Playing for Change / WILSN / Steve Poltz / Erja Lyytinen / Harry Manx / Hussy Hicks / Blues Arcadia
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Byron Events Farm Tyagarah, New South Wales, Australia
Mar 31, 2024
Bluesfest (Byron Bay, AUS)
Tedeschi Trucks Band / Little Quirks / The Teskey Brothers / Peter Garrett / Newton Faulkner / Taj Mahal / Rickie Lee Jones / The Whitlams / Playing for Change / Jackie Venson / WILSN / Taj Farrant / Erja Lyytinen / Harry Manx / Clayton Doley's Bayou Billabong Show all bands
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Byron Events Farm Tyagarah, New South Wales, Australia
Mar 30, 2024
Bluesfest (Byron Bay, AUS)
Tedeschi Trucks Band / Tom Jones / Taj Farrant / Here Come the Mummies / Tommy Emmanuel / The Paper Kites / The Cruel Sea / Taj Mahal / Ian Moss / Dan Sultan / Playing for Change / Lisa Hunt Band / Caravana Sun / 19-Twenty / Hussy Hicks / Blues Arcadia Show all bands
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Byron Events Farm Tyagarah, New South Wales, Australia
Mar 28, 2024
Bluesfest (Byron Bay, AUS)
Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Drive-By Truckers / Taj Farrant / Here Come the Mummies / Dan Sultan / Playing for Change / Jackie Venson / Caravana Sun / Hussy Hicks
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Byron Events Farm Tyagarah, New South Wales, Australia
Jun 25, 2022
Kate Wolf Music Festival
"Kate Wolf Music Festival" / Taj Mahal / Bruce Cockburn / Ruthie Foster / Hot Tuna / Ranky Tanky / Lisa Fischer / The Blues Broads / Leftover Salmon / Cris Williamson / Tom Paxton and The DonJuans / Chris Smither / Playing for Change / Carrie Rodriguez Show all bands
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Black Oak Ranch Laytonville, California, United States
Jun 24, 2022
Kate Wolf Music Festival
"Kate Wolf Music Festival" / ani difranco / Darlene Love / Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Greg Brown / Marcia Ball / Chris Smither / Playing for Change / Old Blind Dogs / Tim O'Brien / Charlie Musselwhite / Jorma Kaukonen
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Black Oak Ranch Laytonville, California, United States
May 05, 2022
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
"New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" / Luke Combs / Billy Strings / Ziggy Marley / Marcia Ball / Playing for Change / Wayne Toups
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Jun 09, 2018
"Mountain Games" / Bonfire Dub / Playing for Change / The Wood Brothers

Mountain Games

Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater Vail, Colorado, United States
Jun 08, 2018
"Mountain Games" / Playing for Change / St. Paul and The Broken Bones / Brothers Keeper

Mountain Games

Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater Vail, Colorado, United States
Oct 03, 2017
Doobie Brothers / Kenny Gradney / Nahko / Playing for Change / Ellis Hall / James Gadson / Lee Oskar / Little Feat / Paul Barrere / Fred Tackett Mayan Theater Los Angeles, California, United States
Jun 30, 2017
Playing for Change Highline Ballroom New York, New York, United States
Jun 26, 2017
Playing for Change Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 25, 2017
Playing for Change The Independent San Francisco, California, United States
Jun 23, 2017
Kate Wolf Music Festival
"Kate Wolf Music Festival" / Playing for Change / Halden Wofford & the Hi-Beams / Brandi Carlile / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real / Baka Beyond / Rising Appalachia / Rainbow Girls / Keith Greeninger / The Sam Chase / Dayan Kai / Carolyn Sills & The Poor Man's Roses / Crow and the Canyon / Joe Craven / Joel Rafael / Sherry Austin Band / John Craigie / Laura Love / Barbara Higbie / David Luning / ferron / Danny Click / The Heifer Belles / Sarah Lee Guthrie Show all bands
Black Oak Ranch Laytonville, California, United States
Jun 22, 2017
Kate Wolf Music Festival
"Kate Wolf Music Festival" / paper bird / Las Cafeteras / Dirty Cello / Front Country / The Cave Singers / Blind Pilot / Playing for Change / Paul Thorn / Rainbow Girls / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real / Baka Beyond / Keith Greeninger / Dayan Kai / Halden Wofford & the Hi-Beams / Joe Craven / John Craigie / Barbara Higbie / Charlie Thomas' Drifters / Danny Click / Monica Pasqual / Sarah Lee Guthrie / Poor Man's Whiskey / Mouths Of Babes / Achilles Wheel / The Heifer Belles Show all bands
Black Oak Ranch Laytonville, California, United States
Apr 17, 2017
bluesfest
Zac Brown Band / The Suffers / Beth Hart / Tony Joe White / Laura Mvula / The California Honeydrops / St Paul and the Broken Bones / Neil Finn / Busby Marou / Nahko & Medicine for the People / Miles Electric Band / Playing for Change / Little Georgia / Billy Bragg & Joe Henry / Booker T presents the Stax Revue / Nic Cester Show all bands
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Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm Tyagarah, NSW
Oct 15, 2016
Playing for Change Opiniao Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Jul 09, 2016
"Sierre Blues Festival" / Beth Hart / Lucky Peterson / Playing for Change / Mr. Sipp

Sierre Blues Festival

Plaine Bellevue Sierre, Switzerland
Jul 08, 2016
"Magic Blues Festival" / Playing for Change

Magic Blues Festival

Various Venues Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
Mar 28, 2016
Bluesfest (Byron Bay, AUS)
"Bluesfest" (Byron Bay, AUS) / Brian Wilson / Tom Jones / Joe Bonamassa / The Original Blues Brothers Band / Taj Mahal / Jason Isbell / Russell Morris / Blind Boys of Alabama / Vintage Trouble / Ash Grunwald / The Selecter / The Residents / Richard Clapton / Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats / St. Paul and The Broken Bones / Blackberry Smoke / Jeff Martin / Allen Stone / Shakey Graves / Janiva Magness / Blind Boy Paxton / Fantastic Negrito / Shooglenifty / Mike Love (Reggae) / Kaleo / The Pierce Brothers / Kim Churchill / Steve Smyth / Playing for Change / Irish Mythen / Marshall Okell / Sahara Beck Show all bands
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Byron Events Farm Tyagarah, New South Wales, Australia

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27th Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016 on Mar 24, 2016 [256-small]

27th Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016
Mar 24 - 28, 2016
 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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27th Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016 on Mar 24, 2016 [257-small]

27th Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016
Mar 24 - 28, 2016
 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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27th Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016 on Mar 24, 2016 [261-small]

27th Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016
Mar 24 - 28, 2016
 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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27th Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016 on Mar 24, 2016 [262-small]

27th Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016
Mar 24 - 28, 2016
 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
  Uploaded by Jim Jones

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2024 4 concerts
2022 3 concerts
2018 2 concerts
2017 7 concerts
2016 6 concerts
2015 8 concerts
2014 33 concerts
2013 7 concerts
2012 27 concerts
2011 13 concerts
2010 33 concerts
2009 27 concerts
2007 1 concert
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Playing for Change had?

Playing for Change has had 171 concerts.

What genre is Playing for Change?

Playing for Change is most often considered to be Reggae, World, and Musical Advocacy.

When was the last Playing for Change concert?

The last Playing for Change concert was on April 01, 2024 at Byron Events Farm in Tyagarah, New South Wales, Australia. The bands that performed were: Here Come the Mummies / Little Quirks / Newton Faulkner / Tim Finn / Rickie Lee Jones / Playing for Change / WILSN / Steve Poltz / Erja Lyytinen / Harry Manx / Hussy Hicks / Blues Arcadia.

What setlist does Playing for Change play live?

The songs that Playing for Change performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the May 05, 2022 concert at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:

  1. Honky Tonk Women
  2. Cuda Fijo / Congo Square Nation / Iko Iko / Brother John Is Dead

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