Rusted Shut Concert History

Rusted Shut formed in 1988 and continue to lay their repetitive napalm music on the lucky unwashed of Texas. As performers, their live show is infamously entertaining, arguing, backhands, kicking and all. Leader Don Walsh, a former oil rig worker, writes romantic lines like "I never asked to be born / I wish I would fuckin' die" and "Do you like this life / Do you like to slice?" Though made by lovely harmless people, Rehab is the culmination of many years of genuine hatred...

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Rusted Shut Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 13, 2025
Rusted Shut Black Magic Social Club Houston, Texas, United States
Sep 20, 2024
Blank Hellscape / Rusted Shut Hotel Vegas Austin, Texas, United States
Jul 22, 2022
Rusted Shut

Chaos Club

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Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios Denton, Texas, United States
Feb 27, 2016
Rusted Shut Walter's Downtown Houston, Texas, United States
Nov 23, 2013
Vaz / Rusted Shut / Shit and Shine / Coma in Algiers Mohawk Austin, Texas, United States
Oct 31, 2013
Rusted Shut
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Sound Exchange Houston, Texas, United States
Mar 23, 2012
The Escatones / Muhammadali / Art Institute / Rusted Shut Super Happy Fun Land Houston, Texas, United States
Jun 04, 2011 –
Jun 05, 2011
Free Press Summer Fest 2011
Weezer / Beirut / Chromeo / Cut Copy / Yeasayer / Neon Indian / Big Boi / MF Doom / Bun B / Ween / The Black Angels / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / HEALTH / Killing Joke / Lower Dens / The Black Dahlia Murder / Z-Ro / 12th Planet / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / Hayes Carll / Fucked Up / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / Yppah / Big Bang / Tobacco / Kylesa / Maria Taylor / Lil Keke / Those Darlins / Eternal Summers / Robert Ellis / Junior Brown / Fat Tony / The Protomen / Indian Jewelry / The Beets / Kam / The Eastern Sea / Guitar Wolf / Skream & Benga / Zeale / Wild Moccasins / Buxton / The Tontons / Caddywhompus / By the End of Tonight / Thavius Beck / Los Skarnales / Rivers / American Fangs / The Memorials / Amplified Heat / Stephen Farris / Sundress / Venomous Maximus / Arthur Yoria / The Niceguys / Iron Age / Sines / Young Girls / Undergang / B L a C K I E / Something Fierce / Bad Wolf / Young Mammals / Limb / Acephalix / (Co)-Pilot / Tyagaraja / Free Radicals / Handshake / Glasnost / The Back Pockets / Grandfather Child / Pasadena Napalm Division / Linus Pauling Quartet / The Crying Spell / The Manichean / Fresh Millions / Sideshow Tramps / Rusted Shut / Roller / Featherface / Muhammadali / Spain Colored Orange / Hates / Nosaprise / The Watermarks / Squincy Jones / Chase Hamblin / perseph one / Weird Party / Tax the Wolf / Ceeplus Bad Knives / Finnegan / Roky Moon & Bolt / JUXTA / Henry Chow / Omotai / Black Congress / giant princess / Eyes Burn Electric / Leg Sweeper / Female Demand / Black Leather Jesus / Born Again Virgins / Espantapajaros / Art Institute / Dead Revolt / Giant Battle Monster / Disfrutalo / Jody Seabody and The Whirls / COP WARMTH / Cavernous / Simple Success / Jasmine Rose / Dayta / Indicator Dogs / Damon Allen / Sings / Ani Difranco's Dick / The Grass Skirts / Thunderkunt / Somosuno / Wicked Poseur / The Mahas / Defending the Kingdom / Upgreyed / Clockpole / Poopy Lungstuffing / BRAINS FOR DINNER / John the Third / Michael Watts and the Swishahouse Crew / Vivian Pikkles and the Sweethearts Uber-alles / Tha Phoundation / Romulus Ate / Fredster / Grrrl Parts / Woozy Helmet / Wes Walz / Suraj K / Organ Failure / Pejman / Delicious Milk / The Annoysters / Mr castillo Show all bands
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Eleanor Tinsley Park Houston, Texas, United States
Nov 19, 2010
Big Business / Mickey Avalon / No Mas Bodas / Baron Grod / Woodgrain / Rusted Shut
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Emo's Austin, Texas, United States
Jun 05, 2010 –
Jun 06, 2010
Free Press Summer Fest 2010
The Flaming Lips / Ra Ra Riot / Girl Talk / Dead Prez / Slim Thug / Givers / The Growlers / Kid Sister / Medeski, Martin & Wood / Lucero / Yppah / Detroit Cobras / Municipal Waste / Uh Huh Her / Cro-Mags / Lymbyc Systym / Mix Master Mike / The Eastern Sea / The Entrance Band / Wild Moccasins / Saviours / Buxton / Energy / Sugar & Gold / American Fangs / Muhammad Ali / Gold Sounds / Young Mammals / B L a C K I E / 30 Foot Fall / Dissent / Grandfather Child / The Manichean / Sideshow Tramps / Rusted Shut / Hollywood Floss / Shina Rae / listenlisten / The Watermarks / perseph one / Chase Hamblin / Spain Colored Orange / Ceeplus Bad Knives / giant princess / Elaine Greer / Female Demand / The Saviors / Leg Sweeper / Guerilla Foco Clan / Hell City Kings / The Small Sounds / Sharks and Sailors / Prince Klassen / Damon Allen / Dayta / Somosuno / I Am Mesmer / The Mahas / Fredster / check other / Grrrl Parts / DJ Czech One / DJ Jester The Filipino Fist Show all bands
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Eleanor Tinsley Park Houston, Texas, United States
Apr 15, 2010
Shat / Rusted Shut Super Happy Fun Land Houston, Texas, United States
Mar 19, 2010
SXSW
"SXSW" / The So So Glos / XYX / Rusted Shut / ST 37 / Acid Mother's Temple / Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
Club 1808 Patio Austin, Texas, United States
Mar 21, 2009
Future Blondes / Balaclavas / The White Mice / Rusted Shut / Indian Jewelry / Six Finger Satellite

SXSW

The Independent Austin, Texas, United States
Jan 31, 2009
Rusted Shut Fitzgerald's Houston, Texas, United States
Oct 11, 2008
Voxtrot / Alex C. / Noon / Kam / Magnetic / The Drum / Blackie / Dissent / Free Radicals / Bear Claw / Rusted Shut / Bring Back the Guns / The Goods / Studemont Project / Nosaprise / Shina Rae / News on the March / Transmography / D Major / Ceeplu...
Voxtrot / Alex C. / Noon / Kam / Magnetic / The Drum / Blackie / Dissent / Free Radicals / Bear Claw / Rusted Shut / Bring Back the Guns / The Goods / Studemont Project / Nosaprise / Shina Rae / News on the March / Transmography / D Major / Ceeplus Bad Knives / Spain Colored Orange / Riff Tiffs / O'doyle Rules / O Pioneers!!! / Sweaters / Sideshow Tramps / Hates / B Side / Tambersauro / COP WARMTH / Half Nelson / The McKenzies / Henry Chow / Hueman / Satin Hooks / Tyagaraja / Antenna Inn / Come See My Dead Person / Mic Skills / Giant Battle Monster / Chase Hamblin / Female Demand / Wolves at the Door / Guy Schwartz / Gold Sounds / earnie banks / The Tontons / Ghost Town Electric / Electric Attitude / The Defenestration Unit / The Literary Greats / Alkari / Sasha Braverman / The Ultra Siberian Pant Factory / Poopy Lungstuffing / American Sharks / The Fucking Transmissions / The Annoysters / Wild Moccasins / Worlds Most Dangerous / Delicious Milk / Esteban Torres / DJ Pooks Show all bands
Numbers Houston, Texas, United States
Jun 16, 2007
Pissed Jeans / Rusted Shut / Snake Apartment / The Body AS220 Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Mar 17, 2007
Shell Shag / Silver Daggers / Rusted Shut / The White Mice / Lemurians

SXSW

Room 710 Austin, Texas, United States
Jun 24, 2006
Scarcity of Tanks / Borbetomagus / Boredoms / Burning Star Core / Cherry Blossoms / The Flying Luttenbachers / Neil Hamburger / Lambsbread / Magik Markers / Mayor Daley / Murder Murder / Nate Denver's Neck / Nmperign / Oxbow / Rusted Shut / Smegma...
Scarcity of Tanks / Borbetomagus / Boredoms / Burning Star Core / Cherry Blossoms / The Flying Luttenbachers / Neil Hamburger / Lambsbread / Magik Markers / Mayor Daley / Murder Murder / Nate Denver's Neck / Nmperign / Oxbow / Rusted Shut / Smegma / Times New Viking / Taiwan Deth / Yowie / Noel Von Harmonson / Slums / Death Sentence: Panda! Show all bands
Turf Club Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Oct 06, 2005
Wolf Eyes / Rusted Shut / Prurient The Proletariat Houston, Texas, United States
Mar 17, 2005
SXSW
The Nein / Tuxedo Killers / Holy Fuck / Royal Space Force / Best Fwends / Edie Sedgwick / Shell Shag / The Grates / The Fatal Flying Guilloteens / The Coolies / Rusted Shut / Die Princess Die / The Minibosses
Velvet Spade Austin, Texas, United States

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Free Press Summer Fest 2011
Jun 4 - 5, 2011
 Houston, Texas, United States
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