Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ) Concert History

Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ) is an all-female Japanese pop punk band formed in Osaka, Japan in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups and early punk rock bands such as The Ramones. The trio rose from humble DIY beginnings to touring with Nirvana on their ‘Nevermind’ tour, trailblazing a path for women in music and inspiring legions of bands. Championed by Nirvana, Sonic Youth and hailed as a favourite by the crème-de-la-crème of Alternative Rock.

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Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ) Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 5)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 31, 2025
Shonen Knife / MSSV

Shonen Knife @ The Joiners

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The Joiners Southampton, England, United Kingdom
May 30, 2025
Shonen Knife Portland Arms Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
May 29, 2025
Shonen Knife / Voodoo Radio
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The Face Bar Reading, England, United Kingdom
May 28, 2025
Shonen Knife
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The Boileroom Guildford, England, United Kingdom
May 25, 2025
Shonen Knife

Bearded Theory

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Catton Hall and Gardens Walton upon Trent, England, United Kingdom
May 23, 2025 –
May 25, 2025
Bearded Theory Festival
The Lottery Winners / The Selecter / Nadine Shah / Divorce / Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ) / Home Counties / The Bug Club / Mannequin Pussy / Lime Garden / The Lovely Eggs / Pan Amsterdam / ALT BLK ERA / Yard Act / The Slow Readers Club / Billy Nomates / Swim Deep / The Deep Blue / Bess Atwell / The Vaselines / Leoniden / Spinsta Show all bands
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Catton Hall Derby, England, United Kingdom
May 22, 2025 –
May 25, 2025
Bearded Theory Festival 2025 @ Catton Park
Iggy Pop / Manic Street Preachers / Ash / The Sisters of Mercy / Leftfield / Yard Act / The Selecter / Asian Dub Foundation / Nova Twins / The Mary Wallopers / Dream State / Gurriers / Zion Train / Molotov Jukebox / Getdown Services / Popes Of Chillitown / Castle Rat / 3 Daft Monkeys / Audioweb / CLT DRP / Angeline Morrison / Man/Woman/Chainsaw / GIRLBAND! / Merry Hell / Trupa Trupa / Dakka Skanks / Slay Duggee / Jess Silk / Slaney Bay / Midnight Rodeo / Divorce (UK) / The Brandy Thieves / Gaz Brookfield & The Company Of Thieves / The Deep Blue (UK) / THE*NONE / Gans / The Meffs / Fat Dog / English Teacher / The Vaselines / Ezra Furman / Muireann Bradley / Billy Nomates / The Slow Readers Club / Paul Heaton / Antony Szmierek / Fraser Morgan & The Great Catastrophes / Beans on Toast / The Bar Steward Sons Of Val Doonican / The Lottery Winners / Ruby J / Bess Atwell / The Lovely Eggs / Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ) / Dumbfoundus / Aartwork / Adwaith / Agents of the lexicon / Altern-8 / Amass / Anoise / Anthrax (UK) / Army of Skanks / Arxx / Bare Jams / Bentley Rhythm Ace / Billy Daniel Bunter / Bruise Control / Carsick / Chrome and Illinspird / Cltdrp / Culture Shock / D'LEX / Deadletter / Deja Vega / Dirty Old Folkers / Dissident Noize Factory / Dog Rotten / Dreadzone / Drum Machine / Du Blonde / Dynamite and the Dinosaurs / Eat Your Own Head / Eighty Eight Miles / Gallus / Gamma Rave / Gaye Bykers On Acid / Grade 2 / Greg Zogg / Happy Daggers / Home Counties / Independent Country / Inner Terrestrials / Junkactive Wasteman and the Tin Can Twins / K-Klass / Katy J Pearson / Kill The Gun / Krin / LTJ Bukem / Lacertillia / Last Tree Squad / Leeroy Thornhill / Leoniden / Lime Garden / Mannequin Pussy / Martha / Mclusky / Mik Artistik / Millie Manders and The Shutup / Monkeyfist / Mr C & David H / Mr Tea and the Minions / My Bad Sister / N'Famady Kouyate / Nadine Shah / Ned's Atomic Dustbin / Nick Parker / Nogood Boyo / Nuala / P.A.I.N. / Pan Amsterdam / Papa Gumbo / Pasquale / Pete Bentham and The Dinner Ladies / Porridge Radio / Project Mork / Public Service Broadcasting / Raised By Owls / Rupcha Farms / She Drew The Gun / Smag Pa Dig Selv / Sneak Eazies / Son Of Jim / Sophie Jamieson / Split Dogs / Stick In The Wheel / Swim Deep / TTSSFU / Terrorvision / The Annex / The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk / The Breaks Band / The Bug Club / The Deltones / The Freestylers / The Menstrual Cramps / The Mighty Flux / The Pill / The Scribes / The Sporadics / The Sugarhill Gang and the Furious Five / The Vegetable Collective / The Wran / The turner brothers / Thee Headshrinkers / Throwing Muses / Thy Last Drop / Twat Union / UJahm / W.I.T.C.H. / Wokerati Party / Yard Show all bands
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Catton Park Walton upon Trent, England, United Kingdom
May 21, 2025
Shonen Knife / Tranen
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ABClub, Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
May 21, 2025 –
May 25, 2025
Bearded Theory 2025
Iggy Pop / Manic Street Preachers / Paul Heaton / The Sisters of Mercy / Yard Act / Public Service Broadcasting / Leftfield / The Mary Wallopers / English Teacher / CMAT / Nova Twins / The Lottery Winners / Ash / Ezra Furman / Fat Dog / Nadine Shah / Antony Szmierek / Mannequin Pussy / Katy J Pearson / Divorce / Terrorvision / ALT BLK ERA / Asian Dub Foundation / Beans on Toast / Deadletter / Dream State / Du Blonde / GIRLBAND! / Gurriers / Lime Garden / Millie Manders and The Shutup / Molotov Jukebox / Ned's Atomic Dustbin / Phil Hartnoll / Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ) / Stewart Lee / The Alarm / The Lovely Eggs / The Meffs / The Selecter / The Vaselines / Throwing Muses / Zion Train / Angeline Morrison / Audioweb / Bentley Rhythm Ace / Castle Rat / Chris Hawkins / CLT DRP / Dakka Skanks / Eighty Eight Miles / Gaz Brookfield & The Company Of Thieves / Getdown Services / Headsticks / Jess Silk Trio / Man/Woman/Chainsaw / Merry Hell / Midnight Rodeo / Miki Berenyi / Muddy Summers & The DFWs / Popes Of Chillitown / Slaney Bay / Slay Duggee / Stick In The Wheel / The Bar-Steward Sons Of Val Doonican / The Brandy Thieves / The Deep Blue / The None / Trupa Trupa / UJahm / 3 Daft Monkeys / Anthrax (UK) / Bridget / Blyth Power / Cara Means Friend / Carsick / Chrome & Illinspired / Culture Shock / Dissident Noize Factory / Dumbfoundus / Dynamite & The Dinosaurs / Eat Your Own Head / Hattie Hatstar / Gallus / The Junkoactive Wasteman & The Tin Can Twins / Krin / Lacertilia / Last Tree Squad / Mercurius Rising / Monkeyfist / Mr Tea and the Minions / Nogood Boyo / P.A.I.N. / Papa Gumbo / Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies / Rupcha Farms / Split Dogs / The Mighty Flux / The Scribes / The Sporadics / The Vegetable Collective / Turner Brothers / Twat Union / She Drew The Gun / Bare Jams / Ruby J / Nick Parker / Nuala / Altern-8 / Billy Daniel Bunter / Carl Loben / Chris Liberator / DiY Soundsystem / The Drum Machine / Dub Pistols / Irvine Welsh / Jack Said What / K-Klass / Leeroy Thornhill / L.T.J. Bukem / Mr. C / Steve Mac / Utah Saints / Bess Atwell / Atilla the Stockbroker / Freestylers / Dreadzone / Mclusky / Swim Deep / The Slow Readers Club / The Sugarhill Gang & The Furious Five / W.I.T.C.H. / Adwaith / Deja Vega / Independent Country / Inner Terrestrials / N'famady Kouyaté / Nick Parker / Sophie Jamieson / The Deltones / The Pill / TTSSFU / Mr C / Agents of the lexicon / Amass / Ana de Fuego / Anoise / Army of Skanks / Black Triangle Films / Ciderobics / Convoy Chorus Live / Count Stikah / Daisy Roots Dancers / Dog Rotten / Gamma Rave / GGG / Gwen Ever / Honk / My Bad Sister / Project Mork / Smag På Dig Selv / Spanglegrinders / The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk / The Breaks Band / The Menstrual Cramps / Thee Headshrinkers / Wokerati Party / Aartwork / Dj From london / Dirty Old Folkers / Fraser Morgan / Happy Daggers / Joe and Mary / Mik Artistik / Sneak Eazies / Son Of Jim / The Vagaband / The Wran / Thy Last Drop / Yard / The Amazing Tiger Band / Analogue Electronic Whatever / Andrea Kenny / Brewers Daughter / Calum Baird / Cheap Dirty Horse / Cocktail Hour Jazz / Common Culture / Contempt / Dog 'Ole / Fandom Tykes / Gurt Dog / Hagar The Womb / Hattie Hatstar / Hello Mabel / I, Doris / Janine Booth / Joe Solo / Kayleigh Beez / Kootch / Lunabarge / The Lunar Trixies / Mark Thomas / Mary Moden / Nasty Fishmonger / Nell Davies / POG / Reiver's Gallows / Rosie Wilby / Rum Dog / Sam Tucker? / Scott Doonican / Shanks' Pony / Shotgun Marmalade / Spinsta / Star Botherers / Steve White & The Protest Family / Temporary Structure / The Art of Silly Show all bands
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Catton Hall Walton upon Trent, England, United Kingdom
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May 20, 2025
Shonen Knife
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Point Ephémère Paris, Île-de-France, France
May 18, 2025
Shonen Knife
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Patronaat Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
May 14, 2025
Shonen Knife
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Die Trompete Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
May 12, 2025
Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ)

Have a Knife Day Tour EU/UK

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Močvara Zagreb, City of Zagreb, Croatia
May 11, 2025
Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ)

Have a Knife Day Tour EU/UK

Chelsea Vienna, Vienna, Austria
May 09, 2025
Shonen Knife
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Club Manufaktur Schorndorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
May 08, 2025
Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ)

Have a Knife Day Tour EU/UK

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Rote Sonne Munich, Bavaria, Germany
May 07, 2025
Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ) / A Mess

Have a Knife Day Tour EU/UK 2025

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Alte Hackerei Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
May 06, 2025
Shonen Knife
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Gebäude 9 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
May 05, 2025
Shonen Knife
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Kesselhaus, Schlachthof Wiesbaden Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
May 03, 2025
Shonen Knife
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beatpol (ehem. Starclub) Dresden, Saxony, Germany
May 02, 2025
Shonen Knife
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Frannz Club Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Oct 25, 2025
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Oct 25, 2025
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Oct 25, 2025
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Lollapalooza 1994 on Aug 30, 1994 [664-small]

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Aug 30, 1994
 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Riot Fest 2025 on Sep 19, 2025 [513-small]

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Sep 19 - 21, 2025
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Shonen Knife, The Ritz, San Jose, CA, Oct. 18, 2025, Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ) / The Pack A.D. on Oct 18, 2025 [291-small]

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Oct 18, 2025
 San Jose, California, United States
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Oct 18, 2025
 San Jose, California, United States
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Jan 27, 1997
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Aug 14, 2026
 Carnation, Washington, United States
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Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ) / Destroy Boys on Dec 7, 2025 [103-small]

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Dec 7, 2025
 Bogotá, Bogota D.C., Colombia
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Genres:

Punk
Alternative Rock
Indie Rock
Indie Pop
Post-Punk
Punk Rock
Female Vocalists
Pop Punk
Power Pop
Japanese
Riot Grrrl
Japan
Twee Pop
J-Punk
Japanese Punk Rock
Japanese Pop Punk
Japanese Garage Rock
Japanese Girl Punk
Alternative Pop/Rock
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Latest Setlist (12/14/2025):

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  1. Konnichiwa
  2. Twist Barbie
  3. Bear Up Bison
  4. Jump Into the New World
  5. MUJINTO Rock
  6. Vamos Taquitos
  7. Afternoon Tea
  8. Capybara
  9. Concrete Animals
  10. I Am a Cat
  11. Sushi Bar
  12. Wasabi
  13. Green Tea
  14. Sweet Candy Power
  15. E.S.P.
  16. Banana Chips
  17. Riding on the Rocket
  18. Pyramid Power
  19. Buttercup (I'm a Super Girl)
  20. Pinhead
  21. Antonio Baka Guy
  22. Lazybone

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 27 concerts
2025 81 concerts
2024 15 concerts
2023 51 concerts
2022 5 concerts
2021 6 concerts
2020 1 concert
2019 83 concerts
2018 58 concerts
2017 49 concerts
2016 69 concerts
2015 44 concerts
2014 78 concerts
2013 29 concerts
2012 56 concerts
2011 59 concerts
2010 48 concerts
2009 53 concerts
2008 8 concerts
2007 31 concerts
2006 7 concerts
2005 44 concerts
2004 10 concerts
2003 38 concerts
2002 14 concerts
2001 13 concerts
1998 22 concerts
1997 43 concerts
1996 15 concerts
1995 7 concerts
1994 48 concerts
1993 33 concerts
1992 19 concerts
1991 16 concerts
1990 1 concert
1989 2 concerts
1988 1 concert
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