Sonic Youth Concert History

Sonic Youth was an influential experimental rock band which formed in New York City, New York, United States in 1981 and are currently on an indefinite hiatus. The last lineup consisted of Thurston Moore (vocals, guitar), Kim Gordon (vocals, bass, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (vocals and guitar), Steve Shelley (drums) and Mark Ibold (bass).

Sonic Youth Tours & Concerts (Page 14)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 17, 2005
Sonic Youth
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Nasa Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
Aug 16, 2005
Sonic Youth
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Nasa Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
Aug 12, 2005 –
Aug 14, 2005
La Route Du Rock 2005
The Cure / The National / Metric / Animal Collective / Yo La Tengo / Maxïmo Park / The Raveonettes / Mercury Rev / Great Lake Swimmers / The Polyphonic Spree / Camille / Sonic Youth / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Art Brut / The Wedding Present / Vive La Fête / Christopher O'Riley / Boom Bip / The Organ / Alamo Race Track / Colder / Mus / AntiPop / Leslie Winer / Sbastien Schuller / Marsen Jules and Trio Yara / Magnetic.D-jukebox Show all bands
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Fort de Saint Père Saint-Malo, France
Jul 18, 2005
Sonic Youth / Lightning Bolt / Afri Rampo
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The Flywheel Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Jul 07, 2005
Accelerator: The Big One 2005
Bloc Party / Caribou / Devendra Banhart / Stars / Maxïmo Park / CocoRosie / Joanna Newsom / Teenage Fanclub / el perro del mar / Sonic Youth / Secret Machines / The Rakes / Loney Dear / Colleen / Jenny Wilson / Smog / Magnolia Electric Co. / Wolf Eyes Show all bands
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Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Jul 05, 2005
Accelerator The Big One 2005
Magnolia Electric Co. / Secret Machines / Smog / Joanna Newsom / Caribou / Teenage Fanclub / Devendra Banhart / Logh / Sonic Youth
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Folkets Park Malmo, Skåne, Sweden
Jul 03, 2005
Sonic Youth
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Les Eurockéenes Festival Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Jul 02, 2005
Sonic Youth
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Open Air St Gallen St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Jul 01, 2005 –
Jul 03, 2005
Les Eurockéennes de Belfort 2005
The Killers / The National / Queens of the Stone Age / Nine Inch Nails / Bloc Party / Chemical Brothers / Interpol / Cake / Röyksopp / Garbage / The Bravery / Kraftwerk / Eagles of Death Metal / CocoRosie / Amon Tobin / The Go! Team / Le Tigre / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy / Amadou & Mariam / Sonic Youth / Saul Williams / Louise Attaque / Kaizers Orchestra / Little Barrie / Ghinzu / Cali / Bumcello / Mass Hysteria / Blumen / TWA II / Konono Nº1 / Emilie Simon & Synfonietta de Belfort / Ken Boothe / The Faint / Bright Eyes / La Phaze / Jamie Lidell / Gomm / Electrelane / T.Raumschmiere / Elkee / Torm / Mastodon / Eths / Morgan Heritage / Nosfell & Ez3kiel / Common / Tom Vek / Raphael Saadiq / Kas Product / Kasabian / Raw T. / Moodyman / Vitalic / Dälek / Rythm & Sound feat. Tikiman / Marcello D2 / Toxic Kiss / Nosfell / Monsieur Z / Tom Zé / Andrew Bird / Balkan Beat Box / Isis / Plantlife / Slum Village / Turbo Trio / Les Chroniques Bumcello: Omar Hayat / Mama Ohandja / Seb Martel / Amon Tobin / TTC / Les Chroniques Bumcello : Chocolate Genius / Shursheela Raman Show all bands
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Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Jun 30, 2005 –
Jul 03, 2005
Roskilde Festival 2005
Foo Fighters / Green Day / Snoop Dogg / M83 / Black Sabbath / Bloc Party / Jimmy Eat World / The Game / Duran Duran / Interpol / Bright Eyes / Röyksopp / Audioslave / Plan B / Thievery Corporation / Devendra Banhart / Flogging Molly / Four Tet / Jamie Cullum / Mastodon / Athlete / Velvet Revolver / The Raveonettes / Armand Van Helden / Trentemøller / The Futureheads / Death from Above 1979 / The Go! Team / Joanna Newsom / Mylo / Mew / Roots Manuva / The Faint / Le Tigre / Sonic Youth / Junior Senior / Efterklang / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / The Dresden Dolls / Kano / Kent / Brian Wilson / Autechre / The Be Good Tanyas / Turbonegro / Tinariwen / Beatsteaks / Carl Cox / The Dears / Håkan Hellström / Laid Back / Tom Vek / Outlandish / John Digweed / Alter Ego / Femi Kuti / D-A-D / Fantômas / Dungen / Macaco / Evil Nine / The Haunted / Enslaved / Sunn O))) / The Blue Van / Mory Kante / Tocotronic / The Hidden Cameras / Tiken Jah Fakoly / Toumani Diabaté / Eskobar / Rahzel / Two Lone Swordsmen / 13 & God / Mikael Simpson / Positive Force / The Ponys / Hess Is More / Mugison / Tears / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Konono n°1 / Ska Cubano / Yuri Buenaventura / Virus Syndicate / Peter Sommer / Mercenary / Plantlife / Skambankt / Bikstok Røgsystem / The Perceptionists / Ali Farka Touré / Desorden Publico / Khonnor / Karen / Craig Richards / Warsaw Village Band / Spam Allstars / Captain Comatose / Warren Suicide / Plena Libre / BNegão / Mark One / New Cool Collective Big Band / Maldoror / Sylvie Marks & HAL9000 / ATA / Addictive TV / Angu / Enzo Avitabile And Bottari / Faiz Ali Faiz / Mike Patton And Rahzel / Ikscheltaschel / Radio Mundial / Mory Kant / Tys Tys / OPTO / Queens Of Noize / Michele Henderson / Mahala Ra Banda / Svartbag / Sølvstorm / Dwi Mekar / Bjorn Berge / Isis / Chic Show all bands
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Unknown venue Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
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Jun 27, 2005
Sonic Youth / Fantômas
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Piazza Castello Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Jun 26, 2005
Moby / Sonic Youth / Secret Machines / British Sea Power / Sigmatropic

Rockwave 2005 - Day 3

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Malakasa Athens, Attica, Greece
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Jun 25, 2005 –
Jul 02, 2005
Pop-Eye 2005
Patti Smith / Sonic Youth / The Skatalites / Afterhours / Laura / Bandabardò / Cristina Dona'
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La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Jun 24, 2005 –
Jul 09, 2005
rockwave festival 2005
Moby / Marilyn Manson / Black Sabbath / Garbage / Slayer / Anthrax / Twisted Sister / Velvet Revolver / Black Label Society / British Sea Power / Accept / Sonic Youth / Katatonia / Secret Machines / Matisse / Candlemass / Dismember / Dio / Zyklon / Sigmatropic / Wastefall / Order of the Ebon Hand / Ολέθριο Ρήγμα Show all bands
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Athens, Attica, Greece
Jun 03, 2005 –
Jun 05, 2005
Rock am Ring 2005
Maroon 5 / Green Day / John Legend / Weezer / Slipknot / Incubus / 3 Doors Down / Papa Roach / Marilyn Manson / Iron Maiden / Chemical Brothers / My Chemical Romance / The Prodigy / Simple Plan / Mötley Crüe / Bullet for My Valentine / Billy Idol / Garbage / Slayer / Thievery Corporation / Killswitch Engage / The Hives / Lamb of God / Doves / Mastodon / Apocalyptica / HIM / In Flames / Mudvayne / Maxïmo Park / Feeder / Phantom Planet / Velvet Revolver / Within Temptation / As I Lay Dying / Lacuna Coil / Soulwax / Meshuggah / Mando Diao / Every Time I Die / Funeral for a Friend / The Dillinger Escape Plan / Helmet / Die Toten Hosen / Flipsyde / Fettes Brot / Shadows Fall / Sonic Youth / Unearth / Adam Green / Madrugada / R.E.M. / Wir sind Helden / The Hellacopters / Silbermond / Caliban / The Ark / Tocotronic / Madsen / The Blue Van / 3 Inches Of Blood / Life Of Agony / In Extremo / Kettcar / Wednesday 13 / The (International) Noise Conspiracy / The Frames (IE) / Still Remains / Melody Club / Sugarplum Fairy / Stigma / Towers Of London / Walking Concert / Wire Daisies / World Leader Pretend / Data MC / Quit Your Dayjob / Gizmachi / Kagerou / Flyswatter / The Ga Ga's / Mardo / Mamasweed / Verlen / Groove Guerrilla / Trivial / BlackRaven Show all bands
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Nürburgring Nürburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
May 30, 2005
Sonic Youth
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Venue Maslak Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
May 26, 2005 –
May 28, 2005
Primavera Sound Festival 2005
Arcade Fire / M83 / New Order / Broken Social Scene / Echo & the Bunnymen / The Human League / Wiley / Maxïmo Park / Steve Earle / Nouvelle Vague / They Might Be Giants / Antony & The Johnsons / The Stooges / Destroyer / The Go! Team / The Futureheads / Vitalic / Mercury Rev / Gang Of Four / Iggy & the Stooges / Josh Rouse / Vetiver / Sonic Youth / Tim Hecker / Tortoise / Sondre Lerche / DJ Krush / Art Brut / Erlend Øye / The Wedding Present / Ron Sexsmith / Nathan Fake / Alter Ego / Sons and Daughters / Kristin Hersh / Jesu / Los Planetas / Jr / Micah P. Hinson / The Dirtbombs / Helena / Television Personalities / Coralie Clement / Psychic TV / Whitey / American Music Club / Radio 4 / Dominique A / Allison Moorer / Acid House Kings / Dogs Die In Hot Cars / Sophia / Brigitte Fontaine / Nacho Vegas / Richmond Fontaine / Gravenhurst / Piano Magic / The Czars / Polysics / Out Hud / Christina Rosenvinge / Francoiz Breut / Sr. Chinarro / Enrique Morente / Mishima / Optimo / Max Tundra / Isis / Erase Errata / Wighnomy Brothers / Solex / Astrud / Daniel Darc / Krush / Secret Society / Vic Chesnutt / Les Georges Leningrad / Minimal / The Married Monk / Mercromina / SERVICES / Experience / Nadadora / Tarantula / Ovni / Humbert Humbert / Cheese / Mate / Guillamino / Bertrand Betsch / It's Not Not / David Thomas And Two Pale Boys / Parker and Lily / Don Nino / Ginferno / Grabba Grabba Tape / Nisei / Coralie Clment / Garzon / OSLØ TELESCOPIC / Text of Light / Sammy Jo / Franoiz Breut / Optimo Djs / Garzn / Tarntula Show all bands
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Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Apr 16, 2005
Sonic Youth
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Maxwell's Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Apr 15, 2005
Sonic Youth / Citizen Cope / Cat Power
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University Of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 14, 2005
Sonic Youth
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The Academy of Music Theatre Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

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Pearl Jam / Sonic Youth
Jul 6, 2006
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Sonic Youth
Aug 22, 2007
 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sonic Youth
Aug 22, 2007
 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sonic Youth
Aug 21, 2007
 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Live 105 Green Christmas on Dec 15, 1995 [338-small]

Live 105 Green Christmas
Dec 15, 1995
 Berkeley, California, United States
  Uploaded by Peggy Sturman

Lollapalooza 1995 on Jul 10, 1995 [070-small]

Lollapalooza 1995
Jul 10, 1995
 Bonner Springs, Kansas, United States
  Uploaded by Tom K.

Matador at 21 on Oct 1, 2010 [111-small]

Matador at 21
Oct 1 - 3, 2010
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  Uploaded by Tom K.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Sonic Youth on Mar 3, 1991 [842-small]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Sonic Youth
Mar 3, 1991
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Sonic Youth / Pere Ubu on Oct 6, 1992 [020-small]

Sonic Youth / Pere Ubu
Oct 6, 1992
 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Pavement / Sonic Youth on Dec 15, 1992 [177-small]

Pavement / Sonic Youth
Dec 15, 1992
 Shepherds Bush, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Benny Allen

Pavement / Sonic Youth on Dec 15, 1992 [178-small]

Pavement / Sonic Youth
Dec 15, 1992
 Shepherds Bush, England, United Kingdom
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Pavement / Sonic Youth on Dec 15, 1992 [179-small]

Pavement / Sonic Youth
Dec 15, 1992
 Shepherds Bush, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Benny Allen

Sonic Youth / Decaer Pinga / Afrirampo on Sep 1, 2004 [383-small]

Sonic Youth / Decaer Pinga / Afrirampo
Sep 1, 2004
 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Hurricane Festival 1998 on Jun 20, 1998 [393-small]

Hurricane Festival 1998
Jun 20 - 21, 1998
 Scheeßel, Lower Saxony, Germany
  Uploaded by Torsten S.

Sonic Youth / fIREHOSE / Naomi's Hair on Nov 12, 1986 [104-small]

Sonic Youth / fIREHOSE / Naomi's Hair
Nov 12, 1986
 Gainesville, Florida, United States
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Sonic Youth / fIREHOSE / Naomi's Hair on Nov 12, 1986 [105-small]

Sonic Youth / fIREHOSE / Naomi's Hair
Nov 12, 1986
 Gainesville, Florida, United States
  Uploaded by Kennelco

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Rock
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Indie Rock
Alternative Rock
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Punk Rock
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Noise
Shoegaze
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Latest Setlist (11/14/2011):

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  2. Brave Men Run (In My Family)
  3. Death Valley '69
  4. Sacred Trickster
  5. Calming the Snake
  6. Mote
  7. 'Cross the Breeze
  8. Schizophrenia
  9. Drunken Butterfly
  10. Starfield Road
  11. Flower
  12. Sugar Kane
  13. Teen Age Riot

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Concerts Per Year:

2019 1 concert
2016 1 concert
2015 1 concert
2012 1 concert
2011 9 concerts
2010 26 concerts
2009 68 concerts
2008 21 concerts
2007 56 concerts
2006 66 concerts
2005 39 concerts
2004 67 concerts
2003 30 concerts
2002 63 concerts
2001 25 concerts
2000 73 concerts
1999 31 concerts
1998 63 concerts
1997 10 concerts
1996 50 concerts
1995 89 concerts
1994 3 concerts
1993 36 concerts
1992 74 concerts
1991 61 concerts
1990 72 concerts
1989 20 concerts
1988 49 concerts
1987 65 concerts
1986 78 concerts
1985 55 concerts
1984 5 concerts
1983 36 concerts
1982 22 concerts
1981 6 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Sonic Youth had?

Sonic Youth has had 1,372 concerts.

What genre is Sonic Youth?

Sonic Youth is most often considered to be Rock, Indie, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Alternative, Experimental, Punk Rock, Post-Punk, Experimental Rock, Modern Rock, Art Rock, Noise, Shoegaze, Favoritos, Grunge, Noise Rock, Noise Pop, and No Wave.

When was the last Sonic Youth concert?

The last Sonic Youth concert was on August 17, 2019 at Murmrr Ballroom in New York, New York, United States.

What setlist does Sonic Youth play live?

The songs that Sonic Youth performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the November 14, 2011 concert at Parque Brasil 500 in Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil:

  2. Brave Men Run (In My Family)
  3. Death Valley '69
  4. Sacred Trickster
  5. Calming the Snake
  6. Mote
  7. 'Cross the Breeze
  8. Schizophrenia
  9. Drunken Butterfly
  10. Starfield Road
  11. Flower
  12. Sugar Kane
  13. Teen Age Riot

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