Sonic Youth Concert History

Sonic Youth was an influential American experimental rock band 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).

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Sonic Youth Tours & Concerts (Page 15)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 12, 2005
Sonic Youth

Øyafestivalen

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Middelalderparken Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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 09, 2005
Sonic Youth

Santander Summer Festival

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Playa de Rostrío Santander, Spain
Jul 08, 2005 –
Jul 09, 2005
Santander Summer Festival
Sonic Youth / Los Planetas / The Chemical Brothers / Ocean Colour Scene / The Faint / Morcheeba / Manta Ray / Rinôçérôse
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Playa de Rostrío Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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 06, 2005
Sonic Youth

Accelerator Festival Gothenburg

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Trädgår'n Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, 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
Sonic Youth

Roskilde Festival

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Roskilde Dyrskueplads Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
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 / The 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
Sonic Youth

Roskilde Festival

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Roskilde Dyrskueplads Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
Jun 30, 2005 –
Jul 03, 2005
Roskilde Festival 2005
Mylo / Karen / Mahala Ra Banda / Isis / Bjorn Berge / Chic / Turbonegro / Mugison / The Dresden Dolls / Mory Kante / Craig Richards / ATA / Rahzel / 13 & God / Trentemøller / Ska Cubano / John Digweed / Tys Tys / Plena Libre / Sylvie Marks & HAL9000 / Bikstok Røgsystem / OPTO / Evil Nine / Yuri Buenaventura / Skambankt / Positive Force / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Plantlife / Spam Allstars / Mercenary / Dwi Mekar / Outlandish / Dungen / Autechre / Queens Of Noize / Tiken Jah Fakoly / Mory Kant / Two Lone Swordsmen / Athlete / New Cool Collective Big Band / Carl Cox / Eskobar / Foo Fighters / Tocotronic / Mark One / Tinariwen / The Dears / Mikael Simpson / Konono n°1 / Khonnor / The Go! Team / Ikscheltaschel / Plan B / Mike Patton And Rahzel / Joanna Newsom / Warsaw Village Band / Hess Is More / Peter Sommer / Maldoror / The Blue Van / Junior Senior / Sunn O))) / Enzo Avitabile And Bottari / Addictive TV / Laid Back / Kano / Femi Kuti / Warren Suicide / M83 / Tom Vek / Håkan Hellström / BNegão / Devendra Banhart / Desorden Publico / Angu / The Be Good Tanyas / Svartbag / Faiz Ali Faiz / Michele Henderson / The Game / Sølvstorm / Armand Van Helden / The Ponys / The Perceptionists / Virus Syndicate / The Haunted / Alter Ego / The Hidden Cameras / Thievery Corporation / Radio Mundial / Ali Farka Touré / The Futureheads / Macaco / Enslaved / Roots Manuva / Four Tet / Toumani Diabaté / Efterklang / Captain Comatose / Green Day / Black Sabbath / Bloc Party / Jimmy Eat World / Duran Duran / Interpol / Bright Eyes / Röyksopp / Audioslave / Flogging Molly / Jamie Cullum / Mastodon / Velvet Revolver / The Raveonettes / Death from Above 1979 / Mew / The Faint / Le Tigre / Sonic Youth / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Kent / Brian Wilson / Beatsteaks / D-A-D / Fantômas / Tears Show all bands
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Unknown venue Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
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Jun 28, 2005
Sonic Youth

Pop Eye Festival

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Giardini Centro Allende La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
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
Sonic Youth

Le Rock dans tous ses États

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Hippodrome d’Évreux-Navarre Évreux, France
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 / Candlemass / Dismember / Dio / Zyklon / Sigmatropic / Wastefall / Order of the Ebon Hand / Ολέθριο Ρήγμα / Matisse Show all bands
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Athens, Attica, Greece
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Jun 05, 2005
Sonic Youth

Rock im Park

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Zeppelinfeld Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Jun 04, 2005
Sonic Youth

Rock am Ring

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Nürburgring Nürburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Jun 03, 2005
Sonic Youth

Art Rock Festival

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Place Poulain-Corbion Saint-Brieuc, France
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 / The 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
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May 30, 2005
Sonic Youth
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Venue Maslak Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

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 Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil
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 Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
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 Werchter, Flanders, Belgium
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Sonic Youth / Nirvana / STP on Aug 24, 1990 [432-small]

Sonic Youth / Nirvana / STP
Aug 24, 1990
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Sonic Youth / The Liars / Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Nov 22, 2002 [511-small]

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Nov 22, 2002
 Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
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Nov 22, 2002
 Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
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Livid Festival
Oct 3, 1998
 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Livid Festival
Oct 3, 1998
 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Sonic Youth / Social Distortion on Jan 26, 1991 [391-small]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Sonic Youth / Social Distortion
Jan 26, 1991
 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Mar 17, 1991
 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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  6. Mote
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  8. Schizophrenia
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  10. Starfield Road
  11. Flower
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Concerts Per Year:

2019 1 concert
2016 1 concert
2015 1 concert
2012 1 concert
2011 9 concerts
2010 28 concerts
2009 76 concerts
2008 22 concerts
2007 57 concerts
2006 70 concerts
2005 48 concerts
2004 69 concerts
2003 34 concerts
2002 67 concerts
2001 26 concerts
2000 81 concerts
1999 33 concerts
1998 77 concerts
1997 10 concerts
1996 58 concerts
1995 93 concerts
1994 4 concerts
1993 49 concerts
1992 82 concerts
1991 68 concerts
1990 80 concerts
1989 38 concerts
1988 56 concerts
1987 78 concerts
1986 87 concerts
1985 73 concerts
1984 9 concerts
1983 54 concerts
1982 38 concerts
1981 12 concerts
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