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 36)

Date Concert Venue Location
Mar 19, 1998
Sonic Youth / Joe Ely
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La Zona Rosa Austin, Texas, United States
Nov 21, 1997
Sonic Youth / Tom Verlaine
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David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts New York, New York, United States
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Oct 06, 1997
Sonic Youth
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CBGB & OMFUG New York, New York, United States
Aug 30, 1997
Sonic Youth / Built to Spill / Sleater-Kinney
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Memorial Stadium Seattle, Washington, United States
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Aug 29, 1997
Bumbershoot 1997
Beck / Cake / Wilco / Sheryl Crow / Tenacious D / Smash Mouth / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Sugar Ray / Blues Traveler / Reel Big Fish / Built to Spill / Los Lobos / Spiritualized / David Byrne / Ben Lee / Joan Osborne / Sonic Youth / Shawn Colvin / Sleater-Kinney / Medeski Martin & Wood / Galactic / Sneaker Pimps / L7 / Pond / Dick Dale / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Michael Penn / The Neville Brothers / David Cross / Kristin Hersh / Zap Mama / Robyn Hitchcock / Jane Siberry / The Toasters / Jim White / Quasi / James Cotton / Steve Forbert / Dog’s Eye View / El Vez / Elliott Smith / Chris Smither / Geggy Tah / King Chango / Margaret Cho / Mary Lou Lord / Art Ensemble Of Chicago / Friends of Dean Martinez / Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women / Shooglenifty / Bhundu Boys / Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys / Goodness / Terrance Simien / Amy Rigby / Let's Go Bowling / Tarnation / Tuatara / Critters Buggin / Sky Cries Mary / Don Walser / Super Deluxe / Peter Buck / Sweet Water / Zuba / Layne Redmond / Cindy Lee Berryhill / Engine 54 / Bill And Bonnie Hearne / Barbara Wilson / The Picketts / Scott McCaughey / James Ellroy / The Compadres / Tom Robbins / Michael Ondaatje / Karen Pernick / Marvin Bell / Jerry Douglas & Russ Barenberg / Robert Pinsky / L.a. Project / Curtis Hanson / John Haines / Barret Martin / Candye Kane & the Swingin' Armadillos / Lisa Buscani / Alurista / Subminute: Radio / Pacific Northwest Ballet / Guillermo Gomez-pena / cornershop / mark o'connor / Jimmy Thackery / MxPx / The Skatalites / Soul Coughing / Foo Fighters Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 29, 1997 –
Sep 01, 1997
Bumbershoot 1997
Foo Fighters / Beck / Sheryl Crow / Wilco / Cake / Tenacious D / Smash Mouth / Sugar Ray / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Blues Traveler / David Byrne / Built to Spill / Reel Big Fish / Spiritualized / Pond / Los Lobos / Sleater-Kinney / cornershop / Joan Osborne / L7 / Ben Lee / MxPx / Shawn Colvin / Sneaker Pimps / Galactic / Medeski Martin & Wood / The Skatalites / Soul Coughing / Dick Dale / Sonic Youth / The Blind Boys of Alabama / The Neville Brothers / Michael Penn / Chris Smither / Kristin Hersh / Robyn Hitchcock / The Toasters / Zap Mama / David Cross / Jim White / Steve Forbert / Jane Siberry / Quasi / James Cotton / King Chango / Art Ensemble Of Chicago / mark o'connor / Dog’s Eye View / Margaret Cho / El Vez / Geggy Tah / Mary Lou Lord / Elliott Smith / Jimmy Thackery / Shooglenifty / Friends of Dean Martinez / Bhundu Boys / Terrance Simien / Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys / Amy Rigby / Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women / Let's Go Bowling / Tuatara / Tarnation / Goodness / Sky Cries Mary / Super Deluxe / Peter Buck / Don Walser / Critters Buggin / Sweet Water / Layne Redmond / Barbara Wilson / Zuba / Cindy Lee Berryhill / Scott McCaughey / Engine 54 / Bill And Bonnie Hearne / The Compadres / The Picketts / Tom Robbins / James Ellroy / Michael Ondaatje / Karen Pernick / L.a. Project / Marvin Bell / Robert Pinsky / Subminute: Radio / John Haines / Jerry Douglas & Russ Barenberg / Barret Martin / Curtis Hanson / Guillermo Gomez-pena / Pacific Northwest Ballet / Alurista / Candye Kane & the Swingin' Armadillos / Lisa Buscani Show all bands
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Bumbershoot 1997 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Jun 23, 1997
Redd Kross / Sonic Youth / Mudhoney
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Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
Jun 12, 1997
Sonic Youth
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West 54th St. Studios New York, New York, United States
Jun 07, 1997
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Porno for Pyros / Biz Markie / Jon Spenser Blues Explosion / U2 / Patti Smith / Noel Gallagher / A Tribe Called Quest / Sonic Youth / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Foo Fighters / Radiohead
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Downing Stadium New York, New York, United States
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Jun 07, 1997 –
Jun 08, 1997
Tibetan Freedom Concert 1997
Taj Mahal / Phantom Blues Band / U2 / Radiohead / Pearl Jam / Blur / Björk / Alanis Morissette / Spoon / A Tribe Called Quest / De La Soul / Beastie Boys / Patti Smith / Rancid / Pavement / Biz Markie / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / KRS-One / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Noel Gallagher / Sonic Youth / Porno for Pyros / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Nawang Khechog / Yungchen Lhamo / Chaksam-pa / Dadon / Foo Fighters Show all bands
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Randalls Island New York, New York, United States
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Jun 05, 1997
Sonic Youth
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Brooklyn Bridge New York, New York, United States
Mar 01, 1997
Sonic Youth / Dim Sum Clip Job / Ruins (JP)
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The Cooler New York, New York, United States
Jan 09, 1997
David Bowie 50th Birthday Bash
Lou Reed / David Bowie / Frank Black / Sonic Youth / Robert Smith / Foo Fighters / Billy Corgan / Placebo
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Madison Square Garden New York, New York, United States
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Nov 23, 1996
Sonic Youth
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Las Brujas Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Aug 25, 1996
Sonic Youth

Reading Festival

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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 24, 1996
Pukkelpop
Feeder / Ash / Girls Against Boys / Ice-T / Bush / The Aloof / Butthole Surfers / Eat Static / Soul Coughing / Sonic Youth / Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
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Domein Kiewit Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 23, 1996
Sonic Youth

Lowlands Festival

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Evenemententerrein Walibi Holland Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
Aug 23, 1996 –
Aug 25, 1996
Reading Festival 1996
Weezer / The Offspring / Moby / The Prodigy / The Flaming Lips / Rage Against The Machine / Placebo / The Stone Roses / Garbage / Underworld / Social Distortion / Ben Folds Five / Feeder / Moloko / Ash / Billy Bragg / Butthole Surfers / Rehab / Super Furry Animals / Broadcast / The Divine Comedy / Kula Shaker / Ice-T / The Posies / Reef / Tortoise / Sebadoh / Sonic Youth / Soul Coughing / The Wedding Present / Catatonia / Space / Alabama 3 / Sneaker Pimps / Mansun / Dodgy / Black Grape / Julian Cope / Symposium / Dirty Three / Terrorvision / The Raincoats / Gene / Rocket from the Crypt / Dubstar / Bis / Ruby / JACK / Girls Against Boys / The Supernaturals / downset. / Marion / Baby Bird / The Embassy / Drugstore / Evil Superstars / Seaweed / 3 Colours Red / Dweeb / Tiger / My Life Story / Geneva / Brotherhood / 22-Pistepirkko / Sparklehorse / New Kingdom / Salad / Audioweb / Collapsed Lung / Rare / Brassy / Alone / Northern Uproar / Kenickie / China Drum / Octopus / Urusei Yatsura / Goldblade / Compulsion / Driven / 12 rounds / Bennet / Nut / Subcircus / Scheer / AC Acoustics / Earl Brutus / Quickspace Supersport / 60 Ft. Dolls / Linoleum / Sensefield / Posh / The Daisies / Jocasta / Scarfo / Tunic / Davey / Bawl / Pin Ups / The Gyres / Supermodel / Chest / Goldblade / Vent 414 / Pallet / Frank Sidebottom / Laxton's Superb / Rude Club / Uresei Yatsura Show all bands
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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 22, 1996
Sonic Youth / Monica Sex / Rami Fortis
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Cinerama Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Aug 21, 1996
Sonic Youth / Selfish Gene / Rami Fortis City Hall Club Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Aug 19, 1996
Sonic Youth

Sziget Festival

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Óbudai-sziget (Óbuda Island) Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Aug 14, 1996 –
Aug 20, 1996
Sziget Festival 1996
The Prodigy / Iggy Pop / The Stone Roses / Slash / Sonic Youth / Levellers / Therapy? / The Bates
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Óbudai-sziget (Óbuda Island) Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Jul 30, 1996
Lollapalooza 1996
Sonic Youth / Hole / Cypress Hill / Pavement / Elastica / Beck / The Jesus Lizard / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Coolio / Built to Spill / Mike Watt / Patti Smith / Moby
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The Gorge Amphitheatre George, Washington, United States

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 Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil
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 Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
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Jul 4, 1993
 Werchter, Flanders, Belgium
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Jul 4, 1993
 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 on Oct 3, 1998 [439-small]

Livid Festival
Oct 3, 1998
 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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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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