The Bad Plus's 2008 Concert History

The Bad Plus are a U.S. jazz quartet consisting of bassist Reid Anderson, drummer Dave King, guitarist Ben Monder and saxophonist Chris Speed. Anderson and King are originally from Minnesota. King is also part of the Minnesota-based groups Halloween, Alaska, Happy Apple, and Love-Cars. Founding member and pianist Ethan Iverson left the group at the beginning of 2018 and was replaced by Orrin Evans. Evans left the group in 2021.

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 23, 2008 –
Jul 26, 2008
10,000 Lakes Festival 2008
The Flaming Lips / Slightly Stoopid / Michael Franti & Spearhead / George Clinton / Moon Taxi / The Wood Brothers / JJ Grey & Mofro / Medeski, Martin & Wood / Lotus / The Bad Plus / The New Mastersounds / Eoto / Leftover Salmon / Dark Star Orchestra / Stretch / Phil Lesh & Friends / Mickey Hart / Secret Chiefs 3 / Wookiefoot / Dub Trio / Lynx (UK) / Bonerama / Solution / Hue / All Good Things / Cornmeal / Extra Golden / Pert Near Sandstone / Mirror / The Waybacks / Everyone Orchestra / Papa Mali / Deep Banana Blackout / Heatbox / U-Melt / Roster McCabe / Ultraviolet Hippopotamus / Kinetix / family groove company / Sovereign Sect / Bill Smith / TR3 / ReDuX / Dead Larry / White Iron Band / The Twin Cats / The Limns / Teddy Presberg / The Kelly Richey Band / God Johnson / Phix / The Gold Standard / Gypsyfoot / The Blue Martian Tribe / New Primitives / Springdale Quartet / The Histronic / One Under / Panjea / Enchanted Ape / The Rhinestone Diplomats / The ComoSapiens / WBPN / Dred Dread Show all bands
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Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Jul 13, 2008
The Bad Plus Kulturzelt Kassel Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Jul 12, 2008
North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam)
"North Sea Jazz Festival" (Rotterdam) / Herbie Hancock / Chaka Khan / Tower Of Power / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Michel Camilo / The Bad Plus / Marc Broussard / Paul Simon / Victor Wooten / Bobby McFerrin / Pat Metheny Trio / Wayne Shorter / Imani Winds / Gino Vannelli / Kenny Werner / Randal Corsen / Roy Hargrove quintet / george Benson / Eumir Deodato / Toto Bona Lokua / Angelique Kidjo / Frank McComb / Jose James / Soil and "Pimp" Sessions / Acoustic Ladyland / Richard Bona / Cyro Baptista / Freddy Cole / Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw / New York Voices / Melody Gardot / Charlie Haden's Quartet West / Lizz Wright / James Carter / David Sanchez / Renaud Gacica-Fons Trio / Lou Donaldson / Stefano di Battista / Neco Novellas Show all bands
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Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Jul 11, 2008
Alicia Keys / Gnarls Barkley / The Mars Volta / Diana Krall / Paul Simon / Adele / Herbie Hancock / Etta James / Mark Ronson / Jill Scott / cassandra wilson / Chaka Khan / Bobby McFerrin / Angie Stone / Buddy Guy / george Benson / Joe Jackson / Pa...
Alicia Keys / Gnarls Barkley / The Mars Volta / Diana Krall / Paul Simon / Adele / Herbie Hancock / Etta James / Mark Ronson / Jill Scott / cassandra wilson / Chaka Khan / Bobby McFerrin / Angie Stone / Buddy Guy / george Benson / Joe Jackson / Pat Metheny / Sergio Mendes / Wayne Shorter / The Bad Plus / Al Jarreau / Zuco 103 / Omara Portuondo / Room Eleven / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Maceo Parker / Bootsy Collins / Victor Wooten / Abdullah Ibrahim / roy hargrove / Gary Burton / C-Mon & Kypski / Pete Philly & Perquisite / Charlie Haden / Lefties Soul Connection / Alain Clark / Charles Lloyd / Brad Mehldau trio / branford marsalis / Acoustic Ladyland / Ron Carter / Hans Teeuwen / Hank Jones / James Carter / Sheila Jordan / Phil Woods / cleo laine / Elizabeth Shepherd / David S. Ware / Grupo Fantasma / David Sánchez / Stricat / dbClifford / Sensual / Rudresh Mahanthappa / Finn Peters / Soil & Pimp Sessions / Dweezil Zappa / Anat Cohen / Antonio Sanchez / Led Bib / Michel Camilo Trio / Mark Helias' Open Loose / Willem Breuker / Imani Winds / Horacio 'el Negro' Hernandez / Youssou N'Dour / Ferdinand Povel / Bobby Hutcherson Quartet Show all bands
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Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Jul 04, 2008
The Bad Plus Auditorio La Alameda Jaen, Spain
Jul 03, 2008
The Bad Plus Narodni Dom Maribor Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
Jul 02, 2008
The Bad Plus Cankarjev dom Cultural & Congress Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jun 29, 2008
The Bad Plus
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The Jazz Cafe London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 27, 2008
The Bad Plus Queen's Theatre Barnstaple, United Kingdom
Jun 26, 2008
"Glasgow International Jazz Festival" / The Bad Plus / Ian Shaw / Dennis Rollins' Badbone & Co.

Glasgow International Jazz Festival

TBA Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jun 24, 2008
The Bad Plus / Kurt Rosenwinkel Adler Hall At The New York Society for Ethical Culture New York, New York, United States
Jun 15, 2008 –
Jun 27, 2008
JVC Jazz Festival New York 2008
Al Green / Jill Scott / Herbie Hancock / Sergio Mendes / Esperanza Spalding / João Gilberto / Chris Botti / Medeski, Martin & Wood / Lettuce / The Bad Plus / dianne reeves / Soulive / Taylor McFerrin / Joshua Redman / Maceo Parker / Lizz Wright / Gil Scott-Heron / Avishai Cohen / Raul Midón / Freddie hubbard / Zap Mama / Brad Mehldau trio / Kurt Elling / Dee dee bridgewater / Toots Thielemans / Mocean Worker / Poncho Sanchez / Sonya Kitchell / Pat Martino / Dave Holland / Hank Jones / Jack DeJohnette / Kurt Rosenwinkel / Simone / Chris Potter / Charlie Haden / Lionel Loueke / Jason Moran / Paquito D'Rivera / Dick Hyman / Charles Lloyd / Vinnie Colaiuta / Cecil Taylor / Ravi Coltrane / Billy Taylor / Charlie Haden Quartet West / Theo Croker / Eric Harland / Chico O'farrill / Geri Allen / Craig Taborn / Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog / Wycliffe Gordon / George Cables / Eric Alexander / Bucky Pizzarelli / The Tierney Sutton Band / Howard Alden / Ken Peplowski / Kenny Barron Trio / les paul / Hilary Kole / Lewis Nash / KJ Denhert / Brandee Younger / Reuben Rogers / Jim Rotondi / Gene Bertoncini / Jay Leonhart / Mike Ledonne / Randy Sandke / Sergio Salvatore / Byron Stripling / Kenny Werner Trio / Mike Pope / The Birdland Big Band / Aaron Goldberg Trio / Ted Rosenthal / Lionel Loueke Trio / Eddie Locke / yuval cohen / Freddie Bryant / Christos Rafalides / Richard Galliano Tangaria Quartet / Dmitri Kolesnik / Roger Davidson Trio / Judy Barnett / Andy Farber / Mos Def Big Band / DJ Logic Project / Mingus Legacy Show all bands
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Jvc Jazz Festival New York New York, New York, United States
Jun 14, 2008
The Bad Plus Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Rochester, New York, United States
Jun 13, 2008
The Bad Plus Glenn Gould Studio Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 24, 2008
The Bad Plus Quincy's Lounge Calgary, Alberta, Canada
May 23, 2008
The Bad Plus Douglas Auditorium Juneau, Alaska, United States
May 22, 2008
The Bad Plus
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Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington, United States
May 17, 2008
The Bad Plus Barkley theatre Fallon, Nevada, United States
May 16, 2008
The Bad Plus Cellar Door Visalia, California, United States
May 15, 2008
The Bad Plus Palace of Fine Arts Theatre San Francisco, California, United States
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2023 39 concerts
2022 21 concerts
2021 1 concert
2020 3 concerts
2019 30 concerts
2018 40 concerts
2017 33 concerts
2016 35 concerts
2015 52 concerts
2014 44 concerts
2013 46 concerts
2012 44 concerts
2011 74 concerts
2010 67 concerts
2009 88 concerts
2008 98 concerts
2007 98 concerts
2006 104 concerts
2005 75 concerts
2004 12 concerts
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Bad Plus had?

The Bad Plus has had 1,019 concerts.

What genre is The Bad Plus?

The Bad Plus is most often considered to be Jazz, Instrumental, Jazz Fusion, Piano, Contemporary Jazz, Free Jazz, Post-Bop, Indie Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, UK Contemporary Jazz, Jazz And Blues, Jazz Trio, and Modern Jazz Trio.

When is the next The Bad Plus concert?

The next The Bad Plus concert is on July 16, 2024 at Blue Note New York in New York, New York, United States.

When was the last The Bad Plus concert?

The last The Bad Plus concert was on April 05, 2024 at The Broadberry in Richmond, Virginia, United States.

What setlist does The Bad Plus play live?

The songs that The Bad Plus performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 05, 2024 concert at The Broadberry in Richmond, Virginia, United States:

  1. Motivations II
  2. Anthem for the Earnest
  3. French Horns
  4. Sun Wall
  5. Casa Ben
  6. Sick Fire
  7. Salvages
  8. Tyrone's Flamingo
  9. You Won't See Me Before I Come Back
  10. The Dandy

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