The Books Concert History

The Books was an American-Dutch duo, formed in New York City in 1999, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong. In early 2012, Nick Zammuto announced the end of the duo and the beginning of his solo project Zammuto. Subsequently, Paul de Jong released two solo albums.

The Books Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 07, 2014
Warren Eyeswan / TGunn / Morning River Band / The Books Flemington Flemington, NJ, US
May 31, 2014
The Books American Legion Post 293 Warren, NJ, US
May 24, 2013 –
May 26, 2013
The Books frogmore hill Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
Dec 08, 2012
The Books Les TransMusicales Rennes, Brittany, France
Dec 07, 2012
The Books Palace St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Dec 05, 2012
The Books Feinkostlampe Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Dec 03, 2012
The Books Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Dec 02, 2012
The Books Botanique - Orangerie Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Dec 01, 2012
The Books Le Guess Who? Festival Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Jul 23, 2011 –
Jul 24, 2011
ATP I'll Be Your Mirror 2011
Beach House / Portishead / Caribou / PJ Harvey / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Swans / Liars / Grinderman / The Books / DOOM / Factory Floor / Beak> / Anika / S.C.U.M / Company Flow / The Telescopes / Acoustic Ladyland / Black Roots / Thought Forms / The Sundowners / dd/mm/yyyy / Foot Village / Helen Money / Fairhorns / Alan Moore & Stephen O'malley / The London Snorkeling Team Show all bands
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Alexandra Palace London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 17, 2011
Cloud Control / 2562 / Aux Raus / Bedroom Monkees / Birth of Joy / Black Bottle Riot / Blues Brother Castro / Bob Fosko / Chef'Special / De Kift / Eefje / Eins Zwei Orchestra / Eklin / Jah6 / Knalpot / Krach / la Boutique Fantastique / Memphis Man...
Cloud Control / 2562 / Aux Raus / Bedroom Monkees / Birth of Joy / Black Bottle Riot / Blues Brother Castro / Bob Fosko / Chef'Special / De Kift / Eefje / Eins Zwei Orchestra / Eklin / Jah6 / Knalpot / Krach / la Boutique Fantastique / Memphis Maniacs / No Blues / Obeah / Pien Feith / Pitto / Pop Up Animal Kids / Roy Santiago / Ruben Hein / Shaking Godspeed / The Black Atlantic / Phantom Four & the Arguido / Vanderbuyst / About Group / Architecture In Helsinki / Aucan / Avi Buffalo / Bibio / Blackie & The Oohoos / C.w. Stoneking & His Primitive Horn Orchestra / Charlie Jones' Big Band / Crocodiles / Dagoba / Dananananaykroyd / Dirty Beaches / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / Eskmo / Fenech-Soler / Gesaffelstein / Hauschka / James Vincent McMorrow / Jamie Woon / Kap Bambino / Keko Yoma / Mama Rosin / MDC / Mike Dehnert / Mount Kimbie / Palmbomen / Pete and The Pirates / Puro Instinct / Radio Moscow / Retro Stefson / San Soda / SBTRKT / Ska3 / Smoke Fairies / Spokes / Steak Number Eight / The .357 String Band / The Books / The Duke and the King / The Ocean / The Phoenix Foundation / Severed Limb / Traumahelikopter / Tuxedo Buck / Washed Out / Yori Swart / dd/mm/yyyy / Ólafur Arnalds / Hunting the Robot / Nausica / The Brew / Ceumar / Daar / Headaches / J.v. Mcmorrow / Leeways / Rey Cabrera Y Sus Amigos Habana / Sunnpimp / STRFKR Show all bands
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Valkhofpark Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Jul 16, 2011 –
Jul 22, 2011
Festival de-Affaire 2011
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / Little Dragon / SBTRKT / Washed Out / James Vincent McMorrow / STRFKR / Bibio / Ólafur Arnalds / Mount Kimbie / Gesaffelstein / Architecture In Helsinki / Jamie Woon / Cloud Control / Fenech-Soler / Avi Buffalo / The Books / Chef'Special / Crocodiles / Eskmo / Radio Moscow / Hauschka / Dirty Beaches / The Ocean / Pete and The Pirates / The Phoenix Foundation / C.W. Stoneking / John Holt / Stealing Sheep / Dananananaykroyd / Smoke Fairies / MDC / Kap Bambino / The Black Atlantic / Sukh Knight / Frankie Paul / Amatorski / Puro Instinct / 2562 / The Duke and the King / Pitto / Retro Stefson / Dagoba / Palmbomen / Birth of Joy / No Blues / Ruben Hein / The .357 String Band / Aucan / Steak Number Eight / Mike Dehnert / Spokes / San Soda / Pete / Mama Rosin / Pien Feith / About Group / De Kift / dd/mm/yyyy / Vers / Memphis Maniacs / Antillectual / Traumahelikopter / Aux Raus / Eins Zwei Orchestra / Yori Swart / Imperial Tiger Orchestra / Shaking Godspeed / Jah6 / Pioneers of Love / Obeah / Headaches / Vanderbuyst / Krach / Blackie & The Oohoos / Black Bottle Riot / la Boutique Fantastique / Kill Ferelli / Severed Limb / Knalpot / Blues Brother Castro / Hunting the Robot / Phantom Four & the Arguido / Pop Up Animal Kids / Thiaz Itch / Keko Yoma / Charlie Jones' Big Band / C.w. Stoneking & His Primitive Horn Orchestra / Bob Fosko / Eklin / Roy Santiago / Scrambled / Eefje / Fruit of the Original Sin / Dead Man's Curse / Ska3 / Captain Ortega / Easy Trigger / Orquesta Salsabor / The Earphone Heads / Tuxedo Buck / Kayser Karel / Die Lui / Audio Outrage / Bedroom Monkees / Benton / De Kraaien / Helter Skelter Show all bands
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Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Jun 17, 2011
"Celebrate Brooklyn! Perf. Arts Fest" / The Books / Junip / Doveman

Celebrate Brooklyn! Perf. Arts Fest

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Prospect Park Bandshell New York, New York, United States
May 31, 2011
The Books / Two Left Ears L'Aéronef Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
May 30, 2011
The Books / Forest Swords La Géode Paris, Île-de-France, France
May 27, 2011 –
Jun 01, 2011
Festival Villette Sonique 2011
Animal Collective / Caribou / The Magician / Tensnake / SebastiAn / Connan Mockasin / The Fall / Ducktails / Thurston Moore / Beth Ditto / The Books / Suuns / Busy P / Salem / Emeralds / Discodeine / James Pants / Blondes / Current 93 / Hype Williams / Julian Lynch / Half Japanese / L-VIS 1990 / Kode9 & The Spaceape / Oxbow / ooioo / Comus / Cheveu / Carte Blanche / Group Doueh / The Feeling of Love / Action Beat / antilles / Hifiklub / Thomas Bloch / Glenn Branca Ensemble / Yuri Landman / i apologize / Discodeine & Thomas Bloch / DJ Nightschool Show all bands
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Paris, Île-de-France, France
May 09, 2011
The Books Kampnagel Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
May 08, 2011
The Books Atlas Aarhus, Central Jutland, Denmark
May 07, 2011
Turboweekend / The Books VEGA Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
May 06, 2011
The Books Ballhof Eins Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

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The Only Ones / Peter Perrett / The Books / Original Mirrors on Mar 8, 1981 [028-small]

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Mar 8, 1981
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Feb 4, 2006
 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Indie
Electronic
Indie Rock
Folk
Experimental
Electronica
Art Pop
Indietronica
Experimental Pop
Folktronica
Collage Pop
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Latest Setlist (06/17/2011):

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  1. Group Autogenics I
  2. I Didn't Know That
  3. Tokyo
  4. Cold Freezin' Night
  5. Be Good to Them Always
  6. Chain of Missing Links
  7. A Short Song About Geese
  8. Free Translator
  9. Excess Straussess
  10. An Owl With Knees
  11. Smells Like Content
  12. Take Time
  13. We Bought the Flood
  14. Cello Song

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Concerts Per Year:

2014 2 concerts
2013 1 concert
2012 6 concerts
2011 38 concerts
2010 56 concerts
2009 33 concerts
2007 32 concerts
2006 69 concerts
2005 18 concerts
2003 1 concert
1981 1 concert
1980 8 concerts
1979 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has The Books had?

The Books has had 266 concerts.

What genre is The Books?

The Books is most often considered to be Indie, Electronic, Indie Rock, Folk, Experimental, Electronica, Art Pop, Indietronica, Experimental Pop, Folktronica, and Collage Pop.

When was the last The Books concert?

The last The Books concert was on June 07, 2014 at Flemington in Flemington, NJ, US. The bands that performed were: Warren Eyeswan / TGunn / Morning River Band / The Books.

What setlist does The Books play live?

The songs that The Books performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the June 17, 2011 concert at Prospect Park Bandshell in New York, New York, United States:

  1. Group Autogenics I
  2. I Didn't Know That
  3. Tokyo
  4. Cold Freezin' Night
  5. Be Good to Them Always
  6. Chain of Missing Links
  7. A Short Song About Geese
  8. Free Translator
  9. Excess Straussess
  10. An Owl With Knees
  11. Smells Like Content
  12. Take Time
  13. We Bought the Flood
  14. Cello Song

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