The Clean's 2008 Concert History

The Clean are an influential indie rock band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978. The Clean soon forged a distinctive and quirky sound, inspired by punk filtered through to the relatively isolated New Zealand. Although they released several chart-topping singles in their native country, The Clean are a little-known cult band outside of New Zealand, although their influence is surprisingly far-reaching. They became a staple of college radio in the 1980s; Stephen Malkmus of Pavement cites them as a major influence...

Date Concert Venue Location
Jan 20, 2008
Big Day Out
Rage Against The Machine / Bjork / Arcade Fire / Grinspoon / Hilltop Hoods / Billy Bragg / Paul Kelly / LCD Soundsystem / Sarah Blasko / Faker / Midnight Juggernaughts / Dizzee Rascal / Something With Numbers / Battles / Cut Off Your Hands / Silverchair / Spoon / Unkle / Augie March / Brand New / Regurgitator / Anti-Flag / Karnivool / Carl Cox / Pnau / Kate Nash / Josh Pyke / Bexta / Shy Child / Eddy Current Suppression Ring / Gyroscope / Shihad / Enter Shikari / Operator Please / Alex Bennet / Krafty Kuts / Die! Die! Die! / The Nightwatchmen / Blue King Brown / British India / Aceyalone / The Clean / Behind Crimson Eyes / Katchafire / The Pheonix Foundation / Scribe Show all bands
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Gold Coast Parklands Southport, QLD, Australia
Jan 18, 2008
Big Day Out 08
Rage Against The Machine / Bjork / Shihad / Arcade Fire / Pluto / Grinspoon / Spoon / The Bleeders / Op Shop / Anti-Flag / Cut Off Your Hands / Die! Die! Die! / Antagonist / Supergroove / Brand New / The Phoenix Foundation / Battles / The Nightwatchman / Hilltop Hoods / Tiki Taane / The Checks / Collapsing Cities / The Clean / Enter Shikari / Paul Kelly / SJD / Billy Bragg / Kate Nash / Liam Finn / Operator Please / White Birds and Lemons / Katchafire / Dam Native / Young Sid / Missing Teeth / Shocking Pinks / Motocade / The Exiles / The Electric Confectionaries / Battle Circus / Surf City / False Start / The Lookie loo's / Kerretta / All Left Out / Solstate / Carl Cox / LCD Soundsystem / Krafty Kuts / Scribe / Mu / Unkle / Dick Johnson / Dizzee Rascal / Havoc / Dr Octagon / The Kingsland Vinyl Appreciation Society / Shy Child / Aceyalone / Pig Out Show all bands
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Mount Smart Stadium Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand
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Indie Rock
Alternative Rock
Indie Pop
Post-Punk
Lo-Fi
Dream Pop
Jangle Pop
New Zealand
Experimental Pop
UK Post-Punk
Garage Psych
Gbvfi
Nz Indie
Dunedin Sound
Dunedin Indie
Flying Nun
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2015 3 concerts
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Clean had?

The Clean has had 50 concerts.

What genre is The Clean?

The Clean is most often considered to be Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, Post-Punk, Lo-Fi, Dream Pop, Jangle Pop, New Zealand, Experimental Pop, UK Post-Punk, Garage Psych, Gbvfi, Nz Indie, Dunedin Sound, Dunedin Indie, and Flying Nun.

When was the last The Clean concert?

The last The Clean concert was on November 14, 2017 at Birthdays in London, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: Kissability / The Clean / Para Alta.

What setlist does The Clean play live?

The songs that The Clean performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the January 22, 2015 concert at Corner Hotel in Richmond, Victoria, Australia:

  1. Fish
  2. Flowers
  3. Hold on to the Rail
  4. Drawing to a Hole
  5. Whatever I Do It's Right
  6. Outside the Cage
  7. Too Much Violence
  8. I Wait Around
  9. Point That Thing Somewhere Else
  10. Anything Could Happen
  11. Some One
  12. Getting Older
  13. I'm in Love With These Times
  14. At the Bottom
  15. Tally Ho
  16. Odditty

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