The D-Rays Concert History

Formed in the Appalachian foothills of Athens, Ohio in 2011, The D-Rays draw from a wide number of garage/surf/punk influences to deliver their own brand of stripped-down, dirty, original instrumental rock. No Walk Don’t Run, Wipeout, or Miserlou here, this is something different.

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The D-Rays Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 19, 2026
Upcoming
Nelsonville Music Festival
Gillian Welch / David Rawlings / Mavis Staples / Mon Rovîa / Thee Sinseers / The Altons / S.G. Goodman / Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band / Ken Pomeroy / Saintseneca / BERTHA: Grateful Drag / Styrofoam Winos / Memo PST / The D-Rays
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Snow Fork Event Center Nelsonville, Ohio, United States
Jun 18, 2026 –
Jun 20, 2026
Upcoming
Nelsonville Music Festival 2026
Geese / The Marcus King Band / Gillian Welch & David Rawlings / Mavis Staples / Mon Rovîa / Fruit Bats / Wednesday / Thee Sinseers / Hannah Cohen / Cat Clyde / The Altons / Big Freedia / S.G. Goodman / Los Mirlos / Ken Pomeroy / Wine Lips / Mikaela Davis / Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band / Anna Tivel / Saintseneca / Gwenifer Raymond / Elizabeth Moen / The Animeros / Emily Hines / Styrofoam Winos / Thomas Dollbaum / Setting / BERTHA: Grateful Drag / Magic Tuber Stringband / Tory Silver / Weedghost / The Mystery Lights / Folk Bitch Trio / Jeffrey Lewis The Voltage / Lou Hazel / Memo PST / Space Kid / Victoria Lekson / Big Fat Head / Napsack / The D-Rays / Heather Redman & the Reputation / Shirt Brothers / The Candy Rain / Kojun Hayes / Wendy McVicker / Stuart's Opera House After School Music Program Bands Show all bands
Snow Fork Event Center Nelsonville, Ohio, United States
Aug 03, 2024
Athens Community Arts and Music Festival
Guided By Voices / Brainiac / Shilpa Ray / The D-Rays / Lung / Heather Redman & the Reputation / Gardener / Laughing Chimes / The McGovern Brothers / Swing Big / Adam Remnant / Ivy Pierce / Exit 191 / Another Language Altogether
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Athens, Ohio, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 03, 2024
Sep 02, 2022 –
Sep 04, 2022
Nelsonville Music Festival 2022
Japanese Breakfast / Shannon and The Clams / Town Mountain / Danielle Ponder / Adia Victoria / In the Pines / Automatic / Blue Cactus / Angel Olsen / Yo La Tengo / Neko Case / Mdou Moctar / Michael Hurley / Nubya Garcia / La Luz / Madi Diaz / Tre Burt / Sunny War / The Lowest Pair / S.G. Goodman / The Ophelias / Rich Ruth / Myriam Gendron / TEKE::TEKE / Dos Santos / Tobacco City / Bill MacKay / Nick Tolford & Company / The D-Rays / Logan Halstead / Dana / Lung Show all bands
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Snow Fork Event Center Nelsonville, Ohio, United States
Oct 14, 2019
Messer Chups / The D-Rays Melody Inn Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Jul 27, 2018
The Detroit Cobras / The D-Rays / Archie and The Bunkers / Counterfeit Madison / MOLICE / Dana Union Bar & Grill Athens, Ohio, United States
May 26, 2018
Bummers / The D-Rays / Breakers (Ohio) / DANA (Columbus) Union Bar & Grill Athens, Ohio, United States
Apr 27, 2018
The D-Rays / Meat Flowers / Tin Foil The Brass Rail Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Mar 17, 2018
The D-Rays Union Bar & Grill Athens, Ohio, United States
Jun 01, 2017 –
Jun 04, 2017
Nelsonville Music Festival 2017
twin peaks / Valley Queen / Swarming Branch / Doc Robinson / Adam Remnant / Aaron Michael Butler with the Tied for 5th Percussion Group / Blue Moth / Woody Pines / Tyler Childers / Marisa Anderson / Aldous Harding / St. Lenox / Hellnaw / Michael Hurley / Frazey Ford / Twain / Wished Bone / Bummers / Shannon and The Clams / Ron Gallo / Big Thief / Emmylou Harris / Luke Roberts / Mr. Elevator / Jenny Lewis / Rodriguez / Sarah Shook & the Disarmers / Caitlin Kraus / The D-Rays / MOBILE HOME / Aaron Lee Tasjan / Weedghost / Leggy / Chris Biester / HoneyHoney / Ona (wv) / Cloud Nothings / Water Witches / Margaret Glaspy / Sallie Ford / They Might Be Giants / Counterfeit Madison / Ween / Jay Som / Conor Oberst / The Cactus Blossoms / Son Volt / The Easy Leaves / Boogarins / Mirah / John Fullbright / Sara Watkins / Parquet Courts / L.A. Witch / Mothers (GA) Show all bands
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Nelsonville Music Festival Nelsonville, Ohio, United States
Show Duplicate for Jun 01, 2017
Jul 29, 2016
Candace / The D-Rays / MOBILE HOME Union Bar & Grill Athens, Ohio, United States
Jul 09, 2016
Springsfest
"Springsfest" / Lily & Madeleine / Saintseneca / The Motel Beds / Keeps / Speaking Suns / Moira / Human Cannonball / Adam Remnant / Swarming Branch / Young Heirlooms / The D-Rays / Will C & Family
John Bryan Center - Lawn Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States
Jul 07, 2016 –
Jul 09, 2016
20th Annual Blackoutfest 2016
New Bomb Turks / Nightstalker / Bummers / Savoy Motel / White Mystery / Connections / Viva L'American Death Ray Music / Birthday Suits / The D-Rays / Water Witches / Sega Genocide / Slackluster / the makebelieves / DANA (OH) / Brenda The Band / Geraldine (Athens) / Stylestar Show all bands
Union Bar & Grill Athens, Ohio, United States
May 25, 2016 –
May 28, 2016
The Union Reopening Weekend 2016
The D-Rays / Water Witches / Watch Them Rot / Dysfunctional Family / Hellnaw / The Summoners / Slackluster / Hex Net / Unmonumental / DJ Barticus / Dune Athens, Oh / Weird Science Athens Ohio / S. W. Hedrick / Blam Blams(US)
Union Bar & Grill Athens, Ohio, United States
May 02, 2016
NRBQ / los straitjackets / The D-Rays Woodlands Tavern Columbus, Ohio, United States
Jan 09, 2016
The D-Rays / Dune Athens, Oh / Weird Science Athens Ohio / Nico Missile / Pig Flayer Mahall's 20 Lanes Lakewood, Ohio, United States
Dec 05, 2015
The Fleshtones / The D-Rays / Dirty Copper / Slut Castle / Sacred Rats Smiling Skull Saloon Athens, Ohio, United States
Aug 08, 2015
The D-Rays / Haggard Wulf 123 Pleasant Street Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Aug 07, 2015
The D-Rays / Dick Dale Sellersville Theater 1894 Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States
Aug 03, 2015
The D-Rays / Dick Dale Melody Inn Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Genres:

Surf Rock

Concerts Per Year:

2026 2 concerts
2024 1 concert
2022 1 concert
2019 1 concert
2018 4 concerts
2017 1 concert
2016 6 concerts
2015 10 concerts
2014 11 concerts
2013 3 concerts
2011 1 concert

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