The Knitters Concert History

The Knitters were formed in 1985 as an acoustic country side project by Exene Cervenka, John Doe, and DJ Bonebrake all of the legendary punk band X, Dave Alvin of The Blasters, and more recently, Johnny Ray Bartel of The Red Devils. The name is a play the on name of the legendary group The Weavers. They released one album, "Poor Little Critter on the Road," in 1985 and returned 20 years later with "The Modern Sounds of the Knitters."

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 02, 2009 –
Oct 04, 2009
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009
Elvis Perkins In Dearland / Old Crow Medicine Show / MC Hammer / Neko Case / Steve Earle / Okkervil River / Aimee Mann / Emmylou Harris / Billy Bragg / Gillian Welch / Boz Scaggs / John Prine / Amadou & Mariam / Little Feat / Old 97's / Mavis Staples / Robert Earl Keen / Nick Lowe / Hayes Carll / Jessica Lea Mayfield / Marianne Faithfull / World Party / The Chieftains / Todd Snider / Dar Williams / Reckless Kelly / Allen Toussaint / Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman / Robyn Hitchcock / Rodney Crowell / Marshall Crenshaw / Billy Joe Shaver / Marty Stuart / Del McCoury Band / Malo / Buddy Miller / Booker T / Elizabeth Cook / The Duhks / Jorma Kaukonen / Earl Scruggs / Eliza Gilkyson / Natalie MacMaster / Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers / The Brothers Comatose / Kimmie Rhodes / Rosie Flores / Moonalice / Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder / Claire Lynch / The Knitters / Kevin Welch / Hazel Dickens / Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Great American Taxi / Abalone Dots / Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women / Red Wine / Guy Clark With Verlon Thompson / Doc Watson And David Holt / Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands / The Wronglers / Richie Haven / Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue / Roger Knox / Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock / The Flatlanders Featuring Joe Ely / The Barefoot Nellies / The Fireants / Darrell Scott Band / Pamela Rose With Wild Women / DR. MAGPIE / Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin / Great American Tax / Odcdance / Tim O'Brien Band / austin lounge lizards Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Jan 25, 2009
The Knitters / John Doe / Dave Alvin / Exene Cervenka / Dead Rock West Moe's Alley Santa Cruz, California, United States
Jan 24, 2009
The Knitters Mystic Theatre Petaluma, California, United States
Jan 23, 2009
The Knitters Slim's San Francisco, California, United States
Jan 21, 2009
The Knitters / Dead Rock West / Power Of County Dante's Portland, Oregon, United States
Jan 20, 2009
The Knitters Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington, United States
Jan 19, 2009
The Knitters Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington, United States
Jan 17, 2009
Dead Rock West / The Knitters Palms Playhouse Winters, California, United States
Jan 16, 2009
The Knitters / Dead Rock West / Gobshites The Coach House Concert Hall San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
Jan 15, 2009
The Knitters / Dave Alvin Belly Up Tavern San Diego, California, United States
Aug 29, 2008
Strawberry Music Festival
"Strawberry Music Festival" / Marc Broussard / Chic Gamine / Mavis Staples / Ryan Bingham / The Knitters / Hayes Carll
Camp Mather Groveland, California, United States
Aug 24, 2008
Roots Of American Music Festival
"Roots Of American Music Festival" / Adolphus Bell / Macavine Hayes / Big Ron Hunter / The Knitters / John Doe / Exene Cervenka / Dave Alvin / Charlie Haden / Josh Haden / Petra Haden / Rachel Haden / Sam Bush / Jerry Douglas / Stuart Duncan / Bryan Sutton Band / Dan Tyminski / Patti Smith Show all bands
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Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center Plaza New York, New York, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 24, 2008
Dec 15, 2007
The Knitters / Dead Rock West The Coach House Concert Hall San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
Dec 14, 2007
The Knitters / Dead Rock West Safari Sam's Los Angeles, California, United States
Dec 13, 2007
The Knitters / Dead Rock West / Cheap Leis Belly Up Solana Beach, California, United States
Dec 12, 2007
The Knitters / Dead Rock West Club Congress Tucson, Arizona, United States
Dec 09, 2007
The Knitters The Continental Club Austin, Texas, United States
Dec 08, 2007
The Knitters / Dead Rock West The Continental Club Austin, Texas, United States
Dec 07, 2007
The Knitters / Dead Rock West The Continental Club Houston, Texas, United States
Dec 06, 2007
The Knitters / Dead Rock West Sons of Hermann Hall Dallas, Texas, United States

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The Knitters / Dave Alvin on Dec 3, 2007 [097-small]

The Knitters / Dave Alvin
Dec 3, 2007
 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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The Knitters on Aug 11, 2005 [788-small]

The Knitters
Aug 11, 2005
 New York, New York, United States
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009 on Oct 2, 2009 [234-small]

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009
Oct 2 - 4, 2009
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Knitters had?

The Knitters has had 99 concerts.

What genre is The Knitters?

The Knitters is most often considered to be Folk, Country, Roots Rock, Americana, Rockabilly, Alternative Country, Alt-Country, Outlaw Country, and Cowpunk.

When was the last The Knitters concert?

The last The Knitters concert was on September 20, 2014 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California, United States. The bands that performed were: "Make The Music Go BANG! Festival" / X / Los Lobos / Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones / Wanda Jackson / The Knitters / Junior Brown / Lee Rocker / The Paladins / los straitjackets / Ray Campi / The Avengers / James Intveld / Kid Ramos / Victoria Williams / The Farmers / Hula Girls / The Crowd / Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss / Moonsville Collective / Small Wigs / The Abigails / Robert Francis / Buzzcocks.

What setlist does The Knitters play live?

The songs that The Knitters performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the September 20, 2014 concert at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California, United States:

  1. Poor Little Critter on the Road
  2. Burning House of Love
  3. Skin Deep Town
  4. Rank Stranger
  5. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
  6. Something to Brag About
  7. Give Me Flowers While I'm Living
  8. In This House That I Call Home
  9. He Had a Long Chain On
  10. The New World
  11. Dry River
  12. Poor Old Heartsick Me
  13. The Call of the Wreckin Ball

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