The Knitters's 2008 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
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
Folk
Country
Roots Rock
Americana
Rockabilly
Alternative Country
Alt-Country
Outlaw Country
Cowpunk
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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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