The Pigeon Detectives's 2008 Concert History

The Pigeon Detectives are a five piece indie rock band from Rothwell, Leeds with influences such as The Beatles, The Kinks and The Velvet Underground. Pigeon Detectives, who formed in 2002, found acclaim among DJs and the musical press when they performed at 2006 Reading and Leeds festivals, being tagged as the "band most likely to leap to the main stage in 2007".

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 29, 2008
Glastonbury Festival
"Glastonbury Festival" / Leonard Cohen / Neil Diamond / Eddy Grant / Gilbert O'Sullivan / Dengue Fever / My Morning Jacket / Hot Chip / The Verve / Goldfrapp / John Mayer / Groove Armada / The Zutons / The Pigeon Detectives / Scouting for Girls / Mark Ronson / Jack Penate / Newton Faulkner / Black Mountain / Hoodoo Gurus / Emmy the Great / The National / Spiritualized / Crystal Castles / Brian Jonestown Massacre / Stars / The Rocket Summer / Friendly Fires / The Whip / Yeasayer / Joan Baez / Suzanne vega / London Community Gospel Choir / Stackridge / Tom Baxter / Tift Merritt / Foy Vance / Grainne Duffy / Amsterdam / Lazenby / Tunng / Vetiver / Caribou / Laura Marling / Mystery Jets / Kathryn Williams / Neill MacColl / The Cave Singers / Alberta Cross / Mumford & Sons / Alan Tyler / The Lost Sons / Katie Melua / Sharon Robinson / Blazin' Fiddles / Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara / John Tams & Barry Coope / The Baghdaddies / Family Mahone / Rafven / Nuala & The Alchemy Quartet / Prison Love / Sam Sparro / White Denim / The Shortwave Set / Black Cherry / Sonny J / Martina Topley-Bird / Manu Chao / King Solomon Burke / Dub Colossus / Billy Cobham / Balkan Beat Box / Almasala / Unkle / Appleblim / System 7 (UK) / Hexstatic / Jape / Don Letts / Derrick May / The Moody Boyz / Midnight Juggernauts / Manteca / Ladyhawke / Quiet Village / Loungeclash / Pnau / Kissy Sell Out / The Presets / Redbridge Brass Band / Carl Barat Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jun 29, 2008
Jun 25, 2008 –
Jun 30, 2008
Glastonbury Festival 2008
Mumford & Sons / MGMT / John Mayer / Jay-Z / The King Blues / Vampire Weekend / The Script / Florence and the Machine / Lupe Fiasco / Cicada / Franz Ferdinand / Band of Horses / Lightspeed Champion / The National / The Holloways / Massive Attack / James Blunt / Lykke Li / Fatboy Slim / A Guy Called Gerald / The Verve / Gilbert O'Sullivan / Hot Chip / Mark Ronson / Foals / Ciara / The Japanese Popstars / The Ting Tings / Santigold / Young Knives / Crystal Castles / Example / Pendulum / The Wombats / Stanton Warriors / Duffy / The Raconteurs / My Morning Jacket / Sons and Daughters / Cut Copy / The Fratellis / Noah & The Whale / Goldfrapp / Dengue Fever / Editors / Estelle / KT Tunstall / Caspa & Rusko / Metronomy / Elbow / Groove Armada / Caribou / Yeasayer / Dizzee Rascal / Biffy Clyro / Leonard Cohen / Toddla T / Friendly Fires / The Kills / The Soulsavers / Gossip / St. Vincent / Martina Topley Bird / Kate Nash / Neil Diamond / Ben Folds / Rusko / Stars / Operator Please / Sinéad O'Connor / Manu Chao / Teddy Thompson / AutoKratz / Laura Marling / Crowded House / The Proclaimers / Hayseed Dixie / Eliza Doolittle / Sub Focus / James Zabiela / Black Lips / Count & Sinden / Infadels / Jamie T / Portico / Scouting for Girls / Simian Mobile Disco / The Slackers / We Are Scientists / Sam Sparro / CSS / Frank Turner / Erol Alkan / Glasvegas / Neon Neon / Stephen Fretwell / DJ Format / Amy Macdonald / Unkle / Jimmy Cliff / Ladyhawke / Newton Faulkner / Black Kids / Battles / The Freestylers / Eugene McGuinness / The Presets / Beardyman / The Last Shadow Puppets / Eric Bibb / The Cribs / PVT / The Subways / The Feeling / The Futureheads / Magnetic Man / Natty / Mystery Jets / Chris Rea / Los Campesinos! / Magic Wands / Tift Merritt / Will Young / Jamie Lidell / Seth Lakeman / Buddy Guy / Tom Baxter / Spiritualized / Hazel O'Connor / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / Banco de Gaia / Golden Silvers / Jack Peñate / Rex the Dog / The Zutons / The Black Dog / Róisín Murphy / The Hold Steady / Sky Larkin / The Black Ghosts / Alphabeat / Carl Barât / The Hoosiers / The Pietasters / Booka Shade / N-Dubz / Hercules & Love Affair / Eddy Grant / Nick Warren / Billy Bragg / Patrick Watson / Punks Jump Up / Hilltop Hoods / Mungos Hi Fi / White Denim / Joan Baez / Cerys Matthews / Swimming / Fun Lovin' Criminals / The Brian Jonestown Massacre / The Courteeners / The Enemy / Vandaveer / Derrick May / Seasick Steve / Squarepusher / Blood Red Shoes / British Sea Power / These United States / The Automatic / Cadence Weapon / Vetiver / Kid Sister / Annie Mac / The Rocket Summer / Lemon / Dirty Pretty Things / Cagedbaby / Candi Staton / Edwyn Collins / Amy Winehouse / Ebony Bones! / System 7 / Reverend and The Makers / Bison / Rodney P / Audio Bullys / Cap'tain / Caspa / Ozomatli / The Wurzels / Joan Armatrading / Cocknbullkid / Midnight Juggernauts / The Paddingtons / Utah Saints / Martha Wainwright / Blak Twang / Black Mountain / The Bluetones / Rascals / Magistrates / Kosheen / Dr Meaker / Shakin' Stevens / Holy Fuck / Peter Doherty / Tunng / Kraak & Smaak / Skream & Benga / One Night Only / Ron Sexsmith / The Whip / Dynamite MC / X-press 2 / Teenagers / Neil Cowley Trio / 360 / Levellers / Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong / Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly / Zion Train / The Travelling Band / Way Out West / Modern Skirts / Balkan Beat Box / The Duke Spirit / Alabama 3 / Dr Rubberfunk / Soul of Man / DJ Die / Yoav / Kid Harpoon / Beat Torrent / Dreadzone / Toby Tobias / Deekline & Wizard / Emmy the Great / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Roni Size / Lee Coombs / Alex Metric / The Handsome Family / Melancholy Moose Society / The Blockheads / Royworld / Rachel Unthank & The Winterset / Slyde / Dub Colossus / Fundamental Skillz / The Imagined Village / Hollis Greene / Horse Meat Disco / Dub Pistols Soundsystem / Babel / Appleblim / i!AMYOU / Million Dan / Dj Dee Kline / The Boat Band / 2020 Soundsystem / DJ Ipek / Phantom Limb / Alec Townsend / Andy Hickie / Roland the Bastard / Be Your Own Pet / Hattie Hatstar / Atomic Hooligan / Shitmat / DJ Tayo / Kathy Diamond / The Rusticles / MC Xander / Sean Rowley / Bass Clef / Dubblehead / Diane Charlemagne / Simon Atkinson and the Ben Marcato Trio / Solomon Burke / The Unstoppable Team / Brothers Bab / Sian Evans & Simon Kingman / The Urban Voodoo Machine / The Sex Slaves From Hell / Yes Sir Boss / Keth / XX Teens / Sense of Sound Choir / Team Waterpolo / Miss Behave / Jason Forrest / Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar / We Dont Play / Revere / Kings Of Leon / Ethiopiques / Dawn Kinnard / DJ Clipz / The Blessing / Neville Staple / Beggars / nizlopi / Amsterdam / Rod Thomas / Size 9 / John Tams / Make Model / Babyhead / Attila the Stockbroker / Stackridge / 3 Daft Monkeys / Samsara / The Seal Cub Clubbing Club / Black Cherry / Orphan Boy / The Car Is On Fire / Beber & Tamra / Dead Kids / The Undercover Hippy / Crystal Distortion / Annie Nightingale / Sicknote / Räfven / Mirror System / Dogtanion / Blazin' Fiddles / Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers / Elle s'appelle / Officer Kicks / Sheelanagig / Moody blues: / Voodoo Trombone Quartet / Pete Gooding / The Franks / The Mirettes / Evi Vine / Kool Keith & Kutmasta Kurt / Juldeh Camara / Los Albertos / Healer Selecta / Seize the Day / Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs / The She Creatures / Pronghorn / Red Letter Day / Eddy Temple Morris / Smash 'n' Grab / Married to the Sea / Dynamo's Rhythm Ace's / Grinny Grandad / Davide Rossi / Robert Logan / The Carrivick Sisters / Massukos / The Soul Immigrants / Dan Donnelly / 12 Stone Toddler / Alex Paterson / Luke Wright / MC Wrec / Plaster of Paris / Dr. Alex Patterson / Katharine Blake / Dead Silence / 28 Costumes / Almasäla / The Mentalists / Queens Of Noize / Digs... / Whoosh / Port Erin / The Lightyears / Bad Science / Mankala / Realistic Crew / Siyaya / Mama Shamone / The Daisy Riots / Nomad Jones / Paprika Balkanicus / Myth Of Unity / Mully / Alan Tyler And The Lost Sons Of Littlefield / Trevor Fung / Young Runaways / Audioporn / Andrew Motion / Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra / The Don Bradmans / Holestar / The Black Bloc / Bone-box / Demon Cabbage / Nicky Holloway / Red Route / The Krak / Derek May / Wichita / Johnny Action Finger / Russ Jones / Nuala And The Alchemy Quartet / Digidub / Biggles Wartime Band / Fos Brothers / 4Fifteen / ilya K / East Of Ealing / The Glitzy Bag Hags / Panic! At the Disco / Six by Seven / The Pigeon Detectives Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jun 25, 2008
Jun 23, 2008 –
Jun 28, 2008
Peace & Love Festival 2008
Jason Mraz / The Wombats / Crystal Castles / Manu Chao / The Tallest Man On Earth / The Hives / In Flames / Opeth / Suzanne vega / Caesars / Clutch / The Waterboys / CSS / Mando Diao / The Pigeon Detectives / Veronica Maggio / Millencolin / Kent / Devotchka / Martha Wainwright / W.A.S.P. / Håkan Hellström / Teddybears / Dark Tranquillity / Petter / Miss Li / Johnossi / The Hellacopters / Kaizers Orchestra / Saigon / Kapten Röd / Dark Funeral / The 69 Eyes / Entombed / The Haunted / Takida / Thåström / Mustasch / Hardcore Superstar / Those Dancing Days / Amanda Jenssen / Markus Krunegård / Billie The Vision And The Dancers / Jill Johnson / wovenhand / Jim White / The (International) Noise Conspiracy / Nationalteatern / Afasi & Filthy / Hanoi Rocks / Eldkvarn / Sahara Hotnights / Wolf / Timo Räisänen / Adam Tensta / Mikael Wiehe / Lillasyster / Pugh Rogefeldt / Pascal / Hästpojken / Christian Kjellvander / Marah / Looptroop / Alice In Videoland / Stefan Sundström / Sugarplum Fairy / Kristian Anttila / Ken / Anna Jarvinen / Ebba Forsberg / Supersci / Britta Persson / Organismen / Neverstore / Hurriganes / Sex Pistols / Promise and the Monster / Hoffmaestro & Chraa / Little Marbles / M.A. Numminen / Psilodump / Rootvälta / Andi Almqvist / Jive / Difuntos Correa / Björn Gustafsson / Humanzi / Lance / Stonecake / Ellis Hooks / Jondo / Knivderby / La Puma / Space Age Baby Jane / Dorlene Love / Jacques Werup / HappyPill / FILM ON FOUR / Kapten Rd / Timo Risnen Show all bands
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Borlänge, Sweden
Jun 20, 2008 –
Jun 22, 2008
Southside Festival 2008
Radiohead / Foo Fighters / Jason Mraz / The Duke Spirit / Panic! At the Disco / The Kooks / Foals / Rise Against / Sigur Rós / The Chemical Brothers / The Wombats / Kaiser Chiefs / Tegan and Sara / Biffy Clyro / Elbow / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Razorlight / Bat For Lashes / NOFX / Billy Talent / Flogging Molly / Digitalism / Nada Surf / Maxïmo Park / Enter Shikari / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Xavier Rudd / Calexico / The Cribs / The Subways / The Pigeon Detectives / Millencolin / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / The Enemy / Monster Magnet / British Sea Power / The Notwist / The Beautiful Girls / Panteon Rococo / Deichkind / Bell X1 / The Weakerthans / Beatsteaks / Patrice / Shantel / Tocotronic / Apoptygma Berzerk / Madsen / Donots / Oceansize / Operator Please / Kettcar / The (International) Noise Conspiracy / Paul Heaton / Jennifer Rostock / Die Mannequin / Slut / Turbostaat / Blackmail / Jaguar Love / Wrongkong / Jan Delay & Disko No. 1 / Krieger / Shy Guy At The Show / Twice a DaY Show all bands
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Flugplatz Gewerbepark Neuhausen ob Eck, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Show Duplicates for Jun 20, 2008
Jun 17, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives / Ladyhawk Ibiza Rocks Hotel San Antonio, Ibiza, Spain
Jun 07, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives O2 Academy Brixton London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 06, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives / Cage The Elephant / Sergeant O2 Academy Brixton London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 05, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives Newport Centre Newport, England, United Kingdom
Jun 03, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives
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Brighton Dome Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 02, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives / Pete and The Pirates / The Hot Melts / Cage The Elephant
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O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Jun 01, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives / Cage The Elephant O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
May 31, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives Bridlington Spa Bridlington, England, United Kingdom
May 29, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
May 28, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives / Cage The Elephant / Twisted Wheel O2 Academy Bristol Bristol, England, United Kingdom
May 27, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
May 26, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives
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Cliffs Pavilion Southend-On-Sea, United Kingdom
May 24, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives / Cage The Elephant / Sergeant Ipswich Corn Exchange Ipswich, England, United Kingdom
May 23, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester, England, United Kingdom
May 22, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester, England, United Kingdom
May 21, 2008
The Pigeon Detectives
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O2 Academy Sheffield Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Photos from 2008 View All 2008 Photos


V Festival 2008 on Aug 16, 2008 [485-small]

V Festival 2008
Aug 16 - 17, 2008
 Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
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V Festival 2008 on Aug 16, 2008 [847-small]

V Festival 2008
Aug 16 - 17, 2008
 Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
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T In The Park 2008 on Jul 11, 2008 [175-small]

T In The Park 2008
Jul 11 - 13, 2008
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Neil Lumsden

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Indie Rock
British
Modern Rock
Britpop
New Rave
English Indie Rock
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Leeds Indie
German Post-Punk
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2020 3 concerts
2019 9 concerts
2018 9 concerts
2017 32 concerts
2016 8 concerts
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2014 7 concerts
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2011 41 concerts
2010 6 concerts
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Pigeon Detectives had?

The Pigeon Detectives has had 391 concerts.

What genre is The Pigeon Detectives?

The Pigeon Detectives is most often considered to be Rock, Indie, Indie Rock, British, Modern Rock, Britpop, New Rave, English Indie Rock, British Indie Rock, Leeds Indie, and German Post-Punk.

When is the next The Pigeon Detectives concert?

The next The Pigeon Detectives concert is on July 25, 2024 at Hill Farm in Oxfordshire, England, UK. The bands performing are: Holly Humberstone / Nieve Ella / The Snuts / Wet Leg / Declan McKenna / The Kooks / The Streets / Jamie T / Sea Girls / Fred Roberts / Lexie Carroll / The Pigeon Detectives / Willie J Healey / Black Honey / Yard act / yardact / Katy B / Sundara Karma / Bob Vylan / The Magic Gang / The Royston Club.

When was the last The Pigeon Detectives concert?

The last The Pigeon Detectives concert was on November 16, 2023 at The Welly in Hull, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: The Pigeon Detectives / Ellur / Youth Sector.

What setlist does The Pigeon Detectives play live?

The songs that The Pigeon Detectives performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the November 16, 2023 concert at The Welly in Hull, England, United Kingdom:

  1. Falling to Pieces
  2. This Is an Emergency
  3. Hard To Love
  4. I Found Out
  5. Keep On Your Dress
  6. TV Show
  7. Done in Secret
  8. Lovers Come and Lovers Go
  9. Nothing to Do With You
  10. Romantic Type
  11. Wolves
  12. Dreaming of a Song
  13. Say It Like You Mean It
  14. Everybody Wants Me
  15. Take Her Back
  16. I'm Always Right
  17. I'm Not Sorry

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