The Smithereens Concert History

The Smithereens is an American alternative rock band formed in Carteret, New Jersey in 1980. The band gained some notoriety when a single from its first album, Blood and Roses, was included on the soundtrack for and as the theme song of the 1986 Albert Pyun movie Dangerously Close and the video got some moderately heavy rotation on MTV.

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The Smithereens Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 56)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 21, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

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The Diamond Club Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 20, 1988
The Smithereens / Paul Kelly and the Messengers
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Metropol Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 19, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio, United States
Oct 18, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois, United States
Oct 17, 1988
The Smithereens Holmes Student Center Ballroom DeKalb, Illinois, United States
Oct 14, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Riviera Theatre Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oct 13, 1988
The Smithereens / Paul Kelly and the Messengers
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Power Center for the Performing Arts Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Oct 12, 1988
The Smithereens Stepan Center, University Of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Oct 10, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

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University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States
Oct 09, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Headliners Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Oct 08, 1988
The Smithereens / Paul Kelly and the Messengers

Green Thoughts Tour

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Hallenbeck Hall Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Oct 05, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

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Tucson Gardens Tucson, Arizona, United States
Oct 04, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Studio west Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Oct 03, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

California Theatre San Diego, California, United States
Oct 01, 1988
Smithereens Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, California, United States
Sep 30, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

The Fillmore San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 28, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Salt Palace Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Sep 24, 1988
The Smithereens Centennial Hall, Augustana College Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Sep 20, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

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Foellinger Auditorium Urbana, Illinois, United States
Sep 18, 1988
The Smithereens

1988 North American Tour

Austin Opry House Austin, Texas, United States

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Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Music Festival on Jun 25, 1994 [881-small]

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Music Festival
Jun 25, 1994
 Marysville, California, United States
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The Smithereens / Freddy Jones / Medeski, Martin, and Wood on Jul 18, 1997 [461-small]

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Jul 18, 1997
 Denver, Colorado, United States
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The Smithereens on Nov 6, 1994 [172-small]

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Nov 6, 1994
 Dallas, Texas, United States
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Nov 6, 1994
 Dallas, Texas, United States
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Nov 6, 1994
 Dallas, Texas, United States
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Smithereens on Feb 23, 1990 [402-small]

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Feb 23, 1990
 Dallas, Texas, United States
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Feb 1, 1990
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Feb 16, 1990
 Universal City, California, United States
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Latest Setlist (06/13/2026):

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  1. Behind the Wall of Sleep
  2. Top of the Pops
  3. Sorry
  4. Strangers When We Meet
  5. Only a Memory
  6. Now and Then
  7. Listen to Me Girl
  8. Crazy Mixed-Up Kid
  9. She's Got a Way
  10. Life Is So Beautiful
  11. It's Now or Never
  12. I Don't Want to Lose You
  13. Spellbound
  14. House We Used to Live In / Sparks
  15. Blood and Roses
  16. A Girl Like You
  17. Please Please Me
  18. No Matter What
  19. Time and Time Again

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2022 31 concerts
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2020 12 concerts
2019 36 concerts
2018 19 concerts
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2016 53 concerts
2015 41 concerts
2014 38 concerts
2013 48 concerts
2012 35 concerts
2011 43 concerts
2010 35 concerts
2009 31 concerts
2008 36 concerts
2007 48 concerts
2006 28 concerts
2005 12 concerts
2004 9 concerts
2003 11 concerts
2002 16 concerts
2001 17 concerts
2000 4 concerts
1999 10 concerts
1998 17 concerts
1997 15 concerts
1996 11 concerts
1995 27 concerts
1994 48 concerts
1993 6 concerts
1992 46 concerts
1991 26 concerts
1990 90 concerts
1989 9 concerts
1988 89 concerts
1987 36 concerts
1986 58 concerts
1985 3 concerts
1984 5 concerts
1983 2 concerts
1982 2 concerts
1981 2 concerts
1980 11 concerts
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