The Very Best Concert History

Esau Mwamwaya was born in Mzuzu, Malawi in southeast Africa. He grew up in the capital, Lilongwe, where he played drums in various bands such as Masaka Band. He was a good friend of the legendary Evison Matafale and they played together for several years before Matafale was killed in Malawi police custody in 2003.

The Very Best Tours & Concerts (Page 3)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 18, 2012
Mumford & Sons / The Very Best / Abigail Washburn / Gogol Bordello / Dawes / HAIM / The Apache Relay
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Page Park Dixon, Illinois, United States
Show Duplicates for Aug 18, 2012
Aug 17, 2012
The Very Best Lincoln Hall Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 16, 2012
The Very Best Majestic Theatre Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Aug 13, 2012
The Very Best Irving Plaza New York, New York, United States
Aug 12, 2012
The Very Best Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Aug 11, 2012
Mumford & Sons / HAIM / Dawes / JEFF the Brotherhood / Simone Felice / Justin Townes Earle / The Apache Relay / The Very Best
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Downtown Bristol Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 11, 2012
Aug 10, 2012
The Very Best Rock and Roll Hotel Washington, D.C., United States
Aug 07, 2012 –
Aug 10, 2012
Terraneo festival 2012
The xx / The Roots / The Ting Tings / The Vaccines / Thievery Corporation / Friendly Fires / Future Islands / Digitalism / The Horrors / Parov Stelar / Tune-Yards / Wild Beasts / We Were Promised Jetpacks / Swans / The Notwist / Anna Calvi / 65daysofstatic / Aeroplane / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / The Very Best / Dan Mangan / MJ Cole / Dâm-Funk / Beardyman / Future of the Left / Max Tundra / Elemental / Golem / Eddie C. / Yip Deceiver / dječaci / Groove Armada (DJ set) / GORIBOR / Kandžija / Jarboli / Vuneny / Cinkusi / Mika Male / Gatuzo / Toronto Drug Bust / Ola Horhe / Zoambo zoet workestrao / Joke Show all bands
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Šibenik
Jul 27, 2012 –
Jul 29, 2012
Fuji Rock 2012
Radiohead / Twenty One Pilots / Elvin Bishop / Ed Sheeran / The Kooks / Owl City / The Shins / Justice / Galactic / Jack White / Caribou / Fucked Up / Explosions in the Sky / The Stone Roses / Gossip / Purity Ring / M. Ward / The Field / The Specials / Django Django / Yael Naïm / Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds / AraabMuzik / Michael Kiwanuka / The Very Best / Electric Guest / Toots & The Maytals / Buddy Guy / Cloud Nothings / Busy P / Spiritualized / Beady Eye / At the Drive-In / Ocean Colour Scene / Howler / Los Lonely Boys / Refused / Asparagus / Agoria / Factory Floor / Toe / Ernest Ranglin / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Caravan / Dumpstaphunk / Annie Mac / The Heartbreaks / Boom Boom Satellites / Swiss Lips / Kid Massive / DJ Kentaro / Group_Inou / A Flood Of Circle / HEY-SMITH / Chthonic / Mop of Head / Onda Vaga / Tokiko Kato / Shibusashirazu Orchestra / Eli Walks / Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 / FRONTIER BACKYARD / D.o.t. / Ray Davies & Band / Mouse on the Keys / Wise Man / Hoshino Gen / Inoue Yosui / James Iha / Orquesta Libre / Goth-Trad / Ol Killer / Cobra / Mono / Che Sudaka / New Cool Collective / My Best Fiend / サカナクション / Steve Kimock / Moritz Von Oswald Trio / Quasimode / Denki Groove / Anthony Joseph & the Spasm Band / Idjut Boys / Acidman / Chatmonchy / The Back Horn / Special Others / DE DE MOUSE / Mimi Maura / The Trojans / THA BLUE HERB / Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro / Rovo / The Birthday / Dirty Dozen / Third Coast Kings / Humbert Humbert / Hiromi Trio Project / Lindigo / DJ BAKU / James Blake (DJ Set) / Locofrank / lostage / Cero Show all bands
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Fuji Rock Festival Niigata, Japan
Oct 14, 2010
Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best
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St. Augustine Amphitheatre Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Show Duplicate for Oct 14, 2010
Oct 13, 2010
Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best
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Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theater Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Oct 12, 2010
Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best
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Jannus Live St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Oct 11, 2010
Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best
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Hard Rock Live Orlando Orlando, Florida, United States
Oct 09, 2010
Austin City Limits Music Festival
"Austin City Limits Music Festival" / Muse / M.I.A. / LCD Soundsystem / Monsters Of Folk / Deadmau5 / Gogol Bordello / Matt and Kim / The Temper Trap / The xx / Local Natives / Lucero / The Gaslight Anthem / Pete Yorn / Ozomatli / Bear In Heaven / Manchester Orchestra / Kinky / Mayer Hawthorne / Beats Antique / The Very Best / David Bazan / Lissie / Two Door Cinema Club / Dough Rollers / Basia Bulat / Dan Black / The Jane Shermans / Caitlin Rose / Run With Bulls / Balmorhea / The Jones Family Singers / Silversun Pickups / Grace Potter / The Black Lips / Ninjasonik / Tom Freund / Frances England / Elizabeth Mitchell / First Aid Kit Show all bands
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Zilker Metropolitan Park Austin, Texas, United States
Oct 08, 2010 –
Oct 10, 2010
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2010
Muse / The Black Keys / The xx / The Strokes / Vampire Weekend / Two Door Cinema Club / Deadmau5 / Cage the Elephant / Eagles / M.I.A. / Band of Horses / The National / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / The Temper Trap / Norah Jones / Foals / Beach House / Miike Snow / The Flaming Lips / Local Natives / Spoon / Portugal. The Man / Angus & Julia Stone / Broken Bells / Matt and Kim / Silversun Pickups / Switchfoot / Yeasayer / First Aid Kit / LCD Soundsystem / Slightly Stoopid / Warpaint / Devendra Banhart / Band of Skulls / Amos Lee / The Gaslight Anthem / Rebelution / Manchester Orchestra / Black Lips / Blues Traveler / Frank Turner / Phish / Blind Pilot / Gogol Bordello / Grace Potter / Lissie / Dawes / The Mountain Goats / Pete Yorn / Donavon Frankenreiter / The Verve Pipe / Midlake / White Rabbits / Dan Black / Beats Antique / Girls / Givers / Monsters of Folk / POP ETC / Sonic Youth / The Sword / Ozomatli / Robert Earl Keen / Bear In Heaven / Lucero / Pat Green / Balmorhea / Robert Randolph & The Family Band / JJ Grey & Mofro / Richard Thompson / The Very Best / The Soft Pack / Shearwater / Kinky / Ted Leo and The Pharmacists / Mayer Hawthorne and The County / Basia Bulat / Asleep At the Wheel / Gayngs / Martin Sexton / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Caitlin Rose / The Constellations / David Bazan / Those Darlins / The Band of Heathens / Ettes / Charlie Mars / Ponderosa / Henry Clay People / Sarah Harmer / Chief / Elizabeth Mitchell / Vonnegutt / Speak / Bostich & Fussible / Ninjasonik / The Kicks / Carolyn Wonderland / Kings Go Forth / MyNameIsJohnMichael / Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses / T Bird and the Breaks / The Relatives / Run With Bulls / Tom Freund / Maxim Ludwig & The Santa Fe Seven / Frances England / Two Tons of Steel / Sahara Smith / The Okee Dokee Brothers / JD & The Straight Shot / TV Torso / Patrice Pike / The Jones Family Singers / The Dough Rollers / Ruby Jane / The Jellydots / The Gospel Stars / The Jane Shermans / Q Brothers / Peter Distefano / Qbeta / Heavenly Voices / Ashley Cleveland & Kenny Greenberg / School of Rock All Stars / Buddy & the Straight Way Travelers Show all bands
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Unknown venue Austin, Texas, United States
Show Duplicate for Oct 08, 2010
Oct 07, 2010
Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best
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Verizon Wireless Theater Houston, Texas, United States
Oct 06, 2010
Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best
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Palladium Ballroom Dallas, Texas, United States
Oct 04, 2010
Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best
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Brady Theater Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Oct 03, 2010
Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best
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Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Oct 02, 2010
Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best
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Starlight Theatre Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Genres:

Electronic
Dance
World
Afropop
African

Latest Setlist (07/31/2015):

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  1. + Winston Marshall & Ben Lovett; live debut
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Concerts Per Year:

2017 3 concerts
2016 7 concerts
2015 19 concerts
2013 2 concerts
2012 18 concerts
2010 44 concerts
2009 19 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has The Very Best had?

The Very Best has had 112 concerts.

What genre is The Very Best?

The Very Best is most often considered to be Electronic, Dance, World, Afropop, and African.

When was the last The Very Best concert?

The last The Very Best concert was on July 16, 2017 at Marlay Park in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland. The bands that performed were: Mumford & Sons / Baaba Maal / Leon Bridges / Jack Garratt / Glass Animals / Milky Chance / JP Cooper / Jorja Smith / HVOB / Karen Elson / Lucy Rose / The Very Best / Gill Landry / Áine Cahill / Her / Rex Orange County.

What setlist does The Very Best play live?

The songs that The Very Best performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 31, 2015 concert at Unknown venue in Inverness, UK:

  1. + Winston Marshall & Ben Lovett; live debut
  2. {"url"=>"https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/ted-dwane-63deca83.html", "mbid"=>"62c80a8f-9589-436e-b04f-f2cfa539ba97", "name"=>"Ted Dwane", "sortName"=>"Dwane, Ted"}

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