Violent Femmes Concert History

Violent Femmes is an American alternative rock band, formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States in 1980. The band originally consisted of Gordon Gano (vocals, guitar), Brian Ritchie (bass), and Victor DeLorenzo (drums), with Guy Hoffman replacing DeLorenzo following his departure starting in 1993 and up until his return in 2002. The band split in early 2009, their last recording being a cover of the Gnarls Barkley song "Crazy", a response to Gnarls Barkley's cover of the Femmes song "Gone Daddy Gone" released the previous year.

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Violent Femmes Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

6 Anniversaries for October 11th
Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 13, 2026
Upcoming
Violent Femmes Brooklyn Bowl, The LINQ Promenade Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Dec 11, 2026
Upcoming
Violent Femmes The Show At Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Dec 10, 2026
Upcoming
Violent Femmes
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Gila River Resorts and Casinos - The Showroom at Wildhorse Pass Chandler, Arizona, United States
Sep 26, 2026
Cancelled
Oceans Calling 2026 (Day 2 of 3)
Twenty One Pilots / Gwen Stefani / Goo Goo Dolls / Third Eye Blind / All Time Low / 311 / Violent Femmes / Dashboard Confessional / Corinne Bailey Rae / Everclear / Dishwalla / GoldFord / Cassandra Coleman
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Ocean City Inlet Beach Ocean City, Maryland, United States
Sep 25, 2026
Bourbon & Beyond 2026 (Day 2 of 4)
Mumford & Sons / Kacey Musgraves / Foster The People / Of Monsters and Men / The Flaming Lips / Father John Misty / The Marcus King Band / Angus & Julia Stone / Violent Femmes / Maoli / St. Paul & the Broken Bones / The Devil Makes Three / Jet / The Church / Gabriella Rose / Amigo the Devil / Henrik / Kitchen Dwellers / Noah Rinker / Sawyer Hill / Ben Chapman / Nathan Bess / Palmyra / Shelby Means / Rainbow Girls / Fireside Collective / Yächtley Crëw / Amos Lee Show all bands
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Highland Festival Grounds, Kentucky Exposition Center Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Sep 25, 2026 –
Sep 27, 2026
Cancelled
Oceans Calling 2026
Twenty One Pilots / Gwen Stefani / Goo Goo Dolls / The Head and the Heart / Third Eye Blind / Jet / Everclear / Everlast / Hanson / Better Than Ezra / Cory Wong / Dishwalla / Dave Matthews Band / Hootie & the Blowfish / Ludacris / O.A.R. / Yellowcard / Shaggy / Liz Phair / Gavin DeGraw / Sons of Legion / KT Tunstall / Shwayze / King Stingray / Linka Moja / All Time Low / 311 / Violent Femmes / Dashboard Confessional / Corinne Bailey Rae / GoldFord / Cassandra Coleman / Mumford & Sons / Matchbox Twenty / CAAMP / My Morning Jacket / OK Go / Susanna Hoffs / Fastball / Nat Myers Show all bands
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Oceans Calling 2026 Ocean City, Maryland, United States
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Sep 24, 2026
Bourbon & Beyond 2026
Mumford & Sons / Kacey Musgraves / Foster The People / Father John Misty / The Flaming Lips / Of Monsters and Men / The Marcus King Band / Angus & Julia Stone / Violent Femmes / St. Paul & the Broken Bones / Jet / Noah Rinker
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Highland Festival Grounds, Kentucky Exposition Center Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Sep 24, 2026 –
Sep 27, 2026
Bourbon & Beyond 2026
Dave Matthews Band / Mumford & Sons / Foo Fighters / Chris Stapleton / Cheap Trick / Gary Clark Jr. / Howie Day / 4 Non Blondes / hey, nothing / Congress The Band / Live / Goose / The War on Drugs / Queens of the Stone Age / St. Paul & the Broken Bones / AmigoThe Devil / Henrik / The Marcus King Band / Jet / Father John Misty / Violent Femmes / Yächtley Crëw / The Flaming Lips / Kacey Musgraves / Cracker / Matt Hansen / Adam Ant / The Infamous Stringdusters / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / The Red Clay Strays / The Verve Pipe / Uncle Lucius / Clover County / Tonic / Sons of Legion / Fitz and the Tantrums / Amos Leeanghorn / Max McNown / Portugal. The Man / Jesse Welles / Counting Crows / Hootie & the Blowfish / Langhorne Slim / The Return of Jackie and Judy / Penelope Road / Nine Days / Caitlynne Curtis / The Stews / As You Were / Stanley Simmons / Wood Box Heroes / Kevian Kraemer / S.G. Goodman / Mason Via / Magoo / Sierra Hull / Couch / Plain White T's / Lindsey Stirling / The Fray / Nathan Bess / Palmyra / Lou Ridley / Gabriella Rose / Ben Chapman / Noah Rinker / Fireside Collective / Jason Scott & The High Heat / Sawyer Hill / Rainbow Girls / Angus & Julia Stone / Shelby Means / Kitchen Dwellers / Maoli / Of Monsters and Men / Foster The People / Atlus / Bryan Martin / Avery Anna / Levi Turner / Buffalo Traffic Jam / Rattlesnake Milk / The Creekers / Maddox Batson / Still Unknown / Haircut 100 / Durand Jones & The Indications / Kaitlin Butts / The Fretliners / Cameron Whitcomb / Charley Crockett / JESSIE MURPH / Meels / Stella Lefty / Squeeze / Noah Cyrus / Hunter Hawkins / RYMAN / Paula Cole / Vertical Horizon / World Famous Pets / Vickie Vaughn Band / Our Lady Peace / Caleb & Reeb / Joan Osborne / The Steel Wheels / Better Than Ezra / Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country / Lisa Loeb Show all bands
Highland Festival Grounds, Kentucky Exposition Center Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Sep 23, 2026
Violent Femmes
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The National Richmond, Virginia, United States
Sep 22, 2026
Violent Femmes Elmwood Park Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Sep 19, 2026
Violent Femmes
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The Factory Chesterfield, Missouri, United States
Sep 18, 2026
Violent Femmes
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Grinders KC Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Sep 17, 2026
Violent Femmes
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The Admiral Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Sep 13, 2026
Violent Femmes
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Mission Ballroom Denver, Colorado, United States
Sep 06, 2026
Violent Femmes
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South Shore Music Circus Cohasset, Massachusetts, United States
Sep 05, 2026
Violent Femmes
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Cape Cod Melody Tent Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States
Sep 04, 2026
Violent Femmes

New York State Fair

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New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, New York, United States
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Aug 28, 2026 –
Aug 30, 2026
MEO Kalorama 2026
Robbie Williams / Grace Jones / Judeline / Interpol / MARO / Anna von Hausswolff / Melody's Echo Chamber / Angine de Poitrine / A Sul / Folk Bitch Trio / Budino / Hunee / Lola Haro B2B Roman Flügel / Nathan Fake / Viegas / Ms. Lauryn Hill / Wyclef Jean / YG Marley / Zion Marley / Ravyn Lenae / Vince Staples / Criolo / Amaro / Dino D' Santiago / Bruno Pernadas / Femme Falafel / Joshua Idehen / Raquel Martins / Tyler Ballgame / Mind Enterprises / Hiroko Yamamura / Horse Meat Disco / Mário Valente / SUCHI / Deftones / Turnstile / Clipse / Freddie Gibbs / The Alchemist / High Vis / Peaches / Wednesday / Panic Shack / Pelados / Travo / Residência Artística by Chelas É O Sítio / DJ Lycox / DJ Marfox / Helviofox B2B Diionyg / Nídia / O Ghettão / Soundpreta / Violent Femmes / FREDDIE GIBBS & THE ALCHEMIST / Criolo, Amaro & Dino / Sam the Kid / Dry Cleaning Show all bands
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Parque Da Bela Vista Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Aug 16, 2026
Violent Femmes

45 Years of the Violent Femmes

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Genesee Theatre Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Aug 15, 2026
Violent Femmes
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Evans Amphitheater at Cain Park Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States
Aug 14, 2026
Violent Femmes / 54-40 / Willie Nile

45 Years of Violent Femmes 2026

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Outer Harbor Live At Terminal B Buffalo, New York, United States
Aug 13, 2026
Violent Femmes

45 Years of Violent Femmes

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Tree House Brewing Company South Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States
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May 17, 2024
 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Bourbon & Beyond 2026 (Day 2 of 4)
Sep 25, 2026
 Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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 Holmdel, New Jersey, United States
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Indie
Punk
United States
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Latest Setlist (09/25/2026):

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  1. Prove My Love
  2. Promise
  3. Memory
  4. Breakin' Up
  5. Blister in the Sun
  6. Kiss Off
  7. Please Do Not Go
  8. American Music
  9. Jesus Walking on the Water
  10. Gimme the Car
  11. Black Girls
  12. Gone Daddy Gone
  13. Add It Up

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 33 concerts
2025 31 concerts
2024 47 concerts
2023 36 concerts
2022 48 concerts
2021 31 concerts
2020 19 concerts
2019 37 concerts
2018 39 concerts
2017 46 concerts
2016 78 concerts
2015 42 concerts
2014 37 concerts
2013 15 concerts
2008 1 concert
2007 59 concerts
2006 90 concerts
2005 81 concerts
2004 39 concerts
2003 33 concerts
2002 31 concerts
2001 13 concerts
2000 43 concerts
1999 63 concerts
1998 70 concerts
1997 51 concerts
1996 48 concerts
1995 48 concerts
1994 59 concerts
1993 43 concerts
1992 90 concerts
1991 74 concerts
1990 31 concerts
1989 57 concerts
1988 4 concerts
1987 1 concert
1986 43 concerts
1985 36 concerts
1984 82 concerts
1983 43 concerts
1982 5 concerts
1981 3 concerts
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Aug 29, 2022

In what venue did Violent Femmes play on March 9th 1989 in Iowa City, IA?

Aug 29, 2022

In what venue did Violent Femmes play on March 9th in Iowa City, IA?

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