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) (Page 26)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 11, 2014
Violent Femmes Sol Stage & Grill Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Jul 19, 2014
Pemberton Music Festival
"Pemberton Music Festival" / Deadmau5 / Metric / Snoop Dogg / The Flaming Lips / Young the Giant / Girl Talk / TV On the Radio / Violent Femmes / Chance the Rapper / The New Pornographers / Dinosaur Jr. / Flying Lotus / Hayden / RL Grime / AraabMuzik / Delta Rae / Hey Rosetta! / Lettuce / Metz / Treasure Fingers / Wild Belle / The Tontons / Tory Lanez / Bob Saget / Lisa Lampanelli / Doug Benson / Tom Green / Kyle Dunnigan Show all bands
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Sunstone Ranch Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Jul 18, 2014 –
Jul 20, 2014
Ask That God Tour
Lindsey Stirling / Cage The Elephant / AER / Kaytranada / Big Gigantic / Dinosaur Jr. / Fucked Up / Deadmau5 / Above & Beyond / Girl Talk / Kendrick Lamar / Clockwork / GRiZ / Hayden / Matt Vays / The Flaming Lips / XXYYXX / Hey Rosetta! / TV On the Radio / Blondie / St. Vincent / Lettuce / Gord Downie The Sadies / Metric / Yukon Blonde / Daniel Lanois / Anders Osborne / ZZ Ward / Gold & Youth / Tyler, The Creator / Pastor Brady Blade / RL Grime / Baauer / Violent Femmes / Hallelujah Train / Malcolm Burn / The Tontons / Brady Blade / Best Coast / Earl Sweatshirt / Flash Lightnin / Flying Lotus / Stars / Christ Thomas / Frank Ocean / Will Sexton / Empire of the Sun / Shlohmo / Tory Lanez / Metz / The New Pornographers / Wild Belle / Dan Deacon / Delta Rae / Sloan / Rich Aucoin / Brian Blade / Young the Giant / OutKast / Modest Mouse / ScHoolboy Q / Soundgarden / Grimes / Matthew Good / Jr / Nine Inch Nails / Snoop Dogg Show all bands
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Pemberton Valley Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Jul 09, 2014
Violent Femmes

Common Ground Music Festival

Adado Riverfront Park Lansing, Michigan, United States
Jul 08, 2014 –
Jul 13, 2014
Common Ground Music Festival 2014
You Blew It! / The Front Bottoms / Circa Survive / Brand New / 311 / X Ambassadors / Royal Teeth / Earth, Wind & Fire / Jukebox the Ghost / Empires / Chappo / Violent Femmes / The Orwells / The So So Glos / OPM / mgk (fka Machine Gun Kelly) / The Weeks / Juicy J / Chevy Woods / Ryan Beatty / Ace Hood / Berner / Cyrus / Julia Sheer / Jacob Powell / Ill Natured / Tay Rhodes / L Soul / James Gardin & the Full Respect / Hitman and DJ Klaverflav / JR JR / Say Anything / Braid / The Hold Steady / Fitz and the Tantrums / Ben Kenney / Dr. Dog / Seahaven / Big Sean / Flobots / Action Item / The Wailers / Justin Moore / David Nail / Squirrel Shaped Fish / Robert Glasper Experiment / Gord Bamford / Dinosaur Pile-Up / Hugh Bob and The Hustle / Kevin Devine and The Goddamn Band / Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers / The 4onthefloor / Ahsan / Chelsey Danfield / Radial Something / De Hibbert & Company Show all bands
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Adado Riverfront Park Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Jul 06, 2014
Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones / Langhorne Slim / St. Vincent / Drive-By Truckers / Mac DeMarco / Lady A / Violent Femmes / Shovels & Rope / Joe Louis Walker / Lucius / Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
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LeBreton Flats Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Jul 05, 2014
Toronto Urban Roots Festival
"Toronto Urban Roots Festival" / Sam Roberts Band / The Gaslight Anthem / Violent Femmes / Hey Rosetta! / Shovels & Rope / AJJ / The Strumbellas / Pokey LaFarge / Caitlin Rose / Joyce Manor / The Waco Brothers / Old Man Markley / The Stanfields / Ladies of the Canyon / Sam Cash Show all bands
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Historic Fort York Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 05, 2014 –
Jul 06, 2014
TURF
Gogol Bordello / The Gaslight Anthem / Jeff Tweedy / Violent Femmes / Drive-By Truckers / Jenny Lewis / Twin Forks / July Talk / The Strumbellas / The Devin Cuddy Band / Noah Gunderson
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Garrison Common, Fort York Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 04, 2014 –
Jul 06, 2014
Toronto Urban Roots Festival (TURF) 2014
Noah Gundersen / Twin Forks / New Country Rehab / Matt Andersen / Sam Cash / Ladies of the Canyon / Jon / Devin Cuddy / Man Man / Joyce Manor / Born Ruffians / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / Tift Merritt / The London Souls / July Talk / Gary Clark Jr. / Andrew Jackson Jihad / Field Trip / Shovels & Rope / Langhorne Slim / Old Man Markley / Waco Brothers / The Strumbellas / The Stanfields / Willie Nile Band / Vintage Trouble / Willie Nile / The Gaslight Anthem / Deer Tick / Steve Earle / Sam Roberts Band / Violent Femmes / JJ Grey & Mofro / The Paper Kites / Gogol Bordello / Pokey LaFarge / The Weeks / Joe Pug / The Devin Cuddy Band / Bidini Band / Neutral Milk Hotel / Caitlin Rose / Hey Rosetta! / Jenny Lewis / Lucius / Hollerado / Local Natives / Beirut / Andrew Bird / Drive-By Truckers / Jeff Tweedy Show all bands
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Garrison Common, Fort York Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 03, 2014
Jérôme Beaulieu Trio / Fijm / Ben Sidran / The Don't Cry for No Hipster Band / Moonchild / Violent Femmes / Charnett Moffett / Charnett Moffett Solo / Jérôme Beaulieu
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Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Jul 03, 2014 –
Jul 13, 2014
RBC Bluesfest 2014
Lady Gaga / The Killers / Childish Gambino / Tyler, The Creator / Snoop Dogg / Charli xcx / Mac DeMarco / Zedd / Journey / Queens of the Stone Age / Blondie / Lady A (fka Lady Antebellum) / Blake Shelton / Lord Huron / Bonobo / AWOLNATION / Foreigner / Cypress Hill / Third Eye Blind / The Band Perry / Tegan and Sara / Darius Rucker / St. Vincent / Jake Bugg / Violent Femmes / Danny Brown / Action Bronson / Styx / Barenaked Ladies / BadBadNotGood / Gary Clark Jr. / Collective Soul / Sugar Ray / Yung Lean / RL Grime / Adventure Club / Tokyo Police Club / Gogol Bordello / Langhorne Slim / Drive-By Truckers / Jenny Lewis / Procol Harum / Shovels & Rope / Beth Hart / Deltron 3030 / Elvin Bishop / The Mavericks / Ryan Hemsworth / Jeff Tweedy / John Mayall / Dave Mason / Bombino / Sam Roberts Band / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Royal Canoe / Moist / Joe Louis Walker / Black Joe Lewis / U.S.S / Groenland / Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three / John Németh / Sugar Ray & the Bluetones / Shane Dwight / Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones Show all bands
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LeBreton Flats Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jun 21, 2014
Azkena Rock Festival
"Azkena Rock Festival" / Blondie / Violent Femmes / Wolfmother / Joe Bonamassa / The Strypes / Deap Vally / Kadavar / Royal Thunder / J. Roddy Walston and the Business
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Azkena Rock Festival Grounds Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Jun 20, 2014 –
Jun 21, 2014
Azkena Rock Festival 2014
Blondie / Scorpions / Wolfmother / Violent Femmes / The Stranglers / Deap Vally / Kadavar / Royal Thunder / Marah / Unida / The Soulbreaker Company / Bourbon
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Recinto Mendizabala Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Jun 19, 2014
Violent Femmes
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Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Jun 18, 2014
Violent Femmes / D.I.D
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Troxy London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 16, 2014
Violent Femmes
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Stage Volume 1 Athens, Attica, Greece
May 24, 2014
Sasquatch! Music Festival
"Sasquatch! Music Festival" / The National / M.I.A. / Neko Case / Cut Copy / Violent Femmes / Tyler, The Creator / Boys Noize / City and Colour / First Aid Kit / Panda Bear / Washed Out / Band of Skulls / Austra / Deafheaven / TOKiMONSTA / Ryan Hemsworth / Nick Murphy / The Dodos / Half Moon Run / Cloud Control / Jonathan Wilson / Willy Mason / The Growlers / Rathborne / Radiation City / The Bright Light Social Hour / Hobosexual / The Grizzled Mighty / Deap Vally / New Lungs / Nick Swardson / Bridget Everett / Eric Andre Show all bands
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The Gorge Amphitheatre George, Washington, United States
May 23, 2014 –
May 25, 2014
Sasquatch! Music Festival 2014
TOKiMONSTA / Bridget Everett / Washed Out / Panda Bear / Fish Tank Destruction Company / La Luz / Lucius / Half Moon Run / Gesaffelstein / The Bright Light Social Hour / The Stepkids / Radiation City / Shelby Earl / Princess Feat Maya Rudolph / Band of Skulls / Willy Mason / Eric Andre / Boys Noize / Little Green Cars / Pink Mountaintops / Modern Kin / White Sea / Syd Arthur / Sam Lachow / Ryan Hemsworth / Deap Vally / Foy Vance / Charlyne Yi / Nick Murphy fka Chet Faker / Classixx / Nick Swardson / Hozier / Phosphorecent / Cut Copy / The Lonely Forest / BANKS / The Flavr Blue / Portugal. The Man / Cold War Kids / The Dodos / Cloud Control / Mary Lambert / Crystal Fighters / Hobosexual / Raz Simone / Jonathan Wilson / Tourist / Rudimental / Physics / Cowboy and Indian / The Growlers / Liars / M.I.A. / Shakey Graves / Austra / Damien Jurado / Gifted Gab / Fly Moon Royalty / AlunaGeorge / Yelle / Black Joe Lewis / Big Scary / Sandrider / Foals / Tyler, The Creator / HAIM / City and Colour / Elbow / First Aid Kit / Mogwai / Die Antwoord / Neko Case / Rodriguez / Parquet Courts / Cage The Elephant / Violent Femmes / Rathborne / The Naked and Famous / Big Freedia / Tune-Yards / Major Lazer / Deafheaven / Phantogram / OutKast / Houndmouth / The National / Queens of the Stone Age / Chance the Rapper / Waxahatchee / Bob Mould / PAPA / Brody Dalle / Tacocat / Kid Cudi Show all bands
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The Gorge Amphitheatre George, Washington, United States
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May 11, 2014
2014 Shaky Knees Festival - Day 3
Alabama Shakes / Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros / Violent Femmes / Trampled by Turtles / Jason Isbell / Deer Tick / The Hold Steady / Langhorne Slim & The Law
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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May 10, 2014
Ludacris / Third Eye Blind / Kid Rock / 311 / Violent Femmes / The Breton Sound

Gulfport Music Festival 2014

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Mobile, Alabama, United States
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May 09, 2014 –
May 11, 2014
Shaky Knees Festival 2014
Mason Jennings / The Apache Relay / Conor Oberst / Kopecky Family Band / The Weeks / Wake Owl / The Replacements / The Districts / Spoon / Man Man / Hayes Carll / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / Cage The Elephant / Local Natives / Portugal. The Man / Lord Huron / paper bird / Deer Tick / Jackie Greene / Jenny Lewis / Packway Handle Band / The Whigs / Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires / San Fermin / The Hold Steady / Gregory Alan Isakov / Modest Mouse / Benjamin Booker / White Denim / Foals / Band of Skulls / Graveyard / Dropkick Murphys / The Bright Light Social Hour / Sleeper Agent / Houndmouth / Phox / American Aquarium / Wild Belle / Foy Vance / The Devil Makes Three / Fly Golden Eagle / The Gaslight Anthem / Langhorne Slim / The Airborne Toxic Event / Cold War Kids / Tokyo Police Club / Dawes / Violent Femmes / Blitzen Trapper / Iron & Wine / Alabama Shakes / The National / Mutual Benefit / Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros / The Lone Bellow / Trampled by Turtles / Blood Red Shoes Show all bands
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Atlantic Station Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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May 04, 2014
Big Guava Music Festival 2014: Day 3
Chance the Rapper / Violent Femmes / Grouplove / Walk the Moon / Timeflies / Gringo Star / Girl Talk / ZZ Ward / Earl Sweatshirt / Foster The People / MS MR / St. Lucia / Morning Parade / Magic Man
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MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre, Florida State Fairgrounds Tampa, Florida, United States
Show Duplicate for May 04, 2014

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 Cocoa, Florida, United States
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 Cocoa, Florida, United States
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 San Francisco, California, United States
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Jul 5, 1996
 Barrie, Ontario, Canada
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Dec 10, 2026
 Chandler, Arizona, United States
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Feb 7, 1984
 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Sep 11, 1991
 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Feb 25, 1986
 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Latest Setlist (03/07/2026):

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  1. Olinguito
  2. I'm Nothing
  3. In the Dark
  4. Waiting for the Bus
  5. Country Death Song
  6. Kiss Off
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  15. Jesus Walking on the Water
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