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 48)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 14, 1999
Violent Femmes Ramapo College Mahwah, New Jersey, United States
Sep 11, 1999
Violent Femmes

Los Angeles County Fair

Fairplex Pomona, California, United States
Sep 10, 1999
Violent Femmes

San Diego Street Scene

Gaslamp Quarter San Diego, California, United States
Sep 08, 1999
Violent Femmes / El Destroyo The Fillmore San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 05, 1999
Cake / Violent Femmes Washington Park Portland, Oregon, United States
Sep 04, 1999
Violent Femmes

Bumbershoot

Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Sep 03, 1999
Violent Femmes / Moby / Men At Work / Boom Boom Satellites

Spirit Fest

Liberty Memorial Parking Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 03, 1999
Sep 03, 1999 –
Sep 06, 1999
Bumbershoot 1999
Black Eyed Peas / Death Cab for Cutie / Queens of the Stone Age / The Roots / Cake / Violent Femmes / Macy Gray / Pavement / Everlast / Steve Winwood / Jimmy Cliff / Emmylou Harris / Indigo Girls / R.E.M. / Tom Tom Club / Sonic Youth / Loudon Wainwright III / Saul Williams / Son Volt / janis ian / Big Bad Voodoo Daddy / the Gourds / Cibo Matto / Alejandro Escovedo / Oleander / Robyn Hitchcock / Rocket from the Crypt / The Pretty Things / Imperial Teen / Los Van Van / Roy Harper / Tuck and Patti / Oliver Mtukudzi / BeauSoleil / Olodum / Red Elvises / Kathy Griffin / Sinead Lohan / Billy Bragg and the Blokes / Lo'jo / The Rankins / Mojo Nixon And The Toadliquors / The Damnations TX / Pharoah Sanders Quartet / Mickey Hart And Planet Drum / Iqu / Kate and Anna McGarrigle / Sista Monica / Bachir Attar / Moon Zappa / The Master Musicians Of Jajouka Featuring Bachir Attar / Danny Hoch / Other Star People / David Guterson / Source of Labor / Sinad Lohan / Victor Hernandez Cruz / Rennie Harris / Billy Bragg and the Blokes Show all bands
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 03, 1999
Sep 02, 1999
Violent Femmes The Blue Note Columbia, Missouri, United States
Sep 02, 1999 –
Sep 06, 1999
Bumbershoot 1999
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy / Black Eyed Peas / Tom Tom Club / R.E.M. / Rocket from the Crypt / The Pretty Things / Moon Zappa / Loudon Wainwright III / Death Cab for Cutie / Sonic Youth / Violent Femmes / Jimmy Cliff / Everlast / Cake / Steve Winwood / Tuck & Patti / Sista Monica / Oleander / Mojo NIxon & the Toadliquor / Danny Hoch / David Guterson / Los Van Van / Imperial Teen / Iqu / Jumbalassy / HB Radke & The Jet City Swingers / Swamp Mama Johnson / Pink Martini / Dusty 45's / Pete Krebs / Pearl Django / Indigo Girls / The Murder City Devils / The Souvenirs / Mickey Hart's Planet Drum / The Fastbacks / Emmylou Harris / Linda Ronstadt Show all bands
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Seattle Center Arena Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 21, 1999
Violent Femmes / The Smithereens / Men At Work / A Flock of Seagulls

Planetfest 1999

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Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston, Michigan, United States
Aug 15, 1999
Violent Femmes Villa Montalvo Saratoga, California, United States
Aug 01, 1999
Violent Femmes / Marc Cohn / Rickie Lee Jones / John Hiatt / Nanci Griffith

Newport Folk Festival

Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre Camden, New Jersey, United States
Jul 30, 1999
Violent Femmes Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Hampton, New Hampshire, United States
Jul 24, 1999
Violent Femmes

Calgary Folk Festival

Prince's Island Park Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jul 17, 1999
Violent Femmes / Medeski, Martin & Wood / Judge Roughneck / Cowboy Mouth

AT&T LoDo Music Festival

Lower Downtown Denver, Colorado, United States
Jul 16, 1999
Violent Femmes Double Diamond Aspen, Colorado, United States
Jul 11, 1999
K Rock A Thon
Dovetail Joint / Videodrone / Marvelous 3 / Econoline Crush / Sponge / Orgy / Train / The Uninvited / Shades Apart / Violent Femmes / Splendor / Julia Darling
Vernon Downs Vernon, NY
Show Duplicate for Jul 11, 1999
Jul 04, 1999
Violent Femmes

Freedom Fest

MCI Center Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jul 03, 1999
Violent Femmes
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I.C. Light Amphitheatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 26, 1999
Violent Femmes

Summerfest

Marcus Amphitheater, Henry Maier Festival Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Jun 05, 1999
Violent Femmes Pier Six Pavilion Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Apr 3, 2025
 Cocoa, Florida, United States
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Apr 3, 2025
 Cocoa, Florida, United States
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 Cocoa, Florida, United States
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My Chemical Romance / Violent Femmes on Jul 11, 2025 [318-small]

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Jul 11, 2025
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Jul 11, 2025
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Aug 2, 2026
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Lollapalooza 1996
Jul 5, 1996
 Barrie, Ontario, Canada
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Violent Femmes on Dec 10, 2026 [148-small]

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Dec 10, 2026
 Chandler, Arizona, United States
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Violent Femmes on Feb 7, 1984 [114-small]

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Feb 7, 1984
 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Violent Femmes on Sep 11, 1991 [330-small]

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Sep 11, 1991
 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Violent Femmes on Feb 25, 1986 [674-small]

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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
  7. Please Do Not Go
  8. Add It Up
  9. Confessions
  10. Prove My Love
  11. Promise
  12. To the Kill
  13. Dance Motherfucker Dance
  14. Good Feeling
  15. Jesus Walking on the Water
  16. Old Mother Reagan
  17. Gimme the Car
  18. Black Girls
  19. I Held Her in My Arms
  20. Blister in the Sun
  21. Gone Daddy Gone
  22. American Music

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 34 concerts
2025 31 concerts
2024 47 concerts
2023 36 concerts
2022 48 concerts
2021 31 concerts
2020 19 concerts
2019 36 concerts
2018 37 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 80 concerts
2004 39 concerts
2003 33 concerts
2002 31 concerts
2001 12 concerts
2000 42 concerts
1999 62 concerts
1998 69 concerts
1997 51 concerts
1996 48 concerts
1995 45 concerts
1994 59 concerts
1993 43 concerts
1992 91 concerts
1991 76 concerts
1990 30 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?

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