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 52)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 22, 1998
Wilco / Violent Femmes / The Staples Singers

Newport Folk Festival 1998

Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston, Michigan, United States
Aug 20, 1998
Violent Femmes

Newport Folk Festival 1998 Columbus

Polaris Amphitheater Columbus, Ohio, United States
Aug 16, 1998
Violent Femmes
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West Virginia university Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Aug 14, 1998
Violent Femmes House Of Blues North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
Aug 02, 1998
Violent Femmes

Newport Folk Festival 1998 Wantagh

Jones Beach Amphitheater Wantagh, New York, United States
Aug 01, 1998
Nanci Griffith / Marc Cohn / Violent Femmes / Rickie Lee Jones / John Hiatt

Newport folk Festival on tour

Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre Camden, New Jersey, United States
Jul 11, 1998
Violent Femmes
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Brewery District Pavilion Columbus, Ohio, United States
Jun 21, 1998
Violent Femmes City Stages Birmingham, Alabama, United States
May 24, 1998
The Wallflowers / Toadies / Violent Femmes / Grand Street Cryers

The Wallflowers: US Tour 1998

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Coca-Cola Star Plex Amphitheater Dallas, Texas, United States
May 22, 1998
New Rock Fest
Green Day / Violent Femmes / Soul Asylum / God Lives Underwater / Semisonic / Big Wreck / Black Lab / The Specials / Cornershop. / The Love Monkeys
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Marcus Amphitheater, Henry Maier Festival Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Show Duplicate for May 22, 1998
May 16, 1998
polara / Violent Femmes

Spring Jam 1998

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University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
May 15, 1998
Violent Femmes Chocolate City Festival Burlington, Wisconsin, United States
May 03, 1998
Violent Femmes

Music Midtown

Downtown Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia, United States
May 01, 1998 –
May 03, 1998
Music Midtown 1998
Willie Nelson / goodie mob / Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Arrested Development / Tonic / Fastball / Indigo Girls / Dayroom / Etta James / Violent Femmes / The Robert Cray Band / Destiny's Child / Kool & The Gang / Sister Hazel / Letters to Cleo / David Byrne / Cracker / Fuel / Foo Fighters / Semisonic / God Lives Underwater / Montell Jordan / A Flock of Seagulls / Paula Cole / Drivin' n' Cryin' Show all bands
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Mid-Town Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Show Duplicate for May 01, 1998
Apr 26, 1998
Violent Femmes / DAS EFX La Salle University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 24, 1998
Violent Femmes

CityFest

Charlotte Center City Fest Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Apr 24, 1998 –
Apr 26, 1998
Charlotte Center City Fest 1998
Aqualads / Daryle Singletary / Delbert McClinton / Doubting Thomas / Jerry Lee Lewis / Mercury Dime / Sister Hazel / Slim Man / Sunny Ledford / SuperGlide / The Connells / The Spongetones / Trish Murphy / Violent Femmes / Violet Strange / 2 Skinnee J's / Alana Davis / Blessed Union of Souls / Brother Crane / Come On Thunderchild / Cravin' Melon / Daryle Ryce / Deborah Coleman / Edwin McCain / Gov't Mule / Jeanne Newhall / Joan Baez / Kevn Kinney / Kim Richey / Laburnum / Leisure McCorkle / Letty & Georgia / Lodestar / Lou Ford / Ray Obiedo / Sawyer Brown / Superchunk / The Catalinas / The Derek Trucks Band / Village People / Vonda Shepard / Yesterday / Agents of Good Roots / Ben Folds Five / Beth Chorneau / Big Head Todd and the Monsters / Chuck Mangione / Dr. John / It Could Be Nothing / john berry / Jump, Little Children / Mark willis / Memory Dean / Running From Anna / skeeter brandon / Son Volt / The Freddy Jones Band / The Pondering / Treadmill Trackstar Show all bands
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Uptown Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Apr 21, 1998
Violent Femmes Madison Theater Peoria, Illinois, United States
Apr 19, 1998
Violent Femmes Fargo Civic Memorial Auditorium Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Apr 17, 1998
Violent Femmes Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan, United States
Apr 09, 1998
Violent Femmes UPJ Sports Center Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 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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Violent Femmes / Tune-Yards on Aug 2, 2026 [919-small]

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Aug 2, 2026
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Lollapalooza 1996 on Jul 5, 1996 [449-small]

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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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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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Aug 17, 2024
 Lafayette, New York, United States
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Aug 17, 2024
 Lafayette, New York, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Indie
Punk
United States
Pop Rock
Folk
Alternative Rock
Alternative
Acoustic
Folk Punk
Acoustic Rock
Anti-Folk
Acoustic Punk
Wisconsin
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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?

Aug 29, 2022

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

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