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 54)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 10, 1997
Violent Femmes / Goldfinger Carole & Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium, Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Nov 09, 1997
Violent Femmes Jannus Live St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Nov 08, 1997
Violent Femmes House of Blues Orlando Orlando, Florida, United States
Oct 31, 1997
Violent Femmes Pavilhao Universitario de Coimbra Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Oct 29, 1997
Violent Femmes O2 Forum Kentish Town London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 15, 1997
Violent Femmes Memorial Auditorium Montclair, New Jersey, United States
Oct 10, 1997
Violent Femmes

Benedictine University

Dan & Ada Rice Athletic Center, Benedictine University Lisle, IL
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Sep 27, 1997
Widespread Panic / Gran Torino / Violent Femmes / The V-roys / Sister Hazel / Hector Qirko Band

Smoky Mountain Jam

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World's Fair Park Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Sep 23, 1997
Violent Femmes The Fillmore San Francisco, California, United States
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Sep 22, 1997
Violent Femmes Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Santa Rosa, California, United States
Sep 18, 1997
Violent Femmes Canes Bar & Grill San Diego, California, United States
Sep 16, 1997
Violent Femmes The Palace Los Angeles, California, United States
Sep 14, 1997
Violent Femmes

Doheny Days Music Festival

Doheny State Beach Dana Point, California, United States
Sep 13, 1997
Kamp KOME 2 1997
Smash Mouth / Social Distortion / Third Eye Blind / Violent Femmes / Ben Harper / Sugar Ray / Fiona Apple / Cake / Dance Hall Crashers / Matchbox Twenty / Local H / Reel Big Fish / Less Than Jake / Buck O Nine / blink-182 / MxPx / Salmon / Marginal Prophets Show all bands
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Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, California, United States
Sep 13, 1997 –
Sep 14, 1997
Doheny Days Festival
Dick Dale / The Monkees / Duncan Sheik / The Rembrandts / The Untouchables / Big Bad Voodoo Daddy / Black Lab / Buddy Guy / Cracker / Dave Wakeling / Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Sugar Ray / The Young Dubliners / Violent Femmes
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Doheny State Beach Dana Point, California, United States
Sep 12, 1997
Violent Femmes

Concordia University Orientation Week

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Mackaye and Maisonneuve (Outdoor Stage) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Aug 22, 1997
Matchbox Twenty / Violent Femmes / merideth brooks / INXS
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UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 09, 1997
Violent Femmes

Newport Folk Festival

Fort Adams State Park Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Aug 08, 1997
Dishwalla / Artifical Joy Club / Matchbox 20 / Violent Femmes / Better Than Ezra

Edgefest

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Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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Aug 07, 1997
Violent Femmes Gen Con Block Party Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Aug 01, 1997
The Violent Femmes Spinnaker Beach Club Panama City Beach, Florida, 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]

Lollapalooza 1996
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
Milwaukee
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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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