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 57)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 29, 1996
Violent Femmes Kuhl Gymnasium Geneseo, New York, United States
Sep 28, 1996
Violent Femmes
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Twin Pad Arena Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Sep 27, 1996
Radio 104 - Big Day Off
Local H / Poe / Goldfinger / Paul Westerberg / Violent Femmes / Nixons / Superdrag
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Riverside Park Agawam, Massachusetts, United States
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Sep 25, 1996
Violent Femmes The Vic Theatre Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 20, 1996
Violent Femmes Ludlow's Columbus, Ohio, United States
Sep 19, 1996
Violent Femmes
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Bogart's Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Sep 18, 1996
Violent Femmes / The urge The Fabulous Fox Theatre St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Sep 05, 1996
The Violent Femmes
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Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Sep 01, 1996
Violent Femmes Local Warehouse Resolute, Nunavut, Canada
Aug 25, 1996
Jayhawk Music Festival
Violent Femmes / Hum / Poe / Self / The Urge / MU330 / Danger Bob / Shag / sister 7 / Sky Bop Fly
Clinton Lake State Park Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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Jul 30, 1996
Lollapalooza 1996
Ramones / Ben Folds Five / 311 / Soul Coughing / Shaolin Monks / Rage Against The Machine / Violent Femmes / Melvins / Rancid / Wu-Tang Clan / Screaming Trees / Korn / Metallica / Soundgarden / Devo
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The Gorge Amphitheatre George, Washington, United States
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Jul 23, 1996
Violent Femmes

Lollapalooza

University of New Orleans Soccer Field New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Jul 20, 1996
Lollapalooza 1996
Metallica / Soundgarden / Rancid / Shaolin Monks / Screaming Trees / Rage Against The Machine / Wu-Tang Clan / Violent Femmes / 311 / Ben Folds Five / Melvins / Waylon Jennings / Devo / Ramones / cornershop / Psychotica
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Rockingham Dragway Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
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Jul 18, 1996
Sheryl Crow / Golden Smog / Violent Femmes / Johnny Clueless

3rd Annual Rockfest '96

Chippewa Valley Cadott, Wisconsin, United States
Jul 16, 1996
Lollapalooza 1996
Metallica / Soundgarden / Ramones / Rancid / Shaolin Monks / Screaming Trees / Psychotica / Violent Femmes / Wu-Tang Clan / 311 / Beth Hart Band / Girls Against Boys / Devo / Ben Folds Five / Ruby / cornershop / You Am I / Soul Coughing / Sponge / Melvins / Satchel / Jonny Polonsky / Fireside Show all bands
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Charles Town Racetrack Charleston, West Virginia, United States
Jul 14, 1996
Violent Femmes

Rock of Gods Festival

Pireas Port Piraeus, Greece
Jul 13, 1996
Bad Religion / Violent Femmes / The Jesus and Mary Chain / Paradise Lost / Dead Moon / Bokomolech
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dock 3 harbour of pireaus Athens, Attica, Greece
Jul 12, 1996 –
Jul 14, 1996
rock of gods 1996
Moby / Iggy Pop / Slayer / Violent Femmes / Bad Religion / The Jesus and Mary Chain / Blind Guardian / Saxon / Paradise Lost / Rage / Dead Moon / Stereo Nova / Nightfall / Bokomolech
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rock of gods 1996 Athens, Attica, Greece
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Jul 05, 1996
Lollapalooza 96
Psychotica / Screaming Trees / Violent Femmes / Soundgarden / Ramones / Metallica / Rancid / The Shaolin KungFu of China / Girls Against Boys / Ben Folds Five / Ruby / cornershop / You Am I / Beth Hart Band / Chune / Moonshake / Lutefisk / Capsize 7
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Molson Park Barrie, Ontario, Canada
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Jul 04, 1996
Violent Femmes / Goo Goo Dolls / Dishwalla
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Marcus Amphitheater, Henry Maier Festival Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 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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 Cocoa, Florida, United States
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 Seattle, Washington, United States
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 Seattle, Washington, 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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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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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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