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 73)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 13, 1991
Lollapalooza 1991
Jane's Addiction / Siouxsie & The Banshees / Living Colour / Nine Inch Nails / Body Count / Butthole Surfers / Rollins Band / Violent Femmes
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Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Show Duplicates for Aug 13, 1991
Aug 09, 1991
Violent Femmes

Edmonton Folk Festival

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Gallagher Park Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Aug 07, 1991
Violent Femmes / Meat Puppets
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The Warfield Theatre San Francisco, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 07, 1991
Aug 06, 1991
Violent Femmes The Warfield Theatre San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 05, 1991
Lollapalooza 91
Body Count / Ice-T / Rollins Band / Living Colour / Violent Femmes / Siouxsie & The Banshees / Fishbone / Lords of Acid / Butthole Surfers / Jane's Addiction / Nine Inch Nails
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Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States
Aug 04, 1991
Violent Femmes

Lollapalooza

Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston, Michigan, United States
Aug 03, 1991
Violent Femmes

KUKQ presents

Mesa Amphitheatre Mesa, Arizona, United States
Aug 02, 1991
Violent Femmes / Meat Puppets Universal Amphitheatre Los Angeles, California, United States
Aug 01, 1991
Lollapalooza
Lalapalooza 1 / Body Count / Butthole Surfers / Jim Rose Circus / Rollins Band / Fishbone / Jane's Addiction / Siouxsie & The Banshees / Violent Femmes / Ice-T
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Harriet Island Regional Park Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 01, 1991
Jul 30, 1991
Lollapalooza 1991
Nine Inch Nails / Jane's Addiction / Violent Femmes / Siouxsie & The Banshees / Butthole Surfers / Living Colour / Fishbone / Rollins Band / Body Count
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Sandstone Amphitheater Bonner Springs, Kansas, United States
Show Duplicates for Jul 30, 1991
Jul 29, 1991
Violent Femmes Park West Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 27, 1991
Violent Femmes Mississippi Nights St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Jul 26, 1991
Violent Femmes Bogart's Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Jul 21, 1991
Violent Femmes / John Wesley Harding
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The Boathouse Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Jul 20, 1991
Lollapalooza 1991
Nine Inch Nails / Jane's Addiction / Violent Femmes / Siouxsie & The Banshees / Butthole Surfers / Fishbone / Rollins Band / Body Count / Emergency Broadcast Network
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San Diego, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 20, 1991
Jul 18, 1991
Violent Femmes Beacon Theatre New York, New York, United States
Jul 17, 1991
The Violent Femmes Beacon Theatre New York, New York, United States
Jul 16, 1991
Violent Femmes Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts Center Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States
Jul 04, 1991
HFStival 1991
Violent Femmes / The La's / Gang Of Four / Robyn Hitchcock / King Missile / The Ocean Blue / Stress / Peter Himmelman / Too Much Joy / Ynot
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Show Duplicates for Jul 04, 1991
Jul 01, 1991
CFNY Edgefest 1991 Canada Day
Blue Rodeo / Bootsauce / Dream Warriors / King Apparatus / Skaface / Skydiggers / Spirit of the West / Teenage Head / Violent Femmes
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Molson Park Barrie, Ontario, Canada

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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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Lollapalooza 1996 on Jul 5, 1996 [449-small]

Lollapalooza 1996
Jul 5, 1996
 Barrie, Ontario, Canada
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Violent Femmes
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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Feb 25, 1986
 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Aug 17, 2024
 Lafayette, New York, United States
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 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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