Whitesnake Concert History

Whitesnake is an English hard rock band, founded in 1978 by vocalist David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple) in North Yorkshire, UK. The current line-up of the band also include Joel Hoekstra (lead guitar), Reb Beach (rhythm guitar), Michael Devin (bass), Brian Ruedy (keyboards) and Tommy Aldridge (drums). While the group's membership has fluctuated, Coverdale remains the heart and soul of the band.

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 23, 2019
Helloween / Whitesnake / Scorpions

Roadfest 2019

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Roadfest 2019 Uberlandia, Brazil
Sep 21, 2019
Scorpions / Whitesnake / Europe / Helloween / Armored Dawn

Rockfest 2019

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Allianz Parque São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Jul 17, 2019
Whitesnake
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Crocus City Hall Moscow, Russian Federation
Jul 07, 2019
Whitesnake
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Palladium Köln Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jun 29, 2019
Hills of Rock 2019 (day 2)
Whitesnake / Ronnie Romero / Eridan / Bonfire / Dreamshade / Lord of the Lost / Adimiron / Konkurent / Obraten Efect / Brkovi
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Rowing Canal Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Jun 23, 2019
Graspop Metal Meeting
"Graspop Metal Meeting" / Def Leppard / Gojira / KISS / Rob Zombie / Whitesnake / Carcass / Cradle of Filth / Crisix / Deadland Ritual / Delain / Eluveitie / Equilibrium / Fleshgod Apocalypse / FM / Hawkwind / In Flames / Inglorious / Insomnium / Kvelertak / Living Colour / Nashville Pussy / Orange Goblin / Possessed / Power Trip / Sabaton / Sick of It All / Skálmöld / Terror / Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats / While She Sleeps Show all bands
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Boeretang Dessel, Flanders, Belgium
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Jun 22, 2019
Hellfest
"Hellfest" / Def Leppard / KISS / ZZ Top / Within Temptation / Whitesnake / Architects (UK) / The Sisters of Mercy / Cradle of Filth / Bloodbath / Dark Tranquillity / Cult of Luna / Envy / Eagles of Death Metal / Le Bal Des Enrages / Les Wampas / Deadland Ritual / Rival Sons / Böhse Onkelz / FEVER 333 / Whitechapel / richie kotzen / FM / Koritni / Skindred / Like a Storm / Combichrist / Myrkur / Carach Angren / PUNISH YOURSELF / Dool / Wolfheart / Shaârghot / Candlemass / Moonspell / Archspire / Allegaeon / Trepalium / Cypecore / Dawn Of Disease / The Adicts / The Living End / Mad Sin / Batmobile / The Creepshow / Banane Metalik / The Ocean / Cave In / Mantar / SUMAC / Will Haven / Fiend / Coilguns Show all bands
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Hellfest Grounds Clisson, Pays de la Loire, France
Jun 21, 2019 –
Jun 23, 2019
Hellfest 2019
Alien Weaponry / All Them Witches / Anthrax / Aorlhac / Arabrot / Architects / Archspire / Banane Metalik / Batmobile / Beartooth / Blackberry Smoke / Blackrain / Bliss Of Flesh / Bloodbath / Brutus / Böhse Onkelz / Cancer Bats / Cannibal Corpse / Carach Angren / Carcass / Carpathian Forest / Cave In / Cemican / Clutch / Coilguns / Combichrist / Conan / Cradle of Filth / Cult Leader / Cult of Luna / Dagoba / Dark Tranquility / Daughters / Ddent / Deadland Ritual / Death Angel / Def Leppard / Deicide / Demons & Wizards / Devourment / Diamond Head / Dool / Dream Theater / Dropkick Murphys / Eagles of Death Metal / Eisbrecher / Embryonic Cells / Emma Ruth Rundle / Emperor / Employed To Serve / Enter Shikari / Envy / Fallen Lillies / Fiend / FM / Fu Manchu / Gloryhammer / Godsmack / Gojira / Gold / Graveyard / Hank von Hell / Hellhammer / Hyrgal / Immolation / Impaled Nazarene / Insanity Alert / Jo Quail / Khaos-Dei / King Diamond / Klone / Koritni / Kvelertak / Lamb of God / Last Temptation / Le Bal des Enragés / Les Wampas / Like a Storm / Lofofora / Lucifer's Child / Lynyrd Skynyrd / Mad Sin / Mantar / Mass Hysteria / Me First And The Gimme Gimmes / Messa / Moonspell / Morning Again / Municipal Waste / Nasty / No Fun At All / No One is Innocent / Nova Twins / Pestilence / Phillip H. Anselmo & The Illegals / Possessed / Psycroptic / Radio Moscow / Refused / Revocation / richie kotzen / Sabaton / Sham69 / Skáld / Skindred / Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators / Slayer / Sonata Arctica / Stinky / Stone Temple Pilots / Sum 41 / SUMAC / Tesla / Testament / The Adicts / The Amsterdam Red Light District / The Creepshow / The Dwarves / The Fever 333 / The Interrupters / The Living End / The Necromancers / The Obsessed / The Ocean / The Rumjacks / The Sisters of Mercy / Tool / Tormentor / Trivium / TrollfesT / Uada / Ultra Vomit / Valley of the Sun / Venom Inc. / Vltimas / Vomitory / Whitechapel / Whitesnake / Wiegedood / Within Temptation / Will Haven / Wolfheart / Yob / ZZ Top / KISS / The Young Gods / Acid King / Shaârghot / Candlemass / Descendents / Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats / Power Trip / My SLeeping Karma / PUNISH YOURSELF / Mars Red Sky Show all bands
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Hellfest Clisson, Pays de la Loire, France
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Jun 20, 2019 –
Jun 23, 2019
Graspop Metal Meeting 2019
Black Peaks / Hemelbestormer / Nasty / Concealed Reality / Raven / Beartooth / Aborted / Off The Cross / The Amity Affliction / Sonata Arctica / Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals / Goe Vur In Den Otto / Like a Storm / Wiegedood / The HU / Death Angel / Eisbrecher / Whitechapel / Candlebox / Hatebreed / Crowbar / To The Rats and Wolves / Lukazz / Combichrist / Glenn Hughes / Testament / Candlemass / Bleed From Within / Deathstars / Architects / Cult of Luna / Municipal Waste / Anthrax / Carpenter Brut / Children of Bodom / Lynyrd Skynyrd / FEVER 333 / Starset / Amon Amarth / Eagles of Death Metal / Discharge / Within Temptation / Stone Temple Pilots / Mysticum / Slayer / The Vipers / DJ Rock The Fox / Carl / Gloryhammer / Cellar Darling / Love Bites / Bad Wolves / Ne Obliviscaris / State Champs / Hammerfall / Beast In Black / AmÆzing Snäke / Immolation / Three Days Grace / Taking Back Sunday / Halestorm / Borknagar / Grand Magus / Behemoth / Agnostic Front / Trivium / Legion Of The Damned / Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons / Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators / No Fun At All / Clutch / UFO / Godsmack / Refused / Ministry / Disturbed / Krokus / Lamb of God / King Diamond / Demons & Wizards / Slipknot / Bulls On Parade / Bizkit Park / FM / Crisix / Inglorious / Skálmöld / Orange Goblin / Deadland Ritual / Delain / Equilibrium / Power Trip / The Dutch Disciples / Nashville Pussy / Gojira / Fleshgod Apocalypse / Born From Pain / Metal Attack / In Flames / Living Colour / Insomnium / Whitesnake / Terror / Rob Zombie / Posessed / Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats / While She Sleeps / Def Leppard / Eluveitie / Kvelertak / Sabaton / Cradle of Filth / Sick of It All / Hawkwind / KISS / Carcass Show all bands
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Festivalpark Stenehei Dessel, Flanders, Belgium
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Jun 19, 2019
Def Leppard / Whitesnake
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Mediolanum Forum Assago, Lombardy, Italy
Jun 17, 2019
Def Leppard / Whitesnake
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O2 Arena Prague Prague, Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Jun 16, 2019
Download 2019
Tool / Black Peaks / Lamb Of God / Amon Amarth / The Smashing Pumpkins / Slayer / Godsmack / Underoath / I Prevail / Cane Hill / Dream Theater / Anthrax / Beartooth / Enter Shikari / Municipal Waste / Alcest / FEVER 333 / Skindred / Trash Boat / Die Antwoord / The Wonder Years / State Champs / Clutch / Whitesnake / Slash with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators / Rob Zombie Show all bands
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Download Festival Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
Jun 15, 2019
Download Festival 2019
Slipknot / Skid row / Kvelertek / Clutch / Whitesnake / Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators / Rob zombie / Alien Weaponry / Royal Republic / Power Trip / Behemoth / Skindred / Trivium / Beartooth / Dream Theater / Slayer / Amon Amarth / Lamb Of God Show all bands
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Donington Park Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
Jun 14, 2019 –
Jun 16, 2019
Download Festival 2019
The Smashing Pumpkins / Slipknot / Three Days Grace / Def Leppard / Stone Temple Pilots / Tool / Rob Zombie / Godsmack / Slayer / Whitesnake / Die Antwoord / Slash / Lamb of God / Halestorm / Dream Theater / Trivium / Skid Row / Anthrax / Eagles of Death Metal / Underoath / Opeth / Reel Big Fish / Enter Shikari / I Prevail / Our Last Night / Amon Amarth / Beartooth / Clutch / The Amity Affliction / The Wonder Years / Brothers Osborne / Tesla / Starset / Whitechapel / Behemoth / Me First And The Gimme Gimmes / State Champs / Animals as Leaders / Bad Wolves / Epica / Skindred / Zebrahead / Blackberry Smoke / Carcass / Icon for Hire / Palaye Royale / Badflower / Graveyard / The Interrupters / Palisades / Alcest / Kvelertak / At The Gates / Municipal Waste / Royal Republic / FEVER 333 / Delain / Jinjer / The Hu / Intervals / Dinosaur Pile-Up / Power Trip / Like a Storm / Crystal Lake / Goodbye June / Vega / Trash Boat / Twelve Foot Ninja / The Beaches / ROAM / Coldrain / Ne Obliviscaris / Simple Creatures / Man With a Mission / Batushka / Cane Hill / Heart of a Coward / Alien Weaponry / CLOUD / Black Peaks / Nova Twins / Lost Society / The Picturebooks / hot milk / Toska / Download / Last In Line / Sumo Cyco / The Inspector Cluzo / nothing, nowhere. / Conjurer / Skynd / Allusinlove / Those Damn Crows / Never Not Nothing / Redhook / Parting Gift / Queen Zee / Underside / Deadland Ritual / Love Bites / Elvana / Groundculture / Pengshui / Riding The Low / Wolf Jaw / Lost in Stereo / BLURRED VISION / Vambo / Kim Jennett / Aaron Buchanan / THECITYISOURS Show all bands
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Donington Park Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jun 14, 2019
Jun 13, 2019 –
Jun 16, 2019
Download 2019
Def Leppard / Slipknot / Tool / Rob Zombie / Neshiima / Sweet Little Machine / Dead Mans Whiskey / Haxan / TheCityIsOurs / The Five Hundred / Pengshui / Man With a Mission / Sumo Cyco / Reel Big Fish / Kvelertak / Deadland Ritual / Whitesnake / Queen Zee / Lovebites / Batushka / Parting Gift / Bad Wolves / Elvana / Three Days Grace / Skindred / Die Antwoord / Coldrain / FEVER 333 / The Amity Affliction / Like a Storm / Badflower / Starset / Deadland Ritual / Deadland Ritual Show all bands
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Donington Park Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 12, 2019
Download Festival
Pengshui / Sumo Cyco / Kvelertak / Man With a Mission / Clutch / Whitesnake / Opeth / Reel Big Fish / Rob Zombie / Alien Weaponry / Bad Wolves / Elvana / Underside / Power Trip / Behemoth / Skindred / Batushka / Die Antwoord / Slipknot / Like a Storm / I Prevail / Allusinlove / Starset / Godsmack / Amon Amarth / Beartooth / Palaye Royale / FEVER 333 / Tool / O’Deus / The Five Hundred / Dead Mans Whiskey / Haxan / Neshiima / sweet little machine / THECITYISOURS / The Smashing Pumpkins Show all bands
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Donington Park Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 07, 2019 –
Jun 09, 2019
Download Festival 2019
Whitesnake / Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators / Def Leppard / Three Days Grace / Dreamtheater / The Smashing Pumpkins / Halestorm / Slipknot / Slayer / Tool
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Donington Park Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
May 18, 2019
Whitesnake
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Seneca Niagara Events Center, Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Buffalo, New York, United States
May 17, 2019
Whitesnake

The Flesh & Blood World Tour

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The Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino Verona, New York, United States
May 15, 2019
Whitesnake
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Agora Theatre & Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Day on the Green / Jetboy / Mötley Crüe / Poison / Whitesnake on Oct 10, 1987 [657-small]

Day on the Green / Jetboy / Mötley Crüe / Poison / Whitesnake
Oct 10, 1987
 Oakland, California, United States
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Quiet Riot / Whitesnake / Armoured Saint on Nov 17, 1984 [884-small]

Quiet Riot / Whitesnake / Armoured Saint
Nov 17, 1984
 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Reading Rock Festival 1980 on Aug 22, 1980 [984-small]

Reading Rock Festival 1980
Aug 22 - 24, 1980
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Scorpions / Whitesnake on Feb 26, 2020 [853-small]

Scorpions / Whitesnake
Feb 26, 2020
 Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Whitesnake / Gary Moore / Y & T on May 19, 2003 [891-small]

Whitesnake / Gary Moore / Y & T
May 19, 2003
 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Whitesnake / MSG on Dec 30, 1987 [974-small]

Whitesnake / MSG
Dec 30, 1987
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Whitesnake / Whitford/St. Holmes
Jun 15, 2016
 Huber Heights, Ohio, United States
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ZZ Top / Whitesnake / Pride & Glory
Jul 8, 1994
 Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Mötley Crüe / Whitesnake
Sep 29, 1987
 Denver, Colorado, United States
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Reading Rock Festival 1980 on Aug 22, 1980 [877-small]

Reading Rock Festival 1980
Aug 22 - 24, 1980
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Summerfest (Milwaukee) on Jun 30, 2015 [235-small]

Summerfest (Milwaukee)
Jun 30, 2015
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Whitesnake / Great White on May 19, 1988 [269-small]

Whitesnake / Great White
May 19, 1988
 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


What is Whitesnake?

In 1976, Deep Purple, an early heavy metal band, broke up. David Coverdale, the lead vocalist, went on to form Whitesnake in 1978 while other former Deep Purple members went on to form their own new bands and pursue solo projects.

What genre is Whitesnake?

When Whitesnake first formed, the band created a unique blues-rock sound. However, Whitesnake is more often known for their glam metal period which began with the release of their sixth album Slide It In in 1984. As the band’s influence spread from the UK to the US, Whitesnake began to more heavily embrace the glam metal sound and aesthetic until its eventual disbandment in 1990.

Who is the lead singer of Whitesnake?

David Coverdale is the founder and the lead singer of Whitesnake. He is the only member of the band to have remained with Whitesnake during every iteration of the band.

The bands Whitesnake and Rainbow were both splinter groups from what British rock band?

Both Whitesnake and Rainbow were formed from members of Deep Purple before its disbandment in 1976.

How old is David Coverdale of Whitesnake?

David Coverdale is invalid_date years old. He was born on September 22, 1951.

When did Whitesnake's debut album come out?

Whitesnake's debut album Trouble was released in October of 1978.

Why did Whitesnake break up?

Whitesnake has broken up and reunited several times. The first break up occurred in 1990 when founder David Coverdale formally disbanded the group, claiming that he had become exhausted from the last 12 years of recording, performing, and touring. He encouraged other members of Whitesnake to pursue other opportunities.

In 1994, after the commercial success of Whitesnake’s Greatest Hits, the band reunited for a Greatest Hits tour. At the end of the tour, the band was dropped from the record label EMI, but Coverdale was retained.

Though the band never technically got back together during this period, Restless Hearts, which Coverdale created as a solo project, was released by EMI under the band name David Coverdale and Whitesnake. Subsequently, a Whitesnake farewell tour was announced. When the tour ended, the band again disbanded.

The band next got back together in 2003 and toured with the Scorpions before joining the Rock Never Stops Tour. Since then the band has continued touring and released several albums.

What kind of car is in the Whitesnake music video for "Here I Go Again?"

A white Jaguar owned by David Coverdale appears in the music video for the song "Here I Go Again."

Who is the model in the Whitesnake music video for "Here I Go Again?"

Professional model and actress Julia Ellen Kitaean, also called “Tawny Kitaen,” appeared in the Whitesnake music video for the song “Here I Go Again” and several others including “Still of the Night” and “Is This Love.” Between 1989 and 1991, she was married to lead singer and founder of Whitesnake David Coverdale.

How many concerts has Whitesnake had?

Whitesnake has had 1,252 concerts.

What genre is Whitesnake?

Whitesnake is most often considered to be Rock, Metal, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, British, Blues, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Album Oriented Rock (AOR), Glam Metal, British Blues, Acoustic Rock, Glam, and Hair Metal.

When was the last Whitesnake concert?

The last Whitesnake concert was on April 15, 2023 at Cactus Theater in Lubbock, TX, US. The bands that performed were: Def Leppard / Whitesnake.

What setlist does Whitesnake play live?

The songs that Whitesnake performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the June 23, 2022 concert at Val de Moine Sport Complex in Clisson, Pays de la Loire, France:

  1. My Generation
  2. Bad Boys
  3. Slide It In
  4. Love Ain't No Stranger
  5. Slow an' Easy
  6. Fool for Your Loving
  7. Guitar and Keyboard Solos
  8. Crying in the Rain
  9. Drum Solo
  10. Is This Love
  11. Give Me All Your Love
  12. Here I Go Again
  13. Still of the Night
  14. We Wish You Well

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