Wire Concert History

Wire is a band formed in 1976 in Watford, England and after splitting in 1980, have reformed three times. They consist of Colin Newman (vocals, guitar), Graham Lewis (vocals, bass) and Robert Gotobed (drums). Founding guitarist Bruce Gilbert left in 2004. In 2008, Margaret Fielder McGinnis of Laika joined the band as their touring guitarist, but as of 2010 has been replaced by Matt Simms.

Past Wire Tours & Concerts (Page 8)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 18, 2013
Wire The Cluny Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Sep 15, 2013
Festival Number 6
"Festival Number 6" / Manic Street Preachers / Chic feat. Nile Rodgers / I Am Kloot / The Staves / Public Service Broadcasting / Johnny Marr / These New Puritans / Fryars / Dan Croll / Wave Machines / Islet / Carl Craig / Krysko / Daddy G / Gilles Peterson / Horse Meat Disco / Guy Williams / Seann Walsh / Mick Ferry / James Acaster / Wire / Viv Albertine / Twisted Wheel / Jim Stanton / Psychemagik Show all bands
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Festival Number 6 Festival Grounds Portmeirion, United Kingdom
Sep 13, 2013 –
Sep 15, 2013
Festival Number 6 2013
James Blake / London Grammar / Daughter / AlunaGeorge / Manic Street Preachers / Lianne La Havas / Chic / My Bloody Valentine / Everything Everything / Tricky / Mount Kimbie / Badly Drawn Boy / Temples / Dan Croll / Laura Mvula / The Staves / Slow Club / Jagwar Ma / Wire / Crazy P / Little Green Cars / Public Service Broadcasting / I Am Kloot / Clinic / Daniel Avery / Carl Craig / Teleman / Caitlin Rose / Dutch Uncles / The Leisure Society / Chapel Club / Hookworms / Gilles Peterson / Søren Juul / Wave Machines / Neon Neon / Bill Ryder-Jones / Andrew Weatherall / Sivu / Psychemagik / Frankie Knuckles / MONEY / Melt Yourself Down / Maxxi Soundsystem / Bright Light Bright Light / Sweet Baboo / Greg Wilson / Horse Meat Disco / Islet / Sam Airey / The Low Life / San Soda / Justin Robertson / Mary Epworth / Charlie Boyer & the Voyeurs / Pete Herbert / Sophie Lloyd / Colorama / Daddy G / Dicky Trisco / Jagz Kooner / Guy Williams / UnaBombers / Krysko / Will Sergeant / Hot Vestry / Balearic Mike / Futureboogie / Sancho Panza / AOR Disco / Mathew Gray / Nadia Ksabia Show all bands
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Festival Number 6 Criccieth, UK
Aug 23, 2013
Eels / The Horrors / Wire

For noise festival

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Pully for Noise Pully, Vaud, Switzerland
Aug 22, 2013 –
Aug 24, 2013
For Noise Festival 2013
Franz Ferdinand / Crystal Castles / Eels / The Horrors / Poliça / Christine and the Queens / Wire / Hanni El Khatib / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / The Soft Moon / Tomahawk / Veto / BRNS / Grand Pianoramax / The Animen / Paon / Camilla Sparksss / Emilie Zoé / JJ&Palin / WIDDERSHINS / Dead Sexy / Monoski / A Crashed Blackbird Called Rosehip / john dear / Static Frames / Lune Palmer / Palko Muski / Mrs Burroughs / SUNISIT / Rangleklods / French Cowby & The One / H0Burns / The Wild Guys Show all bands
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For Noise Festival Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Aug 18, 2013
Beacons Festival 2013
Bonobo / Local Natives / SBTRKT / Danny Brown / Django Django / Wolf Alice / Gold Panda / Temples / Dan Croll / Bondax / Savages / Wire / Floating Points / Bicep / Melody's Echo Chamber / Julia Holter / John Talabot / Ghostpoet / Machinedrum / Fucked Up / Mikal Cronin / Moon Duo / Eats Everything / Chad Valley / Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats / Jaws / James Holden / The Wytches / Dutch Uncles / Throwing Snow / Hookworms / Vondelpark / Childhood / Stealing Sheep / Esben and the Witch / Wolf People / SPLASHH / Only Real / Bill Ryder-Jones / Lulu James / Egyptian Hip Hop / David Rodigan / Move D / Thumpers / Lunar C / Menace Beach / Spectrals / Ben UFO / T. Williams / Oneman / Channel One Sound System / Gabriel Bruce / Josh Savage / Nancy Elizabeth / Iration Steppas / Middleman / Wet Nuns / Dark Bells / Galaxians / Department M / The Mexanines / Giuliano Modarelli / Jacobean Ruff / Gary Stewart Band / Black Ally Show all bands
Heslaker Farm Skipton, UK
Aug 17, 2013
Beacons Festival
"Beacons Festival" / Local Natives / Gold Panda / Dutch Uncles / Wire / Bicep / Malcolm Middleton / Machinedrum / Bondax / Wolf Alice / Temples / East India Youth / Stealing Sheep / Julia Holter / Mikal Cronin / Amateur Best / Team Spirit / Spectrals / Melody's Echo Chamber Show all bands
Heslaker Farm Skipton, United Kingdom
Jul 19, 2013 –
Jul 21, 2013
Pitchfork Music Festival 2013
M.I.A / R. Kelly / Björk / Belle and Sebastian / Toro Y Moi / Yo La Tengo / Chairlift / Phosphorescent / The Breeders / Mac DeMarco / Sky Ferreira / Joanna Newsom / Blood Orange / Solange / Low / Foxygen / Woods / Rustie / Swans / Wire / TNGHT / Savages / Parquet Courts / Glass Candy / Angel Olsen / Lil B / Frankie Rose / Mikal Cronin / Autre Ne Veut / Julia Holter / Waxahatchee / Ryan Hemsworth / Metz / Trash Talk / Andy Stott / Pissed Jeans / DJ Rashad / Merchandise / White Lung / Daughn Gibson / Evian Christ / Tree / KEN Mode / ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Run the Jewels Show all bands
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Union Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Show Duplicates for Jul 19, 2013
Jul 18, 2013
Wire
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The Clifton Center Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Jul 17, 2013
Wire / Bear In Heaven / The Next New Nothings
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Beachland Ballroom and Tavern Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Jul 16, 2013
Wire / Bear In Heaven
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Bowery Ballroom New York, New York, United States
Jul 14, 2013
Wire / Bear In Heaven
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Black Cat Washington, D.C., United States
Jul 13, 2013
Wire / Bear In Heaven
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Union Transfer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jul 12, 2013
Wire / Bear In Heaven
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The Sinclair Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Jul 10, 2013
Wire / Bear In Heaven Lee's Palace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 07, 2013
Wire Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Michigan, United States
Apr 20, 2013
Wire / Smoke Fairies / Matthew E. White / Georgi Kay / Steve Mason / Frank Turner
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Berwick Street London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 30, 2012 –
Dec 02, 2012
All Tomorrow's Parties - Nightmare Before Christmas Curated by Shellac 2012
Wire / Mono / Red Fang / Neurosis / Shellac / Mission of Burma / Future of the Left / Buke and Gase / Melt-Banana / Nina Nastasia / Shannon Wright / The Ex / Oxbow / Prinzhorn Dance School / Rachel Grimes / Kim Deal / Dead Rider / KA$H / Turing Machine / The Membranes / Zeni Geva / arcwelder / Bottomless Pit / Uzeda / Scrawl / Alix / Helen Money / Gay Witch Abortion / The Cravats / STNNNG / Bear Claw / Three Second Kiss / Pinebender / The Ex & Brass Unbound / MyOwnFlag Show all bands
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Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park Camber, UK
Show Duplicate for Nov 30, 2012
Feb 11, 2012
Wire / EA80 / Pascow / Jingo De Lunch

Ox 100 Festival

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Cobra Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Dec 03, 2011
Wire / Zane Lowe / Charli XCX Plug Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

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Wire
May 11, 2017
 Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2009
May 15 - 17, 2009
 Minehead, England, United Kingdom
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Simple Things 2015 on Oct 24, 2015 [337-small]

Simple Things 2015
Oct 24, 2015
 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Simple Things 2015 on Oct 24, 2015 [338-small]

Simple Things 2015
Oct 24, 2015
 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Eels / The Horrors / Wire on Aug 23, 2013 [025-small]

Eels / The Horrors / Wire
Aug 23, 2013
 Pully, Vaud, Switzerland
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Wire / Bear In Heaven / The Next New Nothings on Jul 17, 2013 [139-small]

Wire / Bear In Heaven / The Next New Nothings
Jul 17, 2013
 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Wire on Nov 10, 2010 [680-small]

Wire
Nov 10, 2010
 Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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Depeche Mode / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) / Thomas Dolby / Wire on Jun 18, 1988 [832-small]

Depeche Mode / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) / Thomas Dolby / Wire
Jun 18, 1988
 Pasadena, California, United States
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Roxy Music / Wire on Mar 5, 1979 [849-small]

Roxy Music / Wire
Mar 5, 1979
 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Wire on Apr 12, 2011 [628-small]

Wire
Apr 12, 2011
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Wire on Oct 24, 2017 [140-small]

Wire
Oct 24, 2017
 Norwich, England, United Kingdom
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Wire on Jun 16, 1988 [835-small]

Wire
Jun 16, 1988
 San Francisco, California, United States
  Uploaded by Yvette Kay

End of the Road Festival 2019 on Aug 29, 2019 [323-small]

End of the Road Festival 2019
Aug 29 - Sep 1, 2019
 Sixpenny Handley, UK
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End of the Road Festival 2019 on Aug 29, 2019 [325-small]

End of the Road Festival 2019
Aug 29 - Sep 1, 2019
 Sixpenny Handley, UK
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Genres:

Rock
Electronic
Punk
Indie Rock
Alternative Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Alternative
British
Experimental
Psychedelic Rock
Punk Rock
Post-Punk
Post-Hardcore
New Wave
Experimental Rock
Art Rock
English
Industrial Rock
Punk Blues
Art Punk
UK Post-Punk
Gbvfi
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Latest Setlist (03/12/2020):

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  1. Cactused
  2. Small Black Reptile
  3. French Film Blurred

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Concerts Per Year:

2021 2 concerts
2020 16 concerts
2019 2 concerts
2018 7 concerts
2017 29 concerts
2016 6 concerts
2015 57 concerts
2014 8 concerts
2013 30 concerts
2012 2 concerts
2011 69 concerts
2010 5 concerts
2009 15 concerts
2008 32 concerts
2007 1 concert
2004 4 concerts
2003 4 concerts
2002 16 concerts
2000 8 concerts
1990 1 concert
1988 6 concerts
1987 9 concerts
1985 1 concert
1979 4 concerts
1978 5 concerts
1977 5 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Wire had?

Wire has had 344 concerts.

What genre is Wire?

Wire is most often considered to be Rock, Electronic, Punk, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Alternative, British, Experimental, Psychedelic Rock, Punk Rock, Post-Punk, Post-Hardcore, New Wave, Experimental Rock, Art Rock, English, Industrial Rock, Punk Blues, Art Punk, UK Post-Punk, and Gbvfi.

When was the last Wire concert?

The last Wire concert was on March 24, 2021 at Paradiso in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

What setlist does Wire play live?

The songs that Wire performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the March 12, 2020 concert at Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York, New York, United States:

  1. Cactused
  2. Small Black Reptile
  3. French Film Blurred

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