Better Than Ezra Concert History

Better Than Ezra are an alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band was formed in Baton Rouge in 1987 by Kevin Griffin while he and the other original members were attending college at Louisiana State University. By 1988 Better Than Ezra had released a demo cassette tape, Chime Street Studio Demo Tape. In 1989 the band released a cassette-only album, Surprise. They released their first nationally-distributed album Deluxe in 1993 (Swell Records / 1995 Elektra).

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Better Than Ezra Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2025) (Page 12)

Date Concert Venue Location
Feb 12, 2017
Rock Boat
"Rock Boat" / Sister Hazel / Andy Grammer / Ben Rector / Better Than Ezra / Red Wanting Blue / Gaelic Storm / Green River Ordinance / Grizfolk / Wheelwright / Melodime / Wild Adriatic / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Welshly Arms / Amy Gerhartz / Brian Fechino / Andy Frasco & the U.N. / AIJIA / Ripe / WRENN / Carbon Leaf / JD Eicher / Knox Hamilton Show all bands
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Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Jade OCEAN
Feb 11, 2017
Rock Boat
"Rock Boat" / Sister Hazel / Andy Grammer / Ben Rector / Better Than Ezra / Red Wanting Blue / Gaelic Storm / Green River Ordinance / Grizfolk / Wheelwright / Melodime / Wild Adriatic / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Welshly Arms / Amy Gerhartz / Brian Fechino / Andy Frasco & the U.N. / AIJIA / Ripe / WRENN / Carbon Leaf / JD Eicher Show all bands
Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Jade OCEAN
Feb 10, 2017 –
Feb 15, 2017
The Rock Boat XVII
Sister Hazel / Matt Nathanson / Ben Rector / Better Than Ezra / Red Wanting Blue / Parachute / Stephen Kellogg & the South West North East / Gaelic Storm / Green River Ordinance / The Trews / Carbon Leaf / Dexter Freebish / Grizfolk / Firekid / Jared & The Mill / Melodime / Wild Adriatic / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Welshly Arms / Amy Gerhartz / LOVESWEAT / Brian Fechino / Andy Frasco & the U.N. / Knox Hamilton / Ripe / Wrenn (US) / Francisco Vidal / Harrow Fair / Sasha Aaron / All About a Bubble / The Currys / Caleb Hawley Show all bands
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Norwegian Jade Tampa, Florida, United States
Show Duplicates for Feb 10, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Better Than Ezra
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House of Blues Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dec 16, 2016
Better Than Ezra / Gin Blossoms

New Orleans Bowl Concert 2016

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Champions Square New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Sep 25, 2016
Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival 2016
Daryl Hall & John Oates / City and Colour / Kacey Musgraves / Blind Pilot / Better Than Ezra / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / Wild Belle / Langhorne Slim / Brothers Osborne / The Arcs / Son Little / Anderson East / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Margo Price / The Suffers / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Anna Graceman / Ralph's World / JD & The Straight Shot / The Settles Connection Show all bands
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The Park at Harlinsdale Farm Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Sep 24, 2016
Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival 2016
Beck / Cake / Grace Potter / Shakey Graves / Kaleo / Lunchmoney Lewis / The Strumbellas / The Struts / NAWAS / Sam Outlaw / The Suffers / Blind Pilot / Better Than Ezra / Margo Price / Brothers Osborne / City and Colour / Langhorne Slim and the Law / Kacey Musgraves / The Arcs / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Jason Isbell / Hall and Oates / Blackfoot Gypsies / Lori McKenna Show all bands
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The Park at Harlinsdale Farm Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Sep 10, 2016
Mix 94.1's Bite Of Las Vegas
"Mix 94.1's Bite Of Las Vegas" / Fitz and the Tantrums / Better Than Ezra / Blue October / Purple Reign - Trib. to Prince / Olivia Holt / Almost Normal / NakedElephant / Daughtry
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Desert Breeze Park Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 10, 2016
Aug 07, 2016
Better Than Ezra
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9:30 Club Washington, D.C., United States
Jul 30, 2016
Halfway Jam
"Halfway Jam" / Skillet / Buckcherry / Gin Blossoms / Better Than Ezra / Riley's L.A. Guns / 10 Years
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Halfway Jam Festival Grounds Royalton, Minnesota, United States
Jul 09, 2016
"Three Rivers Festival" / Better Than Ezra / Sister Hazel / Cracker

Three Rivers Festival

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Headwaters Park Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
May 27, 2016
Better Than Ezra / Sister Hazel

Better Than Ezra / Sister Hazel / Gears

Bailey Park Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Apr 30, 2016
Escondido / Meghan Trainor / Jason Derulo / Modest Mouse / Yo Gotti / Cypress Hill / Violent Femmes / Jonny Lang / Moon Taxi / Better Than Ezra / Houndmouth / Los Lobos / The Front Bottoms / Ana Popovic / Luther Dickinson / Amasa Hines / Will Tuck...
Escondido / Meghan Trainor / Jason Derulo / Modest Mouse / Yo Gotti / Cypress Hill / Violent Femmes / Jonny Lang / Moon Taxi / Better Than Ezra / Houndmouth / Los Lobos / The Front Bottoms / Ana Popovic / Luther Dickinson / Amasa Hines / Will Tucker / Barenaked Ladies / Lunchmoney Lewis Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Apr 29, 2016 –
May 01, 2016
Beale Street Music Festival
Neil Young / Promise of the Real / Paul Simon / Train / Meghan Trainor / Grace Potter / Barenaked Ladies / Young the Giant / Cypress Hill / Cold War Kids / Bastille / Violent Femmes / Courtney Barnett / John Mayall / Gin Blossoms / Trampled by Turtles / Moon Taxi / Lucinda Williams / Houndmouth / Los Lobos / The Joy Formidable / Indigo Girls / Blackberry Smoke / The Front Bottoms / The Lone Bellow / Lunchmoney Lewis / Coleman Hell / Julien Baker / Walter Trout / Ana Popovic / Bernard Allison / Luther Dickinson / Doyle Bramhall II / Those Pretty Wrongs / Magic Dick & Shun Ng / Larry McCray / John Primer / Brandon Santini / Ghost Town Blues Band / Barbara Blue / Mavis Staples / Panic! At the Disco / Jason Derulo / Weezer / Beck / The Arcs / Modest Mouse / The Struts / Yo Gotti / Zedd / Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats / Better Than Ezra Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Apr 24, 2016
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
"New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Nick Jonas / J. Cole / Herbie Hancock / Wayne Shorter / Julio Iglesias / Jonny Lang / Better Than Ezra / Elle King / Rhiannon Giddens / cece winans / Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars / Taj Mahal / Big Chief Monk Boudreaux / Amanda Shaw / Dede Saint Prix / Henry Butler / Terence Blanchard / Imagination Movers / Glen David Andrews / Royal Teeth / Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet / The Garifuna Collective / Leyla McCalla / Ed Volker / New Orleans Suspects / Little Freddie King / Herlin Riley / the iguanas / Dr. Michael White / Zion Harmonizers / Preston Shannon / Creole Jazz Serenaders with Don Vappie / New Breed Brass Band / Mister G / The Revealers / Kevin Gordon / The Kid Carsons / Los Po-Boy-Citos / Leroy Jones / Corey Ledet / Belton Richard / Electrifying Crownseekers / Rocks Of Harmony / Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble / Tornado Brass Band / Robert Jardell / Jimmy "Duck" Holmes Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 24, 2016
Apr 23, 2016 –
Apr 24, 2016
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats / Van Morrison / Better Than Ezra / Red Hot Chili Peppers

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

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New Orleans Fair Grounds and Racetrack New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 22, 2016 –
May 01, 2016
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2016
Taj Mahal / Herbie Hancock / Rebirth Brass Band / Jonny Lang / Beck / Jazmine Sullivan / Ellis Marsalis / Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter / The Garifuna Collective / Stevie Wonder / Arlo Guthrie / Alice's Restaurant / Aaron Neville / Ravi Coltrane / The Isley Brothers / Julio Iglesias / Dr. John / Elvin Bishop / Nick Jonas / Hurray for the Riff Raff / Gary Clark Jr. / Flo Rida / Maze featuring Frankie Beverly / Davell Crawford / Elle King / Punch Brothers / CeCe Winans / Ivan Neville's Dumstaphunk / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Dr. John & the Nite Trippers / Donald Harrison Jr. / Buffy Sainte-Marie / The Lone Bellow / Ms. Lauryn Hill / Alpha Blondy & The Solar System / Chris Botti / J. Cole / The Soul Rebels / Paul Simon / Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings / Wayne Shorter / Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra / Big Freedia / Dede Saint Prix / Irma Thomas / Boz Scaggs / Kermit Ruffins / Steely Dan / Pearl Jam / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Arturo Sandoval / Alpha Blondy / Terence Blanchard / Jon Batiste & Stay Human / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Neil Young / Better Than Ezra / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Rhiannon Giddens / Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers / Neil Young + Promise of the Real / Janelle Monáe / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Van Morrison / My Morning Jacket / Elvis Costello / Maxwell / Brandi Carlile / Grace Potter / Bonnie Raitt / Buddy Guy / Los Lobos / Mystikal / Gregory Porter / Michael McDonald / Gov't Mule / Mavis Staples / Galactic / Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats / Snarky Puppy / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Nathaniel Rateliff / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Brothers Osborne / Tab Benoit / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / The Revivalists / Anders Osborne / John Hammond / The Black Lillies / Big Chief Monk Boudreaux Show all bands
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Fairgrounds New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Show Duplicates for Apr 22, 2016
Dec 31, 2015
Better Than Ezra
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House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Dec 30, 2015
Better Than Ezra / Holiday Hangover / NAWAS
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House of Blues Houston Houston, Texas, United States
Dec 29, 2015
Better Than Ezra
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House of Blues Dallas, Texas, United States

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 Clearwater, Florida, United States
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 Clearwater, Florida, United States
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 Orlando, Florida, United States
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 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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 Pensacola, FL, US
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 Pensacola, FL, US
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 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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 Henderson, NV, US
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 Henderson, NV, US
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Genres:

Rock
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Pop Rock
Alternative Rock
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Post-Grunge
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Latest Setlist (12/07/2024):

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  2. King of New Orleans
  3. Rosealia
  4. Mystified
  5. Sincerely, Me
  6. Feel Good Inc.
  7. A Lifetime
  8. Good
  9. Live a Little
  10. Collide
  11. Blister in the Sun
  12. Extra Ordinary
  13. Killing It
  14. Never Tear Us Apart
  15. The Great Unknown
  16. Desperately Wanting
  17. Laid
  18. Miss You / Juicy / Rapper's Delight / O.P.P.
  19. Porcelain
  20. Sultans of Swing (tease)
  21. Flagpole Sitta
  22. In the Blood

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Concerts Per Year:

2025 4 concerts
2024 42 concerts
2023 42 concerts
2022 23 concerts
2021 21 concerts
2020 3 concerts
2019 15 concerts
2018 41 concerts
2017 32 concerts
2016 14 concerts
2015 44 concerts
2014 41 concerts
2013 12 concerts
2012 19 concerts
2011 29 concerts
2010 50 concerts
2009 78 concerts
2008 10 concerts
2007 39 concerts
2006 77 concerts
2005 111 concerts
2004 44 concerts
2003 27 concerts
2002 55 concerts
2001 35 concerts
2000 7 concerts
1999 23 concerts
1998 22 concerts
1997 24 concerts
1996 11 concerts
1995 20 concerts
1994 3 concerts

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