Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Concert History

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band was an American band who created music that has occasionally been dubbed "avant garde-blues". Their music was characterized by bluesy melodies, shambolic instrumentation, idiosyncratic, unbound timings, the growls and shrieks of Beefheart's vocals and his surreal, poetic lyrics. Throughout their career, the band's musical direction was tightly controlled by Don Van Vliet (1941 - 2010), aka Captain Beefheart, who...

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 31, 1972
Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 30, 1972
Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 28, 1972
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / larry coryell
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Town Hall New York, New York, United States
Oct 13, 1972
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Sailcat / Trapeze
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Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 16, 1972
Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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Manzanita Speedway Phoenix, Arizona, United States
May 31, 1972
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Little Feat / Daddy Cool
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Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, California, United States
May 05, 1972 –
May 07, 1972
Bickershaw Festival
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Bickershaw Wigan, Lancashire
Apr 28, 1972
Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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University Of Georgia Athens, Georgia, United States
Mar 03, 1972
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Little Feat
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Irvine Auditorium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Feb 18, 1972
The J. Geils Band / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Billy Joel
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Academy Of Music New York, New York, United States

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John Sebastian / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Brethren on Dec 12, 1970 [213-small]

John Sebastian / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Brethren
Dec 12, 1970
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Bickershaw Festival on May 5, 1972 [831-small]

Bickershaw Festival
May 5 - 7, 1972
 Wigan, Lancashire
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Bickershaw Festival on May 5, 1972 [832-small]

Bickershaw Festival
May 5 - 7, 1972
 Wigan, Lancashire
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Bickershaw Festival on May 5, 1972 [833-small]

Bickershaw Festival
May 5 - 7, 1972
 Wigan, Lancashire
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Bickershaw Festival on May 5, 1972 [834-small]

Bickershaw Festival
May 5 - 7, 1972
 Wigan, Lancashire
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Bickershaw Festival on May 5, 1972 [837-small]

Bickershaw Festival
May 5 - 7, 1972
 Wigan, Lancashire
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Bickershaw Festival on May 5, 1972 [838-small]

Bickershaw Festival
May 5 - 7, 1972
 Wigan, Lancashire
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Bickershaw Festival on May 5, 1972 [837-small]

Bickershaw Festival
May 5 - 7, 1972
 Wigan, Lancashire
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Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Apr 28, 1972 [137-small]

Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Apr 28, 1972
 Athens, Georgia, United States
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Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on May 9, 1975 [413-small]

Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
May 9, 1975
 South Bend, Indiana, United States
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Vegetable Buddies on Nov 9, 1978 [967-small]

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Vegetable Buddies
Nov 9, 1978
 South Bend, Indiana, United States
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mahavishnu orchestra / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Mar 23, 1973 [392-small]

mahavishnu orchestra / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Mar 23 - 24, 1973
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Singer-Songwriter
Experimental
Folk Rock
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1978 3 concerts
1977 1 concert
1975 6 concerts
1974 2 concerts
1973 2 concerts
1972 11 concerts
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band had?

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band has had 37 concerts.

What genre is Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band?

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band is most often considered to be Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Experimental, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Blues, Post-Punk, Progressive Rock, Experimental Rock, Art Rock, Psychedelic, Avant-Garde, Protopunk, Zolo, and Outsider.

When was the last Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band concert?

The last Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band concert was on January 22, 1981 at Red Pepper Entertainment Center in Arcata, CA. The bands that performed were: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / The Science.

What setlist does Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band play live?

The songs that Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the January 18, 1981 concert at Euphoria Nightclub in Portland, Oregon, United States:

  1. Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man
  2. Abba Zaba
  3. Hot Head
  4. Ashtray Heart
  5. Dirty Blue Gene
  6. Best Batch Yet
  7. Safe as Milk
  8. A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond
  9. One Red Rose That I Mean
  10. Doctor Dark
  11. Bat Chain Puller
  12. My Human Gets Me Blues
  13. Sugar 'n' Spikes
  14. Sheriff of Hong Kong

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