Explosions in the Sky's 2012 Concert History

Explosions In The Sky is an American instrumental post-rock band, which formed in Austin, Texas in 1999. Munaf Rayani, Mark Smith, and Michael James had just moved to Austin from Midland, Texas, and drummer Chris Hrasky had just moved to Austin from Rockford, Illinois.

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 04, 2012
Fun Fun Fun Fest
"Fun Fun Fun Fest" / Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros / Explosions in the Sky / The Black Angels / The Promise Ring / Deerhoof / Givers / A Place To Bury Strangers / Fang Island / Beach Fossils / Balmorhea / Ume / Hundred Visions / Turbonegro / Fucked Up / Lagwagon / Between The Buried And Me / The Briefs / Japandroids / Valient Thorr / La Dispute / Liturgy / Cult of Youth / Pallbearer / Cheap Girls / Flesh Lights / Etienne de Crecy / De La Soul / AraabMuzik / Rakim / Octopus Project / TR/ST / Class Actress / Nite Jewel / Baauer / Nicky Da B / A.Dd+ / American Royalty / Feathers / Doug Benson / Eugene Mirman / W. Kamau Bell / Duncan Trussell / Black Moth Super Rainbow / Atlas Sound / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Titus Andronicus / Ceremony / Giant Giant Sand / Believers Show all bands
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Auditorium Shores Austin, Texas, United States
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Nov 03, 2012
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes / Explosions in the Sky / The Black Angels / The Promise Ring / Givers / Class Actress / Deerhoof / Balmorhea
Auditorium Shores Austin, Texas, United States
Nov 02, 2012
Explosions in the Sky

FunFunFun Festival

Auditorium Shores Austin, Texas, United States
Nov 02, 2012 –
Nov 04, 2012
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012
Run-D.M.C. / A$AP Rocky / Girl Talk / Santigold / Public Image Ltd. / Refused / Turbonegro / X / David Cross / Hannibal Buress / De La Soul / Étienne de Crécy / STRFKR / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / The Head and the Heart / Explosions in the Sky / Fucked Up / Against Me! / Tomahawk / Wavves / Wyatt Cenac / Doug Benson / Bun B / AraabMuzik / Dillon Francis / Rakim / Superchunk / Real Estate / The Black Angels / Lucero / Seaweed / The Sword / Converge / Youth Of Today / Eugene Mirman / Saul Williams / Danny Brown / The Octopus Project / Trust / Tanlines / Minus the Bear / The Promise Ring / Surfer Blood / Deerhoof / Lagwagon / Between The Buried And Me / Napalm Death / Jon Benjamin / Tig Notaro / W. Kamau Bell / Duncan Carson / Orthy / DMC / Kreayshawn / Astronautalis / ScHoolboy Q / El Ten Eleven / Diamond Rings / AD.D+ / Daughn Gibson / Gold Fields / 10 Yr / Feathers / Love Inks / Baauer / American Royalty / Vockah Redu / Paul Banks / Why? / Sharon Van Etten / Omar Rodriguez Lopez / Nouvelle Vague / Diamond Rugs / Dum Dum Girls / Titus Andronicus / Beach Fossils / Brendan Benson / Doldrums / Giant Sand / Fang Island / Foxy Shazam / Deathfix / Cult of Youth / Balmorhea / The Golden Boys / Not In The Face / Hundred Visions / Nomeansno / The Briefs / The Spits / Baroness / Braid / Municipal Waste / Dwarves / Liturgy / Earth / La Dispute / Deafheaven / Kvelertak / burning love / Joyce Manor / The Young / Tia Carrera / Flesh Lights / Residual Kid / Ramin Nazer / Doug Mellard / Chris Cubas / Kevin Seconds / Joe Sib / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis / Icona Pop / Givers / The Jezabels / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Cursive / Penguin Prison / Helio Sequence / Mr Twin Sister / Black Moth Super Rainbow / Yellow Ostrich / Class Actress / Anamanaguchi / Red Fang / Torche / Nick Waterhouse / Girl In a Coma / Riverboat Gamblers / Korallreven / Disappears / Pallbearer / Cheap Girls / Ume / Peelander-Z / The Black Swans / king tuff / Valient Thorr / Devin / Bob Mould / Nite Jewel / Brutal Truth / Power Trip / Japandroids / Mustard Pimp / Atlas Sound / Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard / Nicky Da B / A Place To Bury Strangers / Off! / Franki Chan / Bleached Show all bands
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Auditorium Shores Austin, Texas, United States
Oct 27, 2012
Moogfest 2012
Disclosure / Santigold / Explosions in the Sky / Four Tet / Primus / The Magnetic Fields / Orbital / Squarepusher / Thomas Dolby / Killer Mike / Bear In Heaven / El-P / Black Moth Super Rainbow / Prefuse 73 / Pantha du Prince / Cold Cave / Divine Fits / GZA/Genius / Shpongle / Julia Holter / Trust / Actress / Carl Craig / Richie Hawtin / Mouse on Mars / Exitmusic / Blondes Show all bands
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U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Oct 26, 2012
Wick-it the Instigator / Primus / Orbital / Miike Snow / Santigold / Richie Hawtin / Squarepusher / Explosions in the Sky / The Magnetic Fields / Four Tet / Divine Fits / GZA/Genius / Carl Craig / Pantha du Prince / Shpongle / Masquerade / Thomas ...
Wick-it the Instigator / Primus / Orbital / Miike Snow / Santigold / Richie Hawtin / Squarepusher / Explosions in the Sky / The Magnetic Fields / Four Tet / Divine Fits / GZA/Genius / Carl Craig / Pantha du Prince / Shpongle / Masquerade / Thomas Dolby / Black Moth Super Rainbow / Actress / Cold Cave / El-P / Mouse on Mars / Prefuse 73 / Ana Sia / Bear In Heaven / Killer Mike / Blondes / Julia Holter / Disclosure / Exitmusic / Trust Show all bands
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Asheville Music Hall Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Show Duplicates for Oct 26, 2012
Sep 15, 2012
Zammuto / Explosions in the Sky Georgia Theatre Athens, Georgia, United States
Sep 01, 2012
Explosions in the Sky

Electric Picnic

Stradbally Hall Stradbally, Leinster, Ireland
Aug 31, 2012 –
Sep 02, 2012
Electric Picnic 2012
The Cure / Elbow / Azealia Banks / Orbital / The Horrors / Glen Hansard / Ed Sheeran / The Killers / The xx / Alabama Shakes / Grizzly Bear / Hot Chip / The Roots / Grimes / Crystal Castles / BASSNECTAR / The Vaccines / Metronomy / Bat For Lashes / Patti Smith / Roots Manuva / The Jezabels / Bell X1 / The 2 Bears / Cold Specks / Baxter Dury / Jonathan Wilson / Aidan & the Italian Weather Ladies / Fatoumata Diawara / Christy Moore / Lanterns on the Lake / Willis Earl Beal / Cranes / Solar Bears / Staff Benda Bilili / Kieran Hebden / Little Roy / Optimo / Body and Soul / Rocketnumbernine / RAMS' pocket radio / The Kanyu Tree / little xs for eyes / Land Lovers / Lorcan Mak / John Walsh / Milagers / Squarepusher / No Spill Blood / Dexys / Bombay Bicycle Club / Explosions in the Sky / Dublin Gospel Choir / Wild Beasts / Richard Hawley / Tindersticks / Of Monsters and Men Show all bands
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Stradbally Hall Stradbally, Leinster, Ireland
Aug 11, 2012
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
"Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival" / Metallica / Sigur Rós / Norah Jones / The Kills / Passion Pit / Grandaddy / Big Boi / Explosions in the Sky / Portugal. The Man / Alabama Shakes / Dr. Dog / Mimosa / Tame Impala / The Be Good Tanyas / Geographer / Oh Sees / Zola Jesus / Michael Kiwanuka / Sean Hayes / Father John Misty / Yellow Ostrich / Animal Kingdom / Cory Chisel / Honey Island Swamp Band Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 10, 2012
Outside Lands
Metallica / Stevie Wonder / Neil Young / Foo Fighters / Jack White / Skrillex / Bloc Party / Franz Ferdinand / Die Antwoord / Fitz and the Tantrums / Amadou & Mariam / Reggie Watts / Wallpaper / Electric Guest / Explosions in the Sky
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 10, 2012 –
Aug 12, 2012
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012
Foo Fighters / Metallica / Skrillex / Of Monsters and Men / Beck / Stevie Wonder / Fun. / Tame Impala / Passion Pit / Franz Ferdinand / Norah Jones / Neil Young / Sigur Rós / Portugal. The Man / Bloc Party / Regina Spektor / Alabama Shakes / Justice / Santigold / Jack White / Fitz & The Tantrums / City and Colour / Washed Out / Andrew Bird / Explosions in the Sky / The Kills / Father John Misty / Die Antwoord / Dr. Dog / Michael Kiwanuka / Big Boi / Rebelution / Electric Guest / Wolfgang Gartner / Sharon Van Etten / Dispatch / Tennis / Big Gigantic / MSTRKRFT / YACHT / Oh Sees / White Denim / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Trampled by Turtles / Grandaddy / Zola Jesus / The Walkmen / Bomba Estéreo / Amadou & Mariam / Tanlines / Allen Stone / Geographer / Jovanotti / Animal Kingdom / Wallpaper / Sean Hayes / The Be Good Tanyas / Yellow Ostrich / Mimosa / Two Gallants / Reggie Watts / The M Machine / Caveman / PAPA / Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman / The California Honeydrops / Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons / The Dustbowl Revival / Tumbleweed Wanderers / Honey Island Swamp Band / Dirty Dozen Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Show Duplicates for Aug 10, 2012
Jul 29, 2012
Fuji Rock Festival
"Fuji Rock Festival" / Elvis Costello / Jack White / Radiohead / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Refused / The Shins / Galactic / Explosions in the Sky
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Naeba Ski Resort Niigata, Japan
Jul 28, 2012
Fuji Rock Festival
"Fuji Rock Festival" / Buddy Guy / Steve Kimock / Bernie Worrell / Wally Ingram / Andy Hess / Elvin Bishop / Explosions in the Sky / alt-J / Cloud Nothings
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Naeba Ski Resort Niigata, Japan
Jul 27, 2012
Explosions in the Sky

Splendour in the Grass

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Belongil Fields Byron Bay, Australia
Jul 27, 2012 –
Jul 29, 2012
Splendour in the Grass Festival 2012
Explosions in the Sky / Band of Skulls / Afghan Whigs / Spiderbait / DZ Deathrays / Pond / Wolf And Cub / Dirty Three / Mudhoney / Hilltop Hoods / Here We Go Magic / Husky / The Rubens / Kate Miller-Heidke / Lana Del Rey / The Treatment / At the Drive-In / Zulu Winter / Fun. / Electric Guest / The Kooks / Jack White / Angus Stone / Bloc Party / Azealia Banks / Missy Higgins / Flume / Big Scary / Blatwax / The Shins / Miike Snow / Tame Impala / Father John Misty / G.L.O.V.E.S / The Smashing Pumpkins / Kimbra / Wolfmother / Gossip / 360 / Ladyhawke / Metric / Gosling / 50 years of Dylan / Django Django / Gypsy and the Cat / San Sisco / Last Dinosaurs / Muscles / Howler / Lanie Lane / Michael Kiwanuka / Seekae / Friends / Yacht Club Djs / Bertie Blackman / Jinja Safari / Blue King Brown / Youth Lagoon / The Beautiful Girls / Yuksek / Tijuana Cartel / Ball Park Music / Ben Howard / Bleeding Knees Club / The Medics / Shihad / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble / Emma Louise / Chet Faker / Parachute Youth / Mosman Alder / Gosling / BeNi / DJ Sampology / Canyons DJ / Nina Las Vegas / Danny T. / Alison Wonderland / Luke Million / Nice and Ego / Harris Robotis / Ally Ooop / DJ Spexx Show all bands
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Belongil Fields Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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Jul 15, 2012
Latitude Festival
"Latitude Festival" / Paul Weller / Ben Howard / Bat For Lashes / Simple Minds / Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros / Zeros / Alabama Shakes / Wild Beasts / Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club / Omara Portuondo / Explosions in the Sky / M83 / Battles / St. Vincent / Jonathan Wilson / Perfume Genius / Slow Club / Other Lives / King Charles / Augustines / Daughter / Zun Zun Egui / Liz Green / Herman Dune / Lucy Rose / Hooray for Earth / The Cast of Cheers / Peace / Jack Dee / Des Bishop / Shappi Khorsandi / Tony Law / Chris Cox / Rich Hall / Reginald D. Hunter / Marcus Brigstocke / Late Night Gimp Fight / Mark Thomas / Levellers / Lang Lang / Rufus Wainwright Show all bands
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Henham Park Suffolk, United Kingdom
Jul 12, 2012 –
Jul 15, 2012
Latitude Festival 2012
Lana Del Rey / Bon Iver / alt-J / M83 / Daughter / Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros / Janelle Monáe / SBTRKT / Metronomy / St. Vincent / First Aid Kit / Simple Minds / Elbow / Explosions in the Sky / The War on Drugs / Yeasayer / Kurt Vile / Rufus Wainwright / Laura Marling / Bat For Lashes / White Lies / Lianne La Havas / Sharon Van Etten / Django Django / Chairlift / Paul Weller / The Antlers / The Horrors / Tune-Yards / Glen Hansard / Poliça / Lucy Rose / Wild Beasts / Battles / Destroyer / The Staves / Richard Hawley / Slow Club / Zola Jesus / Peace / Other Lives / Givers / Thomas Dolby / kindness / George Fitzgerald / Augustines / Iceage / Rumer / Lang Lang / Cold Specks / Baxter Dury / We Have Band / Jonathan Wilson / Toy / I Break Horses / Deap Vally / Daryl Hall / The Phenomenal Handclap Band / Theme Park / Laetitia Sadier / Howler / Kwes. / Clock Opera / Team Me / SPLASHH / The Cast of Cheers / Josh T. Pearson / Smoke Fairies / Paul Thomas Saunders / Baloji / Soft / Kal Lavelle / Sam Airey / Zun Zun Egui / Fiona Bevan / Sunless '97 / Seye / Antonio Lulic / Lewis Mokler / Dingus Khan / The Delegators / Ben Perowsky / Benjamin Bloom / 2forjoy / Goldierocks / Alabama Shakes / Apparat / Dexys / Lloyd Cole / Low / Perfume Genius / The Silver Seas / Twin Shadow / dEUS / Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club Show all bands
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Henham Park Southwold, England, United Kingdom
Jul 10, 2012
Explosions in the Sky Vicar Street Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Jul 06, 2012 –
Jul 08, 2012
Ruisrock 2012
Snoop Dogg / Two Door Cinema Club / Metronomy / Explosions in the Sky / The Cardigans / Pulp / Azealia Banks / Apocalyptica / Nightwish / Jimmy Cliff / Children of Bodom / Refused / Mustasch / Ewert and the Two Dragons / French Films / Michael Monroe / Regina / Chisu / PMMP / Eppu Normaali / Von Hertzen Brothers / Pariisin Kevät / Stam1na / Scandinavian Music Group / Fintelligens / Elokuu / Notkea Rotta / Gg Caravan / Kauko Röyhkä & Narttu / Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset / Disco Ensemble / Flogging Molly / Veronica Maggio / Olavi Uusivirta / Kuningasidea / The Rasmus / Rival Sons / Yeasayer / Burning Hearts / Black Twig / Pasa / Huoratron / Santigold / Apulanta / Paleface / Moonface With Siinai / Stig / Antero Lindgren / Ruudolf & Karri Koira / Stcokers! / The Mars Volta / Bloc Party / Jukka Poika & Sound Explosion Band / Suicidal Tendencies / Lapko / Zebra & Snake / Robin / Mikko Joensuu / Gracias Show all bands
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Ruisrock Turku, Finland
Jun 27, 2012
Explosions in the Sky / Zammuto

Explosions In the Sky / Zammuto

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Ryman Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Jun 26, 2012
Explosions in the Sky / Zammuto
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The Chicago Theatre Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jun 25, 2012
Explosions in the Sky / Zammuto 123 Pleasant St. Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Show Duplicate for Jun 25, 2012

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Splendour in the Grass Festival 2012
Jul 27 - 29, 2012
 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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Latitude Festival 2012 on Jul 12, 2012 [586-small]

Latitude Festival 2012
Jul 12 - 15, 2012
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2012
Jul 12 - 15, 2012
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2012 on Jul 12, 2012 [588-small]

Latitude Festival 2012
Jul 12 - 15, 2012
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2012 on Jul 12, 2012 [589-small]

Latitude Festival 2012
Jul 12 - 15, 2012
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2012 on Jul 12, 2012 [590-small]

Latitude Festival 2012
Jul 12 - 15, 2012
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2012 on Jul 12, 2012 [591-small]

Latitude Festival 2012
Jul 12 - 15, 2012
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2012 on Jul 12, 2012 [592-small]

Latitude Festival 2012
Jul 12 - 15, 2012
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2012
Jul 12 - 15, 2012
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2012 on Jul 12, 2012 [594-small]

Latitude Festival 2012
Jul 12 - 15, 2012
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2012 on Jul 12, 2012 [595-small]

Latitude Festival 2012
Jul 12 - 15, 2012
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2012
Jul 12 - 15, 2012
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Explosions in the Sky / Lanterns on the Lake on Jan 23, 2012 [796-small]

Explosions in the Sky / Lanterns on the Lake
Jan 23, 2012
 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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