Giant Sand Concert History

Giant Sand, originally The Giant Sandworms, is an American rock band formed in 1985, based in Tucson, Arizona, USA (although Los Angeles, California was its home for many years). Overseen by singer-songwriter-guitarist-pianist Howe Gelb, its membership has shifted over the years -- at times with each album -- though for a long while the drum and bass duties were handled by John Convertino and Joey Burns, who went on to form Calexico. Other members have included guitarist Rainer Ptacek...

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Nov 08, 2024
Giant Sand / Brian Lopez
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Bello Bar Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Nov 02, 2024
Take Root Festival
The Big Star Quintet / Giant Sand / Jessica Pratt / Iron & Wine / John Paul White / Mary Gauthier / Hurray for the Riff Raff / Stephen Wilson Jr. / Wild Rivers / Fantastic Negrito / Abe Partridge / Country Westerns / Dalton Mills / Early James / Jack Browning / Jenny Don't And The Spurs / Jesper Lindell / Kyshona / LA LOM / Louien / Muireann Bradley / Tyler Ramsey / Uncle Lucius / Wayne Graham Show all bands
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De Oosterpoort Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Apr 28, 2024
Giant Sand
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Ramsgate Music Hall Ramsgate, England, United Kingdom
Apr 27, 2024
Fire40
Stewart Lee / The Dream Syndicate / Kristin Hersh / Giant Sand / Islet / Marta Del Grandi / The Giant Syndicate
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EartH - Evolutionary Arts Hackney London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 24, 2024
Giant Sand / Ben Woods

Giant Sand + Ben Woods from The Golden Dregs

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YES Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Apr 22, 2024
Giant Sand The Cluny Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Nov 23, 2023
Howe Gelb / Giant Sand Auditorium del Carmine Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
May 01, 2022
The Lords Of Altamont / Equal Idiots / The Liminanas / The BellRays / Giant Sand / The Monsters

Roots & Roses

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Ancien Chemin d'Ollignies Lessines, Wallonia, Belgium
Nov 27, 2019
Giant Sand Bi Nuu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jul 05, 2019
Bertrand Belin / Cat Power / Giant Sand
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Théâtres Romains de Fourvière Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Jun 09, 2018
Giant Sand Whelans Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Mar 12, 2017
X / Giant Sand 191 Toole Tucson, Arizona, United States
Aug 05, 2016 –
Aug 07, 2016
Ypsigrock Festival 2016
Crystal Castles / The Vaccines / Daughter / Savages / Mudhoney / Giant Sand / Willis Earl Beal / Oscar / Minor Victories / The Vryll Society
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Piazza Castello Castelbuono, Italy
Jul 14, 2016 –
Jul 17, 2016
Colours Of Ostrava 2016
Of Monsters and Men / M83 / Tame Impala / Passenger / Kodaline / The Vaccines / Thievery Corporation / Underworld / Nothing But Thieves / Villagers / Slowdive / Caro Emerald / 2CELLOS / Susanne Sundfør / Actress / ANOHNI / Mariachi El Bronx / Christian Löffler / Nathan Fake / Songhoy Blues / Giant Sand / The Unthanks / My Baby / Skinny Lister / Mbongwana Star / Kila / Rocky Dawuni / Al Jawala / CC Smugglers / Lake Malawi / Ohm Square / Mydy Rabycad / Republic of Two / The Freeborn Brothers Show all bands
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Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic
Jun 13, 2016
Giant Sand Swedish American Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Apr 15, 2016
Giant Sand / Jason Lytle Roisin Dubh Galway, Connacht, Ireland
Apr 15, 2016 –
Apr 17, 2016
All Tomorrow's Parties 2.0 - Curated by Stewart Lee 2016 @ Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park
Sleaford Mods / The Fall / Charlotte Church / Mission of Burma / Flamin' Groovies / The Raincoats / Giant Sand / Shonen Knife / Boredoms / This Heat / Shopping / Bardo Pond / The Necks / The Ex / The Nightingales / Trembling Bells / The Heads / The Bevis Frond / Stewart Lee / Damon & Naomi / Richard Youngs / Trash Kit / Evan Parker / John Edwards / Datblygu / John Kirkpatrick / Steve Beresford / Han Bennink / Josie Long / Bridget Christie / John Russell / Tania Chen / Ian Kearey / John Cage – Indeterminacy Show all bands
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Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park Prestatyn, UK
Dec 10, 2015
Winter Camp Festival
"Winter Camp Festival" / Cristobal and the Sea / East India Youth / Willis Earl Beal / Barbarossa / Le Colisee / HONNE / Jaakko Eino Kalevi / Sean Nicholas Savage / Younghusband / Giant Sand
POINT EPHEMERE Paris, Île-de-France, France
Nov 27, 2015
"Blue Bird Festival" / Giant Sand / The Wave Pictures / Gabriel Rios / Wild Promises / All the Luck in the World

Blue Bird Festival

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Porgy & Bess Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Nov 26, 2015
Giant Sand Werk 2 - Halle D Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Sep 20, 2015
Incubate Festival
"Incubate Festival" / Giant Sand / Ken Vandermark / The Warlocks / Orlando / Vök / PC Worship / Noveller / Girlpool / Eternal Summers / Circuit Des Yeux / Lady Lamb / Wire / Neneh Cherry / Rocketnumbernine / The Ex / Jeff Martin / Great Lake Swimmers / William Basinski / Surfer Blood / No Joy / Black Heart Rebellion / Happyness / Willard Grant Conspiracy / Selvhenter / Lusts / Sophia / Meg Baird / Joy / Vision Fortune / The Outskirts / The Rebel / M185 Show all bands
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Various Venues Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

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Giant Sand / Brian Lopez on Nov 8, 2024 [446-small]

Giant Sand / Brian Lopez
Nov 8, 2024
 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
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Giant Sand / Brian Lopez on Nov 8, 2024 [445-small]

Giant Sand / Brian Lopez
Nov 8, 2024
 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
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Giant Sand / Chris Cacavas on Jan 21, 1993 [123-small]

Giant Sand / Chris Cacavas
Jan 21, 1993
 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
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Giant Sand / The Birdspookers on Jan 26, 1992 [119-small]

Giant Sand / The Birdspookers
Jan 26, 1992
 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
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Giant Sand / Low Max on Oct 29, 1990 [066-small]

Giant Sand / Low Max
Oct 29, 1990
 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
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