GWAR Concert History

GWAR is a satirical thrash metal/punk band formed in 1985-1986 by a group of artists and musicians at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. The band is perhaps best known for their elaborate sci-fi/horror film inspired costumes, raunchy lyrics, and graphic stage performances, which can consist of scatology, sadomasochism, necrophilia, pedo-necrophilia, beastio-necrophilia, fire dancing, fake pagan rituals, mock executions/mutilations, and other controversial violent and political themes.

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GWAR Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2025) (Page 6)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 27, 2023 –
Oct 29, 2023
The Fest 21
Eve 6 / Less Than Jake / Descendents / Cloud Nothings / The Wonder Years / Thursday / Lucero / Gwar / Sparta / Microwave / Screaming Females / Into It. Over It. / Mustard Plug / Free Throw / Strike Anywhere / Gorilla Biscuits / All / Prince Daddy & The Hyena / Braid / Samiam / Smoking Popes / I Am the Avalanche / Dillinger Four / The Pink Spiders / Tsunami Bomb / Flatfoot 56 / The Pietasters / Against All Authority / Negative Approach / Capsule / Tim Barry / Dikembe / Direct Hit! / Dowsing / Crime In Stereo / Gel / Laura Jane Grace / Paint It Black / Pool Kids / Pkew Pkew Pkew / No Trigger / Saetia / Elway / Perspective, A Lovely Hand To Hold / We Are The Union / Weakened Friends / The Jukebox Romantics / Dollar Signs / Audio Karate / David Dondero / Fjørt / Methadones / awakebutstillinbed / Signals Midwest / Jeromes Dream / Zeta / Carly Cosgrove / Vinnie Caruana / Amygdala / Folly / The Bollweevils / Mspaint / MakeWar / arcadia grey / Brendan Kelly / As Friends Rust / Coffee Project / Russ Rankin / Kali Masi / Mikey Erg / Restraining Order / Problems / Chris Gethard / Jer / Gillian Carter / Drowningman / Teen Agers / Goalkeeper / tiny stills / Silent Majority / Taking Meds / Winona Fighter / Cold Wrecks / Bong Mountain / Moving Targets / Flagman / Chinese Telephones / worlds greatest dad / Carpool / Whiskey & CO. / Better Love / The Best of the Worst / Amends / Worlds Scariest Police Chases / Tiltwheel / City Mouse / Death of a Nation / Dead Bars / Woolbright / Billy Liar / Telethon / eat defeat / Devon Kay & The Solutions / Sunliner / Rebuilder / Blind Tiger / Quitters / No Man / Lost Love / Distants / Good Friend / Wolf-Face / Tightwire / Wolves&wolves&wolves&wolves / School Drugs / You Vandal / Flying Raccoon Suit / 0 Miles Per Hour / Omnigone / The Losing Score / Debt Neglector / Dial Drive / Fat Heaven / Phantom Bay / Shehehe / Thunderclap / Gutless / Kid You Not / Madison Bloodbath / Boss' Daughter / Youth League / The Traders / Tim Holehouse / Errortype:11 / The Pomps / The Iron Roses / Common Sage / Suck Brick Kid / Oh The Humanity / Heart & Lung / Fox Teeth / Virginity / Hundreds of AU / Padfoot / Too Many Daves / Teens in Trouble / The Dreaded Laramie / 430 Steps / All Away Lou / Garrison / Thirsty Guys / Shitty Neighbors / Danny Attack / Celebration Summer / Bad Planning / The Eradicator (Squash Man) / Bucky Harris / Horsewhip / off day / To Forget / Telethon (WI, USA) / Her Heads On Fire / Tripsun / Rutterkin / Evening Standards / Sports Reference / Clavus / Heavy Lag / Lone Wolf (NL) / Matt Woods (US) / Porch Coffin / Vicious Dreams / GILT (FL) / One Fall / Love Kills Joy / Baseborn / The Punk Cellist / Leg Biters / Don't Panic (US) / Articles (Gainesville) / Answering Machine (BK) / Night Witch / confession kids / Sweet Anne Marie / trash the rental / Cursed Birth / Shark Anatomy / Protagonist (US) / Matt Woods And The Natural Disasters / Still Alive (IL) / Devon Kay / Death Pose / Ill Star / knives (us) / Time Thieves US / Pangolin (US) / SHAKERS (FL) / Awful Din (BK) / Suzie True / New Junk City / Blind Adam & The Federal League / Innerlove / Tired Radio / Ogbert the Nerd / Quicksand / Quicksand / Mercy Union / Bad Dog / Charmer / FREE KICK / Hans Gruber and the Die Hards / Joystick! / S.M.N. / Saturdays at Your Place / The Real You / Year of the Fist / biitchseat / Braceface / Jabber / Maxwell Stern Show all bands
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Fest Gainesville, Florida, United States
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Oct 26, 2023
Gwar
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The Orange Peel Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Oct 25, 2023
GWAR / Negative Approach / X-Cops / Cancer Christ

Gwar @ The Ritz

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The Ritz Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Oct 24, 2023
Gwar / Negative Approach / Negative Approach / Cancer Christ
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The National Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Oct 22, 2023
Gwar / Negative Approach / X-Cops / Cancer Christ Mars Music Hall, Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Oct 21, 2023
Gwar / Negative Approach / X-Cops / Cancer Christ

Age of Imbeciles Tour

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Mercury Ballroom Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Oct 20, 2023
Gwar / Negative Approach / X-Cops / Cancer Christ
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The Blue Note Columbia, Missouri, United States
Oct 19, 2023
Gwar / Negative Approach / X-Cops / Cancer Christ

Age of Imbeciles Tour

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The Rave/Eagles Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Oct 18, 2023
GWAR / X-Cops / Cancer Christ

Gwar @ Bogart's

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Bogart's Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Oct 17, 2023
Gwar / X-Cops / Cancer Christ The Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 16, 2023
Gwar / Cancer Christ / Blood Opera
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The Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 15, 2023
Gwar Rapids Theatre Niagara Falls, New York, United States
Oct 14, 2023
Gwar / Negative Approach / Cancer Christ
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Reverb Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 13, 2023
Gwar / Negative Approach / X-Cops / Cancer Christ

Age of Imbeciles

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Palladium Times Square New York, New York, United States
Oct 12, 2023
Gwar / Negative Approach / Cancer Christ
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Higher Ground South Burlington, Vermont, United States
Oct 11, 2023
Gwar
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Wally's Pub Hampton, New Hampshire, United States
Sep 26, 2023
Mudvayne / Coal Chamber / Gwar / Nonpoint / ButcherBabies

The Psychotherapy Sessions

Fiddler's Green Denver, Colorado, United States
Sep 02, 2023
Rocklahoma 2023 (Saturday)
Limp Bizkit / Bush / Theory of a Deadman / Asking Alexandria / Gwar / The Hu / P.O.D. / Fuel / Kix / Steven Adler / Plush / Crobot / Dayseeker / 90LB Wrench / Snake Bite Whisky / Daymes Rocket / Bat Allison
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Pryor Creek Festival Grounds Pryor, Oklahoma, United States
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Sep 01, 2023 –
Sep 03, 2023
Rocklahoma
Godsmack / Warrant / Bullet Boys / LA Guns / Corey Taylor / The Hu / Limp Bizkit / Rob Zombie / Asking Alexandria / Black Stone Cherry / Atreyu / Pantera / Ministry / Skid Row / Godsmack / P.O.D. / Theory of a Deadman / Kix / Chevelle / Bush / Daughtry / Ayron Jones / Code Orange / Fuel / Gwar / Mammoth WVH / Filter / Buckcherry Show all bands
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Rocklahoma Pryor, Oklahoma, United States
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Aug 31, 2023 –
Sep 03, 2023
Muddy Roots Music Festival 2023
Gwar / Suicidal Tendencies / The Dead Milkmen / Amigo the Devil / Murder By Death / Sage Francis / Bridge City Sinners / Bass Amp and Dano / Beggars Canyon / Belushi Speedball / Black Eyed Vermillion / Black Market Kidney Surgeon / Black Tarpoon / Black Venus / Bob Wayne / Bologna Pogna / Cardiel / Clyde Mcgee / Cro-Mags / Daikaiju / Deaf Child / Dru the Drifter / D.R.I. / Dystopian / Fea / The Goddamn Goddamns / Gunsafe / The Hanging Judge / Hans Gruber & the Die Hards / Holy Locust / The Howlin Roosters / James Hunnicutt / Jessie Williams / Joshua Quimby / Katacombs / King Strang / Krypt / Legendary Shack Shakers / Lightin' Luke / Lips / Little Foot / Los Cogelones / Maanta Ray / Moonshine wagon / The Mudfits / Officer Down / Pentagram String Band / Pete Bernhard / Pinata Protest / Rock Bottom String Band / Rotten Stitches / Soviet Shilsa / SS Web / Stuck Lucky / Stufy Summers / Tim Barry / Toxic Culture / The Jasons / Tiger Sex / Torsion / Triangle Fire / Tribe of Horsman / Volk / Waxed / The Weird Sisters / Witchdigger / Yes Ma'am / Joe Buckyourself / Heavy Temple Show all bands
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Junebug Ranch Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
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Riot Fest 2024 (Day 3 of 3)
Sep 22, 2024
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Riot Fest 2024 (Day 3 of 3)
Sep 22, 2024
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Mudvayne / Coal Chamber / Gwar / Nonpoint / Butcher Babies
Jul 21, 2023
 Tampa, Florida, United States
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Riot Fest 2018
Sep 14 - 16, 2018
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Gwar / Cancer Bats / Fuming Mouth on Mar 26, 2024 [483-small]

Gwar / Cancer Bats / Fuming Mouth
Mar 26, 2024
 Davenport, Iowa, United States
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Mudvayne / Coal Chamber / Gwar / Nonpoint / Butcher Babies on Aug 9, 2023 [058-small]

Mudvayne / Coal Chamber / Gwar / Nonpoint / Butcher Babies
Aug 9, 2023
 Peoria, Illinois, United States
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Static-X / GWAR / Dope / A Killers Confession on May 23, 2025 [356-small]

Static-X / GWAR / Dope / A Killers Confession
May 23, 2025
 Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Riot Fest Denver 2015 on Aug 28, 2015 [537-small]

Riot Fest Denver 2015
Aug 28 - 30, 2015
 Denver, Colorado, United States
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Riot Fest Denver 2015 on Aug 28, 2015 [535-small]

Riot Fest Denver 2015
Aug 28 - 30, 2015
 Denver, Colorado, United States
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tags: GWAR, Neurosis, Brutal Juice, Petaluma, California, United States, Gig Poster, Advertisement, Pheonix Theater - GWAR / Neurosis / Brutal Juice on Nov 11, 1995 [878-small]

GWAR / Neurosis / Brutal Juice
Nov 11, 1995
 Petaluma, California, United States
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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2024 on Jun 13, 2024 [750-small]

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2024
Jun 13 - 16, 2024
 Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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Riot Fest Chicago 2015 on Sep 11, 2015 [874-small]

Riot Fest Chicago 2015
Sep 11 - 13, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Punk
Metal
Heavy Metal
Alternative Metal
Hardcore Punk
Thrash Metal
Nu Metal
Industrial Metal
Groove Metal
Comic
Old School Thrash
Comic Metal
Comedy Rock
Virginia Punk
Virginia Metal
Shock Rock
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Latest Setlist (11/19/2024):

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  1. El Presidente
  2. Ham on the Bone
  3. Happy Death-Day
  4. Completely Fucked
  5. Mother Fucking Liar
  6. Let Us Slay
  7. Rise Again
  8. Berserker Mode
  9. Bring Back the Bomb
  10. Immortal Corrupter
  11. Maggots
  12. Saddam a Go-Go
  13. Biledriver
  14. Crack in the Egg
  15. America Must Be Destroyed
  16. Sick of You
  17. Fishfuck
  18. Fuck This Place

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Concerts Per Year:

2025 24 concerts
2024 68 concerts
2023 79 concerts
2022 94 concerts
2021 45 concerts
2020 4 concerts
2019 76 concerts
2018 54 concerts
2017 89 concerts
2016 15 concerts
2015 76 concerts
2014 67 concerts
2013 73 concerts
2012 108 concerts
2011 61 concerts
2010 119 concerts
2009 98 concerts
2008 79 concerts
2007 112 concerts
2006 100 concerts
2005 128 concerts
2004 54 concerts
2002 53 concerts
2000 8 concerts
1999 33 concerts
1998 8 concerts
1997 38 concerts
1996 22 concerts
1995 21 concerts
1994 30 concerts
1993 3 concerts
1992 56 concerts
1991 19 concerts
1990 15 concerts
1989 6 concerts
1988 5 concerts
1987 2 concerts
1986 2 concerts

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Comments & Reviews:

Steve 8066 Aug 06, 2022

Gwar also played The Leisure World @ Bridlington,UK on May 11th 1990 (i was there) (missing from the list)

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