John Butler Trio's 2008 Concert History

In June this year, John Butler proudly announced the new line up of the ever evolving John Butler Trio. Prominent Melbourne musician Nicky Bomba (drums and percussion) of ‘Bomba’ fame and principal drummer on ‘Sunrise Over Sea’ joined the band and bass player Byron Luiters from Sydney outfit Ray Mann Three completed the new line up. Having spent the past few months bunkered down in his Fremantle studio with his new band mates putting down tracks for their forthcoming fifth studio album entitled ‘APRIL UPRISING’...

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 13, 2008
Musilac Festival (Aix Les Bains)
"Musilac Festival" (Aix Les Bains) / Zebramix / Catherine Ringer / Rita Mitsouko / John Butler Trio / The Wombats / Tetes Raides / Editors / KT Tunstall / Empyr / Nicolas Fraissinet
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Musilac Festival Grounds Aix Les Bains, France
Jul 12, 2008
John Butler Trio

Festival Décibulles

Vallée de Villé Neuve-Église, France
Jul 11, 2008
Bob Dylan / John Butler Trio / Within Temptation / Buraka Som Sistema

Optimus Alive 2008

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Passeio Marítimo de Algés Algés, Lisbon, Portugal
Jul 10, 2008 –
Jul 12, 2008
Optimus Alive Festival 2008
MGMT / Bob Dylan / Vampire Weekend / The National / Neil Young / Rage Against The Machine / The Hives / Gossip / John Butler Trio / Boys Noize / Peaches / Gogol Bordello / Nouvelle Vague / CSS / MSTRKRFT / Within Temptation / Spiritualized / Xavier Rudd / Donavon Frankenreiter / Róisín Murphy / Hercules & Love Affair / Tiga / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / SebastiAn / Uffie / Galactic / The Juan Maclean / Midnight Juggernauts / Brodinski / Buraka Som Sistema / Busy P / Skip the Use / Feadz / Mr Flash / Krazy Baldhead / Vicarious Bliss / DJ Mehdi / Kumpania Algazarra / Kalashnikov / Sons Of Albion / Sizo / Unfair? / Bradiggan Show all bands
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Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Show Duplicate for Jul 10, 2008
Jul 09, 2008
John Butler Trio
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Tonhalle München, Werksviertel Mitte Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Jul 08, 2008
John Butler Trio
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E-Werk Köln Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jul 06, 2008
Rock Werchter Festival
"Rock Werchter Festival" / dEUS / Beck / Underworld / Kaiser Chiefs / The Kooks / Nightwish / Justice / John Butler Trio / Tim Van Hamel / Hercules and Love Affair / Adele / Mark Ronson / Grinderman / The Raconteurs / Panic! At the Disco
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Festivalpark Werchter Werchter, Flanders, Belgium
Jul 05, 2008
John Butler Trio

Free Music Festival

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Lac Baron-Desqueyroux Montendre, France
Jul 04, 2008
John Butler Trio

Grand National

Halle de Saint Ernel Landerneau, France
Jul 03, 2008 –
Jul 06, 2008
Rock Werchter 2008
Adele / Radiohead / Kings Of Leon / MGMT / Panic! At the Disco / Jay-Z / Vampire Weekend / The Kooks / Beck / Mark Ronson / Moby / The National / Neil Young / Band of Horses / Counting Crows / Sigur Rós / Lenny Kravitz / Chemical Brothers / The Verve / Justice / Mika / Hot Chip / Kaiser Chiefs / Gnarls Barkley / Estelle / Ben Harper / The Raconteurs / My Morning Jacket / Editors / Slayer / Duffy / KT Tunstall / The Hives / Kate Nash / Underworld / Ben Folds / Gossip / John Butler Trio / Digitalism / Nightwish / Patrick Watson / Babyshambles / Róisín Murphy / Donavon Frankenreiter / Hercules & Love Affair / Soulwax / Devotchka / The Cool Kids / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Anouk / R.E.M. / Galactic / Grinderman / dEUS / Air Traffic / The Whigs / 2manydjs (DJ Set) / Black Box Revelation / Z / Shameboy / Zita Swoon / Modern Skirts / Monza / Tim Vanhamel Show all bands
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Rock Werchter 2008 Werchter, Flanders, Belgium
Show Duplicates for Jul 03, 2008
Jul 02, 2008
John Butler Trio

Grand National

Den Atelier Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Jul 01, 2008
John Butler Trio Melkweg Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Jun 29, 2008
John Butler Trio Zénith Arena de Lille Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
Jun 28, 2008
John Butler Trio

Furia Sound Festival

Base de Loisirs de Cergy-Pontoise Cergy-Pontoise, France
Jun 28, 2008 –
Jun 29, 2008
Furia Sound Festival 2008
Panic! At the Disco / The National / Crystal Castles / Stereophonics / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / RJD2 / Stars / Coheed and Cambria / The Heavy / John Butler Trio / Why? / Pilot / AaRON / Envy / BB Brunes / Le Peuple de l'Herbe / Cali / Les Cowboys Fringants / Keny Arkana / high tone / Coming Soon / Mademoiselle K / Comets On Fire / Mantis / Fancy / Today Is The Day / Zenzile / Eths / Kaolin / AqME / Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar / Ghostown / wriggles / Mano Solo / Origines contrôlées / Sherkan Show all bands
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Base de Loisirs de Cergy-Pontoise Paris, Île-de-France, France
Jun 27, 2008
John Butler Trio

Le Rock dans tous ses États

Hippodrome d’Évreux-Navarre Évreux, France
Jun 24, 2008
John Butler Trio

Grand National Promo

Fopp Records London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 08, 2008
G. Love & Special Sauce / John Butler Trio / Tristan Prettyman Old National Centre Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
May 24, 2008
John Butler Trio Fopp London, England, United Kingdom
May 03, 2008
Beale Street Music Festival
"Beale Street Music Festival" / Santana / Disturbed / Matisyahu / Bettye LaVette / Richard Johnston / Lou Reed / Seether / John Butler Trio / Pinetop perkins / Blind Mississippi Morris / Hubert Sumlin / Buddy Guy / Simple Plan / Arrested Development / Watermelon Slim / Cat Power / The Whigs / Colbie Caillat / Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam / Duman / Saving Abel / Tegan and Sara / Kenny Neal / Oracle & The Mountain / Al Kapone / Preston Shannon / Eli "Paperboy" Reed Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
May 02, 2008
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
John Butler Trio / Michael Franti and Spearhead / Stevie Wonder / John Prine / Richard Thompson / John Butler Trio / John Hammond / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Art Neville / Papa Grows Funk / Brett Dennen / The Lee Boys / 007
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New Orleans Fair Grounds and Racetrack New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Show Duplicates for May 02, 2008
May 02, 2008 –
May 04, 2008
Beale Street Music Festival 2008
Back Door Slam / Doyle Bramhall / Saving Abel / Eli 'Paperboy' Reed / Jonny Lang / Michael McDonald / Robert "Wolfman" Belfour / Disturbed / Al Kapone / My Chemical Romance / Flyleaf / The Whigs / Charlie Musselwhite / Lurrie Bell / Arrested Development / Aretha Franklin / Watermelon Slim / Bettye LaVette / Buddy Guy / Magic Slim & The Teardrops / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Billy Lee Riley / Finger Eleven / Hellogoodbye / Gavin DeGraw / The Roots / Richard Johnston / Preston Shannon / Duman / Carney / Oracle And The Mountain / Pete Francis / The Black Crowes / Calvin Cooke / Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / Cat Power / Kenny Neal / Rue Melo / Nick Moss And The Flip Tops / Colbie Caillat / Fergie / Amy LaVere / Keb' Mo' / Samuel James / Simple Plan / Matisyahu / Lord T & Eloise / Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials / Lou Reed / John Butler Trio / Sheryl Crow / Santana / Umphrey's McGee / Seether / Tegan and Sara / Project Pat / Blind Mississippi Morris / Muck Sticky / Ben Folds / Jerry Lee Lewis Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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G. Love & Special Sauce / John Butler Trio / Tristan Prettyman / G. Love on Aug 14, 2008 [312-small]

G. Love & Special Sauce / John Butler Trio / Tristan Prettyman / G. Love
Aug 14, 2008
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [811-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [812-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [813-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Beale Street Music Festival 2008 on May 2, 2008 [511-small]

Beale Street Music Festival 2008
May 2 - 4, 2008
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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tags: Ticket - Optimus Alive Festival 2008 on Jul 10, 2008 [501-small]

Ticket

Optimus Alive Festival 2008
Jul 10 - 12, 2008
 Algés, Lisbon, Portugal
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tags: Gig Poster - Optimus Alive Festival 2008 on Jul 10, 2008 [700-small]

Gig Poster

Optimus Alive Festival 2008
Jul 10 - 12, 2008
 Algés, Lisbon, Portugal
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G. Love & Special Sauce / John Butler Trio / Tristan Prettyman on Aug 8, 2008 [969-small]

G. Love & Special Sauce / John Butler Trio / Tristan Prettyman
Aug 8, 2008
 Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [731-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [734-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [735-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Mark Lanegan performs with his band The Gutter Twins, Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [819-small]

Mark Lanegan performs with his band The Gutter Twins


Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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