John Lee Hooker Concert History

John Lee Hooker (Coahoma County, Mississippi, August 22, 1917 – Los Altos, California, June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. John Lee Hooker could be said to embody his own unique genre of the blues, often incorporating the boogie-woogie piano style and a driving rhythm into his masterful and idiosyncratic blues guitar and singing. His best known songs include "Boogie Chillen" (1948) and "Boom Boom" (1962). There is some debate as to the year of John Lee Hooker's birth, 1915, 1917, 1920, and 1923 have all been cited, 1917 (the date on his grave...

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Sep 12, 1999
John Lee Hooker Puyallup Fairgrounds Puyallup, Washington, United States
Jul 09, 1999
Robert Cray Band / John Lee Hooker / Keb' Mo' Greek Theatre, Griffith Park Los Angeles, California, United States
Jun 19, 1999
Guinness Fleadh Festival
Elvis Costello / Richard Thompson / Beth Orton / Shane MacGowan & The Popes / John Lee Hooker / Dropkick Murphys / Black 47 / Shawn Mullins / Hootie & the Blowfish / The Ragin' Teens / Too Cynical To Cry / Liam Clancy / Moxy Früvous / The Saw Doctors / Eileen Ivers Show all bands
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Suffolk Downs Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jun 05, 1999
Guinness Fleadh 1999
Van Morrison / Ben Harper / The Cardigans / Elvis Costello / Hootie & the Blowfish / John Prine / Taj Mahal / Shawn Mullins / Richard Thompson / Martin Sexton / Dave Alvin / The Saw Doctors / Young Dubliners / luka bloom / Shane MacGowan / Black 47 / Kila / Eleanor McEvoy / moxy fruvous / Blink / John Lee Hooker / Frances Black / Liam Clancy / Mark Geary / John Martyn / Jack Lukeman / The Prodigals / Candy Butchers / Watercress / Tommy Makem / Eileen Ivers Band Show all bands
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San Francisco, California, United States
Jun 03, 1999
Van Morrison / Taj Mahal / John Lee Hooker
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Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
May 15, 1999
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
Marcia Ball / Susan Tedeschi / Bob Margolin / John Lee Hooker / The Nighthawks / Wilson Pickett / Pinetop perkins / R.L. Burnside / Linwood Taylor
Sandy Point State Park Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Show Duplicate for May 15, 1999
May 15, 1999 –
May 16, 1999
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
John Lee Hooker / Wilson Pickett / Susan Tedeschi / Pinetop Perkins with Bob Margolin / R.L. Burnside / The Nighthawks / Linwood Taylor / Jonny Lang / Koko Taylor And Her Blues Machine / Son Seals / James Cotton / Shemekia Copeland / Chesapeake Bay Blues Band Show all bands
Sandy Point State Park Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Jun 20, 1998
Fleadh
The Pogues / Tracy Chapman / Sinéad O'Connor / The Chieftains / John Lee Hooker / Billy Bragg / Los Lobos / The Corrs
Arlington Park Race Track Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Show Duplicates for Jun 20, 1998
May 25, 1997
John Lee Hooker
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Avila Beach Music Festival Avila Beach, California, United States
Mar 22, 1997
John Lee Hooker
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The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Aug 30, 1996 –
Sep 02, 1996
Bumbershoot 1996
Beck / The Presidents of The United States of America / House of Pain / Michael Palmer / Marva Wright / Brave Combo / Combustible Edison / Trilok Gurtu's Crazy Saints / Project Bandaloop / Tad / Poi Dog Pondering / Reverend Horton Heat / ani difranco / United States of Poetry / Angélique Kidjo / The Carpetbaggers / Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys / isaac hayes / Sekou Sundiata / Mudhoney / Victoria Williams / Jai Uttal And The Pagan Love Orchestra / John Lee Hooker / luther allison / The Dandy Warhols / Seattle Men's Chorus / Nanci Griffith / Sex Pistols / catie curtis / Sir Mix-A-Lot / Spin Doctors / Tower Of Power / Gas Huffer / Kevin Welch / Phoebe Snow / James Armstrong / Southern Culture On The Skids / The Starlights / Tiny Tim / Patricia Smith / David Grisman Quintet / Rosie Flores / Super Deluxe / Dan Sullivan / Supersuckers / Milt Jackson Quartet / M.L. Liebler / Blue Rodeo / The Rankin Family / Paul Cebar And The Milwaukeeans / Gilles Malkine / Tiny Tim With Brave Combo / Goodness / Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men / Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo / Ottoman Bigwigs / Average White Band / Smash / Wailing Souls / Robert Earl Keen / August Wilson / Tito And Tarantula / the iguanas / los straitjackets / Eric Bogosian / Sweet Water / Alejandro Escovedo / Mikhail Horowitz / Indigo Girls / Vic Chesnutt / G. Love & Special Sauce / Crash Test Dummies / G. Love Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 15, 1996
Beastie Boys / Smashing Pumpkins / A Tribe Called Quest / Hugh Masekela / Foo Fighters / Biz Markie / Pavement / Cibo Matto / Richie Havens / john lee hooker
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Polo Field, Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Jun 15, 1996 –
Jun 16, 1996
Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996
Red Hot Chili Peppers / Foo Fighters / Beck / The Smashing Pumpkins / A Tribe Called Quest / Björk / Rage Against The Machine / De La Soul / fugees / Pavement / Beastie Boys / Biz Markie / Yoko Ono / Richie Havens / Sonic Youth / The Skatalites / Cibo Matto / John Lee Hooker Show all bands
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Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 San Francisco, California, United States
Show Duplicates for Jun 15, 1996
Aug 27, 1993
John Lee Hooker
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Ontario Place Forum Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 23, 1993
John Lee Hooker / albert collins

John Lee Hooker / Albert Collins

Filene Center, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Vienna, Virginia, United States
Apr 27, 1993
Van Morrison / John Lee Hooker
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Wang Theatre Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jan 11, 1993
john lee hooker / Los Lobos Park West Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jan 10, 1993
john lee hooker / Los Lobos
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Riviera Theatre Chicago, Illinois, United States
Show Duplicate for Jan 10, 1993
Sep 19, 1992
Guitar Player Magazine 25th Anniversary Celebration
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter / Rik Emmett / Tim Brooks / Shawn Lane / Adrian Legg / John Lee Hooker / Ry Cooder / Dick Dale / Adrian Belew / Henry Kaiser / Harvey Mandel / Frank Gambale / Steve Morse / Jeff Watson / Primus / Nathan Cavaleri / Elliot Easton / Gregg Allman Show all bands
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The Warfield Theatre San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 05, 1992 –
Sep 07, 1992
Bumbershoot 1992
Spin Doctors / george Benson / They Might Be Giants / Queen Latifah / Joan Armatrading / Tower Of Power / The Robert Cray Band / Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / Third World / BeBe & CeCe Winans / John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers / Nanci Griffith / LaVern Baker / Arturo Sandoval / Joe Ely / The Subdudes / ricky van shelton / the iguanas / John Hammond / Carlene Carter / mark o'connor / Strunz & Farah / The Holmes Brothers / Archie Roach / John Lee Hooker / Bobcat Goldthwait / Tracy Nelson / Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited / austin lounge lizards / The Ukrainians / C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band / Crazy 8s / Edward II / Eddie Palmieri & His Orchestra / Seattle Men's Chorus / Zakir Hussain And The Rhythm Experience / Curtis Salgado and the Stilettos / Sonny Landreth & the Goners / Rebecca Wells / Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Kevin Welch / Urban Bush Women Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 12, 1992
John Lee Hooker / Etta James / albert collins / The J.b. Horns Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California, United States
Aug 10, 1992
John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

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Shoreline Ampitheatre Mountain View, California, United States

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Nov 2, 1991
 Mountain View, California, United States
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Nov 2, 1991
 Mountain View, California, United States
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Nov 2, 1991
 Mountain View, California, United States
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Jefferson Airplane / Jimmy Reed / John Lee Hooker
Mar 12, 1967
 San Francisco, California, United States
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John Lee Hooker on Jul 2, 1988 [375-small]

John Lee Hooker
Jul 2, 1988
 Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
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Van Morrison / John Lee Hooker on Jul 26, 1986 [371-small]

Van Morrison / John Lee Hooker
Jul 26, 1986
 Universal City, California, United States
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Tibetan Freedom Concert on Jun 15, 1996 [227-small]

Tibetan Freedom Concert
Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Tibetan Freedom Concert on Jun 15, 1996 [226-small]

Tibetan Freedom Concert
Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Tibetan Freedom Concert on Jun 15, 1996 [225-small]

Tibetan Freedom Concert
Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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The Rolling Stones / Axl Rose / John Lee Hooker  on Dec 19, 1989 [757-small]

The Rolling Stones / Axl Rose / John Lee Hooker
Dec 19, 1989
 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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Van Morrison / John Lee Hooker on Jul 26, 1986 [762-small]

Van Morrison / John Lee Hooker
Jul 26, 1986
 Universal City, California, United States
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