Lightning Bolt Concert History

Lightning Bolt is a noise rock duo which formed in 1994 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The band consists of Brian Chippendale (drums, vocals) and Brian Gibson (bass). The band also originally included Hisham Bharoocha (vocals, guitar), who left the band in 1996 to join Black Dice. The band has released 8 albums: Lightning Bolt (1999), Ride the Skies (2001), Wonderful Rainbow (2003), Hypermagic Mountain (2005), Earthly Delights (2009), Oblivion Hunter (2012), Fantasy Empire (2015) and Sonic Citadel (2019).

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 29, 2008
Lightning Bolt Recyclart Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Oct 31, 2008
OM / Shellac / Les Savy Fav / Wooden Shjips / Pissed Jeans / Lightning Bolt / Andrew Weatherall
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O2 Forum Kentish Town London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 30, 2008
Release The Bats
"Release The Bats" / Shellac / Les Savy Fav / OM / Lightning Bolt / Wooden Shjips / Pissed Jeans / Andrew Weatherall
O2 Forum Kentish Town London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 20, 2008
All Tomorrow's Parties (Monticello)
"All Tomorrow's Parties" (Monticello) / Fuck Buttons / Low / Growing / Edan / Shellac / Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra / The Drones / Polvo / Wooden Shjips / Harmonia / OM / Autolux / APSE / Alexander Tucker / Les Savy Fav / Lightning Bolt
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Kutshers Country Club & Resort Monticello, New York, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 20, 2008
Sep 19, 2008 –
Sep 21, 2008
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2008
Mogwai / Yo La Tengo / Dinosaur Jr. / My Bloody Valentine / Built to Spill / Low / The Brian Jonestown Massacre / Mercury Rev / EPMD / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Meat Puppets / Thurston Moore / Tortoise / Fuck Buttons / Bob Mould / Les Savy Fav / Wooden Shjips / Shellac / Gemma Hayes / Lightning Bolt / OM / The Drones / Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra / Polvo / Edan / Maria Bamford / Robin Guthrie / Bardo Pond / Eugene Mirman / Harmönia / Spectrum / Lilys / Growing / APSE / Alexander Tucker / Le Volume Courbe / Joe DeRosa / The Wounded Knees Show all bands
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Monticello, New York, United States
Sep 13, 2008
Lightning Bolt Broadway Backyard New York, New York, United States
Apr 10, 2007
Lightning Bolt
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12 Galaxies San Francisco, California, United States
Apr 01, 2007
Lightning Bolt Magic Theatre Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Jul 02, 2006
Boredoms / Lightning Bolt
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Webster Hall New York, New York, United States
May 20, 2006
All Tomorrow's Parties Curated By TV On The Radio
"All Tomorrow's Parties" Curated By TV On The Radio / Spoon / Sleater-Kinney / Gossip / Joanna Newsom / David Cross / Lightning Bolt / Boredoms
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Camber Sands Holiday Centre Camber Sands, United Kingdom
May 19, 2006 –
May 21, 2006
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2006
The Black Keys / Band of Horses / The Shins / Spoon / The Decemberists / Broken Social Scene / Gossip / Dinosaur Jr. / The New Pornographers / The Brian Jonestown Massacre / Destroyer / Joanna Newsom / Sleater-Kinney / Teenage Fanclub / Mount Eerie / Clinic / The Microphones / The Fiery Furnaces / Dungen / Dead Meadow / Electrelane / Mission of Burma / Lightning Bolt / Herman Düne / David Cross / The Black Heart Procession / Boredoms / Big Business / Elf Power / 1990s / Lilys / Radar Brothers / Magik Markers / The Bevis Frond / Eater / Triangle Show all bands
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Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park Camber, UK
May 18, 2006
Lightning Bolt / Magik Markers THE GARAGE London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 20, 2005
Lightning Bolt AS220 Providence, RI, US
Jul 18, 2005
Sonic Youth / Lightning Bolt / Afri Rampo
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The Flywheel Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Jul 16, 2005
The Mary Timony Band / Ted Leo / Thalia Zedek / Lightning Bolt / Binary System / Sunburned Hand of the Man AS220 Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Dec 03, 2004 –
Dec 05, 2004
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2004
Violent Femmes / Aphex Twin / Peaches / Liars / Mercury Rev / The Fall / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / LFO / Pelican / Miss Kittin / Shellac / Lightning Bolt / Sunn O))) / Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra / Throbbing Gristle / Little Wings / Comets On Fire / Hood / Wolf Eyes / Growing / Destroy All Monsters / Bird Blobs / Mike Watt & George Hurley Show all bands
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Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park Camber, UK
Oct 17, 2004
Lightning Bolt / Dark Brown Feeling / Sightings Lintfabriek Kontich, Flanders, Belgium
Sep 27, 2004
Lightning Bolt / Monno / Justice Yeldham ABClub, Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Apr 02, 2004 –
Apr 04, 2004
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2004
Modest Mouse / The Shins / Cat Power / Explosions in the Sky / Dizzee Rascal / LCD Soundsystem / Cass McCombs / Le Tigre / Deerhoof / The Notwist / Sonic Youth / Tindersticks / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / The Fiery Furnaces / Mission of Burma / ESG / Arab Strap / Har Mar Superstar / Lightning Bolt / James Yorkston / Black Dice / Bardo Pond / Sophia / Nina Nastasia / Vincent Gallo / Enon / Wolf Eyes / OOIOO / Erase Errata / White Magic / Carla Bozulich / Love / Fuck / Jackie-O Motherfucker / Saccharine Trust / Charalambides / Polmo Polpo / Fursaxa / Träd, Gräs och Stenar / Vibracathedral Orchestra / Ella Guru / Double Leopards / Miighty Flashlight / Threnody Ensemble / Hanged Up / Angelblood / Carla Bozulich and Nels Cline / Love W Arthur Lee / Dream Aktion Unit / Polmo Polpohanged Up Show all bands
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Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park Camber
Mar 30, 2004
Boredoms / Lightning Bolt / Black Dice
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Scala London, England, United Kingdom

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All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2008
Sep 19 - 21, 2008
 Monticello, New York, United States
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Sep 20, 2008
 Monticello, New York, United States
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Block Party
Aug 31, 2002
 New York, New York, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Lightning Bolt had?

Lightning Bolt has had 260 concerts.

What genre is Lightning Bolt?

Lightning Bolt is most often considered to be Rock, Punk, Hardcore, Experimental, Blues, Post-Hardcore, Instrumental, Experimental Rock, Garage Rock, Post-Rock, Noise, Noise Rock, Grindcore, Math Rock, Traditional Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Texas Blues, Delta Blues, Rhode Island Indie, and Brutal Prog.

When is the next Lightning Bolt concert?

The next Lightning Bolt concert is on November 24, 2024 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States. The bands performing are: Machine Girl / Kill Alters / Lightning Bolt.

When was the last Lightning Bolt concert?

The last Lightning Bolt concert was on October 07, 2024 at Higher Ground - Showcase Lounge in South Burlington, Vermont, United States.

What setlist does Lightning Bolt play live?

The songs that Lightning Bolt performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the October 07, 2024 concert at Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground in South Burlington, Vermont, United States:

  1. Air Conditioning
  2. Mega Ghost
  3. Dead Cowboy

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