The National's 2008 Concert History

The National are an alternative rock band formed in 1999, by friends from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The band's lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger in a distinctive, deep baritone. The rest of the band is composed of two pairs of brothers: Aaron Dessner (guitar, bass, keyboards), Bryce Dessner (guitar), Scott Devendorf (bass, guitar) and Bryan Devendorf (drums).

The National had 87 concerts in 2008

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 08, 2008 –
Nov 09, 2008
Fun Fun Fun Fest
The Bouncing Souls / Atmosphere / The Dead Milkmen / All / Bad Brains / Rival Schools / Swingin' Utters / Kevin Seconds / The Revival Tour - Chuck Ragan, Tim Barry, Ben Nichols, and Tom Gabel / Minus the Bear / Adolescents / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / 27 / Annuals / Ben Nicholls / Bishop Allen / Bitter End / Born to Lose / Brownout / Camp X-Ray / Centro-Matic / Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / Clipse / Colour Music / Cromags / Dan Deacon / Deerhoof / Dengue Fever / Z-Trip / D.O.A. / Dr. Octagon / Experimental Dental School / Frightened Rabbit / Groupo Fantasma / Hawnay Troof / High Tension Wires / Integrity / Hoof / Islands / Kevin Seconds / Kill Dozer / Kool Keith / Krumbums / leftover crack / Magnetic Morning / Mammoth Grinder / Minus the Bear / Municipal Waste / Parts & Labor / Pepsi Ginsberg / richard henry / Scared of Chaka / Sleeper Car / St. Vincent / Swingin' Utters / The Black Angels / The cynics / The Dead Milkmen / The National / The Octopus Project / The Spinto Band / The Ugly Beats / Til We're Blue Or Destroy / Tim Fite / Tom Gabel / The Toxic Avenger / Trash Talk / World Burns To Death / YACHT / Young Widows / The Pink Spiders Show all bands
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Waterloo park Austin, Texas, United States
Show Duplicate for Nov 08, 2008
Oct 27, 2008
The National University Theater Vitória, Brazil
Oct 25, 2008 –
Oct 27, 2008
MGMT / The National / Gogol Bordello / Stacey Kent / Carla Bley / Siba e a Fuloresta

Tim Festival 2008

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Teatro Universitário Vitória, Brazil
Show Duplicate for Oct 25, 2008
Oct 23, 2008 –
Oct 25, 2008
Tim Festival 2008
Kanye West / MGMT / The National / Klaxons / Gogol Bordello / Junior Boys / Dan Deacon / Esperanza Spalding / Sonny Rollins / Stacey Kent / Bill Frisell / Switch / DJ Yoda / Neon Neon / Marcelo Camelo / DJ Craze / Enrico Pieranunzi / Database / Tomasz Stańko / Carla Bley / Instituto / Cérebro Eletrônico / Chico Pinheiro / Sany Pitbull / Tomasz Stako Show all bands
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Marina da Glória Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Show Duplicate for Oct 23, 2008
Oct 21, 2008 –
Oct 25, 2008
TIM Festival
Junior Boys / Gogol Bordello / Dan Deacon / Bill Frisell / Carla Bley / Cérebro Eletrônico / DJ Yoda / Enrico Pieranunzi / Esperanza Spalding / Kanye West / Klaxons / MGMT / Marcelo Camelo / Música Magneta / Neon Neon / Paul Weller / Sany Pitbull / Sonny Rollins / Stacey Kent / The Gossip / The National / Tomasz Stanko Quintet Show all bands
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Auditório Ibirapuera São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Show Duplicate for Oct 21, 2008
Oct 16, 2008
The National / The Breeders

Vote Early, Rock Late

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Fountain Square Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Oct 10, 2008
The National / Grizzly Bear

The National

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Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan Center New York, New York, United States
Sep 20, 2008
San Diego Street Scene
"San Diego Street Scene" / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / Eagles of Death Metal / The Whigs / Man Man / STS9 / The Hives / Ghostland Observatory / Cold War Kids / Dengue Fever / Atmosphere / Tegan and Sara / The Mother Hips / Tokyo Police Club / The National / West Indian Girl / Spiritualized / X / The Night Marchers / Del the Funky Homosapien Show all bands
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East Village / Imperial & 14th San Diego, California, United States
Sep 19, 2008 –
Sep 20, 2008
Street Scene 2008
MGMT / Vampire Weekend / Beck / The National / Foals / Cold War Kids / Justice / Diplo / Hot Chip / Tegan and Sara / Spoon / TV On the Radio / Cat Power / Atmosphere / The Hives / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Tokyo Police Club / The New Pornographers / Devo / Eagles of Death Metal / Sea Wolf / Spiritualized / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / Ghostland Observatory / Del the Funky Homosapien / STS9 / Man Man / X / GZA/Genius / The Whigs / Dengue Fever / Chester French / Antibalas / Bostich & Fussible / The Mother Hips / The Films / West Indian Girl / The Night Marchers / The Muslims / Devotchka Show all bands
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Unknown venue San Diego, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 19, 2008
Aug 27, 2008
Behold... The Arctopus / Intronaut / Mouth Of The Architect / The National / Say It Twice / Killed By Design / National Sunday Law / Thunderhorse / Chris Murray Combo / Cipes Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States
Aug 17, 2008
The Green Man Festival (UK)
"The Green Man Festival" (UK) / Jacqui McShee's Pentangle / Iron & Wine / The National / Damien Jurado / Laura Marling / Los Campesinos / Simone White / Bowerbirds / Radio Luxembourg / cymbient / Caribou / Magik Markers / Nina Nastasia / The Peth / The Accidental / Prince Rama / The Owl Service / Mumford & Sons / The Moon Music Orchestra / Little Wings / Pete Molinari / Wildbirds & Peacedrums / Barbarossa / Nic Dawson Kelly / City Reverb / Pete Greenwood / Jane Weaver / The Gentle Good Show all bands
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Glanusk Park Crickhowell, United Kingdom
Aug 16, 2008
Pukkelpop 2008 (Day 3)
Soulwax / As I Lay Dying / Amen Ra / Anti-Flag / Bloc Party / Less Than Jake / Yelle / Neurosis / The Rones / Killswitch Engage / Sigur Rós / Manic Street Preachers / Elbow / Wombats / We Are Scientists / Crystal Castles / The National / M83 / MGMT
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Festivalterrein Kiewit Kiewit-Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 15, 2008 –
Aug 17, 2008
Lowlands Festival 2008
The Kooks / HIM / The Hoosiers / Amy Macdonald / Dropkick Murphys / Infadels / The Wombats / The Pigeon Detectives / Sex Pistols / Volbeat / Franz Ferdinand / Nightwish / Mindless Self Indulgence / The Rascals / Tunng / Korpiklaani / Stephen Lynch / MGMT / Jamie Lidell / Sigur Rós / Danko Jones / Plain White T's / We Are Scientists / Kees Van Hondt / Roni Size Reprazent / The Ting Tings / Junkie Xl / Deadmau5 / The Opposites / De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig / N*E*R*D / British Sea Power / White Lies / Underworld / Extince / Gogol Bordello / Tricky / Elbow / Simian Mobile Disco / Editors / Crystal Castles / Laura Marling / The Flaming Lips / Los Campesinos! / The National / Santigold / The Fratellis / Holy Fuck / Lykke Li / The Roots / Slagsmålsklubben / Sven Väth / Yeasayer / Black Sun Empire / Fuck Buttons / The Infaders / Sandeman / Sven Vth / Haydamaky / Max Pashm / Miss Kittin / Nuno Dos Santos / dj DAB / Dorlene Love / Get Well Soon / Digitalism / DJ Promo / Black Mountain / Intifada Soundsystem / Erol Alkan / Pendulum / Bart Skils / DJ Scotch Egg / Jeremy's / Booka Shade / Reprazent / Modeselektor / Sven Vath / Toumast / Ane Brun / Paprika Korps / Fenin / DubXanne / Luciano / The Walk & Roger Seventytwo / PVT / Diplo / Late of the Pier / Gem / Deformer / The Hawkeye and Hoe Band / Jaya The Cat / Joost van Bellen / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / Anouk / St. Paul / Killswitch Engage / Ellen Allien / Hadouken! / The Shoes / Boemklatsch / Shinedoe / Vive La Fête / Leine / Le Le / DJ Wiekes / AutoKratz / Bong-Ra / Count & Sinden / One Night Only / Tom Baxter / 2562 / ASAKUSA JINTA / Pete Philly & Perquisite / Scotch Egg / Andy C / The Budos Band / Kraak & Smaak / Fucked Up / Ille Bitch / Headphone / Code Red / Hercules & Love Affair / Beardyman / Off the Record / The Pedro Delgados / Mad Ed / No Age / Black Kids / Benga / Steve Aoki / Che Sudaka / Lucky Fonz III / Kid Carpet / Hit Me Tv / Girls / Magnetic Man / Dominik Eulberg / Iron & Wine / Police in Dub / Kissy Sell Out / Quiet Village / N.E.R.D / Hot Chip / The Hives / The Presidents of The United States of America / Thrice / The Breeders / Róisín Murphy / Anti-Flag / Blood Red Shoes / The Dresden Dolls / Midnight Juggernauts / dEUS / Triggerfinger / The Gutter Twins / Textures / Claw Boys Claw / Melon Show all bands
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Lowlands Festivalterrein Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
Show Duplicates for Aug 15, 2008
Aug 14, 2008 –
Aug 16, 2008
Pukkelpop 2008
The Killers / OneRepublic / Metallica / MGMT / M83 / Deadmau5 / The National / Iron & Wine / Sigur Rós / Foals / Cold War Kids / Lykke Li / Plain White T's / Bloc Party / Diplo / The Flaming Lips / Hot Chip / Mark Lanegan / Santigold / Crystal Castles / Soko / The Ting Tings / The Wombats / Robyn / Stereophonics / Little Dragon / Pendulum / Stereo MCs / Caribou / Editors / MXPX / Elbow / Flying Lotus / Dropkick Murphys / Blood Red Shoes / Yeasayer / Chase & Status / Soulfly / Killswitch Engage / White Lies / Manic Street Preachers / Michael Franti & Spearhead / High Contrast / Volbeat / A-Trak / Girl Talk / The Dresden Dolls / The Heavy / We Are Scientists / Boys Noize / Benga / Simian Mobile Disco / The Bloody Beetroots / Alkaline Trio / Amy Macdonald / Uffie / Tricky / Menomena / Thrice / The Breeders / Yelle / Less Than Jake / The Cribs / Dirty Pretty Things / Black Kids / The Dodos / Serj Tankian / The Sword / Black Mountain / Within Temptation / The Subways / Kid Sister / Crookers / State Radio / As I Lay Dying / Jamie Lidell / Los Campesinos! / The Futureheads / Epica / Róisín Murphy / Yuksek / Drive-By Truckers / Ian Brown / Clutch / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / Tindersticks / Anti-Flag / Soulwax / Meshuggah / Junkie Xl / Dan Deacon / Fuck Buttons / Hadouken! / SebastiAn / Mercury Rev / Holy Fuck / British Sea Power / Midnight Juggernauts / Étienne de Crécy / Alela Diane / TC / Bob Mould / Late of the Pier / Joan As Police Woman / The Shoes / Tunng / Danko Jones / dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip / One Night Only / Two Gallants / Brodinski / Louis XIV / The Whip / These New Puritans / De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig / Neurosis / Ricardo Villalobos / El Guincho / The Casualties / Kitty, Daisy & Lewis / 2manydjs (DJ Set) / Lightspeed Champion / Carl Craig / Switch / Kaizers Orchestra / Cult of Luna / Pete and The Pirates / Those Dancing Days / Sons and Daughters / The Subs / Surkin / The Like / Erol Alkan / Operator Please / The Ocean / Scroobius Pip / Girls In Hawaii / Martina Topley Bird / Henry Rollins / AutoKratz / Dusty Kid / Infadels / DJ Hype / Witchcraft / Count & Sinden / Tocadisco / A Wilhelm Scream / Miss Kittin & The Hacker / PVT / The Black Box Revelation / Das Pop / The Unseen / Feadz / Shackleton / Arsenal / The Gutter Twins / Have Heart / Black Light Burns / Nina Nastasia / Dan Le Sac / Amenra / Leila / DJ Mehdi / Le Le / Disco Ensemble / Red Light Company / Year Long Disaster / Headman / Móveis Coloniais de Acaju / Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong / Kid Harpoon / Animal Alpha / The Hickey Underworld / Dr. Lektroluv / A Brand / A Storm of Light / DJ Friction / Lady Linn And Her Magnificent Seven / Radioclit / A Mountain of One / Chrome Hoof / Creature With the Atom Brain / Be Your Own Pet / Freaky Age / XX Teens / Monza / Headphone / Tim Vanhamel / Motek / MaxNormal.TV / The Germans / This Is Menace / Sons Of Albion / Daddy Earl / Pfadfinderei & Modeselektor / Hifi Handgrenades / The Rones / Coem / Uffie & Feadz / DJ Hype & Daddy Earl Show all bands
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Unknown venue Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Show Duplicate for Aug 14, 2008
Aug 13, 2008
The National / Efterklang Train Aarhus, Central Jutland, Denmark
Aug 12, 2008
The National / Efterklang
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VEGA Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Aug 11, 2008
The National / Cody VEGA Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Aug 09, 2008
Haldern Pop Festival
"Haldern Pop Festival" / Okkervil River / The Dodos / The Gutter Twins / Soko / Fink (UK) / Jumbo Jet / Mintzkov / The Blakes / The Heavy / Jamie Lidell / Iron & Wine / The National / Maximo Park / Alamo Race Track / Olafur Arnalds / Two Gallants
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Haldern Festival Grounds Haldern, Germany
Aug 08, 2008 –
Aug 10, 2008
All Points West Festival 2008
Coldplay / Radiohead / Kings Of Leon / Arctic Monkeys / Sia / MGMT / The Black Keys / Jack Johnson / Vampire Weekend / Cage The Elephant / The National / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Fleet Foxes / Lykke Li / Grizzly Bear / La Roux / Metric / The Roots / Crystal Castles / Tool / Cat Power / Animal Collective / St. Vincent / The Ting Tings / Silversun Pickups / Andrew Bird / Flying Lotus / Chromeo / Duffy / Elbow / Mogwai / Echo & the Bunnymen / K'naan / Q-Tip / Underworld / Ra Ra Riot / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Pharcyde / The Gaslight Anthem / Tokyo Police Club / The New Pornographers / Chairlift / My Bloody Valentine / Girl Talk / Beastie Boys / Rogue Wave / We Are Scientists / Neko Case / Gogol Bordello / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Grace Potter / CSS / Xavier Rudd / MSTRKRFT / The Black Angels / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / Black Kids / The Go! Team / Bo Burnham / Matt Costa / The Cool Kids / Heartless Bastards / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Seasick Steve / Amadou & Mariam / Ghostland Observatory / The Virgins / White Rabbits / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Mates of State / Étienne de Crécy / Youssou N'Dour / Spank Rock / The Felice Brothers / Secret Machines / Little Brother / Shearwater / Akron/Family / The Duke Spirit / Rye Rye / Trey Anastasio / Alberta Cross / Kitty, Daisy & Lewis / Nicole Atkins / Kool Keith / Juana Molina / The Knux / Neil Halstead / Black Gold / Steel Train / Kitty / The Postelles / Telepathe / Eugene Mirman / Ben Jelen / Jim Jefferies / Your Vegas / Todd Barry / Electric Touch / Forro In the Dark / Tim and Eric / Earl Greyhound / De Novo Dahl / The Honey Brothers / Michael Showalter / Arj Barker / Janeane Garofalo / Lowry / Organized Konfusion / Lily Holbrook / Pawnshop Roses / Judah Friedlander / Exit 105 Show all bands
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Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Show Duplicates for Aug 08, 2008
Aug 07, 2008 –
Aug 09, 2008
Way Out West Festival 2008
Franz Ferdinand / The National / Neil Young / Iron & Wine / Fleet Foxes / Sigur Rós / Lykke Li / The Flaming Lips / José González / Kelis / N.E.R.D. / Yeasayer / Four Tet / Lil' Kim / Buzzcocks / Okkervil River / Caesars / The Dodos / Booka Shade / Mando Diao / fanfarlo / HEALTH / No Age / Grinderman / Sonic Youth / A Place To Bury Strangers / Kid Sister / Håkan Hellström / The Sonics / Holy Fuck / Joan As Police Woman / Louis XIV / The Bug / Buraka Som Sistema / Petter / Lightspeed Champion / Dengue Fever / Familjen / The Gutter Twins / Wildbirds & Peacedrums / Looptroop Rockers / Sahara Hotnights / Frida Hyvönen / Scott Matthew / Adam Tensta / The Mae Shi / Andreas Kleerup / Dust / Christian Kjellvander / DaPuntoBeat / Division of Laura Lee / Ingrid Olava / The Night Marchers / Silje Nes / Silverbullit / Dark Meat / I ARE DROID / Ikons / Chords / faca / Kool DJ Dust / A.Human / All Out Dubstep / The High Hats / Kenge Kenge / Henry Fiat's Open Sore / Broder Daniel / Park hotell / les Big Bird / Hederos/Hellberg / Kristofer Åström & Rainaways / Kool Dj Show all bands
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Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden

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T In The Park 2008
Jul 11 - 13, 2008
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jul 11 - 13, 2008
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Jul 11 - 13, 2008
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jul 11 - 13, 2008
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jul 11 - 13, 2008
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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T In The Park 2008
Jul 11 - 13, 2008
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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T In The Park 2008
Jul 11 - 13, 2008
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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T In The Park 2008
Jul 11 - 13, 2008
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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T In The Park 2008
Jul 11 - 13, 2008
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Optimus Alive Festival 2008
Jul 10 - 12, 2008
 Algés, Lisbon, Portugal
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2024 63 concerts
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2022 46 concerts
2021 3 concerts
2020 23 concerts
2019 78 concerts
2018 77 concerts
2017 63 concerts
2016 21 concerts
2015 10 concerts
2014 86 concerts
2013 87 concerts
2012 7 concerts
2011 104 concerts
2010 118 concerts
2009 33 concerts
2008 87 concerts
2007 122 concerts
2006 25 concerts
2005 112 concerts
2004 50 concerts
2003 84 concerts
2002 35 concerts
2001 30 concerts
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