Tony Conrad Concert History

Tony Conrad (Anthony Schmaltz Conrad, March 7, 1940 – April 9, 2016) was an American avant-garde video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician, composer, sound artist, teacher and writer from Baltimore, Maryland. Active in a variety of media since the early 1960s, he is considered to have been a pioneer of both structural film and drone music (or, as he has qualified, "The first non-bagpipe western drone music").

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 01, 2016
Big Ears Festival
"Big Ears Festival" / Molly Nilsson / Phantom Orchard / Joe Henry / Marc Ribot / Bombino / Steven Schick / Shabazz Palaces / Yo La Tengo / Lambchop / Eighth Blackbird / Bonnie "Prince" Billy / Bryce Dessner / Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith / Nicolas Jaar / Tony Conrad / Faust / Anthony Braxton / Andrew Bird / Xylouris White / Boogarins Show all bands
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Various Venues Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 31, 2016
Big Ears Festival
"Big Ears Festival" / Mamiffer / Olivia Chaney / Zeena Parkins / Andy Stott / Tony Conrad / Wolf Eyes / Yo La Tengo / Knoxville Symphony Orchestra / The Gloaming / Steven Schick
Various Venues Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Nov 30, 2014 –
Dec 05, 2014
Lucrecia Dalt / Juliana Barwick / Tomaga / Lawrence English / Tony Conrad / Aaron Dilloway

Madeiradig Festival 2014

Casa das Mudas Art Centre Madeira, Portugal
Sep 05, 2014
Tony Conrad / Enemy Waves / Thurston Moore

Hopscotch 2014

Vintage 21 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Sep 04, 2014 –
Sep 06, 2014
Hopscotch Music Festival 2014
Jamie xx / Phosphorescent / How to Dress Well / Spoon / St. Vincent / De La Soul / Sun Kil Moon / The War On Drugs / Mastodon / Reptar / Thurston Moore / High On Fire / Death / Eternal Summers / Mutual Benefit / Jacuzzi Boys / Lunice / Prince Rama / Dent May / White Lung / Ava Luna / The Range / Open Mike Eagle / Sun Araw / GEMS / clipping. / Power Trip / Reigning Sound / Freeman / The Haxan Cloak / American Aquarium / KEN Mode / Nguzunguzu / Ka / Dead Gaze / Mas Ysa / Potty Mouth / Krill / New Madrid / Weyes Blood / Slim Twig / MV & EE / Yvette / Ed Schrader's Music Beat / Zomes / Author & Punisher / Celestial Shore / Professor Toon / Marley Carroll / Funkss / Circuit Des Yeux / Lee Noble / What Cheer? Brigade / Vaadat Charigim / Artificial Brain / White Life / Tony Conrad / Guerilla Toss / llll / Softspot / Paperhaus / Jason Lescalleet / 6 String Drag / naked gods / Flesh Wounds / Screature / Dark Rooms (US) / Bedowyn / See Gulls / Toon & the Real Laww / LandLady Show all bands
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Unknown venue Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Oct 15, 2012
Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Tony Conrad
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Town Ballroom Buffalo, New York, United States
Oct 26, 2011
Tony Conrad / Lawrence English / Nicola Ratti Cafe OTO London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 21, 2011 –
Oct 23, 2011
Supersonic Festival 2011
Bardo Pond / The Berg Sans Nipple / Turbonegro / Circle / Silver Apples / Secret Chiefs 3 / Astro / orthodox / White Hills / Mike Watt / The Skull Defekts / Envy / Zombi / Jefre Cantu-Ledesma / Tony Conrad / Alexander Tucker / Part Chimp / Teeth of the Sea / Slabdragger / DJ Scotch Egg / Drum Eyes / Black Widow / Drunk in Hell / Scorn / Lucky Dragons / Electric Wizard / Wolves In the Throne Room / Eternal Tapestry / Barn Owl / Cut Hands / Monarch / Selfless / Byetone / Alva Noto / Fire / Pharaoh Overlord / Klaus Kinski / antilles / Kogumaza / Cloaks / a.P.A.t.T. / Nathan Bell / Pekko Käppi / Iconaclass / agathe max / Drumcunt / Zu93 / BLARKE BAYER Show all bands
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The Custard Factory Digbeth, England, United Kingdom
Jun 12, 2011
Tony Conrad / FaUST / Oren Ambarchi / Charlemagne Palestine / Tim Berne / Naked On the Vague / Robin Fox / Fabulous Diamonds / Chris Abrahams / NEKRASOV / Kes / Blank Realm / Anthony Pateras / Anonymeye / Zond / joel stern / hi god people / Rod Co...
Tony Conrad / FaUST / Oren Ambarchi / Charlemagne Palestine / Tim Berne / Naked On the Vague / Robin Fox / Fabulous Diamonds / Chris Abrahams / NEKRASOV / Kes / Blank Realm / Anthony Pateras / Anonymeye / Zond / joel stern / hi god people / Rod Cooper / Snawklor / Mary Halvorson / Brian Ritchie / Bum Creek / xNoBBQx / Scott Tinkler / Yoshida Tatsuya / Matt Mitchell / Jerome Noetinger / Marco Fusinato / Clayton Thomas / Jim Denley / Natasha Anderson / Joe Talia / Oscar Noriega / Sean Baxter / Lucas Abela / Cured Pink / Lloyd Honeybrook / Sky Needle / Golden Fur / James Rushford / Public Assembly / Tim O'dwyer / Andrew Tuttle / Laurence Pike / Sophia Brous / Judith Hamann Show all bands
Melbourne Town Hall Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
May 13, 2011 –
May 15, 2011
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2011
Animal Collective / Beach House / Prince Rama / Big Boi / The Entrance Band / The Frogs / Gang Gang Dance / Meat Puppets / Atlas Sound / Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti / Kurt Vile / Lee "Scratch" Perry / Actress / Deradoorian / Oneohtrix Point Never / Grouper / Broadcast / Drawlings / Black Dice / Dent May / Highlife / Ear Pwr / Micachu & The Shapes / Orthrelm / Zomby / Teengirl Fantasy / Floating Points / Tony Conrad / Eric Copeland / Vladislav Delay / Spectrum / Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 / Omar-S / Terry Riley / Mick Barr / Kria Brekkan / Tickley Feather / Group Doueh / Khaira Arby / Sublime Frequencies / I.U.D. / The Brothers Unconnected / Super Khoumeissa / Matt Baetz Show all bands
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Unknown venue Minehead, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for May 13, 2011
Feb 09, 2011
Rhys Chatham / Tony Conrad Le Poisson Rouge New York, New York, United States
Dec 03, 2010 –
Dec 05, 2010
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2010
Wolves In the Throne Room / "Weird Al" Yankovic / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Thee Oh Sees / Deerhoof / Tindersticks / Tim Hecker / Marissa Nadler / Neurosis / Emeralds / Black Dice / Scout Niblett / The Sadies / Mike Watt / Bardo Pond / Cluster / Oneida / Josephine Foster / The Ex / Dreamcatcher / Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar / White Magic / Growing / The Berg Sans Nipple / Keiji Haino / Philip Jeck / Matana Roberts / The Dead C / Country Teasers / Mahjongg / Hangedup / Maher Shalal Hash Baz / Charlemagne Palestine / Tony Conrad / Francisco Lopez / Rangda / Daniel Menche / Flower-Corsano Duo / John Butcher / Land Of Kush / Borbetomagus / Sick Llama / Daniel Higgs Lungfish / Josephine Foster Solo / Bruce Mcclure / Nomeansno Show all bands
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Unknown venue Minehead, England, United Kingdom
Dec 14, 2008
Four Tet / Steve Reid / Kieran Hebden / Mats Gustafsson / Thurston Moore / Tony Conrad / Keiji Haino Ars Nova Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 15, 2008
Sunn O))) / Thou / Tony Conrad
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Knitting Factory New York, New York, United States
Jun 01, 2007
Tony Conrad / Paavoharju / Richard Youngs / Islaja St. Giles In The Fields Church London, England, United Kingdom
May 15, 2007 –
May 20, 2007
Nuits Sonores 2007
Violent Femmes / Digitalism / Boys Noize / Apparat / SebastiAn / Matthew Dear / Yuksek / The Juan Maclean / Laurent Garnier / Ellen Allien / Miss Kittin / Petter / Agoria / Loco Dice / James Holden / Stereo Total / Shit Robot / Guy Gerber / Oxia / Joakim / Luke Vibert / Surkin / Audion / Rico / Chicks On Speed / The Raincoats / Tiefschwarz / Kalash / Damian Lazarus / DJ Marky / Swayzak / Thomas Schumacher / Cluster / Louie Vega / La Caution / Mix Master Mike / Son of Dave / Martin Buttrich / Taiwan Mc / Heavy Trash / Matthias Tanzmann / Danton Eeprom / Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds / Stamina MC / Da Fresh / Akira / DJ Kentaro / Kiko / 120 Days / Luz / Nieve / Shonky / J.G. Thirlwell / Lee Van Dowski / Von Spar / Inch / Errorsmith / The Psychic Paramount / Scan X / Spitzer / Tony Conrad / Ike Yard / No One / FM Einheit / Nil / Scalde / Salaryman / Water Lilly / Klanguage / dDamage / Christian Marclay / Terrorist / Pierre Bastien / Schaeben&Voss / Tobias Thomas / Plaza De Funk / Angie Reed / Mr Jack / Jack De Marseille / Herve AK / Mlle Caro / Geiger / Flore / MC Chickaboo / Les Gourmets / Mirko / Agaskodo Teliverek / Slush / Dj Spy / Heko / Large Number / KooZ / SWEETLIGHT / Will White / Eedio / YOZ / Duracell / Shrink Orchestra / STALK / Computer Truck / Treacle / Odes / agathe max / Dj Science / Freddypogo / Cumshot Deluxe / lu&nl / eat_rabbit / David5 / Le Poulpe / Yanas / Cor100 / H20 Show all bands
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LES SUBSISTANCES Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Mar 16, 2006 –
Mar 17, 2006
SXSW 2006
Snow Patrol / Erykah Badu / José González / Belle and Sebastian / OK Go / Echo & the Bunnymen / of Montreal / Flogging Molly / Manchester Orchestra / Eagles of Death Metal / The New Pornographers / Rogue Wave / We Are Scientists / Beastie Boys / Camera Obscura / Josh Ritter / She Wants Revenge / blackalicious / The Magic Numbers / Daniel Johnston / The Dresden Dolls / Why? / Cut Chemist / Spank Rock / Secret Machines / Sam Roberts / Tilly And The Wall / The Like / The Boy Least Likely To / The Octopus Project / Richard Swift / Living Things / Say Hi to Your Mom / The New Amsterdams / What Made Milwaukee Famous / Emily Haines / Ours / Robert Pollard / The Ponys / Sound Team / Scissors for Lefty / The Longcut / Controller.Controller / Liam Frost / Big City Rock / The Joggers / Swearing At Motorists / Sam and Dave / Tony Conrad / Zeena Parkins / Bravo Silva / Page Francis / Rhys Chatham's Guitar Army Show all bands
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SXSW 2006 Austin, Texas, United States
Show Duplicate for Mar 16, 2006
Mar 11, 2006
Tony Conrad / Rhys Chatham / Jonathan Kane

Table of the Elements Tour

Wexner Center for the Arts Columbus, Ohio, United States
Nov 04, 2003 –
Nov 05, 2003
Destijl/Freedom From Festival 2003
Devendra Banhart / Borbetomagus / Metalux / Burning Star Core / Tony Conrad / Jackie-O Motherfucker / Fursaxa / No Neck Blues Band / Dead Machines / Neon Hunk / No Doctors / Bridget St. John / Jack Rose / Emil Beauliaeu / Dream Aktion Unit / Espers / Arthur Doyle / Nmperign / Wayne Rogers Unit / Trad Gras Och Stenar / Rev. Dwight Frizzell's Black Crack Revue / Angel Blood Show all bands
Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Mar 14, 2002 –
Mar 17, 2002
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2002
Wilco / Cat Power / Eddie Vedder / Aphex Twin / Peaches / Madlib / Television / Stereolab / Deerhoof / Sleater-Kinney / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Califone / Cannibal Ox / Big Star / Jim O'Rourke / Smog / Boredoms / Black Dice / Lydia Lunch / Bardo Pond / Unwound / Merzbow / Nels Cline / Christina Rosenvinge / Cecil Taylor / Erase Errata / Papa M / Chris Lee / Quixotic / The Dead C / Destroy All Monsters / Jackie-O Motherfucker / Kevin Drumm / Saccharine Trust / U.s. Maple / Ikue Mori / Fursaxa / Tony Conrad / DJ Olive / Mats Gustafsson / Pita / Mike Watt and the Secondmen / White Out / Neil Michael Hagerty / William Winant / Bride Of No No / Gerard Malanga / Satans Tornade / Ira Cohen / Asheton, Mascis and Watt / Fred Anderson Trio / Nathaniel Mackey Show all bands
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Unknown venue Los Angeles, California, United States
Experimental
Experimental Rock
Noise
Drone
Avant-Garde
Contemporary Classical
Free Improvisation
Laboratorio
Minimalism
Microtonal
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Tony Conrad had?

Tony Conrad has had 22 concerts.

What genre is Tony Conrad?

Tony Conrad is most often considered to be Experimental, Experimental Rock, Noise, Drone, Avant-Garde, Contemporary Classical, Free Improvisation, Laboratorio, Minimalism, and Microtonal.

When was the last Tony Conrad concert?

The last Tony Conrad concert was on April 01, 2016 at Various Venues in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. The bands that performed were: "Big Ears Festival" / Molly Nilsson / Phantom Orchard / Joe Henry / Marc Ribot / Bombino / Steven Schick / Shabazz Palaces / Yo La Tengo / Lambchop / Eighth Blackbird / Bonnie "Prince" Billy / Bryce Dessner / Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith / Nicolas Jaar / Tony Conrad / Faust / Anthony Braxton / Andrew Bird / Xylouris White / Boogarins.

What setlist does Tony Conrad play live?

The songs that Tony Conrad performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the February 17, 1995 concert at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre in London, England, United Kingdom:

  1. Extended
  2. From the Side of Man and Womankind

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