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Zimtrim has seen Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 17 times.

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band was an American band who created music that has occasionally been dubbed "avant garde-blues". Their music was characterized by bluesy melodies, shambolic instrumentation, idiosyncratic, unbound timings, the growls and shrieks of Beefheart's vocals and his surreal, poetic lyrics. Throughout their career, the band's musical direction was tightly controlled by Don Van Vliet (1941 - 2010), aka Captain Beefheart, who...

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Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 09, 1978
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Vegetable Buddies
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Morris Civic Auditorium South Bend, Indiana, United States
Dec 31, 1975
Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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The Forum Inglewood, California, United States
Apr 08, 1974
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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The Agora Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Mar 23, 1973 –
Mar 24, 1973
mahavishnu orchestra / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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Winterland San Francisco, California, United States
Feb 23, 1973
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Good God
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Tower Theater Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 31, 1972
Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 30, 1972
Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jul 16, 1972
Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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Manzanita Speedway Phoenix, Arizona, United States
May 05, 1972 –
May 07, 1972
Bickershaw Festival
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Bickershaw Wigan, Lancashire
Apr 28, 1972
Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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University Of Georgia Athens, Georgia, United States
Mar 03, 1972
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Little Feat
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Irvine Auditorium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 10, 1971
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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The Ritz Theater New York, New York, United States
Jan 26, 1971
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Ry Cooder

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

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Ungano's New York, New York, United States
Jan 18, 1971
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Ry Cooder / Freeport Raintree
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The Plato Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Dec 12, 1970
John Sebastian / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Brethren
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The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 29, 1967
The Doors / Lothar And The Hand People / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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Denver Dog Denver, Colorado, United States
Jul 22, 1967
The Yardbirds / Moby Grape / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Strawberry Alarm Clock
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Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, California, United States

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Some Photos From These Concerts


Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Vegetable Buddies on Nov 9, 1978 [967-small]

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Vegetable Buddies
Nov 9, 1978
 South Bend, Indiana, United States
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Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Dec 31, 1975 [717-small]

Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Dec 31, 1975
 Inglewood, California, United States
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Apr 8, 1974 [569-small]

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Apr 8, 1974
 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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mahavishnu orchestra / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Mar 23, 1973 [392-small]

mahavishnu orchestra / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Mar 23 - 24, 1973
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Good God on Feb 23, 1973 [686-small]

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Good God
Feb 23, 1973
 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Oct 31, 1972 [327-small]

Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Oct 31, 1972
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Oct 30, 1972 [071-small]

Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Oct 30, 1972
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Jul 16, 1972 [969-small]

Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Jul 16, 1972
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Bickershaw Festival on May 5, 1972 [837-small]

Bickershaw Festival
May 5 - 7, 1972
 Wigan, Lancashire
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Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Apr 28, 1972 [137-small]

Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Apr 28, 1972
 Athens, Georgia, United States
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Little Feat on Mar 3, 1972 [759-small]

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Little Feat
Mar 3, 1972
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Sep 10, 1971 [248-small]

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Sep 10, 1971
 New York, New York, United States
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28 users have seen Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band including:
 Michael Curtis
 Stephenjgrant
 Roger W Bell
 Rock's In My Head
 Swimszoots
 Zimtrim
 Jim Nazzy
 Kevin Farnan
 Chrisvich
 Michael Lagdon
 John Fod
 Billlangdon
 Duchess.Of.Mirth
 J Ferrara
 Breed
 George Stevenson
 J Roll Soul
 Humboldt Rick
 Thomas Lee

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