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Alan Licht

Experimental & noise band from NY · formed 1968

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Alan Licht photo
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Shows on record
56
Rooms played
44
Cities
26
Releases
47
Last show
Sep 24, 2026Crossroads

About

Alan Licht is a band from NY, formed in 1968, tagged avant-garde, drone, experimental by its sources. Shows on record run from 1993 to 2026, across 44 rooms in 26 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

56 on record · Songkick, setlist.fm
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 19931 show
  2. 20041 show
  3. 20086 shows
  4. 20091 show
  5. 20104 shows
  6. 20117 shows
  7. 20133 shows
  8. 20141 show
  9. 20153 shows
  10. 20166 shows
  11. 20174 shows
  12. 20184 shows
  13. 20193 shows
  14. 20201 show
  15. 20232 shows
  16. 20244 shows
  17. 20253 shows
  18. 20262 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 24, 2026Crossroads · GarwoodSupportwith Mdou Moctar, Gripper
Jan 13, 2026Night Club 101 · New York (NYC)Supportwith Will Epstein
Oct 7, 2025Trafo · JenaHeadlinerwith Abigail Toll
Oct 2, 2025Silent Green · BerlinHeadlinerwith Abigail Toll
Sep 19, 2025Understage TPM Rivoli · PortoHeadliner
Nov 20, 2024Good Shepherd Center · Seattle
Nov 17, 2024Thee Stork Club · OaklandHeadlinerwith Sharkiface
Nov 15, 20242220 Arts + Archives · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Byron Westbrook, shelley burgon
Feb 1, 2024Tubby's · KingstonSupportwith Chris Brokaw, Bill Nace
Sep 10, 2023Union Pool · BrooklynSupportwith Dan Melchior, Honey Radar, Black Duck
Mar 19, 2023Union Pool · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Michael Vallera
Jan 26, 2020Duet Jazz Club · TulsaHeadliner
Oct 22, 2019Union Pool · BrooklynSupportwith Loren Connors, Johnny Young
May 7, 2019Zebulon · Los Angeles (LA)Headliner
Apr 13, 2019Jerry's On Front · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Loren Connors, Chris Forsyth, Lee Ranaldo (us)
Jul 31, 2018Elsewhere · BrooklynSupportwith Television
Mar 11, 2018The Islington · LondonHeadliner
Mar 10, 2018L'Épicerie Moderne · LyonSupportwith Lee Ranaldo
Mar 9, 2018Les Trinitaires · MetzSupportwith Lee Ranaldo
Jun 12, 2017Rhizome DC · WashingtonSupportwith Mount Rainier, Abstract Human
Jun 7, 2017The Empty Bottle · ChicagoHeadliner
May 22, 2017Bowery Electric · ManhattanSupportwith Frank London
Feb 25, 2017Brooklyn Music School · BrooklynSupportwith Suzanne Langille, + Special Guest TBA, Laura Ortman
May 29, 2016Stadtgarten · CologneHeadliner
May 23, 2016Cafe OTO · LondonHeadlinerwith Tetuzi Akiyama
May 4, 2016Trans-Pecos · RidgewoodSupportwith Tashi Dorji, Marisa Anderson, Arian Shafiee
Apr 17, 2016Union Pool · BrooklynSupportwith Glenn Jones, Laura Baird, Anthony Pasquarosa
Mar 4, 2016Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynSupportwith Rangda, O13
Jan 6, 2016Union Pool · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Zachary Cale, Mary Lattimore
Oct 18, 2015Ortlieb's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band, Sunwatchers
Sep 12, 2015Rough Trade NYC · ManhattanSupportwith Yonatan Gat, Honduras
Aug 2, 2015Union Pool · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Chuck Johnson, Pg Six, Anthony Pasquarosa
Feb 4, 2014Issue Project Room · BrooklynSupportwith Michael Snow, Aki Onda Trio
May 2, 2013Knockdown Center · New York (NYC)Supportwith Stephen O'Malley, KTL, Body/Head, +10
Jan 26, 2013Andy Warhol Museum · PittsburghHeadliner
Jan 12, 2013Dia Center · BeaconHeadliner
Nov 7, 2011Cafe OTO · LondonSupportwith Aki Onda
Nov 6, 2011Cafe OTO · LondonHeadlinerwith Michael Snow
Nov 2, 2011Cave12 · GenevaHeadlinerwith Sightings
Oct 16, 2011Public Assembly · BrooklynSupportwith Rhys Chatham, Loren Connors, Ryley Walker, +6
Oct 14, 2011Public Assembly · BrooklynHeadliner
Aug 3, 2011The Stone · New York (NYC)Headliner
Mar 17, 2011Cineteca Nacional · Mexico CitySupportwith Text of Light, Lee Ranaldo, Tim Barnes
Sep 2, 2010Le Poisson Rouge · ManhattanSupportwith Text of Light, Lee Ranaldo, Loud Objects, +1
Jul 20, 2010Littlefield · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Noveller, Kathleen Supove
May 4, 2010The Stone · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Mary Halvorson, Elliott Sharp
Feb 24, 2010Issue Project Room · BrooklynSupportwith Loren Connors, Ben Miller, frantz loriot, +2
May 23, 2009state51 · LondonHeadliner
Dec 12, 2008The Music Gallery · TorontoHeadlinerwith Michael Snow
Dec 4, 2008The Knitting Factory - TriBeCa · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith the telephones, Rebecca Hart, The Sexy Children, +5
Nov 9, 2008International House · PhiladelphiaSupportwith David Grubbs, Susan Howe, Contemporary Voices
Nov 3, 2008The Knitting Factory - TriBeCa · New York (NYC)Supportwith This Is Hell, I Am the Avalanche, A Loss for Words, +6
May 16, 2008The Knitting Factory - TriBeCa · New York (NYC)Supportwith Thurston Moore, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Cluster, +49
Jan 17, 2008PA's Lounge · SomervilleSupportwith Major Stars
Mar 20, 2004Northsix · BrooklynSupportwith Kim Gordon and the Sweet Ride - With Ikue Mori, Dj Olive, and Jim O'rourke, To Live And Shave In L.a., Hair Police, +1
Jun 5, 1993Knitting Factory - Original Location · ManhattanSupportwith Sonic Youth, Free Kitten, Lee Ranaldo, +1

Where they play

44 rooms in 26 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Brooklyn15 shows
  • New York (NYC)7 shows
  • London5 shows
  • Manhattan4 shows
  • Philadelphia3 shows

and 21 other cities

Live history

56 shows on record
Shows counted
56
First on record
Jun 1993
Latest on record
Sep 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20091
  2. 20104
  3. 20117
  4. 20133
  5. 20141
  6. 20153
  7. 20166
  8. 20174
  9. 20184
  10. 20193
  11. 20201
  12. 20232
  13. 20244
  14. 20253
  15. 20262

Top rooms

  • Union Pool, Brooklyn · 6
  • Cafe OTO, London · 3
  • The Knitting Factory - TriBeCa, New York (NYC) · 3
  • Issue Project Room, Brooklyn · 2
  • Public Assembly, Brooklyn · 2

Top cities

  • Brooklyn, NY · 15
  • New York (NYC), NY · 7
  • London · 5
  • Manhattan, KS · 4
  • Philadelphia, PA · 3

Often on the bill with: Lee Ranaldo, Loren Connors, Abigail Toll, Anthony Pasquarosa, Chris Forsyth, Noveller, A Loss for Words, Bill Nace

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

47 releases, 1994–2024

Lineup

  • Mandarin Movie
  • Run On
  • Gerry Miles · organ
  • Weasel Walter Large Ensemble
  • Threshing Floor
  • Love Child

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Alan Licht — Photo · promo
Photo · promo — Bandcamp
Alan Licht — Photo · candid
Photo · candid — Bandcamp
Alan Licht — Photo · candid
Photo · candid — TheAudioDB
Alan Licht — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Alan Licht — Photo
Photo — Wikidata
Alan Licht — Live in NYCLoren Connors & Alan Licht
Release art · Live in NYCLoren Connors & Alan Licht — release
Alan Licht — The Supreme Indifference LiveKim Gordon, Jim O'Rourke, Alan Licht
Release art · The Supreme Indifference LiveKim Gordon, Jim O'Rourke, Alan Licht — release
Alan Licht — Plays Well
Release art · Plays Well — release
Alan Licht — Currents
Release art · Currents — release
Alan Licht — Lost Tonic SessionAlan Licht & Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Release art · Lost Tonic SessionAlan Licht & Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe — release
Alan Licht — Nels Cline, Alan Licht & William Hooker LiveNels Cline, Alan Licht & William Hooker
Release art · Nels Cline, Alan Licht & William Hooker LiveNels Cline, Alan Licht & William Hooker — release
Alan Licht — Crossroads, 2026-09-24
Poster · Crossroads, 2026-09-24 — Songkick
Alan Licht — Trafo, 2025-10-07
Poster · Trafo, 2025-10-07 — Songkick
Alan Licht — Elsewhere, 2018-07-31
Poster · Elsewhere, 2018-07-31 — Songkick
Alan Licht — Les Trinitaires, 2018-03-09
Poster · Les Trinitaires, 2018-03-09 — Songkick
Alan Licht — Bowery Electric, 2017-05-22
Poster · Bowery Electric, 2017-05-22 — Songkick
Alan Licht — Trans-Pecos, 2016-05-04
Poster · Trans-Pecos, 2016-05-04 — Songkick
Alan Licht — Union Pool, 2016-04-17
Poster · Union Pool, 2016-04-17 — Songkick
Alan Licht — Ortlieb's, 2015-10-18
Poster · Ortlieb's, 2015-10-18 — Songkick
Alan Licht — Rough Trade NYC, 2015-09-12
Poster · Rough Trade NYC, 2015-09-12 — Songkick
Alan Licht — Knitting Factory - Original Location, 1993-06-05
Poster · Knitting Factory - Original Location, 1993-06-05 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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MusicBrainzArtist facts
Alan Licht on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Alan Licht on Last.fmArtist facts
Alan Licht on DiscogsArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts, Photos
SongkickShow history, Show posters
setlist.fmShow history
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Alan Licht. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Years active
1991–present
Genres
Avant-garde, noise rock, pop

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