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Bad Bad Hats

Indie band from Minneapolis, MN · formed 2012

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
55
Cities
45
Releases
22
Last show
Jan 19, 2025Kilby Court

About

Bad Bad Hats is a band from Minneapolis, MN, formed in 2012, tagged alternative, bubblegrunge, folk by its sources. Shows on record run from 2016 to 2025, across 55 rooms in 45 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

60+ on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20166 shows
  2. 201711 shows
  3. 201831 shows
  4. 20195 shows
  5. 20211 show
  6. 20221 show
  7. 20231 show
  8. 20243 shows
  9. 20251 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jan 19, 2025Kilby Court · Salt Lake CityHeadlinerwith Botanical Animal, Party Nails
Aug 29, 2024Lamplight Sessions · MosineeHeadlinerwith Ian George
Mar 29, 2024Concord Music Hall · ChicagoSupportwith Mom Jeans, Summer Salt
Mar 28, 2024Concord Music Hall · ChicagoSupportwith Mom Jeans, Summer Salt
Sep 23, 2023Shakespeare's Pizza - Downtown · ColumbiaSupportwith STRFKR, Liz Cooper, Tri-County Liquidators
Feb 19, 2022The Sheldon Theatre · Red WingSupportwith Cloud Cult, Low
Nov 4, 20219th Ward at Babeville · BuffaloHeadlinerwith Breakfast for Dinner
Dec 21, 2019First Avenue · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Ratboys, Last Import
Jun 19, 2019Riverfront Park · HarrisburgSupportwith Death Cab for Cutie
May 5, 2019The Mothlight · AshevilleHeadlinerwith Ghostdog
Mar 16, 2019Deep Ellum Art Company · DallasSupportwith The Beths, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Barrie
Jan 16, 2019Schubas Tavern · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Video Age, Con Davison, Pool Holograph
Sep 15, 2018Front, Slowdown Room · OmahaHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Sep 14, 2018Cafe Berlin · ColumbiaHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Sep 13, 2018Front of House Lounge · SpringfieldHeadlinerwith Cumulus, Blue False Indigo
Sep 12, 2018Bottleneck · LawrenceHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Sep 11, 2018The Vanguard · TulsaHeadlinerwith Cumulus, The Breakup, Sam Westhoff
Sep 9, 201889th Street · Oklahoma CityHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Sep 8, 2018Satellite Bar · HoustonHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Sep 7, 2018Stubb's Jr. · AustinHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Sep 6, 2018Sundown at Granada · DallasHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Sep 4, 2018Launch Pad · AlbuquerqueHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Sep 2, 2018Valley Bar · PhoenixHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Sep 1, 2018Bunkhouse Saloon · Las VegasHeadlinerwith Cumulus, Indigo Kidd
Aug 31, 2018Roxy Theatre · West HollywoodHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Aug 30, 2018Café du Nord · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Aug 29, 2018The Catalyst Atrium · Santa CruzHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Aug 28, 2018Harlow's · SacramentoHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Aug 26, 2018Mississippi Studios · PortlandHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Aug 25, 2018Barboza · SeattleHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Aug 24, 2018The Olympic · BoiseHeadlinerwith Cumulus, cmmnwlth
Aug 23, 2018Kilby Court · Salt Lake CityHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Aug 22, 2018Hi-Dive · DenverHeadlinerwith Cumulus
Aug 18, 2018First Avenue · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Jessica Manning, scrunchies
Mar 9, 2018Reverb Lounge · OmahaHeadlinerwith JAGAJA, Ojai
Feb 6, 2018Mohawk · AustinSupportwith Typhoon, Sunbathe
Feb 3, 2018Exit/In · NashvilleSupportwith Typhoon, Sunbathe
Feb 2, 2018Terminal West · AtlantaSupportwith Typhoon, Sunbathe
Jan 31, 20189:30 Club · WashingtonSupportwith Typhoon, Sunbathe
Jan 27, 2018Music Hall of Williamsburg · BrooklynSupportwith Typhoon, Sunbathe
Jan 26, 2018Union Transfer · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Typhoon, Sunbathe
Jan 25, 2018Paradise Rock Club · BostonSupportwith Typhoon, Sunbathe
Jan 23, 2018Lee's Palace · TorontoSupportwith Typhoon, Sunbathe
Dec 9, 2017High Noon Saloon · MadisonHeadlinerwith Slow Pulp
Jul 30, 2017Tralf Music Hall · BuffaloSupportwith Blind Pilot
Jul 29, 2017Pearl Street Nightclub · NorthamptonSupportwith Blind Pilot
Feb 8, 2017Southern Café & Music Hall · CharlottesvilleSupportwith Margaret Glaspy
Feb 7, 2017Grey Eagle Music Hall · AshevilleSupportwith Margaret Glaspy
Feb 6, 2017Cat's Cradle Back Room · CarrboroSupportwith Margaret Glaspy
Feb 4, 2017The Earl · East AtlantaSupportwith Margaret Glaspy
Feb 3, 2017The High Watt · NashvilleSupportwith Margaret Glaspy
Feb 2, 2017The Bishop · BloomingtonSupportwith Margaret Glaspy
Jan 30, 2017The Loving Touch · FerndaleSupportwith Margaret Glaspy
Jan 29, 2017Schubas Tavern · ChicagoSupportwith Margaret Glaspy
Sep 21, 2016Green Mill Jazz Club · ChicagoSupportwith Margaret Glaspy, Frank Catalano
Sep 20, 2016Green Mill Jazz Club · ChicagoSupportwith Margaret Glaspy
Sep 19, 2016Colectivo Coffee - Prospect · MilwaukeeSupportwith Margaret Glaspy
Sep 18, 2016The Frequency · MadisonSupportwith Margaret Glaspy
Sep 3, 2016Red Herring Lounge · DuluthSupportwith Dessa, Caroline Smith, Charlie Parr, +4
May 7, 2016The Garage · BurnsvilleHeadlinerwith Strange Relations, Bruise Violet

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

55 rooms in 45 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Chicago6 shows
  • Asheville2 shows
  • Austin2 shows
  • Buffalo2 shows
  • Columbia2 shows

and 40 other cities

Releases

22 releases, 2012–2026

Lineup

  • Kerry Alexander
  • Con Davison
  • Chris Hoge

Former

  • Noah Boswell

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 31 plays, 2015-08-15–2026-05-20 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Abbie) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Rose) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Bad Bad Hats — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Bad Bad Hats — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Bad Bad Hats — It Hurts (10th Anniversary Edition)
Release art · It Hurts (10th Anniversary Edition) — release
Bad Bad Hats — Wide Right - EP
Release art · Wide Right - EP — release
Bad Bad Hats — Kilby Court, 2025-01-19
Poster · Kilby Court, 2025-01-19 — Songkick
Bad Bad Hats — Concord Music Hall, 2024-03-29
Poster · Concord Music Hall, 2024-03-29 — Songkick
Bad Bad Hats — Shakespeare's Pizza - Downtown, 2023-09-23
Poster · Shakespeare's Pizza - Downtown, 2023-09-23 — Songkick
Bad Bad Hats — The Sheldon Theatre, 2022-02-19
Poster · The Sheldon Theatre, 2022-02-19 — Songkick
Bad Bad Hats — Deep Ellum Art Company, 2019-03-16
Poster · Deep Ellum Art Company, 2019-03-16 — Songkick
Bad Bad Hats — Mohawk, 2018-02-06
Poster · Mohawk, 2018-02-06 — Songkick
Bad Bad Hats — Green Mill Jazz Club, 2016-09-21
Poster · Green Mill Jazz Club, 2016-09-21 — Songkick
Bad Bad Hats — The Riot Room, 2016-02-20
Poster · The Riot Room, 2016-02-20 — Songkick
Bad Bad Hats — Fine Line, 2012-12-02
Poster · Fine Line, 2012-12-02 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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Bad Bad Hats on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Bad Bad Hats on Last.fmArtist facts
Bad Bad Hats on DiscogsArtist facts
Bad Bad Hats on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
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
WikidataCredited 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.