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Ben Howard

Rock band from London · formed 1987

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Shows on record
15
Rooms played
14
Cities
13
Releases
26
Last show
Aug 22, 2026Sanctuary, Southgate House Revival

About

Ben Howard is a band from London, formed in 1987, tagged acoustic, alternative rock, ambient by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2026, across 14 rooms in 13 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

15 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20111 show
  2. 20136 shows
  3. 20142 shows
  4. 20151 show
  5. 20191 show
  6. 20231 show
  7. 20263 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Aug 22, 2026Sanctuary, Southgate House Revival · NewportSupportwith Ellison, Say Goodnight
Jul 10, 2026Eden Project · St. AustellHeadlinerwith This Is The Kit
Jul 3, 2026The Mount at Wasing · ReadingHeadlinerwith This Is The Kit
Jun 1, 2023Royal Albert Hall · LondonHeadlinerwith Mabe Fratti
Jan 21, 2019Symphony Hall · BirminghamHeadlinerwith Hater
Aug 23, 2015Winterthurer Musikfestwochen · WinterthurHeadlinerwith Villagers, Fink
Aug 7, 2014Gallagher Park · EdmontonSupportwith Adult., The Dubliners, The Youth, +58
Jul 19, 2014Castle Hill · BarnstapleSupportwith Jack Johnson
Aug 7, 2013Gallagher Park · EdmontonSupportwith 100 Mile House, Albert Lee, Alejandra Ribera, +54
Jul 14, 2013Phoenix Park · DublinSupportwith Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Vaccines
Jul 13, 2013Esplanade Du Lac · Aix Les BainsSupportwith Stephan Eicher, Klaxons, Mark Lanegan, +4
Jul 7, 2013Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek · AmsterdamSupportwith Vampire Weekend, Jungle By Night, Tim Knol, +9
Jul 6, 2013Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park · LondonSupportwith Mumford & Sons, Vampire Weekend, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, +2
Jun 16, 2013Megaland · LandgraafSupportwith Blaudzun, Kensington, alt-J, +9
Dec 14, 2011O2 Academy Brixton · BrixtonSupportwith Kaiser Chiefs, The Maccabees, The Horrors, +3

Where they play

14 rooms in 13 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Edmonton2 shows
  • London2 shows
  • Aix Les Bains1 show
  • Amsterdam1 show
  • Barnstaple1 show

and 8 other cities

Live history

15 shows on record
Shows counted
15
First on record
Dec 2011
Latest on record
Aug 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20111
  2. 20136
  3. 20142
  4. 20151
  5. 20191
  6. 20231
  7. 20263

Top rooms

  • Gallagher Park, Edmonton · 2
  • Sanctuary, Southgate House Revival, Newport · 1
  • Eden Project, St. Austell · 1
  • The Mount at Wasing, Reading · 1
  • Royal Albert Hall, London · 1

Top cities

  • London · 2
  • Edmonton, AB · 2
  • Amsterdam · 1
  • Birmingham · 1
  • Reading · 1

Often on the bill with: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Lianne La Havas, Mumford & Sons, The Vaccines, This Is The Kit, Triggerfinger, Trixie Whitley, Vampire Weekend

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

Releases

26 releases, 1993–2024

  • How Are You Feeling?

    2024 · Ep

  • Is It?

    2023 · Album

  • Collections From the Whiteout

    2021 · Album

  • Variations Volume 1

    2021 · Ep

  • Deadlove

    2019 · Single

  • Heave Ho

    2019 · Single

  • A Boat to an Island on the Wall

    2018 · Single

  • Another Friday Night / Hot Heavy Summer / Sister

    2018 · Single

  • Nica Libres at Dusk

    2018 · Single

  • Noonday Dream

    2018 · Album

  • Overdub EP

    2017

  • Rivers in Your Mouth

    2015 · Single

  • Conrad

    2014 · Single

  • I Forget Where We Were

    2014 · Album

  • Spotify Sessions

    2014 · Ep

  • The Burgh Island E.P.

    2012 · Ep

  • Every Kingdom

    2011 · Album

  • Keep Your Head Up

    2011 · Single

  • Old Pine

    2011 · Ep

  • Only Love

    2011 · Single

  • Soldiers

    2011 · Single

  • The Fear

    2011 · Single

  • The Wolves

    2011 · Single

  • These Waters

    2009 · Ep

  • Games in the Dark

    2008 · Ep

  • The Overdub E.P.

    1993

Discography

37 releases, 2008–2026
  • 2026The Boxer (live from Dermot O’Leary’s Saturday Sessions / 2016)Live

    UMC

  • 2024How Are You Feeling?Single

    tôt Ou tard · 6809644

  • 2024Rumble StripSingle

    Universal Island Records Ltd.

  • 2023Couldn’t Make It UpSingle
  • 2023Is It?Album

    Island · BLV8106

  • 2023Life in the TimeSingle

    Island

  • 2023Walking BackwardsSingle
  • 2021Collections From the WhiteoutAlbum

    Island · 0746835 · Engineer, Mixed By: Jonathan Low; Mastered By: Greg Calbi; Producer: Aaron Dessner

  • 2021Crowhurst's MemeSingle

    Universal

  • 2021Far Out / Follies FixtureSingle

    Universal

  • 2021Ghost (acoustic)Single
  • 2021Sorry KidSingle

    Universal

Show 25 more releases
  • 2021Variations Volume 1EP

    Island

  • 2021What a DaySingle

    Universal · 0746665

  • 2019DeadloveSingle
  • 2019Heave HoSingle

    Island

  • 2018A Boat to an Island on the WallSingle

    Island · [none]

  • 2018Another Friday Night / Hot Heavy Summer / SisterSingle

    Island

  • 2018Nica Libres at DuskSingle

    Universal

  • 2018Noonday DreamAlbum

    Island · 6748944

  • 2015Rivers in Your MouthSingle

    Island · RIVERSCD01

  • 2014Album SamplerEP

    Island · [none]

  • 2014ConradSingle

    Hybrid Music · HM004 · Engineer: Andrew Bond; Mastered By: Robin Schmidt; Mixed By: Jonathan Gilmore; Mixed By: Mike Crossey

  • 2014I Forget Where We WereAlbum

    Island · 4701041

  • 2014Spotify SessionsLive

    Universal

  • 2012Promise (Stereotronique bootleg radio remix)Single
  • 2012The Burgh Island E.P.EP

    Universal Island Records · 3721238 · Engineer: Andrew Bond; Engineer: Timmy Ayres; Mastered By: Robin Schmidt; Mixed By: Andrew Bond

  • 2011Every KingdomAlbum

    Island · 2771686 · Mastered By: Robin Schmidt; Mixed By: Cenzo Townshend; Mixed By: Mike Crossey; Mixed By [Assistant]: Jonathan Gilmore

  • 2011Keep Your Head UpSingle

    Universal · BH004

  • 2011Old PineEP

    The Communion Label

  • 2011Only LoveSingle

    Island Records · BH008

  • 2011SoldiersSingle
  • 2011The FearSingle

    Universal Music · [none]

  • 2011The WolvesSingle

    Universal Island Records · BH003 · Mastered By: Robin Schmidt; Mixed By: Mike Crossey

  • 2009These WatersEP

    Dualtone

  • 2008Games in the DarkEP

    [no label] · Recorded By, Producer: Jonny Pryor

  • n.d.Unreleased Tracks & CoversCompilation

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

  • A Blaze of Feather

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 2 plays, 2022-09-08–2024-02-29 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Ben Howard — Eden Project, 2026-07-10
Poster · Eden Project, 2026-07-10 — Songkick
Ben Howard — Castle Hill, 2014-07-19
Poster · Castle Hill, 2014-07-19 — Songkick
Ben Howard — Phoenix Park, 2013-07-14
Poster · Phoenix Park, 2013-07-14 — Songkick

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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 Ben Howard. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
Bantham, Devon, England
Years active
2009–present
Genres
Folk, indie folk, folktronica, ambient, experimental rock, alternative rock, rock
Labels
Island (UK), Communion (UK), Tôt ou Tard (France), Republic (US)

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