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Billy Bragg

Rock band from Barking · formed 1957

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
55
Cities
41
Releases
33
Last show
Jun 18, 2026Light House Arts Centre

About

Billy Bragg is a band from Barking, formed in 1957, tagged alternative rock, anderson .paak, anti-folk by its sources. Shows on record run from 1999 to 2026, across 55 rooms in 41 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, archive etree
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Shows per year

  1. 19992 shows
  2. 20002 shows
  3. 20011 show
  4. 20022 shows
  5. 20051 show
  6. 20061 show
  7. 20081 show
  8. 20091 show
  9. 20101 show
  10. 20111 show
  11. 20121 show
  12. 20134 shows
  13. 201627 shows
  14. 201711 shows
  15. 20242 shows
  16. 20262 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Jun 18, 2026Light House Arts Centre · HalifaxHeadlinerwith Carsie Blanton
Jun 17, 2026Light House Arts Centre · HalifaxHeadlinerwith Carsie Blanton
Sep 27, 2024Fonda Theatre · Los AngelesHeadliner
Jul 27, 2024Newport Folk Festival · NewportHeadliner
Apr 19, 2017Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House · SydneyHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Jan 28, 2017St Patrick's Cathedral · DublinHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Jan 26, 2017Old Fruitmarket · GlasgowHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Jan 25, 2017Playhouse, Whitley Bay · Whitley BaySupportwith Joe Henry
Jan 24, 2017Grand Opera House · YorkSupportwith Joe Henry
Jan 22, 2017Open · NorwichHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Jan 21, 2017Buxton Opera House · BuxtonHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Jan 20, 2017City Hall · SalisburyHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Jan 18, 2017Exeter Corn Exchange · ExeterHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Jan 17, 2017St George's Bristol · BristolHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Jan 16, 2017Union Chapel · LondonHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Nov 18, 2016Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) · ManchesterHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Nov 17, 2016Nottingham Playhouse · NottinghamHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Nov 15, 2016Apex · Bury Saint EdmundsHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Nov 14, 2016G Live · GuildfordHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Nov 13, 2016Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre · CoventrySupportwith Joe Henry
Nov 12, 2016New Theatre Royal · PortsmouthHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Nov 10, 2016St George's Church · BrightonHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Nov 9, 2016Marlowe Theatre · CanterburyHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Nov 8, 2016Union Chapel · LondonHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Nov 7, 2016Union Chapel · LondonHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Oct 25, 2016Palace Theatre · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Joe Henry
Oct 24, 2016Great American Music Hall · San FranciscoSupportwith Joe Henry
Oct 21, 2016Neptune Theatre · SeattleHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Oct 21, 2016Kexp Gathering Space · SeattleSupportwith Joe Henry
Oct 20, 2016Easy Street Records & Cafe - West Seattle · SeattleSupportwith Joe Henry
Oct 19, 2016The Ark · Ann ArborSupportwith Joe Henry
Oct 18, 2016Thalia Hall · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Oct 17, 2016Cedar Cultural Center · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Oct 5, 2016Bronson Centre Theatre · OttawaHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Oct 4, 2016Danforth Music Hall · TorontoHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Oct 2, 2016Wilbur Theatre · BostonHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Oct 1, 2016Concert Hall, New York Society for Ethical Culture · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Sep 30, 2016Levon Helm Studios · WoodstockSupportwith Joe Henry
Sep 28, 2016Union Transfer · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Sep 27, 2016Birchmere · AlexandriaHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Sep 25, 2016Byham Theater · PittsburghHeadlinerwith Lau, Kaia Kater, Terry Reid, +1
Sep 23, 2016Grimey's New & Preloved Music · NashvilleHeadlinerwith Joe Henry
Sep 29, 2013The Kent Stage · KentHeadliner
Sep 21, 2013Grimey's New and Preloved Music · NashvilleHeadliner
May 17, 2013Brighton Dome · BrightonSupportwith The Blackout
Mar 28, 2013El Rey Theatre · Los AngelesHeadliner
Sep 16, 2012Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre · LondonHeadlinerwith Joe Henry, Grace Petrie
Oct 30, 2011Pocklington Arts Centre · PocklingtonSupportwith Sean Taylor, Ahab, Hayseed Dixie, +4
Oct 10, 2010O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire · LondonSupportwith Alison Moyet, Amy Macdonald, Andrea Corr, +15
Aug 1, 2009Fort Adams State Park · NewportHeadliner
Jun 17, 2008Sirius Stage - Harbourfront · TorontoHeadliner
Mar 26, 2006Birchmere · AlexandriaHeadliner
Jun 18, 2005Queen Elizabeth Hall · London, EnglandHeadliner
Sep 1, 2002Platts Field Park · ManchesterSupportwith One Deaf Ear, Ms. Dynamite, Fela Kuti
Mar 23, 2002The Forum · London, EnglandHeadliner
Aug 2, 2001Molson Amphitheatre · TorontoHeadliner
Dec 31, 2000The Bottom Line · New YorkHeadliner
Oct 16, 2000Theatre Of Living Arts · PhiladelphiaHeadliner
Dec 4, 1999Queen Elizabeth Hall · London, EnglandHeadliner
Oct 15, 1999World Cafe - WFUV · New YorkHeadliner

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

55 rooms in 41 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • London5 shows
  • London, England3 shows
  • Seattle3 shows
  • Toronto3 shows
  • Alexandria2 shows

and 36 other cities

Releases

33 releases, 1983–2025

  • End Times

    2025

  • The Roaring Forty | 1983–2023

    2023 · Compilation

  • The Roaring Forty | 1983-2023

    2022

  • The Million Things That Never Happened

    2021 · Album

  • Best of Billy Bragg at the BBC 1983 – 2019

    2019 · Compilation

  • King Tide And The Sunny Day Flood

    2017

  • The Sleep of Reason

    2017

  • Why We Build the Wall

    2017

  • Saffiyah Smiles

    2017

  • Rock Island Line

    2017

  • Bridges Not Walls

    2017

  • Shine a Light: Field Recordings From the Great American Railroad

    2016 · Album

  • Tooth & Nail

    2013 · Album

  • Mermaid Avenue, Vol. III

    2012 · Album

  • Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions

    2012 · Compilation

  • Fight Songs

    2011 · Compilation

  • Mr Love & Justice

    2008 · Album

  • Volume I

    2006 · Compilation

  • Volume II

    2006 · Compilation

  • Must I Paint You a Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg

    2003 · Compilation

  • Mermaid Avenue, Vol. II

    2000 · Album

  • Reaching to the Converted

    1999 · Compilation

  • Mermaid Avenue

    1998 · Album

  • William Bloke

    1996 · Album

  • Victim of Geography

    1993 · Compilation

  • Don’t Try This at Home

    1991 · Album

  • The Internationale

    1990 · Album

  • Workers Playtime

    1988 · Album

  • Back to Basics

    1987 · Compilation

  • Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

    1986 · Album

  • Life's a Riot / Between the Wars

    1985 · Compilation

  • Brewing Up With Billy Bragg

    1984 · Album

  • Life’s a Riot With Spy vs Spy

    1983 · Album

Lineup

  • Billy Bragg and the Blokes · eponymous, guitar, lead vocals
  • Billy Bragg & The Red Stars · eponymous

Former

  • Riff Raff

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 29+ plays, 2025-11-02–2026-08-27 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Eva Walker) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Billy Bragg — Byham Theater, 2016-09-25
Poster · Byham Theater, 2016-09-25 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Billy Bragg on Last.fmArtist facts
Billy Bragg on DiscogsArtist facts
Billy Bragg on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
archive etreeShow history
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.