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Christopher Guest

Band from New York, NY · formed 1948

  • Spinal Tap
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Christopher Guest photo
Photo from the public record
Shows on record
6
Rooms played
6
Cities
6
Releases
11
Last show
Sep 12, 2026Town Hall

About

Christopher Guest is a band from New York, NY, formed in 1948, tagged Spinal Tap by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2026, across 6 rooms in 6 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

6 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20094 shows
  2. 20221 show
  3. 20261 show
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 12, 2026Town Hall · ManhattanSupportwith Loudon Wainwright III, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, +6
Oct 11, 2022Largo at the Coronet · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Loudon Wainwright III, Judd Apatow
May 30, 2009Chicago Theatre · ChicagoSupportwith Spın̈al Tap, UnplUgged, Harry Shearer, +2
May 29, 2009Fox Theatre · DetroitSupportwith Spın̈al Tap, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, +2
Apr 22, 2009Paramount Theatre · OaklandSupportwith Spın̈al Tap, Unwigged, UnplUgged, +3
Apr 20, 2009Paramount Theatre · SeattleHeadlinerwith Spın̈al Tap, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, +2

Where they play

6 rooms in 6 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Chicago1 show
  • Detroit1 show
  • Los Angeles (LA)1 show
  • Manhattan1 show
  • Oakland1 show

and 1 other city

Live history

6 shows on record
Shows counted
6
First on record
Apr 2009
Latest on record
Sep 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20094
  2. 20221
  3. 20261

Top rooms

  • Town Hall, Manhattan · 1
  • Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles (LA) · 1
  • Chicago Theatre, Chicago · 1
  • Fox Theatre, Detroit · 1
  • Paramount Theatre, Oakland · 1

Top cities

  • Seattle, WA · 1
  • Chicago, IL · 1
  • Oakland, CA · 1
  • Los Angeles (LA), CA · 1
  • Manhattan, KS · 1

Often on the bill with: Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Spın̈al Tap, Judd Apatow, John Scofield, Loudon Wainwright III, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Martha Wainwright

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

Releases

11 releases, 1975–2025

  • WTF With Marc Maron Podcast #1680, “Christopher Guest”

    2025

  • Halloween Music For Rock And Roll People

    2023

  • Oh By the Way... it's

    2020

  • Unwigged & Unplugged - Live Concert DVD

    2009

  • The Heavy Metal Box

    2007

  • Unconditionally Guaranteed 2000 (Uncut's Guide To The Month's Best Music)

    2000

  • Earth News For The Weeks March 26 & April 2, 1984

    1984

  • Hell Hole / Big Bottom

    1984

  • Spinal Tap (From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "This Is Spinal Tap", An Embassy Pictures Release)

    1984

  • Christmas With The Devil

    1984

  • Gold Turkey (Radio Hour/Greatest Hits)

    1975

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Former

  • Saturday Night Live

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Christopher Guest — Largo at the Coronet, 2022-10-11
Poster · Largo at the Coronet, 2022-10-11 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Christopher Guest on Last.fmArtist facts
Christopher Guest on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited 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
WikipediaCredited 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.