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Front 242

Electronic band from Aarschot · formed 1981

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Shows on record
27
Rooms played
25
Cities
23
Releases
31
Last show
Nov 8, 2024Warehouse Live Midtown & Numbers Nightclub

About

Front 242 is a band from Aarschot, formed in 1981, tagged belgian, belgium, ebm by its sources. Shows on record run from 1993 to 2024, across 25 rooms in 23 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

27 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 19932 shows
  2. 20001 show
  3. 20061 show
  4. 20141 show
  5. 20152 shows
  6. 20182 shows
  7. 20211 show
  8. 20221 show
  9. 202310 shows
  10. 20246 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Nov 8, 2024Warehouse Live Midtown & Numbers Nightclub · HoustonHeadlinerwith Nitzer Ebb, Male Tears, Urban Heat, +2
Sep 8, 2024Agora Theatre · ClevelandHeadlinerwith Nitzer Ebb
May 3, 2024Pabellón del Palacio de los Deportes · Mexico CityHeadlinerwith Front Line Assembly
May 2, 2024C3 Stage · GuadalajaraHeadlinerwith Front Line Assembly
Apr 25, 2024Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas · Las VegasHeadlinerwith Nitzer Ebb
Mar 1, 2024Stadsfeestzaal · AarschotSupportwith Nitzer Ebb
Nov 17, 2023halle02 · HeidelbergSupportwith Nitzer Ebb, Terence Fixmer
Nov 16, 2023Werk, Backstage · MunichSupportwith Nitzer Ebb, Terence Fixmer
Nov 3, 2023Trädgårn · GothenburgSupportwith Nitzer Ebb, Rein (SE)
Nov 2, 2023Rockefeller · OsloSupportwith Nitzer Ebb, Rein (SE)
Apr 15, 2023Münchenbryggeriet · StockholmSupportwith Nitzer Ebb, Liebknecht
Jan 21, 2023Turbinenhalle · OberhausenHeadlinerwith Nitzer Ebb, Liebknecht
Jan 20, 2023Paradiso · AmsterdamHeadlinerwith Nitzer Ebb, Liebknecht
Jan 14, 2023Markthalle · HamburgHeadlinerwith Nitzer Ebb, Liebknecht
Jan 13, 2023Haus Leipzig · LeipzigHeadlinerwith Nitzer Ebb
Jan 7, 2023Columbiahalle · BerlinHeadlinerwith Nitzer Ebb
Sep 25, 2022Riviera Theatre · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Nitzer Ebb, Light Asylum
Sep 29, 2021Nile Theater · MesaHeadlinerwith Kreign
Apr 20, 2018Summit · DenverHeadlinerwith BlackCell, DJ Slave 1, E.v.p.
Apr 13, 2018Metro · ChicagoHeadlinerwith COCKSURE
Sep 27, 2015Avalon · HollywoodHeadlinerwith Youth Code, High Functioning Flesh, Pure Ground
Sep 25, 2015Mezzanine · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Youth Code, Inhalt
Sep 27, 2014Metro · ChicagoHeadlinerwith COCKSURE, Youth Code, Caustic, +2
Oct 28, 2006Münchenbryggeriet · StockholmSupportwith Nitzer Ebb, The Hacker, Unter Null, +2
Nov 5, 2000Astoria · LondonHeadlinerwith Greenhaus
Nov 20, 1993The Warfield · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Ethyl Meatplow, Stabbing Westward
Jul 18, 1993JFK Stadium · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Primus, Alice In Chains, Dinosaur Jr., +27

Where they play

25 rooms in 23 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Chicago3 shows
  • San Francisco2 shows
  • Stockholm2 shows
  • Aarschot1 show
  • Amsterdam1 show

and 18 other cities

Releases

31 releases, 1982–2026

  • Black Out

    2026 · Album

  • Take One / U-men (New Version)

    2025

  • Endless Riddance / Politics Of Pressure / No Comment

    2024

  • Two In One / Geography

    2024

  • Atmosphere 312 (Live)

    2023

  • Rage Of Angels

    2022

  • <<Rewind<<

    2022

  • 91

    2021 · Album

  • Ancienne Belgique 89: Front by Front

    2021 · Album

  • Hamburg 87: Official Version

    2021 · Album

  • USA 91

    2021 · Album

  • Moments in Budapest

    2017 · Album

  • <Filtered> Pulse

    2016 · Compilation

  • No Comment / Politics of Pressure

    2016 · Compilation

  • Front 242: LIVE Cold Waves III

    2014 · Album

  • Transmission SE91

    2013 · Album

  • Moments... 1

    2008 · Album

  • Catch the Men

    2005 · Album

  • Pulse

    2003 · Album

  • Re:Boot

    1998 · Album

  • Live Code

    1994 · Album

  • 05:22:09:12 Off

    1993 · Album

  • 06:21:03:11 Up Evil

    1993 · Album

  • Art and Strategy 92

    1992 · Album

  • Live Target

    1992 · Album

  • Tyranny ▶For You◀

    1991 · Album

  • Front by Front

    1988 · Album

  • Back Catalogue

    1987 · Compilation

  • Official Version

    1987 · Album

  • No Comment

    1984 · Album

  • Geography

    1982 · Album

Lineup

  • Daniel Bressanutti
  • Patrick Codenys
  • Jean-Luc de Meyer
  • Richard 23

Former

  • Dirk Bergen

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2018-12-04–2026-05-22 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Atticus, Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sean) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show '90.TEEN' (Youth DJ) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Mechanical Breakdown' (Atticus) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Front 242 — halle02, 2023-11-17
Poster · halle02, 2023-11-17 — Songkick
Front 242 — Turbinenhalle, 2023-01-21
Poster · Turbinenhalle, 2023-01-21 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Front 242 on Last.fmArtist facts
Front 242 on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
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

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.