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Guided by Voices

Indie band from Dayton, OH · formed 1983

Shows on record: 6
Rooms played: 6
Cities: 6
Releases: 35
Last show: Jun 8, 2024Ardmore Music Hall

About

Guided by Voices is a band from Dayton, OH, formed in 1983, tagged alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 1999 to 2024, across 6 rooms in 6 cities.

Guided by Voices formed in 1983 — MusicBrainz
Guided by Voices is based in Dayton — MusicBrainz
Bobby Bare, Jr.: guitar — MusicBrainz
Mark Shue: bass — MusicBrainz
Greg Demos: member — MusicBrainz
Nate Farley: member — MusicBrainz
Doug Gillard: member — MusicBrainz
Kevin March: member — MusicBrainz
Jon McCann: member — MusicBrainz
Jim Pollard: member — MusicBrainz
Robert Pollard: member — MusicBrainz
Bruce Smith: member — MusicBrainz
Kevin Fennell: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Mitch Mitchell: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Guided by Voices has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1987–2017 — MusicBrainz
Guided by Voices is from Dayton, Ohio , U.S. — Wikipedia
Guided by Voices has 5 members: Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard, Kevin March, Mark Shue, Bobby Bare Jr. — Wikipedia
Guided by Voices plays Indie rock — Wikipedia
Guided by Voices plays lo-fi — Wikipedia
Guided by Voices plays slacker rock — Wikipedia
Guided by Voices plays garage rock [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
Guided by Voices has 947718 listeners on Last.fm — Guided by Voices on Last.fm
Guided By Voices has released 10 recordings between 2022 and 2026 — Guided By Voices on Discogs
Guided by Voices has 44 followers on Genius — Guided by Voices on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @GBVTweets — Guided by Voices on Genius
Country (per TheAudioDB): Dayton, Ohio, USA — Guided by Voices on TheAudioDB
Formed 1983 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Dayton (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: indie rock, lo-fi music — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Mitch Mitchell, Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard, Mark Shue, Bobby Bare, Jr., Kevin March, Tobin Sprout, Greg Demos — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Scat Records, Matador Records, TVT Records — Wikidata

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

19993 shows
20031 show
20161 show
20241 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Jun 8, 2024	Ardmore Music Hall · ArdmoreHeadlinerwith Aeon station	Headliner	Aeon station
Oct 7, 2016	Jefferson Theater · CharlottesvilleHeadlinerwith Destroyer	Headliner	Destroyer
Dec 31, 2003	4th and B · San DiegoHeadlinerwith Phantom Planet	Headliner	Phantom Planet
Oct 24, 1999	G2 · GlasgowHeadlinerwith Beulah	Headliner	Beulah
Oct 17, 1999	The Fleece · BristolHeadlinerwith Beulah	Headliner	Beulah
Jul 2, 1999	Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · BerkeleySupportwith Rocket from the Crypt, Sonic Youth, Scarnella, +3	Support	Rocket from the Crypt, Sonic Youth, Scarnella, +3

Where they play

6 rooms in 6 cities

Rooms played most

4th and B · San Diego1 show
Ardmore Music Hall · Ardmore1 show
G2 · Glasgow1 show
Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley1 show
Jefferson Theater · Charlottesville1 show

Cities played

Ardmore1 show
Berkeley1 show
Bristol1 show
Charlottesville1 show
Glasgow1 show

and 1 other city

Releases

35 releases, 1987–2026

Crawlspace Of The Pantheon
2026
Goodnight El Dorado: Strange Bedfellows In The Aftermath
2025
Universe Room
2025
Thick Rich And Delicious
2025
GBV Bee Thousand 30th Anniversary Commemorative Single
2024
Strut Of Kings
2024
Welshpool Frillies
2023
La La Land
2023
Nowhere To Go But Up
2023
Instinct Dwelling
2022
August By Cake
2017 · Album
How Do You Spell Heaven
2017 · Album
Please Be Honest
2016 · Album
Cool Planet
2014 · Album
Motivational Jumpsuit
2014 · Album
English Little League
2013 · Album
Class Clown Spots a UFO
2012 · Album
Let’s Go Eat the Factory
2012 · Album
The Bears for Lunch
2012 · Album
Half Smiles of the Decomposed
2004 · Album
Earthquake Glue
2003 · Album
Universal Truths and Cycles
2002 · Album
Isolation Drills
2001 · Album
Do the Collapse
1999 · Album
Mag Earwhig!
1997 · Album
Tonics & Twisted Chasers
1996 · Album
Under the Bushes Under the Stars
1996 · Album
Alien Lanes
1995 · Album
Bee Thousand
1994 · Album
Vampire on Titus
1993 · Album
Propeller
1992 · Album
Same Place the Fly Got Smashed
1990 · Album
Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia
1989 · Album
Devil Between My Toes
1987 · Album
Sandbox
1987 · Album

Lineup

Bobby Bare, Jr. · guitar
Mark Shue · bass
Greg Demos
Nate Farley
Doug Gillard
Kevin March
Jon McCann
Jim Pollard
Robert Pollard
Bruce Smith

Former

Kevin Fennell
Mitch Mitchell
Dan Toohey
James Greer
Don Depew
John Petkovic
Dave Swanson
Jim MacPherson
Nick Mitchell
Tobin Sprout
Nick Schuld
Tim Tobias

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2024-08-21–2026-06-25 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Kelley Stoltz) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reeves) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Guided by Voices on Last.fm	Artist facts
Guided By Voices on Discogs	Artist facts
Guided by Voices on Genius	Artist facts
Guided by Voices on TheAudioDB	Artist facts
Wikidata	Artist facts, Photos
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history
Spotify	Photos
TheAudioDB	Photos, Logo
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited 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.