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James Elkington

Folk & acoustic band

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Shows on record
40
Rooms played
34
Cities
32
Releases
11
Last show
Oct 26, 2025Firefly

About

James Elkington is a band, tagged acoustic, country, folk by its sources. Shows on record run from 2015 to 2025, across 34 rooms in 32 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

40 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20156 shows
  2. 20177 shows
  3. 201812 shows
  4. 20197 shows
  5. 20201 show
  6. 20212 shows
  7. 20221 show
  8. 20254 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 26, 2025Firefly · TelfordSupportwith Steve Gunn
Oct 24, 2025The Hug & Pint · GlasgowSupportwith Steve Gunn
Oct 23, 2025St Matthias Church · Stoke NewingtonSupportwith Steve Gunn
Sep 10, 2025Comrade · ChicagoSupportwith Bill Callahan, Helado Negro, Mdou Moctar, +44
Dec 10, 2022Old Town School of Folk Music · ChicagoSupportwith Jake Xerxes Fussell
Oct 18, 2021Fox Theater · OaklandSupportwith Wilco, Faye Webster
Oct 17, 2021Fox Theater · OaklandSupportwith Wilco, Faye Webster
Mar 26, 2020Luther Burbank Center for the Arts · Santa RosaSupportwith Wilco
Apr 14, 2019The Walker Theatre · ChattanoogaSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Apr 10, 2019Lincoln Theatre · WashingtonSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Apr 9, 2019Town Hall · ManhattanSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Apr 8, 2019Town Hall · ManhattanSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Mar 21, 2019Old National Centre · IndianapolisSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Mar 15, 2019The Parker · Fort LauderdaleSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Mar 11, 2019Ponte Vedra Concert Hall · Ponte Vedra BeachSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Oct 2, 2018The Newmark Theatre · PortlandSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Sep 30, 2018Moore Theatre · SeattleSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Sep 26, 2018Bing Crosby Theater · SpokaneSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Sep 25, 2018The Wilma · MissoulaSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Sep 24, 2018Rialto Theatre · BozemanSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Sep 21, 2018Pantages Theatre · MinneapolisSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Sep 19, 2018Pabst Theatre · MilwaukeeSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Jul 6, 2018Hideout · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Jake Xerxes Fussell
Feb 3, 2018Barbican Centre · LondonSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Feb 1, 2018Albert Hall Manchester · ManchesterSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Jan 31, 2018Queen's Hall · EdinburghSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Jan 30, 2018Vicar Street · DublinSupportwith Jeff Tweedy
Nov 13, 2017The Pageant · St LouisSupportwith Wilco
Sep 27, 2017Hideout · ChicagoSupportwith Tara Jane O'neil
Aug 1, 2017Gundlach Bundschu Winery · SonomaSupportwith Steve Gunn, Heron Oblivion
Jul 30, 2017Space · San DiegoSupportwith Steve Gunn, Heron Oblivion
Jul 29, 2017Getty Center · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Steve Gunn
Jul 27, 2017Constellation Room · Santa AnaSupportwith Steve Gunn, Heron Oblivion
Feb 22, 2017Hideout · ChicagoSupportwith Jake Xerxes Fussell
Oct 31, 2015Comrade · ChicagoSupportwith Steve Gunn
Oct 29, 2015The Great Hall · TorontoSupportwith Steve Gunn
Oct 26, 2015Signal Kitchen · BurlingtonSupportwith Steve Gunn, Ver Sacrum
Oct 24, 2015Union Pool · BrooklynSupportwith Steve Gunn, Mind Over Mirrors
Oct 23, 2015Union Pool · BrooklynSupportwith Steve Gunn
Oct 22, 2015Side Chapel, First Unitarian Chapel · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Steve Gunn, Nathan Salsburg

Where they play

34 rooms in 32 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Chicago6 shows
  • Brooklyn2 shows
  • Manhattan2 shows
  • Oakland2 shows
  • Bozeman1 show

and 27 other cities

Live history

40 shows on record
Shows counted
40
First on record
Oct 2015
Latest on record
Oct 2025

Shows per year

  1. 20156
  2. 20177
  3. 201812
  4. 20197
  5. 20201
  6. 20212
  7. 20221
  8. 20254

Top rooms

  • Hideout, Chicago · 3
  • Comrade, Chicago · 2
  • Fox Theater, Oakland · 2
  • Town Hall, Manhattan · 2
  • Union Pool, Brooklyn · 2

Top cities

  • Chicago, IL · 6
  • Manhattan, KS · 2
  • Brooklyn, NY · 2
  • Oakland, CA · 2
  • San Diego, CA · 1

Often on the bill with: Jeff Tweedy, Steve Gunn, Wilco, Heron Oblivion, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Faye Webster, Mind Over Mirrors, Nathan Salsburg

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

Releases

11 releases, 2011–2026

  • Ambient Americana Volume 2 (Further Along The Cosmic Trail)

    2026

  • Pastel De Nada

    2025 · Album

  • Rebuilding

    2025 · Album

  • All Gist

    2024 · Album

  • Me Neither

    2023 · Album

  • Beechwood Park / Corridor Country

    2020 · Single

  • Ever-Roving Eye

    2020 · Album

  • Lagniappe Sessions

    2017 · Ep

  • Wintres Woma

    2017 · Album

  • Ambsace

    2015 · Album

  • Avos

    2011 · Album

Lineup

  • Nathan Salsburg

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 9 plays, 2017-06-30–2025-02-16 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Pacific Notions' (DJ Alex) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Roadhouse' (Greg Vandy) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sean) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

James Elkington — Photo
Photo — Spotify
James Elkington — Old Town School of Folk Music, 2022-12-10
Poster · Old Town School of Folk Music, 2022-12-10 — Songkick
James Elkington — Fox Theater, 2021-10-18
Poster · Fox Theater, 2021-10-18 — Songkick
James Elkington — Town Hall, 2019-04-09
Poster · Town Hall, 2019-04-09 — Songkick
James Elkington — Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2017-08-01
Poster · Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2017-08-01 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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MusicBrainzArtist facts
James Elkington on Last.fmArtist facts
James Elkington on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
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

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.