John Cale
Rock band from Garnant · formed 1942
- Shows on record
- 11
- Rooms played
- 9
- Cities
- 7
- Releases
- 33
- Last show
- Aug 19, 2023BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival
About
John Cale is a band from Garnant, formed in 1942, tagged art pop, art rock, avant-garde pop by its sources. Shows on record run from 1975 to 2023, across 9 rooms in 7 cities.
- John Cale formed in 1942 — MusicBrainz
- John Cale is based in Garnant — MusicBrainz
- The Theatre of Eternal Music: member — MusicBrainz
- The Velvet Underground: background vocals, bass, organ, viola (former member) — MusicBrainz
- John Cale has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1970–2023 — MusicBrainz
- John Cale plays Art rock [ 2 ] — Wikipedia
- John Cale plays avant-garde [ 3 ] — Wikipedia
- John Cale plays experimental rock [ 4 ] — Wikipedia
- John Cale plays pop — Wikipedia
- John Cale has 588224 listeners on Last.fm — John Cale on Last.fm
- John Cale has released 10 recordings between 2016 and 2025 — John Cale on Discogs
- John Cale has 29 followers on Genius — John Cale on Genius
- Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @therealjohncale — John Cale on Genius
- Country (per TheAudioDB): Carmarthenshire, Wales — John Cale on TheAudioDB
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
11 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 19751 show
- 19772 shows
- 19841 show
- 19961 show
- 20081 show
- 20131 show
- 20182 shows
- 20191 show
- 20231 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2023 | BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Tomberlin | Headliner | Tomberlin |
| Nov 9, 2019 | Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater (Outdoors) · AustinHeadlinerwith The Black Angels, Federale | Headliner | The Black Angels, Federale |
| Mar 10, 2018 | Barbican Centre · LondonHeadlinerwith London Contemporary Orchestra, Actress, Cate Le Bon | Headliner | London Contemporary Orchestra, Actress, Cate Le Bon |
| Mar 9, 2018 | Barbican Centre · LondonHeadlinerwith London Contemporary Orchestra, Actress, Cate Le Bon | Headliner | London Contemporary Orchestra, Actress, Cate Le Bon |
| Jan 16, 2013 | Howard Gilman Opera House, BAM · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Greg Dulli, Nick Franglen, Kim Gordon, +8 | Headliner | Greg Dulli, Nick Franglen, Kim Gordon, +8 |
| Oct 11, 2008 | Southbank Centre · LondonSupportwith The Fiery Furnaces, Mark Lanegan, James Dean Bradfield, +6 | Support | The Fiery Furnaces, Mark Lanegan, James Dean Bradfield, +6 |
| Oct 1, 1996 | Paradise Rock Club · BostonHeadlinerwith Red House Painters | Headliner | Red House Painters |
| Oct 14, 1984 | Rockpalast · EssenHeadlinerwith Huey Lewis And The News, Chalice, Level 42 | Headliner | Huey Lewis And The News, Chalice, Level 42 |
| Apr 11, 1977 | Roundhouse · CamdenHeadlinerwith Generation X, Subway Sect, The Boys | Headliner | Generation X, Subway Sect, The Boys |
| Apr 10, 1977 | Roundhouse · CamdenHeadlinerwith The Clash, Subway Sect, The Boys | Headliner | The Clash, Subway Sect, The Boys |
| May 17, 1975 | O2 City Hall · Newcastle Upon TyneHeadlinerwith Greenslade, Chris Spedding, Rab Noakes | Headliner | Greenslade, Chris Spedding, Rab Noakes |
Where they play
9 rooms in 7 citiesRooms played most
- Barbican Centre · London2 shows
- Roundhouse · Camden2 shows
- BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival · Brooklyn1 show
- Howard Gilman Opera House, BAM · Brooklyn1 show
- O2 City Hall · Newcastle Upon Tyne1 show
Cities played
- London3 shows
- Brooklyn2 shows
- Camden2 shows
- Austin1 show
- Boston1 show
and 2 other cities
Releases
33 releases, 1970–2025House
2025
Mixology (Volume 1)
2025
Poptical Illusion
2024
MERCY
2023 · Album
Night Crawling
2022
Story Of Blood
2022
Lazy Day
2020
Poison
2019
iO
2017
M:FANS
2016 · Album
Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
2012 · Album
Black Acetate
2005 · Album
HoboSapiens
2003 · Album
Stainless Gamelan: Inside the Dream Syndicate, Volume III: Table of the Elements
2002 · Album
Dream Interpretation: Inside the Dream Syndicate, Volume II
2001 · Album
Sun Blindness Music: New York in the 1960's, Volume 1
2001 · Album
Inside the Dream Syndicate, Volume I: Day of Niagara
2000 · Album
Walking on Locusts
1996 · Album
Last Day on Earth
1994 · Album
Songs for Drella
1990 · Album
Wrong Way Up
1990 · Album
Words for the Dying
1989 · Album
Artificial Intelligence
1985 · Album
Caribbean Sunset
1984 · Album
Music for a New Society
1982 · Album
Honi Soit
1981 · Album
Helen of Troy
1975 · Album
Slow Dazzle
1975 · Album
Fear
1974 · Album
Paris 1919
1973 · Album
The Academy in Peril
1972 · Album
Church of Anthrax
1971 · Album
Vintage Violence
1970 · Album
Lineup
- The Theatre of Eternal Music
Former
- The Velvet Underground · background vocals, bass, organ, viola
Airplay
- KEXP airplay: 20+ plays, 2024-05-15–2026-06-05 — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (Troy Nelson) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Troy Nelson) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Astral Plane' (DJ Jewel) — KEXP
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| John Cale on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| John Cale on Discogs | Artist facts |
| John Cale on Genius | Artist facts |
| John Cale on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| 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 |
| Wikidata | 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.