Public record

Ministry

Industrial & goth | Chicago, IL | since 1981

alternative metal
ebm
electro-industrial
industrial
industrial metal
industrial rock
metal
new wave

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 11 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

1992

On record since

Releases

Show history

2019 · 6

Jul 10, 2019Roxy· Pragueheadliner
with 3TEETH
Jul 7, 2019La Machine du Moulin Rouge· Parisheadliner
with 3TEETH
Jul 6, 2019O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire· Londonheadliner
with 3TEETH, Grave Lines
Jul 4, 2019O2 Institute Birmingham· Digbethheadliner
with 3TEETH, Deadfilmstar
Jul 3, 2019SWG3· Glasgowheadliner
with 3TEETH
Jun 22, 2019Graspop Metal Meeting· Desselsupport
with Beast In Black, Cellar Darling, Lamb of God, Behemoth, Immolation

2015 · 4

Jun 8, 2015Tricky Falls· El Pasoheadliner
with The Hunger
Jun 4, 2015Warehouse Live· Houstonheadliner
with The Hunger, DJ Damon Allen
Feb 27, 2015Metro Theatre· Sydneyheadliner
with Godflesh
Feb 24, 2015Corner Hotel· Richmondheadliner
with Godflesh

2012 · 1

Jul 27, 2012Les Tanzmatten· Sélestatheadliner
with Jimmy Cliff, Rancid, The Bloody Beetroots, Debout sur le Zinc, Lofofora, Les Fatals Picards, La Ruda, Catherine Ringer, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Everlast, Black Bomb A, Magnetix, Toy Dolls, Testament, Finntroll, Suicidal Tendencies, New Model Army, Lyre le Temps, Doctor P, Birdy Nam Nam, Kreator, Destruction, Sodom

2003 · 8

Mar 29, 2003Celebrity Theatre· Phoenixheadliner
with Nothingface
Mar 28, 2003Rialto Theatre· Tucsonheadliner
with Nothingface
Mar 26, 2003House of Blues - Old Location· Anaheimheadliner
with Lollipop Lust Kill, Nothingface, Motorgrater
Mar 23, 20034th and B· San Diegoheadliner
with Nothingface
Mar 22, 2003House of Blues - Sunset Strip· West Hollywoodheadliner
with Nothingface
Mar 21, 2003The Fillmore· San Franciscoheadliner
with Nothingface
Mar 19, 2003Roseland Theater· Portlandheadliner
with Nothingface
Mar 16, 2003New Oasis· Sparksheadliner
with Nothingface

1999 · 7

Aug 4, 1999Bogart's· Cincinnatiheadliner
with Nothingface
Aug 3, 1999The Fillmore Detroit· Detroitheadliner
with Nothingface
Aug 2, 1999Jacobs Pavilion· Clevelandheadliner
with Nothingface
Jul 31, 1999House of Blues - Boston· Bostonheadliner
with Nothingface
Jul 30, 1999Roseland Ballroom· New York (NYC)headliner
with Nothingface
Jul 29, 1999Franklin Music Hall· Philadelphiaheadliner
with Nothingface
Jul 28, 19999:30 Club· Washingtonheadliner
with Nothingface

1996 · 6

Nov 7, 1996Nuremberg· Nurembergsupport
with Godflesh
Jul 18, 1996O2 Academy Brixton· Brixtonheadliner
with Godflesh
Jun 26, 1996Stadthalle Offenbach· Offenbachsupport
with Godflesh
Jun 25, 1996Congresszentrum· Stuttgartsupport
with Godflesh
Jun 22, 1996Gaswerk· Hamburgsupport
with Godflesh
Jun 19, 1996Turmstrassenfest· Berlinsupport
with Godflesh

1992 · 1

Aug 29, 1992Alpine Valley Music Theatre· East Troysupport
with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ice Cube, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Soundgarden, Lush, Temple Of The Dog

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Ministry — Hate To Go - Take Out Or Delivery — Release art · Hate To Go - Take Out Or Delivery — release

Ministry — Singularity — Release art · Singularity — release

Ministry — Revolting Cocks 12" x 12" Poster (Physical Copy Only)Revolting Cocks — Release art · Revolting Cocks 12" x 12" Poster (Physical Copy Only)Revolting Cocks — release

Ministry — Burned Out — Release art · Burned Out — release

Ministry — The Squirrely Years Revisited — Release art · The Squirrely Years Revisited — release

Ministry — HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES — Release art · HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES — release

Ministry — Ultimate Rarest Trax! 1981-1983 — Release art · Ultimate Rarest Trax! 1981-1983 — release

Ministry — Chicago / Detroit 1982 Deluxe Edition — Release art · Chicago / Detroit 1982 Deluxe Edition — release

Ministry — House of Blues - Old Location, 2003-03-26 — Poster · House of Blues - Old Location, 2003-03-26 — Songkick

Lineup

Al Jourgensen
Tommy Victor
Sin Quirin
Burton C. Bell
Cesar Soto
Derek Abrams — drums (drum set)
John Bechdel
John Davis
Shay Jones
Robert Roberts
Martin Sorenson
Tia Sprocket
William Tucker
Jeff Ward
Rey Washam

Former

Stephen George
Bill Rieflin — additional
Paul Barker
Chris Connelly
Michael Balch
Louis Svitek
Max Brody
John Monte — additional
Mark Baker
Paul Raven
Tony Campos — bass guitar
Aaron Rossi
Mike Scaccia

Releases

Hate To Go - Take Out Or Delivery
Oct 30, 2026 · album · 11 tracks
Singularity
Sep 18, 2026 · track · 1 track
Revolting Cocks 12" x 12" Poster (Physical Copy Only)Revolting Cocks
Aug 3, 2026 · album
Burned Out
Jul 24, 2026 · track · 1 track
HT
Hate to Go - Take Out or Delivery
2026 · album
BO
Burned Out
2026
WH
We Hate
2026
SI
Singularity
2026
The Squirrely Years Revisited
Mar 28, 2025 · album · 12 tracks
TS
The Squirrely Years Revisited
2025 · album
TS
The Squirrely Years Revisited
2025
HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES
Mar 1, 2024 · album · 9 tracks
HO
HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES
2024 · album
UR
Ultimate Rarest Trax! 1981-1986
2024
GW
Goddamn White Trash
2023
HO
Hopiumforthemasses
2023
MH
Moral Hygiene
2021 · album
BB
Bad Blood (The Mayan Albums 2002-2005)
2021
WB
We Believe (WLDV Body Edit)
2021
MH
Moral Hygiene
2021
AM
AmeriKKKant
2018 · album
FB
From Beer to Eternity
2013 · album
RE
Relapse
2012 · album
UN
Undercover
2010 · album
CU
Cover Up
2008 · album
TL
The Last Sucker
2007 · album
RG
Rio Grande Blood
2006 · album
ET
Early Trax
2004 · compilation
HO
Houses of the Molé
2004 · album
AN
Animositisomina
2003 · album
GF
Greatest Fits
2001 · compilation
TO
Tapes of Wrath
2000 · compilation
DS
Dark Side of the Spoon
1999 · album
FP
Filth Pig
1996 · album
BO
Box
1993 · compilation
ΚΕ
ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ
1992 · album
TM
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
1989 · album
TL
The Land of Rape and Honey
1988 · album
TI
Twelve Inch Singles: 1981–1984
1987 · compilation
TW
Twitch
1986 · album
WS
With Sympathy
1983 · album
Ultimate Rarest Trax! 1981-1983
album
Chicago / Detroit 1982 Deluxe Edition
album
NN
No Name, No Slogan (Physical Copy Only)Acid Horse
album
BS
Big Sexy LandRevolting Cocks
album
BS
Beers, Steers & QueersRevolting Cocks
album
BS
Beers, Steers & QueersRevolting Cocks
album
LN
Live Necronomicon
album
T(
TraitPailhead ( Al Jourgensen & Ian MacKaye )
album
S1
SupernautMinistry, 1000 Homo DJs
album
TI
Twelve Inch Singles 1981-1984
album

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 49+ plays, 2025-10-27–2026-09-16 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Atticus) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Eva Walker) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP

Artist background

Ministry formed in 1981 — MusicBrainz
Ministry is based in Chicago — MusicBrainz
Al Jourgensen: member — MusicBrainz
Tommy Victor: member — MusicBrainz
Sin Quirin: member — MusicBrainz
Burton C. Bell: member — MusicBrainz
Cesar Soto: member — MusicBrainz
Derek Abrams: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
John Bechdel: member — MusicBrainz
John Davis: member — MusicBrainz
Shay Jones: member — MusicBrainz
Robert Roberts: member — MusicBrainz
Martin Sorenson: member — MusicBrainz
Tia Sprocket: member — MusicBrainz
Ministry has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1983–2026 — MusicBrainz
Ministry is based in Los Angeles, California — Ministry on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Hate To Go - Take Out Or Delivery (2026-10-30) — Bandcamp
Ministry (band) formed in 1981 — Wikipedia
Ministry (band) is from Chicago , Illinois , U.S. — Wikipedia
Ministry (band) has 6 members: Al Jourgensen, John Bechdel, Cesar Soto, Paul D'Amour, Monte Pittman, Pepe Clarke — Wikipedia
Ministry (band) plays Industrial metal — Wikipedia
Ministry (band) plays industrial rock — Wikipedia
Ministry (band) plays thrash metal — Wikipedia
Ministry (band) plays synth-pop (early) — Wikipedia
Ministry has 915006 listeners on Last.fm — Ministry on Last.fm
Ministry has released 10 recordings between 2021 and 2026 — Ministry on Discogs
Ministry has 62 followers on Genius — Ministry on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Band — Ministry — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_(band) — Ministry on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 140 — Ministry — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/01fchy — Ministry — KG entity
Country (per TheAudioDB): Chicago, Illinois, USA — Ministry on TheAudioDB
Formed 1981 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Chicago (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: synth-pop, new wave, industrial metal, thrash metal — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Al Jourgensen, John Bechdel, Sin Quirin, Aaron Rossi, Paul D'Amour — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Arista Records, Warner Bros. Records, Nuclear Blast — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_(band) — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
Tricky Falls · El Paso	1
Warehouse Live · Houston	1
Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy	1
Les Tanzmatten · Sélestat	1
Roxy · Prague	1
La Machine du Moulin Rouge · Paris	1
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire · London	1
O2 Institute Birmingham · Digbeth	1

By year: 1992 1 · 1996 6 · 1999 7 · 2003 8 · 2012 1 · 2015 4 · 2019 6

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-21
Sources: Bandcamp, Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, TheAudioDB, Twitch, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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