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Pharmakon

Industrial & goth band from New York, NY · formed 1990

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Pharmakon photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
54
Cities
46
Releases
17
Last show
May 23, 2026Dialektik

About

Pharmakon is a band from New York, NY, formed in 1990, tagged Angry, death industrial, Electronic by its sources. Shows on record run from 2019 to 2027, across 54 rooms in 46 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

60+ on record · bandslate-pipeline, Songkick

Upcoming shows

  1. Beherit

    The Bowery Ballroom · New York, NY

    With Pharmakon, Spite

    Show 7:00 PM EDT · Multi-band bill

More upcoming dates
DateVenue
Mar 18, 2027Bowery Ballroom · New YorkSupportwith Beherit, Spite

Shows per year

  1. 20191 show
  2. 20208 shows
  3. 20221 show
  4. 202315 shows
  5. 202422 shows
  6. 20252 shows
  7. 202610 shows
  8. 20271 show
Show history
DateVenue
May 23, 2026Dialektik · MadridHeadlinerwith Nkisi
May 22, 2026Casa Montjuïc · BarcelonaHeadliner
May 19, 2026Le Molotov · MarseilleHeadliner
May 16, 2026Cassiopeia Club · BerlinHeadliner
May 14, 2026Mains d'Oeuvres · Saint OuenHeadliner
May 11, 2026The Lubber Fiend · Newcastle Upon TyneHeadlinerwith Natural Causes (UK), Public Affection
May 9, 2026Soup · ManchesterHeadliner
May 8, 2026Rich Mix · LondonHeadlinerwith Ekstasis, Torn Relics
May 7, 2026Quarry · LiverpoolHeadliner
May 3, 2026Vagonu zāle · RigaHeadlinerwith +K+M+B (LV)
Nov 20, 2025Dampfzentrale · BernHeadliner
Mar 1, 2025TV Eye · RidgewoodHeadliner
Dec 14, 2024National Sokols Bethlehem · BethlehemSupportwith Uniform, True Body, Lunacy
Dec 13, 2024The Warehouse · RichmondSupportwith Uniform, True Body, Suppression, +1
Dec 11, 2024Ace of Cups · ColumbusSupportwith Uniform, True Body
Dec 10, 2024The Empty Bottle · ChicagoSupportwith Uniform, True Body
Dec 8, 2024Small's · HamtramckSupportwith Uniform, True Body
Dec 7, 2024Monarch Tavern · TorontoSupportwith Uniform, True Body
Dec 6, 2024Cabaret Foufounes Electriques (Fouf) · MontrealSupportwith Uniform, True Body
Dec 5, 2024Center for Arts at the Armory · SomervilleSupportwith Uniform, True Body
Dec 4, 2024Johnny Brenda's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Uniform, True Body
Dec 3, 2024DC9 Nightclub · WashingtonSupportwith Uniform, True Body
Dec 1, 2024Union Pool · New York (NYC)Supportwith True Body, Uniform
Oct 26, 2024TPO · BolognaSupportwith The Telescopes, Lana Del Rabies, kollaps, +4
Oct 17, 2024Cassiopeia · BerlinHeadlinerwith kollaps, Lana Del Rabies
Oct 15, 2024Les 4 Ecluses · DunkirkHeadlinerwith Lana Del Rabies, Kollaps (Melb)
Oct 13, 2024The Underworld · CamdenSupportwith Lana Del Rabies, kollaps
Oct 11, 2024Magasin 4 · AnderlechtHeadlinerwith The Eurosuite
Oct 11, 2024Doornroosje · NijmegenHeadliner
Oct 6, 2024Goldie · OsloHeadlinerwith kollaps, Lana Del Rabies
May 9, 2024TV Eye · RidgewoodSupportwith Lotion, Public Acid, Witness, +1
Jan 27, 20241810 ojeman · HoustonHeadliner
Jan 26, 202429th Street Ballroom · AustinHeadliner
Jan 25, 2024Paper Tiger · San AntonioHeadliner
Dec 16, 2023Patronaat · HaarlemHeadliner
Dec 15, 2023Petit Bain · ParisHeadliner
Dec 1, 2023529 · AtlantaHeadliner
Nov 25, 2023Ormside Projects · LondonHeadliner
Nov 24, 2023IKLECTIK · LondonSupportwith Joseph Morgan Schofield, Jose Macabra, Ony
Nov 18, 20232220 Arts + Archives · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith John Wiese, Damion Romero
Jul 28, 2023TV Eye · RidgewoodSupportwith evil moisture, Kevin Drumm, Pedestrian Deposit, +19
May 29, 2023Legend Club · MilanHeadliner
May 27, 2023Beta · CopenhagenHeadliner
May 26, 2023Blå · OsloHeadlinerwith Klubb Vriompeis
May 25, 2023Blå · OsloSupportwith Outer limit lotus, Klubb Vriompeis
May 24, 2023The White Hotel · SalfordHeadliner
Mar 31, 2023Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Bloated Subhumans
Mar 5, 2023Hydrozagadka · WarsawHeadliner
Mar 3, 2023MOTH Club · LondonHeadlinerwith Helm
Oct 15, 2022TV Eye · RidgewoodSupportwith Thou
Dec 12, 2020Temple · AthensHeadlinerwith Hypnoskull, last days of s.e.x., Morah
Dec 10, 2020Pogłos · WarsawHeadlinerwith Sznur
Dec 7, 2020Loppen · CopenhagenHeadliner
Dec 2, 2020AB Club · BrusselsHeadlinerwith Eliza McCarthy
May 1, 2020Exchange · BristolHeadlinerwith Show Me the Body
Apr 21, 2020Blå · OsloHeadliner
Apr 12, 2020Chelsea · ViennaHeadliner
Mar 25, 2020Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Anatomy, Pinocchio
Dec 14, 2019Apt 202 · BrooklynSupportwith Bloodyminded, Rectal Hygienics, Shredded Nerve, +1

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

54 rooms in 46 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • London4 shows
  • Oslo4 shows
  • Ridgewood4 shows
  • Brooklyn3 shows
  • Berlin2 shows

and 41 other cities

Live history

232 shows on record
Shows counted
232
First on record
Dec 2006
Latest on record
May 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20114
  2. 20127
  3. 201338
  4. 201430
  5. 201530
  6. 20164
  7. 201731
  8. 201812
  9. 201916
  10. 20208
  11. 20221
  12. 202315
  13. 202421
  14. 20252
  15. 202610

Top rooms

  • Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location, Brooklyn · 7
  • TV Eye, Ridgewood · 4
  • Brooklyn Bazaar, Brooklyn · 4
  • 529, Atlanta · 3
  • Blå, Oslo · 3

Top cities

  • Brooklyn, NY · 25
  • New York (NYC), NY · 9
  • Los Angeles (LA), CA · 8
  • Berlin · 8
  • Chicago, IL · 8

Often on the bill with: Swans, True Body, Uniform, The Container, Wolf Eyes, Cult of Youth, Destruction Unit, Lana Del Rabies

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

Releases

17 releases, 2009–2025

  • Live Action In New York City

    2025

  • METHANAL DOLL

    2024 · Single

  • Maggot Mass

    2024 · Album

  • WITHER AND WARP

    2024 · Single

  • Devour

    2019 · Album

  • A Mixed Tape Made By Pharmakon

    2019

  • Untitled

    2018

  • Contact

    2017 · Album

  • Transmission

    2017 · Single

  • Vienna Session

    2017

  • Basement Reborn #2

    2015

  • Bestial Burden

    2014 · Album

  • Abandon

    2013 · Album

  • Sour Sap

    2013

  • .-- .- -. -

    2011 · Ep

  • True Criminals

    2010 · Ep

  • Pharmakon

    2009 · Ep

Lineup

  • Margaret Chardiet

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 15 plays, 2013-05-23–2024-11-02 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Jenn) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sean) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Pharmakon — Photo · promo
Photo · promo — Bandcamp
Pharmakon — Photo · promo
Photo · promo — Bandcamp
Pharmakon — Photo · promo
Photo · promo — TheAudioDB
Pharmakon — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Pharmakon — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Pharmakon — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Pharmakon — Dialektik, 2026-05-23
Poster · Dialektik, 2026-05-23 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Dampfzentrale, 2025-11-20
Poster · Dampfzentrale, 2025-11-20 — Songkick
Pharmakon — National Sokols Bethlehem, 2024-12-14
Poster · National Sokols Bethlehem, 2024-12-14 — Songkick
Pharmakon — The Underworld, 2024-10-13
Poster · The Underworld, 2024-10-13 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Blå, 2023-05-25
Poster · Blå, 2023-05-25 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Apt 202, 2019-12-14
Poster · Apt 202, 2019-12-14 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Brooklyn Bazaar, 2019-10-30
Poster · Brooklyn Bazaar, 2019-10-30 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Slaktkyrkan, 2018-11-10
Poster · Slaktkyrkan, 2018-11-10 — Songkick
Pharmakon — La Station - Gare Des Mines, 2017-10-19
Poster · La Station - Gare Des Mines, 2017-10-19 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Brooklyn Bazaar, 2017-06-10
Poster · Brooklyn Bazaar, 2017-06-10 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Cervantes' Other Side, 2017-04-25
Poster · Cervantes' Other Side, 2017-04-25 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Gray Area Art & Technology Theater, 2016-04-21
Poster · Gray Area Art & Technology Theater, 2016-04-21 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park, 2015-11-27
Poster · Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park, 2015-11-27 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Club Rectum, 2015-09-26
Poster · Club Rectum, 2015-09-26 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Roskilde Festival, 2015-06-27
Poster · Roskilde Festival, 2015-06-27 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Hellenic Cosmos / Ελληνικοσ Κοσμοσ, 2015-06-05
Poster · Hellenic Cosmos / Ελληνικοσ Κοσμοσ, 2015-06-05 — Songkick
Pharmakon — Parque da Cidade, 2015-06-04
Poster · Parque da Cidade, 2015-06-04 — Songkick
Pharmakon — SXSW 2015, 2015-03-17
Poster · SXSW 2015, 2015-03-17 — Songkick
Pharmakon — La Vitrola, 2014-12-12
Poster · La Vitrola, 2014-12-12 — Songkick
Pharmakon — The Shacklewell Arms, 2014-06-01
Poster · The Shacklewell Arms, 2014-06-01 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
Pharmakon on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Photos
Pharmakon on Last.fmArtist facts
Pharmakon on DiscogsArtist facts
Pharmakon on GeniusArtist facts
Pharmakon on TheAudioDBArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
bandslate-pipelineShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos
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.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Pharmakon (music). They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
New York City, U.S.
Years active
2009–present
Genres
Dark ambient, Industrial, noise
Labels
BloodLust!, Sacred Bones

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