Public record

The War on Drugs

Rock | Philadelphia, PA | since 2005

Americana
dream pop
folk
folk rock
Gentle
heartland rock
indie
indie rock

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 9 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

2021

On record since

Releases

Show history

2021 · 1

Nov 12, 2021Lake Perris State Recreation Area· Perrisheadliner
with Toro y Moi, Kamasi Washington, Japanese Breakfast, Devendra Banhart, Andy Shauf, Weyes Blood, Crumb, Yves Tumor, Ty Segall, The Black Angels, DIIV, Kikagaku Moyo, The Budos Band, Moon Duo, Sudan Archives, Deap Vally, La Luz, SASAMI, Crack Cloud, SPELLLING, Pachyman, Jjuujjuu, Geese, George Clanton

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Lineup

Adam Granduciel — lead vocals
Dave Hartley — bass
Robbie Bennett — organ
Anthony LaMarca — guitar
Jon Natchez — saxophone
Eliza Hardy Jones

Former

Charlie Hall — drums (drum set)
Kurt Vile — guitar
Mike Zanghi — drums (drum set)
Steven Urgo — drums (drum set)
Patrick Berkery — drums (drum set)
Kyle Lloyd — drums (drum set)

Releases

2R
2026-07-02: Rock Werchter 2026 - Main Stage, Festivalpark, Werchter, BE
2026
WT
Who’s That
2026 · single
WT
Who's That
2026
DL
Dry Lightning / Highway 29 (Amazon Music Original)
2024 · single
LD
Live Drugs Again
2024 · album
YW
You Wreck Me
2024 · single
LD
Live Drugs Again
2024
ID
I Don’t Live Here Anymore
2021 · album
ID
I Don’t Live Here Anymore
2021 · single
LP
Living Proof
2021 · single
ID
I Don't Live Here Anymore
2021
LD
LIVE DRUGS
2020 · album
LD
Live Drugs
2020
IC
In Chains (edit)
2018 · single
AD
A Deeper Understanding
2017 · album
HO
Holding On
2017 · single
PA
Pain
2017 · single
SS
Spotify Singles
2017 · single
ST
Strangest Thing
2017 · single
TO
Thinking of a Place
2017 · single
UA
Up All Night
2017 · single
ST
Strangest Thing
2017
UA
Up All Night
2017
PA
Pain
2017
HO
Holding On
2017
AD
A Deeper Understanding
2017
TO
Thinking Of A Place
2017
LI
Lost in the Dream
2014 · album
RD
Rough Drafts
2014 · single
RE
Red Eyes
2013 · single
CT
Come to the City
2011 · single
SA
Slave Ambient
2011 · album
FW
Future Weather
2010 · ep
BO
Barrel of Batteries
2008 · ep
WB
Wagonwheel Blues
2008 · album

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2025-11-28–2026-09-19 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Troy Nelson) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Eva Walker) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP

Artist background

The War on Drugs formed in 2005 — MusicBrainz
The War on Drugs is based in Philadelphia — MusicBrainz
Adam Granduciel: lead vocals — MusicBrainz
Dave Hartley: bass — MusicBrainz
Robbie Bennett: organ — MusicBrainz
Anthony LaMarca: guitar — MusicBrainz
Jon Natchez: saxophone — MusicBrainz
Eliza Hardy Jones: member — MusicBrainz
Charlie Hall: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
Kurt Vile: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Mike Zanghi: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
Steven Urgo: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
Patrick Berkery: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
Kyle Lloyd: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
The War on Drugs has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2008–2026 — MusicBrainz
The War on Drugs (band) formed in 2005 — Wikipedia
The War on Drugs (band) is from Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S. — Wikipedia
The War on Drugs (band) has 7 members: Adam Granduciel, David Hartley, Robbie Bennett, Charlie Hall, Jon Natchez, Anthony LaMarca, Eliza Hardy Jones — Wikipedia
The War on Drugs (band) plays Indie rock — Wikipedia
The War on Drugs (band) plays heartland rock — Wikipedia
The War on Drugs (band) plays neo-psychedelia — Wikipedia
The War on Drugs (band) plays Americana — Wikipedia
The War on Drugs has 948227 listeners on Last.fm — The War on Drugs on Last.fm
The War On Drugs has released 10 recordings between 2017 and 2026 — The War On Drugs on Discogs
The War on Drugs has 85 followers on Genius — The War on Drugs on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @thewarondrugs — The War on Drugs on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Rock band — The War on Drugs — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_on_Drugs_(band) — The War on Drugs on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 222 — The War on Drugs — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/04f4zjq — The War on Drugs — KG entity
Country (per TheAudioDB): Philadelphia, USA — The War on Drugs on TheAudioDB
Formed 2005 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Philadelphia (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: alternative rock — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Secretly Canadian — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_on_Drugs_(band) — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
Lake Perris State Recreation Area · Perris	1

By year: 2021 1

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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: 2026-09-20
Sources: Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, TheAudioDB, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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