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The Yardbirds

Rock band from London · formed 1963

Shows on record: 6
Rooms played: 5
Cities: 5
Releases: 35
Last show: May 6, 2018Theatre at Westbury

About

The Yardbirds is a band from London, formed in 1963, tagged blues rock, british, british blues by its sources. Shows on record run from 1966 to 2018, across 5 rooms in 5 cities.

The Yardbirds formed in 1963 — MusicBrainz
The Yardbirds is based in London — MusicBrainz
Alan Glen: member — MusicBrainz
Keith Relf: member — MusicBrainz
Paul Samwell-Smith: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Chris Dreja: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Jim McCarty: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Top Topham: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Eric Clapton: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Jeff Beck: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Jimmy Page: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Ray Majors: background vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
John Idan: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
The Yardbirds has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1965–2003 — MusicBrainz
The Yardbirds is from London, England — Wikipedia
The Yardbirds has 5 members: Jim McCarty, Kenny Aaronson, John Idan, Myke Scavone, Godfrey Townsend — Wikipedia
The Yardbirds plays Blues rock [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
The Yardbirds plays psychedelic rock [ 2 ] — Wikipedia
The Yardbirds plays R&B [ 3 ] — Wikipedia
The Yardbirds has 1265549 listeners on Last.fm — The Yardbirds on Last.fm
The Yardbirds has released 10 recordings between 2022 and 2026 — The Yardbirds on Discogs
The Yardbirds has 16 followers on Genius — The Yardbirds on Genius
Country (per TheAudioDB): London, England — The Yardbirds 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

6 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

19661 show
19671 show
20151 show
20162 shows
20181 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
May 6, 2018	Theatre at Westbury · WestburyHeadlinerwith Mark Stein Project, Canned Heat	Headliner	Mark Stein Project, Canned Heat
Apr 17, 2016	O2 Academy Sheffield · SheffieldHeadlinerwith Ten Years After, Bernie Marsden, Dr. Feelgood, +3	Headliner	Ten Years After, Bernie Marsden, Dr. Feelgood, +3
Apr 16, 2016	O2 Academy Sheffield · SheffieldHeadlinerwith Dr. Feelgood, Ten Years After, Mick Ralphs, +5	Headliner	Dr. Feelgood, Ten Years After, Mick Ralphs, +5
Apr 6, 2015	B.B. King Blues Club & Grill · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Hollis Brown	Headliner	Hollis Brown
Jan 25, 1967	Centennial Hall · AdelaideSupportwith Roy Orbison, The Walker Brothers	Support	Roy Orbison, The Walker Brothers
May 1, 1966	OVO Arena · LondonSupportwith The Beatles, Small Faces, Spencer Davis Group, +9	Support	The Beatles, Small Faces, Spencer Davis Group, +9

Where they play

5 rooms in 5 cities

Rooms played most

O2 Academy Sheffield · Sheffield2 shows
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill · Manhattan1 show
Centennial Hall · Adelaide1 show
OVO Arena · London1 show
Theatre at Westbury · Westbury1 show

Cities played

Sheffield2 shows
Adelaide1 show
London1 show
Manhattan1 show
Westbury1 show

Releases

35 releases, 1965–2026

Over Under Sideways Down
2026
The Very Best Of
2025
Psycho Daisies
2024
The Ultimate Live At The BBC
2024
Beck's Blues the defining sound of Jeff Beck with the Yardbirds
2023
The Yardbirds with Eric Clapton 1964
2023
Live In Sweden 1967
2023
The Best Of The Yardbirds
2023
Heart Full Of Soul (The Best Of The Yardbirds)
2022
The Best Of The Yardbirds
2022
Birdland
2003 · Album
Collection Gold
1989 · Compilation
20 Greatest Hits
1987 · Compilation
Classic Cuts
1987 · Compilation
The Best of British Rock
1987 · Compilation
The Collection
1987 · Compilation
Greatest Hits
1986 · Compilation
Greatest Hits, Volume One (1964–1966)
1986 · Compilation
A Compleat Collection
1984 · Compilation
The History of Rock, Volume Twelve
1983 · Compilation
London 1963: The First Recordings!
1981 · Compilation
The Original Recordings 1963–1968
1981 · Compilation
16 gouden successen
1978 · Compilation
Favorites
1977 · Compilation
Great Hits
1977 · Compilation
Shapes of Things: A Collection of Classic Yardbirds Recordings, 1964–1966
1977 · Compilation
Shapes of Things
1972 · Compilation
Remember… The Yardbirds
1971 · Compilation
The Yardbirds: Featuring Performances by Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page
1970 · Compilation
Little Games
1967 · Album
The Yardbirds’ Greatest Hits
1967 · Compilation
Yardbirds
1966 · Album
For Your Love
1965 · Album
Having a Rave Up
1965 · Album
Our Own Sound
1965 · Compilation

Lineup

Alan Glen
Keith Relf

Former

Paul Samwell-Smith
Chris Dreja
Jim McCarty
Top Topham · guitar
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page
Ray Majors · background vocals
John Idan

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2014-11-21–2026-05-07 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Astral Plane' (DJ Jewel) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

The Yardbirds — Theatre at Westbury, 2018-05-06 — Poster · Theatre at Westbury, 2018-05-06 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
The Yardbirds on Last.fm	Artist facts
The Yardbirds on Discogs	Artist facts
The Yardbirds on Genius	Artist facts
The Yardbirds on TheAudioDB	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Spotify	Photos
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.