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Village People

Soul & R&B band from New York City, NY · formed 1977

Shows on record: 8
Rooms played: 8
Cities: 8
Releases: 34
Last show: Sep 28, 2018Gretna Heritage Festival

About

Village People is a band from New York City, NY, formed in 1977, tagged dance, disco, electronic by its sources. Shows on record run from 1978 to 2018, across 8 rooms in 8 cities.

Village People formed in 1977 — MusicBrainz
Village People is based in New York — MusicBrainz
Alex Briley: member — MusicBrainz
David "Scar" Hodo: member — MusicBrainz
Felipe Rose: member — MusicBrainz
G. Jeff Olson: member — MusicBrainz
Ray Simpson: member — MusicBrainz
Eric Anzalone: member — MusicBrainz
Dave Forrest: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Lee Mouton: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Peter Whitehead: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Mark Mussler: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Victor Willis: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Glenn Hughes: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Village People has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1977–2001 — MusicBrainz
Village People is from Greenwich Village , Manhattan , New York City — Wikipedia
Village People has 5 members: James Kwong, Jeffrey James Lippold, James Lee, Nicholas Manelick, Javier Perez — Wikipedia
Village People plays Disco — Wikipedia
Village People plays soul — Wikipedia
Village People plays funk — Wikipedia
Village People plays rock — Wikipedia
Village People plays R&B — Wikipedia
Village People has 1160727 listeners on Last.fm — Village People on Last.fm
Village People has released 10 recordings between 2014 and 2021 — Village People on Discogs
Village People has 11 followers on Genius — Village People on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @WeVillagePeople — Village People on Genius
Country (per TheAudioDB): New York City, New York, USA — Village People 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

8 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

19781 show
20031 show
20081 show
20151 show
20172 shows
20182 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Sep 28, 2018	Gretna Heritage Festival · GretnaSupportwith Tone-Lōc, Sister Sledge, The Mulligan Brothers, +11	Support	Tone-Lōc, Sister Sledge, The Mulligan Brothers, +11
May 5, 2018	Queen Mary Events Park · Long BeachSupportwith George Lamond, The Flirts, Lisa Lisa, +10	Support	George Lamond, The Flirts, Lisa Lisa, +10
Jun 24, 2017	Seneca Niagara Events Center, Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino · Niagara FallsHeadlinerwith Sister Sledge, Rose Royce, The Trammps	Headliner	Sister Sledge, Rose Royce, The Trammps
Jun 22, 2017	Theatre at Westbury · WestburyHeadlinerwith The Trammps, Rose Royce, Disco Ball	Headliner	The Trammps, Rose Royce, Disco Ball
Jul 3, 2015	Twin River Event Center · LincolnHeadlinerwith The Trammps Featuring Earl Young, Norma Jean Wright, Luci Martin, +3	Headliner	The Trammps Featuring Earl Young, Norma Jean Wright, Luci Martin, +3
Aug 1, 2008	Leader Bank Pavilion · BostonHeadlinerwith Evelyn "Champagne" King, The Hues Corporation, Maxine Nightingale, +1	Headliner	Evelyn "Champagne" King, The Hues Corporation, Maxine Nightingale, +1
Jun 9, 2003	Razzle Dazzle Dallas · DallasSupportwith Pansy Division, Tribe 8, Girl	Support	Pansy Division, Tribe 8, Girl
Aug 26, 1978	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park · BowmanvilleSupportwith Triumph, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Doobie Brothers, +7	Support	Triumph, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Doobie Brothers, +7

Where they play

8 rooms in 8 cities

Rooms played most

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park · Bowmanville1 show
Gretna Heritage Festival · Gretna1 show
Leader Bank Pavilion · Boston1 show
Queen Mary Events Park · Long Beach1 show
Razzle Dazzle Dallas · Dallas1 show

Cities played

Boston1 show
Bowmanville1 show
Dallas1 show
Gretna1 show
Lincoln1 show

and 3 other cities

Releases

34 releases, 1977–2021

Go West - The Very Best Of The Village People / Can't Stop The Music
2021
The Album Collection 1977-1985
2020
Go West - The Very Best Of The Village People
2020
The Best Of Village People
2020
Gold
2019
A Village People Christmas
2018
Best Of Village People
2018
A Very Merry Christmas To You
2018
Greatest Hits
2015
Icon
2014
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Village People
2001 · Compilation
Greatest Hits
1999 · Compilation
The Best of Village People
1998 · Compilation
The Very Best of the Village People
1998 · Compilation
We Want You - The Ultimate Collection
1998 · Compilation
We Want You: Greatest Hits
1998 · Compilation
San Francisco / Macho Man
1997 · Compilation
We Want You: The Very Best of Village People.
1997 · Compilation
Fire Island
1995 · Compilation
Lost in the 70s
1995 · Compilation
The Best of Village People
1994 · Compilation
Greatest Hits and More
1993 · Compilation
L'Album d'Or 93/94
1993 · Compilation
The Best of Village People
1993 · Compilation
The Hits
1991 · Compilation
Greatest Hits - Remix
1989 · Compilation
Greatest Hits
1988 · Compilation
Sex Over the Phone
1985 · Album
Fox on the Box
1982 · Album
Renaissance
1981 · Album
Go West
1979 · Album
Cruisin’
1978 · Album
Macho Man
1978 · Album
Village People
1977 · Album

Lineup

Alex Briley
David "Scar" Hodo
Felipe Rose
G. Jeff Olson
Ray Simpson
Eric Anzalone

Former

Dave Forrest
Lee Mouton
Peter Whitehead
Mark Mussler
Victor Willis
Glenn Hughes
Randy Jones
Mark Lee
Miles Jaye
Ray Stephens

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 24 plays, 2013-07-13–2025-11-28 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Sunday Soul' (Supreme La Rock) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Village People — Seneca Niagara Events Center, Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, 2017-06-24 — Poster · Seneca Niagara Events Center, Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, 2017-06-24 — Songkick

Village People — Razzle Dazzle Dallas, 2003-06-09 — Poster · Razzle Dazzle Dallas, 2003-06-09 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Village People on Last.fm	Artist facts
Village People on Discogs	Artist facts
Village People on Genius	Artist facts
Village People 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.