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VILLAIN

Metal band · formed 1997

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Shows on record
23
Rooms played
18
Cities
15
Releases
14
Last show
May 9, 2025Studio 56

About

VILLAIN is a band, formed in 1997, tagged hardcore, heavy metal, Power metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2025, across 18 rooms in 15 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

23 on record · Songkick
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 20085 shows
  2. 20092 shows
  3. 20104 shows
  4. 20113 shows
  5. 20131 show
  6. 20151 show
  7. 20162 shows
  8. 20181 show
  9. 20221 show
  10. 20231 show
  11. 20252 shows
Show history
DateVenue
May 9, 2025Studio 56 · ParisSupportwith The Faceless
Apr 2, 2025Union Event Center · Salt Lake CitySupportwith Refused, Quicksand
Nov 17, 2023Hard Rock Café - Pittsburgh · PittsburghHeadlinerwith 9sundays
Sep 25, 2022Rosemount Hotel · PerthHeadlinerwith Midnight Mules, The Crimea, Designer, +1
Sep 27, 2018Capital Complex · FrederictonSupportwith Kill No Albatross
Aug 2, 2016Loading Dock - Old Location · Salt Lake CitySupportwith Harm's Way, Die Off
Mar 23, 2016Metro Music Hall · Salt Lake CitySupportwith Battalion of Saints, Phobia, The Nomads, +1
Dec 22, 2015Ziggy's by the Sea · WilmingtonSupportwith Sleepwave, HundredftFaces, Youth League
Aug 2, 2013Globe Clothing Store (GCS) · PomonaSupportwith Curtiss King, Da Flatlynerz, Phantom Thrett, +1
Aug 13, 2011The Chop Shop · FraminghamSupportwith For The Worse, Word for Word, Pitfall, +7
Feb 25, 2011The Chop Shop · FraminghamHeadlinerwith STREETSWEEPER, Poor Sport, Powerwolves, +3
Feb 11, 2011Cobalt Cafe · Canoga ParkSupportwith Tumbledown, Parents, Skin Flick, +2
Sep 18, 2010Rad Skatepark · MilfordSupportwith Pitfall, For The Worse, Word for Word, +5
Aug 15, 2010Anchors Up · HaverhillSupportwith Product Of Waste, Pitfall, The Effort, +3
Jun 26, 2010Buckingham Palace · MarlboroughSupportwith For The Worse, Pitfall, The Fake Boys, +11
Feb 12, 2010Cobalt Cafe · Canoga ParkSupportwith Talio & Furor, When Paradise Falls, Vengeance for the Fallen, +3
Aug 1, 2009Anchors Up · HaverhillSupportwith Shoot to Kill, Ignorance, Pitfall, +5
Feb 26, 2009Speakers Night Club · MarlboroughSupportwith Pitfall, Isolation, Think Again, +2
Dec 19, 2008Anchors Up · HaverhillSupportwith Shoot to Kill, Pitfall, The Bonus Army, +2
Dec 6, 2008Oxfam Cafe, Tufts University · MedfordSupportwith Colin Of Arabia, Pitfall, Ignorance, +4
Sep 20, 2008Clinton Elks · ClintonSupportwith Fit for Abuse, Entropy, The New Lows, +2
Aug 16, 2008Worcester Youth Center · WorcesterSupportwith I Rise, The Effort, Pitfall, +3
May 23, 2008Clinton Elks · ClintonSupportwith 100 Demons, Hammer Bros, The New Lows, +3

Where they play

18 rooms in 15 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Haverhill3 shows
  • Salt Lake City3 shows
  • Canoga Park2 shows
  • Clinton2 shows
  • Framingham2 shows

and 10 other cities

Live history

23 shows on record
Shows counted
23
First on record
May 2008
Latest on record
May 2025

Shows per year

  1. 20085
  2. 20092
  3. 20104
  4. 20113
  5. 20131
  6. 20151
  7. 20162
  8. 20181
  9. 20221
  10. 20231
  11. 20252

Top rooms

  • Anchors Up, Haverhill · 3
  • The Chop Shop, Framingham · 2
  • Cobalt Cafe, Canoga Park · 2
  • Clinton Elks, Clinton · 2
  • Studio 56, Paris · 1

Top cities

  • Salt Lake City, UT · 3
  • Haverhill, MA · 3
  • Clinton · 2
  • Framingham, MA · 2
  • Canoga Park, CA · 2

Often on the bill with: Poor Sport, Isolation, Think Again, Abomination, For the Worse, Product of Waste, Shoot to Kill, Street Sweeper

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

Releases

14 releases, 1991–2023

  • Villion

    2023 · Album

  • Bank Robber

    2018 · Ep

  • Fairy

    2017 · Single

  • Rainy Night

    2016 · Single

  • I Got'cha Open / Thuggz Got Feelinz 2

    1999

  • Hurt'Um Bad

    1999

  • Prophecy Fullfilled

    1999

  • Mild Funkshun

    1997

  • Whut Tha Lick Iz?

    1997

  • Ghetto Symphony

    1996

  • Listen 2 Mi Flow

    1996

  • Skanless But True

    1994

  • Set Trippin

    1994

  • I Ain't 2 B Phuked With

    1991

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Former

  • PLT

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

VILLAIN — Photo
Photo — Spotify
VILLAIN — Union Event Center, 2025-04-02
Poster · Union Event Center, 2025-04-02 — Songkick
VILLAIN — Rosemount Hotel, 2022-09-25
Poster · Rosemount Hotel, 2022-09-25 — Songkick
VILLAIN — Capital Complex, 2018-09-27
Poster · Capital Complex, 2018-09-27 — Songkick
VILLAIN — Loading Dock - Old Location, 2016-08-02
Poster · Loading Dock - Old Location, 2016-08-02 — Songkick
VILLAIN — Metro Music Hall, 2016-03-23
Poster · Metro Music Hall, 2016-03-23 — Songkick
VILLAIN — Ziggy's by the Sea, 2015-12-22
Poster · Ziggy's by the Sea, 2015-12-22 — Songkick
VILLAIN — Globe Clothing Store (GCS), 2013-08-02
Poster · Globe Clothing Store (GCS), 2013-08-02 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Villain on Last.fmArtist facts
Villain on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
DiscogsCredited 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.