As The Tick would say, QRO’s spotlight cries out, “SPOON!”
Name: Spoon
Associated act(s): The Alien Beats, Divine Fits
Hometown: Austin, TX
Members: Scott Adair (former), Britt Daniel, Hunter Darby (former), Jim Eno, Alex Fischel, Eric Friend (former), Eric Harvey (former), Sean Kirkpatrick (former), Roman Kuebler (former), Gerardo Larious, Andy Maguire (former), Rob Pope (former), Ben Trokan, Greg Wilson (former), Josh Zarbo (former)
Albums: Telephono (1996), A Series of Sneaks (1998), Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill the Moonlight (2002), Gimme Fiction (2005), Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007), Transference (2010), They Want My Soul (2014), Hot Thoughts (2017), Lucifer On the Sofa (2022)
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Tour dates:
Tue. June 20 – London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall
Wed. June 21 – London, UK @ The O2 #
Thu. June 22 – Manchester, UK @ AO Arena #
Sat. June 24 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro #
Tue. June 27 – Cologne, DE @ Palladium Cologne #
Wed. June 28 – Hamburg, DE @ Stadtpark-Open-Air-Bühne #
Fri. June 30 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
Sat. July 1 – Ewijk, NL @ Down the Rabbit Hole
Sun. July 2 – Arras, FR @ Main Square Festival
Tue. July 4 – Nimes, FR @ Festival de Nimes
Thu. July 6 – Oeiras, PT @ NOS Alive
Fri. July 7 – Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival
Sun. August 20 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre %
Mon. August 21 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House
Tue. August 22 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater %
Thu. August 24 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theater %
Sat. August 26 – Abiquiu, NM @ Blossoms & Bones Ghost Ranch Music Festival
Sun. August 27 – Magna, UT @ The Great Saltair %
Mon. August 28 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre %
Wed. August 30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre %
Fri. September 1 – Las Vegas, NV @ Bakkt Theater %
Sat. September 2 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre %
Sun. September 3 – San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park %
Fri. September 8 – Frisco, CO @ Union Peak Festival
Wed. September 13 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis
Thu. September 14 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Thu. September 15 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Sat. September 16 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond
Fri. December 1 – Wellington, NZ @ Anderson Park ^
Sat. December 2 – Auckland, NZ @ Spark Arena ^
Mon. December 4 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House ^
Thu. December 7 – Melbourne, AU @ Sidney Meyer Music Bowl ^
Sat. December 9 – Brisbane, AU @ Riverstage Brisbane ^
Mon. December 11 – Perth, AU @ Kings Park & Botanic Garden ^
# w/ The Black Keys
% w/ Weezer
^ w/ The War on Drugs
Wed. June 14 – Bergen, NO @ Bergenfest
Thu. June 15 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller Music Hall
Fri. June 16 – Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset #
Sun. June 18 – Paris, FR @ Zenith de Paris #
Mon. June 19 – Paris, FR @ Zenith de Paris #
Tue. June 20 – London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall
Wed. June 21 – London, UK @ The O2 #
Thu. June 22 – Manchester, UK @ AO Arena #
Sat. June 24 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro #
Tue. June 27 – Cologne, DE @ Palladium Cologne #
Wed. June 28 – Hamburg, DE @ Stadtpark-Open-Air-Bühne #
Fri. June 30 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
Sat. July 1 – Ewijk, NL @ Down the Rabbit Hole
Sun. July 2 – Arras, FR @ Main Square Festival
Tue. July 4 – Nimes, FR @ Festival de Nimes
Thu. July 6 – Oeiras, PT @ NOS Alive
Fri. July 7 – Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival
Sun. August 20 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre %
Mon. August 21 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House
Tue. August 22 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater %
Thu. August 24 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theater %
Sat. August 26 – Abiquiu, NM @ Blossoms & Bones Ghost Ranch Music Festival
Sun. August 27 – Magna, UT @ The Great Saltair %
Mon. August 28 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre %
Wed. August 30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre %
Fri. September 1 – Las Vegas, NV @ Bakkt Theater %
Sat. September 2 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre %
Sun. September 3 – San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park %
Fri. September 8 – Frisco, CO @ Union Peak Festival
Wed. September 13 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis
Thu. September 14 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Fri. September 15 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Sat. September 16 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond
Fri. December 1 – Wellington, NZ @ Anderson Park ^
Sat. December 2 – Auckland, NZ @ Spark Arena ^
Mon. December 4 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House ^
Thu. December 7 – Melbourne, AU @ Sidney Meyer Music Bowl ^
Sat. December 9 – Brisbane, AU @ Riverstage Brisbane ^
Mon. December 11 – Perth, AU @ Kings Park & Botanic Garden ^
# w/ The Black Keys
% w/ Weezer
^ w/ The War on Drugs
Spoon playing “The Underdog” at Terminal 5:
Spoon playing “The Way We Get By” at MusicFest:
Spoon playing “Written In Reverse” at MusicFest:
Spoon covering Jay Reatard’s “No Time” at MusicFest:
Spoon playing “I Turn My Camera On” at MusicFest:
Spoon playing “The Underdog” at MusicFest:
Spoon playing “Someone Something” at Cake Shop:
Spoon playing “Don’t You Evah” at Cake Shop:
Spoon playing “Don’t Make Me a Target” at Cake Shop: