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Violent Femmes merch
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Violent Femmes
$21.79
Why Do Birds Sing? Deluxe
$13.80
Add It Up (1981-1993)[2 LP]
$32.99
Hotel Last Resort
$16.99
Violent Femmes
$12.98
Permanent Record: The Very Best Of Vi...
$11.98
Violent Femmes
$28.69
Memory/You Move Me (RSD 2016)
$9.99
We Can Do Anything
$32.82
Viva Wisconsin
$25.50
Freak Magnet
$12.94
The Blind Leading The Naked US Version
$29.00
New Times
$18.95
3 US Version
$29.99
Why Do Birds Sing?
$13.42
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Violent Femmes's tour

Live Photos of Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes at Nashville, TN in Schermerhorn Symphony Center 2024
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Fan Reviews

October 8th 2024
What a night!! The Violent Femmes were as rockin' as I remembered from my own teenage years and they've opened the door for a new generation to love their music! (My GenZ loved the show!!) Good Feeling backed by the Symphony was perfection. Hearing favorites from the debut album was a delight; and adding in American Music to the mix could not have been a better treat! Venue was great, parking is easy.
Atlanta, GA@
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Nina
June 22nd 2024
I’ve seen the Violent Femmes a number of times and they are always great, but this was an impressive cut above, with the backing of the entire Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra behind them. They did the entire first album in its entirety, plus an encore. I hope it was professionally recorded because it would make an amazing live album.
Highland Park, IL@
Ravinia Park
John
May 15th 2024
Really outstanding show. Pure Femmes and no BS. Played Hallowed Ground album, took a break, played all of Violent Femmes album, took a brief break, played two more in encore. Waved goodnight. The band sounded fantastic. All songs were true to the original. Packed house. It was a cool flashback to the late 80s.
West Des Moines, IA@
Val Air Ballroom
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About Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes formed in 1981 as an acoustic punk band playing on the streets of Milwaukee. Their main influences at that time were Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, and The Velvet Underground. Their goal was to rock harder than any other acoustic act on the planet.

They were rejected for an audition by a local nightclub and set up outside a Pretenders gig. Chrissie Hynde asked them to open that night’s show. This gave the early Femmes a publicity boost which led to them being invited to play in NYC supporting Richard Hell. A rave review in the New York Times led eventually to a record deal, which in turn spawned worldwide touring.

Their eponymous first album became the first and only album in Billboard history to enter the charts as a platinum album, eight years after its release. The Femmes became a mainstay of festivals, clubs and theatres in over 30 countries worldwide in the ensuing three decades.

MTV’s “Unplugged” show was inspired by the Femmes, although they never actually appeared on it. Their raw sound and honest lyrical perspective has been cited as an influence by artists as diverse as Pink, Keith Urban, The Smiths, Nirvana, Lou Reed, John Cusack, Mark Morris, and Wim Wenders.
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Genres:
Alt-rock, Alternative, Folk, Rock, Punk
Band Members:
John Sparrow, Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie
Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

No upcoming shows in your city
Send a request to Violent Femmes to play in your city
Request a Show

Live Photos of Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes at Nashville, TN in Schermerhorn Symphony Center 2024
View All Photos

Violent Femmes merch
amazonview store

Violent Femmes
$21.79
Why Do Birds Sing? Deluxe
$13.80
Add It Up (1981-1993)[2 LP]
$32.99
Hotel Last Resort
$16.99
Violent Femmes
$12.98
Permanent Record: The Very Best Of Vi...
$11.98
Violent Femmes
$28.69
Memory/You Move Me (RSD 2016)
$9.99
We Can Do Anything
$32.82
Viva Wisconsin
$25.50
Freak Magnet
$12.94
The Blind Leading The Naked US Version
$29.00
New Times
$18.95
3 US Version
$29.99
Why Do Birds Sing?
$13.42
View All
Violent Femmes's tour

Fan Reviews

October 8th 2024
What a night!! The Violent Femmes were as rockin' as I remembered from my own teenage years and they've opened the door for a new generation to love their music! (My GenZ loved the show!!) Good Feeling backed by the Symphony was perfection. Hearing favorites from the debut album was a delight; and adding in American Music to the mix could not have been a better treat! Venue was great, parking is easy.
Atlanta, GA@
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Nina
June 22nd 2024
I’ve seen the Violent Femmes a number of times and they are always great, but this was an impressive cut above, with the backing of the entire Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra behind them. They did the entire first album in its entirety, plus an encore. I hope it was professionally recorded because it would make an amazing live album.
Highland Park, IL@
Ravinia Park
John
May 15th 2024
Really outstanding show. Pure Femmes and no BS. Played Hallowed Ground album, took a break, played all of Violent Femmes album, took a brief break, played two more in encore. Waved goodnight. The band sounded fantastic. All songs were true to the original. Packed house. It was a cool flashback to the late 80s.
West Des Moines, IA@
Val Air Ballroom
View More Fan Reviews

About Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes formed in 1981 as an acoustic punk band playing on the streets of Milwaukee. Their main influences at that time were Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, and The Velvet Underground. Their goal was to rock harder than any other acoustic act on the planet.

They were rejected for an audition by a local nightclub and set up outside a Pretenders gig. Chrissie Hynde asked them to open that night’s show. This gave the early Femmes a publicity boost which led to them being invited to play in NYC supporting Richard Hell. A rave review in the New York Times led eventually to a record deal, which in turn spawned worldwide touring.

Their eponymous first album became the first and only album in Billboard history to enter the charts as a platinum album, eight years after its release. The Femmes became a mainstay of festivals, clubs and theatres in over 30 countries worldwide in the ensuing three decades.

MTV’s “Unplugged” show was inspired by the Femmes, although they never actually appeared on it. Their raw sound and honest lyrical perspective has been cited as an influence by artists as diverse as Pink, Keith Urban, The Smiths, Nirvana, Lou Reed, John Cusack, Mark Morris, and Wim Wenders.
Show More
Genres:
Alt-rock, Alternative, Folk, Rock, Punk
Band Members:
John Sparrow, Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie
Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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