Aswad Concert History

Aswad ("Black" in Arabic) is a long-lasting British reggae group, noted for adding strong R&B, soul, and soca influences to the reggae sound. They have been performing since the early 1970s, and have released a total of twenty-one albums.

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Aswad Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027) (Page 16)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 19, 1985
Aswad Keystone Palo Alto, California, United States
Jul 18, 1985
Aswad The Stone San Francisco, California, United States
Jul 11, 1985
Aswad Battersea Park London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 07, 1985
GLC Music Festival 1985
Frank Chickens / Communards / Aswad / Ravi Shankar / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / The Pogues / Billy Bragg / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Boothill Foot Tappers / Hank Wangford Band / The Three Johns / Terry & Gerry / The Beat Farmers / Red Guitars Show all bands
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Battersea Park London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 22, 1985
Aswad

Glastonbury Festival

Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 21, 1985 –
Jun 23, 1985
Glastonbury Festival 1985
Echo & The Bunnymen / Joe Cocker / James / The Pogues / Billy Bragg / Midnight Oil / The Boomtown Rats / Nick Lowe / The Style Council / Aswad / Clannad / Third World / We are KING / Hugh Masekela / The Colourfield / The Triffids / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Misty In Roots / Green On Red / Gregory Isaacs / Working Week / Roger Chapman / Microdisney / Robin Williamson / Poison Girls / Ian Dury and the Blockheads / Alexei Sayle / Big Sound Authority / Hammer & Sickle Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Apr 06, 1985
Aswad Dominion Theatre London, England, United Kingdom
Dec 08, 1984
Aswad University of Salford Salford, England, United Kingdom
Dec 07, 1984
Aswad Royal Albert Hall London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 21, 1984
Aswad Dominion Theatre London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 20, 1984
Aswad Maxwell Hall Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom
Oct 17, 1984
Aswad Top Rank Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Oct 16, 1984
Aswad Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Oct 13, 1984
Aswad The Refectory University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Oct 11, 1984
Aswad Caley Cinema Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sep 30, 1984
Aswad Odeon Birmingham Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Sep 29, 1984
Aswad Wirrina Stadium Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
Sep 28, 1984
Aswad Assembly Rooms Derby, England, United Kingdom
Sep 26, 1984
Aswad Top Rank Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Sep 22, 1984
Aswad Southampton Guildhall Southampton, England, United Kingdom

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Glastonbury Festival 1985
Jun 21 - 23, 1985
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1985
Jun 21 - 23, 1985
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1985
Jun 21 - 23, 1985
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1985
Jun 21 - 23, 1985
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 4, 2013
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Jun 1, 2026
 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 1, 2026
 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 18, 2026
 Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 18, 2026
 Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 18, 2026
 Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
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 Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 13, 2026
 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Concerts Per Year:

2027 6 concerts
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2025 10 concerts
2024 14 concerts
2023 10 concerts
2022 11 concerts
2021 9 concerts
2020 1 concert
2019 12 concerts
2018 14 concerts
2017 10 concerts
2016 9 concerts
2015 8 concerts
2014 9 concerts
2013 8 concerts
2012 4 concerts
2011 8 concerts
2010 8 concerts
2009 14 concerts
2008 6 concerts
2007 3 concerts
2003 5 concerts
2002 1 concert
2001 1 concert
2000 6 concerts
1999 3 concerts
1996 2 concerts
1995 10 concerts
1994 7 concerts
1993 1 concert
1992 6 concerts
1991 12 concerts
1990 7 concerts
1989 7 concerts
1988 31 concerts
1987 8 concerts
1986 7 concerts
1985 8 concerts
1984 21 concerts
1983 5 concerts
1982 11 concerts
1981 9 concerts
1980 6 concerts
1979 6 concerts
1978 11 concerts
1977 3 concerts
1976 3 concerts
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