The Joy Formidable Concert History

The Joy Formidable is an indie rock band formed in 2007 in North Wales, United Kingdom, currently located in London, England. The group members are Ritzy Bryan (vocals, guitar), Rhydian Dafydd (bass, backing vocals), and Matt Thomas (drums). Their music has been described as "primal epic grunge rock à la The Breeders, Arcade Fire and Yeah Yeah Yeahs".

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The Joy Formidable Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 23)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 16, 2015
The Joy Formidable

Kansas City Live!

Kansas City Live!, Kansas City Power & Light District Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Sep 12, 2015
Riot Fest & Carnival (Day 2 of 3)
Iggy Pop / Babes in Toyland / Bootsy Collins' Rubber Band / The Dear Hunter / Desaparecidos / Echo & The Bunnymen / Rancid / System of a Down / The Thurston Moore Band / The Academy Is... / Drive Like Jehu / Millencolin / Swervedriver / American Nightmare / Counterpunch / The Movielife / FIDLAR / The Ataris / The Dead Milkmen / GWAR / The Joy Formidable / The Lawrence Arms / Merle Haggard / Pennywise / Alexisonfire / CHON / Billy Idol / Sleep On It / The Devil Wears Prada / Lifetime / Mayday Parade / Taking Back Sunday / CIV / Joyce Manor / The Damned / Fit for Rivals / Teenage Bottlerocket / Modern Life Is War / Flatfoot 56 / Direct Hit! / Clowns / Meat Wave / Indian Handcrafts / Elway Show all bands
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Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 11, 2015 –
Sep 13, 2015
Riot Fest Chicago 2015
No Doubt / Coheed and Cambria / Motörhead / Taking Back Sunday / Ice Cube / The Academy Is... / Cypress Hill / Skinny Lister / Modest Mouse / Dirty Heads / System of a Down / Tenacious D / Atreyu / Anthrax / Every Time I Die / The Devil Wears Prada / Living Colour / Alexisonfire / Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley / Snoop Dogg / Slightly Stoopid / Iggy Pop / Rancid / Billy Idol / Alkaline Trio / Flogging Molly / Andrew W.K. / Against Me! / GWAR / The Ataris / The Damned / Echo & The Bunnymen / Drive Like Jehu / Swervedriver / Merle Haggard / FIDLAR / Millencolin / Lifetime / Meat Wave / The Dear Hunter / Desaparecidos / The Lawrence Arms / The Dead Milkmen / Mayday Parade / Babes in Toyland / The Joy Formidable / American Nightmare / Joyce Manor / The Movielife / Pennywise / Steve Ignorant With Paranoid Visions / Modern Life Is War / Fit for Rivals / Flatfoot 56 / Teenage Bottlerocket / CHON / Counterpunch / Direct Hit! / The Brokedowns / Elway / PEARS / Clowns / Hellzapoppin / Indian Handcrafts / Faith No More / Doomtree / The Thurston Moore Band / Bootsy Collins' Rubber Band / The Coathangers / Death / Dirty Fences / DREAMERS / Fishbone / Into It. Over It. / Mustard Plug / Real Friends / Mariachi El Bronx / Barb Wire Dolls / Faulkner / 88 Fingers Louie / The Expendables / Bayside / Ground Up / Eagles of Death Metal / Psalm One / Lee Scratch Perry & Subatomic Sound System / Mest / Heems / Chef'Special / Thrice / White Mystery / Prayers / Speedy Ortiz / Steve Ignorant & Paranoid Visions / Sleep On It / CIV / Skating Polly / Signals Midwest / Foxtrott / Jazz Cartier / The White Buffalo / Cayetana / Tasha the Amazon / Hum / Tarrus Riley / Dwarves / Alvvays / Souvenirs / Indian School / De La Soul / New Politics / Modern Chemistry / Twin River / Less Than Jake / Morgan Heritage / Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness / Yelawolf / KONGOS / Northern Faces / Foxing / Stephen Marley / Manchester Orchestra / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Superheaven / Beach Slang / Blis / L7 / Jimmy Cliff / The Airborne Toxic Event / Knuckle Puck / Tommy Stinson / The Prodigy / Have Mercy / Post Malone / Fki / Black-Am-I / Kevin Devine / Jo Mersa / die Selloutz / Alex Wiley / Skip Marley / The Municipal Drainage Project Show all bands
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Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 06, 2015
The Joy Formidable
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Park Tavern Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sep 05, 2015
Audiotree Music Festival
The Joy Formidable / Tiny Moving Parts / Foxing / Narco Debut / The Cardboard Swords / The Fall of Troy / And So I Watch You from Afar / CHON
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District Square Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Sep 04, 2015
The Joy Formidable
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Surf Lodge Montauk, New York, United States
Aug 29, 2015
Riot Fest and Rodeo (Day 2 of 3)
Alkaline Trio / Bayside / Broadway Calls / Cloud Cult / Cold War Kids / Desaparecidos / Direct Hit! / Drive Like Jehu / Eagles of Death Metal / Gateway Drugs / GWAR / Iration / Joyce Manor / KONGOS / Less Than Jake / Meat Wave / Modest Mouse / Northern Faces / PEARS / Pixies / Rancid / Run-D.M.C. / Sleep On It / Souvenirs / Swervedriver / The Bunny Gang / The Damned / The Dead Milkmen / The Joy Formidable / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / The Vandals / Thrice Show all bands
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National Western Complex Denver, Colorado, United States
Aug 28, 2015 –
Aug 30, 2015
Riot Fest Denver 2015
Post Malone / Snoop Dogg / System of a Down / Pixies / Modest Mouse / Ice Cube / Cold War Kids / Cypress Hill / Iggy Pop / The Prodigy / De La Soul / Explosions in the Sky / Yelawolf / Coheed and Cambria / Flogging Molly / Rancid / The Airborne Toxic Event / Anthrax / Run-D.M.C. / Eagles of Death Metal / Death Grips / Black Lips / Thrice / Nada Surf / KONGOS / Alkaline Trio / The Joy Formidable / Less Than Jake / Motörhead / Iration / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Bootsy Collins / The Damned / Testament / Bayside / Millencolin / Andrew W.K. / Joyce Manor / DREAMERS / PUP / The White Buffalo / The Get Up Kids / L7 / Reverend Horton Heat / Benjamin Booker / The Vandals / The Dead Milkmen / GWAR / Speedy Ortiz / GZA/Genius / Chef'Special / Cloud Cult / Desaparecidos / Teenage Bottlerocket / The Hotelier / Off! / The Moth & the Flame / The Lawrence Arms / Swervedriver / Babes in Toyland / Doomtree / Beach Slang / Fit for Rivals / Daye Jack / 7Seconds / Drive Like Jehu / Cayetana / Prayers / Rozwell Kid / Skating Polly / Sleep On It / Broadway Calls / Meat Wave / Direct Hit! / Northern Faces / Main Attrakionz / American Nightmare / Elway / PEARS / Souvenirs / Gateway Drugs / White Mystery / Faulkner / The Bunny Gang / Nathen Maxwell & the Original Bunny Gang / Indian School / Input & Broken / Hellzapoppin / Crobot / Tenacious D / Bootsy Collins' Rubber Band Show all bands
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National Western Complex Denver, Colorado, United States
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Mar 02, 2015
The Joy Formidable
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S4C Studios Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Dec 07, 2014
The Joy Formidable
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Clwyd Theatr Cymru Mold, Wales, United Kingdom
Oct 12, 2014
Escape Music Festival
"Escape Music Festival" / Girl Talk / Mayer Hawthorne / The Joy Formidable / ASTR / Tesla Boy / Anoraak / Alan Fitzpatrick / Alex English / Marc Maya / Toni Varga / Miss Kittin / Sebastien Leger / Sleepy And Boo / Technasia / DJ Boris
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Governors Beach Club New York, New York, United States
Jul 27, 2014
The Joy Formidable
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The Globe Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Jul 26, 2014
The Joy Formidable

Gwyl Gardd Goll

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Plas Newydd Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom
May 17, 2014
The Joy Formidable

Centennial Olympic Park's Party in the Park

Centennial Olympic Park Atlanta, Georgia, United States
May 16, 2014
Primus / A Year in Celebration / The Joy Formidable / Preston Lovinggood / Velouria

Iron City: A Year In Celebration

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Iron City Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Apr 11, 2014
The Joy Formidable / Empires

Jack Daniels Live at the Landmark

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Germania Place Chicago, Illinois, United States
Mar 25, 2014
Wire Faces / The Joy Formidable / The Epilogues
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3 Kings Tavern Denver, Colorado, United States
Mar 23, 2014
Treefort Music Fest
"Treefort Music Fest" / Perfect Pussy / Breton / Milagres / The Americans / Cody Chesnutt / paper bird / The Joy Formidable / Con Bro Chill / Solander / Aan / Tangerine / Confluence
Downtown Boise Boise, Idaho, United States
Mar 22, 2014
Phantogram / The Psychedelic Furs / Washed Out / Twin Shadow / Run the Jewels / Candlebox / The Joy Formidable / Roky Erickson / The Black Angels / YACHT / The Gories / SZA / Tamaryn / Lonely Horse
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Villita Assembly Building San Antonio, Texas, United States
Mar 21, 2014
The Psychedelic Furs / Phantogram / The Joy Formidable / Twin Shadow / YACHT / Roky Erickson / The Black Angels / The Gories / SZA / Tamaryn
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Villita Assembly Building San Antonio, Texas, United States

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