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 25)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 17, 2013
The Joy Formidable / Feral Children
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Neptune Theatre Seattle, Washington, United States
Oct 16, 2013
Passion Pit / The Joy Formidable
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The Complex Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Oct 15, 2013
The Joy Formidable

Wolf's Law

Boulder Theater Boulder, Colorado, United States
Oct 12, 2013
The Joy Formidable

Austin City Limits

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Zilker Metropolitan Park Austin, Texas, United States
Oct 11, 2013
The Joy Formidable

Wolf's Law

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Civic Theatre New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Oct 11, 2013 –
Oct 13, 2013
Austin City Limits Music Festival
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Wilco / Vampire Weekend / The Joy Formidable / Neko Case / Dawes / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
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Zilker Metropolitan Park Austin, Texas, United States
Oct 10, 2013
Passion Pit / The Joy Formidable
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The Music Park, The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Oct 08, 2013
Passion Pit / The Joy Formidable House Of Blues North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
Oct 05, 2013
Austin City Limits (Weekend 1 of 2) (Day 2 of 3)
Walk the Moon / Silversun Pickups / The Joy Formidable / Wilco / The Shouting Matches / The Cure / Kings Of Leon / Kendrick Lamar
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Zilker Metropolitan Park Austin, Texas, United States
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Oct 04, 2013
Austin City Limits Music Festival (Weekend 1 of 2) (Day 1 of 3)
Queens of the Stone Age / Junip / Electric Six / White Denim / The Mavericks / Shakey Graves / Twin Forks / Max Frost / Court Yard Hounds / Red Baraat / Fun. / Walk the Moon / Portugal. The Man / Noah and the Whale / Phoenix / Muse / Lissie / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down / Grouplove / Local Natives / Wilco / Widowspeak / Wild Belle / Kings Of Leon / Arctic Monkeys / Purity Ring / Neko Case / Toro Y Moi / Wild Cub / Pinback / Autre Ne Veut / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Dan Croll / FIDLAR / The Lone Bellow / Shuggie Otis / Kaskade / Deap Vally / Roadkill Ghost Choir / Tame Impala / India.Arie / Jake Bugg / The Black Angels / Valerie June / Jimmy Eat World / Foxygen / Depeche Mode / Delta Rae / Reignwolf / Bear Mountain / Hundred Waters / Electric Guest / Franz Ferdinand / The Shouting Matches / Vintage Trouble / Parquet Courts / Eric Church / The National / HAIM / The Bright Light Social Hour / The Cure / Vampire Weekend / MS MR / Little Green Cars / Asleep At the Wheel / Smith Westerns / True Believers / Paper Diamond / Divine Fits / Holly Williams / Sunny Jain / The Mowgli's / Shovels & Rope / Phosphorescent / Play Date / The Joy Formidable / Silversun Pickups / Lionel Richie / Wild Nothing / Dawes / The Band of Heathens / Mona / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Kendrick Lamar / Passion Pit / Savages / Okkervil River / Atoms For Peace / Typhoon / D'Angelo Show all bands
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Zilker Metropolitan Park Austin, Texas, United States
Oct 04, 2013 –
Oct 06, 2013
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2013
India.Arie / The Band of Heathens / Lissie / Electric Six / Shuggie Otis / Bear Mountain / The Mavericks / Valerie June / Max Frost / Toro Y Moi / Wild Belle / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Smith Westerns / Savages / White Denim / The Mowgli's / Kendrick Lamar / Red Baraat / The Shouting Matches / Wild Cub / Eric Church / Paper Diamond / The Cure / Little Green Cars / Portugal. The Man / Mona / Phosphorescent / Court Yard Hounds / Reignwolf / Dan Croll / Dawes / Play Date / Shakey Graves / Holly Williams / Roadkill Ghost Choir / Twin Forks / The Bright Light Social Hour / Purity Ring / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Vintage Trouble / Autre Ne Veut / Sunny Jain / Noah and the Whale / Asleep At the Wheel / Parquet Courts / Depeche Mode / The National / Muse / Arctic Monkeys / Vampire Weekend / Fun. / Phoenix / Passion Pit / Franz Ferdinand / Tame Impala / Queens of the Stone Age / Grouplove / Jimmy Eat World / Walk the Moon / HAIM / Wilco / Local Natives / Kaskade / Silversun Pickups / Lionel Richie / Jake Bugg / The Joy Formidable / MS MR / Wild Nothing / Neko Case / Electric Guest / Okkervil River / Pinback / Foxygen / The Black Angels / Junip / FIDLAR / Atoms For Peace / Shovels & Rope / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down / The Lone Bellow / Hundred Waters / Divine Fits / Typhoon / Delta Rae / Widowspeak / Deap Vally / True Believers / Kings Of Leon / D'Angelo Show all bands
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Zilker Metropolitan Park Austin, Texas, United States
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Oct 03, 2013
Passion Pit / The Joy Formidable
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Iron City Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Oct 01, 2013
Passion Pit / The Joy Formidable Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Sep 29, 2013
Passion Pit / The Joy Formidable
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nTelos Wireless Pavilion Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Sep 05, 2013
The Joy Formidable / Lostlander / On and On

Musicfest NW

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Roseland Theater Portland, Oregon, United States
Sep 03, 2013 –
Sep 08, 2013
MusicFestNW 2013
Diplo / Young the Giant / Icona Pop / The Head and the Heart / Animal Collective / Washed Out / Nick Murphy fka Chet Faker / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Deerhunter / Ra Ra Riot / Chromatics / The Joy Formidable / Neko Case / Trevor Powers / Ty Segall / Surfer Blood / The Dodos / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Austra / Dan Deacon / Bonnie "Prince" Billy / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down / Baroness / Cody Chesnutt / Justin Townes Earle / The Thermals / Titus Andronicus / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Prefuse 73 / Bob Mould / Superchunk / Mariachi El Bronx / The Men / The Bronx / Murder By Death / Earth / La Luz / John Vanderslice / Yob / Pickwick / Royal Canoe / The Moondoggies / Deep Sea Diver / Royal Thunder / Queen Kwong / Vice Device Show all bands
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Sep 02, 2013
Bumbershoot Festival
"Bumbershoot Festival" / BASSNECTAR / MGMT / Allen Stone / alt-J / The Joy Formidable / Trampled by Turtles / Deerhunter / Justin Townes Earle / Kinky / Baroness / Delta Rae / Superchunk / Bajofondo / Lissie / Redd Kross / The Men / Ivan & Alyosha / The Sheepdogs / The Mowgli's / The Lone Bellow / The Maldives / Kopecky / Bellamaine / St. Paul De Vence / Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands / Hot Bodies in Motion / Red Jacket Mine / Good Times Ahead / Red Baraat Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 31, 2013 –
Sep 02, 2013
Bumbershoot 2013
Kendrick Lamar / MGMT / alt-J / Charli xcx / Joey Bada$$ / Icona Pop / Tegan and Sara / Crystal Castles / Heart / BASSNECTAR / Matt and Kim / Washed Out / Deerhunter / Ra Ra Riot / The Zombies / The Mowgli's / The Joy Formidable / The Breeders / Lissie / Gary Numan / Lake Street Dive / FIDLAR / Trampled by Turtles / Watsky / Allen Stone / Beats Antique / Robert Glasper Experiment / ZZ Ward / Baroness / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down / Guy / Ivan & Alyosha / Dannic / Justin Townes Earle / Mates of State / Charles Bradley / The Lone Bellow / Broncho / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Delta Rae / Cookie Monsta / The Sheepdogs / Bob Mould / Matt Pond PA / Kinky / Superchunk / The Men / Eric Burdon / Vintage Trouble / Maceo Parker / Tamaryn / Bajofondo / Diamond Rings / David Bazan / Sol / Kopecky Family Band / Ramona Falls / Vicci Martinez / Physics / Redd Kross / Sol Roots / Sallie Ford / Nacho Picasso / The Flavr Blue / Kris Orlowski / Grynch / Ernie Watts / The Maldives / Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening / Aurelio / Ayron Jones / St. Paul De Vence / DJ White Shadow / Hot Bodies in Motion / Kithkin / Nikki Hill / New Stories / The Grizzled Mighty / The Duke Robillard Band / The Redwood Plan / Bellamaine / Midday Veil / Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands / Down North / The Comettes / Human Spirit / Cascadia 10 / Tyler Brown / MoZo / River Giant / DJ Phase / Red Jacket Mine / Total Experience Gospel Choir / Davidson Hart Kingsbery / Matt Jorgensen / DJ Girl 6 / Rise Over Run / Hyperfunk / Gus & Scout / Sean Majors / Fantagraphics Follies - Leo K Theatre / Danny Bland / Fun. / Beat Connection Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
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Aug 25, 2013
The Joy Formidable

Victorious Festival

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LJR Arena Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Aug 24, 2013 –
Aug 25, 2013
Summercamp 2013
Mount Kimbie / Benjamin Francis Leftwich / The Joy Formidable / The Staves / Marika Hackman / Martha Wainwright / Ghostpoet / Josef Salvat / Delphic / The 2 Bears / Nathan Fake / Ed Harcourt / Steve Mason / Dutch Uncles / Merchandise / Wave Machines / Spectrals / Evergreen (Fr) / Optimo / Fair Ohs / Ewan Pearson / Poltergeist / Le Carousel / Roscius / Lunar Modular Show all bands
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Camp And Furnace Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 23, 2013
The Joy Formidable

Solfest

Tarnside Farm Aspatria, England, United Kingdom
Aug 23, 2013 –
Aug 25, 2013
Maxïmo Park / Flogging Molly / New Model Army / The Joy Formidable

Solfest 2013

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Tarnside Farm Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Aug 21, 2013
"Malmofestivalen" / The Joy Formidable / the drifters / Flogging Molly

Malmofestivalen

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Folkets Park Malmo, Skåne, Sweden

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Nov 5, 2011
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Concerts Per Year:

2026 22 concerts
2025 7 concerts
2023 27 concerts
2022 56 concerts
2021 18 concerts
2020 3 concerts
2019 82 concerts
2018 48 concerts
2017 24 concerts
2016 137 concerts
2015 23 concerts
2014 14 concerts
2013 161 concerts
2012 78 concerts
2011 173 concerts
2010 118 concerts
2009 112 concerts
2008 25 concerts
2007 1 concert
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