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 48)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 13, 2010 –
May 15, 2010
The Great Escape 2010
Ellie Goulding / Marina / Groove Armada / Broken Social Scene / Chase & Status / Sleigh Bells / Real Estate / Best Coast / Warpaint / Band of Skulls / Crystal Fighters / Hurts / The Joy Formidable / Gold Panda / Everything Everything / Lissie / Surfer Blood / Wild Beasts / The Cribs / The Big Pink / Japandroids / Darwin Deez / The Futureheads / Active Child / Yuck / cornershop / Slow Club / Timber Timbre / The Walkmen / White Rabbits / Birds of Tokyo / Delphic / Blood Red Shoes / Alice Russell / Reverend and the Makers / Stornoway / Young Guns / Violent Soho / Sarah Blasko / Cold Cave / Avi Buffalo / Art vs Science / Class Actress / Summer Camp / Tunng / James Yuill / The Fiery Furnaces / Ed Harcourt / Bluejuice / These New Puritans / Basia Bulat / Pony Pony Run Run / I Blame Coco / Jesca Hoop / Jason Collett / Chew Lips / Eli 'Paperboy' Reed / The Phenomenal Handclap Band / Hungry Kids of Hungary / Zeus / The Leisure Society / Jamaica / Chapel Club / CHIEF / Nadine Shah / The Sunshine Underground / Katzenjammer / Pulled Apart By Horses / The Crookes / Bettie Serveert / Marina (US) / The Ruby Suns / Clock Opera / Esben and the Witch / Oh Mercy / Infadels / Frankie & The Heartstrings / Moss / Egyptian Hip Hop / The Dutchess and the Duke / Chateau Marmont / Harper Simon / Peggy Sue / Rolo Tomassi / Philadelphia Grand Jury / Dead Confederate / Valentina / Dappled Cities / Lauren "LOLO" Pritchard / Bo Ningen / Sky Larkin / The Cheek / Kamp! / Alessi's Ark / Polar Bear / Coming Soon / Sound of Guns / John Smith / Erland & The Carnival / Ganglians / The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster / White Rose Movement / Kassidy / Mirrors / Fortune / Marques Toliver / Blackchords / The Bewitched Hands / Lucky Soul / Trembling Bells / Codeine Velvet Club / Rose Elinor Dougall / Daisy Dares You / Fan Death / Mujeres / MAY68 / John & Jehn / Gabby Young / Che / Detroit Social Club / Let's Buy Happiness / The Boy Who Trapped the Sun / Wild Palms / You Say Party! / North Atlantic Oscillation / Dansette Junior / Lone Wolf / The Chapman Family / Jackie Oates / Pearl and the Puppets / Goldhawks / Stricken City / Kid Bombardos / Wilder / Sons of Noel and Adrian / Final Flash / Manna / Teenagersintokyo / La Shark / Hook & The Twin / Bridezilla / Deville / White Belt Yellow Tag / GLASS (OFFICIAL) / Neat / Ou Est Le Swimming Pool / The Dirty Disco / Let's Go to War / YUK / I Dream In Colour / Jaakko & Jay / Joensuu 1685 / Citadels / Emerald City / Othello Woolf / Melodica / Simon Says No! / Felix Fables / Lunar Youth / John Wort Hannam / Gordie Tentrees / Polly Mackey & The Pleasure Principle / Rachelle Van Zanten / Violet Violet / Ultimate Power Duo / Deadlight / Linda Harrison / This Is Seb Clarke / Cubrik / Sumudu / Larissa Mckay / Samuel Chase / Chicken Hawk / Dangerous Heresy / Arcady Bliss / 123 (US) / Islets / Hayley Willis / Simon Trottier Show all bands
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Brighton, England, United Kingdom
May 10, 2010
The Joy Formidable / She Keeps Bees
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Mercury Lounge New York, New York, United States
May 08, 2010
The Joy Formidable Jillian's Albany, New York, United States
May 07, 2010
The Joy Formidable
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Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 06, 2010
The Joy Formidable Brighton Music Hall Boston, Massachusetts, United States
May 05, 2010
The Joy Formidable The Green Room Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 04, 2010
The Joy Formidable The Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 02, 2010
Bamboozle 2010
Minus the Bear / MGMT / Girl Talk / Piebald / Matt and Kim / Say Anything / Motion City Soundtrack / Moving Mountains / Good Old War / The Joy Formidable / Polar Bear Club / Twin Atlantic / Steel Train / All The Day Holiday / The Summer Set / MuteMath / Weezer / Kevin Devine and The Goddamn Band / Fun. Show all bands
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Meadowlands Sports Complex East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
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May 01, 2010
The Joy Formidable / The Dig
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Mercury Lounge New York, New York, United States
Apr 30, 2010
"Truck Festival" / Gary Louris / The Joy Formidable / Wintersleep

Truck Festival

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Full Moon Resort Big Indian, New York, United States
Apr 30, 2010 –
May 02, 2010
Truck America
Mercury Rev / Wintersleep / Here We Go Magic / White Rabbits / Hopewell / Tim Easton / The Sadies / Mike & Ruth / Ida / The Joy Formidable / Neil Halstead / Dusty & The Dreaming Spires / Atlantic/Pacific / Brandon Patton / Big Star Tribute / Cat Marino / Collin Rocker / Common Prayer / The Dreaming Spires / forgetters / Gary Louris / Gazzarderie All Stars / Grand Mal / Here We Go Magic / Jae Song Films / JenEric / Joan As Police Woman / John de Vries / John Kameel Farah / Lewis & Clarke / Linda Moody / Loop 2.4.3 / Monogold / Natureboy / Nina Violet / The Oxygen Ponies / Randi Russo / Sam Isaac / Sgt Dunbar & the Hobo Banned / Spouse / Stache & The Golden Delicious / TJ Kong & The Atomic Bomb / Tern Rounders / The Brixton Riot / The Caulfield Sisters / The Dig / The Roadside Graves / The Shoestring Band / The Silent League / Two Dark Birds / Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers / Willy Mason Show all bands
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Full Moon Resort Big Indian, New York, United States
Apr 23, 2010
The Joy Formidable Doornroosje Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Apr 23, 2010 –
Apr 24, 2010
The Joy Formidable London Calling Festival 2010 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Apr 22, 2010
The Joy Formidable
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Rotown Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Apr 21, 2010
Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit / The Joy Formidable
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Fleche D'Or Paris, Île-de-France, France
Apr 18, 2010
The Joy Formidable Santiago Alquimista Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Apr 16, 2010
The Joy Formidable / Pilooski / The Requesters Sala Razzmatazz Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Apr 06, 2010
The Joy Formidable
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Hustlers Pool Bar Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Apr 05, 2010
The Joy Formidable Snafu Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Apr 04, 2010
The Joy Formidable
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Mad Hatters Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Apr 03, 2010
The Joy Formidable / Baddies King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Apr 01, 2010
The Joy Formidable
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Central Station Wrexham, United Kingdom

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The Cure / The Twilight Sad / The Joy Formidable
Jun 24, 2026
 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Nov 5, 2011
 Austin, Texas, United States
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Jun 24, 2026
 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Nov 23, 2016
 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
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Sep 11 - 13, 2015
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Aug 5 - 7, 2011
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Jul 8, 2013
 Buffalo, New York, United States
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Jul 8, 2013
 Buffalo, New York, United States
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 Buffalo, New York, United States
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 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Rock
Indie
Indie Rock
British
Female Vocalists
UK
Shoegaze
Dream Pop
Noise Pop
Metropopolis
Nu Gaze
Welsh Rock
Welsh Indie
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Latest Setlist (06/24/2026):

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  1. The Greatest Light Is the Greatest Shade
  2. Cradle
  3. Sevier
  4. Whirring
  5. Wolf's Law
  6. The Everchanging Spectrum of a Lie

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 22 concerts
2025 6 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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