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When I finally got to see them live, I was transformed into a hysterical nine-year-old girl at a Beatles concert.”Kurt Cobain Shonen Knife are a ground-breaking all-female Japanese, pop-punk rock trio formed in Osaka in 1981, when Naoko first heard late ‘70’s punk-pop particularly The Ramones. Inspired, the band crafted their own idiosyncratic songs, fashioned brightly coloured outfits and DIY albums. In 1985, K Records released ‘Burning Farm’ in the US. Deals with Sub Pop and various Majors followed. 1989 saw the crème of the alt. rock scene (including Sonic Youth, L7 and Redd Kross) covering their favourite Shonen Knife songs on the tribute album ‘Every Band Has A Shonen Knife Who Loves Them’. They toured with Nirvana (on the ‘Nevermind’ tour), The Breeders and as part of Lollapalooza. They recorded sessions for John Peel and appeared on MTV’s ‘Beavis and Butthead’. The band returned to the UK after a gap of 16 years in 2009 thanks to Damnably, Magic Teapot & The Brixton Windmill and have since played Matt Groening’s curated ATP, Summer Sundae festival, Incubate, Le Guess Who? Handmade Festival, toured the UK, Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, China and India. They released the critically acclaimed albums Supergroup, Freetime, Osaka Ramones, Poptune and Overdrive and recorded regular BBC6 Music sessions for Marc Riley and Gideon Coe. 2016 will be the bands 35th year of Rock, during which they will release their 19th studio album “ADVENTURE” and rock their extensive UK & Eire Tour to date with Atsuko (original member & Sister to Naoko) returning on Bass and Risa taking over from Emi on Drums. Naoko shows no signs of slowing down and continues to say: “Let’s Rock!”
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Atsuko, Naru, Risa, Naoko
Love loved them! Risa was badass on the drums!! Atsuko and Naoko rocked the stage!! Come again soon!!
Ottobar Baltimore, MDA fun show that was only hindered by a guy near me live streaming videos of their set.
Subterranean Chicago, ILWow. Just staying the night and this show comes up. Awesome venue and crazy good punk rock.
Hi-Fi Indianapolis, INThe best concert I’ve seen in a long time , so much energy from start to finish
Rock Café Praha 1, Czech RepublicSuch a great show! Took my wife, daughter and niece. Ottobar is a great venue.
Ottobar Baltimore, MDYes, Shonen Knife is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming Shonen Knife concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Shonen Knife tour is scheduled for 28 dates across 20 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
Shonen Knife is scheduled to play 28 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
Shonen Knife's tour starts Oct 21, 2026 and ends on Jun 20, 2027. They will play 20 cities; their most recent concert was held in Inglewood at Milk Bar and their next upcoming concert will be in Edinburgh at La Belle.
As part of the Shonen Knife tour, Shonen Knife is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:
