Better Than Ezra Concert History

Better Than Ezra is an alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band was formed in Baton Rouge in 1987 by Kevin Griffin while he and the other original members were attending college at Louisiana State University. By 1988 Better Than Ezra had released a demo cassette tape, Chime Street Studio Demo Tape. In 1989 the band released a cassette-only album, Surprise. They released their first nationally-distributed album Deluxe in 1993 (Swell Records / 1995 Elektra).

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Better Than Ezra Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027)

5 Anniversaries for August 19th
Date Concert Venue Location
May 14, 2027
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra Schermerhorn Symphony Center Nashville, Tennessee, United States
May 13, 2027
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra Schermerhorn Symphony Center Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Feb 02, 2027 –
Feb 07, 2027
Upcoming
Rock Boat 2027
Switchfoot / Better Than Ezra / Walk the Moon / American Authors / Barns Courtney / The 502s / The Strumbellas / Red Wanting Blue / The Paradox / Hero the Band / Bombargo / Mother Road Sons / Kristy Lee / LOVESWEAT / Tobacco Road / Brother Elsey / Kids In America / Graham Good & The Painters / Brian Fechino & The Risky Beavers / Jettee / Stopgap Solution / Carrie Brockwell / A Brother's Fountain / Kyndle Wylde / Raynes / Nicholas Petricca of Walk The Moon / Sister Hazel Show all bands
Norwegian Jewel OCEAN
Nov 21, 2026
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra House of Blues Dallas Dallas, Texas, United States
Nov 20, 2026
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Better Than Ezra House of Blues Houston Houston, Texas, United States
Nov 19, 2026
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Better Than Ezra stable hall San Antonio, Texas, United States
Nov 08, 2026
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra House of Blues Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nov 07, 2026
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra

Legends Of The Fall: Closer To The Edge

Pabst Theater Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Nov 06, 2026
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra Barrymore Theatre Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Nov 05, 2026
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra Varsity Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Oct 17, 2026
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra

Acadia Music Festival 2026

Acadia Plantation Town Center Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States
Oct 16, 2026
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra Hard Rock Live Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Oct 15, 2026
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra Red River Revel Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Sep 27, 2026
Upcoming
Bourbon & Beyond
Dave Matthews Band / Hootie & the Blowfish / Counting Crows / Jesse Welles / Portugal. The Man / Max McNown / Fitz and the Tantrums / Sons of Legion / Better Than Ezra / Lisa Loeb / Daniel Donato / Uncle Lucius / Paula Cole / Vertical Horizon / Tonic / Joan Osborne / The Verve Pipe / Stella Lefty / Our Lady Peace / S.G. Goodman / Caleb & Reeb Country Band / Clover County / The Steel Wheels / RYMAN / Vickie Vaughn / Yächtley Crëw Show all bands
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Highland Festival Grounds, Kentucky Exposition Center Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 27, 2026
Sep 25, 2026
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Oceans Calling 2026 (Day 1 of 3)
Dave Matthews Band / Hootie & the Blowfish / Ludacris / O.A.R. / Yellowcard / Shaggy / Liz Phair / Everlast / Gavin DeGraw / Better Than Ezra / Sons of Legion / KT Tunstall / Shwayze / King Stingray / Linka Moja
Ocean City Inlet Beach Ocean City, Maryland, United States
Sep 25, 2026 –
Sep 27, 2026
Upcoming
Oceans Calling 2026
Twenty One Pilots / Gwen Stefani / Goo Goo Dolls / The Head and the Heart / Third Eye Blind / Jet / Everclear / Everlast / Hanson / Better Than Ezra / Cory Wong / Dishwalla / Dave Matthews Band / Hootie & the Blowfish / Ludacris / O.A.R. / Yellowcard / Shaggy / Liz Phair / Gavin DeGraw / Sons of Legion / KT Tunstall / Shwayze / King Stingray / Linka Moja / All Time Low / 311 / Violent Femmes / Dashboard Confessional / Corinne Bailey Rae / GoldFord / Cassandra Coleman / Mumford & Sons / Matchbox Twenty / CAAMP / My Morning Jacket / OK Go / Susanna Hoffs / Fastball / Nat Myers Show all bands
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Oceans Calling 2026 Ocean City, Maryland, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 25, 2026
Sep 24, 2026 –
Sep 27, 2026
Upcoming
Bourbon and Beyond 2026
Foo Fighters / Foster The People / Of Monsters and Men / Queens of the Stone Age / Father John Misty / Kacey Musgraves / The Flaming Lips / The War on Drugs / Jet / Gary Clark Jr. / Lindsey Stirling / St. Paul & the Broken Bones / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / Better Than Ezra / Tonic / Jason Isbell / Amigo the Devil / Sawyer Hill / The Infamous Stringdusters / Noah Rinker / S.G. Goodman / Kaitlin Butts / Kitchen Dwellers / The Steel Wheels / Rainbow Girls / Fireside Collective / Jason Scott & The High Heat / Goose / The Stews / Jahfeeil Show all bands
Kentucky Exposition Center Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 24, 2026
Sep 18, 2026 –
Sep 19, 2026
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra

Camp Leavenworth 2026

Leavenworth Landing Park Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
Sep 13, 2026
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra Hebron Harvest Fair Hebron, Connecticut, United States
Sep 11, 2026
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra / Vertical Horizon

Better Than Ezra / Vertical Horizon at Ham Amphitheatre at the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center

Ham Amphitheatre at the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center Auburn, Alabama, United States
Sep 05, 2026
Upcoming
Better Than Ezra The Muse Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

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Better Than Ezra / Dave Hill
Aug 13, 2026
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Jul 5, 1997
 Sunrise, Florida, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Indie
Pop Rock
Alternative Rock
Alternative
Southern Rock
Post-Grunge
Jangle Pop
Adult Contemporary
Neo Mellow
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Latest Setlist (08/09/2026):

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  1. Good
  2. Misunderstood
  3. I Wanna Be Sedated / Sincerely, Me
  4. Extra Ordinary / I Can't Feel My Face / What I Got
  5. Absolutely Still
  6. Feel Good Inc.
  7. A Lifetime
  8. Waitress In The Sky / Purple Rain
  9. King of New Orleans
  10. At the Stars
  11. Let's Dance
  12. Live a Little
  13. Desperately Wanting
  14. Laid
  15. Juicy / Rapper's Delight / O.P.P. / Man In The Mirror
  16. In the Blood
  17. So Long, Farewell

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 3 concerts
2026 50 concerts
2025 25 concerts
2024 53 concerts
2023 53 concerts
2022 41 concerts
2021 32 concerts
2020 9 concerts
2019 26 concerts
2018 60 concerts
2017 47 concerts
2016 25 concerts
2015 50 concerts
2014 43 concerts
2013 18 concerts
2012 24 concerts
2011 33 concerts
2010 54 concerts
2009 85 concerts
2008 11 concerts
2007 37 concerts
2006 79 concerts
2005 119 concerts
2004 82 concerts
2003 75 concerts
2002 119 concerts
2001 78 concerts
2000 20 concerts
1999 70 concerts
1998 62 concerts
1997 71 concerts
1996 54 concerts
1995 85 concerts
1994 25 concerts
1993 17 concerts
1992 12 concerts
1991 1 concert
1990 1 concert
1988 1 concert
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