John Adams Concert & Tour History (Updated for 2026 - 2027)

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Concert

Venue

Location

Sep 28, 2019

The Philadelphia Orchestra / John Adams / Leila Josefowicz

Scheherazade.2

Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Aug 02, 2019 –
Aug 04, 2019

110 Above 2019

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Gopsall Hall Farm

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Show Duplicate for Aug 02, 2019

Jul 07, 2017

T'Pau / John Adams

Setlists

Venue23

Wakefield, England, United Kingdom

May 18, 2017

John Adams

Great Escape

Latest Music Bar

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

May 18, 2017 –
May 20, 2017

The Great Escape 2017

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Setlists

Great Escape Festival

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Dec 11, 2016

Jennifer Johnson Cano / London Symphony Chorus / John Adams / London Symphony Orchestra

Philharmonie de Paris

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Dec 10, 2016

Leila Josefowicz / London Symphony Orchestra / John Adams

Philharmonie de Paris

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Oct 31, 2015 – Nov 01, 2015	Sound Unbound: the Barbican Classical Weekender 2015 Max Richter / London Symphony Orchestra / The Academy of Ancient Music / John Adams / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Nicola Benedetti / James Rhodes / Calder Quartet / Maya Beiser / Britten Sinfonia / James McVinnie / Speak Percussion	Barbican Centre	London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 27, 2015	Underground Festival "Underground Festival" / Empire / Trash Boat / The One Hundred / Freefall / Falls / Loom / January / John Adams / Dan Owen Setlists	Gloucester Guildhall	Gloucester, United Kingdom
Jun 06, 2015	John Adams	Walt Disney Concert Hall	Los Angeles, California, United States
Jun 05, 2015	John Adams	Walt Disney Concert Hall	Los Angeles, California, United States
May 26, 2015	John Adams / Los Angeles Philharmonic John Adams / Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall	Walt Disney Concert Hall	Los Angeles, California, United States
Mar 08, 2015	Climbing Trees / Tony Bowen / Tom Price-Stephens / John Adams / Elin Rhiannon / Jessica Lee Morgan	The Water Rats	London, England, United Kingdom
Jan 13, 2015	John Adams / Los Angeles Philharmonic John Adams / Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall	Walt Disney Concert Hall	Los Angeles, California, United States

Oct 25, 2014	John Adams	Buell Theatre	Denver, Colorado, United States
Sep 04, 2014	Marin Alsop / John Adams	Royal Albert Hall	London, England, United Kingdom
May 13, 2014	John Adams	Théâtre du Châtelet	Paris, Île-de-France, France
May 12, 2014	Ralph van Raat / David Lang / John Adams	Le Poisson Rouge	New York, New York, United States
May 11, 2014	John Adams	Théâtre du Châtelet	Paris, Île-de-France, France
May 09, 2014	John Adams	Théâtre du Châtelet	Paris, Île-de-France, France

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2019	3 concerts
2017	2 concerts
2016	2 concerts
2015	7 concerts
2014	17 concerts
2013	24 concerts
2012	19 concerts
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