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 6)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 17, 2022
Riot Fest (Day 2 of 3)
Misfits / Alexisonfire / Fear / Sunny Day Real Estate / Together PANGEA / Movements / YUNGBLUD / The Story So Far / Yellowcard / Skating Polly / Mannequin Pussy / Bully / The Joy Formidable / Eugene Hütz / jxdn / The Front Bottoms / The Menzingers / The Get Up Kids / Gogol Bordello / Charlotte Sands / Mothica / GWAR / Bad Religion / Surfbort / Bridge City Sinners / 7Seconds / Cumgirl8 / Jake Hill / Madball / poorstacy / THICK / War on Women / No Trigger Show all bands
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Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 16, 2022
The Front Bottoms / The Joy Formidable / Mobley

Theresa Tour

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KEMBA Live! Columbus, Ohio, United States
Sep 16, 2022 –
Sep 18, 2022
Riot Fest 2022
Misfits / Foxy Shazam / Bad Religion / Alexisonfire / Anberlin / Cloud Nothings / Descendents / Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg / The Menzingers / Portugal. The Man / My Chemical Romance / Movements / Boston Manor / Pale Waves / Sincere Engineer / L.S. Dunes / Hot Mulligan / The Wonder Years / Alkaline Trio / Charlotte Sands / The Front Bottoms / The Story So Far / Yellowcard / Taking Back Sunday / Bleachers / The Maine / jxdn / Weathers / Jimmy Eat World / Midtown / Real Friends / Ice Cube / Coolio / Cumgirl8 / Mannequin Pussy / No Trigger / Bully / The Get Up Kids / 7Seconds / Sunny Day Real Estate / The Bombpops / Treaty Of Paris / The Linda Lindas / Jawbox / Lunachicks / Sleater-Kinney / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Nine Inch Nails / Lucky Boys Confusion / WARGASM / Jeff Rosenstock / Rocket from the Crypt / Skating Polly / Mothica / Together PANGEA / Mom Jeans. / Less Than Jake / Poliça / Action Bronson / The Academy Is... / carolesdaughter / YUNGBLUD / The Joy Formidable / PVRIS / Lagwagon / Josh A / Destroy Boys / GWAR / Aviva / Fear / Madball / Algiers / Alice Glass / poorstacy / The Juliana Theory / renforshort / Bob Vylan / Bridge City Sinners / Holy Fawn / Joey Valence & Brae / Surfbort / War on Women / Sitting on Stacy / Chastity / THICK / Cliffdiver / Concrete Castles / Jake Hill / Moon Kissed / Night Spice / Gogol Bordello / Beaches / DJ Livia / Kid Sistr / Reece Young / Save Face / Sparta / Zola Jesus / Eugene Hütz Show all bands
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Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 15, 2022
The Front Bottoms / The Joy Formidable / Mobley

The Front Bottoms @ Sherman Theater

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Sherman Theater Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 14, 2022
The Front Bottoms / The Joy Formidable / Mobley

Theresa Tour

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Mulcahy's Pub & Concert Hall Wantagh, New York, United States
Sep 12, 2022
The Joy Formidable / Tres Leches
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Union Stage Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Sep 11, 2022
The Joy Formidable / Cuffed Up Bowery Ballroom New York, New York, United States
Sep 09, 2022
The Joy Formidable
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Cactus Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Sep 07, 2022
The Joy Formidable
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Turf Club Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Sep 06, 2022
The Joy Formidable / Tres Leches
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recordBar Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Sep 04, 2022
The Joy Formidable / Tres Leches
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Tulips FTW Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Sep 03, 2022
The Joy Formidable Empire - GARAGE Austin, Texas, United States
Aug 20, 2022
Hardwick Live 2022 (Saturday)
Stereophonics / Jake Bugg / Seasick Steve / Andrew Cushin / The Joy Formidable / The Lottery Winners / the redroom
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Hardwick Park Sedgefield, England, United Kingdom
Aug 04, 2022
The Joy Formidable Clwb Rygbi Tregaron, Wales, United Kingdom
Jul 31, 2022
The Joy Formidable
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Unknown Venue Unknown City, United Kingdom
Jun 04, 2022
The Joy Formidable
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Rhosesmor Village Hall Mold, Wales, United Kingdom
Dec 22, 2021
The Joy Formidable
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Private Venue Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Dec 18, 2021
The Joy Formidable / GA-20 / The Suitcase Junket / Cuffed Up Showcase Lounge, Higher Ground South Burlington, Vermont, United States
Dec 16, 2021
The Joy Formidable Underground Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Dec 14, 2021
The Joy Formidable Bowery Ballroom New York, New York, United States
Dec 13, 2021
The Joy Formidable The Sinclair Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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Nov 10, 2011
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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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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The Joy Formidable — Metro, Chicago — 2011-12-14

The Joy Formidable / Bad Veins
Dec 14, 2011
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Nov 23, 2016
 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
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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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