Updated Sep 21 · after Chesterfield · blended from the last 15 shows
Violent FemmesSET LIST · 45 YEARS OF VIOLENT FEMMES
15/15 = played at every show · rotates = swaps nightly · encore = pinned last
Main setPlayed · of last 15 shows
- 01Prove My Loveopened 7 of 1515/15
- 02I'm Nothingrotatesfirst Aug 16 · Waukegan — last Sep 19 · Chesterfield3/15
- 03Promise13/15
- 04Confessionsrotatesfirst Jul 29 · Los Angeles — last Sep 19 · Chesterfield · opened 3 of 158/15
- 05Memoryrotatesfirst Aug 14 · Buffalo — last Sep 18 · Kansas City7/15
- 06Candlelight Songrotatesfirst Jul 30 · Los Angeles — last Jul 31 · Los Angeles · opened 1 of 152/15
- 07Breakin' Up9/15
- 08Country Death Songopened 1 of 1512/15
- 09Waiting for the Bus10/15
- 10Specialrotatesfirst Jul 30 · Los Angeles — last Sep 13 · Denver4/15
- 11Blister in the Sun15/15
- 12Kiss Off15/15
- 13It's Gonna Rainrotatesfirst Jul 29 · Los Angeles — last Sep 6 · Cohasset4/15
- 14Please Do Not Go13/15
- 15Jesus Walking on the Water13/15
- 16Good Feelingclosed the main set 3 of 1515/15
- 17Old Mother Reaganopened 1 of 1512/15
- 18No Killing13/15
- 19I Held Her in My Arms13/15
- 20Faith14/15
- 21Children of the Revolutioncover: T. Rex13/15
- 22Color Me Oncerotatesfirst Aug 2 · San Francisco — last Sep 19 · Chesterfield7/15
- 23Gimme the Carrotatesfirst Aug 13 · South Deerfield — last Sep 18 · Kansas City5/15
- 24To the Killrotatesfirst Jul 29 · Los Angeles — last Jul 31 · Los Angeles3/15
- 25Black Girls14/15
- 26Gone Daddy Goneclosed the main set 2 of 1515/15
- 27Add It Upclosed the main set 10 of 1515/15
— encore — (they always come back)
- 28Small Time Laboring Manrotatescover: George Jonesfirst Sep 4 · Syracuse — last Sep 6 · Cohasset3/15
- 29Don't Fence Me Inrotatescover: Cole Porterfirst Sep 13 · Denver — last Sep 19 · Chesterfield3/15
- 30American Music14/15
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Set facts
- Shows analyzed
- 15 · Jul 29 – Sep 19 · US
- Night-to-night match
- 61%
- Songs
- 30 · 19 locks · 11 rotate
- Opens with
- "Prove My Love" · opened 7 of 15
- Main set closes
- "Add It Up" · closed 10 of 15
- Encore
- 3 songs, from "Small Time Laboring Man"
- Covers
- "Children of the Revolution" (T. Rex), "Small Time Laboring Man" (George Jones) and "Don't Fence Me In" (Cole Porter)
How the set has changed
- Sep 21 — added "I'm Nothing", "Candlelight Song", "Don't Fence Me In" · dropped "I Hear the Rain", "I Know It's True but I'm Sorry to Say", "Hallowed Ground"
- Sep 19 — "Prove My Love" now opens
- Sep 8 — added "Small Time Laboring Man" · dropped "Never Tell" · encore now starts with "Small Time Laboring Man"
- Sep 6 — added "Color Me Once" · dropped "Sweet Misery Blues" · "Add It Up" now closes the main set
- Sep 5 — "Gone Daddy Gone" now closes the main set
Built from these 15 shows
- Sep 19 Chesterfield, US
- Sep 18 Kansas City, US
- Sep 17 Omaha, US
- Sep 13 Denver, US
- Sep 6 Cohasset, US
- Sep 5 Hyannis, US
- Sep 4 Syracuse, US
- Aug 16 Waukegan, US
- Aug 15 Cleveland Heights, US
- Aug 14 Buffalo, US
- Aug 13 South Deerfield, US
- Aug 2 San Francisco, US
- Jul 31 Los Angeles, US
- Jul 30 Los Angeles, US
- Jul 29 Los Angeles, US
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Setlist data based on setlist.fm · sheet last built 2026-09-21