List of Live Shows

Since DEVO's inception an important element of their music has been the heavily choreographed live performances. The following is a list of tours and one of performances by the group.

Early Shows (1973 - 1975)

 * The 1973 Creative Arts Festival (April 18th, 1973)
 * The 1974 Creative Arts Festival (April 23rd, 1974)
 * Jim's Second Show (Spring 1974)
 * Kent Kove, Kent, Ohio (June 17th, 1974)
 * Shelly's Book Bar, Kent, Ohio (October, 1974)
 * The Benefit concert for Shelly's Book Bar (1974)
 * Akron, Ohio (1974)
 * The Pink Flamingos Show (April 4th, 1975)
 * Late 75 Shows (October 31st - November 25th 1975)

Booji Boy Records (1976 - 1978)

 * The Crypt Performances (December 10th 1976 - February 12th 1977)
 * 'Mongoloid' / 'Satisfaction' Performances (March 12th 1977 - January 27th 1978)
 * Satisfaction Tour (March 9th - 13th 1978)
 * Mid '78 Shows (May 27th - June 24th 1978)

Warner / Virgin (1978 - 1982)

 * The Come Back Jonee Show (August 28th 1978)
 * Are We Not Men Tour (October 9th 1978 - January 12th 1979)
 * Duty Now For The Future (May 22nd - October 13th 1979)
 * Duty Now For The Future + Dove (December 28th - 31st 1979)
 * Freedom of Choice (May 8th - November 3rd 1980)
 * Freedom of Choice TV appearances (October - November 7th 1980)
 * New Traditionalists (October 9th - December 20th 1981)
 * New Traditionalists (Australian Tour) (January 25th - February 22nd 1982)
 * Oh No It's DEVO (October 30th - December 31st 1982)

Enigma Years (1988 - 1991)

 * David Kendrick's first show (January 20th 1988)
 * Now It Can Be Told (First Leg) (October 20th 1988 - January 31st 1989)
 * Now It Can Be Told (Second Leg) (September 25th 1989 - October 7th 1989)
 * Now It Can Be Told (Third Leg) (November 15th - December 31st 1989)
 * Now It Can Be Told (Fourth Leg) (April 13th - 22nd 1990)
 * Smooth Noodle Maps (First Leg) (September 15th - December 31st 1990)
 * Smooth Noodle Maps (Second Leg) (February 15th - March 23rd 1991)

Reunion Shows (1996 - 2010)

 * Sundance Film Festival (January 26th 1996)
 * Lollapalooza '96 (July 27th - August 4th 1996)
 * Lollapalooza '97 (July 16th - 27th 1997)
 * LIVID Festival & Silicon Planet Experience (October 4th - 10th 1997)
 * Y107 Winter Recital (January 21st 1999)
 * June 5th Santa Monica Shows (June 5th 1999)
 * Klasky Csupo Private Party (August 2nd 2001)
 * Local 47 Musicians Union Hall Show (February 24th 2002)
 * The Airstream Diner Show (July 27th 2002)
 * Tony Hawk's Boom Boom HuckJam Shows (October 24th - 25th 2002)
 * Summer Sonic 2003 Festival (July 22nd - August 3rd 2003)
 * Nike Run Hit Wonder April 2004 (April 25th 2004)
 * Nike Run Hit Wonder Summer 2004 (July 22nd - August 1st 2004)
 * September 2004 Tour (September 18th - 24th 2004)
 * Music Midtown Festival (June 12th 2005)
 * Summer 2005 Tour (August 4th - September 1st 2005)
 * October 2005, California (October 8th - 9th 2005)
 * Canyon Club Residency (January 13th - 15th 2006)
 * Summer 2006 Tour (August 18th - September 9th 2006)
 * Autumn 2006 Tour (October 24th - November 4th 2006)
 * Summer 2007 Tour (June 16th - July 20th 2007)
 * September 2007 Shows (September 15th - 21st 2007)
 * Planeta Terra Festival (November 10th 2007)
 * Macworld Conference & Expo (January 15th 2008)
 * 2008 World Tour (Leg One) (May 30th - June 28th 2008)
 * 2008 World Tour (Leg Two) (July 31st - October 17th 2008)
 * March 2009 Shows (March 18th - 20th 2009)
 * Are We Not Men? 2009 Shows (May 6th - 8th 2009)
 * Cisco Live 2009 (July 1st 2009)
 * Are We Not Men? / Freedom of Choice Tour (November 3rd - 24th 2009)
 * Winter Olympic Games (February 22nd 2010)
 * April 2010 Appearances (April 17th - 20th 2010)

Something For Everybody (2010 - 2013)

 * Something For Everybody (First Leg) (June 5th - September 18th 2010)
 * MoogFest 2010 (October 29th 2010)
 * Art Of Elysium "Heaven" Galan (January 15th 2011)
 * Something For Everybody (Second Leg) (With The Octopus Project) (March 15th - 27th 2011)
 * Something For Everybody (Third Leg) (June 16th - 19th 2011)
 * Something For Everybody (Fourth Leg) (July 27th - September 18th 2011)
 * Private Show at The Box, New York (October 29th 2011)
 * Something For Everybody (Fifth Leg) (December 13th 2011 - January 15th 2012)
 * Something For Everybody (Sixth Leg) (May 11th - 13 2012)
 * Whip It To Shreads Tour (September 7th - 26th 2012)
 * Whip It To Shreads (Second Leg) (November 30th - December 15th 2012)
 * Whip It To Shreads (Third Leg) (May 24th - June 9th 2013)

Recent Shows (2014 - )
Recent shows have shown DEVO with various shifting lineups especially regarding their drummer. For the Hardcore tour, Devo was stripped down to a four piece due to the death of Bob Casale in February of 2014, with Josh Freese playing drums and additional guest musicians joining the group either from behind the set or in front. At the United Center Residency, Devo became a quintet again, with Josh2 Hager taking over the duties of the late Bob2 Casale. Following their two date residency at the United Center, Josh1 Freese was largely unavailable,. During this period Jeff Friedl was their go to drummer on all dates except the 2018 Burger Boogaloo show where Fred Armisen took over duties. Recently Josh1 has taken back his role as DEVO's drummer, and played with them through their 2021 mini-tour of the USA.


 * Hardcore DEVO (June 18th - July 2nd 2014)
 * United Center Residency (August 26th - 27th 2014)
 * CBGB Music & Film Festival (October 12th 2014)
 * Chile Shows (December 4th - 6th 2014)
 * Will Ferrell & Chad Smith's Red Hot Benefit (April 29th 2016)
 * Burger Boogaloo (June 30th 2018)
 * Desert Daze (October 12th 2019)
 * September 2021 US tour (September 19th - 26th)