Dates will be listed when known. If you know of any dates he played and they are not listed here, please email me a message with the date and the location. Many thanks. Dates are listed in the standard U.S. format of month/day/year.
Historic Tour Information 1989-1999
| The Date | The Venue | The City | The Players | Other Information |
| 10/14/01 | Paramount | Seattle, WA | Benefit for the Experience Music Project | |
| 12/9/01 | The Mint | Los Angeles, CA | Brian Blade | Debut new material |
| 12/11/01 | Largo | Los Angeles, CA | Brian Blade | Debut new material |
| 12/12/01 | Largo | Los Angeles, CA | Brian Blade | Debut new material |
| 12/13/01 | Paramour Estate | Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA | Brian Blade | Hollywood
Sunset Free Clinic Benefit. |
| 2/4/02 | Spaceland | Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA | Brian Blade | |
| 6/30/02 | Spaceland | Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 7/2/02 | The Spectrum | Montreal, Quebec | International Jazz Festival | |
| 7/3/02 | The Spectrum | Montreal, Quebec | International Jazz Festival | |
| 10/1/02 | The Echo | Echo Park, CA | Chris Thomas (bass) and Oliver Reese (or Reed) (drums) | Kaleidoscope Benefit - he played 45 minutes (7 songs total; 5 new) |
| 11/7/02 | House of Blues | Los Angeles, CA | Benefit for MAP (Musicians Assistance Program) benefit | |
| 2/10/03 | Temple Bar | Santa Monica, CA | ||
| 2/27/03 | unknown venue | Toronto, Ontario | Bravo! Live at the Rehearsal Hall. Enter to win tickets. | |
| 2/28/03 | unknown venue | Toronto, Ontario | Part of Canadian Music Week with a Q&A and acoustic performance | |
| 3/1/03 | El Macambo | Toronto, Ontario | ||
| 3/3/03 | Cabaret | Montreal, Quebec | ||
| 3/5/03 | Joe's Pub | New York, NY | See pictures and videos | |
| 3/13/03 | Austin Convention Center | Austin, TX | Keynote speaker at SXSW. | |
| 3/13/03 | Austin Music Hall | Austin, TX | SXSW event | |
| 4/23/03 | Morning Becomes Eclectic | Los Angeles, CA | See it in Real Video | |
| 4/26/03 | Borders Union Sq. | San Francisco, CA | In store appearance at 4:00pm -- FREE. Set list | |
| 4/27/03 | Amoeba Music | Hollywood, CA | In store appearance at 2:00pm -- FREE | |
| 5/10/03 | Headliners Music Hall | Louisville, KY | billed as Johnny Marr & the Healers with Daniel Lanois, John Hiatt & the Goners, John Eddy & Digby | |
| 5/11/03 | The Southgate House | Newport, KY | ||
| 5/13/03 | The Orange Peel | Asheville, NC | with Mother Superior | |
| 5/14/03 | Exit In | Nashville, TN | with Mother Superior | Thanks to Tardy, we have several pictures from this show available. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Each picture is about 500k. |
| 5/15/03 | Echo Lounge | Atlanta, GA | ||
| 5/16/03 | City Stages | Birmingham, AL | ||
| 5/18/03 | Joan C. Edwards Playhouse | Huntinton, WV | ||
| 5/19/03 | Theatre of the Living Arts | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 5/20/03 | 9:30 Club | Washington, D.C. | ||
| 5/21/03 | Paradise Rock Club | Boston, MA | ||
| 5/23/03 | Bowery Ballroom | New York City, NY | with Brian Blade | |
| 5/25/03 | Aquarius Theatre | Hamilton, ON | with Brian Blade | |
| 5/26/03 | Aquarius Theatre | Hamilton, ON | with Brian Blade | |
| 5/27/03 | Grand Theatre | London, ON | with Brian Blade | |
| 5/28/03 | The Ark | Ann Arbor, MI | with Brian Blade | |
| 5/30/03 | Old Town School | Chicago, IL | with Brian Blade | |
| 5/31/03 | Historic Pantages Theatre | Minneapolis,
MN |
with Brian Blade | |
| 6/5/03 | Henry Fonda Theatre | Hollywood, CA | with Brian Blade | with guests Darryl Johnson, the Edge and Marianne Faithful |
| 6/6/03 | Great American Music Hall | San Francisco, CA | with Brian Blade | set list |
| 6/7/03 | Great American Music Hall | San Francisco, CA | with Brian Blade | with guest Joshua Redman. Thanks to Jeanne Ricci, we have several pictures from this show available. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| 6/10/03 | Wild Duck Music Hall | Eugene, OR | with Brian Blade | |
| 6/11/03 | Aladdin Theatre | Portland, OR | with Brian Blade | |
| 6/13/03 | Alix Goodhin Hall | Victoria, BC | with Brian Blade | |
| 6/14/03 | Commodore Ballroom | Vancouver, BC | with Brian Blade | |
| 6/29/03 | Central Park Summer Stage | New York City, NY | Darryl Johnson | |
| 6/30/03 | Montreal Jazz Festival | Montreal, QC | Darryl Johnson | |
| 7/1/03 | Major's Hill Park | Ottawa, OT | Darryl Johnson | |
| 7/2/03 | Grand Theatre | Kingston, OT | Darryl Johnson | |
| 7/3/03 | Vieux Clocher | Sherbrooke,
Quebec |
Darryl Johnson | |
| 7/4/03 | Festival D'Ete International | Quebec City, Quebec | Darryl Johnson | |
| 7/5/03 | Ottawa Blues Fest | Ottawa, OT | Darryl Johnson | |
| 7/6/03 | Kee
To Bala |
Bala, OT | Darryl Johnson | |
| 7/25/03 | Calgary Folk Music Festival | Calgary, AB | ||
| 8/2/03 | Dranouter Folk Festival | Belgium | with Mother Superior | |
| 8/4/03 | t Candelaershuys | Ukkel, Belgium | with Mother Superior | |
| 8/5/03 | t Candelaershuys | Ukkel, Belgium | with Mother Superior | |
| 8/7/03 | Edmonton Folk Music Festival | Edmonton, AB | with Mother Superior | |
| 8/28/03 | Coach House | San Juan Capistrano, CA | with Mother Superior | Michael Miller Crusade opens |
| 8/29/03 | Lobero Theatre | Santa Barbara, CA | with Mother Superior | |
| 9/1/03 | McCaw Hall | Seattle, WA | Bumbershoot Festival | |
| 9/3/03 | Cafe Du Nord | San Francisco, CA | with Mother Superior | Jackie Green opens. See the promotional poster (for 9/4 too). Set list |
| 9/4/03 | Cafe Du Nord | San Francisco, CA | with Mother Superior | Louis XIV opens. Thanks to Jeanne Ricci, we have several pictures from this show available.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Set list |
| 9/7/03 | Germain Amphitheater | Columbus, OH | with Mother Superior | Farm Aid |
| 9/9/03 | Fox Theatre | Boulder, CO | ||
| 9/11/03 | Rhythm Room | Phoenix, AZ | ||
| 9/12/03 | Plush | Tuscon, AZ | ||
| 9/13/03 | Anglada's Hall | Taos, NM | ||
| 9/15/03 | The Mecury | Austin, TX | ||
| 9/16/03 | Gypsy Tea Room | Dallas, TX | ||
| 9/20/03 | Roxy Theatre | West Hollywood, CA | ||
| 10/8/03 | Teatro Smeraldo | Milano, Italy | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | |
| 10/9/03 | Vox Club Nonantola | Modena, Italy | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | |
| 10/10/03 | Fillmore Club | Piacenza, Italy | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | Thanks to Mimmo and Cinzia, we have two pictures from this show. 1, 2. Also from Alessandro 1,2,3,4 |
| 10/13/03 | Muehle Hunziken | Bern, Switzerland | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | |
| 10/14/03 | Szene Wien | Wien, Austria | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | |
| 10/16/03 | Quasimodo | Berlin, Germany | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | |
| 10/17/03 | Train | Aarhus, Denmark | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | |
| 10/18/03 | Vega | København, Denmark | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | Thanks to Lars Hollén for the pictures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| 10/19/03 | Nalen | Stockholm, Sweden | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | |
| 10/20/03 | Nalen | Stockholm, Sweden | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | |
| 10/21/03 | Schlachthof | Hamburg, Germany | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | |
| 10/22/03 | Batschkapp | Frankfurt, Germany | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | |
| 10/24/03 | Elysée Montmartre | Paris, France | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | Pictures from the show 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
| 10/25/03 | Paradiso | Amsterdam, Holland | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | |
| 10/26/03 | Ancienne Belgique | Brussells, Belgium | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | typed set list and actual set list |
| 10/28/03 | Shepards Bush Empire | London, UK | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | Special guest Bono on encore of Falling at your Feet. Pictures of the show 1,2,3 |
| 10/30/03 | Olympia Theatre | Dublin, Ireland | with Darryl Johnson and Brian Blade | |
| 11/14/03 | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | Liberal Convention | |
| 12/15/03 | Spaceland | Los Angeles, CA | FREE SHOW | |
| 1/15/04 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA | Guest appearance on two songs at Dave Matthews Band concert | |
| 2/3/04 | Merkin Concert Hall | New York, NY | solo pedal steel performance as part of the New York Guitar Festival | |
| 7/19/04 | Pappy and Harriett's | Pioneertown, CA | Picture with Eric Burdon | |
| 7/21/04 | Solar Culture | Tucson, AZ | ||
| 7/24/04 | Dan's Silverleaf | Denton, TX | ||
| 7/25/04 | Parish Room (Mercury) | Austin, TX | ||
| 7/29/04 | Tampa Bay Amphitheatre | Tampa, FL | appearing with Dave Matthews Band. Pictures from show 1, 2 | |
| 7/30/04 | Vinyl Fever | Tampa, FL | FREE in-store appearance | |
| 7/31/04 | Sound Advice Amphitheatre | West Palm Beach, FL | appearing with Dave Matthews Band. Picture from show 1 | |
| 8/1/04 | Sound Advice Amphitheatre | West Palm Beach, FL | appearing with Dave Matthews Band | |
| 9/12/04 | Pita
Planet in the parking lot |
Hamilton, Ontario | DL
played for an hour in the back of a pickup truck. The Players: Bob Lanois
and Brian Griffith, a local guitar player. Other Info: His brother Bob opened with some harmonica playing.This was part of the WestItalia Festival. |
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| 6/5/05 | Elgin Theater | Toronto, Ontario | Daniel receiving a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. See a picture of the star and the street view courtesy of Chris Liota. | |
| 6/7/05 | Hiro Ballroom at The Maritime Hotel | New York, NY | ||
| 6/10/05 | Sam The Record Man | Toronto, Ontario | Free in-store appearance at 3:00pm | |
| 6/10/05 | Winter Garden Theatre | Toronto, Ontario | ||
| 6/11/05 | Winter Garden Theatre | Toronto, Ontario | Pictures courtesy of Chris Liota. Poster. Band. Dan. | |
| 6/25/05 | Mac Hall | Calgary, Alberta | Calgary Jazz Festival | |
| 6/30/05 | Corel Centre | Ottawa, Ontario | Steven Nistor (drums) | Festival Franco-Ontarien |
| 7/2/05 | The Centre | Vancouver, BC | Steven Nistor (drums) | Vancouver Jazz Festival |
| 7/3/05 | The Royal Theatre | Victoria, BC | Steven Nistor (drums) | Victoria Jazz Festival |
| 7/5/05 | Yukon Arts Center | Yukon | Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 7/7/05 | Street performance | Quebec City, Quebec | Steven Nistor (drums) | Festival de ete de Quebec / Set List |
| 7/8/05 | Metropolis | Montreal, Quebec | Steven Nistor (drums) | Montreal Jazz Festival - two shows (6:00 & 9:30) |
| 7/9/05 | Festival Plaza | Ottowa, Ontario | Steven Nistor (drums) | Cisco System Bluesfest 2005 |
| 7/10/05 | Birds Hill Park | Winnipeg, Ontario | Steven Nistor (drums) | Winnipeg Folk Festival |
| 7/17/05 | Belgium | Steven Nistor (drums) | Belgium Rhythm 'n Blues Festival | |
| 7/27/05 | New York, NY | Hudson River Festival | ||
| 8/13/05 | Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 9/12,14,16,17 | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | These were U2 concerts where Dan played a song or two each night. Band Picture. Edge and Dan. | |
| 9/18/05 | Saint Stephen-In-The-Fields
Church. |
Toronto, Ontario | Steven Nistor (drums) | Benefit for Saint Stephen-In-The-Fields Church. Video Available. |
| 9/30/05 | Krannert Center, University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | Steven Nistor (drums) | Wall-2-Wall Guitar
Festival Dan makes a rare solo appearance on pedal steel, together w/ Dave Tronzo & Cindy Cashdollar (w/ Redd Volkeart) |
| 10/1/05 | Krannert Center, University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | Steven Nistor (drums) | Wall-2-Wall Guitar
Festival An evening with Daniel Lanois, featuring his in-progress film project: "Giorgio." |
| 10/6/05 | Sommerville Theatre | Boston, MA | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise | |
| 10/7/05 | Irving Plaza | New York, NY | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise | |
| 10/8/05 | Theatre of Living Arts | Philadelphia, PA | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise | |
| 10/10/05 | Logan Square or Park West | Chicago, IL | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise | |
| 10/11/05 | Barrymore Theatre | Madison, WI | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise | |
| 10/12/05 | The Fine Line | Minneapolis, MN | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise | |
| 10/14/05 | The Fox Theatre | Boulder, CO | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise | |
| 10/15/05 | Suede | Salt Lake City, UT | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise | |
| 10/17/05 | Commodore Ballroom | Vancouver, BC | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise | |
| 10/18/05 | Neumos | Seattle, WA | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise | |
| 10/19/05 | Alladin Theatre | Portland, OR | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise | |
| 10/20/05 | The Independent | San Francisco, CA | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise -- Set List | |
| 10/21/05 | The Independent | San Francisco, CA | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise -- Set List | |
| 10/22/05 | The Avalon | Los Angeles, CA | Daniel Lanois and Tortoise | |
| 11/10/05 | Spaceland | Los Angeles, CA | Steven Nistor (drums) | with Mother Superior |
| 11/11/05 | Pappy and Harriet's
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Joshua Tree, CA | Steven Nistor (drums) | with Mother Superior (pictures available) |
| 11/18/05 | Dofasco Centre for the Arts | Hamilton, ON | Steven Nistor (drums) | with Mother Superior and Brian Blade |
| 11/20/05 | Dofasco Centre for the Arts | Hamilton, ON | Steven Nistor (drums) | part of the HAMILTON MUSIC AWARDS -- this show is to be televised on local cable. |
| 1/10/06 | Spaceland | Los Angeles, CA | Steven Nistor (drums) | with Mother Superior |
| 1/17/06 | Spaceland | Los Angeles, CA | Steven Nistor (drums) | with Mother Superior |
| 1/24/06 | Spaceland | Los Angeles, CA | Steven Nistor (drums) | with Mother Superior |
| 1/31/06 | Spaceland | Los Angeles, CA | Steven Nistor (drums) | with Mother Superior |
| 2/3/06 | Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall | New York, NY | Brian Blade (drums) | New
York Guitar Festival An evening with Daniel Lanois, featuring the New York premiere of "Giorgio." See pictures |
| 2/7/06 | 40 Watt Club | Athens, GA | Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 2/10/06 | Thirsty Hippo | Hattiesburg, MS | Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 2/13/06 | Belcourt Theatre | Nashville, TN | Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 2/14/06 | The Earl | Atlanta, GA | Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 2/17/06 | Winterlude Festival | Ottawa, OT | Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 4/8/06 | Governor Hindmasrch Hotel | Adelaide, Australia | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 4/9/06 | Hepburn Springs Palais | Melbourne, Australia | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 4/11/06 | Athenaeum Theatre | Melbourne, Australia | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 4/12/06 | The Basement | Sydney, Australia | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 4/13/06 | The Basement | Sydney, Australia | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 4/16/06 | Red Devil Park | Byron Bay, Australia | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival |
| 4/17/06 | Red Devil Park | Byron Bay, Australia | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival |
| 4/21/06 | Train | Aarhus, Denmark | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 4/23/06 | Vega Musikkenshus | Copenhagen, Denmark | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 4/24/06 | Tradgarn | Goteborg, Sweden | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 4/25/06 | KB Club | Malmo, Sweden | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 4/26/06 | Katalin | Uppsala, Sweden | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 4/27/06 | Berns | Stockhom, Sweden | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | |
| 4/29/06 | Ole Bull Scene | Bergen, Norway | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | part of Bergenfest 2006 |
| 7/6/06 | Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier | Montreal, Quebec | with Marcus Blake, Jim Wilson, and Steven Nistor (drums) | part of Festival International De Jazz De Montreal. Guest appearance of Emmylou Harris |
| 8/6/06 | Summerfest 2006 | Deep River, OT | with Brian Blade, Marcus Blake, and Jim Wilson | guest appearance of Malcolm Burn |
| 9/10/07 | The Great Hall | Toronto, OT | with Brian Blade and Friends | |
| 9/11/07 | The Great Hall | Toronto, OT | with Brian Blade and Friends | |
| 11/17/07 | Hamilton Palace Theatre | Hamilton, OT | with Brian Blade | |
| March 2008 | unknown | Austin, TX | with Brian Blade | USA Premiere of "Here Is What Is" and performance. Part of SXSW |
| 3/27/08 | Vista Theatre | Los Angeles, CA | with Brian Blade | LA Premiere of "Here Is What Is" |
