Forest Swords Concert History

Forest Swords is one producer, Matthew Barnes, from the Wirral, Liverpool, UK. A unique blend of jagged hip-hop and R&B beats, looping guitar lines and manipulated samples, his evocative and emotional music reflects the sprawling Wirral landscape of river, coastland and woodland with all the haunting melodies of nearby city Liverpool’s enviable pop history.

Forest Swords Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2024) (Page 4)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 03, 2017
Dekmantel Festival
"Dekmantel Festival" / Forest Swords / Optimo / Demdike Stare / Factory Floor / Floating Points / Fatima Yamaha / Tuxedomoon / Andy Stott / Nathan Fake / A Certain Ratio / Marcos Valle / The Sun Ra Arkestra / Robert Henke / Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids Show all bands
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Various Venues Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Jul 07, 2017
Tauron Nowa Muzyka
"Tauron Nowa Muzyka" / Who Made Who / Gang Gang Dance / Cat Power / Palms Trax / Forest Swords / Romare / Princess Nokia / Avalon Emerson / Kangding Ray / Shackleton / Demdike Stare / Fur Coat / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Max Cooper / Marcin Masecki / Egopusher Show all bands
Muzeum Slaski Katowice, Silesia, Poland
Jul 06, 2017 –
Jul 09, 2017
Tauron Nowa Muzyka Festival 2017
The Cinematic Orchestra / SOHN / Róisín Murphy / Hercules & Love Affair / Gang Gang Dance / Forest Swords / Romare / Shackleton / Christian Löffler / Princess Nokia / Avalon Emerson / Max Cooper
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Unknown venue Katowice, Silesia, Poland
Jun 25, 2017
Glastonbury Festival
"Glastonbury Festival" / Ed Sheeran / Chic feat. Nile Rodgers / Kite Base / Kiefer Sutherland / Forest Swords / London Grammar / Heck / Hacktivist / Jagwar Ma / The Veils / Marika Hackman / Blaenavon / Let's Eat Grandma / Keston Cobblers Club / The Smyths - Trib. to the Smiths / Jamie xx / Seth Troxler / Kangaroo Moon / Rusty Shackle / Biffy Clyro / Barry Gibb / Laura Marling / Jamie Cullum / Orchestra Baobab / Black Dyke Band / Boy Better Know / Emeli Sandé / The Courteeners / HAIM / Kodaline / Rag N Bone Man / Dropkick Murphys / Deaf Havana / Rain City Drive / Justice / Moderat / Cinematic Orchestra / Shaggy / Oumou Sangare / James Yorkston / Ryley Walker / Metronomy / Goldfrapp / Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes / King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard / Real Estate / Sundara Karma / October Drift / Kano / Sampha / Nick Mulvey / Lisa Hannigan / Julia Jacklin / All We Are / Dr. Dog / She Drew The Gun / Avalonian Free State Choir / ani difranco / Ward Thomas / The Bootleg Beatles / The Magic Numbers / Justin Townes Earle / Altan / Jive Aces / Beoga / Callum Beattie / Scouting for Girls / Skinny Lister / Lucy Rose / Lissie / Sound of the Sirens / Lucas & King / System 7 (UK) / Monkey Pilot / Dreadzone / Declan McKenna / Dennis / Billy Bragg / Roni Size / My Nu Leng / Afro Celt Sound System / MistaJam / Kraak & Smaak / Jain / My Baby / The Age Of L.U.N.A. / King Kong Company / Rejjie Snow / Mike Skinner / P-Money / Dawn Penn / Donae'o / Laid Blak / Matzka / Delhi 2 Dublin / Pink Oculus / Off Bloom / Addison Groove / GotSome / Fakear / Nicola Cruz / Fleetmac Wood / Groove Armada / 3 Daft Monkeys / James Monro / John Fairhurst / Kevin Saunderson / Hercules and Love Affair / Jungle Brown / Dread MC / Route 94 / Richy Ahmed / Patrick Topping / Nathan Ball / Jackmaster / Heidi / Waifs & Strays Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
Jun 15, 2017 –
Jun 17, 2017
Sonar 2017
Anderson .Paak / Justice / Little Dragon / Earl Sweatshirt / De La Soul / DJ Shadow / Eric Prydz / Cashmere Cat / Thundercat / Giggs / Nicolas Jaar / Jon Hopkins / Moderat / SOHN / Fat Freddy's Drop / AJ Tracey / Clams Casino / Keys N Krates / Nosaj Thing / Soulwax / Tiga / Vitalic / Joe Goddard / Roosevelt / Princess Nokia / Clark / River Tiber / Jacques Greene / Judah / Nina Kraviz / Arca / HVOB / Daphni / Forest Swords / Carl Craig / Cerrone / Lunice / Andy Stott / Dubfire / Yves Tumor / Juana Molina / Seth Troxler / Nico Muhly / Masters At Work / Marco Carola / Tommy Cash / Prins Thomas / Dellafuente / Nadia Rose / Bad Gyal / Matmos / Dj Q / Stooki Sound / Marcel Dettmann / Flava D / Jlin / Marie Davidson / D∆WN (fka DAWN RICHARD) / Hunee / Denis Sulta / Sofie Winterson / Soulection / Evian Christ / Suicideyear / Suzanne Ciani / Gaika / Avalon Emerson / Bejo / Royal-T / Valgeir Sigurðsson / Amnesia Scanner / Optimo / Heidi / Nick Hook / Derrick Carter / Agorazein / Kiddy Smile / RP Boo / Overmono / Juan Ingaramo / Craig Richards / Benji B / Pan Daijing / Sturla Atlas / Deena Abdelwahed / Lena Willikens / Christian Tiger School / Beautiful Swimmers / Animic / Veronica Vasicka / Toxe / COURTESY / Kablam / Fira Fem / BSN Posse / Clara 3000 / Julián Mayorga / Robert Hood presents: Floorplan / Pauk / Playback Maracas / La Musa / Jesse Kanda / Daito Manabe / MIIIN / Conor Thomas / Tarik Barri / The Blessed Madonna / Star Eyes vs Jubilee / yliabeat Show all bands
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Fira Montjuic Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Jun 04, 2017
"Heart Of Noise" / Monolake / Forest Swords / Huerco S.

Heart Of Noise

Various Venues Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Jun 03, 2017
Field Day 2017
Beak> / Run the Jewels / Death Grips / Slowdive / Kite Base / Tom Ravenscroft / Andy Shauf / S U R V I V E / Flying Lotus / Hannah Diamond / Aphex Twin / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / Lena Willikens / Omar Souleyman / Kevin Morby / Aine Cahill / Whitney / Arab Strap / Julia Jacklin / PC Music / Methyl Ethel / Mura Masa / Esther Joy Lane / Imarhan / Gaika / Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids / Job Jobse / Dekmantel Soundsystem / Lady Leshurr / Overmono / Hunee / Silver Apples / Manuela / Clams Casino / Pictish Trail / Hælos / Moodymann / A. G. Cook / Phil Taggart / Midland / Idris Ackamoor / Fatima Yamaha / Loyle Carner / Flamingods / Tom Demac / Marcel Dettmann / Machinedrum / King Sunny Adé / Moderat / Abra / Jon Hopkins (DJ set) / Sinkane / Nicolas Jaar / Forest Swords / Marc Riley / Nina Kraviz / Âme / Rae Morris / Danny L Harle / Joe Goddard / John Cooper Clarke / Thee Oh Sees / King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / HMLTD Show all bands
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Victoria Park London, England, United Kingdom
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May 26, 2017
"Spring Attitude" / Nite Jewel / Forest Swords

Spring Attitude

Various Venues Rome, Latium, Italy
May 25, 2017
Hyperreality
"Hyperreality" / Ancient Methods / Amen / Forest Swords / Nite Jewel / Paula Temple / Toxe
Neugebaude Palace Vienna, Vienna, Austria
May 10, 2017
Forest Swords / Umfang Mercury Lounge New York, New York, United States
Apr 26, 2017
Anna Meredith / Forest Swords / Kadhja Bonet / Gaika / Stuart Braithwaite / Mary Anne Hobbs St Luke’s Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Apr 08, 2017
Nidia Minaj / Cakes Da Killa / Roger Robinson / Forest Swords

BRDCST

AB Club Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
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Mar 26, 2017
"6 Music Festival" / Anna Meredith / _____ / Forest Swords / Kadhja Bonet

6 Music Festival

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Saint Luke's Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mar 24, 2017 –
Mar 26, 2017
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2017
Depeche Mode / The Shins / Bonobo / Belle and Sebastian / Father John Misty / Goldfrapp / Future Islands / Warpaint / Thundercat / The Jesus and Mary Chain / Simian Mobile Disco / Loyle Carner / Car Seat Headrest / Whitney / Temples / Hercules & Love Affair / Grandaddy / Ride / Dusky / Edwyn Collins / Sparks / Lindstrøm / Sleaford Mods / Julia Jacklin / Cate Le Bon / The Wedding Present / Forest Swords / King Creosote / The Lemon Twigs / Sinkane / Jesca Hoop / Kadhja Bonet / Honeyblood / Dutch Uncles / Songhoy Blues / The Pastels / Anna Meredith / HALEY (MN) / Girl Ray / Baloji / Gaika / Emma Pollock / James Lavelle / Optimo / Sacred Paws / Holly Macve / Nightwave / Happy Meals / Kobi Onyame / Ransom FA / Yorkston Thorne Khan / Murray Lachlan Young / Nan Kolè / Limmy / Stuart Braithwaite / Rebecca Vasmant / Duds (UK) / Jungle (DJ Set) / scott gibson / K4CIE / Mwx / Kevin P Gilday / Junglehussy / Femme Fresh / Cat Hepburn Show all bands
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Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Feb 17, 2017
Sonar (Reykjavik)
"Sonar" (Reykjavik) / Sleigh Bells / Oddisee / Samaris / GusGus / Moderat / Forest Swords / Sin Fang / Helena Hauff / John Grvy
Harpa Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Centre Reykjavik, Iceland
Feb 16, 2017 –
Feb 18, 2017
Sónar Reykjavík 2017
Fatboy Slim / De La Soul / Moderat / Forest Swords / FM Belfast / Ben Klock / Tommy Genesis / Sin Fang / Samaris / Helena Hauff / B.Traits / Aron Can / Emmsjé Gauti / Glowie / Kött Grá Pje / sxsxsx / Øfjord (DK)
Eldborg Hall, Harpa Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
Jan 27, 2017 –
Feb 19, 2017
Moderat / Lisa Hannigan / Deerhoof / Forest Swords / Alex Cameron

Antigel Festival 2017

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Nov 03, 2016
"Club To Club Festival" / Tim Hecker / Forest Swords

Club To Club Festival

Various Venues Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Jul 09, 2015 –
Jul 12, 2015
Les Ardentes 2015
Kendrick Lamar / Coeur de Pirate / Rae Sremmurd / The Dø / August Alsina / Flatbush Zombies / La Smala / Freddie Gibbs / Denzel Curry / Logic / Stuff / Atomic Spliff / Hesytap Squad / Paul Kalkbrenner / dEUS / A$AP Rocky / Oscar and the Wolf / De La Soul / La Roux / Claptone / Hercules and Love Affair / Bonobo / Bakermat / The Avener / Temples / Joke / Mount Kimbie (DJ Set) / Lost Frequencies / Lapalux / Baxter Dury / Hanni El Khatib / BRNS / FùGù Mango / Alaska Gold Rush / Binkbeats / Nick Mulvey / Tom McRae / Criolo / Feu! Chatterton / Paon / Nicki Minaj / Iggy Pop / NERO / Paul Weller / The Hives / Charlie Winston / Benjamin Clementine / RL Grime / Flux Pavillion / The Charlatans / James Vincent McMorrow / Gaz Coombes / Clark / The Experimental Tropic Blues Band / Forest Swords / Slow Magic / Great Mountain Fire / Roscoe / Ben Khan / Icicle / Paula Temple / Woods / King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard / Elvis Black Stars / Grandgeorge / D'Angelo / Fauve / Metronomy / Tinie Tempah / Balthazar / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Erlend Øye / Alice On The Roof / Sleaford Mods / Ratking / Bigflo & Oli / Mountain Bike / L'Or Du Commun Show all bands
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Parc Astrid de Coronmeuse Liège, Belgium
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Jun 25, 2015
Mogwai / Forest Swords / Sacred Paws
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Roundhouse London, England, United Kingdom

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Pukkelpop 2017
Aug 16 - 19, 2017
 Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
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Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue on Mar 30, 2024 [817-small]

Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue
Mar 30, 2024
 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
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Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue
Mar 30, 2024
 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
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Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue
Mar 30, 2024
 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
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Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue
Mar 30, 2024
 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
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Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue
Mar 30, 2024
 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
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Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue
Mar 30, 2024
 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
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Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue
Mar 30, 2024
 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
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Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue on Mar 30, 2024 [824-small]

Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue
Mar 30, 2024
 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
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Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue on Mar 30, 2024 [825-small]

Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue
Mar 30, 2024
 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
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Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue on Mar 30, 2024 [826-small]

Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue
Mar 30, 2024
 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
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Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue on Mar 30, 2024 [827-small]

Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue
Mar 30, 2024
 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
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Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue on Mar 30, 2024 [828-small]

Forest Swords / Ão / Slumberland / Holy Tongue
Mar 30, 2024
 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
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Genres:

Electronic
Experimental
Ambient
Electronica
Instrumental
Psychedelic
Art Pop
Dub
Wonky
UK Experimental Electronic
Hauntology
Ritual
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Latest Setlist (04/19/2024):

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  1. The Low
  2. The Weight of Gold
  3. Butterfly Effect
  5. Crow
  6. Thor's Stone
  7. Panic
  8. Caged
  9. The Highest Flood

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 10 concerts
2023 8 concerts
2019 2 concerts
2018 2 concerts
2017 55 concerts
2016 1 concert
2015 3 concerts
2014 40 concerts
2013 5 concerts
2012 10 concerts
2011 2 concerts
2009 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Forest Swords had?

Forest Swords has had 139 concerts.

What genre is Forest Swords?

Forest Swords is most often considered to be Electronic, Experimental, Ambient, Electronica, Instrumental, Psychedelic, Art Pop, Dub, Wonky, UK Experimental Electronic, Hauntology, and Ritual.

When is the next Forest Swords concert?

The next Forest Swords concert is on September 21, 2024 at Padiglione Daniele Becci in Pescara, Italy. The bands performing are: Forest Swords / Coca Puma / Mouse on Mars.

When was the last Forest Swords concert?

The last Forest Swords concert was on June 20, 2024 at The Independent in San Francisco, California, United States.

What setlist does Forest Swords play live?

The songs that Forest Swords performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 19, 2024 concert at Roadburn in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands:

  1. The Low
  2. The Weight of Gold
  3. Butterfly Effect
  5. Crow
  6. Thor's Stone
  7. Panic
  8. Caged
  9. The Highest Flood

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