The Violent Femmes

• AKA: Violent Femmes
• Type: Band
• Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
• Active: 1980 - Present
• Number of gigs played: 5
• Number of other acts played with: 4

• Victor DeLorenzo
  1980 - 1993
  Drums
• Gordon Gano
  1980 - Present
  Guitar, Lead Vocal, Violin
• Brian Ritchie
  1980 - Present
  Electric Bass, Marimba, Acoustic Bass Guitar
• Guy Hoffman
  1993 - 2002
  Drums
  Replaced: Victor DeLorenzo

• Sigmund Snopek III
  Unknown - Unknown
  Keyboards
• Peter Balestrieri
  Unknown - Unknown
  Saxophone
• Steve Mackay
  Unknown - Unknown
  Saxophone

• Jerry Harrison
  Unknown - Unknown
  Producer

• Violent Femmes on Wikipedia
• Why Violent Femmes' Classic Debut Still Seems So Young, 30 Years Later

From Wikipedia: 

Violent Femmes is an American punk rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active from 1980 to 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009. As of 2013, they are active again. The band has performed as a trio, including singer, guitarist and songwriter Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, and four drummers: Victor DeLorenzo (1980–1993, 2002–2009 and 2013), Guy Hoffman (1993–2002), Brian Viglione (2013–2016), and John Sparrow (2016-present).

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Shared a bill with:

• Oil Tasters 1 time(s)
• The Points 1 time(s)
• The Pretenders 1 time(s)
• The Prosecutors 1 time(s)

Played at:

• The Starship (Milwaukee) 2 time(s)
• Oriental Theatre 1 time(s)
• The Backdoor at SDSU 1 time(s)
• The Jazz Gallery 1 time(s)

Gigs Played:

• The Backdoor at SDSU (Saturday, November 5, 1983) The Violent Femmes
• Date:1983, November 5 (Sat)
• Headliner: The Violent Femmes

• The Jazz Gallery (04-10-1983) The Violent Femmes
• Date:1983, April 10 (Sun)
• Headliner: The Violent Femmes

• 09-03-1981, The Starship: The Prosecutors, The Violent Femmes
• Date:1981, September 3 (Thu)
• Headliner: The Prosecutors
• First Opening: The Violent Femmes

• Oriental Theatre (08-23-1981) The Pretenders The Violent Femmes
• Date:1981, August 23 (Sun)
• Headliner: The Pretenders
• First Opening: The Violent Femmes

• The Starship (07-25-1981) Oil Tasters The Points The Violent Femmes
• Date:1981, July 25 (Sat)
• Headliner: Oil Tasters
• First Opening: The Points
• Second Opening: The Violent Femmes