Nina Simone — Setlists, Tour Dates & Concert History

The last 16 Nina Simone setlists, newest first — every song in the order it was played, most recently at Hestia, Sopot, Poland.

Nina Simone live: key facts

Gigvault documents 17 Nina Simone concerts from 1993 to 2026 in 14 cities across 7 countries.

• Typical set length: 8 songs (median of the last 16 recorded setlists)
• Last documented show: 2026-09-26 — Peacocks Bar & Lounge, Dublin

Nina Simone — artist information

On stage, Nina Simone wasn't just a performer; she was a force of nature, a conjurer of raw emotion. Her voice, a rich tapestry woven with jazz's cool sophistication, soul's burning heart, and the blues' deep lament, could shift from a whisper to a defiant roar in an instant. The band behind her provided a formidable foundation, a sonic landscape that perfectly mirrored the volatile beauty of her expression. To witness her live was to be swept into a cathartic tide, a communal experience where vulnerability and strength intertwined, leaving the audience profoundly moved.

Genres: jazz, soul, blues, female vocalists.

Nina Simone setlist — Hestia, Sopot, Poland (2002-06-29)

6 songs, in the order played:

1. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)
2. Mississippi Goddam
3. Sea Lion Woman
4. Four Women
5. God Bless the Child
6. I Loves You, Porgy

Source: setlist.fm

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Earlier Nina Simone setlists

Nina Simone setlist — Cavea dell'Auditorium, Parco della Musica, Rome, Italy (2002-05-05)

13 songs, in the order played:

1. Milestones
2. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)
3. Every Time I Feel the Spirit
4. Do I Move You?
5. Sea Lion Woman
6. So What
7. Why (The King of Love Is Dead)
8. I Loves You, Porgy
9. Mississippi Goddam
10. I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
11. Four Women
12. Ne me quitte pas
13. My Baby Just Cares for Me

Source: setlist.fm

Nina Simone setlist — Isaac Stern Auditorium, New York, United States (2002-04-13)

2 songs, in the order played:

1. Here Comes the Sun
2. Ne me quitte pas

Source: setlist.fm

Nina Simone setlist — Bishops Court, Clyst Saint Mary, United Kingdom (2001-08-26)

7 songs, in the order played:

1. Amazing Grace
2. Every Time I Feel the Spirit
3. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)
4. Here Comes the Sun
5. Just Like a Woman
6. I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
7. Mississippi Goddam

Source: setlist.fm

Nina Simone setlist — Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, United States (2001-07-03)

3 songs, in the order played:

1. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)
2. Here Comes the Sun
3. Mississippi Goddam

Source: setlist.fm

Nina Simone setlist — Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, United States (2000-11-19)

3 songs, in the order played:

1. Why (The King of Love Is Dead)
2. My Baby Just Cares for Me
3. Four Women

Source: setlist.fm

Nina Simone setlist — Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, United States (2000-11-13)

10 songs, in the order played:

1. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)
2. Dedication
3. Here Comes the Sun
4. Images
5. Why (The King of Love Is Dead)
6. Get Up, Stand Up
7. Four Women
8. Mississippi Goddam
9. I Loves You, Porgy
10. My Baby Just Cares for Me

Source: setlist.fm

Nina Simone setlist — Stade Municipal, Marciac, France (2000-08-09)

12 songs, in the order played:

1. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)
2. Every Time I Feel the Spirit
3. Here Comes the Sun
4. Just Like a Woman
5. Sea Lion Woman
6. Drum Solo
7. Get Up, Stand Up
8. Why (The King of Love Is Dead)
9. Nobody's Fault but Mine
10. Mississippi Goddam
11. I Loves You, Porgy
12. Ne me quitte pas

Source: setlist.fm

Nina Simone setlist — Fleet Pavilion, Boston, United States (2000-06-07)

8 songs, in the order played:

1. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)
2. To Be Young, Gifted and Black
3. Why (The King of Love Is Dead)
4. Sea Lion Woman
5. Mississippi Goddam
6. Get Up, Stand Up
7. Here Comes the Sun
8. Just Like a Woman

Source: setlist.fm

Nina Simone setlist — Bourbon Street Music Club, São Paulo, Brazil (2000-04-16)

16 songs, in the order played:

1. Milestones
2. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)
3. Every Time I Feel the Spirit
4. Here Comes the Sun
5. Just Say I Love Him
6. Sea Lion Woman
7. Images
8. Liberian Calypso
9. West Wind
10. Why (The King of Love Is Dead)
11. Get Up, Stand Up
12. Just Like a Woman
13. Ne me quitte pas
14. I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
15. Porgy, I's Your Woman Now
16. My Baby Just Cares for Me

Source: setlist.fm

Nina Simone setlist — Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (1999-07-24)

8 songs, in the order played:

1. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)
2. Why (The King of Love Is Dead)
3. I Loves You, Porgy
4. Sea Lion Woman
5. Mississippi Goddam
6. I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
7. My Baby Just Cares for Me
8. Here Comes the Sun

Source: setlist.fm

Nina Simone setlist — Brighton Centre, Brighton, United Kingdom (1999-04-10)

9 songs, in the order played:

1. Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)
2. Baltimore
3. Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
4. Sea Lion Woman
5. No Woman, No Cry
6. Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter
7. Here Comes the Sun
8. I Loves You, Porgy
9. My Baby Just Cares for Me

Source: setlist.fm

Nina Simone setlist — Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland (1997-12-18)

10 songs, in the order played:

1. Milestones
2. Zungo
3. I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
4. Silver City Bound
5. Blues
6. Exactly Like You
7. Baltimore
8. My Way
9. Pirate Jenny
10. My Baby Just Cares for Me

Source: setlist.fm

• 2001-06-28 — Isaac Stern Auditorium, New York, United States
  Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair) · Just Say I Love Him · Mississippi Goddam · My Baby Just Cares for Me
• 2000-06-22 — Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, United States
  Here Comes the Sun · Just Like a Woman · Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair) · Pirate Jenny · My Baby Just Cares for Me · Four Women · Why (The King of Love Is Dead)
• 1993-11-17 — The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Burbank, United States
  A Single Woman

952 Nina Simone setlists are known in total; the most recent 16 are shown here.

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Cities where Nina Simone played

• Concerts in Dublin — 2 shows, most recently 2026
• Concerts in Rome
• Concerts in New York — 2 shows
• Concerts in Portland
• Concerts in Los Angeles — 2 shows
• Concerts in San Francisco
• Concerts in Boston
• Concerts in São Paulo

Venues where Nina Simone played

• Nina Simone at Peacocks Bar & Lounge, Dublin
• Nina Simone at Brighton Centre, Brighton

Who has opened for Nina Simone?

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• Dublin Comedy Festival

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