The Wave Pictures — Setlists, Tour Dates & Concert History

The last 25 The Wave Pictures setlists, newest first — every song in the order it was played, most recently at Bush Hall, London, United Kingdom.

The Wave Pictures live: key facts

Gigvault documents 27 The Wave Pictures concerts from 2024 to 2026 in 23 cities across 3 countries.

The Wave Pictures — artist information

The Wave Pictures unfurl a tapestry of jangly guitars and ramshackle charm, their live presence a wonderfully loose embrace of off-kilter melodies. Each performance feels like stumbling into a secret, intimate jam session, where wry observational lyrics dance with an infectious, unpolished energy. The audience, a congregation of devoted listeners, sways and grins, caught in the delightful current of their earnest, anti-folk spirit. It's a sound that’s both comfortingly familiar and wonderfully unpredictable, a true testament to the raw power of indie rock played from the heart.

Genres: indie, indie pop, british, rock, anti-folk.

The Wave Pictures setlist — Bush Hall, London, United Kingdom (2026-05-09)

23 songs, in the order played:

  1. I Love You Like a Madman
  2. Green River
  3. The House Painted Blue
  4. Sweetheart
  5. Alice
  6. Dale It's a Damn Shame
  7. Pea Green Coat
  8. Sparklers
  9. Sure and Steady
  10. Give Me a Second Chance
  11. Roosevelt Sykes
  12. Faded Wave Pictures T Shirt
  13. Pool Hall
  14. Come On Daniel
  15. Just Like a Drummer
  16. Stay Here and Take Care of the Chickens
  17. Worry Anymore
  18. Spaghetti
  19. Smell the Ocean
  20. The Past Comes Back to Haunt Me
  21. Great Big Flamingo Burning Moon
  22. A Long Way Away From Me
  23. Sleepy Eye

Source: setlist.fm

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Earlier The Wave Pictures setlists

The Wave Pictures setlist — Manufaktur, Schorndorf, Germany (2026-04-18)

8 songs, in the order played:

  1. Stay Here and Take Care of the Chickens
  2. Atlanta
  3. Strange Fruit for David
  4. Samuel
  5. Pea Green Coat
  6. Just Like a Drummer
  7. Shelly
  8. Spaghetti

Source: setlist.fm

The Wave Pictures setlist — Schule 21 e.V., Bremen, Germany (2026-04-11)

3 songs, in the order played:

  1. Better to Have Loved
  2. Pool Hall
  3. Now You Are Pregnant

Source: setlist.fm

The Wave Pictures setlist — 16 Toneladas, Valencia, Spain (2026-03-15)

15 songs, in the order played:

  1. Green River
  2. Roosevelt Sykes
  3. The Past Comes Back to Haunt Me
  4. The House Painted Blue
  5. And It Stoned Me
  6. Worry Anymore
  7. Sweetheart
  8. Faded Wave Pictures T Shirt
  9. Brian
  10. I Love You Like a Madman
  11. Bad Moon Rising
  12. Give Me a Second Chance
  13. Sure and Steady
  14. Alice
  15. Just Like a Drummer

Source: setlist.fm

The Wave Pictures setlist — DUST, Brighton, United Kingdom (2026-03-06)

17 songs, in the order played:

  1. Stay Here and Take Care of the Chickens
  2. I Love You Like a Madman
  3. The House Painted Blue
  4. Pool Hall
  5. Alice
  6. The Past Comes Back to Haunt Me
  7. Faded Wave Pictures T Shirt
  8. Sleepy Eye
  9. Gained / Lost
  10. Lisbon
  11. Worry Anymore
  12. Just Like a Drummer
  13. Flight From Destruction
  14. Dale It's a Damn Shame
  15. Look Inside Your Heart
  16. Spaghetti
  17. Sparklers

Source: setlist.fm

The Wave Pictures setlist — Strange Brew, Bristol, United Kingdom (2026-03-03)

18 songs, in the order played:

  1. Stay Here and Take Care of the Chickens
  2. Sure and Steady
  3. Sugar
  4. The Fire Alarm
  5. Friend of the Devil
  6. Faded Wave Pictures T Shirt
  7. Alice
  8. Dale It's a Damn Shame
  9. Samuel
  10. Sweetheart
  11. The Past Comes Back to Haunt Me
  12. Red Cloud Road (Part 2)
  13. Sparklers
  14. I'm a Little Airplane
  15. I Love You Like a Madman
  16. The House Painted Blue
  17. Bamboo Diner in the Rain
  18. Bad Moon Rising

Source: setlist.fm

The Wave Pictures setlist — Stereo, Glasgow, United Kingdom (2026-02-27)

14 songs, in the order played:

  1. Sugar
  2. Sure and Steady
  3. Sparklers
  4. Samuel
  5. I'm a Little Airplane
  6. Dale It's a Damn Shame
  7. Faded Wave Pictures T Shirt
  8. Sleepy Eye
  9. I Love You Like a Madman
  10. Red Cloud Road (Part 2)
  11. The Fire Alarm
  12. Now You Are Pregnant
  13. Bad Moon Rising
  14. Orange Fire

Source: setlist.fm

The Wave Pictures setlist — Cluny2, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (2026-02-26)

16 songs, in the order played:

  1. Roosevelt Sykes
  2. The Fire Alarm
  3. Sparklers
  4. Alice
  5. Give Me a Second Chance
  6. Lisbon
  7. The Inattentive Reader
  8. John Wesley Harding
  9. Sure and Steady
  10. Pool Hall
  11. Samuel
  12. The Past Comes Back to Haunt Me
  13. The House Painted Blue
  14. Stay Here and Take Care of the Chickens
  15. Sleepy Eye
  16. Bad Moon Rising

Source: setlist.fm

The Wave Pictures setlist — Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, United Kingdom (2026-02-25)

17 songs, in the order played:

  1. Stay Here and Take Care of the Chickens
  2. Dale It's a Damn Shame
  3. Sugar
  4. Sparklers
  5. Sure and Steady
  6. Give Me a Second Chance
  7. Jim
  8. Shelly
  9. The Inattentive Reader
  10. Samuel
  11. Faded Wave Pictures T Shirt
  12. Remains
  13. Bamboo Diner in the Rain
  14. Lisbon
  15. Bad Moon Rising
  16. The House Painted Blue
  17. Now You Are Pregnant

Source: setlist.fm

The Wave Pictures setlist — Maida Vale Studios, London, United Kingdom (2026-02-18)

4 songs, in the order played:

  1. The Past Comes Back to Haunt Me
  2. Sure and Steady
  3. Alice
  4. John Wesley Harding

Source: setlist.fm

The Wave Pictures setlist — EartH Hall, Hackney, United Kingdom (2025-10-09)

10 songs, in the order played:

  1. House by the Beach
  2. Lisbon
  3. The Fire Alarm
  4. My Life Is Starting Over
  5. Sweetheart
  6. Sleepy Eye
  7. Long Island
  8. Red Cloud Road (Part 2)
  9. Pea Green Coat
  10. I Love You Like a Madman

Source: setlist.fm

The Wave Pictures setlist — Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield, United Kingdom (2025-10-02)

17 songs, in the order played:

  1. House by the Beach
  2. Lisbon
  3. The Fire Alarm
  4. My Life Is Starting Over
  5. Stay Here and Take Care of the Chickens
  6. Sweetheart
  7. Sparklers
  8. My Love Has Disappeared
  9. Come On Daniel
  10. Give Me a Second Chance
  11. Long Island
  12. Samuel
  13. French Cricket
  14. Dale It's a Damn Shame
  15. When the Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings
  16. Shelly
  17. Spaghetti

Source: setlist.fm

The Wave Pictures setlist — Georgian Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom (2025-03-15)

3 songs, in the order played:

  1. Spaghetti
  2. Pea Green Coat
  3. The Running Man

Source: setlist.fm

775 The Wave Pictures setlists are known in total; the most recent 25 are shown here.

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Songs The Wave Pictures plays most often live

Across the last 20 The Wave Pictures concerts with a recorded setlist.

SongPlayed atShare
Dale It's a Damn Shame11 of 2055%
I Love You Like a Madman11 of 2055%
Spaghetti11 of 2055%
Stay Here and Take Care of the Chickens11 of 2055%
Sparklers10 of 2050%
Give Me a Second Chance8 of 2040%
Pea Green Coat8 of 2040%
Sleepy Eye8 of 2040%
Smell the Ocean7 of 2035%
Sure and Steady7 of 2035%

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Frequently asked questions

Where has The Wave Pictures played?

The Wave Pictures shows on Gigvault are documented in 23 cities, including London, Brighton, Valencia, Barcelona and Bedford. Venues include 16 Toneladas in Valencia, Albert's Shed in Shrewsbury, Brudenell Social Club in Leeds and Bush Hall in London.

When did The Wave Pictures last play?

The most recent The Wave Pictures show on record is 2026-10-23 at Various Brighton Venues, Brighton, United Kingdom.

How many The Wave Pictures concerts are on Gigvault?

27 The Wave Pictures concerts are documented, from 2024 to 2026 across 23 cities.

When is The Wave Pictures playing live next?

No The Wave Pictures dates are confirmed right now. The most recent show on record is 2026-10-23 at Various Brighton Venues, Brighton, United Kingdom; new dates appear on this page as ticketing sources announce them.

Where can I find The Wave Pictures setlists?

25 setlists by The Wave Pictures are on this page with the full song list in the order played — open any show to see the songs, the date and the venue.

How many songs does The Wave Pictures play live?

The Wave Pictures typically plays 15 songs — most concerts land between 8 and 17 across the last 20 shows with a recorded setlist.

What song does The Wave Pictures open with?

The Wave Pictures varies the opener — 11 different opening songs across the last 20 concerts, most often "Stay Here and Take Care of the Chickens" (6 times).

What song does The Wave Pictures close with?

The Wave Pictures varies the closing song — 13 different closers across the last 20 concerts, most often "Smell the Ocean" (4 times).

Which songs does The Wave Pictures always play?

No song appeared at every one of the last 20 The Wave Pictures concerts. The closest is "Dale It's a Damn Shame" at 11 of 20.

What rare songs has The Wave Pictures played recently?

19 songs appeared only once across the last 20 concerts, among them And It Stoned Me, Better to Have Loved, Brian, Canvey Island Baby, Douglas, Eskimo Kiss, Friend of the Devil, Gained / Lost.

Does The Wave Pictures play the same setlist every night?

No — The Wave Pictures changes the setlist a lot. Two consecutive concerts share only about 3 of roughly 13 songs.

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