
Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev is on tour — 15 upcoming shows; next: Jul 17, 2026 in Limerick, Ireland.
- Pop
- Rock
Mercury Rev is an American alternative rock group, that formed in the late 1980s in Buffalo, New York. Original personnel were David Baker (vocals), Jonathan Donahue (vocals, guitars), Sean Mackowiak, a.k.a. "Grasshopper" (guitars, clarinet), Suzanne Thorpe (flute), Dave Fridmann (bass) and Jimy Chambers (drums). With their early records, Mercury Rev offered experimental, psychedelic rock, which gradually shifted to a melodic, ornate sound. Mercury Rev is often compared to The Flaming Lips, and in fact share close ties: soon after the band's formation, Donahue also joined the Flaming Lips as second guitarist and appeared on two of their albums; and since the 1990 album In a Priest Driven Ambulance, Dave Fridmann has co-produced every Flaming Lips studio album to date except 1993's Transmissions from the Satellite Heart. Despite considerable critical acclaim, their early releases never gave Mercury Rev more than cult popularity, though they appeared on the smaller second stage at some 1993 Lollapalooza stops. Baker left after their second record, Boces (1993), citing musical and personal disputes; he later recorded an album as Shady. With his departure, the thematically darker and musically experimental features of the band began to disappear.
Tour history
Shows tracked▾1in 2026
Top countries▾11 city
- United States · 1Portland
Avg setlist▾7 songsLatest · May 15
- 1Tears in Rain(Vangelis cover)
- 2The Funny Bird
- 3Empire State (Son House In Excelsis)
- 4Runaway Raindrop
- 5Ancient Love
- 6Holes
- 7The Dark Is Rising
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Tour map · 15 cities
5 countries · 15 cities · Jul 2026 – Oct 2026





