Live/DJ

Aphex Twin Live/DJ performances.

  • This is an ongoing list: Links, and DJ/LIVE identifiers all need to be added…one day
  • Dates are in sortable, ‘reverse’ format, ie: YYYY.MM.DD

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  • Year TBC [DJ] Nut Nut (St.Ives, Cornwall, UK) Likely as ‘Phonic Boy On Dope’ – alleged debut of Digeridoo
  • Year TBC [DJ] The Bowgie (Cornwall, UK) Possible numerous performances as ‘Phonic Boy On Dope’, playing tracks like Human Rotation, Analogue Bubblebath, Polygon Window and Parking Lot
  • 1990 TBC – (Cornwall, UK) Beach Party? Digeridoo played, as claimed on R&S Classics compilation
  • 1992.04.30 – Mayday Rave (Eissporthalle, Cologne, Germany)
  • 1992.07.17 Friday – Lord Michaels’ Future Shock – Limelight NYC (unclear if this is N.A.S.A.) [Source]
  • 1992.08.15 – Renaissance ‘A rebirth of the scene’. Followed by Messiah (UK) (Agua Dulce Canyon off Highway 14, outside L.A., USA)
  • 1992.12.28 – Clonk – Gardening Club, The Piazza, Covent Garden, London – DJs Aphex Twin, Spy Kid plus Dub Kid (thanks to Mike Paradinas for the heads-up).
  • 1993.01.08 [LIVE] Warp Records: Polygon Window launch party (The Leadmill, Sheffield, UK) This event was given the WAP30 catalogue number by WARP – and a simple Poster you could buy at the event. One of the RareAFX team (me) was there, arrived early with friends and listened to RDJ do a sound check. He had much of his early gear on stage (MS20, SQ10 and Atari ST most visible). His parents wandered through the crowd during the main performance. At the end of his set RDJ pointed his finger up in the air which some journos misunderstood as some respect for the crowd. Ha. He was signalling to the support DJ’s in the booth above the dancefloor he was done.
  • 1993.02.02 and/or 11.25 – The Old Trout (Windsor, UK) May have performed as Caustic Window due to Warp contract. Source of unreleased tracks. (►) 
  • 1993.02.26 – Rocket (London, UK)
  • 1993.03.25 – It Is What It Is – Warp presents a night of Artificial Intelligence (Ministry of Sound, London, UK)
  • 1993.04.02 – Hackney Empire (London, UK)
  • 1993.04.09 – Sheffield Sound City (Hallam University, Sheffield, UK)
  • 1993.04.18 – Brixton Academy (London, UK) (►) 
  • 1993.04.24  [LIVE]  Le Bourget (Paris, France) (►) 
  • 1993.04.30 – Tribal Gathering (Warminster, UK)
  • 1993.05.02 – Ambient Tea Party (Brixton, London)
  • 1993.05.06 – Tower Ballroom (Hull, UK) Cancelled (possibly scam/fake) event, RareAFX bought Tickets. Flyer reads: ALLIANCE: Aphex Twin (Live P.A.), Ben Long, Jamie Bissmire (Bandulu), Paul Tai. Tickets £6
  • 1993.05.15 – Union Rave Festival (Helsinki, Finland)
  • 1993.05.22 – SHROOM! – Brixton Academy (London, UK)
  • 1993.05.26 – Subterrania (London, UK)
  • 1993.06.09 [LIVE] Mega Dog Tour (Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK)
  • 1993.06.19 [LIVE] Mega Dog Tour (Brixton Academy, London, UK)
  • 1993.07.06 [LIVE] Mega Dog Tour (Rock City, Nottingham, UK)
  • 1993.07.10 – The Orbit @ Morley (Leeds, UK) Alongside Sven Vath, likely Orbits 2nd Birthday Party (►) Note – original stated date of 1992.02.04 seems wholly inaccurate and needs further research. RareAFX was there.
  • 1993.08.?? [LIVE] Hardcore (Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland) (►1) (►2)
  • 1993.08.04 – (The Academy, Brixton, London)
  • 1993.08.05 [LIVE] Pulse (Lord Byrons, Tithebarn Street, Preston, UK) with ‘Where’s The Beach’.  9.30pm til 2am.
  • 1993.10.09 [LIVE] Mega Dog Tour (Club Academy, Manchester, UK)
  • 1993.10.29-31 [LIVE] Ambient Festival at Melkweg, Amsterdam (featuring Biosphere & Higher Intelligence Agency)
  • 1993.11.06 – N.A.S.A. (Eagle Theater, Pontiac, USA) Source of Gah.Gebble.Gibgib tracks. Headlined with Moby.
  • 1993.11.13 – ‘Circa 93’ alongside Moby, Orbital , Vapour Space (9pm-6am intended)
    In a warehouse on a back alley off Glencoe Avenue on the border of Culver City and Marina Del Rey, California. Cancelled due to intervention by Fire Marshalls.
  • 1993.11.14 – See The Light Tour (San Francisco, California)(►1) (►2) (►3)
  • 1993.11.20 – Barrowlands Ballroom (Glasgow, UK) Billed alongside Hawkwind and Beautiful People.
  • 1993.11.26 – Oscillate (Birmingham, UK)
  • 1993.12.02 [LIVE] Mega Dog Tour (Hull University, Hull, UK)
    RareAFX attended – RDJ played a sound effect that made everybodys head twitch backwards
  • 1993 TBC – Dublin, Ireland 
  • 1994.03.04 – FUSE (Belgium)
  • 1994.03.23 [DJ] LA2 (UK) – Event TBC With Autechre, Seefeel, Locust, u-Ziq (Source)
  • 1994.04.15 – Pilot Club (Moscow, Russia)
  • 1994.05.14 – VFM – Steel: This Is Techno, The Vox, Brixton, UK – Aphex Twin, Graeme, I/O, Clair (all Rephlex)
  • 1994.05.29 – The Ambient Night (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
  • 1994.08.12-14 – Woodstock 1994 (Saugerties, NY, USA)
  • 1994.09.09 – Quirky, Brixton – DJ Aphex Twin – with Kinesthesia, u-Ziq and Kosmik Kommando (thanks to Robin Rimbaud aka Scanner for the info)
  • 1994.09.19 – DJ for movie filming of ‘Strange Days’, at an event called ‘Millenium’ also Deee-Lite and Doc Martin (Corner 5th and Flower Streets, downtown L.A.)
  • 1994.09.21 – Limelight (New York, USA)  (►)  “‘Ambient music’ wunderkind Richard James holds forth at this Gothic funhouse under the name of Aphex Twin, playing his turntable (sic) and sequencers on 9/21 with Banco De Gaia, Eat Static – a techno offshoot of the ambient instrumental group Ozric Tentacles” – Chris Norris, The NightLife magazine, Sep 26th 1994
  • 1994.09.22 – Strange? (New York, USA) “New York’s premier ambient source presents APHEX TWIN, BANCO DE GAIA, EAT STATIC in a rare in-store appearance thursday, september 22 stop in for more details (445 e. 9th st. off ave a nyc 10009″ words taken from flyer
  • 1994.12.01 – Club Disobey (London, UK) The infamous Sandpaper & Food Mixer incident
  • 1994 04.29  -05.01 – Furthur (Wisconsin, USA)
  • 1994 TBC – Hilversum – VPRO (Netherlands) 
  • 1995.01.23 – La Luna (Portland, OR, USA)
  • 1995.01.31 – Deep Ellum Live (Dallas, USA)
  • 1995.08.04 – The Metro (Chicago, USA)
  • 1995.08.05 – The Fillmore.The State Theatre (TBC) (Detroit, USA)
  • 1995.08.07 – Warehouse (Toronto, Canada)
  • 1995 TBC – UXI festival (Iceland) 
  • 1996.03.05 – The Fuse (Brussels, Belgium)
  • 1996.10.28 – Big Love (Otmoor Park, UK) Aphex is interviewed here by NME (►)
  • 1996.12.04 – Cafe Qudos (QMU – Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, Scotland, UK).  Lineup included Luke Vibert and Andrew Weatherall.
  • 1996.12.05 – Que The Club (Birmingham, UK)
  • 1996.07.13 – Quarterfest (Norway) (►)
  • 1997.01.17 – 02.02 – Big Day Out Festival (Auckland, New Zealand)
  • 1997.01.25 – Big Day Out Festival (Melbourne, Australia) (►)
  • 1997.01.27 – Big Day Out Festival (Sydney, Australia)
  • 1997.02.01 – Liquid Room (Japan, Tokyo) (►) 
  • 1997.06.27 – Glastonbury (Pilton, UK)
  • 1997.06.29 – Roskilde Festival (Roskilde, Denmark) (►)
  • 1997.07.13 – Quartfestivalen (Kristiansand, Norway) (►)
  • 1997.07.26 – Mount Fuji Rock Festival (Mount Fuji, Japan)
  • 1997.07.17-20 – Phoenix Festival (Long Marston, UK)
  • 1997.08.02 and 03 [DJ] Finsbury Park ‘Essential Weekender’ (London, UK) Giant Teddy Bears, Aphex played from inside a Childs’ Wendy House. RareAFX attended.
  • 1997.09.06 – Theater of the Living Arts (Philadelphia, USA)
  • 1997.09.08 – Boston – Avalon Ballroom (USA) Source of ‘Gabbro Rod Fix’ aka ‘Animal’
  • 1997.09.09 – Megadog Big Top USA Tour, Bronco Bowl (Texas, USA)
  • 1997.09.12 – Alongside Sneaker Pimps (8pm @ Vic Theatre, Sheffield Ave, Chicago, USA)
  • 1997.09.13 – Alongside Sneaker Pimps, Linoleum, also Luke Vibert DJ support (7pm @ Vic Theatre, Sheffield Ave, Chicago, USA)
  • 1997.09.17 – Ogden Theatre (Denver, USA) 
  • 1997.09.19 – Alongside Sneaker Pimps, Linoleum, with Luke Vibert DJ support (Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, USA)
  • 1997.09.20 – The Organic Festival (Los Angeles, USA)
  • 1997.09.24 – TBC (Washington, Seattle, USA)
  • 1997.09.25 – The Rage.Plaza Of Nations (Vancouver, Canada)
  • 1997.11.28 – Blech 02 – (Powerhaus, London, UK)
  • 1997 TBC – Rephlex Show (Rephlex Tour?) 
  • 1998.04.24 – Powerhaus (London, UK)
  • 1998.07.02 – Chelsea Bridge Studios (London, UK)
  • 1998.11.19 – Rephlex All Stars Night (Vooruit, Gent, Belgium) 
  • 1999.06.17-19 – Hultsfredsfestivalen (Hultsfred, Sweden) Fans storm stage [Source]
  • 1999.11.05 – Warp 10 Party (Truman Brewery, London, UK)
  • 1999 TBC – Live Time (France)
  • 1999 TBC – Norway
  • 1999 TBC – Olympia Theatre (Dublin, Ireland) 
  • 2000.04.7-9 – All Tomorrows Parties (Camber Sands, UK)
  • 2000.08.05 – Rephlex Disco Assault Systems Inc. (Helio Colors Festival, Montpellier, France)
  • 2000.08.27 –  Camping Flight To Lowlands Paradise (Netherlands)
  • 2000.10.14 – The Incredible Warp Lighthouse Party (The Chainstore, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, UK) RareAFX attended.
  • 2000.11.10 – DJ – NESH (Warp Records, Electrowerkz, London, UK) RareAFX attended.
  • 2000 TBC – Ultrasound KNDD 107.7 – Aphex Twin & Luke Vibert (Washington, Seattle, USA) 
  • 2001.01.12 – DJ – NESH (Warp Records, Electrowerkz, London, UK) RareAFX attended.
  • 2001.02.23-25 – Dedbeat Weekender (Great Yarmouth, UK)
  • 2001.04.28 – Coachella (Indio, USA)
  • 2001.05.11 – DJ – NESH (Warp Records, Electrowerkz, London, UK) Final NESH event – RareAFX attended.
  • 2001.06.15 – Sonar Festival (Barcelona, Spain) (►)
  • 2001.06.10 – Shine Club (Belfast, Ireland)
  • 2001.06.11 – Temple Bar (Dublin, Ireland) (►) 
  • 2001.06.23 – Turnmills (London, UK) RareAFX attended.
  • 2001.08.29 [DJ] Rephresh! @  93 ft east (Brick Lane, London, UK) As DJ Richard D James – RareAFX attended.
  • 2001.08.31 – Shhh…goes Digital (V&A Museum, London, UK) Headphone Set?
  • 2001.10.14 – Elektronic @ Barbican Centre  (London, UK) Tribute event to Karlheinz Stockhausen’s work. Headphone Set as DJ Prichard G. Jams
  • 2001.10.19-21 – All Tomorrows Parties (Ackerman Grand Ballroom, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA) 
  • 2001.11.09 – Warp Rave @ Ocean Club (Hackney, London, UK Appeared as DJ Rolfroydenard.d.jims-cash’n’carry. Same week as death of Warp co-founder Rob Mitchell.
  • 2001.11.30 – 2001.12.01 – Electraglide (Tokyo, Japan) 
  • 2002.01.18 – Rephlex Night (Brick House, London, UK)
  • 2002.02.06 – Astoria (London, UK)
  • 2002.02.24 – (London, UK)
  • 2002.03.01 – One World Show, BBC Radio One
  • 2002.03.16 – All Tomorrows Parties (Ackerman Grand Ballroom, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA)  (►) 
    Rescheduled from 2001.10.19. Probable Source of unreleased ‘afxfuckery’ track
  • 2002.03.30 – Turnmills (London, UK)
  • 2002.04.17 – Northern Lights (Clifton Park, New York, USA)
  • 2002.05.05 – Ether Party (Royal Festival Hall, London, UK) As Pritchard.D.James
  • 2002.05.18 – Primavera Sound Festival – (Barcelona, Spain) (►)
  • 2002.07.20 – 3 Mills Film Studios (London, UK)
  • 2002.08.22 – Pukkelpop (Kempische Steenweg, Hasselt, Belgium) Aphex Twin Vs Luke Vibert (►)
  • 2002.08.23 – Reading Festival (Reading, UK)
  • 2002.08.24 – Leeds Festival (Leeds, UK)
  • 2002.09.28-29 – Asagiri Jam (Shizuoka, Japan)
  • 2002.12.12 – Pathos Transport Theater (Rome, Italy)
  • 2002.12.13 – Rephlex Disco Assault System (Milleluci Club, Rome, Italy) (►)
  • 2002.12.14 – Bologna (Italy)
  • 2002.12.15 – Les Mains D’oeuvres (Saint Ouen, France)
  • 2002.12.21 – Live at Partyservice Radio
  • 2003.01.12 – Live on 626 Mix (with Luke Vibert)
  • 2003.02.28 [DJ] Bla (Oslo, Norway)
  • 2003.03.29 – USF (Bergen, Norway)
  • 2003.03.30 – Volksbuhne (Berlin, Germany)
  • 2003.04.05 [DJ] All Tomorrows Parties (Camber Sands, UK) Performed 2 DJ Sets (►)
  • 2003.04.18 – All Tomorrows Parties (BBC)
  • 2003.05.23 [DJ] Bjork warmup set (Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK)
    As DJ Smojphace. Enraged the Bjork fans with an hour of noise.
  • 2003.06.28 – Glastonbury Festival (Pilton, UK)
  • 2003.07.21 – DJ Sound Clash at Pukkelpop (with Luke Vibert)
  • 2003.08.07 – HMS President (London, UK)
  • 2003.10.31 – Catch 22 (UK) As DJ Caustic Window
  • 2003.11.05 – TBC (Newcastle, UK) As DJ Smojphace
  • 2003 TBC – Fuse (location unknown?)
  • 2003.11.06 – The Henrywood Hall (Glasgow, UK) as DJ Smojphace (►)
  • 2003.11.11 – Lumin (London, UK) As DJ Smojphace
  • 2003 TBC – Rome, Italy
  • 2003 TBC – Japan
  • 2003 TBC – Japan
  • 2003 TBC – Ocean Room – Warp Party (Hackney, London, UK) Aphex Twin Vs Luke Vibert
  • 2004.01.16 – Big Day Out (Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand) Aphex Twin Vs Luke Vibert
  • 2004.01.18 – Big Day Out (Gold Coast, Australia) Aphex Twin Vs Luke Vibert
  • 2004.01.23 – Big Day Out (Metro Theatre, Sydney, Australia) Aphex Twin Vs Luke Vibert 
  • 2004.01.26 – Big Day Out (RAS Showground, Melbourne, Australia) Aphex Twin Vs Luke Vibert
  • 2004.01.27 – Big Day Out (St.Kilda, Melbourne, Australia) Aphex Twin Vs Luke Vibert
  • 2004.01.30 – Big Day Out (Royal Showground, Adelaide, Australia) Aphex Twin Vs Luke Vibert
  • 2004.02.01 – Big Day Out (Claremont Showground, Claremont, Australia) Aphex Twin Vs Luke Vibert
  • 2004.04.08 – Mayrhofen, Austria
  • 2004.05.15 – Palais De Tokyo (Paris, France) – Installation/Audiovisual performance with Motus and Zing (►)
  • 2004.06.08 – Herbal Bar (Shoreditch, London, UK) As DJ AFX
  • 2004.07.?? – Glade Festival (UK)
  • 2004.08.??  Karlsøy Festival (Oslo, Norway) (►)
  • 2004.12.03-05 – All Tomorrows Parties Nightmare Before Christmas (Camber Sands, UK)
  • 2004 TBC – Fuse (Belgium)
  • 2005.01.20 – TBC (Sydney, Australia)
  • 2005.04.08 – Snowbombing (Mayrhofe or Oostenrijk, Austria) (►)
  • 2005.06.02 – SE1 Club (London, UK)
  • 2005.06.30 – Traffic Festival (Torino, Italy)
  • 2005.07.01 – Traffic Festival  (Torino, Italy)
  • 2005.07.16 – Glade Festival (UK)
  • 2005.10.29 – M2 Indoor Festival (Spain)
  • 2005.11.12 – Nuova Fiera di Roma (Rome, Italy) 
  • 2006.04.30 – Triptych Festival – Barrowland Ballroom (Glasgow, UK)
  • 2006.07.15 – Melt! Festival (Gräfenhainichen, Germany) 
  • 2007.12.01 – UNKNOWN (Rome, Italy)
  • 2007.12.07 – The Warehouse Project (Manchester, UK) (►) Plays AFX Tape Trax (Joyrex Tape) material. Performance featured 3 live gurners.
  • 2007.12.08-09 – All Tomorrows Parties (Butlins, Minehead, UK)
  • 2007.12.14-15 – State-X New Forms (The Hague, Netherlands) 
  • 2008.04.25 – Coachella – (Indio, USA) (►)
  • 2008.07.11 – Oxegen Festival – Kildare (Ireland) (►)
  • 2008.07.11-13 – Haight Ashbury Festival (Kinross, UK)
  • 2008.07.11-13 – T in the Park (Kinross, UK)
  • 2008.08.28 – Indie Rock Festival (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  • 2008.09.05 – Bestival (Newport, Isle Of Wight, UK) 
  • 2009.03.13-15 – BLOC (Butlins, Minhead, UK)
  • 2009.04.02-13 – STRP Festival (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
  • 2009.05.01-12 – L.E.V. (Gijon, Spain)
  • 2009.05.09 – Warp20 – Cite De La Musique (Paris, France) (►) Performed with Hecker
  • 2009.05.28-30 – Primavera Sound Festival (Barcelona, Spain)
  • 2009.07.16-19 – Dour Festival – La Plaine De La Machine a Feu (Dour, Belgium)
  • 2009.07.17-19 – Melt! Festival (Ferropolis, Gräfenhainichen, Germany)
  • 2009.07.18 – Italia Wave Love Festival (Fortezza Vecchia, Livorno, Italy)
  • 2009.08.07 [DJ] Summersonic 10th Anniversary (Tokyo, Japan) (►) 
  • 2009.09.18+19 – Socrum Profanum (Krakow, Poland) 2 performances with Hecker
  • 2009.09.26 – Proud2 (02, London, UK)
  • 2009.10.02  – The Warehouse Project (Manchester, UK)
  • 2009 TBC – STRP Festival (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
  • 2010.05.15 [DJ] Parc De La Seilla (Metz, France)
  • 2010.05.26 [DJ] Bad Bonn Festival Kilbi (Düdingen, Switzerland)
  • 2010.06.12 [DJ] Rock Ness (Loch Ness, Inverness, UK)
  • 2010.08.28 [DJ] LED Festival (Victoria Park, London, UK)
  • 2010.09.04 – 10.08 (Rephlex Rephresh European Tour – Aphex Twin not listed as playing)
  • 2010.09.26 [DJ] We Love… Closing Party, Space (Ibiza, Spain)
  • 2010.12.11 – Razzmatazz (Barcelona, Spain)
  • 2010.12.31 – 2011.01.01 – The RephlexEve 2010 (Rome, Italy)
  • 2010 TBC (Manchester, UK) 
  • 2011.03.11-13 – BLOC Weekend (Minehead, UK)
  • 2011.03.19 – Mosaic Festival (Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore, Singapore)
  • 2011.06.04-05 – Forbidden Fruit (Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland) (►)
  • 2011.06.17 – Sonar (Barcelona, Spain) (►)
  • 2011.07.01-02 – Wireless Festival (Hyde Park, London, UK)
  • 2011.07.15-17 – Ilosaarirock (Joensuu, Finland)
  • 2011.08.12-14 – La Route Du Rock (Saint-Malo, France)
  • 2011.08.15-21 – Strøm Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark) (►)
  • 2011.08.17 – Day Off Music Festival – (Cannole, Italy)
  • 2011.08.19-21 – A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise (Biddinghuizen, Netherlands)
  • 2011.08.20 – Tap1 (Copenhagen, Denmark) (►)
  • 2011.08.9-13 – øya Festival – (Oslo, Norway)
  • 2011.09 – We Love Closing Party (Ibiza, Spain)
  • 2011.09.10 – European Culture Congress – Penderecki (Wroclaw, Poland) (►AFX SET)
  • 2011.09.17 – Reich 75 Project – (Socrum Profanum, Krakow, Poland)
  • 2011.10.28 [DJ] Pitchfork Festival (La Grande Halle de La Villett, Paris) (►)
  • 2011.11 – STRP Festival – Klokgebouw (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
  • 2011.11.18 – Warehouse Project (Manchester, UK) 
  • 2012.03.06 [DJ] Future Music Festival – Palace Theatre (Melbourne, Australia)
  • 2012.03.02 [DJ] Future Music Festival – Enmore Theatre (Sydney, Australia) (►)
  • 2012.03.03 [DJ]Future Music Festival – Doomben Racecourse (Brisbane, Australia) (►)
    RareAFX attended – included live video crowd facial projections a la weirdcore
  • 2012.03.04 [DJ] Future Music Festival – Arena Joondalup, (Perth, Australia) (►)
  • 2012.03.10 [DJ] Future Music Festival – Royal Randwick Racecourse (Sydney, Australia)  (►)
  • 2012.03.11 [DJ] Future Music Festival – Flemington Racecourse (Melbourne, Australia) (►)
  • 2012.03.12 [DJ] Future Music Festival – Ellis Park (Adelaide, Australia)
  • 2012 TBC – Bangface Weekender Festival – Trevelgue Holiday Park (Cornwall, UK) (►)
  • 2012 TBC – Space – (Ibiza, Spain)