California avant-garde/post-punk/country outfit that formed while the members were students at the University of California at Santa Cruz. This university consists of several "colleges," each with a different style of living facility and academic focus. College V (which was later renamed Porter College) has always been the home to the more artistic/"weird"/misfit students; the band Camper Van Beethoven was named by the members to match the initials of the College V B-dorm (C.V.B.).
2025
2025
Blow Head Records
2x7", Album, Single, Comp, Dlx, Ltd
2025
Blow Head Records
Cass, Comp, Dlx, Ltd
2025
Blow Head Records
2xCD, Dlx, Ltd
2025
Independent Project Records
2xCD, Comp, S/Edition
2024
Monorail Music
CD, Comp, Mixtape
2023
Demon Records
2xLP, Comp
2017
2016
2015
2014
2014
TM Studios (2)
CD-ROM, Comp, Promo
2013
429 Records
CD, Album
2013
2012
Not On Label (Camper Van Beethoven Self-released)
3xFile, WAV + File, MP3, 320
2012
2010
2009
Strategic Marketing, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
3xCD, Comp + DVD-V, NTSC + Box, Car
2009
2008
2008
DTM Records
CD, Album
2008
Rolling Stone
CD, Comp, Enh, Promo
2007
2007
2007
00:02:59
2xCD, Comp
2005
Vanguard, Pitch-A-Tent
CD, Album
2005
Not On Label (Camper Van Beethoven Self-released)
7xFile, MP3, 256
2005
Uncut (2)
CD, Comp
2005
Cryptophonics
CDr, Album, Ltd
2005
Not On Label
CDr, Comp
2005
2005
Comes With A Smile
CD, Comp
2005
World Café
CD, Comp
2005
Paste Magazine
CD, Comp + DVD, Comp
2005
Tracks Magazine
CD, Comp, Promo
2005
Anodyne Records, Dandercroft
CD, Comp, Ltd, Promo
2005
Harp Magazine, Vanguard Records, Sugar Hill Records (2), Pitch-A-Tent, McCoury Music
CD, Promo, Smplr
2005
2004
KFJC
7", Ltd, Red
2004
Cooking Vinyl, spinART Records
CD, Comp, Promo, RM, Smplr
2004
Pitch-A-Tent, Vanguard
CDr, Single, Promo
2004
2004
2004
2004
Cornerstone Promotion
CD, Comp, Promo + CD, Comp, Mixed, Promo + DVD, Pr
2004
Sinedín Music, Bittersweet Recordings
CD, Comp, Promo
2004
Paste Magazine
CD, Comp
2004
Ποπ + Ροκ, Ποπ + Ροκ, Sabam Crescendo
CD, Comp
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September 20, 2025
9:30 Club
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States1. The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon
2. Border Ska
3. Wasted(Black Flag cover)
4. Yanqui Go Home
5. Oh No!
6. 9 of Disks
7. Payed Vacation: Greece
8. Where the Hell Is Bill?
9. Vladivostock
10. Skinhead Stomp
11. Tina
12. Take the Skinheads Bowling
13. Mao Reminisces About His Days in Southern China
14. I Don't See You
15. Balalaika Gap
16. Opi Rides Again
17. Club Med Sucks
18. Ambiguity Song
19. ZZ Top Goes to Egypt
20. (We're a) Bad Trip
21. Good Guys & Bad Guys
22. The History of Utah
23. Shut Us Down
24. Seven Languages
25. Flowers
26. Waka
27. She Divines Water
28. Turquoise Jewelry
29. All Her Favorite Fruit
30. Sweethearts
31. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
1. Interstellar Overdrive(Pink Floyd cover)
September 19, 2025
Douglass Park
Chicago, Illinois, United States1. The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon
2. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
3. Skinhead Stomp
4. Tina
5. Take the Skinheads Bowling
6. Wasted(Black Flag cover)
7. Good Guys & Bad Guys
8. The History of Utah
9. Opi Rides Again
10. Club Med Sucks
September 17, 2025
40 Watt Club
Athens, Georgia, United States1. The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon
2. Border Ska
3. Wasted(Black Flag cover)
4. Yanqui Go Home
5. Oh No!
6. 9 of Disks
7. Payed Vacation: Greece
8. Where the Hell Is Bill?
9. Vladivostock
10. Skinhead Stomp
11. Tina
12. Take the Skinheads Bowling
13. Mao Reminisces About His Days in Southern China
14. I Don't See You
15. Balalaika Gap
16. Opi Rides Again
>17. Club Med Sucks
18. Ambiguity Song
1. ZZ Top Goes to Egypt
2. (We're a) Bad Trip
3. Good Guys & Bad Guys
4. The History of Utah
5. Shut Us Down
6. Seven Languages
7. Eye of Fatima, Part 1
>8. Eye of Fatima, Part 2
9. Waka
10. She Divines Water
11. Turquoise Jewelry
12. All Her Favorite Fruit
13. Sweethearts
14. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
1. Interstellar Overdrive(Pink Floyd cover)
September 12, 2025
Pappy & Harriet's Palace
Pioneertown, California, United States1. The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon
2. Border Ska
3. Wasted(Black Flag cover)
4. Yanqui Go Home
5. Oh No!
6. 9 of Disks
7. Payed Vacation: Greece
8. Where the Hell Is Bill?
9. Vladivostock
10. Skinhead Stomp
11. Tina
12. Take the Skinheads Bowling
13. Mao Reminisces About His Days in Southern China
14. I Don't See You
15. Balalaika Gap
16. Opi Rides Again
17. Club Med Sucks
18. Ambiguity Song
19. ZZ Top Goes to Egypt
20. (We're a) Bad Trip
21. Good Guys & Bad Guys
22. The History of Utah
23. Shut Us Down
24. Eye of Fatima, Part 1
25. Eye of Fatima, Part 2
26. Seven Languages
27. She Divines Water
28. Turquoise Jewelry
29. All Her Favorite Fruit
30. Sweethearts
31. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
1. Interstellar Overdrive(Pink Floyd cover)
July 26, 2025
Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds
Petaluma, California, United States'One of These Days' performed in the soundcheck
1. The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon
2. Border Ska
3. Wasted(Black Flag cover)
4. Yanqui Go Home
5. Oh No!
6. 9 of Disks
7. Payed Vacation: Greece
8. Where the Hell Is Bill?
9. Vladivostock
10. Skinhead Stomp
11. Tina
12. Take the Skinheads Bowling
13. Mao Reminisces About His Days in Southern China
14. I Don't See You
15. Balalaika Gap
16. Opi Rides Again
17. Club Med Sucks
18. Ambiguity Song
19. ZZ Top Goes to Egypt
20. (We're a) Bad Trip
21. Good Guys & Bad Guys
22. The History of Utah
23. Shut Us Down
24. Seven Languages
25. Eye of Fatima, Part 1
26. Eye of Fatima, Part 2
27. All Her Favorite Fruit
28. Sweethearts
29. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
30. Summer Days
July 10, 2025
Birds Hill Provincial Park
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaSetlist incomplete and out of order
1. Take the Skinheads Bowling
2. Interstellar Overdrive(Pink Floyd cover)
April 27, 2025
The Fillmore
San Francisco, California, United StatesDavid Lowery, Victor Krummenacher, Jonathan Segel, Greg Lisher, & Chris Pedersen; Chris Molla (original guitarist TFLV) sits in on accordion and bkgrd vocals. Anthony Guess (original drummer TFLV) sits in on 3 songs
1. La dolce vita(Nino Rota cover)
1. The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon
2. Border Ska
3. Wasted(Black Flag cover)
4. Yanqui Go Home
5. Oh No!
6. 9 of Disks
7. Payed Vacation: Greece
8. Where the Hell Is Bill?
with band introductions9. Vladivostock
10. Skinhead Stomp
11. Tina
12. Take the Skinheads Bowling
13. Mao Reminisces About His Days in Southern China
14. I Don't See You
15. Balalaika Gap
on drums16. Opi Rides Again
>17. Club Med Sucks
18. Ambiguity Song
1. ZZ Top Goes to Egypt
first time played by band since 20202. (We're a) Bad Trip
3. Sad Lovers Waltz
first played since 20204. Good Guys & Bad Guys
>5. The History of Utah
6. Shut Us Down
7. White Riot(The Clash cover)
8. Seven Languages
9. Eye of Fatima, Part 1
>10. Eye of Fatima, Part 2
11. Tania
12. She Divines Water
first played since 202013. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
14. All Her Favorite Fruit
15. (I Was Born in a) Laundromat
16. Sweethearts
17. When I Win the Lottery
1. Interstellar Overdrive(Pink Floyd cover)
first played since 2018April 26, 2025
The Fillmore
San Francisco, California, United StatesFirst full live show since 2020; David Lowery, Victor Krummenacher, Jonathan Segel, Greg Lisher, & Chris Pedersen; Chris Molla (original guitarist TFLV) sits in on accordion and bkgrd vocals. Anthony Guess (original drummer TFLV) sits in on 3 songs
1. The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon
2. Border Ska
3. Wasted(Black Flag cover)
4. Yanqui Go Home
5. Oh No!
6. 9 of Disks
7. Payed Vacation: Greece
8. Where the Hell Is Bill?
9. Vladivostock
10. Skinhead Stomp
11. Tina
12. Take the Skinheads Bowling
13. Mao Reminisces About His Days in Southern China
14. I Don't See You
15. Balalaika Gap
on drums16. Opi Rides Again
on drums; straight into next song17. Club Med Sucks
on drums18. Ambiguity Song
on drums1. Cattle (Reversed)
first played by band since 20182. (We're a) Bad Trip
3. Good Guys & Bad Guys
4. The History of Utah
5. Shut Us Down
first since 20196. White Riot(The Clash cover)
7. Seven Languages
8. Eye of Fatima, Part 1
>9. Eye of Fatima, Part 2
10. Tania
11. One of These Days
12. Waka
13. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
14. All Her Favorite Fruit
15. (I Was Born in a) Laundromat
first since 201116. Sweethearts
first since 201917. When I Win the Lottery
1. Militia Song
first since 20142. Summer Days
July 12, 2024
Hopmonk Tavern
Novato, California, United StatesFirst show since 2020; unbilled set between Victor Krummenacher & Cracker sets; Victor, Greg Lisher & David Lowery
1. Good Guys & Bad Guys
2. Take the Skinheads Bowling
3. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
4. Club Med Sucks
January 24, 2020
40 Watt Club
Athens, Georgia, United States1. Take the Skinheads Bowling
2. She Divines Water
3. Good Guys & Bad Guys
4. The History of Utah
5. (We're a) Bad Trip
6. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
7. Tania
8. Seven Languages
9. Turquoise Jewelry
10. Eye of Fatima, Part 1
11. Eye of Fatima, Part 2
12. We Saw Jerry's Daughter
13. Surprise Truck
14. S.P. 37957 Medley
-->15. It Was a Very Good Year(The Kingston Trio cover)
16. Waka
17. Opi Rides Again
18. Club Med Sucks
19. All Her Favorite Fruit
20. Hippy Chix
21. One of These Days
22. Summer Days
1. Ambiguity Song
January 20, 2020
Cat's Cradle
Carrboro, North Carolina, United StatesWith Cracker
1. Take the Skinheads Bowling
2. She Divines Water
3. Good Guys & Bad Guys
4. The History of Utah
5. (We're a) Bad Trip
6. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
7. Tania
8. Seven Languages
9. Turquoise Jewelry
10. Eye of Fatima, Part 1
11. Eye of Fatima, Part 2
12. We Saw Jerry's Daughter
13. Surprise Truck
14. S.P. 37957 Medley
with "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin snippet15. Opi Rides Again
16. Club Med Sucks
17. All Her Favorite Fruit
January 19, 2020
Sony Hall
New York, New York, United StatesWith Cracker
1. Take the Skinheads Bowling
2. She Divines Water
3. Good Guys & Bad Guys
4. The History of Utah
5. (We're a) Bad Trip
>6. Processional
7. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
8. We Saw Jerry's Daughter
9. Surprise Truck
10. S.P. 37957 Medley
11. Tania
12. Seven Languages
13. Eye of Fatima, Part 1
14. Eye of Fatima, Part 2
15. Ambiguity Song
January 18, 2020
9:30 Club
Washington, Washington, D.C., United StatesWith Cracker
1. Take the Skinheads Bowling
2. She Divines Water
3. Good Guys & Bad Guys
4. The History of Utah
5. (We're a) Bad Trip
6. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
7. We Saw Jerry's Daughter
8. Surprise Truck
9. S.P. 37957 Medley
10. Seven Languages
11. Eye of Fatima, Part 1
12. Eye of Fatima, Part 2
13. All Her Favorite Fruit
January 17, 2020
World Cafe Live
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesWith Cracker
1. Take the Skinheads Bowling
2. She Divines Water
3. Good Guys & Bad Guys
4. The History of Utah
5. (We're a) Bad Trip
6. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
7. We Saw Jerry's Daughter
8. Surprise Truck
9. S.P. 37957 Medley
10. Seven Languages
11. Tania
12. Eye of Fatima, Part 1
13. Eye of Fatima, Part 2
14. Opi Rides Again
15. Club Med Sucks
January 16, 2020
Downstairs
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesWith Cracker
1. Take the Skinheads Bowling
2. Good Guys & Bad Guys
3. The History of Utah
4. (We're a) Bad Trip
5. We Saw Jerry's Daughter
6. Surprise Truck
7. S.P. 37957 Medley
8. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
9. Seven Languages
10. Turquoise Jewelry
11. O Death([traditional] cover)
12. Eye of Fatima, Part 1
13. Eye of Fatima, Part 2
14. Sad Lovers Waltz
"Hippy Chix" was on setlist next but not played15. Summer Days
January 12, 2020
Lincoln Hall
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesWith Cracker
1. Take the Skinheads Bowling
2. Good Guys & Bad Guys
3. The History of Utah
4. (We're a) Bad Trip
5. We Saw Jerry's Daughter
6. Surprise Truck
7. S.P. 37957 Medley
8. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
9. Seven Languages
10. She Divines Water
11. Turquoise Jewelry
12. All Her Favorite Fruit
13. Hippy Chix
14. Ambiguity Song
15. Opi Rides Again
16. Club Med Sucks
January 11, 2020
Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesWith Cracker
1. Take the Skinheads Bowling
2. Good Guys & Bad Guys
3. (We're a) Bad Trip
4. The History of Utah
5. We Saw Jerry's Daughter
6. Surprise Truck
7. S.P. 37957 Medley
8. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
9. All Her Favorite Fruit
10. Tania
11. Turquoise Jewelry
12. Seven Languages
13. One of These Days
14. Summer Days
January 10, 2020
City Winery
Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesWith Cracker
View on Setlist.fm →January 8, 2020
The Grey Eagle
Asheville, North Carolina, United StatesWith Cracker
1. Take the Skinheads Bowling
2. Good Guys & Bad Guys
3. The History of Utah
4. (We're a) Bad Trip
5. We Saw Jerry's Daughter
6. Surprise Truck
7. S.P. 37957 Medley
8. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
9. Waka
10. Turquoise Jewelry
11. All Her Favorite Fruit
12. Tania
13. Seven Languages
14. Summer Days
January 5, 2020
Lucky You Lounge
Spokane, Washington, United StatesWith Cracker
1. Take the Skinheads Bowling
2. Good Guys & Bad Guys
3. The History of Utah
4. (We're a) Bad Trip
5. Opi Rides Again
6. Club Med Sucks
7. Tania
8. Pictures of Matchstick Men(Status Quo cover)
9. Seven Languages
10. One of These Days
11. Summer Days
12. All Her Favorite Fruit
13. The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon
14. Ambiguity Song
15. Sad Lovers Waltz
16. S.P. 37957 Medley
