Indie folk rock band from Portland, OR, USA, founded in 2000. Line-up: Colin Meloy: singer, songwriter Chris Funk: guitar, multi-instrumentalist Jenny Conlee: Hammond organ, accordion, melodica, piano, keyboards, harmonica Nate Query: bass guitar, string bass John Moen: drums, backing vocals, melodica, guitar
2025
Hamilton Uptown Limited Liability Company
12xFile, AAC, Album, Comp
2024
Y.A.B.B. Records
File, MP3, Single
2024
Y.A.B.B. Records
12", S/Sided, Promo
2024
2024
Rolling Stone
CD, Comp
2024
Mojo Magazine
CD, Comp
2024
2021
Kill Rock Stars
CD, Comp
2021
2020
2020
Good Music (20)
40xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2020
2019
Interscope Records, Netflix
18xFile, AAC, Comp, 320
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
KBCO
2xCD, Album
2018
Minnesota Public Radio
CD
2017
2017
2017
2016
World Café
CD, Comp
2015
Rough Trade
CDr, Single, Promo
2015
Capitol Records
CD, Single, Promo
2015
2015
2015
Not On Label (Femur. (The Music Of Joel Sweetman) Self-released)
6xFile, WAV, Promo
2015
Bloodshot Records
7"
2015
Visions Magazine
CD, Comp, Promo
2015
ABC Music
2xCD, Comp
2015
2015
2014
2014
Uncut (2)
CD, Comp
2014
Not On Label
CD
2014
2013
Música Global Discogràfica
CD, Comp
2013
Not On Label
CDr, Comp
2012
2012
2012
Cooperative Music
2xCD, Comp
2012
La Gaîté Lyrique
2xLP, Comp, Ltd, Gat
2012
Hypem
File, MP3, Comp, P/Mixed, 320
2012
EMI
2xCD, Comp
2012
EMI
4xCD, Comp
2012
2011
Capitol Records
CD, EP, Ltd
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
November 7, 2025
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Portland, Oregon, United States1. The Infanta
2. Oceanside
3. We Both Go Down Together
4. The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
5. Why Would I Now?
6. The Reapers
7. Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes
8. A Beginning Song
1. The Engine Driver
Without Symphony2. Down by the Water
Without Symphony3. The Crane Wife 1 & 2
4. Cavalry Captain
5. Happy Birthday
For Uncle Paul - sung by band with audience and Orchestra6. Rise to Me
7. California One / Youth and Beauty Brigade
1. I Was Meant for the Stage
November 6, 2025
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Portland, Oregon, United States1. The Infanta
2. Oceanside
3. We Both Go Down Together
4. The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
5. Why Would I Now?
6. The Reapers
7. Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes
8. A Beginning Song
1. Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect
without the symphony2. Down by the Water
without the symphony3. The Crane Wife 1 & 2
4. Cavalry Captain
5. Rise to Me
6. California One / Youth and Beauty Brigade
7. I Was Meant for the Stage
Colin went into the crowdNovember 1, 2025
Benaroya Hall
Seattle, Washington, United States1. The Infanta
2. Oceanside
Colin experiences in-ear monitor delays3. Bluesy Jam in A
Sans Orchestra. Colin Meloy had a technical difficulty.4. We Both Go Down Together
5. The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
6. Why Would I Now?
7. The Reapers
8. Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes
9. A Beginning Song
1. Down by the Water
Sans Orchestra2. The Soldiering Life
Sans Orchestra3. The Crane Wife 1 & 2
4. Cavalry Captain
5. Rise to Me
6. California One / Youth and Beauty Brigade
1. I Was Meant for the Stage
sung in crowdOctober 10, 2025
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco, California, United Stateswith the San Francisco Symphony
1. The Infanta
2. Oceanside
3. We Both Go Down Together
4. The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
5. Why Would I Now?
6. The Reapers
7. Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes
8. A Beginning Song
1. Down by the Water
without symphony2. The Soldiering Life
without symphony3. The Crane Wife 1 & 2
4. Cavalry Captain
5. Rise to Me
6. California One / Youth and Beauty Brigade
7. I Was Meant for the Stage
July 27, 2025
Illinois Science & Technology Park Field
Skokie, Illinois, United StatesO Valencia and I Was Meant for the Stage written on setlist as a second encore, but not played
1. July, July!
2. Burial Ground
3. Rox in the Box
4. Tell Me What's on Your Mind
5. Sucker's Prayer
6. Make You Better
7. Severed
8. 12/17/12
9. On the Bus Mall
10. Oceanside
11. Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes
12. Down by the Water
1. The Crane Wife 3
2. A Beginning Song
July 26, 2025
Orpheum Theatre
Madison, Wisconsin, United States1. July, July!
2. Burial Ground
3. Rox in the Box
4. Tell Me What's on Your Mind
5. Sucker's Prayer
6. Make You Better
7. Severed
8. The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
9. The Engine Driver
10. Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes
11. Down by the Water
12. The Crane Wife 3
13. A Beginning Song
1. O Valencia!
2. I Was Meant for the Stage
July 25, 2025
Masonic Auditorium
Cleveland, Ohio, United States1. In the Hall of the Mountain King
2. July, July!
3. Burial Ground
4. Rox in the Box
5. Tell Me What's on Your Mind
dedicated to Chuck Mangione6. Sucker's Prayer
7. Make You Better
8. Severed
interlude described Helena High gymnasium orgy of VP, POTUS, & presidents of Columbia and Paramount9. Cuyahoga(R.E.M. cover)
10. On the Bus Mall
11. Oceanside
12. Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes
13. Down by the Water
14. The Crane Wife 3
15. A Beginning Song
1. O Valencia!
2. I Was Meant for the Stage
July 23, 2025
Point of the Bluff Vineyards
Hammondsport, New York, United States1. July, July!
2. Oceanside
3. Burial Ground
4. Rox in the Box
5. Lake Song
6. The Engine Driver
7. The Legionnaire's Lament
8. Make You Better
9. Sucker's Prayer
10. The Crane Wife 1 & 2
11. The Crane Wife 3
12. Down by the Water
13. O Valencia! / Dracula's Daughter
14. The Mariner's Revenge Song
July 22, 2025
Wind Creek Event Center
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States1. July, July!
2. Burial Ground
3. Rox in the Box
4. Tell Me What's on Your Mind
5. Make You Better
6. Severed
7. Don't Go to the Woods
John down stage left with just a triangle8. On the Bus Mall
9. Oceanside
10. The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing
Veronica Stewart-Frommer of Melt on vocals11. Paranoid(Black Sabbath cover)
John Moen on vocals, Colin Meloy on drums and members of Melt joining on stage12. Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes
13. Down by the Water
"Dirty Old Town" intro on harmonica14. The Crane Wife 3
15. A Beginning Song
1. June Hymn
2. O Valencia!
3. I Was Meant for the Stage
July 20, 2025
State Theatre
Portland, Maine, United States1. July, July!
2. Burial Ground
3. Rox in the Box
4. Tell Me What's on Your Mind
Live debut5. O New England
6. Sucker's Prayer
7. Make You Better
8. Severed
9. Eli, the Barrow Boy
10. On the Bus Mall
11. Oceanside
12. Down by the Water
13. The Crane Wife 3
14. A Beginning Song
1. Raincoat Song
2. O Valencia!
3. I Was Meant for the Stage
July 18, 2025
Sands at Salter Main Stage
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada1. July, July!
2. Oceanside
3. Burial Ground
4. Rox in the Box
5. On the Bus Mall
6. The Legionnaire's Lament
7. Make You Better
8. Severed
9. The Crane Wife 1 & 2
10. The Crane Wife 3
11. Down by the Water
12. O Valencia!
13. The Mariner's Revenge Song
July 16, 2025
LeBreton Flats Park
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada1. July, July!
2. Burial Ground
3. Rox in the Box
4. On the Bus Mall
5. The Wrong Year
6. Eli, the Barrow Boy
7. The Legionnaire's Lament
8. Make You Better
9. Severed
10. The Crane Wife 1 & 2
11. The Crane Wife 3
12. Oceanside
13. Down by the Water
14. O Valencia!
August 25, 2024
Victoria Park
London, England, United Kingdom1. The Infanta
2. Burial Ground
3. Song for Myla Goldberg
4. Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect
5. William Fitzwilliam
6. Oh No!
7. The Reapers
8. The Sporting Life
9. Make You Better
10. Severed
11. O Valencia! / Dracula's Daughter
August 3, 2024
McMenamins Historic Edgefield Manor
Troutdale, Oregon, United States1. The Infanta
2. Burial Ground
3. The Reapers
4. Oh No!
5. Down by the Water
6. The Soldiering Life
1. William Fitzwilliam
2. The Black Maria
3. June Hymn
4. The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone)
"Gazebo" set was struck partway through1. The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing
Lizzie Ellison lead vocal2. Severed
Featuring narrative interlude about J.D. Vance and his poverty beard3. O Valencia!
4. I Was Meant for the Stage
1. Joan in the Garden
August 3, 2024
McMenamins Historic Edgefield Manor
Troutdale, Oregon, United StatesVIP pre-show
1. Shiny
2. Rox in the Box
August 2, 2024
Mount Baker Theatre
Bellingham, Washington, United States"The Sporting Life" was crossed out on the setlist after "Long White Veil"
1. Don't Go to the Woods
2. The Black Maria
3. The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone)
4. Don't Carry It All
5. Burial Ground
6. The Reapers
7. Oh No!
8. Lake Song
9. Long White Veil
10. Make You Better
11. The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing
12. Severed
with poem about JD Vance13. O Valencia!
with Dracula's Daughter snippet14. I Was Meant for the Stage
1. Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes
2. Sons & Daughters
August 1, 2024
Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre
Seattle, Washington, United StatesVIP pre-show
1. Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes
2. Bandit Queen
August 1, 2024
Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre
Seattle, Washington, United States1. June Hymn
2. Don't Go to the Woods
3. The Bachelor and the Bride
4. The Infanta
Colin wondered about the ASL interpreter's ability to translate "chaparral" and "phalanx"5. Burial Ground
6. The Reapers
7. Oh No!
8. The Engine Driver
->9. On the Bus Mall
10. Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)
11. Long White Veil
12. The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing
13. Make You Better
14. Down by the Water
15. A Beginning Song
1. Joan in the Garden
July 31, 2024
Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre
Seattle, Washington, United States1. All I Want Is You
2. The Black Maria
3. Carolina Low
->4. Burying Davy
5. Don't Carry It All
6. Burial Ground
7. The Reapers
"This is a song about agriculture...and death"8. Oh No!
9. The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone)
10. The Legionnaire's Lament
Request from Iris, who was unable to attend the VIP preshow11. The Crane Wife 3
->12. The Island
13. Severed
narrative interlude about J.D. Vance singing the last verse to a meeting of fascists in 192014. 16 Military Wives
1. Never Satisfied
2. O Valencia!
Colin complained about people leaving early to beat the traffic3. I Was Meant for the Stage
July 31, 2024
Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre
Seattle, Washington, United StatesVIP pre-show
1. The Gymnast, High Above the Ground
2. The Legionnaire's Lament
