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Mike Watt
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The next Mike Watt concert is scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at Gullivers in Manchester, United Kingdom. See all 12 upcoming concerts
![Listen to Work That We Do (feat. Stephen Perkins) [2025 Remaster] by Mike Watt & Petra Haden, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music221/v4/dd/65/7c/dd657c6a-1a96-0d61-dd80-e0e9f6e00159/199257409350_cover.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Work That We Do (feat. Stephen Perkins) [2025 Remaster] by Mike Watt & Petra Haden, see lyrics, music video & more!")
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![Watch Against the '70s (Live) [Audio] music video by Mike Watt](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video123/v4/4b/2a/05/4b2a05aa-6755-a05a-46d0-dc7c15004788/8864461528680101.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Against the '70s (Live) [Audio] music video by Mike Watt")
![Watch The Red and the Black (Live) [Audio] music video by Mike Watt](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video113/v4/fe/bc/b4/febcb4ea-8cd6-1b85-02c6-30bcb1279833/8864462079710101.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch The Red and the Black (Live) [Audio] music video by Mike Watt")
![Watch Big Train (Live) [Audio] music video by Mike Watt](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video123/v4/94/96/45/94964561-5719-c92a-471d-1110831d1be0/8864461528510101.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Big Train (Live) [Audio] music video by Mike Watt")
About Mike Watt
Hometown
Portsmouth, VA, United States
Born
December 20, 1957
Genre
Rock
One of the most influential figures in West Coast punk rock, Mike Watt is a musical polymath whose bold, adventurous music cannot be confined by any one genre. He first found recognition as bassist with the Minutemen and his subsequent project fIREHOSE. His basslines are a rich, roiling mixture of rock, funk, and jazz, and he's worked with a broad range of artists, from Sonic Youth to Kelly Clarkson. Watt's solo albums are conceptual affairs, with a dominant theme uniting the songs (his father's experiences in the Navy informed 1997's Contemplating the Engine Room, and a near-fatal illness inspired 2004's The Secondman's Middle Stand). He's also willing to join ad-hoc projects and sit in with established bands. Wherever his muse takes him, Watt is guided by his philosophy of Econo, taking the boundaries imposed by a limited budget and using them as a path toward simplicity and creative self-reliance.
Mike Watt has also released music as a member of Minutemen, Cuz, Porno for Pyros, The Step Kings, Wylde Ratttz, Ciccone Youth, The Stooges, fIREHOSE, Banyan J Mascis + The Fog.
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