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The next The Lemonheads concert is scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Roadmender in Northampton, United Kingdom. See all 22 upcoming concerts
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About The Lemonheads
Hometown
Boston, MA, United States
Formed
1984
Genre
Rock
With grungy heartthrob Evan Dando at the helm, The Lemonheads rose to mainstream alternative-rock prominence in the early ’90s. A punkish 1992 cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” and the sighing, wistful original “It’s a Shame About Ray” epitomized the band’s combination of melodic pop hooks and heart-on-sleeve melancholy. Dando formed The Lemonheads in 1986 and released a series of ragged punk records before finding a fuzzed-out groove in 1992 with It’s a Shame About Ray and dabbling in introspective country-pop on 1993’s Come on Feel the Lemonheads. The band took a break in the late ’90s and early 2000s, but Dando reformed the band in 2005 with the rhythm section of punk legends Descendents; a 2006 self-titled album featuring the pair followed. The Lemonheads’ lineup fluctuated and shifted in subsequent years, as Dando returned to the road and released a pair of covers albums that showcased his knack for mining pop obscurities for gold.
Members of The Lemonheads include, or have included, Bill Gibson, Bill Stevenson, David Ryan, Evan Dando, Juliana Hatfield, Nic Dalton, John Kent, Dave Ryan, John P. Strohm, Vess Ruhtenberg, and Murph.
Musical InfluencesThe Lemonheads's musical influences include Neil Young, Jonathan Richman, The Replacements and more.
Influenced by The LemonheadsThe Lemonheads has influenced the music of Ryan Adams, Teenage Halloween, Ben Kweller and more.
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