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Shonen Knife at HQ
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- When
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM
- Where
- HQ, Denver
Shonen Knife have been making sugar-rush pop-punk out of Osaka since 1981, beloved enough that Kurt Cobain put them on tour with Nirvana. The August 12 date at HQ, a small South Broadway room, splits into two sets: their Osaka Ramones tribute plus a run through Shonen Knife favorites.
Founder Naoko Yamano has kept the band going across four decades, and its live shows stay relentlessly upbeat.
The show starts at 7:00 PM in one of Denver’s smaller music rooms, so capacity is tight for a band with this long a history.
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