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The Road So Far

Frank's whole career on the road, in numbers. All of it is counted from his own show list and the setlists we have, so it's as accurate as the data (and where setlists are missing, the song numbers are "at least").

3,180shows
23years on the road
2,124venues
58countries
2.37mkm between shows
396different songs played

The Shows

First Show #1 18 Sep 2004, 93 Feet East, London, UK

Latest Show #3180 27 Sep 2026, Lost Evenings 9, Southside Ballroom, Dallas, TX, USA

Busiest Year 2009: 210 shows, about one every 1.7 days

Busiest Month October 2015: 35 shows

Most in One Day 19 shows on 26 Jun 2009, 15 of them in people's houses

Days With 2+ Shows 223

Longest Streak 20 days in a row with a show, ending 22 Nov 2009

Lost Evenings 9 editions, 37 nights

Milestones

  1. #1 18 Sep 2004, 93 Feet East, London, UK
  2. #500 6 Sep 2008, Lexapalooza, Nambucca, London, UK
  3. #1000 21 Apr 2011, Strummerville Spring Sessions, Shoreditch, London, UK
  4. #1500 22 Nov 2013, Great Lakes Coffee, Detroit, MI, USA
  5. #2000 15 Dec 2016, Rock City, Nottingham, UK
  6. #2500 9 Aug 2020, Vans For Bands, Oxford, UK
  7. #3000 22 Feb 2025, Alexandra Palace, London, UK

Shows per Year

2006172
2007182
2008178
2009210
2010206
2011185
2012158
2013196
2014113
2015178
2016193
2017126
2018167
2019141
2022139
2023116
2024149
2025117

The Miles

2,366,921km between shows
59times round the Earth
6.2trips to the Moon

Longest Hop 18,872 km, from The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK (25 Feb 2023) to Town Hall, Christchurch, New Zealand (23 Mar 2023)

Furthest North Fairbanks, USA

Furthest South Christchurch, New Zealand

Straight lines between one show and the next, for the 3,077 shows we can put on the map. Real roads and flights are longer, so this is a floor, not a total.

The Songs

396different songs
36,018songs played (known)
18.2songs in an average set
33longest known set

Favourite Opener Get Better (176 times)

Favourite Closer Four Simple Words (723 times)

Most Played

From the 2,351 shows where we know the setlist (74% of them), so every count is "at least". Openers, closers and set lengths use complete setlists of five songs or more.

Everything Else

134releases
371pressings
61tour posters found
3,523videos

Releases and pressings cover every band Frank has been in (see the Discography).