Oingo Boingo

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Oingo Boingo

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Oct 10, 2026 · Fontana, CA

Stage Red

About

American new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979. The band emerged from a surrealist musical theatre troupe, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, that Elfman had led since 1976 and written material for in the years previous. Oingo Boingo were known for their high energy live concerts and experimental music, which can be described as mixing rock, ska, pop, and world music. The band's body of work spanned 17 years, with various genre and line-up changes.

As a rock band, Oingo Boingo started as a ska and punk-influenced new wave octet, achieving significant popularity in Southern California. During the mid-1980s, the band changed line-ups, and adopted a more pop-oriented style, until a significant genre change to alternative rock in 1994. At that point, the name was shortened to simply "Boingo" and the horn section was dropped. The band retired after a farewell tour in 1995, for which they reverted to the name Oingo Boingo and readopted the horn section.

Line-up:
Danny Elfman (1979-1995) - composer, music director, lead vocals, brass, violin, guitar, percussion
Steve Bartek (1979-1995) - guitar, vocals, percussion, horn arrangements, accordion
Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez (1979-1995) - drums, percussion
Sam "Sluggo" Phipps (1979-1993, 1995) - tenor & soprano saxophones, clarinet, flute, percussion, backing vocals
Leon Schneiderman (1979-1993, 1995)- baritone & alto saxophones, flute, instrument design and construction, percussion, backing vocals
Dale Turner (1979-1993, 1995) - trumpet, trombone, percussion, guitar, backing vocals
Dan Schmitt (1979-1980) - keyboards
Jeff Breeh (1979) - bass
Kerry Hatch (1979-1984) - bass guitar, vocals, bass synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
Richard "Ribbs" Gibbs (1980-1984) - keyboards, synthesizer, trombone, percussion, backing vocals
David Eagle (1980) - drums
Michael Bacich (1984-1987) - keyboards, backing vocals
John Avila (1984-1995) - bass guitar, bass synthesizer, percussion, accordion, backing vocals
Carl Graves (1987-1993) - keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
Warren Fitzgerald (1993-1995) - guitar, backing vocals

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Top Tracks

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1

Dead Man's Party

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2

Weird Science

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3

Stay

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4

Little Girls

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5

Just Another Day

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Tour Dates

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10

2026

Oingo Boingo Former Members

Stage Red, Fontana, CA

OCT

24

2026

Oingo Boingo Former Members w/ The Untouchables

Music Box - San Diego, San Diego, CA

Setlists

20 live performances · data from Setlist.fm

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1995
1994

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October 31, 1995

Farewell

Universal Amphitheatre

Universal City, California, United States

  • 1. Tender Lumplings

  • 2. Insanity

  • 3. Little Girls

  • 4. Cinderella Undercover

  • 5. Controller

  • 6. Burn Me Up

  • 7. Private Life

  • 8. Insects

  • 9. No One Lives Forever

  • 10. Capitalism

  • 11. Gratitude(Danny Elfman cover)

  • 12. Hey!

  • 13. Reptiles and Samurai

  • 14. Water

  • 15. Dead or Alive

  • 16. I Am the Walrus(The Beatles cover)

  • 17. Tender Lumplings

  • 18. Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself)

  • 19. Piggies

  • 20. We Close Our Eyes

  • 21. We Close Our Eyes

  • 22. Mary

  • 23. Can't See (Useless)

  • 24. Helpless

  • 25. I'm So Bad

  • 26. Out of Control

  • 27. Change

  • 28. You Really Got Me(The Kinks cover)

  • 29. Just Another Day

  • 30. Not My Slave

  • 31. Stay

  • 32. Who Do You Want to Be

  • 33. Sweat

  • 34. On the Outside

  • 35. Wild Sex (In the Working Class)

  • 36. Dead Man's Party

  • 1. Nasty Habits

  • 2. Clowns of Death

  • 3. Ain't This the Life

  • 4. Violent Love(Willie Dixon cover)

  • 5. Whole Day Off

  • 6. Little Guns

  • 7. Grey Matter

  • 8. No Spill Blood

  • 9. Only a Lad

  • 10. Goodbye Goodbye


October 30, 1995

Farewell

Universal Amphitheatre

Universal City, California, United States


October 28, 1995

Farewell

Universal Amphitheatre

Universal City, California, United States

  • 1. Insanity

  • 2. Little Girls

  • 3. Private Life

  • 4. Cinderella Undercover

  • 5. Burn Me Up

  • 6. Controller

  • 7. Insects

  • 8. No One Lives Forever

  • 9. Capitalism

  • 10. Gratitude(Danny Elfman cover)

  • 11. Hey!

  • 12. Reptiles and Samurai

  • 13. Water

  • 14. When the Lights Go Out

  • 15. I Am the Walrus(The Beatles cover)

  • 16. Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself)

  • 17. You Really Got Me(The Kinks cover)

  • 18. Piggies

  • 19. We Close Our Eyes

  • 20. Helpless

  • 21. Mary

  • 22. Can't See (Useless)

  • 23. I'm So Bad

  • 24. Change

  • 25. Just Another Day

  • 26. Not My Slave

  • 27. Stay

  • 28. Who Do You Want to Be

  • 29. Sweat

  • 30. On the Outside

  • 31. Wild Sex (In the Working Class)

  • 32. Dead Man's Party

  • 1. Nasty Habits

  • 2. Ain't This the Life

  • 3. Violent Love(Willie Dixon cover)

  • 4. Little Guns

  • 5. Whole Day Off

  • 6. Grey Matter

  • 7. No Spill Blood

  • 8. Only a Lad


October 27, 1995

Farewell

Universal Amphitheatre

Universal City, California, United States

  • 1. Insanity

  • 2. Little Girls

  • 3. Cinderella Undercover

  • 4. Controller

  • 5. Burn Me Up

  • 6. Insects

  • 7. No One Lives Forever

  • 8. Hey!

  • 9. Reptiles and Samurai

  • 10. Water

  • 11. I Am the Walrus(The Beatles cover)

  • 12. Tender Lumplings

  • 13. Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself)

  • 14. Piggies

  • 15. We Close Our Eyes

  • 16. Mary

  • 17. Can't See (Useless)

  • 18. Helpless

  • 19. I'm So Bad

  • 20. Change

  • 21. Just Another Day

  • 22. Stay

  • 23. Who Do You Want to Be

  • 24. On the Outside

  • 25. Ain't This the Life

  • 26. Wild Sex (In the Working Class)

  • 27. Dead Man's Party

  • 1. Nasty Habits

  • 2. Clowns of Death

  • 3. Grey Matter

  • 4. No Spill Blood

  • 5. Only a Lad


October 26, 1995

Farewell

Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre

Irvine, California, United States

  • 1. Tender Lumplings

  • 2. Insanity

  • 3. Little Girls

  • 4. Private Life

  • 5. Cinderella Undercover

  • 6. Burn Me Up

  • 7. Controller

  • 8. Insects

  • 9. No One Lives Forever

  • 10. Capitalism

  • 11. Gratitude(Danny Elfman cover)

  • 12. Hey!

  • 13. Reptiles and Samurai

  • 14. Water

  • 15. Dead or Alive

  • 16. I Am the Walrus(The Beatles cover)

  • 17. Tender Lumplings

  • 18. Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself)

  • 19. We Close Our Eyes

  • 20. Helpless

  • 21. Mary

  • 22. Can't See (Useless)

  • 23. Change

  • 24. I'm So Bad

  • 25. Not My Slave

  • 26. Stay

  • 27. Who Do You Want to Be

  • 28. On the Outside

  • 29. Ain't This the Life

  • 30. Wild Sex (In the Working Class)

  • 31. Dead Man's Party

  • 1. Nasty Habits

  • 2. Clowns of Death

  • 3. Grey Matter

  • 4. No Spill Blood

  • 5. Only a Lad

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Oct 10, 2026

Oingo Boingo Former Members

Stage Red, Fontana, CA, US


Oct 24, 2026

Oingo Boingo Former Members w/ The Untouchables

Music Box - San Diego, San Diego, CA, US

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