Songs/Reasons Not To Be An Idiot
Frank Turner

Reasons Not To Be An Idiot

Love Ire & Song
Tr.2 · Love Ire & Song
ORIGINAL
Fighting With Wire Split
Tr.1 · Fighting With Wire Split
Take To The Road
Tr.19 · Take To The Road
Take To The Road
Tr.19 · Take To The Road
Live From Wembley
Tr.4 · Live From Wembley
Live From Wembley
Tr.4 · Live From Wembley
Last Minutes And Lost Evenings
Tr.9 · Last Minutes And Lost Evenings
Live In Newcastle
Tr.7 · Live In Newcastle
632performed·64videos·9fan covers·2008 – 2026
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Live Recordings64

9 Jul 2008
Pure Groove, Smithfield
London, GB · Show #479
full band
4:36▶ Watch
23 Oct 2008
Oran Mor
Glasgow, GB · Show #523
full band
3:32▶ Watch
8 Feb 2009
Shepherd’s Bush Empire
London, GB · Show #577
3:26▶ Watch
19 Feb 2009
Knust
Hamburg, DE · Show #584
full band
1:23▶ Watch
7 Jun 2009
Middlesbrough Music Live
Middlesbrough, GB · Show #623
full band
2:27▶ Watch
29 Oct 2009
Shepherd’s Bush Empire
London, GB · Show #730
full band
3:51▶ Watch
10 Dec 2009
Molotow
Hamburg, DE · Show #762
full band
1:23▶ Watch
12 Dec 2009
59:1
Munich, DE · Show #764
full band
3:39▶ Watch
23 Mar 2010
The Pyramid Centre
Portsmouth, GB · Show #819
full band
3:42▶ Watch
17 Apr 2010
Coachella Festival, Indio
Indio, US · Show #835
full band
2:33▶ Watch
16 Jun 2010
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Manchester, GB · Show #866
full band
3:39▶ Watch
19 Jun 2010
Wembley Stadium
London, GB · Show #868
full band
3:34▶ Watch
14 Jul 2010
Komedia
Bath, GB · Show #877
full band
3:38▶ Watch
19 Jul 2010
iTunes Festival, The Roundhouse
London, GB · Show #881
full band
3:35▶ Watch
5 Aug 2010
The Stone Pony, Asbury Park
Asbury Park, US · Show #892
full band
3:36▶ Watch
7 Aug 2010
The Magic Stick, Detroit
Detroit, US · Show #894
full band
3:37▶ Watch
7 Dec 2010
The Guildhall
Southampton, GB · Show #972
full band
3:39▶ Watch
11 Dec 2010
The Academy
Liverpool, GB · Show #974
full band
3:53▶ Watch
22 Jun 2011
Paradiso
Amsterdam, NL · Show #1052
full band
3:42▶ Watch
18 Sept 2011
Whelan’s
Dublin, IE · Show #1088
full band
0:53▶ Watch
13 Apr 2012
Wembley Arena
London, GB · Show #1216
full band
4:30▶ Watch
19 May 2012
Queen Elizabeth Theater, Toronto
Toronto, CA · Show #1236
solo
3:47▶ Watch
6 Jun 2012
Hay Festival
Hay-On-Wye, GB · Show #1237
solo
3:39▶ Watch
8 Jun 2012
Reasons Not To Be An Idiot - Frank Turner Hay Festival
solo
3:39▶ Watch
1 Jul 2012
Eden Session, The Eden Project
Cornwall, GB · Show #1243
2:33▶ Watch
12 Sept 2012
The Grog Shop, Cleveland
Cleveland, US · Show #1267
full band
3:41▶ Watch
1 Dec 2012
The Pavilion
Bath, GB · Show #1303
full band
4:01▶ Watch
27 Dec 2012
Abart
Zurich, CH · Show #1317
solo
3:29▶ Watch
1 Feb 2013
MaiMarkthalle
Mannheim, DE · Show #1340
full band
3:39▶ Watch
6 Feb 2013
Alcatraz
Milan, IT · Show #1345
full band
3:50▶ Watch
25 Apr 2013
The Forum, Kentish Town
London, GB · Show #1384
full band
3:56▶ Watch
8 May 2013
Melkweg
Amsterdam, NL · Show #1393
full band
4:17▶ Watch
6 Jun 2013
Rams Head Live, Baltimore
Baltimore, US · Show #1400
full band
3:30▶ Watch
6 Sept 2013
Aladin
Bremen, DE · Show #1447
full band
3:50▶ Watch
23 Sept 2013
Tivoli
Utrecht, NL · Show #1461
full band
0:39▶ Watch
12 Feb 2014
O2 Arena
London, GB · Show #1527
full band
3:26▶ Watch
19 Feb 2014
The Melkweg
Amsterdam, NL · Show #1532
full band
3:29▶ Watch
6 Mar 2014
A38
Budapest, HU · Show #1543
full band
3:39▶ Watch
16 Apr 2014
The Press Room, Phoenix
Phoenix, US · Show #1559
full band
0:47▶ Watch
7 Mar 2015
Hard Rock Cafe, Boston
Boston, US · Show #1636
full band
3:38▶ Watch
15 Mar 2015
Norwegian Sky Cruise Ship
Stardust Lounge, XZ · Show #1644
full band
1:32▶ Watch
29 May 2015
Hay Festival
Hay-On-Wye, GB · Show #1681
solo
0:41▶ Watch
10 Jun 2015
Rockhouse
Salzburg, AT · Show #1687
full band
3:31▶ Watch
29 Oct 2015
House Of Blues, Houston
Houston, US · Show #1775
full band
3:28▶ Watch
31 Mar 2016
Loco Club
Valencia, ES · Show #1865
full band
5:35▶ Watch
18 Apr 2018
The Limelight
Belfast, GB · Show #2154
full band
3:33▶ Watch
22 Apr 2018
O2 Academy Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne, GB · Show #2157
full band
5:31▶ Watch
25 Apr 2018
O2 Academy
Liverpool, GB · Show #2159
full band
3:19▶ Watch
2 Jul 2018
The Royale, Boston
Boston, US · Show #2207
full band
11:50▶ Watch
27 Jul 2018
Saint Vitus, Brooklyn
Brooklyn, US · Show #2217
solo
4:26▶ Watch
25 Sept 2019
The Wedgewood Rooms
Portsmouth, GB · Show #2390
solo
3:57▶ Watch
25 Oct 2019
Ace Of Spades, Sacramento
Sacramento, US · Show #2408
full band
5:02▶ Watch
30 Oct 2019
The Kimo Theatre, Albuquerque
Albuquerque, US · Show #2412
full band
1:58▶ Watch
4 Nov 2019
James K Polk Theatre, Nashville
Nashville, US · Show #2415
full band
4:00▶ Watch
27 Nov 2019
City Hall
Newcastle, GB · Show #2429
Officialfull band
6:26▶ Watch
30 Nov 2019
Alexandra Palace
London, GB · Show #2431
full band
4:39▶ Watch
1 Dec 2019
Symphony Hall
Birmingham, GB · Show #2432
full band
4:13▶ Watch
3 Dec 2020
The Troubadour
London, GB · Show #2511
Officialfull band
3:22▶ Watch
28 Dec 2020
Adlib
Kirkby, GB · Show #2512
Officialfull band
3:22▶ Watch
16 Sept 2022
Lost Evenings 5
Columbiahalle, DE · Show #2682
full band
4:37▶ Watch
15 Dec 2022
Max Schmeling Halle
Berlin, DE · Show #2721
full band
3:21▶ Watch
20 Sept 2024
Lost Evenings 7, Great Canadian Casino, Toronto
Toronto, CA · Show #2950
full band
10:17▶ Watch
4 May 2025
Ardmore Music Hall
Ardmore, US · Show #3029
solo
4:46▶ Watch
11 Jul 2025
2000 Trees Festival
Cheltenham, GB · Show #3054
solo
3:59▶ Watch

Fan Covers9

18 Apr 2010
reasons not to be an idiot- Frank Turner drum cover
adam rogers
3:59▶ Watch
23 May 2012
Down to Earth Reasons Not To Be An Idiot
mark hepworth
4:08▶ Watch
15 Aug 2012
Reasons Not To Be An Idiot (cover!)
flutesrockok
3:32▶ Watch
12 Jul 2018
Reasons Not To Be An Idiot - Frank Turner (Tara Davis Cover)
Tara
3:54▶ Watch
22 Apr 2020
Reasons Not To Be An Idiot - Frank Turner (Acoustic Cover) by Erik Hinch
Erik Hinch
3:38▶ Watch
6 Jul 2021
"Reasons Not To Be An Idiot" - Frank Turner (covered by Dan Thomas)
Simon Burrows
3:45▶ Watch
13 Dec 2024
Reasons Not to be an Idiot (Frank Turner ska cover)
Skank Turner
3:24▶ Watch
7 Jul 2025
Frank Turner - Reasons Not To Be An Idiot | One-Take Cover
shesgotbrowneyes
3:54▶ Watch
28 Dec 2025
‘Reasons to not be an idiot’ (Frank Turner) Open Micsolate submission
Too Much Rawk For One Hand
3:39▶ Watch

Recent Performances632

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#3140
14 Apr 2026
The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
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#3131
11 Mar 2026
Oriental Theatre, Denver, Denver
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#3113
15 Feb 2026
Andrew J Brady Music Center, Cincinnati, Cincinnati
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#3074
25 Sept 2025
Lost Evenings 8, Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
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#3072
22 Sept 2025
Albert Halls, Stirling
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#3054
11 Jul 2025
2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham
1
#3039
17 May 2025
Foufounes Electriques, Montreal, Montreal
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#3029
4 May 2025
Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore
2
#2954
15 Oct 2024
Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen
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#2950
20 Sept 2024
Lost Evenings 7, Great Canadian Casino, Toronto, Toronto
1
#2911
28 Jun 2024
Glastonbury Festival, Fields of Avalon
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#2817
22 Sept 2023
Lost Evenings 6, House Of Blues, Anaheim, Anaheim
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#2721
15 Dec 2022
Max Schmeling Halle, Berlin
1
#2682
16 Sept 2022
Lost Evenings 5, Columbiahalle
1
#1801
8 Apr 2022
The Limelight, Belfast
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#2579
27 Oct 2021
The Georgia Theatre, Athens, Athens
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#2550
17 Sept 2021
Lost Evenings 4, The Roundhouse, London
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#2517
28 Jan 2021
Frank’s House (benefit for The Waterloo, Blackpool), Essex
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#2512
28 Dec 2020
Adlib, Kirkby
1
#2511
3 Dec 2020
The Troubadour, London
1
#2508
1 Oct 2020
Frank’s House, London
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#2475
2 Apr 2020
Frank’s House (benefit for The Joiners, Southampton), London
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#2433
3 Dec 2019
Alexandra Palace, London
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#2432
1 Dec 2019
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
1
#2431
30 Nov 2019
Alexandra Palace, London
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