10,000 Maniacs

Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 7pm at Sacred Heart University Community Theatre

10,000 Maniacs

Friday, November 10, 2023 at 8pm at Tarrytown Music Hall

10,000 Maniacs, one of America’s most beloved independent bands with hits These Are Days, Because The Night and Candy Everybody Wants, returns to live performance after a 15 month hiatus with an extensive fall tour.

For these autumn dates 10,000 Maniacs are pleased to welcome two new friends into the lineup, two faces fresh yet familiar. Lead singer Leigh Nash and guitarist Matt Slocum are both founding members of Sixpence None the Richer, the band well known for its smash hit, “Kiss Me". Fans can expect to hear all their Maniacs favorites, the band’s versions of Sixpence songs, and a few other surprises as well. Through it all the creative core of the band remains, along with its trademark sound.

10,000 Maniacs also announce that after 30 years and five albums as lead singer, Mary Ramsey will be taking a step back from her primary role in the band. Long time guitarist Jeff Erickson has also decided to step away from full time active touring.

10,000 Maniacs Live at Tarrytown Music Hall - 3/25/17

One of the most acclaimed bands of the last three decades. 10,000 Maniacs defined college rock and created the first wave of alternative rock bands that became known as the alternative rock format on FM radio.

Writing and performing powerful, danceable and socially conscious original material in and around their hometown of Jamestown, New York the group toured extensively and produced two independently released records, Human Conflict Number Five (1982) and Secrets of the I Ching (1983) on their own label. By producing, manufacturing and marketing their own recordings, 10,000 Maniacs were one of the original “indie” bands before signing with Elektra Records.

Although Natalie Merchant is no longer with 10,000 Maniacs, the band has the added distinction of helping to launch her solo career. The singer-songwriter and musician parted ways with the band in 1993. 

2016 marks 35 years of 10,000 Maniacs and in honor of the anniversary the band released their first live album with lead vocalist Mary Ramsey, Playing Favorites.