Benjamin Zephaniah Concert History

Benjamin Zephaniah (born Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Springer in Handsworth, Birmingham, on 15 April 1958; died 7 December 2023) was a British writer, dub poet, actor, musician and professor of poetry and creative writing. He was the first person to record with the Wailers after the death of Bob Marley in a musical tribute to Nelson Mandela.

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Benjamin Zephaniah Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 21, 2021
Benjamin Zephaniah Lost Horizon Arts Centre & Bar Bristol, England, United Kingdom
May 30, 2019
Benjamin Zephaniah The Crescent York, England, United Kingdom
May 28, 2019
Benjamin Zephaniah Gorilla Manchester, England, United Kingdom
May 26, 2019
Benjamin Zephaniah The Brook Southampton, England, United Kingdom
May 23, 2019
Benjamin Zephaniah Concorde 2 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
May 17, 2019
Benjamin Zephaniah Jazz Cafe London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 10, 2018
Benjamin Zephaniah Glee Club - Nottingham Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
May 12, 2018
Benjamin Zephaniah Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Nov 06, 2017 –
Nov 12, 2017
Benjamin Zephaniah

Hastings Storytelling Festival 2017

White Rock Theatre Hastings, England, United Kingdom
Oct 14, 2017
Benjamin Zephaniah Jazz Cafe London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 22, 2017
Benjamin Zephaniah / Solomon O. B. Trinity Centre Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Aug 10, 2017 –
Aug 13, 2017
BoomTown Fair !!! 2017
M.I.A. / Cypress Hill / Slightly Stoopid / Rusko / The Specials / Ziggy Marley / Frank Turner / Boys Noize / Toots & The Maytals / The Sugarhill Gang / Loyle Carner / Arrested Development / The Freestylers / AJ Tracey / Booka Shade / Sublime With Rome / Redlight / Dusky / Crazy P / Stick Figure / Skindred / Donae'o / Protoje / Caspa / Utah Saints / GoGo Penguin / Dub FX / Alabama 3 / Carl Craig / The Prototypes / Friction / Astrix / Black Sun Empire / Ocean Wisdom / The Comet Is Coming / Solardo / My Nu Leng / Gilles Peterson / Swindle / Lutan Fyah / Deekline / Alix Perez / Gentleman's Dub Club / Sons of Kemet / Champion / Ed Solo / Icicle / Beans on Toast / Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band / Mike Love / Dave Clarke / Technimatic / Ace Ventura / DBridge / Phace / Holy Goof / Mefjus / The Planet Smashers / Furious 5 / The Dreadnoughts / Legendary Shack Shakers / Darkzy / Mbongwana Star / Deadbeat / pitch black / Boddika / Smokey Joe & The Kid / Ray Keith / Schlachthofbronx / Ben UFO / Skeptical / MysDiggi / Vandal / Soweto Kinch / Dread MC / Heartless Crew / Broken Note / Benjamin Zephaniah / King Prawn / SP:MC / Baby Queens / Chris Wood / SK Shlomo / Nattali Rize / Mad Dog Mcrea / Dizraeli / Mikey B / The Hempolics / Kumbia Queers / The Sickest Squad / Binker & Moses / Limewax / New Town Kings / Monki / Gypsy Hill / Dr Cryptic / Hadean / Petrol Girls / Jungle Brown / The Filaments / Bushbaby / Jim Jones and the Righteous Mind / Billain / WITTYBOY / King Kong Company / Inner Terrestrials / Kingfisha / The Eskies / Thrasher / Sheelanagig / Furrow Collective / Bud / Elijah & Skilliam / Brinsley Forde / Lakuta / Phatworld / Maid of Ace / Fleck / Kansas Smitty's / Faintest Idea / Ska'n'Ska / Back To The Planet / Pelikann / Blend Mishkin / Gancher & Ruin / Captain Hotknives / Blaggers ITA / Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band / Thorpey / Amy Becker / Murder He Wrote / Jon1st / China Shop Bull / Crinkle Cuts / Vital Techniques / Chavo / The Original Blues Brothers Band / C3B / Mr Tea and the Minions / D-DOTs / Crash Nomada / Jeremy Tuplin / Sea Bass Kid / Junior Bill / forest of fools / DJ Kobayashi / The Skarsoles / River Roots / Dr Oscillator / The Discount Orchestra / One Eyed God / Autorotation / Steamchicken / Lead Shot Hazard / Atterkop / Metz Jnr / Cherry Bandora / The Barefoot Bandit UK / Fracture (UK) / K-ORSE AND BASSHOUND / Imprints (Bristol, UK) / First World Pros / Tony Tribe (UK) / CaraMeansFriend / Dub Akom Band / Alice Francis Show all bands
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Matterley Estate Ovington, UK
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Jul 27, 2017 –
Jul 30, 2017
Womad 2017
Toots & The Maytals / Nick Mulvey / Roy Ayers / -M- / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Goat / Ladysmith Black Mambazo / Fatoumata Diawara / Rival Consoles / Orchestra Baobab / Loney Dear / Toumani Diabaté / Bombino / Tom Middleton / Bonga / Chico Trujillo / Clap! Clap! / Sidiki Diabate / Amsterdam Klezmer Band / Las Cafeteras / Bill Laurance / Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 / Bixiga 70 / Emir Kusturica And The No Smoking Orchestra / Alsarah & the Nubatones / Dayme Arocena / Shobaleader One / Benjamin Zephaniah / Dizraeli / Metá Metá / Savina Yannatou / House Gospel Choir / Nomade Orquestra / Inna de Yard / Bokanté / Tom Hickox / Sheelanagig / Orkesta Mendoza / Maarja Nuut / The Spooky Men's Chorale / Kuenta I Tambu / Ariwo / Addictive TV / Ofeliadorme / Officina Zoe' / The Ska Vengers / Jamie Smiths Mabon / The Nile Project / Grupo Canalon de Timbiqui / Maya Youssef / xaos / Eliza McCarthy / Omou Sangare / Khmer Rouge / Rajab Suleiman & Kithara / Zhou Family Band / Chieko Kojima / King Gurcharan Mall & The Dhol Blasters Show all bands
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Charlton Park Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Jul 30, 2012
Jamaica 50 / The Abyssinians / Benjamin Zephaniah / Jah9 / Jah 9 / Mutabaruka / Lloyd parks indigo at The O2 London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 20, 1994
Benjamin Zephaniah Victoria Gardens City Art Gallery, Leeds, England
May 23, 1993
Big Top Frenzy
Trevor And Simon / Mega City Four / Benjamin Zephaniah / Back To The Planet / Jenny LeCoat / Eat / Attila the Stockbroker / Moonshake / Alan Parker / Midway Still / The Rubber Bishops / Firework Party / Pop Will Eat Itself
  Setlists
Touchline Big Top, Guildhall Square Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Sep 19, 1991
Scarlet Heights / Benjamin Zephaniah / Little Bro' / Wild Willi Beckett 1 In 12 Club Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Sep 10, 1988
Benjamin Zephaniah Albany Empire Lewisham, England, United Kingdom
Jul 25, 1988
Benjamin Zephaniah Riverside Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Dec 13, 1987
Benjamin Zephaniah Half Moon Theatre Mile End Road, Stepney Green, London, England

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Genres:

Electronic
British
Reggae
Dub
Roots Reggae
Spoken Word
Poetry
UK Reggae
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Dub Poetry
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Concerts Per Year:

2021 1 concert
2019 5 concerts
2018 2 concerts
2017 5 concerts
2012 1 concert
1994 1 concert
1993 1 concert
1991 1 concert
1988 2 concerts
1987 2 concerts
1985 4 concerts
1984 1 concert
1983 10 concerts

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