Black Star Concert History

Black Star is a hip-hop group formed by MCs Mos Def & Talib Kweli. Affiliated with the group is Hi-Tek, who formed producer/MC duo Reflection Eternal with Kweli, for the album Train of Thought & produced a portion of Black Star's debut album. They're, also, part of the Native Tongues Posse, a collective that contains, amongst others A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Da Bush Babees & Common.

Black Star Tours & Concerts (Page 5)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 30, 2009
Black Star / Mos Def / J-Rocc / Talib Kweli / 88-Keys
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PlayStation Theater New York, New York, United States
Aug 18, 2007
Rock the Bells
Rage Against The Machine / Wu Tang Clan / Cypress Hill / Public Enemy / The Roots / Erykah Badu / Mos Def / Nas / Black Star
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Mccovey Cove Parking Lot San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 04, 2007
Rock the Bells 2007
Wu-Tang Clan / Nas / Black Star / Mos Def / Talib Kweli / Pharoahe Monch / Immortal Technique / Jedi Mind Tricks
Bayfront Park Amphitheater Miami, Florida, United States
May 01, 2005
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
"Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival" / Roni Size Reprazent / The Prodigy / Z-Trip / The Bravery / Kasabian / Armin van Buuren / Tegan and Sara / The Futureheads / New Order / The Faint / Shout Out Louds / Jem / Wolf Eyes / M.I.A. / British Sea Power / The Dresden Dolls / Aesop Rock / Matmos / Diplo / Thrice / Donavon Frankenreiter / Black Star / Sixtoo / Matthew Dear / Nine Inch Nails / Pinback / Zion I / Midlake / The Fiery Furnaces / Smokestack / The Perceptionists / Roots Manuva / Beans / Sloan / The Blood Brothers / The Locust / Arcade Fire / Ben Watt / Autolux / DJ Krush / Subtle / Gram Rabbit / Bright Eyes / Miss Kittin / Junkie Xl / Gang Of Four Show all bands
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Empire Polo Club Indio, California, United States
Apr 30, 2005 –
May 01, 2005
Coachella 2005
The Fiery Furnaces / Evil Nine / The Perceptionists / Bauhaus / Weezer / Coldplay / Bloc Party / Snow Patrol / Keane / Wilco / Nine Inch Nails / Bright Eyes / Rilo Kiley / Immortal Technique / Subtle / The Bravery / M.I.A / Gratitude / Black Star / Four Tet / Secret Machines / Fantômas / Armin van Buuren / Beans / Radio 4 / DJ Peretz / Unkle / Junkie Xl / Hernan Cattaneo / Swayzak / Spoon / M83 / The Faint / Thrice / Eisley / The Raveonettes / Diplo / The Kills / The Prodigy / Matmos / Zion I / Gang Of Four / Jean Grae / Gram Rabbit / The Sexy Magazines / K-Os / Katie Melua / DJ Marky / Nic Armstrong & The Thieves / Roots Manuva / Roni Size / The Futureheads / Buck 65 / Razorlight / Wolf Eyes / Smokestacks / Wink / Zap Mama / Miss Kittin / Mercury Rev / The Dresden Dolls / Ambulance LTD / MF Doom / Stereophonics / New Order / Sloan / Arcade Fire / The Locust / Autolux / Boom Bip / Donavon Frankenreiter / Café Tacvba / Tiga / Shout Out Louds / Sage Francis / Sixtoo / Aesop Rock / Pinback / Jem / Tegan and Sara / Amp Fiddler / Jamie Cullum / Kasabian / DJ Krush / Ben Watt / Matthew Dear / Midlake / British Sea Power / Chemical Brothers Show all bands
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Empire Polo Club Indio, California, United States
Show Duplicates for Apr 30, 2005
Apr 13, 2002
Audiotistic
Outcast / The Roots / Mos Def / Black Star / QBert / King Britt / Talib Kweli / DJ Dan / Roni Size / Dynamite / blackalicious
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The Orange Show Fairgrounds San Bernardino, California, United States
Aug 26, 2000 –
Aug 28, 2000
Leeds Festival 2000
Muse / Black Eyed Peas / Foo Fighters / blink-182 / Beck / Slipknot / Queens of the Stone Age / Limp Bizkit / Deftones / Placebo / Rage Against The Machine / Stereophonics / Pulp / Primal Scream / Doves / Ween / Gomez / Calexico / Badly Drawn Boy / Slum Village / Ian Brown / Hooverphonic / Grandaddy / Black Star / Embrace / BT / Super Furry Animals / Junkie Xl / Kent / The Get Up Kids / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / The Bluetones / Graham Coxon / Idlewild / Laurent Garnier / Utah Saints / The Wannadies / Shed Seven / Clinic / Mint Royale / I Am Kloot / Asian Dub Foundation / Oasis / A / Dirty Three / Fila Brazillia / Elastica / Mojave 3 / Les Rythmes Digitales / Supersuckers / Red Snapper / The Delgados / Rinôçérôse / Saian Supa Crew / Black Box Recorder / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / JJ72 / My Vitriol / Shack / Baby Bird / Laika / Boss Hog / Elliott Smith / Jacknife Lee / Ken Ishii / Queen Adreena / Clearlake / Thomas Rusiak / Daphne & Celeste / Arkarna / The Creators / Cotton Mather / Dope Smugglaz / Brassy / Psychonauts / Manchild / Lauren Laverne / Sonic Animation / Arkana / King Adora / Ooberman / Dark Star / Bellatrix / The Lapse / The Crocketts / Crashland / The Clint Boon Experience / Katastrophy Wife / Lupine Howl / Cay / Terris / Zan Lyons / Alpine Stars / The Animalhouse / Orange Can / Kustom Built / Action Spectacular / Lowfinger / Katastrophe Wife Show all bands
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Leeds Festival 2000 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Aug 25, 2000 –
Aug 27, 2000
Reading Festival 2000
The Get Up Kids / Muse / Deftones / Calexico / Slipknot / Elbow / Oasis / Limp Bizkit / Soulwax / Ween / Pulp / Sleater-Kinney / Wilt / Idlewild / Grandaddy / Hank Williams III / Dirty Three / A / At the Drive-In / Black Star / Gomez / Elliott Smith / Laurent Garnier / Embrace / Shed Seven / Turin Brakes / Super Furry Animals / BT / Beck / Stereophonics / The Bluetones / Primal Scream / Ian Brown / Doves / Kent / The Lapse / My Vitriol / Robots In Disguise / Asian Dub Foundation / Supersuckers / Utah Saints / Clinic / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Elastica / Junkie Xl / The Delgados / I Am Kloot / Graham Coxon / Badly Drawn Boy / The Wannadies / Mint Royale / JJ72 / Black Box Recorder / Manchild / Dark Star / Crashland / Cay / Saian Supa Crew / Hooverphonic / Slum Village / Les Rythmes Digitales / Fila Brazillia / Rinôçérôse / Mojave 3 / Red Snapper / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / Baby Bird / Shack / Alpinestars / Laika / Boss Hog / Clearlake / Queen Adreena / Daphne & Celeste / Arkarna / Jacknife Lee / Psychonauts / Thomas Rusiak / Ken Ishii / Brassy / Dope Smugglaz / Cotton Mather / The Creators / King Adora / Sonic Animation / Ooberman / Lauren Laverne / Dirty Beatniks / The Crocketts / Lupine Howl / The Clint Boon Experience! / Arkana / Bellatrix / Katastrophy Wife / ケンイシイ / Terris / Alpine Stars / Zan Lyons / The Animalhouse / Rinrse / Orange Can / Kustom Built / Action Spectacular / Lowfinger / Queens of the Stone Age / Bowling for Soup / Rage Against The Machine / Placebo / Black Eyed Peas / blink-182 / Foo Fighters Show all bands
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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Aug 25, 2000
Jan 28, 1999
Rage Against The Machine / Beastie Boys / Bad Religion / Black Star

Mumia Abu-Jamal Benefit

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Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Jul 24, 1998 –
Jul 25, 1998
Fanclub 1998
Jurassic 5 / The Jesus and Mary Chain / The Wailers / Dilated Peoples / Black Star / The Rasmus / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy / Kent / Refused / Nick Lowe / Tortoise / Petter / Adam Beyer / The Hellacopters / St. Etienne / The Soundtrack Of Our Lives / LTJ Bukem / The Ark / Atari Teenage Riot / Jeff Mills / X-Ecutioners / Dave Clarke / Kevin Yost / Weeping Willows / Caesars Palace / Peshay / Funk D'void / Nicolai Dunger / Cari Lekebusch / Mark Rae / Joel Mull / Rialto / Monster / alliance / Aisha / Psychonauts / Fireside / Em / The Bear Quartet / DJ Deep / Dego / Bad Cash Quartet / Damon / Honey is Cool / DJ Static / First Floor Power / Robot / Euroboys / Bassholes / Lee 'scratch' Perry And Mad Professor / Ship Of Fools / Hearin' Aid / Futura 2000 / Below Zero / Cut Chemist And Nu-mark / Kask / Broder Daniel / Thirdimension / Sue Garner / Mazarine Street / Deeptone / Tee Alford / Stephan Grieder / DJ Die & Dj Suv / Lord Finesse D.I.T.C. / DJ D-lite / Tic Tox / Teddy Dan / Big Audio Dynamite Soundsystem / Spot Runnaz / Keith Morgan / Serious Version Feat. Governor Andy Show all bands
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Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

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Coachella 2005
Apr 30 - May 1, 2005
 Indio, California, United States
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Reading Festival 2000
Aug 25 - 27, 2000
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Reading Festival 2000
Aug 25 - 27, 2000
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Reading Festival 2000
Aug 25 - 27, 2000
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Audiotistic on Apr 13, 2002 [435-small]

Audiotistic
Apr 13, 2002
 San Bernardino, California, United States
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Coachella 2005 on Apr 30, 2005 [640-small]

Coachella 2005
Apr 30 - May 1, 2005
 Indio, California, United States
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Reading Festival 2000
Aug 25 - 27, 2000
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Reading Festival 2000
Aug 25 - 27, 2000
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Coachella 2005
Apr 30 - May 1, 2005
 Indio, California, United States
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Coachella 2005 on Apr 30, 2005 [342-small]

Coachella 2005
Apr 30 - May 1, 2005
 Indio, California, United States
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Genres:

Hip Hop
Rap
Underground Hip-Hop
Southern Hip Hop
Alternative Hip Hop
Hardcore Hip Hop
East Coast Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop
Political Hip Hop
Alternative Rap
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Latest Setlist (11/15/2022):

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  1. You Already Knew
  2. o.G.
  3. So be it
  4. The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing
  5. This Means You
  6. Casa Bey
  7. Never Been in Love
  8. Auditorium
  9. Respiration
  10. Yondr Speech by Mos Def
  11. yasiin bey Freestyle
  12. yasiin bey Freestyle
  13. Fakin' the Funk
  14. yasiin bey Freestyle
  15. Peppas
  16. DR BIRDS
  17. Move Somethin'
  18. Close Edge
  19. The Blast
  20. Definition
  21. Re: Definition
  22. Get By
  23. My favorite band
  24. Umi Says
  25. Tudo que você podia ser

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Concerts Per Year:

2023 6 concerts
2022 3 concerts
2019 7 concerts
2018 10 concerts
2017 6 concerts
2015 4 concerts
2014 3 concerts
2013 2 concerts
2012 7 concerts
2011 29 concerts
2010 2 concerts
2009 1 concert
2007 2 concerts
2005 2 concerts
2002 1 concert
2000 2 concerts
1999 1 concert
1998 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Black Star had?

Black Star has had 89 concerts.

What genre is Black Star?

Black Star is most often considered to be Hip Hop, Rap, Underground Hip-Hop, Southern Hip Hop, Alternative Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop, and Alternative Rap.

When was the last Black Star concert?

The last Black Star concert was on May 27, 2023 at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

What setlist does Black Star play live?

The songs that Black Star performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the November 15, 2022 concert at Sony Hall in New York, New York, United States:

  1. You Already Knew
  2. o.G.
  3. So be it
  4. The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing
  5. This Means You
  6. Casa Bey
  7. Never Been in Love
  8. Auditorium
  9. Respiration
  10. Yondr Speech by Mos Def
  11. yasiin bey Freestyle
  12. yasiin bey Freestyle
  13. Fakin' the Funk
  14. yasiin bey Freestyle
  15. Peppas
  16. DR BIRDS
  17. Move Somethin'
  18. Close Edge
  19. The Blast
  20. Definition
  21. Re: Definition
  22. Get By
  23. My favorite band
  24. Umi Says
  25. Tudo que você podia ser

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