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.

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Black Star Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 7)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 13, 2011
Raekwon / Ghostface Killah / Mobb Deep / Black Star

Rock The Bells Presents Tour

Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theater Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 13, 2011
Sep 11, 2011
Black Star / Mos Def / Talib Kweli Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 10, 2011
Rock the Bells 2011
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis / Childish Gambino / Mac Miller / Nas / Common / Erykah Badu / Cypress Hill / Ms. Lauryn Hill / Mobb Deep / Raekwon / Ghostface Killah / BIG K.R.I.T. / Curren$y / Immortal Technique / Freddie Gibbs / Black Star / Souls of Mischief / Slaughterhouse / GZA/Genius / Evidence / Black Moon / DOOM / Masta Killa / Killah Priest / Random Axe / Rock Marciano / Fashawn Blu Exile / Dj Nino Carta Show all bands
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sep 08, 2011
Black Star / Mos Def / Talib Kweli House of Blues Houston Houston, Texas, United States
Sep 07, 2011
Black Star / Mos Def / Talib Kweli / Playdough House of Blues Dallas Dallas, Texas, United States
Sep 06, 2011
Black Star / Mos Def / Talib Kweli House of Blues - New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Sep 03, 2011
Rock the Bells 2011
Childish Gambino / Nas / Erykah Badu / Cypress Hill / Ms. Lauryn Hill / Mobb Deep / Ghostface Killah / Black Star / Souls of Mischief / Slaughterhouse / Black Moon / Masta Killa / Random Axe / Dj Nino Carta
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New York, New York, United States
Show Duplicates for Sep 03, 2011
Aug 27, 2011
Rock the Bells 2011
Childish Gambino / Nas / Mac Miller / Erykah Badu / Common / Cypress Hill / Ms. Lauryn Hill / Mobb Deep / Raekwon / Ghostface Killah / BIG K.R.I.T. / Curren$y / RZA / Immortal Technique / Freddie Gibbs / Black Star / Souls of Mischief / Murs / Slaughterhouse / Blu / Exile / GZA/Genius / Black Moon / Masta Killa / Fashawn / Killah Priest / Random Axe / Ghoti Hook / Okwerdz Show all bands
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San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 22, 2011
Black Star

Aste Nagusia

Karpagunea Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Aug 20, 2011
Rock the Bells 2011
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis / Childish Gambino / Mac Miller / Nas / Erykah Badu / Cypress Hill / Ms. Lauryn Hill / Mobb Deep / Raekwon / Ghostface Killah / BIG K.R.I.T. / Curren$y / Immortal Technique / Freddie Gibbs / Black Star / Souls of Mischief / Slaughterhouse / GZA/Genius / Evidence / Black Moon / DOOM / Masta Killa / Killah Priest / Roc Marciano / Supernatural / Random Axe / Peter Rosenberg / Boy Jones / murs 3:16 / Fashawn Blu Exile / Dj Nino Carta Show all bands
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 20, 2011
Jul 08, 2011
Black Star Sentrum Scene Oslo, Oslo, Norway
May 11, 2011
Black Star / Mos Def / Talib Kweli / De La Soul / Rakim O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester, England, United Kingdom
May 10, 2011
Black Star / Mos Def / Talib Kweli / De La Soul / Rakim Eventim Apollo London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 02, 2011
Paid Dues Festival 2011
Immortal Technique / Black Star / Murs / Grieves / Krizz Kaliko / Visionaries / Heavy Metal Kings / Dj Foundation
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NOS Events Center San Bernardino, California, United States
Apr 02, 2011 –
Apr 03, 2011
Paid Dues:Independent Hip Hop Festival 2011
E-40 / Asher Roth / Immortal Technique / Casey Veggies / Bun B / Dom Kennedy / Nipsey Hussle / Dead Prez / Black Star / Murs / Slaughterhouse / Andre Nickatina / Lil B / Krizz Kaliko / Sage Francis / Black Hippy / P.O.S / SKEME / Mistah F.A.B. / Binary Star / DJ Muggs / Eligh / King Fantastic / Uni / Dee-1 / Chino XL / Visionaries / DJ Nu-Mark / Tabi Bonney / Hollywood Holt / Intuition / Sunspot Jonz / DROOP-E / Opio / Invincible / Blame One / Eternia / Heavy Metal Kings / Grieves With Budo / Noa James / DJ Exile / DJ Mark Luv / Million Mano / Machina Muerte / The Shock G Trio Show all bands
Los Angeles, California, United States
Oct 03, 2010
Black Star House of Blues Boston Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sep 03, 2010
Dave Chappelle / Black Star The New Parish Oakland, California, United States
Aug 27, 2010
Black Star Waterfront at Aloha Tower Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Jul 31, 2010
Black Star / Mos Def / Talib Kweli / Zion I Fox Theater Oakland, California, United States
Jul 22, 2010
Black Star Waterfront at Aloha Tower Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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

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Reading Festival 2000
Aug 25 - 27, 2000
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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 Indio, California, United States
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Nov 22, 1998
 New York, New York, United States
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Nov 22, 1998
 New York, New York, United States
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Aug 18, 2007
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Aug 18, 2007
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Apr 30 - May 1, 2005
 Indio, California, United States
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Apr 30 - May 1, 2005
 Indio, California, United States
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