black uhuru Concert History

Black Uhuru is a Jamaican reggae band probably best known for their hits "Shine Eye Gal", "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "Sinsemilla," "Solidarity," and "What Is Life?". They were the first group to win a Grammy in the reggae category when it was introduced in 1985. They originally formed as 'Black Sounds Uhuru' (the Kiswahili word for freedom).

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black uhuru Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 28)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 06, 1989
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Reggae Super Festival

Große Freiheit 36 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Jul 04, 1989
black uhuru Tempodrom Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jul 01, 1989
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SummerJam

Freilichtbühne Loreley St. Goarshausen, Germany
Jun 26, 1989
black uhuru / Lt. Stitchie Astoria London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 18, 1989
The Waterboys / black uhuru / Martin Stephenson & The Daintees

Glastonbury Festival 1989

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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 17, 1989 –
Jun 19, 1989
Glastonbury Festival 1989
Pixies / Van Morrison / Elvis Costello / The Proclaimers / Donovan / Suzanne Vega / Lucinda Williams / The Waterboys / Youssou N'Dour / black uhuru / Womack And Womack / The Wonder Stuff / Hothouse Flowers / Throwing Muses / Fela Kuti / ozric tentacles / All About Eve / Ted Hawkins / Flaco Jimenez / Martin Carthy / Mahotella Queens / Bhundu Boys / Martin Stephenson / David Rudder / The Daintees / Fairground Attraction / Surprize / Ruby Blue / Over the Moon / And all because the lady loves / Gong Maison / Screech Rock / The Late Road Lunatics / Rory McLeod Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 16, 1989 –
Jun 18, 1989
Glastonbury 1989
Elvis Costello / The Wonder Stuff / Pixies / Throwing Muses / All About Eve / Van Morrison / The Waterboys / Hothouse Flowers / Suzanne Vega / Fairground Attraction / Blues Band / The Proclaimers / Flaco Jimenez / Fela Kuti / Gong Maison / Lucinda Williams / Martin Carthy / The Bhundu Boys / Adzido / Donovan / Martin Stephenson / black uhuru / Seamus Begley & Steve Cooney / Youssou N'Dour / Mahlathini And The Mahotella Queens Show all bands
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Glastonbury Pilton, Glastonbury, England, United Kingdom
Oct 02, 1988
Bonnie Tyler / Jerry Lee Lewis / Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / Run DMC / black uhuru Kallimarmaro Panathinaikos Stadium Athens, Attica, Greece
Oct 01, 1988
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Greek 1988 AIDS Concert

Panathenaic Stadium Athens, Attica, Greece
Sep 30, 1988
black uhuru / Barrington Levy Manchester International 2 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Sep 28, 1988
black uhuru Tempodrom Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Sep 19, 1988
black uhuru Metropol Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Sep 17, 1988
Bob Dylan / Black Uhuru

Bob Dylan - Never Ending Tour

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New Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Sep 16, 1988
black uhuru Volksbildungsheim Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Sep 08, 1988
black uhuru LKA Longhorn Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Apr 17, 1988
Black Uhuru Glenn Miller Ballroom, University Memorial Center, University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado, United States
Jul 19, 1986
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Milano Suono Festival

San Siro Stadium Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Jul 17, 1986
black uhuru Teatro Tenda Pianeta Rome, Latium, Italy
Jul 13, 1986
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Reggae Sunsplash

Eulachhalle Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland
Jul 12, 1986
black uhuru Eishalle Kornwestheim, Germany

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Jamaica World Music Festival 1982
Nov 25 - 27, 1982
 Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Glastonbury Festival 1984
Jun 22 - 24, 1984
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1984
Jun 22 - 24, 1984
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Sep 20, 2019
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Jun 25 - 29, 2025
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 25 - 29, 2025
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Nov 25 - 27, 1982
 Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Sep 4 - 5, 1983
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Jun 25 - 29, 2025
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 25 - 29, 2025
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Soul
Reggae
Ska
Dub
Roots Reggae
Rocksteady
Ragga
Roots
Modern Reggae
Jamaica
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Latest Setlist (09/25/2025):

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  1. Shine Eye Gal
  2. Plastic Smile
  3. What Is Life
  4. I Love King Selassie
  5. System
  6. Top Rankin'
  7. Hail and Blaze
  8. General Penitentiary
  9. Black Uhuru Anthem
  10. Whole World Is Africa
  11. As the World Turns
  12. Spectrum
  13. Bone Alone
  14. Jamaica to Here
  15. There's A Reward
  16. Jah Guide
  17. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  18. Solidarity
  19. Sensimillia

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 23 concerts
2025 35 concerts
2024 50 concerts
2023 12 concerts
2022 33 concerts
2020 15 concerts
2019 23 concerts
2018 30 concerts
2017 18 concerts
2016 57 concerts
2015 28 concerts
2014 33 concerts
2013 37 concerts
2012 10 concerts
2011 16 concerts
2010 1 concert
2009 1 concert
2007 8 concerts
2006 1 concert
2005 3 concerts
2003 3 concerts
2002 13 concerts
2001 9 concerts
2000 6 concerts
1999 1 concert
1998 2 concerts
1997 10 concerts
1996 3 concerts
1995 8 concerts
1994 9 concerts
1993 7 concerts
1992 1 concert
1991 7 concerts
1990 27 concerts
1989 7 concerts
1988 9 concerts
1986 18 concerts
1985 14 concerts
1984 22 concerts
1983 2 concerts
1982 38 concerts
1981 13 concerts
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