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 31)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 27, 1984
black uhuru Centennial Concert Hall Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Aug 24, 1984
black uhuru / King Sunny Adé Max Bell Arena Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Aug 15, 1984
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Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, California, United States
Aug 10, 1984
black uhuru Mesa Amphitheatre Mesa, Arizona, United States
Jul 07, 1984
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Sunsplash

Selhurst Park Croydon, England, United Kingdom
Jul 03, 1984
black uhuru Teatro Tenda Lampugnano Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Jun 25, 1984
black uhuru / King Sunny Adé & His African Beats Vorst Nationaal / Forest National Vorst / Forest, Belgium
Jun 24, 1984
Black Uhuru / King Sunny Adé Jaap Eden Hal Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Jun 23, 1984
black uhuru / King Sunny Adé

Oba-Music live

Stadtpark Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Jun 22, 1984
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Glastonbury Festival

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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 22, 1984 –
Jun 24, 1984
Glastonbury Festival 1984
Elvis Costello / Billy Bragg / Dr. John / Joan Baez / The Waterboys / Weather Report / black uhuru / Fairport Convention / Christy Moore / General Public / Fela Kuti / The Smiths / Brass Construction / Paul Brady / Amazulu / John Martyn / Rumillajta / Ian Dury / Hank Wangford / Steve Jolliffe Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 11, 1984
black uhuru Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Nov 25, 1983
black uhuru The Catalyst Santa Cruz, California, United States
Sep 04, 1983 –
Sep 05, 1983
James Brown / The Animals / black uhuru

Bumbershoot Festival, 1983 (Day 2 of 3)

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Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, Washington, United States
Nov 26, 1982
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Jamaican World Music Festival

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Bob Marley Performing Arts Center Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 25, 1982 –
Nov 27, 1982
Jamaica World Music Festival 1982
The Beach Boys / Aretha Franklin / The B-52's / Jimmy Buffett / Grateful Dead / Jimmy Cliff / Gladys knight & the pips / Toots & The Maytals / Squeeze / Joe Jackson / The English Beat / Ronnie Milsap / The Clash / Stacy Lattisaw / Rick James / Skeeter Davis / Rita Marley And The Melody Makers / Bobby And The Midnites / Peter Tosh / Black Uhuru / Yellowman Show all bands
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Montego Bay, Jamaica
Sep 10, 1982
black uhuru City Gardens Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Sep 07, 1982
black uhuru Auditorium Le Plateau Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sep 06, 1982
black uhuru Camp Fortune Chelsea, Quebec, Canada
Sep 05, 1982
The Clash / black uhuru
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C.N.E. Grandstand Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Show Duplicate for Sep 05, 1982
Sep 02, 1982
Black Uhuru
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Duffy's Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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 Santa Cruz, California, United States
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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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black uhuru / Crucial Fiya / DJ Ras J on Sep 20, 2019 [250-small]

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Sep 20, 2019
 Raleigh, North Carolina, 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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Jun 25 - 29, 2025
 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 24 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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