Blitz the Ambassador's 2012 Concert History

Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Blitz the Ambassador grew up to the sounds of Afro-Beat, Highlife, Jazz, and Motown. But when his older brother introduced him to Public Enemy’s classic album, It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, as a young boy, he was changed forever. “I had never heard young Black people express themselves in that way before,” recalls Blitz.

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Blitz the Ambassador had 25 concerts in 2012

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 03, 2012
Blitz the Ambassador / Slim Moore Théâtre de la Mer Jean Vilar Sete, France
Jul 27, 2012
Calgary Folk Music Festival
"Calgary Folk Music Festival" / Carrie Elkin / Blackie & The Rodeo Kings / Bettye LaVette / Jeff Mangum / Blitz the Ambassador / Melvin Gibbs / Shad / BettySoo / Joe Nolan / Doug Cox / Del Barber / Danny Schmidt / Luke Doucet & The White Falcon / Leeroy Stagger & The Wildflowers / Marco Calliari / Mark Berube & The Patriotic Few / The Beauties / Whitehorse / Cold Specks / Jon Langford / Jim White Show all bands
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Prince's Island Park Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jul 25, 2012
Blitz the Ambassador SESC Pompéia São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Jul 24, 2012
Blitz the Ambassador SESC Pompéia São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Jul 20, 2012
Blitz the Ambassador

Nova Jazz & Blues Nights Festival

Sommer Arena Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Jul 19, 2012
Paleo Festival
"Paleo Festival" / Sting / Stephan Eicher / Caravan Palace / Chinese Man / Nadeah / Xewin / Le Trio Joubran / Groundation / Raggasonic / Hollie Cook / Blitz the Ambassador
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Plaine de l'Asse Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland
Jul 17, 2012 –
Jul 22, 2012
Paléo Festival Nyon 2012
David Guetta / Bon Iver / The Cure / The Kooks / M83 / Franz Ferdinand / Bloc Party / Lenny Kravitz / Sting / Justice / Garbage / Warpaint / Manu Chao / Theophilus London / Rodrigo y Gabriela / C2C / Boy / Miles Kane / Caravan Palace / Foreign Beggars / Other Lives / Givers / Chinese Man / Camille / Hanni El Khatib / Balkan Beat Box / Imany / Orelsan / Groundation / Brigitte / Ibrahim Maalouf / Avishai Cohen / Skip the Use / Natacha Atlas / Bénabar / 1995 / Hollie Cook / Dope D.O.D. / Dionysos / Irma / Omar Souleyman / Kurt Vile & The Violators / Dominique A / Thomas Dutronc / Mashrou' Leila / Stephan Eicher / 77 Bombay Street / Supertramp's Roger Hodgson / Niyaz / Blitz the Ambassador / Rover / Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine / Baba Zula / Le Trio Joubran / Raggasonic / Nadeah / Giedré / Great Mountain Fire / Anna Aaron / Dam / Christine / Ladylike Lily / Peter Kernel / Gable / Yemen Blues / Da Cruz / Buvette / Kill / Cabadzi / Honey for Petzi / Addictive TV / Aya Waska / La Gale / 7 Dollar Taxi / Egyptian Project / Airnadette / A State of Mind / Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp / The Rebels of Tijuana / Natasha Waters / The Alaev Family / The Phat Crew / Kaltehand / Shake It Maschine / WIDDERSHINS / Kaltehand Natasha Waters / Monoski / Xewin / The Deadline Experience / Mmmh / Schnautzi / OXSA / Francis Francis / Maxim Vengerov & Camerata Menuhin / Sound of fridge Show all bands
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Unknown venue Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland
Jul 14, 2012
Vancouver Folk Festival 2012
The Head and the Heart / K'naan / The Barr Brothers / Serena Ryder / Dan Mangan / River City Extension / Johnny Clegg / Royal Wood / O.N.C.E. / Mike Farris / Blitz the Ambassador / Martyn Joseph / Ken Whiteley / Andy White / Sidi Toure / Murray McLauchlan / Geoff Berner / Mark Berube / Shakura S'Aida / Evalyn Parry / David Essig Show all bands
Vancouver Folk Festival Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Jul 13, 2012
Blitz the Ambassador The Vera Project Seattle, Washington, United States
Jul 08, 2012
Summerjam Festival
"Summerjam Festival" / Stephen Marley / Alborosie / The Shengen Clan / Danakil / Natty Jean / Million Stylez / J Boog / Sebastian Sturm / Marsimoto / Bomba Estéreo / Dreadzone / Flo Mega And The Roughcats / Blitz the Ambassador
Fühlinger See Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jul 06, 2012
North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam)
Van Morrison / Melody Gardot / Spectrum Road / Robert Glasper / McCoy Tyner / Gregory Porter / Ravi Coltrane / Joe Lovano / Dave Douglas / Lenny Kravitz / The Mosaic Project / John Hiatt / John Scofield / Flat Earth Society / Caro Emerald / Esma Redzepova / Michael Kiwanuka / The Sam Yahel Organ Trio / James Carter Organ Trio / Sven Hammond / Dafnis Prieto / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Angelica Sanchez / Joshua Redman / Blitz the Ambassador / Nile Rodgers & Chic / Dhafer Youssef / Kinan Azmeh / Dinuk Wijerante / Eric Vloeimans Trio / Lee Konitz / Joey Baron / Lefties Soul Connection / Ernst Reijseger / Jill Scott / Mark de Clive-Lowe / José James / Tawiah / Gregory Hutchinson / Marty Ehrlich / Bram Stadhouders / Ron Carter / Terri Lyne Carrington / Tom Rainey / Uri Caine Show all bands
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Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Jun 30, 2012
Tha Trickaz / Blitz the Ambassador / Onra / Belleruche / Deluxe Amphithéâtre du Fort Carre Antibes, France
Jun 30, 2012 –
Jul 08, 2012
Roskilde Festival 2012
Wiz Khalifa / A$AP Rocky / The Cure / Bon Iver / M83 / The Shins / Björk / Icona Pop / The Vaccines / Pretty Lights / Yelawolf / Friendly Fires / Tune-Yards / Suicide Silence / Royce da 5'9" / Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band / Punch Brothers / Mew / DevilDriver / Baroness / Red Fang / Criolo / Evidence / AraabMuzik / Cold Specks / Spector / Sivert Høyem / Dominique Young Unique / Bellowhead / Owiny Sigoma Band / Korallreven / I Got You On Tape / Rangleklods / Spoek Mathambo / Tamikrest / Blitz the Ambassador / Nasum / Nelson Can / Kellermensch / Jakob Bro / Mutiny On the Bounty / The Megaphonic Thrift / Fritjof & Pikanen / Sandra Kolstad / Ghostigital / Touchy Mob / Grieves & Budo / The Barons Of Tang / Kriget / Larsen And Furious Jane / Helsinki Poetry / Sprutbass / Redwood Hill / Ulige numre / The Frederik / French Films / Sam Amidon / Apparatjik / Modeselektor / Hank3 / Jack White / Malk De Koijn / Oneohtrix Point Never / Bowerbirds / The Roots / Paul Kalkbrenner / Dr. John / Machine Head / Amadou & Mariam / Alabama Shakes / Alison Kraus & Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas / Mikal Cronin / Lars Winnerbäck / Magtens Korridorer Show all bands
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Roskilde Dyrskueplads Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
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Jun 29, 2012
DJ Food / Asaf Avidan / The Notwist / Onra / Belleruche / Tha Trickaz / Deluxe / Andromakers / Hannah / Blitz the Ambassador Amphithéâtre du Fort Carre Antibes, France
Jun 28, 2012
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Jazz A Vienne

Théâtre Antique de Vienne Vienne, France
Jun 24, 2012
Parkpop 2012
Boyce Avenue / Amy Macdonald / The Asteroids Galaxy Tour / Dry the River / Blaudzun / Bettie Serveert / Blitz the Ambassador / Che Sudaka / Splendid / Mad / Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse / Wooden Saints
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Parkpop The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Jun 22, 2012
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Solidays

Hippodrome de Longchamp Paris, Île-de-France, France
May 25, 2012
Amadou & Mariam / Inna de Yard / Blitz the Ambassador Grande Scène, Ile de Bourgines Angouleme, France
May 19, 2012
La 7eme Vague
"La 7eme Vague" / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Stephen Marley / C2C / Etienne de Crecy / Fránçois & The Atlas Mountains / Blitz the Ambassador / Nasser
Salle Polyvalente Brétignolles Sur Mer, France
Apr 20, 2012
Blitz the Ambassador University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Mar 23, 2012
Blitz the Ambassador / Fresh Cut Collective The Sett, Union South, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Roskilde Festival 2012
Jun 30 - Jul 8, 2012
 Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
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2022 1 concert
2018 1 concert
2017 5 concerts
2016 2 concerts
2015 3 concerts
2014 12 concerts
2013 8 concerts
2012 25 concerts
2011 35 concerts
2010 6 concerts
2009 4 concerts
2008 4 concerts
2007 3 concerts
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