dälek Concert History

dälek (pronounced 'die-a-leck') is a hip-hop group formed in Newark, New Jersey in 1998. The group currently comprises MC dälek (vocals, production), Mike Manteca (electronics, production), and rEK (production). They have often toured with artists from radically different genres, such as Godflesh, Isis, Prince Paul, Melvins, De La Soul, RJD2 and Lovage.

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dälek Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 14)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 29, 2008
dälek Blå Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Oct 27, 2008
dälek / baalte Wurlitzer Ballroom Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Aug 29, 2008 –
Aug 30, 2008
South of Mainstream
dälek / A Storm of Light / Knut / Stinking Lizaveta / Arabrot / We Insist! / Beehoover / Omega Massif / The Antikaroshi / SchnAAk
Gutspark Cammer Planebruch, Germany
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Aug 27, 2008
dälek / Misanthrop Feierwerk Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Jul 17, 2008 –
Jul 20, 2008
Dour Festival 2008
Foals / Ice Cube / Wu-Tang Clan / Ratatat / Pendulum / Flying Lotus / Goldfrapp / Mr. Scruff / Sub Focus / The Whitest Boy Alive / Boys Noize / Gogol Bordello / Collie Buddz / Mystery Jets / Battles / The Brian Jonestown Massacre / The Raveonettes / Birdy Nam Nam / Cassius / Wax Tailor / Pinback / Hudson Mohawke / The Bones / The Hoosiers / Hatebreed / Shout Out Louds / Tiga / Modeselektor / Steel Pulse / SebastiAn / High Contrast / Efterklang / Zombie Nation / Shy FX / The Notwist / Why? / Alborosie / The Fall / The Herbaliser / Lagwagon / Blu / Meat Puppets / Yuksek / Fujiya & Miyagi / Clark / Tortoise / Typhoon / IAMX / DJ Krush / Mad Caddies / Alpha Blondy / Triggerfinger / The Men / Brodinski / Ellen Allien / Agnostic Front / Roni Size / Lady Saw / Black Moon / The Bug / Madrugada / Shantel / Busy P / Richie Hawtin / Teenagers / H2O / Dreadzone / Earth / Do Or Die / Hocus Pocus / Flame / Edit / Syd Matters / Bonde do Rolê / Heaven Shall Burn / Eli 'Paperboy' Reed / BB Brunes / The Subs / Alter Ego / Gilles Peterson / Surkin / The Toasters / Future of the Left / Life Of Agony / Dorian Concept / wovenhand / Moonbootica / AutoKratz / Neon Neon / Digital Mystikz / Blueprint / Slagsmålsklubben / The (International) Noise Conspiracy / Compuphonic / Death by Stereo / Shameboy / Princess Superstar / Jimi Tenor / Miracle Fortress / Midnite / Hardfloor / The Heliocentrics / Reprazent / DJ QBert / Loefah / Mykal Rose / Mad Sin / Coming Soon / dälek / Magda / D.I.M / Punks Jump Up / Casey / Sinik / Cazals / Louis Logic / Heavy Trash / The Glimmers / Dub Trio / Ez3kiel / Beans / Enon / Soil & Pimp Sessions / South Central / Otto von Schirach / Oxbow / Arid / Diskjokke / Subtle / Murdock / Zenzile / Harvey Milk / Zu / Ceephax Acid Crew / Didier Super / Nasty / ~[MAR¢US]~ / Digikid84 / Vibronics / Svinkels / Björn Again / Heartthrob / Beat Torrent / LeFtO / Steak Number Eight / SirOJ / Tunisiano / Lofofora / Milanese / Arkangel / Merauder / Ambivalent / DJ Friction / Abyss / AqME / Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar / Alpha Blondy & The Solar System / Drumcorps / Bochum Welt / Ivan Smagghe / Chrome Hoof / Iration Steppas / Jerônimo / PUNISH YOURSELF / Burning Heads / Team William / The Germans / Takana Zion / Tim Vanhamel / Cataract / La Kinky Beat / Omnikrom / V.o. / Waxdolls / Backfire! / Hollywood Porn Stars / Omar Perry / Grimelock / Improvisators Dub / French Cowboy / Flat Earth Society / Orgasmic / More Rockers / Asva / Carl / Kruger / Quit Your Dayjob / Bikinians / Sierra Sam / Gildas & Masaya / Mike Paradinas / Psykick Lyrikah / Echo Ranks / Matt Walsh / Ben Sharpa / Akro / Superlux / Visionary Underground / Jah Marnyah / Orfeo / The Caroloregians / Jj Brown / Austin Lace / Surfing Leons / Dr Das / Nestor / X Makeena / Droon / Manjul / Chuck Dukowski Sextet / Set the Tone / Hudmo / Peter Kurten / The Chargers / Infinite Skillz / Parvez / Spoiler NYC / X&trick / Poulycroc / Ultraphallus / Madu Messenger / dEPOTAX / DJ Orgasmic / Marcus Vector / Alborosie & Shang Yeng Clan / Moonshine Playboys / X-makeena / General Mindy / Two-Star Hotel / Partyharders / Lady Saw & the Scrucialists / DJ Mendi / Didier Super Et Son Groupe / Adrian Sherwood Ghetto Priest / The Elegant Garage Gunners / MC Sgt Pokes / Ashanti 3000 / Takana Zion & Manjul / Omar Perry & Homegrown Band / Jay Mayhem / My Mortality / Ufo goes Ufa / Planey / Raxinasky / Elvis' Ghettoblaster / Visionary Underground Feat. Dr Das / Kofeee / Jakob Maersk Show all bands
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Dour, Wallonia, Belgium
Jul 11, 2008 –
Jul 13, 2008
Supersonic Festival 2008
Battles / Efterklang / Fucked Up / Fuck Buttons / Wooden Shjips / Earth / Julian Cope / Parts and Labor / Red Sparowes / Errors / Rolo Tomassi / dälek / Merzbow / Harmönia / Oxbow / Oren Ambarchi / Harvey Milk / Max Tundra / DJ Rupture / The Heads / The Oscillation / orthodox / Guapo / Alexander Tucker / Thrones / Black Sun / Magnetophone / DJ Scotch Egg / Pierre Bastien / Noxagt / Asva / The Owl Service / Cutting Pink With Knives / Cath & Phil Tyler / Jah Dan / Justice Yeldham / Gravetemple / PCM / Dokkebi Q / The Heatseekers / Transitional / Einstellung / Maruosa / The Courtesy Group / Ove Naxx / The Beestung Lips / ZX Spectrum Orchestra / Bogulta / Magntophone / Kikuri / Grave Temple / Magnetaphone / Osaka Invasion / Drumize Show all bands
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Supersonic Festival 2008 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Jun 20, 2008
Massive Attack / Mark Stewart and the Maffia / dälek / Johnny Clarke / Gong / The Cool Kids / Fennesz / Stiff Little Fingers / Grace Jones / Skream & Benga Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 19, 2008
dälek / Flying Lotus / The Cool Kids / Shape of Broad Minds Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 01, 2008 –
Jun 14, 2008
Meltdown Festival 2008
Massive Attack / Primal Scream / The Cool Kids / Grace Jones / Gang Of Four / Tom Tom Club / Stiff Little Fingers / MC5 / Fennesz / PVT / George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic / Johnny Clarke / Gong / Leila / Yellow Magic Orchestra / Skream & Benga / dälek / Mark Stewart and the Maffia Show all bands
London, England, United Kingdom
May 07, 2008
dälek Le Moulin de Brainans Brainans, France
Apr 30, 2008
dälek / Sibot / Julio La Poudrière Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Apr 28, 2008
Dub Trio / dälek / Why? Le Grand Mix Tourcoing, Hauts-de-France, France
Apr 24, 2008
dälek / Bleubird / R-zatz Glaz'art Paris, Île-de-France, France
Apr 10, 2008
dälek The Independent San Francisco, California, United States
Apr 01, 2008
dälek The Orange Peel Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Mar 02, 2008
Russian Circles / dälek / Young Widows The Rock Box Rockford, IL, US
Mar 01, 2008
Russian Circles / dälek / Young Widows
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Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Feb 26, 2008
dälek / Russian Circles The Barbary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Feb 25, 2008
dälek / Russian Circles Mercury Lounge New York, New York, United States
Feb 24, 2008
dälek / Russian Circles Maxwell's Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

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 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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 Austin, Texas, United States
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 Austin, Texas, United States
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Jun 29 - Jul 2, 2006
 Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
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 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
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Feb 18, 2006
 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
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Jun 2, 2022
 Strasbourg, Grand Est, France
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Sep 7 - 9, 2022
 Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Jun 22 - 24, 2018
 Clisson, Pays de la Loire, France
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