Derrick May Concert History

Derrick May, also known as Mayday and Rhythim is Rhythim, is an electronic musician from Belleville, Michigan U.S.A. He was born an only child in Detroit in 1963 and began to explore electronic music early in his life. Along with his Belleville, Michigan high school friends Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, commonly known as the Belleville Three, May is credited with developing the futuristic variation on house music that would be dubbed "techno" by Atkins.

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Derrick May Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 3)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 31, 2017
Movement Torino Music Festival
"Movement Torino Music Festival" / Ben Sims / DVS1 / Chris Liebing / Cobblestone Jazz / Davide Squillace / Derrick May / Janina / Len Faki / Marco faraone / Mike Huckaby / Modeselektor / Nastia / Nicole Moudaber / Octave One / Rhadoo / Petre Inspirescu / Raresh / Sam Paganini / SBTRKT / Sonja Moonear / Sven Vath / Claudio Chiavegato / Denaila / Gandalf / Jonny N' Travis / Lollino / Rude / Marcelo Tag / M.D.C. / Moreno Pezzolato / The Rills / TapeOut / The Taste / Wood Step Show all bands
Various Venues Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Oct 06, 2017
Jackmaster / Derrick May / ND_Baumecker / Haai Electric Brixton London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 23, 2017
DJ Fly / Cleric / miss k8 / Eptic / Darktek / Camo & Krooked / Kill The Noise / Evil Activities / Gms / Sensifeel / Must Die! / Lucy / Symphonix / Lenny Dee / Lexi Berg / Doctor P / Derrick May / Maissouille / Steve Rachmad / Juno Reactor / Electr...
DJ Fly / Cleric / miss k8 / Eptic / Darktek / Camo & Krooked / Kill The Noise / Evil Activities / Gms / Sensifeel / Must Die! / Lucy / Symphonix / Lenny Dee / Lexi Berg / Doctor P / Derrick May / Maissouille / Steve Rachmad / Juno Reactor / Electric Rescue / Art of Fighters / Emmanuel Top / DJ Absurd / Andy C / Floxytek / Elisa do Brasil Show all bands
Les Docks de Paris Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
Aug 12, 2017
Derrick May Brockwell Park London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 29, 2017
Inna de Yard / Pixies / Camille / Imany / Throes + The Shine / Martha Reeves And The Vandellas / Derrick May / Queen Kwong / Tunde Olaniran / Carl Craig
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Le Port Saint-Nazaire, France
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Jun 10, 2017
Derrick May / D'Julz Rex Club Paris, Île-de-France, France
May 19, 2017
Moogfest (NC)
"Moogfest" (NC) / Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein / RBTS WIN / London O'Connor / Zola Jesus / Gaika / Not Waving / Tasha the Amazon / Ry X / Jessy Lanza / Simian Mobile Disco / Mumdance / Princess Nokia / Animal Collective / Derrick May / Silent Servant / Lafawndah / Circuit Des Yeux Show all bands
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Various Venues Durham, North Carolina, United States
May 18, 2017 –
May 21, 2017
Moogfest 2017
Gotye / Animal Collective / Flying Lotus / Talib Kweli / Simian Mobile Disco / Zola Jesus / Princess Nokia / 808 state / MNDSGN / Jessy Lanza / We are KING / Mykki Blanco / Sudan Archives / S U R V I V E / Peanut Butter Wolf / Colleen / Omar Souleyman / Derrick May / The Haxan Cloak / Pye Corner Audio / King Britt / Laraaji / Octo Octa / Mary Lattimore / Suzanne Ciani / Mumdance / Gaika / Wolf Eyes / Avalon Emerson / Baltra / London O'Connor / Visible Cloaks / Silent Servant / Jana Hunter / Function / Noveller / Jubilee / Moor Mother / Laurie Spiegel / Marisa Anderson / Not Waving / Dave Harrington / Tasha the Amazon / Deantoni Parks / Suzi Analogue / Lafawndah / Nick Zinner / Elysia Crampton / Lena Willikens / bearcat / Syrinx / Jon Gibson / DJ Lance Rock / K-HAND / RBTS WIN / Strider / ZenSoFly / Kill Alters / Vhvl / Elon Katz / Michael Winslow / RVNG INTL / Pie Face Girls / DJ Chela / Professor Toon / CONTAINER (US) / Russell E. L. Butler / JDH + Dave P / Greg Belson / Lady Fingers / Driftless Recordings / Sound Resurgence / PHARMAKON (US) / Mallarme Chamber Players / Nanny Cantaloupe / Riddim Macka Sound System / Stones Throw/Leaving Records / Play Play / The Center for Deep Listening / Modular on the Spot / Mcqueen Adams / DJ Bosslady / Andrius (US) / 3ZKL Show all bands
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
Apr 14, 2017
Derrick May / The Sickest Squad / Joy Orbison / Manu Le Malin / Dsp / Molly / Captain Hook / Voiski / Birth Of Frequency / Ben Klock / Maelstrom / A-team / Paul Ritch / Unit Chantrerie Grandes Écoles Nantes, France
Apr 13, 2017
Awakenings
"Awakenings" / Dimitri (Amsterdam) / Derrick May / Kevin Saunderson / Sven Vath / Nina Kraviz / Pan-Pot
Gashouder Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Apr 08, 2017
Derrick May Le Fil Saint-Etienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Mar 31, 2017
Derrick May / Delano Smith Nuits Fauves Paris, Île-de-France, France
Mar 26, 2017
The Martinez Brothers / Derrick May / Matthew Dear / Carl Craig / Andhim / Bedouin / La Fleur Space Miami, Florida, United States
Dec 17, 2016
Derrick May / Francesco Tristano / Kyle Geiger / P-Jay / Myles Sergé / Lenny Posso / Max McFerren / D'marc Cantu Output New York, New York, United States
Nov 11, 2016
Derrick May / Francesco Tristano Rex Club Paris, Île-de-France, France
Nov 10, 2016
Derrick May / Francesco Tristano Rex Club Paris, Île-de-France, France
Oct 31, 2016
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Movement Festival

Lingotto Fiere Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Oct 08, 2016
Derrick May / p:anorig / Francesco Tristano Umspannwerk Kreuzberg Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Oct 07, 2016 –
Oct 09, 2016
Montreux Jazz Festival Japan 2016
Caetano Veloso / Henrik Schwarz / Gilles Peterson / Melanie De Biasio / Derrick May / Francesco Tristano / Pete Josef / Teresa Cristina / Lulu Gainsbourg / Kuniyuki / Toshio Matsuura / Aki Yashiro / Makoto Kuriya / Tatsuo Sunaga / Gilles Peterson presents Sonzeira Show all bands
Yebisu Garden Hall Ebisu, Japan
Sep 24, 2016
Derrick May / Cassy La Belle Électrique Grenoble, France

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 Meredith, Victoria, Australia
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