Dessa's 2012 Concert History

Born Margaret Wander, Dessa’s first release with Doomtree, False Hopes, introduced a unique sensibility to underground hip-hop: literary, bitter-sweet, and wry. She alternated between a clever, droll persona as an emcee and her earnest, unaffected delivery as a singer with a low, clear alto voice. Her a cappella arrangements delicate and expressive, full of sad, old world harmonies. False Hopes attracted a varied set of ferociously dedicated fans in the Midwest and beyond.

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Dessa had 16 concerts in 2012

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 21, 2012
Doomtree / Sims / Paper Tiger / Dessa / Lazerbeak / P.O.S / Mike Mictlan / Cecil Otter
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Metro Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oct 28, 2012
Get Out To Vote
Face The Vote / Los Nativos / Mally / Brother Ali / Slug / I Self Devine / Sims / Dessa
First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Sep 15, 2012
Dessa Icehouse MPLS Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Sep 14, 2012
Saul Williams / Dessa Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Sep 13, 2012
Saul Williams / Dessa

Chorus, a "literary mixtape"

Memorial Union Terrace, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Sep 12, 2012
Saul Williams / Dessa Schubas Tavern Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 11, 2012
Dessa Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Aug 31, 2012
Dessa / The Jayhawks / Jeremy Messersmith / Semisonic / Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles

Minnesota Music-on-a-Stick

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Minnesota State Fairgrounds Falcon Heights, Minnesota, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 31, 2012
Jun 23, 2012
Dessa The Waiting Room Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Jun 22, 2012
Dessa
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Peace Plaza Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Jun 20, 2012
Dessa The Aquarium Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Jun 19, 2012
Dessa
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North Dakota Museum of Art Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
May 14, 2012
Yelawolf / P.O.S / Dessa / Doomtree Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 20, 2012
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The O'Shaughnessy Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Feb 04, 2012
Doomtree / Cecil Otter / Sims / Lazerbeak / P.O.S. / Paper Tiger / Dessa Pub Rock Live Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Jan 14, 2012
The 4onthefloor / Dessa Papa Charlie's Lutsen, MN, US

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Genres:

Hip Hop
Underground Hip-Hop
Female Vocalist
Hip Pop
Underground Rap
Abstract Hip Hop
Minnesota
Minnesota Hip Hop
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Latest Setlist (04/16/2026):

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  1. Warsaw / Velodrome
  2. Skeleton Key
  3. Fighting Fish
  4. Hurricane Party
  5. Rome
  6. Call Off Your Ghost
  7. What If I’m Not Ready
  8. Camelot
  9. Sadie Hawkins
  10. I Already Like You
  11. Shrimp
  12. Terry Gross
  13. Blush
  14. Annabelle
  15. Decoy
  16. Chopper
  17. Tough Call
  18. Jumprope
  19. Dixon's Girl
  20. Fire Drills
  21. Tell Me Again

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 15 concerts
2025 15 concerts
2024 27 concerts
2023 27 concerts
2022 31 concerts
2021 38 concerts
2020 10 concerts
2019 42 concerts
2018 77 concerts
2017 22 concerts
2016 20 concerts
2015 38 concerts
2014 37 concerts
2013 109 concerts
2012 16 concerts
2011 43 concerts
2010 71 concerts
2009 7 concerts
2008 12 concerts
2007 1 concert
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