Kool Keith Concert History

An original member of New York's new-school pioneers the Ultramagnetic MC's, "Kool" Keith Thornton is best known as a solo rapper. His signature style is stream-of-consciousness lyrical flow and complex vocals, two skills that earn him a perennial nod from the underground hip-hop community. The average Kool Keith album is peppered with bizarre, disjointed, even delusional or disassociated themes, concepts, and references. Nearly all of his albums incorporate a satirical dislike for more commercialized strains of hip-hop...

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Kool Keith Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027) (Page 24)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 05, 2008
Kool Keith The Wiltern Los Angeles, California, United States
Nov 02, 2008
The Faint / Kool Keith / Mika Miko / Dr. Dooom House of Blues Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Oct 17, 2008
Kool Keith Frankie's Toledo, Ohio, United States
Oct 14, 2008
Kool Keith The Vogue Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Oct 10, 2008
Project X (US) / Kool Keith / Tim Dog / Marc Live B.B. King Blues Club New York, New York, United States
Oct 08, 2008
Project X (US) / Kool Keith / Tim Dog / Marc Live
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Brighton Music Hall Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Oct 06, 2008
Kool Keith / Project X Hat Factory Richmond, Virginia, United States
Oct 03, 2008
Kool Keith 9:30 Club Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Aug 08, 2008 –
Aug 10, 2008
All Points West Festival 2008
Coldplay / Radiohead / Kings Of Leon / Arctic Monkeys / Sia / MGMT / The Black Keys / Jack Johnson / Vampire Weekend / Cage The Elephant / The National / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Fleet Foxes / Lykke Li / Grizzly Bear / La Roux / Metric / The Roots / Crystal Castles / Tool / Cat Power / Animal Collective / St. Vincent / The Ting Tings / Silversun Pickups / Andrew Bird / Flying Lotus / Chromeo / Duffy / Elbow / Mogwai / Echo & The Bunnymen / K'naan / Q-Tip / Underworld / Ra Ra Riot / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Pharcyde / The Gaslight Anthem / Tokyo Police Club / The New Pornographers / Chairlift / My Bloody Valentine / Girl Talk / Beastie Boys / Rogue Wave / We Are Scientists / Neko Case / Gogol Bordello / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Grace Potter / CSS / Xavier Rudd / MSTRKRFT / The Black Angels / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / Black Kids / The Go! Team / Bo Burnham / Matt Costa / The Cool Kids / Heartless Bastards / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Seasick Steve / Amadou & Mariam / Ghostland Observatory / The Virgins / White Rabbits / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Mates of State / Étienne de Crécy / Youssou N’Dour / Spank Rock / The Felice Brothers / Secret Machines / Little Brother / Shearwater / Akron/Family / The Duke Spirit / Rye Rye / Trey Anastasio / Alberta Cross / Kitty, Daisy & Lewis / Nicole Atkins / Kool Keith / Juana Molina / The Knux / Neil Halstead / Black Gold / Steel Train / Kitty / The Postelles / Telepathe / Eugene Mirman / Ben Jelen / Jim Jefferies / Your Vegas / Todd Barry / Electric Touch / Forro In the Dark / Tim and Eric / Earl Greyhound / De Novo Dahl / The Honey Brothers / Michael Showalter / Arj Barker / Janeane Garofalo / Lowry / Organized Konfusion / Lily Holbrook / Pawnshop Roses / Judah Friedlander / Exit 105 Show all bands
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Liberty State Park Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Jun 29, 2008
Kool Keith Concorde 2 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 28, 2008
Kool Keith

Glastonbury Festival

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The ParkWorthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 22, 2008
Paid Dues
"Paid Dues" / Sage Francis / Murs / Little Brother / Dilated Peoples / Jedi Mind Tricks / Living Legends / Hieroglyphics / Visionaries / Boot Camp Clik / Kool Keith / P.O.S. / The A-Team / Mac Lethal / Fatlip with Omni / Yak Ballz / B. Dolan / Isaiah
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The Festival @ The National Orange Show San Bernardino, California, United States
May 29, 2008
Primavera Sound
Portishead / Public Enemy / De La Soul / Vampire Weekend / Explosions in the Sky / Eric’s Trip / Sea Power / Shipping News / Caribou / The Notwist / Mount Eerie / Kool Keith / Boris / Les Savy Fav / Voxtrot / Holy Fuck / Enon / MGMT / Prinzhorn Dance School / HEALTH / Berlinbattery / Tachenko / Thomas Brinkmann / Tarantula / The Marzipan Man / Graham Colton Show all bands
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Barcelona Forum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Show Duplicate for May 29, 2008
May 29, 2008 –
May 31, 2008
Primavera Sound Festival 2008
MGMT / Bon Iver / Portishead / Vampire Weekend / Cat Power / Animal Collective / Caribou / Explosions in the Sky / De La Soul / Deerhunter / Public Enemy / Rufus Wainwright / Kavinsky / Dinosaur Jr. / Devo / Dirty Projectors / Simian Mobile Disco / The Cribs / Apparat / Okkervil River / Clipse / The Go! Team / Atlas Sound / fanfarlo / HEALTH / British Sea Power / The Notwist / No Age / Why? / Bill Callahan / Man Man / Nick Lowe / Tindersticks / Menomena / Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks / El Guincho / The Swell Season / A Place To Bury Strangers / The Sonics / Voxtrot / Sebadoh / My Brightest Diamond / Holy Fuck / Fuck Buttons / Bob Mould / Midnight Juggernauts / Boris / Mount Eerie / The Felice Brothers / The Clientele / Bishop Allen / 808 State / Les Savy Fav / Ellen Allien / Russian Red / Shellac / Autolux / Kool Keith / Mission of Burma / The Rumble Strips / Buffalo Tom / Lightspeed Champion / Para One / Holly Golightly / OM / Port O'Brien / The Mary Onettes / The Lions / Surkin / Pissed Jeans / The Wave Pictures / Times New Viking / Throbbing Gristle / Tiefschwarz / Alan Braxe / Digital Mystikz / Young Marble Giants / Manel / Robert Hood / Scout Niblett / Six Organs of Admittance / Polvo / Kelley Stoltz / Edan / Model 500 / DJ Assault / DJ Funk / DM Stith / Messer Chups / Kinski / Enon / Malente / Matt Elliott / Prinzhorn Dance School / Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs / Shipping News / White Williams / David Thomas Broughton / Eric’s Trip / The Devastations / Manos de Topo / Supermayer / Silver Jews / Thomas Brinkmann / Tachenko / Andy Votel / The Right Ons / Träd, Gräs och Stenar / Mi And L'au / MV & EE / Voice of the Seven Woods / Awesome Color / Extraperlo / SJ Esau / The Strange Death of Liberal England / la estrella de david / Tarantula / Graham / Madee / Bob Mould Band / Unchained / Guillamino / Apparat Band / Mary Weiss / Torpedo / It's Not Not / Scarlet's Well / Kool Keith & Kutmasta Kurt / fasenuova / El Hijo / Clint / El Chico Con La Espina En El Costado / The Marzipan Man / Vortice / DJ Supermarkt / Moho / Mv & Ee With the Golden Road / Morente And Lagartija Nick / Les Aus / Dj Shir Khan / Le Petit Ramon / Gentle Music Men / Subterranean Kids / april fool's day / Grande-Marlaska / Darren Hayman & Jack Hayter / Le pianc / The Missing Leech / Juan B / Abrevadero / Bélmez / La Orquesta Del Caballo Ganador / DjCoCo / Ary Weiss of the Shangri-las / Edan & MC Dagha / Tarntula / DJ De Mierda / Twin Kranes / Bèstia Ferida Show all bands
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Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Show Duplicate for May 29, 2008
May 23, 2008
Public Enemy / Kool Keith / Edan / Anti-Pop Consortium / Hank Shocklee / Keith Shocklee / The Bomb Squad / Kool Keith O2 Academy Brixton London, England, United Kingdom
May 02, 2008
Kool Keith
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AllCity Live Reno, Nevada, United States
Apr 03, 2008
Kool Keith Blender Theatre at Gramercy New York, New York, United States
Mar 22, 2008
Paid Dues
"Paid Dues" / Sage Francis / Little Brother / Jedi Mind Tricks / Dilated Peoples / Living Legends / Visionaries / Boot Camp Clik / Black Moon / Kool Keith / P.O.S. / The A-Team / Mac Lethal / Fatlip / Omni / Yak Ballz / Evidence / Hieroglyphics
National Orange Show Events Center San Bernardino, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Mar 22, 2008
Mar 21, 2008
Kool Keith / Jivin Scientists Rialto Theatre Tucson, Arizona, United States
Mar 20, 2008
Kool Keith The Casbah San Diego, California, United States
Mar 19, 2008
Kool Keith Mezzanine San Francisco, California, United States

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 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Jun 25 - 27, 1999
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Concerts Per Year:

2027 2 concerts
2026 28 concerts
2025 36 concerts
2024 6 concerts
2023 36 concerts
2022 9 concerts
2021 9 concerts
2020 4 concerts
2019 21 concerts
2018 38 concerts
2017 32 concerts
2016 51 concerts
2015 27 concerts
2014 27 concerts
2013 19 concerts
2012 32 concerts
2011 23 concerts
2010 22 concerts
2009 33 concerts
2008 32 concerts
2007 18 concerts
2006 44 concerts
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2004 5 concerts
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2000 23 concerts
1999 35 concerts
1998 1 concert
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1995 1 concert
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