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) (Page 24)

Date Concert Venue Location
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 Feat. Kool Keith / Kool Keith / Tim Dog / Marc Live B.B. King Blues Club New York, New York, United States
Oct 08, 2008
Project X Feat. Kool Keith / 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 / Arctic Monkeys / Radiohead / Kings Of Leon / Sia / MGMT / The Black Keys / Jack Johnson / Cage The Elephant / Vampire Weekend / The National / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Fleet Foxes / Lykke Li / Grizzly Bear / Tool / La Roux / Crystal Castles / Metric / The Roots / Cat Power / St. Vincent / Animal Collective / Flying Lotus / The Ting Tings / Andrew Bird / Silversun Pickups / Elbow / Duffy / Chromeo / Echo & The Bunnymen / Mogwai / Bo Burnham / Underworld / K'naan / Q-Tip / Michael Franti & Spearhead / My Bloody Valentine / The Pharcyde / Ra Ra Riot / The Gaslight Anthem / Tokyo Police Club / The New Pornographers / Chairlift / Girl Talk / We Are Scientists / Neko Case / Rogue Wave / Xavier Rudd / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Gogol Bordello / Beastie Boys / Grace Potter / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / CSS / The Black Angels / MSTRKRFT / Black Kids / The Go! Team / Matt Costa / Heartless Bastards / Amadou & Mariam / The Cool Kids / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Seasick Steve / 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 / The Felice Brothers / Little Brother / Spank Rock / Secret Machines / Shearwater / Trey Anastasio / Akron/Family / The Duke Spirit / Rye Rye / Kitty, Daisy & Lewis / Alberta Cross / Nicole Atkins / Kool Keith / Juana Molina / The Knux / Neil Halstead / Black Gold / Kitty / Steel Train / The Postelles / Telepathe / Jim Jefferies / Eugene Mirman / Ben Jelen / Todd Barry / Your Vegas / Forro In the Dark / Electric Touch / Tim and Eric / Earl Greyhound / De Novo Dahl / The Honey Brothers / Arj Barker / Michael Showalter / Janeane Garofalo / Lowry / Organized Konfusion / Lily Holbrook / Pawnshop Roses / Judah Friedlander / Exit 105 Show all bands
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All Points West Festival 2008 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 08, 2008
Jun 29, 2008
Kool Keith Concorde 2 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 28, 2008
Kool Keith

Glastonbury Festival

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
Dr. Octagon

Primavera Sound

Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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 & 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 / Dr. Octagon / 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 / Dr. Octagon / 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
Feb 17, 2008
Kool Keith
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Sugar Nightclub Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Jan 30, 2008
Dr. Octagon / Kutmasta Kurt / Aceyalone Gershwin Room @ Espy Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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