KRS-One Concert History

KRS-One (born Lawrence Parker on August 20, 1965 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York) is an American hip-hop MC. Over his career he has been known by several pseudonyms, including Kris Parker, KRS One, KRS-ONE (as given at his site), The Blastmaster and The Teacha. KRS-One is an acronym for "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everybody". KRS-One is a significant figure in the hip hop community and is often referenced in works by other hip hop artists and critics as being the 'essence' of an MC and one of the greatest to ever hold the mic.

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KRS-One Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 22)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 25, 2015
Pusha T / ScHoolboy Q / KRS-One / Migos / Guizmo / Nekfeu

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Théâtre de Verdure Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Jul 24, 2015
Pusha T / ScHoolboy Q / KRS-One / Migos / Guizmo / Nekfeu Théâtre de Verdure Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Jul 16, 2015
Dour Festival 2016 Day 2 (Thursday)
Flume / Siriusmodeselektor / The Underachievers / Rival Sons / Mark Ronson / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Soviet Suprem / Lee Fields & The Expressions / Josef Salvat / Yelle / Dario Mars & The Guillotines / Songhoy Blues / Carl Craig feat Mike Banks / Agoria / Octave One Live / Fabrice Lig live / KRS-One / Starflam / Raury / Lomepal / Demi Portion / Sanzio / Cashmere Cat / Kaytranada / Snakehips / Young Fathers / Squarepusher / Omar Souleyman / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Isaac Delusion / Recorders / Modelskelector / Kink Live / Ben UFO / Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka / Electric Wizard / Kvelertak / Blues Pills / A Place To Bury Strangers / Orange Goblin / Krokodil / My Diligence / Paranoid London / Perc Live / Radium / Camo & Krooked / S.P.Y feat MC LowQui / High Contrast feat. MC Stamina / Ed Rush & Optical / The Prototypes feat. MC Felon / Optiv & Btk / Maztek b2b Emperor / Kasra / Baz & Simplistix feat. MC Skywalker / Atomic Spliff / Crucial Alphonso feat. Irie Ilodica & Missing Link / Reggaebus Soundsystem / Gamma Sound feat. Rudy Roots / Mad Codiouf / Unlisted Fanatic feat. Saimn-I & Moonshine Horns / Evian Christ live / Detroit Swindle live / A. G. Cook / Seven Davis Jr / The Geek x Vrv, / Claude (aka Fulgeance) live / Dream Koala / FKJ / Romare live / Kero Kero Bonito / Sólstafir / Igorrr Show all bands
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La Plaine De La Machine à Feu Dour, Wallonia, Belgium
Jul 15, 2015 –
Jul 19, 2015
Dour Festival 2015
Snoop Dogg / Mark Ronson / Flume / MØ / Pusha T / Santigold / The Wombats / Glass Animals / SBTRKT / Ms. Lauryn Hill / Pendulum / The Drums / Danny Brown / Snakehips / Kaytranada / Skepta / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / DJ Fresh / Cashmere Cat / Carnage / Sub Focus / Jon Hopkins / Raury / Simian Mobile Disco / The Bloody Beetroots / FKJ / Nothing But Thieves / Suicide Silence / CocoRosie / C2C / Klangkarussell / Yelle / KRS-One / Infected Mushroom / Nils Frahm / Crookers / Damon Albarn / Tchami / Circa Waves / Noisia / Nneka / Anti-Flag / Hatebreed / Rejjie Snow / Timber Timbre / Yung Lean / Fear Factory / Rival Sons / Deerhoof / The Underachievers / Young Fathers / High Contrast / Squarepusher / Chinese Man / Camo & Krooked / Floating Points / The Black Dahlia Murder / Josef Salvat / Julio Bashmore / Darius / Fritz Kalkbrenner / Palma Violets / Autechre / George Fitzgerald / Kiasmos / Lee Fields & The Expressions / A Place To Bury Strangers / Âme / Electric Wizard / Romare / Black Milk / Lone / The Guts / The Very Best / Dirtyphonics / Nina Kraviz / Dub FX / Drenge / Moon Duo / Tropkillaz / Kero Kero Bonito / GoGo Penguin / Rone / Defeater / Eptic / Dream Koala / Goose / Kvelertak / Agnostic Front / Roni Size / Horace Andy / Andy C / Scuba / The Strypes / Submotion Orchestra / And So I Watch You from Afar / The Prototypes / Tony Allen / Adam Beyer / Isaac Delusion / Agoria / Max Cooper / recondite / Kate Boy / Terror / Sunn O))) / Orange Goblin / 2manydjs (DJ Set) / Big Freedia / James Holden / Worakls / Seth Troxler / detroit swindle / Apashe / Eagulls / S.P.Y / Pan-Pot / Dimension / Lee Fields / Oxmo Puccino / Lomepal / Youssoupha / Cannibal Ox / Joris Delacroix / Betraying The Martyrs / LA Priest / DC Breaks / Dixon / Kid Francescoli / Joachim Pastor / CJ Fly / Songhoy Blues / Kaaris / Tiken Jah Fakoly / DJ Hazard / Deez Nuts / Dope D.O.D. / Calyx & Teebee / Sólstafir / The Geek x Vrv / Fatima / Blues Pills / Omar Souleyman / Superpoze / Marcel Dettmann / Robert Hood / Ed Rush & Optical / Compuphonic / The Bohicas / La Fine Equipe / Carl Barât / Alesia / Model 500 / Clap! Clap! / Little BIG / Igorrr / Your Old Droog / Reprazent / The Heliocentrics / Thylacine / Mickey / The Husbands / The Clouds / J-Rocc / Blondage / Seven Davis Jr / Rødhåd / Evian Christ / Débruit / Mars Red Sky / DJ Tennis / Acid Arab / The Van Jets / Ed Rush / A. G. Cook / Perc / BRNS / Salut c'est cool / Orlando Julius / Jah9 / Optical / Roscoe / Joy Wellboy / The Meridian Brothers / Klub des Loosers / Vandal / joe ford / Al'tarba / Den Sorte Skole / John Coffey / Acid Baby Jesus / Resonators / Jeanjass / LeFtO / Paranoid London / Lofofora / Radium / Batida / Black Roots / Great Mountain Fire / Mugwump / La Smala / Demi Portion / Maztek / Baz / Raketkanon / Za! / Kasra / AKS / Soviet Suprem / Yellowstraps / Optiv & Btk / JESSICA93 / Guts (FR) / Starflam / Fabrice Lig / Alo Wala / Laëtitia Sheriff / The Black Tartan Clan / Vuurwerk / Nozinja / Dc Salas / Nicolas Michaux / Recorders / FùGù Mango / It It Anita / La Muerte / LTGL / Kennedy's Bridge / Raw District / Jonathan Toubin / Le Colisée / Andromakers / Binti / Alaska Gold Rush / Wolves Scream / My Diligence / Orlando Julius And The Heliocentrics / Little X Monkeys / Mochélan / Old Jazzy Beat Mastazz / The Scrap Dealers / Dario Mars & The Guillotines / Tcmfh / Spagguetta Orghasmmond / Carl Craig feat Mike Banks / Claude (aka Fulgeance) / Sanzio / Simon Delecosse Show all bands
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Dour Festival Dour, Wallonia, Belgium
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Jun 13, 2015
KRS-One Kontext Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
Jun 12, 2015
KRS-One Young & African Arts Market (YAAM) - Old Location Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jun 05, 2015
KRS-One Post Tenebras Rock (PTR) - L'Usine Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
May 30, 2015
KRS-One Concorde 2 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
May 27, 2015
KRS-One Audio Glasgow Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 26, 2015
KRS-One Audio Glasgow Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 24, 2015
KRS-One 1 Primrose Street Manchester, England, United Kingdom
May 22, 2015
KRS-One Motion & the Marble Factory Bristol, England, United Kingdom
May 21, 2015
KRS‐One Kingston University London, England, United Kingdom
May 20, 2015
KRS-One Jazz Cafe London, England, United Kingdom
May 19, 2015
KRS-One Jazz Cafe London, England, United Kingdom
May 01, 2015
KRS-One The Orpheum - Old Location Tampa, Florida, United States
Apr 30, 2015
KRS-One High Dive Gainesville, Florida, United States
Mar 23, 2015
KRS‐One
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Fulton 55 Fresno, California, United States
Mar 22, 2015
KRS-One Yoshi's Oakland, California, United States
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Mar 20, 2015
KRS-One
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Fulton 55 Fresno, California, United States

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Kanye West / Nas / Rakim / KRS-One
Dec 10, 2006
 New York, New York, United States
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Kanye West / Nas / Rakim / KRS-One
Dec 10, 2006
 New York, New York, United States
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KRS-One / Seiji Oda / Stunnaman02 / DJ Q-Bert
Jan 17, 2025
 San Francisco, California, United States
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"TIBETAN FREEDOM CONCERT '98 (Washington DC)"
Jun 13 - 14, 1998
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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KRS-One on Apr 5, 2012 [434-small]

KRS-One
Apr 5, 2012
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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KRS‐One on Mar 23, 2012 [043-small]

KRS‐One
Mar 23, 2012
 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Coachella 2002 on Apr 27, 2002 [230-small]

Coachella 2002
Apr 27 - 28, 2002
 Indio, California, United States
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KRS-One on Apr 29, 1992 [345-small]

KRS-One
Apr 29, 1992
 Fairborn, Ohio, United States
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KRS-One / Mad Lion on Mar 5, 1994 [850-small]

KRS-One / Mad Lion
Mar 5, 1994
 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
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"TIBETAN FREEDOM CONCERT '98 (Washington DC)" on Jun 13, 1998 [435-small]

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Jun 13 - 14, 1998
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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YO! MTV Raps: 30th Anniversary Experience on Jun 1, 2018 [513-small]

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Jun 1, 2018
 New York, New York, United States
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