Little Axe Concert History

Little Axe is American musician Skip McDonald (born Bernard Alexander in Dayton, Ohio, on 1 September 1949. After being part of the house band for Sugarhill Records, McDonald assumed the moniker "Little Axe" and began moving from hip hop to a form of blues that drew from an array of musical influences, including dub, R&B, gospel, and jazz.

Little Axe Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 07, 2020
Horace Andy / African Head Charge / Pinch / Tackhead / Little Axe

at O2 Forum Kentish Town

O2 Forum Kentish Town London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 10, 2016
Black Swamp Arts Festival
"Black Swamp Arts Festival" / Rhythm Future Quartet / The Sheepdogs / FLOR DE TOLOACHE / Little Axe / Downtown County Band / Pokey LaFarge / Croy and the Boys
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Downtown Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio, United States
Sep 05, 2013 –
Sep 08, 2013
Bestival 2013
Snoop Dogg / Elton John / Bastille / Disclosure / M.I.A. / Clean Bandit / Franz Ferdinand / The 1975 / James Blake / The Flaming Lips / Rudimental / Wu-Tang Clan / The Roots / Bombay Bicycle Club / London Grammar / Belle and Sebastian / Tom Odell / Jessie Ware / DJ Fresh / Sinéad O'Connor / Crystal Fighters / Chic / The Knife / Jon Hopkins / Lissie / Parquet Courts / Caravan Palace / Hudson Mohawke / Jagwar Ma / Savages / Peace / The Walkmen / Angel Haze / Maribou State / Lewis Watson / Squarepusher / Rustie / The Polyphonic Spree / Swim Deep / Valerie June / Johnny Marr / While She Sleeps / Musical Youth / Hot Natured / Max Romeo / Drenge / Is Tropical / Jamie Jones / The Strypes / Jaws / The Wonder Stuff / Matthew E. White / To Kill A King / Merchandise / John Cooper Clarke / East India Youth / Chloe Howl / Barbarossa / The Champs / Bodhi / Duke Special / The Correspondents / Devilman / Courtney Pine / The Slow Show / Evian Christ / Sexy Sushi / Mikill Pane / Sarah Close / Roska / True Tiger / Dexys / Molotov Jukebox / Greg Wilson / Little Axe / Tom Williams / The Cuban Brothers / Myles Sanko / Moulettes / Reeps One / By the Rivers / Troumaca / Bobby Tank / Tankus the Henge / Isaiah Dreads / Signals. / CC Smugglers / Filthy Boy / Golden Fable / London Afrobeat Collective / Le Carousel / Lewis Mokler / New City Kings / Story Books / Micky Finn / Seán McGowan / Tantz / Lloyd Yates / Wheelchair Sports Camp / Tythe / Woodpecker Wooliams / Ben Hoo / Jerome Hill / Fleetwood Bac / The Keepsakes / Mojo Filter / Benoit Viellefon / Howard Marks / Cable Street Collective / Ouse Valley Singles Club / Parlour Flames / The Goat Roper Rodeo Band / Airtist / A.J. Holmes and The Hackney Empire / Electric Jalaba / The Congo Faith Healers / Charley Macaulay / Jaipur Kawa Brass Band / Velvet Stream / J-Cats / Muha / Pete Callard / Mr. Tom / Rabbit Foot / Lokandes / Kawa Circus / Martin Newnham / Cherishport / Rev Milo Speedwagon / Chris Tofu / Heavenly Jukebox / The Dudes (DJs) / Olli Dutton / Warm DJs / Modeste Hughes Show all bands
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Robin Hill Country Park Downend, Isle of Wight, UK
Show Duplicate for Sep 05, 2013
Jul 25, 2013 –
Jul 28, 2013
Secret Garden Party 2013
Bastille / MØ / Regina Spektor / London Grammar / John Newman / Faithless / JP Cooper / Wolf Alice / Django Django / Lissie / Nick Mulvey / Wilkinson / Temples / Modestep / Soulwax / The Staves / Jamie N Commons / Dan Croll / Embrace / Shout Out Louds / Roo Panes / Hadouken! / Jamie Lawson / Lee Fields & The Expressions / Public Service Broadcasting / Luke Sital-Singh / Willy Mason / Goldie / Ayah Marar / Dodge & Fuski / The Prototypes / The Strypes / Josh Butler / Leo Stannard / Monarchy / The Wytches / Loadstar / Evil Nine / He's My Brother She's My Sister / Janet Devlin / Eliza and The Bear / Deep Sea Arcade / Big Youth / Childhood / The Correspondents / Phildel / Findlay / Lovestarrs / Emily Burns / Joel Baker / Foamo / Mamas Gun / A.N.I.M.A.L. / Robyn Sherwell / Ben Caplan / Son of Dave / The Other Tribe / The Family Rain / Treetop Flyers / MistaJam / Farao / Dismantle / Phil Kieran / Elite Force / Keston Cobblers Club / Zane Lowe / Little Axe / Annie Eve / The Bombay Royale / Serafina Steer / Losers / Ava Leigh / Winston Francis / The Willows / Backbeat Soundsystem / Bobby Tank / Ethan Ash / Chainska Brassika / Illaman / London Afrobeat Collective / Das Kapital / Pixel Fist / Formidable Vegetable / Le Carousel / Sam Bradley / More Like Trees / Danni Nicholls / Subsource / Ruth Theodore / Z-Star / The Mariner's Children / Perhaps Contraption / Victoria & Jacob / Mojo Filter / They Say Jump / Solko / Dog Chocolate / Ladykillers / Rory Lyons / Lonesound / Eyes & No Eyes / Opera Chaotique / Joe Innes & The Cavalcade / House Of Hats / Parlour Flames / Rodigan / Dan Clews / The Caulfield Beats / The Magnus Puto / John Kennedy / Steve Hooker / Dog Legs / Babilondon / Aloosh / David Icke / Kit Rice / Folie Ordinaire / Natalie Ross / Dpplgngrs / Black Bombers / Jacksun Fear / Goldierocks / Eureka Stockade / John Blood & the Highlys / Toni Jarvis / Audio Razor / Jardares Por Fuera / Clark & Carter / Eddy Tm / Liz Lawerence / Phil Clifton / Sister Bliss / James Lavelle Show all bands
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Huntingdon Mill Hill Field Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jul 25, 2013
Jul 22, 2011 –
Jul 24, 2011
Secret Garden Party 2011
Blondie / Peter Bjorn and John / BASSNECTAR / Flux Pavilion / Matt and Kim / Bag Raiders / Benjamin Francis Leftwich / bones / Martha Reeves And The Vandellas / Mystery Jets / Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs / Leftfield / Doctor P / YACHT / The Staves / The Boxer Rebellion / Mylo / Slow Club / The Pierces / Ghostpoet / Kyla La Grange / Guillemots / The Secret Sisters / Asa / Delta Heavy / Gypsy and the Cat / Stateless / King Charles / TC / The Shoes / Yasmin / Alabama 3 / Germ / I Am Kloot / Alex Metric / The Whip / Brookes Brothers / Tribes / The Phenomenal Handclap Band / Chew Lips / The Japanese Popstars / Liam Finn / Alpines / Cosmo Jarvis / C.W. Stoneking / DC Breaks / Bare Noize / Kill it Kid / Beans on Toast / Allie Moss / The Correspondents / Adam Freeland / Marcus Foster / David Rodigan / Life in Film / Smoke Fairies / The Sound of Arrows / Skinny Lister / Mamas Gun / Paper Aeroplanes / Broken Records / MistaJam / Punks Jump Up / Hot Club de Paris / Little Axe / Jennie Abrahamson / Featurecast / Lazy Habits / The Bees (UK) / The Secret Garden Party / Matta / Losers / Sparrow and the Workshop / Benji Boko / Birdeatsbaby / Ethan Ash / Dansette Junior / Jake Morley / Joe Driscoll / Lail Arad / Brassroots / Middleman / London Afrobeat Collective / John Fairhurst / Sarah Williams White / Boy Mandeville / Gentle Mystics / Boxettes / GLASS (OFFICIAL) / Darcy / Miraculous Mule / Heavyfeet / The Urchins / Hoodlum / Tomb Crew / Perhaps Contraption / Kashii / Earl Okin / Nathan Watson / Last Man Standing / Lucy Kitt / Mojo Filter / Sub Focus Dj Set / Pölen / Flying White Dots / Rory Lyons / Baconhead / asteroids / Gareth Brooks / Joana and the Wolf / Foreign Office / The Avatars / The Caulfield Beats / Troubadour Rose / Fear of Theydon / The Shoestrung / Amongst the Pigeons / Firas / MidiMidis / Size Nine / Mums Old Vinyl / DJ Django / Emma Divine / Tinashé (UK) / Daniel Jeanrenaud / Nero Dj Set / Dub Pistols Dj Set / Tom Maddicott / Sun of Souls / Susan Cadogan & Dawn Penn / Ronnie Joice / Cook & Finn / Krisstofer Ragnstam & the Harbour Heads / Eddy Temple Morris / Loose Cannons / Smooth Sailing / Andy C / Tithe / Dave The Hair (Dreadzone Soundsystem) / Hagop The Hungryman Show all bands
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Huntingdon Mill Hill Field Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jul 22, 2011
Jul 09, 2011 –
Jul 10, 2011
Rhythms Of The World 2011
The Subways / Young Fathers / The Selecter / C.W. Stoneking / Oi Va Voi / Astronauts / Ska Cubano / Echo Lake / Little Axe / Kanda Bongo Man / Pandora's Box / Safari / Moulettes / The Monsters / Jim Moray / Standards / CC Smugglers / Megson / My First Tooth / The Raghu Dixit Project / Scaramouche / Stackridge / Martell / Chris Burton / Lizzy Pattinson / Luke Leighfield / RedTrack / Sean Taylor / Ruth Theodore / Doug / Stax / Aghast / Calan / The Zipheads / JOANovARC / Gold Dust / Moishe's Bagel / Blonde Louis / Randolph Matthews / Killing Fields of Ontario / Tom Copson / Paul Liddell / Hekz / gaijin / The Jj's / The Bleach Boys / Stow / Stuart O'Connor / Indi and the Vegas / Tonight We're Electric / The Jolenes / Alice Amelia / Kadialy Kouyate / Pete Woodroffe / Scum of Toytown / The Electric Modern / Agent M / The Shabby Tinkerz / Oka Vanga / The Metatrons / Blackkat / Silent Smiles / Tatcho Drom / My Pet Junkie / Los Ladrones De Amor / Gun Crime / Laura Victoria / Lu Cozma / Alex Hel / Andrea Wilde / Camus and the Cat / The Nimblewits / Terry McCann / Monaco Bears / The London Uyghur Ensemble / Vanilla Nightmare / Pete the Temp / Gemma Aguilar / Luton Youth Jazz Orchestra / Sandra Grant / Cruel Folk / The Recovery Club / The Blues Agents / Little Favours / Smige / Sam Lee and the Gillie Boys / Stereo Breakout / Sarah Power / Adrian Gibson / Joy T. Chance / Marcus G Hurley / Alex Millar / Amy Leeder / John Falconer / Floor 9 / Chris Ripple / Kev Hayley / Dangerous Dinky / Erbalist Show all bands
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Hitchin, England, United Kingdom
Mar 27, 2011
Little Axe / The Baker Brothers

Little Axe / The Baker Brothers at Ronnie Scott's

Ronnie Scott's London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 23, 2010 –
Jul 25, 2010
Womad 2010
Nouvelle Vague / Imelda May / Salif Keita / Afro Celt Sound System / Mayra Andrade / Dan Sultan / Novalima / Calypso Rose / LaBrassBanda / Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu / Tanya Tagaq / Staff Benda Bilili / Hanggai / Ska Cubano / La-33 / Dobet Gnahoré / Little Axe / The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain / DJ Kentaro / Bibi Tanga & The Selenites / Kanda Bongo Man / Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou / Jazzsteppa / Toumast / Don Letts / Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara / Syriana / Kâmkârs / The Drummers Of Burundi / Rango / Lepisto & Lehti / Anxo Lorenzo / Alim Qasimov Ensemble / Steven Sogo / Horace Andy & Dub Asante / The Bays & Heritage Orchestra / Rolf Harris and His Band / Poirier Feat. Face T / Sentimento Gypsy Paganini Show all bands
Malmesbury, UK
Jul 16, 2010
Larmer Tree Festival
"Larmer Tree Festival" / Toots & The Maytals / Oysterband / Shooglenifty / Kill it Kid / Swarathma / Little Axe / The Urban Voodoo Machine / Ellen and the Escapades / DJ Derek / The Penny Black Remedy / Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo / Sweet Baboo / Dr. Butler's Hatstand Medicine Band / Samsara / The Mandibles / Tankus the Henge / 4Square / Will Pound & Dan Walsh Show all bands
Larmer Tree Gardens Salisbury, United Kingdom
Jul 24, 2008 –
Jul 27, 2008
Womad 2008
Chic / Squeeze / Mavis Staples / Little Feat / Finley Quaye / Eddy Grant / Martha Wainwright / Lee "Scratch" Perry / TC / Orchestra Baobab / Toumani Diabaté / Billy Cobham / Dengue Fever / Rachid Taha / Mundy / Ernest Ranglin / Kora / DJ Marky / Seun Kuti / Damien Dempsey / Sharon Shannon / Jah Wobble / Transglobal Underground / Cara Dillon / Reprazent / Monobloco / Simone White / Babylon Circus / Show of Hands / Justin Adams / Adrian Sherwood / Little Axe / Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba / Terakaft / Devon Sproule / Mista Savona / Egypt 80 / Hamid Baroudi / Bella Hardy / Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar / Sa Ding Ding / Asere / Juldeh Camara / Son de la Frontera / Mor Karbasi / Speed Caravan / Joe Taylor / David D'or / Monica Vasconcelos / Andrew Cronshaw / Lo Cor De La Plana / Nathan Lee / DJ Chamber / The Bedouin Jerry Can Band / Rumberos De Cuba / Altaikai / Gocoo / Atongo Zimba / Tashi Lhunpo Monks / Madosini / Siyaya / Sarah Savoy & the Francadians / Fribo / Asif Ali Khan / Paprika Balkanicus / Munadjat Yulchieva / Mamani Keita and Nicolas Repac / Svetlana Spajic / Womad / Greg Sheehan / Johnny Kalsi / Kenge Kenge Orutu Systems / Zuzana Novak / Lisa Kenny / Charlie Gillett / Nansady Keita / Modou Diouf / Lo Cr De La Plana / Guy Watson / DJ Dubious / Children of the Khmer Show all bands
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Charlton Park Malmesbury, UK
Jul 24, 2005
Robert Plant / Little Axe
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Greek Theatre Los Angeles, California, United States
Jul 23, 2005
Robert Plant / Little Axe
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Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California, United States
Jul 19, 2005
Robert Plant / Little Axe
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Paramount Theatre Oakland, California, United States
Jul 15, 2005
Robert Plant / Little Axe
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Arizona Federal Theatre Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Jul 10, 2005
Robert Plant / Little Axe
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Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Jun 26, 2003 –
Jun 29, 2003
Roskilde Festival 2003
Fjernsyn Fjernsyn / Marcus Intalex & Dj Lee / Coldplay / Deathdisco / xzibit / Metallica / Urlaub in Polen / Blur / Massive Attack / Sigur Rós / Interpol / Björk / Iron Maiden / The Kills / The Cardigans / Stone Sour / Doves / The Streets / De La Soul / Yo La Tengo / Madcon / Gogol Bordello / The Raveonettes / Chicane / Aesop Rock / The Sounds / Los Lobos / Mew / Dirty Vegas / Daniel Bedingfield / Electric Six / Lemon Jelly / The Polyphonic Spree / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy / Melvins / The Thrills / El-P / Daniel Johnston / The String Cheese Incident / GusGus / Brendan Benson / Turbonegro / Little Brother / Junkie Xl / FC Kahuna / Kashmir / Asian Dub Foundation / Dave Gahan / Suicide / Fu Manchu / Outlandish / Murderdolls / Tomahawk / Dzihan And Kamien / The Hellacopters / Sander Kleinenberg / Kaizers Orchestra / Salif Keita / Immortal / Skank / The Datsuns / The Black Heart Procession / Ojos de Brujo / Beth Gibbons And Rustin Man / The Blue Van / The Delgados / Erol Alkan / Chicks On Speed / Metro Area / Tony Allen / Carlinhos Brown / Hawksley Workman / Figurines / Moneybrother / Junior Kelly / Malk De Koijn / Jaguar Wright / Youngblood Brass Band / Hernan Cattaneo / Material / Mikael Simpson / Bill Laswell / Xploding Plastix / Filur / Frost* / The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster / Console / Lars H.U.G. / Little Axe / Christian Kjellvander / The Youngsters / Cosmos / Loose Cannons / Ma / Gate / Mike Ladd / Baby Woodrose / Massacre / Darren Emerson / Moi Caprice / Raging Speedhorn / Afel Bocoum / Electric Eel Shock / Slovo / Artificial Funk / Karamelo Santo / Cato Salsa Experience / Advance Patrol / Jony Iliev & Band / Kimmo Pohjonen / Lise Westzynthius / Frederic Galliano / Gte / FUSHITSUSHA / Kitty Wu / Super Rail Band / Salvatore / DJ Dolores & Orchestra Santa Massa / Equicez / Fifty Foot Combo / Moder Jords Massiva / Frederic Galliano And The African Divas / Ikscheltaschel / Sack Trick / Racing Ape / Saan Supa Crew / Magnified Eye / Jony Iliev / Limf / The Magic Bullet Theory / Love Julie / Gentlemen & the Far East Band / Queens of the Stone Age Show all bands
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Unknown venue Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
Jun 09, 2002
Little Axe / Adrian Sherwood Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Aug 25, 1995 –
Aug 27, 1995
Reading Festival 1995
Green Day / Foo Fighters / Beck / The Smashing Pumpkins / Neil Young / Björk / Soundgarden / The Cardigans / Blind Melon / Pavement / Hole / Paul Weller / Tricky / Pennywise / Ash / Skunk Anansie / Silverchair / Stereolab / Super Furry Animals / Cast / Teenage Fanclub / Guided By Voices / Monster Magnet / Mudhoney / The Bluetones / Reef / dEUS / Shed Seven / Heather Nova / Space / The Boo Radleys / Buffalo Tom / Juliana Hatfield / Throwing Muses / Echobelly / Longpigs / Gene / Babes in Toyland / Flinch / Snuff / Moist / Whale / Marion / The Mike Flowers Pops / Drugstore / Corduroy / Puressence / Menswear / Little Axe / Flying Saucer Attack / My Life Story / Paw / Coast / White Zombie / Dub War / Speedy / Powder / Cable / Vent / Delicatessen / These Animal Men / The Geraldine Fibbers / China Drum / James Hall / Electrafixion / Lick / Heavy stereo / Prolapse / Speedway / Livingstone / Small / AC Acoustics / Joyrider / pusherman / 60 Ft Dolls / The Weekenders / Spare Snare / States of Panic / Scarfo / Pillbox / Star 69 / Animals That Swim / Elcka / Understand / Pullover / Hooker / Thurman / Bullyrag / Kaliphz / Solar Race / Nyack / Nilon Bombers / Boutique / Hardbody / Thomas Ribeiro / Crazy Gods Of Endless Noise / Electrafiction / Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine Show all bands
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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom

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Bestival 2013 on Sep 5, 2013 [466-small]

Bestival 2013
Sep 5 - 8, 2013
 Downend, Isle of Wight, UK
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Reading Festival 1995 on Aug 25, 1995 [453-small]

Reading Festival 1995
Aug 25 - 27, 1995
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Blues
Reggae
Electric Blues
Dub
Jazz And Blues
Session
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Latest Setlist (09/10/2016):

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  1. My Old Friend
  2. On Your Way Down
  3. Fight For Survival
  4. Finger on the Trigger
  5. Grinnin' in Your Face
  6. Low Rider
  7. Seeing Red

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Concerts Per Year:

2020 1 concert
2016 1 concert
2013 2 concerts
2011 3 concerts
2010 2 concerts
2008 1 concert
2005 5 concerts
2003 1 concert
2002 1 concert
1995 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Little Axe had?

Little Axe has had 18 concerts.

What genre is Little Axe?

Little Axe is most often considered to be Blues, Reggae, Electric Blues, Dub, Jazz And Blues, and Session.

When was the last Little Axe concert?

The last Little Axe concert was on November 07, 2020 at O2 Forum Kentish Town in London, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: Horace Andy / African Head Charge / Pinch / Tackhead / Little Axe.

What setlist does Little Axe play live?

The songs that Little Axe performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the September 10, 2016 concert at Downtown Bowling Green in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States:

  1. My Old Friend
  2. On Your Way Down
  3. Fight For Survival
  4. Finger on the Trigger
  5. Grinnin' in Your Face
  6. Low Rider
  7. Seeing Red

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