Lyrics Born Concert History

Lyrics Born (a.k.a. Asia Born) is Tom Shimura (b. 1972), originally from Berkeley, California, though through his childhood he lived in Tokyo, Japan, and Salt Lake City, Utah. He began his hip hop career while at college at UC Davis, where he was a DJ at the college station KDVS. He is a founding member of the group of artists known as Quannum Projects.

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Lyrics Born Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 17)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 05, 2012
Lyrics Born Rusty Nail Stowe, Vermont, United States
Jul 04, 2012
"Festival International De Jazz De Montreal" / T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo / Patrick Watson / Lyrics Born

Festival International De Jazz De Montreal

Various Venues Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jun 22, 2012
Lyrics Born The Last Day Saloon Santa Rosa, California, United States
Jun 16, 2012
Lyrics Born / Bayonics The Independent San Francisco, California, United States
Jun 01, 2012
Wakarusa Festival
"Wakarusa Festival" / Assembly of Dust / Railroad Earth / Mimosa / Umphrey's McGee / Heartless Bastards / Rubblebucket / Break Science / Michal Menert / MarchFourth / Gaelic Storm / The Devil Makes Three / Tribal Seeds / The Motet / The Avett Brothers / Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros / Vibesquad / The Dirty Guvnahs / Balkan Beat Box / Ghostland Observatory / New Monsoon / Nobody Beats The Drum / Lettuce / Wick-it the Instigator / Soulive / Monophonics / The Heavy Pets / Girl Talk / Lyrics Born Show all bands
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Mulberry Mountain Ozark, Arkansas, United States
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May 31, 2012
Lyrics Born

Wakarusa

Mulberry Mountain Ozark, Arkansas, United States
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May 31, 2012 –
Jun 03, 2012
Wakarusa
LA Riots / The Infamous Stringdusters / The Werks / Pretty Lights / Snarky Puppet / Lyrics Born / Gaelic Storm / Slightly Stoopid / Virtual Boy / Primus / Mimosa / The Floozies / Tinariwen / Green Velvet / Daedalus / Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO) / Ugly Lion / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / G. Love & Special Sauce / Del McCoury Band / Umphrey's McGee / Futurebirds / Break Science / That 1 Guy / Beats Antique / Keys N Krates / Big Gigantic / Goddamn Gallows / Railroad Earth / Quixotic / Split Lip Rayfield / Iration / Papadosio / Shannon McNally / Eitch / MartyParty / The Delta Saints / Vibesquad / New Monsoon / The Heavy Pets / The Avett Brothers / R/D / Dumptruck Butterlips / Perpetual Groove / Michael menert / The Sheepdogs / Orgone / Emmitt-Nershi Band / Elfkowitz / The Lumineers / Toubab Krewe / Wick-it the Instigator / Hot Buttered Rum / Nathaniel Rateliff / Nobody Beats The Drum / Head For The Hills / The Secret Sisters / Heartless Bastards / OPIUO / Weir, Robinson, and Greene Acoustic Trio / Dirtfoot / The Dirty Guv'nahs / Monophonics / Mia Borders / Dangermuffin / Vibe Tribe / Eoto / Tea Leaf Green / The Big Wu / Ghostland Observatory / The Devil Makes Three / Kids These Days / Quiet Corral / NiT GriT / Blitzen Trapper / Matisyahu / Mountain Sprout / Cordovas / Phutureprimitive / Savoy / Krafty Kuts & A Skillz w/ Dynamite MC / Love and Light / Mouth / Rubblebucket / Gramatik / 12th Planet / Keller Williams / RJD2 / Paper Diamond / Tribal Seeds / Balkan Beat Box / Girl Talk / Hearts of Darkness / Clandestine / Lance Herbstrong / The Bright Light Social Hour / Assembly of Dust / Adventure Club / SOJA / Nadis Warriors / Govinda / Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers / The Motet / 4 on the Floor / Gary Clark Jr. / Fitz and the Tantrums / Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros / MarchFourth / The Travelin' McCourys Show all bands
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Mulberry Mountain Ozark, Arkansas, United States
May 26, 2012
Lyrics Born Caspar Inn Caspar, California, United States
May 17, 2012 –
May 21, 2012
Symbiosis Gathering 2012
James Blake / Little Dragon / Beats Antique / Shigeto / Lyrics Born / Photek / Tipper / Random Rab / J Boogie's Dubtronic Science / Gaudi / Damian Lazarus / iLL.Gates / Govinda / Nadastrom / DJ Cheb I Sabbah / Kaminanda / Etc. / Metal Mother / J Boogie / Birds of Paradise / Diego's Umbrella / Hedflux / Vagabond Opera / SORNE / Who Cares / Aniiml / Mekkanikka / LoCura / (a)pendics.shuffle : / Tornado Rider / Brass Menazeri / Dick Trevor / Jazz Mafia / Kasey Taylor / The Dogon Lights / Shotgun Wedding / Hobotech / CelloJoe / Shovelman / delachaux / Galactronic / Antix (AUS) / Oonaslim / Bird of Prey (SF) / Tron (MX) Show all bands
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Reno, Nevada, United States
May 05, 2012
Lyrics Born / Motion Potion / DJ Gordo Cabeza / DJ Mancub / Timoteo Mighty San Francisco, California, United States
Mar 23, 2012
Lyrics Born HopMonk Tavern Sebastopol Sebastopol, California, United States
Mar 17, 2012
J Boogie / Lyrics Born / DJ J. Boogie / Obah / Motion Potion / Chicken George / Señor Oz / DJ Mancub / Barney Iller / Happy Happy James / DJ Small Change Enchanted Forest Austin, Texas, United States
Mar 16, 2012
DJ Shortkut / Eliot Lipp / an-ten-nae / Motion Potion / Jeremy Sole / DJ Mancub / Nico Luminous / Señor Oz / Lyrics Born / DJ Zeph / DJ Orion / DJ Malarkey / Happy Happy James / Barney Iller / Obah / DJ Small Change / Chicken George / Smalltown Dj...
DJ Shortkut / Eliot Lipp / an-ten-nae / Motion Potion / Jeremy Sole / DJ Mancub / Nico Luminous / Señor Oz / Lyrics Born / DJ Zeph / DJ Orion / DJ Malarkey / Happy Happy James / Barney Iller / Obah / DJ Small Change / Chicken George / Smalltown Djs / Mama Miche Show all bands
Enchanted Forest Austin, Texas, United States
Mar 02, 2012
Lyrics Born Hodi's Half Note Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Feb 17, 2012
Lyrics Born Moe's Alley Santa Cruz, California, United States
Feb 16, 2012
Lyrics Born Club Fox Redwood City, California, United States
Jan 01, 2012
Lyrics Born / Sampology / The Brow / Yacht Club Djs Cuban Club 2012 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Dec 30, 2011
Lyrics Born

Pyramid Rock

Phillip Island Nature Park Phillip Island, Australia
Dec 29, 2011 –
Jan 01, 2012
Pyramid Rock Festival 2011
Gotye / Scissor Sisters / Boy & Bear / Dum Dum Girls / Grandmaster Flash / Cloud Control / The Living End / Hanni El Khatib / Spank Rock / Illy / Spiderbait / The Bamboos / The Aston Shuffle / Drapht / Lyrics Born / Owl Eyes / Bluejuice / Thundamentals / Sparkadia / French Horn Rebellion / The Herd / The Panics / Muscles / Jonathan Boulet / The Getaway Plan / The Delta Riggs / Salmonella Dub / Ash Grunwald / Tim & Jean / Calling All Cars / Jim Ward / Split Seconds / Graveyard Train / R.W. Grace Show all bands
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Phillip Island, VIC
Nov 17, 2011
Lyrics Born Brooklyn Bowl New York, New York, United States
Oct 19, 2011
Lyrics Born HopMonk Tavern - Sebastopol Sebastopol, California, United States

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 Indio, California, United States
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Latest Setlist (02/01/2025):

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  1. That's What Dreams Are Made Of
  2. Who's the Best? (Dear Young LB)
  3. Diamond Door
  4. Big Money Talk
  5. I'm the Best Rapper in the World
  6. When I Get My Check
  7. Take It Too Far
  8. Same but Different
  9. I'm a Phreak
  10. I Like It, I Love It
  11. Rootdown
  12. Do That There
  13. It Might Not Be Love
  14. Smokin with my Lady
  15. Callin' Out
  16. Beautiful DJ
  17. Can We Still Be Friends
  18. Hello

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 9 concerts
2025 9 concerts
2024 9 concerts
2023 22 concerts
2022 31 concerts
2021 6 concerts
2020 14 concerts
2019 32 concerts
2018 31 concerts
2017 32 concerts
2016 36 concerts
2015 41 concerts
2014 25 concerts
2013 13 concerts
2012 26 concerts
2011 64 concerts
2010 39 concerts
2009 50 concerts
2008 52 concerts
2007 50 concerts
2006 71 concerts
2005 112 concerts
2004 28 concerts
2003 26 concerts
2002 3 concerts
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