Mdou Moctar Concert History

Tuareg singer/songwriter and guitarist who is known for his innovative and intense playing style, Mdou Moctar rose from a small village in Niger to earn viral success among West Africa's cell phone-trading network. An appearance on an American compilation in 2010 led to international recognition and further exploratory releases on the Sahel Sounds label. Moctar's sound continued to evolve as he pushed his musical boundaries as a multi-instrumentalist on 2017's Sousoume Tamachek.

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Mdou Moctar Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

6 Anniversaries for September 12th
Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 06, 2026
Upcoming
Baba Obscura
Night Beats / Mdou Moctar / Jjuujjuu / Rose City Band / Naked Giants / King Youngblood / Downtown Boys / Spoon Benders / The Macks / Skating Polly / Biblioteka / Alex Vile / Serpentfoot / Casi
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Pioneer Square Seattle, Washington, United States
Nov 05, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar WOW Hall Eugene, Oregon, United States
Nov 02, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar Polaris Hall Portland, Oregon, United States
Oct 30, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar Mystic Theatre Petaluma, California, United States
Oct 29, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar The Ritz San Jose, California, United States
Oct 28, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar Ventura Music Hall Ventura, California, United States
Oct 27, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar Sid the Cat Auditorium South Pasadena, California, United States
Oct 25, 2026
Upcoming
Frankie and the Witch Fingers / Mdou Moctar The Glass House Concert Hall Pomona, California, United States
Oct 24, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar Joshua Tree Retreat Center Joshua Tree, California, United States
Oct 01, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar WOW Hall Eugene, Oregon, United States
Sep 24, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar Crossroads Garwood, New Jersey, United States
Sep 22, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar The Annex Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Sep 21, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar The Southern Cafe & Music Hall Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Sep 18, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar Ayurprana Listening Room Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Sep 17, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar 40 Watt Club Athens, Georgia, United States
Sep 16, 2026
Upcoming
Mdou Moctar Saturn Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Sep 12, 2026
Upcoming
Evanston Folk Festival
Trampled by Turtles / Sierra Hull / Valerie June / Mdou Moctar / The Brudi Brothers / Anjimile / Edna Vazquez / Hayden Pedigo / The Fretliners / Henhouse Prowlers / Don Stiernberg / Bill MacKay / Tobacco City / She Returns From War / Wild Horses / Joe Devito / Jordan Patterson Show all bands
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Dawes Park Evanston, Illinois, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 12, 2026
Sep 12, 2026 –
Sep 13, 2026
Upcoming
Evanston Folk Festival 2026
Indigo Girls / Josh Ritter / Valerie June / Mdou Moctar / Kathleen Edwards / James McMurtry / Margaret Glaspy / Tift Merritt / Esther Rose / Folk Bitch Trio / Sierra Hull / The Brudi Brothers / Dean Johnson / Bill MacKay / Bebe Stockwell / Wild Horses / Henhouse Prowlers / She Returns From War Show all bands
Dawes Park Evanston, Illinois, United States
Sep 11, 2026
Mdou Moctar Bryn Mawr Twilight Series Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 10, 2026 –
Sep 12, 2026
Happening
Hopscotch Music Festival 2026
Dexter and The Moonrocks / Cory Wong / King Princess / ÄLÄGATOR / Algernon Cadwallader / Amelia Riggs / Anne-Claire / Annie DiRusso / Azul / Babas / Balaclava / Bangzz / Basic / Bass Battery / bedrumor / Black Milk / Buck Swope / Butcher Brown / Choncy / Chuck Strangers / Cor de Lux / Cosmic Collective / D. Sablu / Dagmar Zuniga / Dogo du Togo / Dos Santos / Dowsers / Duckwrth / E'Lon JD / Entrez Vous / Eugene Chadbourne / Forager / Frances Chang / Georgia Moon & The Wrong Band / goobhunter / Hiding Places / Horse Deniers / Horsegirl / Ista / Jack the Songman / Jooselord / Kill the Buddha / Kooley High / Kylesa / Lady Kabela / Landowner / Laveda / Leo Brooks Band / Liz Cooper / Long Relief / Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon / Los Mirlos / Lucille Klement / Miranda and The Beat / MAKE / Mdou Moctar / Mellow Swells / Meltdown Rodeo / MEMORIALS / Momma / More Eaze / Motocrossed / Nana Grizol / Nara's Room / NC In C Presents: Terry Riley's "In C" / No One Mind / Oddisee / Okonski / Organically Programmed / Otto Benson / Parlor Greens / Patois Counselors / Peach Candy Nut Boys / Pearl & The Oysters / Pretty Baby / Qur'an Shaheed / Ricochet Chicken / Ron Gallo / SASAMI / Sautéed Grabba / Setting / Shagwüf / Soccer Mommy / Sonny Miles / Soul Glo / Spacemoth / Spoils / Steef / SunShower / T. Gold / The Auxiliary / The Churchyard Ghost / The MerKaBa Brotherhood / The Messthetics with James Brandon Lewis / The Treasury / Thee Sinseers / Thomas Dollbaum / Truth Club / Ultra Lights / wav.yliving 波打つ / Weirs / Willis Show all bands
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Hopscotch Music Festival Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Jun 25, 2026
Blue Ox Music Festival
Daniel Donato / Shadowgrass / Bronwyn Keith-Hynes / Wild Horses / The Big Wu / Johnny Mullenax / The Roe Family Singers / Mdou Moctar
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The Pines Music Park Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

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 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Apr 19 - 21, 2024
 Indio, California, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Folk
Psychedelic Rock
Blues Rock
Guitar
Neo-Psychedelic
World
Gnawa
Africa
Desert Blues
Tuareg Guitar
Musique Nigerienne
Tuareg
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Concerts Per Year:

2026 48 concerts
2025 46 concerts
2024 81 concerts
2023 34 concerts
2022 96 concerts
2021 28 concerts
2020 1 concert
2019 136 concerts
2018 30 concerts
2017 33 concerts
2016 9 concerts
2015 55 concerts
2014 35 concerts
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