Mdou Moctar's 2023 Concert History

Mdou Moctar (also known as M.dou Mouktar; born c. 1986) is a Tuareg songwriter and musician based in Agadez, Niger, and is one of the first musicians to perform modern electronic adaptations of Tuareg guitar music. He first became famous through a subtle trading network of cellphones and memory cards in West Africa.

Mdou Moctar had 25 concerts in 2023

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 29, 2023
Mdou Moctar / Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore / Rough Francis
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Central Park Summerstage New York, New York, United States
Jul 28, 2023 –
Jul 30, 2023
Newport Folk Festival 2023
Billy Strings / Robert Ellis / Beau Bedford / Phil Cook / Dawn Landes / Lana Del Rey / Gregory Alan Isakov / Sir Woman / Los Lobos / Remi Wolf / Tiny Habits / Tommy Prine / Raye Zaragoza / Mereba / Black Opry Revue / Madison Cunningham / Abraham Alexander / Ian Ferguson / The Earls of Leicester / Jupiter & Okwess / Bendigo Fletcher / Sumbuck / Grace Bowers / Dan Blakeslee / Senora May / The Harlem Gospel Travelers / Sheroes / Turnpike Troubadours / Jon Batiste / Aimee Mann / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / John Oates / Guthrie Trapp / Odie Leigh / Goose / The Hold Steady / Adam Gaffney / Indigo De Souza / The Ballroom Thieves / The Backseat Lovers / Jobi Riccio / Alice Phoebe Lou / Danielle Ponder / Nanna / Bartees Strange / Jaime Wyatt / chance emerson / Palmyra / The Huntress And Holder Of Hands / Orchestra Gold / Willi Carlisle / My Morning Jacket / James Taylor / Heavy Make Up / Maggie Rogers / Mon Rovîa / Nickel Creek / The Heavy Heavy (UK) / Illiterate Light / Caamp / Thee Sacred Souls / SistaStrings / Slaughter Beach, Dog / Joshua Ray Walker / Del Water Gap / Mdou Moctar / Yonatan Gat / Lee Ranaldo / Bella White / Al Olendar / The Beths / Peter One / Caiola / Rainbow Girls / Laden Valley / Free Range / Ron Gallo Show all bands
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Fort Adams State Park Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Jul 25, 2023
Mdou Moctar / Hot Garbage
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The Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 23, 2023
Pitchfork Music Festival
"Pitchfork Music Festival" / Bon Iver / Kelela / Koffee / Hurray for the Riff Raff / Killer Mike / JPEGMAFIA / Mdou Moctar / Illuminati Hotties / Jockstrap / Soul Glo / Florist / Lucrecia Dalt / Rachika Nayar / Ariel Zetina
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Union Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Jul 22, 2023
Mdou Moctar / Tani and the Afrofunkstars
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High Noon Saloon Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Jul 21, 2023 –
Jul 23, 2023
Pitchfork Music Festival 2023
Bon Iver / King Krule / Alvvays / Panda Bear / Big Thief / Perfume Genius / Kelela / Killer Mike / JPEGMAFIA / Weyes Blood / Snail Mail / Julia Jacklin / Koffee / Leikeli47 / Florist / Hurray for the Riff Raff / Vagabon / Mavi / Jockstrap / Youth Lagoon / Mdou Moctar / Illuminati Hotties / Jlin / Yaya Bey / Nation of Language / Grace Ives / Palm / Black Belt Eagle Scout / Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul / Soul Glo / Ric Wilson / Deeper / MJ Lenderman / Lucrecia Dalt / Sen Morimoto / Sonic Boom / Rachika Nayar / Contour / 700 Bliss / Ariel Zetina / Axel Boman (Live) / The Smile / Nourished By Time Show all bands
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Union Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Jul 20, 2023
Mdou Moctar Thunderbird Music Hall Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Jul 19, 2023
Mdou Moctar Ardmore Music Hall Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
May 19, 2023 –
May 21, 2023
C6 Fest São Paulo
Kraftwerk / Xênia França / Dry Cleaning / Arlo Parks / Christine and the Queens / Nubya Garcia / Julian Lage / Tigran Hamasyan / Blick Bassy / Mdou Moctar / Russo Passapusso / Jon Batiste / Model 500 / Underworld / Black Country, New Road / Weyes Blood / War on Drugs / Samara Joy / Domi And JD Beck / The Comet Is Coming / 1973 / Tim Bernardes / Caetano Veloso Show all bands
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Parque do Ibirapuera São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
May 15, 2023
Mdou Moctar Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
May 06, 2023
Mdou Moctar / Object Hours Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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May 05, 2023
Mdou Moctar Georgia Theatre Athens, Georgia, United States
May 02, 2023
Mdou Moctar / Bad Madonna Intuition Ale Works Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Apr 28, 2023 –
Apr 30, 2023
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Weekend 1 of 2)
Ed Sheeran / Lizzo / Robert Plant / Alison Krauss / Jill Scott / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Gary Clark Jr. / Steve Miller Band / Kenny Loggins / Wu-Tang Clan / The Soul Rebels / Jazmine Sullivan / The Revivalists / Big Freedia / Los Lobos / Jamie Cullum / Tank and the Bangas / Taj Mahal / Allison Russel / Mavis Staples / Marcus King / Angelique Kidjo / Samantha Fish / Christone "Kingfish" Ingram / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Kermit Ruffins & the Barbeque Swingers / Ivan Neville's Dumstaphunk / Rebirth Brass Band / Charlie Musselwhite / Cyril Neville / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Leo Nocentelli / Sonny Landreth / Cory Wong / Mdou Moctar / The Campbell Brothers / The Gospel Soul of Irma Thomas / Nicholas Payton / MonoNeon / Cory Fonville / Sweet Crude / Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience / Little Freddie King Blues Band / Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots / Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles / Charmaine Neville Band / The Dixie Cups / Clarence "frogman" Henry / Wanda Rouzan / Al "Carnival Time" Johnson / Davell Crawford / Lost Bayou Ramblers / The Original Pinettes Brass Band / Dragon Smoke / Dr. Bobby Jones / Lil' Nathan & The Zydeco Big Timers / Leah Chase / Honey Island Swamp Band / the Zion Harmonizers / Tribute to Sidney Bechet featuring Donald Harrison Jr. and Aurora Nealand with Dr. Michael White / Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie / Something Else! featuring Vincent Herring, James Carter, Randy Brecker, Lewis Nash, Dave Kikoski, Paul Bollenback, & Essiet Essie / Jordan Family Tribue to Kidd Jordan featuring Stephanie, Rachel, Marlon, and Kent Jordan / La Tribu De Abrante / Plena Libre / Ángel “Papote” Alvarado y el Grupo Esencia / Conjunto Típico Samaritano / Tambuyé / Vejigante Parade with Casa de la Plena Tito Matos / Las Cafeteras / Seratones / Gregg Martinez & the Delta King's Swamp / TK Hulin / Johnnie Allan Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Apr 27, 2023
Mdou Moctar / Los Bitchos
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Deep Ellum Art Co. Dallas, Texas, United States
Mar 18, 2023
W.O.M.A.D. New Zealand
"W.O.M.A.D. New Zealand" / Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn / Acapollinations / Cimafunk / Constantinople / Deva Mahal / Fantastic Negrito / Justin Adams / Elaha Soroor and Kefaya / Meute / Mdou Moctar / Ronu Majumdar / Jayanthi Kumaresh / Quinteto Astor Piazzolla / San Salvador / The Garifuna Collective / The Langan Band / Youssou N'Dour Show all bands
TSB Bowl of Brooklands New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Mar 17, 2023
W.O.M.A.D. New Zealand
"W.O.M.A.D. New Zealand" / ADG7 / Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn / Fly My Pretties / Meute / Mdou Moctar / Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali / Elaha Soroor and Kefaya
TSB Bowl of Brooklands New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Mar 14, 2023
Mdou Moctar Sydney Opera House Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mar 13, 2023
Womadelaide
"Womadelaide" / Angel Olsen / Kee'ahn / The Langan Band / Madeleine Peyroux / Mdou Moctar / Soul II Soul / Youssou N'Dour / Genesis Owusu / ADG7 / Bandaluzia Flamenco / Cimafunk / Grace Cummings / Guts / Lachy Doley / Mindy Meng Wang / Nakhane / Quinteto Astor Piazzolla / Ria Hall / Ripple Effect / Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali / Sister Nancy / Yungchen Lhamo Show all bands
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Botanic Park Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Mar 12, 2023
Womadelaide
"Womadelaide" / The Langan Band / Kee'ahn / Mdou Moctar / Nightmares On Wax / Sampa The Great / Small Island Big Song / Ailan Songs Project / Julian Belbachir / Justin Adams (World) / Kronos Quartet / Lachy Doley / Kokoroko / Meute / Ondatropica / Ronu Majumdar / Jayanthi Kumaresh / Ria Hall / San Salvador / Mzrizk / Tiana Khasi Show all bands
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Botanic Park Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Newport Folk Festival 2023
Jul 28 - 30, 2023
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2023
Jul 28 - 30, 2023
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2023
Jul 28 - 30, 2023
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2023
Jul 28 - 30, 2023
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2023
Jul 28 - 30, 2023
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2023
Jul 28 - 30, 2023
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Mdou Moctar / Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore / Rough Francis on Jul 29, 2023 [094-small]

Mdou Moctar / Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore / Rough Francis
Jul 29, 2023
 New York, New York, United States
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Mdou Moctar / Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore / Rough Francis on Jul 29, 2023 [095-small]

Mdou Moctar / Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore / Rough Francis
Jul 29, 2023
 New York, New York, United States
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Mdou Moctar / Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore / Rough Francis on Jul 29, 2023 [096-small]

Mdou Moctar / Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore / Rough Francis
Jul 29, 2023
 New York, New York, United States
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Mdou Moctar / Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore / Rough Francis on Jul 29, 2023 [097-small]

Mdou Moctar / Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore / Rough Francis
Jul 29, 2023
 New York, New York, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2023 on Jul 28, 2023 [075-small]

Newport Folk Festival 2023
Jul 28 - 30, 2023
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2023 on Jul 28, 2023 [077-small]

Newport Folk Festival 2023
Jul 28 - 30, 2023
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2023 on Jul 28, 2023 [079-small]

Newport Folk Festival 2023
Jul 28 - 30, 2023
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Mdou Moctar / Tani and the Afrofunkstars on Jul 22, 2023 [336-small]

Mdou Moctar / Tani and the Afrofunkstars
Jul 22, 2023
 Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Mdou Moctar / Tani and the Afrofunkstars on Jul 22, 2023 [337-small]

Mdou Moctar / Tani and the Afrofunkstars
Jul 22, 2023
 Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2023 on Jul 28, 2023 [274-small]

Newport Folk Festival 2023
Jul 28 - 30, 2023
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2023 on Jul 28, 2023 [275-small]

Newport Folk Festival 2023
Jul 28 - 30, 2023
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Newport Folk Festival 2023 on Jul 28, 2023 [276-small]

Newport Folk Festival 2023
Jul 28 - 30, 2023
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Folk
Psychedelic Rock
Blues Rock
World
Guitar
Africa
Desert Blues
Tuareg Guitar
Musique Nigerienne
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Latest Setlist (04/21/2024):

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  1. Adounia
  2. Funeral for Justice
  3. Tarhatazed
  4. Chismiten
  6. Afrique Victime

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 27 concerts
2023 25 concerts
2022 56 concerts
2021 24 concerts
2019 51 concerts
2018 11 concerts
2017 12 concerts
2016 2 concerts
2015 4 concerts
2014 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Mdou Moctar had?

Mdou Moctar has had 213 concerts.

What genre is Mdou Moctar?

Mdou Moctar is most often considered to be Rock, Folk, Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, World, Guitar, Africa, Desert Blues, Tuareg Guitar, and Musique Nigerienne.

When is the next Mdou Moctar concert?

The next Mdou Moctar concert is on June 06, 2024 at The Abbey Bar in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States.

When was the last Mdou Moctar concert?

The last Mdou Moctar concert was on April 21, 2024 at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, United States. The bands that performed were: Doja Cat / J Balvin / Jhené Aiko / Khruangbin / Carin León / Anyma / John Summit / Lil Yachty / DJ Snake / Ludmilla / The Rose / Reneé Rapp / Bebe Rexha / Coi Leray / NAV / Tems / Bicep / Victoria Monét / Taking Back Sunday / 88RISING FUTURES / ARTBAT / ATARASHII GAKKO! / Boy Harsher / Barry Can't Swim / Olivia Dean / Two Shell / Hermanos Gutiérrez / Folamour / Jockstrap / Carlita / Mdou Moctar / Eddie Zuko / Mita Gami / YG Marley / Eli & Fur / Flight Facilities / DJ Seinfeld / Tita Lau / BB Trickz / Feeble Little Horse / Joplyn / Jjuujjuu / No Doubt / Adam Ten / Diplo / Mau P / Mandy, Indiana / Kid Cudi / DJ Spinall / Mita Gami / Blond:ish.

What setlist does Mdou Moctar play live?

The songs that Mdou Moctar performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 21, 2024 concert at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, United States:

  1. Adounia
  2. Funeral for Justice
  3. Tarhatazed
  4. Chismiten
  6. Afrique Victime

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