Mos Def's 2001 Concert History

Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), now known by the stage name Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def), is a Grammy Award-nominated rapper and actor. He now works under the nom de plum Yasiin Bey, and has performed under the aliases Mighty Mos Def, The Freaky Night Watchman, Boogie Man, Black Dante and Pretty Flaco. He began rapping in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics in 1994, and then formed the duo Black Star with Talib Kweli in 1998.

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 01, 2001
Mos Def Astoria London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 31, 2001
Mos Def Florida Atlantic University Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Aug 31, 2001 –
Sep 03, 2001
Bumbershoot 2001
Cake / Cat Power / Mos Def / Rufus Wainwright / The Black Crowes / Jurassic 5 / Rusted Root / Neko Case / Built to Spill / Ween / Low / G. Love & Special Sauce / Dilated Peoples / Meshell Ndegeocello / Del Amitri / Guided By Voices / Daniel Johnston / MxPx / Loretta Lynn / Galactic / Shawn Mullins / Old 97's / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Reverend Horton Heat / Habib Koite & Bamada / Jon Brion / Keller Williams / Great Big Sea / Herbert / David Cross / Bahamadia / maria muldaur / Supersuckers / Marshall Crenshaw / Slaid Cleaves / Sam Bush / Mary Black / The Tiger Lillies / Chris Smither / Yerba Buena / Karl Denson's Tiny Universe / Richard Buckner / Nebula / King Sunny Adé / Flood / King Chango / Bobby Rush / Todd Barry / Brian Posehn / Northern lights / catie curtis / DJ Logic / Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Mark Rae / Paul F. Tompkins / Maktub / Chris Hardwick / Rocky Dawuni / Bob Weir & RatDog / Donald Glaude / Red Elvises / Swag / The Wild Magnolias / Funky Meters / Damon & Naomi / John Sinclair / Jon Auer / Joanne Shenandoah / Boom Bap Project / Laura Love / Ki / Robert Walter's 20th Congress / Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men / David Jacobs-Strain / Tarbox Ramblers / Jackie Kashian / C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band / Beaver Nelson / Kelley Hunt / The Dusty 45s / Yair Dalal / Kiki & Herb / Nina Hynes / Johnny Astro / Greg Fitzsimmons / New Orleans Klezmer All Stars / Actual Tigers / Sarah Vowell / Lost at Last / Karen Kilgariff / Aveo / Pinehurst Kids / Dave Eggers / Alice Stuart / The Tony Furtado Band / David Crowe / Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band / Mountain Con / Adam Starr / Hog Molly / Sexmob / Duffy Bishop Band / FCS North / Bill Dana / Spalding Gray / Dudley Manlove Quartet / Dwayne Kennedy / Beyond Reality / Jerry Abstract / J R / David Meltzer / Shuggie / Wofa / Jeffrey McDaniel / Jeff Mason / Daphne Gottlieb / Charles R. Cross / Pizzazz / Mark Dufresne Band / Diane Di Prima / Phat Sidy Smokehouse / Kevin Jones Band / Jo Miller And Her Burly Roughnecks / Susan Robkin / Matt Corwine / M.L. Liebler & the Magic Poetry Band / Darek Mazzone / Vassar Clements With Northern Lights / The Henry Cooper Band / Bradley Paul / Project Bandaloop / Kerry Lauder Band / Taj Mahal / Phantom Blues Band / David Lee Roth / Discohesive Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 20, 2001
Blues Traveler / Mos Def / Nine Days / Distorted Penguins
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Mountainlair Plaza, West Virginia University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Aug 18, 2001 –
Aug 19, 2001
V Festival 2001
Coldplay / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Muse / Foo Fighters / Snow Patrol / Phoenix / Nelly Furtado / Kylie Minogue / David Gray / Mos Def / Zero 7 / Ben Folds / Faithless / Doves / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Wheatus / The Charlatans / The Avalanches / Texas / Starsailor / Embrace / Toploader / Turin Brakes / The Divine Comedy / Powderfinger / Idlewild / Atomic Kitten / Shed Seven / Ed Harcourt / Neil Finn / Jimmy Barnes / Red Snapper / JJ72 / The Spooks / Nina Persson / Witness / The Webb Brothers / Placebo Show all bands
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Weston Park Weston-under-Lizard,
Show Duplicates for Aug 18, 2001
Jun 28, 2001 –
Jul 01, 2001
Roskilde Festival 2001
Coldplay / Guns N' Roses / The Cure / Bob Dylan / Beck / Phoenix / Tiësto / Modest Mouse / Queens of the Stone Age / Robbie Williams / Placebo / Deftones / Röyksopp / Mos Def / Tool / Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds / wyclef jean / PJ Harvey / Basement Jaxx / The Hives / Zero 7 / Manu Chao / The Dandy Warhols / Faithless / Manic Street Preachers / Patti Smith / Apocalyptica / Blue Foundation / Peaches / Aqua / Joe Bonamassa / Feeder / The Magnetic Fields / George Thorogood and The Destroyers / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Grandaddy / Mew / Stereo MCs / The Spooks / Ozomatli / Tinariwen / Håkan Hellström / Orishas / Burning Spear / Hammerfall / Saul Williams / Khaled / Danko Jones / George Thorogood / Plaid / Stratovarius / Morgan Heritage / Big Bad Voodoo Daddy / Rebirth Brass Band / Mayhem / Safri Duo / Madrugada / The Hellacopters / Arab Strap / King Khan & The Shrines / The Ark / Tahiti 80 / The Haunted / Slam / Wookie / Rokia Traoré / Natacha Atlas / Talvin Singh / The Gathering / Ram / Da Lata / Senor Coconut / Tim Christensen / JJ72 / TV-2 / Sort Sol / Chico Cesar / Africando / Portland / Issac Delgado / Danny Howells / Asylum Street Spankers / Justin Adams / Garmarna / Jeans Team / Misty In Roots / Swan Lee / T-Model Ford / Apparat Organ Quartet / Calm / Lucien Foort / Cordero / Diefenbach / Sam Mangwana / The Flaming Sideburns / Anthony Pappa / Tungtvann / Red Warszawa / Lo'jo / Dear / Super_Collider / Palle Mikkelborg / Green Lizard / Ex-girl / Kitty Wu / Feven / Ski Oakenfull / Karate / Nazarenes / Christian Bloch / Jerry Bonham / Live Human / Wynona / Lindberg Hemmer Foundation / Corvine / Thee Ultra Bimboos / Sabah Habas Mustapha / El Musico / LGBJ Show all bands
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Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
Jun 15, 2001
Mos Def O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire London, England, United Kingdom
May 12, 2001
Mos Def / Jurassic 5 / Dilated Peoples / Planet Asia / Zion I / Mystic

Hip-Hop For Consciousness

Watts Labor Community Action Center Los Angeles, California, United States
Apr 28, 2001
Aceyalone / Adam Freeland / ak1200 / Andrea Parker / Aphex Twin / Bad Company / Jason Bentley / Jason Blakemore / Blonde Redhead / Chemical Brothers / Nikka Costa / The Dandy Warhols / Del the Funky Homosapien / Detroit Grand Pubahs / Dieselboy / ...
Aceyalone / Adam Freeland / ak1200 / Andrea Parker / Aphex Twin / Bad Company / Jason Bentley / Jason Blakemore / Blonde Redhead / Chemical Brothers / Nikka Costa / The Dandy Warhols / Del the Funky Homosapien / Detroit Grand Pubahs / Dieselboy / DJ Z-Trip / Doc Martin / Fatboy Slim / Gang Starr / Ian Pooley / Iggy Pop / DJ Dara / Kruder & Dorfmeister / Christopher Lawrence / Medusa / Mos Def / TheNEWDEAL / Nortec Collective / The Orb / Ozomatli / Paul Oakenfold / Pedro The Lion / Photek / Plaid / Raymond Roker / The Roots / Saint Germain / Sigur Rós / Reprazent / Smith And Mighty / Souls of Mischief / Squarepusher / Supernatural / Tricky / Berzone / Weezer / Jane's Addiction Show all bands
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Empire Polo Club San Diego, California, United States
Show Duplicates for Apr 28, 2001

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Coachella on Apr 28, 2001 [407-small]

Coachella
Apr 28, 2001
 Indio, California, United States
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Bumbershoot 2001 on Aug 31, 2001 [210-small]

Bumbershoot 2001
Aug 31 - Sep 3, 2001
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Bumbershoot 2001 on Aug 31, 2001 [030-small]

Bumbershoot 2001
Aug 31 - Sep 3, 2001
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Mos Def had?

Mos Def has had 354 concerts.

What genre is Mos Def?

Mos Def is most often considered to be Hip Hop, Rap, Underground Hip-Hop, Southern Hip Hop, Gangster Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, and Alternative Rap.

When was the last Mos Def concert?

The last Mos Def concert was on June 28, 2023 at Excel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The bands that performed were: Mos Def / Eryka Badu.

What setlist does Mos Def play live?

The songs that Mos Def performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 02, 2014 concert at Le Trianon in Paris, Île-de-France, France:

  1. Forty Days
  2. Astronomy (8th Light)
  3. You Already Knew
  4. This Means You
  5. Auditorium
  6. Definition
  7. Re: Definition
  8. The Blast
  9. Never Been in Love
  10. Brown Skin Lady
  11. The W
  12. Respiration
  13. Crushin'
  14. History
  15. Move Somethin'
  16. Fix Up
  17. What's Real
  18. Casa Bey
  19. Black Jesus
  20. Get Em High
  21. Get By
  22. Fuckwithmeyouknowigotit
  23. Niggas In Poorest
  24. Travelin' Man
  25. Wildlife

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