Public Enemy Concert History

Public Enemy is an American hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav in Long Island, New York, in 1985. The group rose to prominence for their political messages including subjects such as American racism and the American media. Their debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show, was released in 1987 to critical acclaim, and their second album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988), was the first hip hop album to top The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll.

Date Concert Venue Location
May 30, 2013
"Kings Of The Mic" / LL Cool J / Ice Cube / Public Enemy / De La Soul / Z-Trip

Kings Of The Mic

Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
May 26, 2013
"Kings Of The Mic" / LL Cool J / Ice Cube / Public Enemy / De La Soul / Z-Trip

Kings Of The Mic

Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California, United States
May 25, 2013
"Kings Of The Mic" / LL Cool J / Ice Cube / Public Enemy / De La Soul / Z-Trip

Kings Of The Mic

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Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, California, United States
Show Duplicate for May 25, 2013
May 24, 2013
"Kings Of The Mic" / LL Cool J / Ice Cube / Public Enemy / De La Soul / Z-Trip

Kings Of The Mic

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The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Show Duplicate for May 24, 2013
May 23, 2013
"Kings Of The Mic" / LL Cool J / Ice Cube / Public Enemy / De La Soul / Z-Trip

Kings Of The Mic

Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater Tucson, Arizona, United States
Show Duplicate for May 23, 2013
May 18, 2013
The Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Fest.
"The Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Fest." / Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers / The Black Crowes / Delta Rae / Dirty Projectors / The Bright Light Social Hour / Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers / Slightly Stoopid / Shovels & Rope / Kendrick Lamar / BASSNECTAR / The Tontons / The Roots / Holy Ghost! / The Kingston Springs / Wolfgang Gartner / Public Enemy / The Mowgli's / the werks / Wild Cub / Gov't Mule / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Show all bands
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Gulf Shores Public Beach Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States
Show Duplicate for May 18, 2013
May 17, 2013 –
May 19, 2013
Hangout Music Festival 2013
Kendrick Lamar / Kings Of Leon / Ellie Goulding / Twenty One Pilots / Passion Pit / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Shins / Grouplove / Steve Aoki / Bloc Party / The Roots / BASSNECTAR / Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers / Porter Robinson / Public Enemy / Slightly Stoopid / Best Coast / The Black Crowes / Dirty Projectors / The Mowgli's / The Breeders / Toots & The Maytals / Lissie / The Revivalists / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / Moon Taxi / Jim James / Shovels & Rope / Ryan Bingham / Gov't Mule / Zion I / Mr Twin Sister / Galactic / moe. / Wild Cub / Delta Rae / The Sheepdogs / Trey Anastasio / The Weeks / Anders Osborne / The Bright Light Social Hour / the werks / The Kingston Springs / Chancellor Warhol / Trey Anastasio Band / The Tontons / Tumbleweed Wanderers / Lance Herbstrong / Space Capone / Luella and the Sun / Colin Lake / PEEK / Nikki Bluhm and the Gramblers / Brassft Punk / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis / Stevie Wonder / Big Gigantic Show all bands
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The Hangout Gulf Shores Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States
Show Duplicates for May 17, 2013
May 03, 2013 –
May 05, 2013
Beale Street Music Festival 2013
BASSNECTAR / The Black Keys / Phoenix / Smashing Pumpkins / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / AWOLNATION / Three Days Grace / Papa Roach / The Flaming Lips / Gavin DeGraw / Alice In Chains / The Roots / Sheryl Crow / ZZ Top / Deftones / Jake Bugg / Porter Robinson / Public Enemy / The Black Crowes / Big Boi / The Wallflowers / Patti Smith / The Joy Formidable / Gary Clark Jr. / Deer Tick / Jerry Lee Lewis / Dwight Yoakam / Cracker / Heartless Bastards / Gov't Mule / Charles Bradley / Mavis Staples / Lucero / Mimosa / Yngwie Malmsteen / Vintage Trouble / Daryl Hall / Pickwick / John Oates / Don Trip / Coco Montoya / Shannon McNally / Sonny Burgess / Al Kapone / The Kingston Springs / Royal Southern Brotherhood / Star & Micey / Jimbo Mathus / Ronnie Baker Brooks / Davy Knowles / Kenny Brown / Heritage Blues Orchestra / River City Tanlines / Tri / Zac Harmon / The Slide Brothers / Blind Mississippi Morris / Will Tucker / Shannon Mcnally Music / Barbara Blue / Sonny Burgess and the Legendary Pacers / Brandon Bailey / Brad Webb / State Coalition / Daryl Hall & John Oates Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Show Duplicates for May 03, 2013
May 01, 2013
Public Enemy
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Les Docks Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Apr 30, 2013
Public Enemy Paloma Nîmes, Occitania, France
Apr 29, 2013
Public Enemy Le Bataclan Paris, Île-de-France, France
Apr 28, 2013
Public Enemy / Kery James

l'Original Festival 2013

LE TRANSBORDEUR Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Apr 26, 2013
Public Enemy / Keny Arkana / Cody Chesnutt Le W (formerly Le Phénix) Bourges, France
Apr 25, 2013 –
Apr 27, 2013
Public Enemy / Patti Smith / Lilly Wood & The Prick / -M- / FUNKTRAUMA

Le Printemps de Bourges 2013

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Scène Région Centre Bourges, France
Apr 24, 2013
Public Enemy U.E.A (University Of East Anglia) Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Apr 23, 2013
Public Enemy Rock City Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Apr 22, 2013
Public Enemy O2 ABC Glasgow Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Apr 21, 2013
Public Enemy The Button Factory Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Apr 18, 2013
2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Foo Fighters / Randy Newman / Quincy Jones / Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman / Usher / Public Enemy / Jerry Cantrell / Chris Cornell / Lou Adler / Jennifer Hudson / Tom Petty / Don Henley / Jackson Browne / Booker T. Jones / Gary Clark Jr. / Carole King / Heart / Mike McCready / John Mayer / Rush / Run-D.M.C. Show all bands
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Microsoft Theater, L.A. Live Los Angeles, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 18, 2013
Apr 17, 2013
Public Enemy / Kool Moe Dee / Whodini / J.J. Fad House of Blues - Sunset Strip Los Angeles, California, United States

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Riot Fest 2013
Sep 14, 2013
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Riot Fest 2013
Sep 14, 2013
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Reading Festival 1992
Aug 28 - 30, 1992
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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The Coral / Public Enemy / Buzzcocks / The Stone Roses
Jun 17, 2016
 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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The Cult / Public Enemy
Jun 6, 2015
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Public Enemy / Flava Flav
Jan 14, 2011
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Riot Fest & Rodeo -Day 2 on Sep 21, 2013 [330-small]

Riot Fest & Rodeo -Day 2
Sep 21 - 22, 2013
 Byers, Colorado, United States
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Riot Fest & Rodeo -Day 2 on Sep 21, 2013 [332-small]

Riot Fest & Rodeo -Day 2
Sep 21 - 22, 2013
 Byers, Colorado, United States
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Riot Fest & Rodeo -Day 2 on Sep 21, 2013 [333-small]

Riot Fest & Rodeo -Day 2
Sep 21 - 22, 2013
 Byers, Colorado, United States
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Riot Fest & Rodeo -Day 2 on Sep 21, 2013 [334-small]

Riot Fest & Rodeo -Day 2
Sep 21 - 22, 2013
 Byers, Colorado, United States
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Riot Fest & Rodeo -Day 2 on Sep 21, 2013 [335-small]

Riot Fest & Rodeo -Day 2
Sep 21 - 22, 2013
 Byers, Colorado, United States
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LL Cool J / Public Enemy on Nov 17, 1987 [116-small]

LL Cool J / Public Enemy
Nov 17, 1987
 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
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U2 / Public Enemy / Big Audio Dynamite II on Oct 10, 1992 [164-small]

U2 / Public Enemy / Big Audio Dynamite II
Oct 10, 1992
 Tampa, Florida, United States
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Anthrax / Public Enemy / Wolfsbane on Jan 15, 1992 [757-small]

Anthrax / Public Enemy / Wolfsbane
Jan 15, 1992
 Offenbach, Hesse, Germany
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Public Enemy / Homegrown on Jul 11, 1995 [378-small]

Public Enemy / Homegrown
Jul 11, 1995
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Public Enemy on Sep 21, 1992 [719-small]

Public Enemy
Sep 21, 1992
 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Public Enemy on Mar 7, 2007 [860-small]

Public Enemy
Mar 7, 2007
 Covington, Kentucky, United States
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U2 / Public Enemy / Big Audio Dynamite II on Sep 25, 1992 [016-small]

U2 / Public Enemy / Big Audio Dynamite II
Sep 25, 1992
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Gangster Rap
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2023 3 concerts
2020 1 concert
2019 11 concerts
2018 1 concert
2017 1 concert
2016 32 concerts
2015 46 concerts
2014 29 concerts
2013 58 concerts
2012 51 concerts
2011 34 concerts
2010 57 concerts
2009 17 concerts
2008 31 concerts
2007 31 concerts
2006 19 concerts
2005 7 concerts
2004 3 concerts
2003 17 concerts
2002 17 concerts
2001 2 concerts
2000 2 concerts
1999 11 concerts
1998 13 concerts
1995 6 concerts
1994 4 concerts
1992 53 concerts
1991 28 concerts
1990 26 concerts
1989 5 concerts
1988 20 concerts
1987 18 concerts
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Public Enemy had?

Public Enemy has had 654 concerts.

What genre is Public Enemy?

Public Enemy is most often considered to be Hip Hop, Rap, Film Soundtrack, Gangster Rap, Hardcore Hip Hop, Rap Rock, East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Old School Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop, Political, Golden Age Hip Hop, Old School, and American Post-Punk.

When was the last Public Enemy concert?

The last Public Enemy concert was on September 23, 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The bands that performed were: Paul Cauthen / Public Enemy / Foo Fighters / Thirty Seconds to Mars / Kelly Clarkson / Fall Out Boy / Travis Scott.

What setlist does Public Enemy play live?

The songs that Public Enemy performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the September 23, 2023 concert at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States:

  1. Harder Than You Think
  2. State of the Union (STFU)
  3. Public Enemy Coming Through
  4. Can't Truss It
  5. Bring the Noise
  6. Welcome to the Terrordome
  7. 911 Is a Joke
  8. He Got Game
  9. Rebel Without a Pause
  10. Bring the Noise
  11. Shut 'Em Down
  12. Everywhere Man
  13. Fight the Power

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