Saul Williams Concert History

Born in Newburgh, New York, United States, 1972, Saul Williams is considered a powerful voice of the hip-hop generation as a poet, actor, rapper, singer and musician. Best known for his blend of spoken word, poetry and hip-hop, and for his leading role in the independent film 'Slam'. He received notable recognition while supporting Nine Inch Nails for parts of their 2005-2006 tour. Saul's third album, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation Of Niggy Tardust, was produced by Trent Reznor, and released via the internet on November 1, 2007.

Saul Williams Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Mar 24, 2022 –
Mar 27, 2022
Big Ears Festival 2022
Moses Sumney / Efterklang / Yves Tumor / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Sudan Archives / Dawn Richard / John Zorn / Julian Lage / Mike Watt / Yasmin Williams / 75 Dollar Bill / Mike Baggetta / MSSV / DANA (OH) / Saul Williams / Mary Lattimore / Mary Lattimore / Bill Frisell / Miguel Zenón / Spektral Quartet / Andy Shauf / Stephen Gosling / Krewe de Kanaval / Lakou Mizik / Sarah Davachi / Leyla McCalla / Meredith Monk / Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah / Mdou Moctar / Kim Gordon / Fennesz / Animal Collective / Sons of Kemet / Caroline Shaw / Sō Percussion / Arooj Aftab / Ellis Ludwig-Leone / Tristan Perich / Low / Sparks / Attacca Quartet / Balún / Dos Santos / Kronos Quartet Show all bands
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Knoxville, TN, US
Mar 26, 2020 –
Mar 29, 2020
Big Ears Festival 2020
Devendra Banhart / Thundercat / Patti Smith / Efterklang / Tindersticks / Saul Williams / A Winged Victory for the Sullen / Fennesz / Sudan Archives / Joe Henry / Tamino / Terry Riley / Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah / Josephine Foster / Meredith Monk / Jason Moran / so percussion / Valgeir Sigurðsson / The Necks / John Paul Jones / Xylouris White / Caroline Shaw / Bang On A Can All-Stars / Annette Peacock / Shabaka and the Ancestors / Sarah Davachi / Caterina Barbieri / Anthony Braxton / Sam Gendel / Peter Brötzmann / The Haden Triplets / Anja Lechner / Steve Coleman And Five Elements / NIVHEK / 75 Dollar Bill / Jaimie Branch / Dos Santos / Maurice Louca / Ken Vandermark / Sxip Shirey / Andrew Cyrille / Ches Smith / Zeena Parkins / AROOJ AFTAB / Ensemble Dal Niente / Jacob Kirkegaard / Daniel Pioro / John Hollenbeck / Nadah El Shazly / Sokratis Sinopoulos / Chris Abrahams / The Claudia Quintet / Moonlight Benjamin / Che Apalache / Gyða Valtýsdóttir / Areni Agbabian / Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses / Harriet Tubman / Spektral Quartet / Gyan Riley / Astrid Sonne / Kim Myhr / Damo Suzuki's Network / Anssi Karttunen / Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society / Ben Lamar-Gay / Myra Melford's Snowy Egret / Jeff Parker & The New Breed / Nief-Norf / Nathalie Joachim / Ingar Zach / Sonja Labianca / Sons of Chipotle / Valgard / Dan Weiss Starebaby Show all bands
Big Ears Festival Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Sep 12, 2019 –
Sep 15, 2019
CityFolk Festival 2019
Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters / Leon Bridges / The Strumbellas / Our Lady Peace / Bush / Live / Lucinda Williams / Dawes / Orville Peck / Lucy Dacus / Larkin Poe / Snotty Nose Rez Kids / Caroline Rose / Tamino / Dear Rouge / Rhye / The White Buffalo / Rich Aucoin / Donovan Woods / Tim Baker / Saul Williams / Lee Harvey / Eleni Mandell / The East Pointers / Dwayne Gretzky / Human Kebab / Horrow Fair / The Once Show all bands
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Great Lawn at Lansdowne Park Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Show Duplicate for Sep 12, 2019
Jul 26, 2019 –
Jul 28, 2019
Interstellar Rodeo 2019
Aloe Blacc / K'naan / Perfume Genius / Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats / Lucius / Sheila E. / Saul Williams / Asleep At the Wheel / Whitehorse / weaves / Zaki Ibrahim / Rheostatics / Nyssa / Marlaena Moore / Maddie Storvold / Major Love / James Baley / Richard Inman / Sebastian Gaskin Show all bands
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Heritage Amphitheatre, William Hawrelak Park Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jul 04, 2019
Saul Williams Under The Bridge London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 03, 2019 –
Jul 07, 2019
Innervisions Festival 2019
Van Morrison / Thievery Corporation / Mavis Staples / Gilberto Gil / Robert Glasper / Saul Williams / Submotion Orchestra / Maceo Parker / Gentleman's Dub Club / Janet Kay / Down to the Bone / Joel Culpepper / Jarrod Lawson / Stone Foundation / Carroll Thompson / Monday Michiru / Richie Spice & the Element Band / Fela Kuti : Saluting the Black President Show all bands
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London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 18, 2019 –
Jun 23, 2019
Winnipeg Jazz Festival 2019
Noname / Bobby McFerrin / Galactic / Saul Williams / Royal Canoe / Dominique Fils-Aimé / DJ Shub / Sarah MacDougall / Ferro / Sirintip / Itamar Borochov / Rayannah / Efflo / viisi / The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra / Sadye / ＦＥＲＲＯ x Sadye
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Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Nov 08, 2018 –
Nov 11, 2018
Le Guess Who? 2018
Devendra Banhart / The Breeders / Cass McCombs / Neneh Cherry / Mudhoney / Saul Williams / Rodrigo Amarante / Eleanor Friedberger / Vashti Bunyan / JPEGMAFIA / Anoushka Shankar / Colin Stetson / Georgia Anne Muldrow / Jacco Gardner / Tirzah / Psychic Ills / Hot Snakes / Kojey Radical / Yves Tumor / Kikagaku Moyo / Ryley Walker / Jessica Pratt / Seefeel / serpentwithfeet / Sons of Kemet / Lydia Lunch / Boogarins / The Comet Is Coming / King Britt / Bo Ningen / Joan of Arc / Jozef Van Wissem / Hailu Mergia / Ras G / Chihei Hatakeyama / Kelsey Lu / Art Ensemble Of Chicago / Gaika / Swamp Dogg / Manu Delago / STUFF. / Michael Rault / The Meridian Brothers / Emel Mathlouthi / Circuit Des Yeux / Roger Eno / Drinks / Valley Maker / RP Boo / Olan Mill / Oliver Coates / Ian William Craig / Madeline Kenney / Shannon Lay / Gigi Masin / Soichi Terada / Eartheater / Miho Hatori / Lucrecia Dalt / Lonnie Holley / Art Feynman / SASAMI / Jerusalem In My Heart / Virginia Wing / Hello Skinny / The Mauskovic Dance Band / Pan Daijing / Orchestra of Spheres / Black Midi / Scorpios / Yonatan Gat / Howie Lee / BCUC / Kate NV / Islaja / Crack Cloud / Ora Cogan / Katey Red / Hilary Woods / Cindy Lee / Please The Trees / Richard Fearless / Eli Keszler / Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program / ILL CONSIDERED / Midori Takada / Lice / Beverly Glenn-Copeland / Nicole Mitchell / Escape-ism / Mark Wynn / Senyawa / King Ayisoba / Alabaster dePlume / Dj Haram / Greg Fox / Vive La Void / Vera Sola / FAKA / Rizan Said / Islam Chipsy / Irreversible Entanglements / AMMAR 808 / FACS / Kelman Duran / Martin Bisi / Kadri Gopalnath / Kembra Pfahler / Paddy Steer / LYZZA / Dekmantel Soundsystem / Negro Leo / Ancient Shapes / Lucy Railton / King Champion Sounds / Urochromes / Linafornia / Jessica Sligter / Pekka Airaksinen / Joe Cardamone / Cuneyt Sepetci / The Avonden / Daniel Lentz / Kaja Draksler / Maria Chavez / Ka Baird / Maja S. K. Ratkje / Joe Coleman / Sun Foot / Nelson Patton / Eastern Medicine Singers / DNMF / Terrie Ex / Tim Koh / Cinema Perdu (NL) / DJ Noss / Sarah Hennies / Shintaro Sakamoto / Takuro Kikuchi Show all bands
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TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Aug 03, 2018 –
Aug 05, 2018
All together Now 2018
Fleet Foxes / Mos Def / First Aid Kit / Groove Armada / Mogwai / Mura Masa / Chaka Khan / Underworld / Jimmy Cliff / Villagers / Nils Frahm / Kelela / Róisín Murphy / Hercules & Love Affair / Booka Shade / The Go! Team / Maribou State / Ghostpoet / Yasiin Bey / Saul Williams / David August / Elder Island / This Is The Kit / Isaac Gracie / Ciaran Lavery / fish go deep / Talos / Jape / The Black Madonna / Grandbrothers / BIIG PIIG / Oscar Jerome / Horse Meat Disco / Saint Sister / New Power Generation / The Lost Brothers / Shanti Celeste / whenyoung / David Keenan / Bootleg Beatles / Cloud Castle Lake / Maria Kelly / Booka Brass / J Colleran / Nialler9 / HOT CHIP MEGAMIX Show all bands
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Waterford, Munster, Ireland
Jul 27, 2018
Calgary Folk Music Festival
"Calgary Folk Music Festival" / Jolie Holland / Archie Roach / Rhye / Stars / Joe Jackson / Sudan Archives / Saul Williams / blackalicious
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Prince's Island Park Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jul 26, 2018 –
Jul 29, 2018
Calgary Folk Music Festival 2018
Passenger / Rhye / Bahamas / Stars / Alvvays / Neko Case / Joe Jackson / Destroyer / Damien Jurado / Lee Ann Womack / blackalicious / Shovels & Rope / The Barr Brothers / The Milk Carton Kids / Saul Williams / Chad VanGaalen / Land of Talk / The Halluci Nation / Sudan Archives / Mipso / The Deep Dark Woods / Reuben and the Dark / Mick Flannery / Ben Caplan / The War and Treaty / Lankum / Archie Roach / African Head Charge / Sarah Shook & the Disarmers / Scenic Route To Alaska / Beyries / Front Country / Amy Helm / AHI / Mappe Of / Hannah Epperson / Leeroy Stagger / Melingo / Ramy Essam / Jeremy Dutcher / Kobo Town / NQ Arbuckle / Jolie Holland & Samantha Parton / Shakura S'Aida / Spencer Burton / The Small Glories / Harrison Kennedy / Altameda / Scott Cook / Kevin Breit / Mariel Buckley / Quantum Tangle / Rev. Sekou / Harrow Fair / hubby jenkins / Doctor Nativo / Carmelo Torres y su Cumbia Sabanera / Clinton St. John / Roberto López / Ryland Moranz / The Mission Songs Project / Cassie & Maggie MacDonald / Wise Atangana / Tom Phillips and the D.T.s Show all bands
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Prince's Island Park Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jul 01, 2018
Different Sounds Art 'N' Music
"Different Sounds Art 'N' Music" / Saul Williams / Igor Krutogolov / Bastarda
Different Sounds Festival Grounds Lublin, Lublin, Poland
May 12, 2018
Form
"Form" / Skrillex / Blood Orange / Courtney Barnett / Bing & Ruth / Bombino / Grouper / Julianna Barwick / Ho99o9 / Kelsey Lu / Jónsi / Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra / Alex G / Saul Williams / Vagabon / Yves Tumor
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Arcosanti Gallery Mayer, Arizona, United States
Feb 06, 2018
Sons d'hiver
"Sons d'hiver" / Roberto Negro / David Murray / Saul Williams
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Various Venues Creteil, France
Dec 30, 2017
Questlove / Saul Williams Echoplex Los Angeles, California, United States
Sep 15, 2017 –
Sep 17, 2017
Riot Fest 2017
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Douglas Park Cultural & Community Center Chicago, Illinois, United States
Show Duplicates for Sep 15, 2017
Jul 22, 2017 –
Jul 23, 2017
AFROPUNK Festival 2017
Corinne Bailey Rae / Danny Brown / Thundercat / Lianne La Havas / The Heavy / NAO / JME / Willow Smith / Mahalia / Little Simz / Saul Williams / Big Freedia / Kojey Radical / Petite Noir / Nadia Rose / Connie Constance / The OBGMs / Hannah Faith / Sate / Jazzie B / Jamz Supernova / Black Orchid / Clara Amfo / Blacktronica Show all bands
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Printworks London London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 20, 2016
Elevate Festival
"Elevate Festival" / Saul Williams / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / Weval / Koenig / DJ Attila
Dom Im Berg Graz, Styria, Austria
Oct 15, 2016
Afropunk Presents: The Carnival Of Consciousness
"Afropunk Presents: The Carnival Of Consciousness" / Tyler, The Creator / Earl Sweatshirt / Saul Williams / letlive. / GoldLink / Gallant / Ho99o9 / Baby Baby / Abra / KAMAU / In The Whale / All Cows Eat Grass / Byrell The Great / Sasha Marie / Sango / Andre Power / Chris McClenney Show all bands
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787 Windsor Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Aug 30, 2016
Nas / Saul Williams / Jaribu Shahid / Nasheet Waits / David Murray / Orrin Evans / David Murray Quartet Grande Halle de la Villette Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Big Ears Festival 2022 on Mar 24, 2022 [901-small]

Big Ears Festival 2022
Mar 24, 2022 - Mar 27, 2022
 Knoxville, TN, US
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Big Ears Festival 2022 on Mar 24, 2022 [902-small]

Big Ears Festival 2022
Mar 24, 2022 - Mar 27, 2022
 Knoxville, TN, US
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Big Ears Festival 2022 on Mar 24, 2022 [903-small]

Big Ears Festival 2022
Mar 24, 2022 - Mar 27, 2022
 Knoxville, TN, US
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Big Ears Festival 2022 on Mar 24, 2022 [904-small]

Big Ears Festival 2022
Mar 24, 2022 - Mar 27, 2022
 Knoxville, TN, US
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Big Ears Festival 2022 on Mar 24, 2022 [905-small]

Big Ears Festival 2022
Mar 24, 2022 - Mar 27, 2022
 Knoxville, TN, US
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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [811-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 01, 2008 - Aug 03, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [812-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 01, 2008 - Aug 03, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [813-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 01, 2008 - Aug 03, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Riot Fest 2017 on Sep 15, 2017 [864-small]

Riot Fest 2017
Sep 15, 2017 - Sep 17, 2017
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Riot Fest 2017 on Sep 15, 2017 [865-small]

Riot Fest 2017
Sep 15, 2017 - Sep 17, 2017
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on May 1, 2004 [670-small]

Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
May 01, 2004 - May 02, 2004
 Indio, California, United States
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Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on May 1, 2004 [670-small]

Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
May 01, 2004 - May 02, 2004
 Indio, California, United States
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Genres:

Hip Hop
United States
Rap
Alternative Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop
Spoken Word
Abstract Hip Hop
Poetry
Lgbtq+ Hip Hop
Slam Poetry
Industrial Hip Hop
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Latest Setlist (08/03/2018):

Play on YouTube
  1. DJ Adlib Intro
  2. Groundwork
  3. The Bear/Coltan as Cotton
  4. All Coltrane Solos At Once
  5. Ashes
  6. Down for Some Ignorance
  7. The Noise Came From Here
  8. Surrender (A Second to Think)
  9. Grippo
  10. Untimely Meditations
  11. Roach Eggs
  12. No Different
  13. Patience
  14. List of Demands (Reparations)

Concerts Per Year:

2022 1 concert
2020 1 concert
2019 5 concerts
2018 7 concerts
2017 3 concerts
2016 54 concerts
2015 35 concerts
2014 3 concerts
2013 13 concerts
2012 40 concerts
2011 20 concerts
2009 39 concerts
2008 53 concerts
2007 3 concerts
2006 12 concerts
2005 59 concerts
2004 20 concerts
2003 18 concerts
2002 15 concerts
2001 3 concerts
1999 1 concert

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Frequenty Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Saul Williams had?

Saul Williams has had 405 concerts.

What genre is Saul Williams?

Saul Williams is most often considered to be Hip Hop, United States, Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Abstract Hip Hop, Poetry, Lgbtq+ Hip Hop, Slam Poetry, and Industrial Hip Hop.

When was the last Saul Williams concert?

The last Saul Williams concert was on March 24, 2022 in Knoxville, TN, US. The bands that performed were: Moses Sumney / Efterklang / Yves Tumor / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Sudan Archives / Dawn Richard / John Zorn / Julian Lage / Mike Watt / Yasmin Williams / 75 Dollar Bill / Mike Baggetta / MSSV / DANA (OH) / Saul Williams / Mary Lattimore / Mary Lattimore / Bill Frisell / Miguel Zenón / Spektral Quartet / Andy Shauf / Stephen Gosling / Krewe de Kanaval / Lakou Mizik / Sarah Davachi / Leyla McCalla / Meredith Monk / Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah / Mdou Moctar / Kim Gordon / Fennesz / Animal Collective / Sons of Kemet / Caroline Shaw / Sō Percussion / Arooj Aftab / Ellis Ludwig-Leone / Tristan Perich / Low / Sparks / Attacca Quartet / Balún / Dos Santos / Kronos Quartet.

What songs does Saul Williams play live?

The songs that Saul Williams performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the August 03, 2018 concert in Waterford, Munster, Ireland:

  1. DJ Adlib Intro
  2. Groundwork
  3. The Bear/Coltan as Cotton
  4. All Coltrane Solos At Once
  5. Ashes
  6. Down for Some Ignorance
  7. The Noise Came From Here
  8. Surrender (A Second to Think)
  9. Grippo
  10. Untimely Meditations
  11. Roach Eggs
  12. No Different
  13. Patience
  14. List of Demands (Reparations)