Saul Williams's 2008 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 had 53 concerts in 2008

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 12, 2008 –
Dec 14, 2008
Meredith Music Festival 2008
Combo La Revelacion / MGMT / Tame Impala / Architecture In Helsinki / The Mountain Goats / Man Man / Holy Fuck / Little Red / Adam Green / Saul Williams / The Bronx / Violent Soho / Final Fantasy / The Datsuns / The Ruby Suns / Muscles / Regurgitator / Dan Sultan / Kram / The Beaches / Black Diamond Heavies / Indra / Pilooski / Even / Grand Salvo / Yacht Club Djs / Ten East / The Scientists of Modern Music / Mountains In the Sky / T Rek / Streetparty Show all bands
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Private Farmland Meredith, Victoria, Australia
Dec 05, 2008
Saul Williams / Cookin' On 3 Burners / Grey Daturas / Mountains In the Sky / Paris Wells / The Red Paintings
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The Esplanade Hotel - Front Bar St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Oct 24, 2008
Saul Williams Shattuck Down Low Berkeley, California, United States
Oct 23, 2008
Saul Williams The Catalyst Santa Cruz, California, United States
Oct 02, 2008
Saul Williams Texas Union Ballroom Austin, Texas, United States
Aug 30, 2008 –
Sep 01, 2008
Bumbershoot 2008
Anti-Flag / Lushy / Julie Atlas Muz / Paramore / Keyshia Cole / Hadley Caliman / Jesse Thorn / Ashleigh Flynn / Man Man / Adora Svitak / Solomon Georgio / James Parkinson / Throw Me the Statue / Vince Mira / Death Cab for Cutie / Aziz Ansari / The Maldives / Jesse Case / Forro In the Dark / Manooghi Hi / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Brother Ali / Joshua Ferris / Rylee Newton / Tripwires / Alex Martin / Carrie Biell / Tony Sam / Bret Fetzer / Dead Horses / Speaker Speaker / Vicci Martinez / Barcelona / Dan Clowes / Paul Scheer / Ingrid Michaelson / Paul Rucker / John Osebold / Graham Clark / William Gibson / Rebecca Brown / Dan Deacon / Orgone / Derek Sheen / Ellen Hopkins / Jonathan Evison / Nick Thune / The Half Brothers / Tom Rhodes / T.I. / Arthur Bradford / Physics / Paul Merrill / Tigger / Little Roy / Aiden / Thomas Marriott / Lee / Midival Punditz / Michelle Buteau / Damien Jurado / Xavier Rudd / The Lonely H / Black Eyes & Neckties / Randy Liedtke / Kid Sister / Shane Tutmarc & The Traveling Mercies / Hannibal Buress / Paul Collins Beat / Sean Devlin / Beehive / Kevin Hyder / Ned Vizzini / Ryan Cuddihy / David Cope / PWRFL Power / Das Vibenbass / T.J. Miller / Christa Bell / Estelle / Chester French / Amanda Williams / Old 97's / Ms. Led / Rob Huebel / Arthur & Yu / Canary Sing / Joshua Morrison / Billy Wayne Davis / Samantha Hunt / Grieves / Doug Benson / Kate Tucker / Leeni / Carlotta / Sons and Daughters / The Whigs / Monotonix / Jessi Klein / The Staxx Brothers / Wau Wau Sisters / Judd Greenstein / Karen Kilgariff / SAGE / The Walkmen / X Levitation Cult / The Weakerthans / Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby / Adele / Lizzy Pilcher / Nada Surf / Del the Funky Homosapien / Mat Fraser / Final Fantasy / Sondre Lerche / Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden / Sherman Alexie / Seth Morris / New Faces / Ian Moore / Langhorne Slim / Two Gallants / Arthur Jones / ROUND // / Jakob Dylan / Darondo & Nino Moschella / Howlin Rain / Lucinda Williams / The Valley / Buddy Wakefield / Emmett Montgomery / Pacifika / Matt Walsh / Key Lewis / Michael White / Girls / The Offspring / Today / Ryan Bingham / M. Ward / The Blakes / Kinski / The Black Keys / Brad Upton / Jonathan Goldstein / Star Anna / Grynch / Rory Scovel / Ludacris / Velella Velella / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down / Blitzen Trapper / These Arms Are Snakes / Lee "Scratch" Perry / Andy Wood / Darondo / Basil Twist / Battles / Greg Behrendt / Janeane Garofalo / Scott Erickson / Chad Carter / Ron Funches / Joe Bonamassa / The Fall of Troy / Jen Wood / Kevin Richards / Flobots / Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands / Peter Greyy / Beck / Band of Horses / Tim Finn / Stone Temple Pilots / Sweet Water / Neko Case / John Vanderslice / Unearth / Tapes 'n Tapes / Head Like A Kite / On the Boards / Mike Murphy / Dax Jordan / Asylum Street Spankers / Mono In VCF / The Tiptons Sax Quartet / Saul Williams / Tonya Hurley / Hands / Nino Moschella / Dale Watson / Chip Kidd / Daniel R. Smith / Ravens & Chimes / Strange Fruit / Brett Hamil / Bedouin Soundclash / Dirty Martini / Thee Emergency / Nexus' Project / Riffat Sultana / Daniel Carroll / Nick Vigarino / Tig Notaro / Jeff Parker / Choklate / Power Of One / The Shackeltons / Matt Jorgensen + 451 / Kristen Ward / Scary Kids Scaring Kids / Zach Galifianakis / Karen Finneyfrock / Tyrone Wells / Kathleen Edwards / Feral Children / Minus the Bear / David Schmader / Danny Rouhier / West Indian Girl / Andy Peters / Scott Moran / Jeff Dye / Shim / Jon Rauhouse / Lesli Wood / David Crowe / Marc Maron / Andrew Sleighter / The Saturday Knights / John Sanders / Byron Au Yong / Mariee Sioux / J Boogie's Dubtronic Science / Starlee Kine / Eben Eldridge / Dartanion London / Superchunk / Mike Doughty Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Show Duplicates for Aug 30, 2008
Aug 23, 2008
SoCo Music Experience
Common / The Black Keys / Kinky / Saul Williams / Grand Ole Party / MC Flow / Shark Attack / The Silent Comedy / Buddy Akai / The Burning of Rome / Lady Dottie & the Diamonds
Gallagher Square, Petco Park San Diego, California, United States
Aug 03, 2008
Lollapalooza 2008 (Day 3, Sun.)
Kid Sister / What Made Milwaukee Famous / John Butler Trio / Saul Williams / Gnarls Barkley / Kanye West / Nine Inch Nails
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Grant Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 01, 2008 –
Aug 03, 2008
Lollapalooza 2008
Devotchka / Kanye West / Radiohead / The Black Keys / MGMT / Lupe Fiasco / Iron & Wine / The National / Bloc Party / Grizzly Bear / Explosions in the Sky / The Ting Tings / Gnarls Barkley / Foals / Wilco / Mark Ronson / Cat Power / Duffy / The Raconteurs / Chromeo / Yeasayer / The Kills / Broken Social Scene / K'naan / Brand New / Dierks Bentley / White Lies / Flogging Molly / Girl Talk / Dr. Dog / John Butler Trio / Manchester Orchestra / Black Lips / Rogue Wave / Blues Traveler / CSS / Gogol Bordello / Black Kids / Newton Faulkner / Battles / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Okkervil River / The Go! Team / Jamie Lidell / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / G. Love & Special Sauce / Flosstradamus / Booka Shade / The Cool Kids / The Enemy / Mates of State / Toadies / Uffie / Margot and the Nuclear So and So's / Kid Sister / Amadou & Mariam / Mason Jennings / Mark Lanegan / Brazilian Girls / Holy Fuck / Spank Rock / Love And Rockets / Serena Ryder / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Louis XIV / Saul Williams / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / Butch Walker / Innerpartysystem / The Parlor Mob / The Whigs / Jeff Tweedy / The Octopus Project / Ferras / Steel Train / Office / The Postelles / Magic Wands / Tally Hall / Ha Ha Tonka / Witchcraft / What Made Milwaukee Famous / The Gutter Twins / Bang Camaro / The Blakes / Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves / Wild Sweet Orange / Your Vegas / Tiny Masters of Today / Cadence Weapon / Electric Touch / James Curd / FreeSol / Willy Joy / De Novo Dahl / Sofia Talvik / Krista / Smalltown Djs / Glamour / Homemade Jamz Blues Band / Terrible Twos / Zebo / The Jimmies / Nicole Atkins & The Sea / DJ Mel / Franki Chan / Peter Distefano / Paul Green School Of Rock Allstars / The Dream Jam Band / Million Mano / Suzy Brack and the New Jack Lords / DJ Bald Eagle / E-six & Roan / Rage Against The Machine / Nine Inch Nails Show all bands
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Grant Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Show Duplicates for Aug 01, 2008
Jul 12, 2008
Cactus Festival
"Cactus Festival" / Starsailor / Arno / Dinosaur Jr. / Cinematic Orchestra / Pinback / Tinariwen / Saul Williams / Headphone
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Minne Waterpark Bruges, Flanders, Belgium
Jul 10, 2008
"Poolbar Festival" / Saul Williams

Poolbar Festival

Altes Hallenbad Feldkirch, Austria
Jul 03, 2008 –
Jul 06, 2008
Wireless Festival 2008
Jay-Z / Beck / Mark Ronson / Deadmau5 / Goo Goo Dolls / The National / Counting Crows / Tinie Tempah / The Wombats / Fatboy Slim / Hot Chip / Robyn / Ben Harper / Cut Copy / Bowling for Soup / Morrissey / Underworld / Sam Sparro / The Courteeners / Yelle / MSTRKRFT / Róisín Murphy / Bootsy Collins / Donavon Frankenreiter / Sea Wolf / Black Kids / Hercules & Love Affair / YACHT / Kano / Booka Shade / cornershop / The Hold Steady / The Cool Kids / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / Eddy Grant / Lethal Bizzle / Junkie Xl / Laura Veirs / The Cave Singers / New York Dolls / Joe Purdy / Guillemots / Galactic / Why? / Dirty Pretty Things / El Guincho / Audio Bullys / Kid Sister / Saul Williams / Rascals / Kaki King / Alice Smith / Lyrics Born / Powderfinger / Sarah Jaffe / dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip / Bryn Christopher / The Duke Spirit / Emmy the Great / Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly / The Whip / CHIEF / Nicole Atkins / Akala / Innerpartysystem / The Whigs / Lightspeed Champion / Loney Dear / The Japanese Popstars / Pete and The Pirates / Liam Finn / Nellie McKay / Howling Bells / Sparkadia / Heartsrevolution / Mêlée / Delays / Familjen / Red Snapper / The Stiff Dylans / Siouxsie / Elliot Minor / Beans on Toast / Neon Neon / Adem / Magic Wands / Eugene McGuinness / Ryan Shaw / Das Pop / The Silver Seas / Fashion / Wildbirds & Peacedrums / David Jordan / Apollo Sunshine / Peter And The Wolf / Gabriel Iglesias / Peter Von Poehl / Pablo / Amy Studt / Cagedbaby / Magistrates / Jaguar Love / The Hot Melts / FRANCISCO / David Thomas Broughton / Jo Koy / Pete Greenwood / Leon Jean-Marie / Boots Riley / Sleeping States / The Galvatrons / Jamie Kennedy / Eugene / Kristeen Young / Dawn Kinnard / The Hosts / Semifinalists / Seawolf / Paul Marshall / Fireworks Night / Slips / Sons Of Albion / Caged Baby / mLe / Galactica / Magic Christian / Luke White / Burning Leaves / The Reprieve / Bootsy Collins and the Rubber Band / The Lords of Flatbush / Jim Jeffreys / Mcguinness / Electric Dolls / Familien / Mon Ouisch / Noise Is the Best Revenge / The Samanas Show all bands
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Hyde Park London, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jul 03, 2008
Jun 06, 2008 –
Jun 08, 2008
Rock am Ring 2008
Metallica / Paramore / The Offspring / Incubus / Queens of the Stone Age / Disturbed / Jimmy Eat World / The Prodigy / Justice / The Verve / Gavin DeGraw / Hot Chip / Simple Plan / Seether / Bullet for My Valentine / Kid Rock / Stereophonics / The Fratellis / Pendulum / Rage Against The Machine / Kate Nash / Manic Street Preachers / The Streets / Finger Eleven / Coheed and Cambria / Tokyo Police Club / HIM / Silverstein / Alter Bridge / Eagles of Death Metal / In Flames / Nightwish / Filter / Motörhead / Opeth / CSS / Babyshambles / Against Me! / Serj Tankian / Rooney / Róisín Murphy / Booka Shade / The Futureheads / Black Stone Cherry / Lostprophets / Airbourne / Gavin Rossdale / Bedouin Soundclash / The Black Dahlia Murder / Dimmu Borgir / Saxon / The Fall of Troy / Die Toten Hosen / Pete Murray / High On Fire / Saul Williams / Danko Jones / Culcha Candela / Black Tide / Fettes Brot / 36 Crazyfists / Sportfreunde Stiller / The Hellacopters / Jonathan Davis / Kill Hannah / Turisas / Cavalera Conspiracy / Rival Schools / Sonic Syndicate / Oomph! / Steriogram / Madsen / Infadels / Takida / Fair To Midland / Söhne Mannheims / Long Distance Calling / Zox / Rose Tattoo / Fiction Plane / Disco Ensemble / Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong / Animal Alpha / Auletta / In Case of Fire / El*ke / Bloodlights / Alpha Galates / Whisk / Rafael Weber / Frulein Wunder / Glory of Joann Show all bands
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Nürburgring Nürburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Show Duplicate for Jun 06, 2008
Jun 04, 2008
Saul Williams / Rage Against The Machine
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Bercy Arena Paris, Île-de-France, France
Show Duplicate for Jun 04, 2008
Jun 02, 2008
Rage Against The Machine / Serj Tankian / Saul Williams
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Sportpaleis Antwerpen (Antwerp Sports Palace) Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
May 27, 2008
Saul Williams Scala London, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for May 27, 2008
May 25, 2008
All Time Low / Dirty Pretty Things / Saul Williams
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O2 Academy Bristol Bristol, England, United Kingdom
May 24, 2008 –
May 25, 2008
Dot To Dot Festival 2008
Florence and the Machine / All Time Low / Santigold / Cobra Starship / Metronomy / Example / Caribou / Noah & The Whale / A-Trak / Frank Turner / Blitzen Trapper / Wild Beasts / Ladyhawke / Mystery Jets / Glasvegas / Spiritualized / Oh Sees / Hercules & Love Affair / Born Ruffians / Slow Club / Soko / Dan Deacon / Alphabeat / Johnny Flynn / Ida Maria / Dirty Pretty Things / Animal Kingdom / Midnight Juggernauts / Saul Williams / Two Gallants / Emmy the Great / Buraka Som Sistema / Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly / Teenagers / The Little Ones / The King Blues / Iglu & Hartly / The Holloways / The Boy Least Likely To / Maybeshewill / Sons and Daughters / Tropics / The Pack A.D. / Operator Please / Natty / The Ruby Suns / Ettes / PVT / Eugene McGuinness / Telepathe / The Most Serene Republic / The Death Set / The Xcerts / Peggy Sue / Rolo Tomassi / Legowelt / Kissy Sell Out / 1990s / Esser / The Mae Shi / Oppenheimer / Cazals / The Bumblebeez / I Was a Cub Scout / We Are Wolves / Swimming / Red Light Company / Sarabeth Tucek / The Ghost of a Thousand / The Lost Boys / Thomas Tantrum / Jeremy Warmsley / The Lancashire Hotpots / Palladium / Primary 1 / Hatcham Social / Detachments / Royworld / Heartbreak / Tim Sweeney / Juiceboxxx / Chrome Hoof / Tim Goldsworthy / Tigers That Talked / Dag för Dag / Beat Union / XX Teens / Team Waterpolo / Mirror Mirror / The Ghost Frequency / Semifinalists / Operahouse / Cheeky Cheeky And The Nosebleeds / Rosie & The Goldbug / The Rushes / Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck / Cutting Pink With Knives / The Bang Gang DeeJays / Tomb Crew / Haunts / A. Human / Holloway / House of Brothers / Talk Taxis / Santa Dog / Bloc Party DJ Set / Friends of the Bride / Damn Shames / The Bang Gang Dj's / Kissy Sell Out Dj Set / Rgbs / Kill Cassidy / Brandon Steep / La La Lepus / Alexander G. Muertos / Lena Rez / Med Damon Show all bands
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Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for May 24, 2008
May 19, 2008
Saul Williams Ruby Lounge Manchester, England, United Kingdom
May 16, 2008 –
May 18, 2008
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2008
The Paper Chase / Explosions in the Sky / The Octopus Project / Drift / Iron & Wine / Beach House / A Hawk and a Hacksaw / Eluvium / Saul Williams / Constantines / The Pale Gallery / Battles / Liars / Envy / Atlas Sound / World's End Girlfriend / Tony Teardrop / Dinosaur Jr. / Lazarus / Lichens / Splashy / Four Tet / Ghostface Killah / Animal Collective / Jens Lekman / The Field / Papier Tigre / Ola Podrida / Polvo / Broken Social Scene / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Okkervil River / Phosphorescent / Sunset Rubdown / Western Keys / Silver Jews / De La Soul / Raekwon / The National / Adem / Mono / Stars of the Lid Show all bands
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Butlins Minehead, England, United Kingdom

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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [811-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [812-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [813-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Rage Against The Machine / Saul Williams on Jun 4, 2008 [715-small]

Rage Against The Machine / Saul Williams
Jun 4, 2008
 Paris, Île-de-France, France
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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
Industrial Hip Hop
Slam Poetry
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Latest Setlist (08/03/2018):

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  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)

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 2 concerts
2022 1 concert
2020 1 concert
2019 5 concerts
2018 7 concerts
2017 3 concerts
2016 55 concerts
2015 35 concerts
2014 3 concerts
2013 14 concerts
2012 41 concerts
2011 21 concerts
2009 38 concerts
2008 53 concerts
2007 4 concerts
2006 16 concerts
2005 60 concerts
2004 23 concerts
2003 19 concerts
2002 16 concerts
2001 5 concerts
1999 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Saul Williams had?

Saul Williams has had 423 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, Industrial Hip Hop, and Slam Poetry.

When was the last Saul Williams concert?

The last Saul Williams concert was on January 13, 2024 at Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York, New York, United States. The bands that performed were: Shabaka / Jason Moran / Carlos Nino / Saul Williams / Chris Pattishall / Irreversible Entanglements / Jose James / Julius Rodriguez / Rafiq Bhatia / Chris Pattishall.

What setlist 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)

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