Tony Allen Concert History

Tony Allen (born Tony Oladipo Allen in Lagos, Nigeria on 12 August 1940; died 30 April 2020 in Paris) was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Paris, France. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Africa 70 from 1968 to 1979, and was one of the primary co-founders of the genre of Afrobeat music.

Tony Allen Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 13, 2021
"EFG London Jazz" / Tony Allen

EFG London Jazz

Royal Festival Hall London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 29, 2019
Tony Allen Electric Brixton London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 15, 2019 –
Aug 18, 2019
Pukkelpop 2019
Twenty One Pilots / Post Malone / Tame Impala / Franz Ferdinand / The National / James Blake / Charli XCX / Hot Chip / Billie Eilish / Bullet for My Valentine / Martin Solveig / Anne-Marie / Eels / Chase & Status / Yeasayer / Jorja Smith / Royal Blood / White Lies / The Streets / Crystal Fighters / Stormzy / Sharon Van Etten / Sigma / SOHN / Jon Hopkins / Pennywise / Modestep / Two Feet / The Story So Far / Alison Wonderland / PVRIS / Clairo / Loyle Carner / Whitney / Pouya / Modeselektor / JAUZ / Pond / Sango / Big Thief / CamelPhat / Camo & Krooked / Connan Mockasin / Dermot Kennedy / Anna Calvi / Parcels / Ghostemane / Johnny Marr / Basement / Princess Nokia / Fisher / Kate Tempest / De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig / Prophets of Rage / Cavetown / Ekali / IDLES / PUP / Tony Allen / Agoria / Stephan Bodzin / Skegss / Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes / Mini Mansions / Nilüfer Yanya / Pan-Pot / The Subs / Ross From Friends / Jeff Mills / hyukoh / I Don't Know How But They Found Me / Code Orange / Yves Tumor / Kikagaku Moyo / Slowthai / Macky Gee / Tommy Genesis / The Black Madonna / Durand Jones and the Indications / Franc Moody / Sam Paganini / ezra collective / The Chats / Meute / Kabaka Pyramid / The Beths / Hunee / Amelie Lens / Dounia / Harvey Sutherland / Bodega / Portland / Honey Dijon / Kamaal Williams / Palms Trax / blackwave. / Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls / Life / Brutus / Avalon Emerson / Altın Gün / Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals / Compact Disk Dummies / Joost / FLOHIO / Jayda G / Raketkanon / Brass Against / nothing, nowhere. / Equal Idiots / Brihang / Job Jobse / Jeremy Underground / Cocaine Piss / Penelope Isles / BeraadGeslagen / MDCIII / Brockie & Det / Volvox (Jack Dept. NYC) / FULCO / Bamba Pana & Makaveli / Fornet / Eefje De Visser / Inhaler / Evil Invaders / Mike D / A Day to Remember / Kelis / Goeie Jongens / Kraantje Pappie / The National / Gossip / Airbourne Show all bands
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Pukkelpop Festival Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Show Duplicates for Aug 15, 2019
Oct 20, 2018
Demon Dayz 2018
Erykah Badu / Ana Tijoux / The Internet / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble / Gorillaz / D.R.A.M. / Little Simz / Tony Allen / Las Cafeteras / Kilo Kish / Chulita Vinyl Club / YOTA
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Pico Rivera Sports Arena Pico Rivera, California, United States
Aug 04, 2018
Tony Allen City Winery Boston Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Aug 03, 2018
Newport Jazz Festival
"Newport Jazz Festival" / Living Colour / Rudresh Mahanthappa / Michel Camilo / Matthew Shipp Trio / BadBadNotGood / Tony Allen / Laila Biali / Pat Metheny / R+R=NOW
Fort Adams State Park Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Jun 29, 2018 –
Jul 01, 2018
Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2018
Earth, Wind & Fire / Elvis Costello / Tom Misch / Mavis Staples / Moonchild / Curtis Harding / Tony Allen / Portico Quartet / Alfa Mist / Mr Jukes / George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic / ezra collective / Songhoy Blues / Barney Artist / The James Taylor Quartet / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / P.P. Arnold / Dave Holland / Nubya Garcia / Zakir Hussain / Chris Potter / Zara McFarlane / Keyon Harrold / Yazz Ahmed / The Gondwana Orchestra / Hailey Tuck / Rohey / Dwight Trible / Yakul / The Brass Funkeys / Moses Boyd's Exodus / Leo Richardson Quartet / Samuel Eagles Quartet / Tal Gamlieli Trio Show all bands
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Glynde Place Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 16, 2018
Sonar (Barcelona)
"Sonar" (Barcelona) / LCD Soundsystem / Thom Yorke / Richie Hawtin / Laurent Garnier / GoldLink / Ben Klock / John Talabot / Danilo Plessow / MCDE / Jeremy Underground / Fatima Al Qadiri / Call Super / TOKiMONSTA / Charlotte De Witte / Benjamin Damage / Joe Kay / Errorsmith / Octo Octa / 2Many DJs / Amp Fiddler / Tony Allen / Lorenzo Senni / Cornelius / IAMDDB / Mumdance / Demdike Stare / Michael England / Nick Hook / DJ Earl / Maribou State / Rels B / Nathy Peluso / Dre Skull / Jarami / Despacio Show all bands
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Various Venues Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Jun 14, 2018 –
Jun 17, 2018
Sonar Festival Barcelona 2018
Gorillaz / Diplo / LCD Soundsystem / GoldLink / Thom Yorke / A-Trak / Wiley / Ólafur Arnalds / TOKiMONSTA / Yung Lean / Black Coffee / Maribou State / Oddisee / Mr Eazi / George Fitzgerald / Bicep / Little Simz / Daedelus / ROSALIA / Laurent Garnier / Preditah / Cornelius / Tony Allen / Richie Hawtin / Agoria / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Ben Klock / Laurel Halo / Kode9 / Amp Fiddler / Alva Noto / Jarami / Terry Riley / Henry Saiz / Rels B / Fatima Al Qadiri / Sinjin Hawke / Helena Hauff / Charlotte De Witte / Octo Octa / Nathy Peluso / Benjamin Damage / Nick Hook / Schneider Tm / Dre Skull / Lorenzo Senni / DJ Earl / Tony Humphries / Distruction Boyz / Oscar Mulero / Niño de Elche / Violet / Lanark Artefax / Errorsmith / KOKOKO! / Chino Amobi / Zora Jones / Russell Haswell / Joe Kay / Refree / Bonobo (DJ Set) / King Doudou / Jeremy Underground / Dinamarca / Mueveloreina / Putochinomaricón / JASSS / Brad Lubman / Francisco Lopez / second woman / Photonz / Nídia / Studio Barnhus / GOOD COMPNY / Yuzo Koshiro / DJ Nobu / Jamz Supernova / Modeselektor (DJ Set) / ricoloop / Rosa Pistola / Rozzma / Motohiro Kawashima / Sue Tompkins / Kampire / Claude Speed / Emma-Jane Thackray / OBC (Barcelona Symphony Orchestra) / DITC 音 / Territroy / Decisive Pink Show all bands
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Sónar Festival Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Jun 01, 2018 –
Jun 02, 2018
Elbjazz Festival 2018
Nneka / GoGo Penguin / Tony Allen / Mammal Hands / Chassol / Nils Landgren Funk Unit / Matt Andersen / Kat Frankie / Theo Croker / China Moses / Marius Neset / JOCO / Django Bates / Alon / NDR Bigband / HR-Bigband / Nighthawks (GERMANY) / Echoes of Swing / Michael Wollny Trio / WEB WEB / Omer Klein Trio / Eva Klesse Quartett / Theo Croker's Dvrk Funk / Joca / CMQ BIG BAND PLAYS BENY MORÉ Show all bands
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Feb 28, 2018
Jeff Mills / Tony Allen / Ron Trent Metro Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nov 20, 2017
"Blue Note Festival Paris" / Tony Allen

Blue Note Festival Paris

Élysée Montmartre Paris, Île-de-France, France
Sep 09, 2017
"Jazz A La Villette" / Tony Allen / Sinkane / Curtis Harding

Jazz A La Villette

  Setlists
Various Venues Paris, Île-de-France, France
Aug 05, 2017
"Jazzmiddelheim" / Mingus Big Band / Randy Weston's African Rhythms / Bill Frisell / Tony Allen

Jazzmiddelheim

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Parc Den Brandt Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 04, 2017
Dekmantel Festival
"Dekmantel Festival" / Bicep / Robert Hood / Job Jobse / Peggy Gou / Jeff Mills (DJ) / Tony Allen / Jordash / Robert Glasper Experiment / rodhad / Matrixxman / Young Marco / Nina Kraviz
Various Venues Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Aug 03, 2017 –
Aug 06, 2017
Jazz Middelheim 2017
Van Morrison / The Cinematic Orchestra / Bill Frisell / Tony Allen / Joshua Redman / Portico Quartet / Matthew Herbert / Charles Lloyd / Mark Guiliana / Mingus Big Band / Becca Stevens / Dans Dans / Randy Weston / Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet / Chantal Acda / Mark Guiliana’s Beat Music / Nicolas Kummert / jozef dumoulin / Antoine Pierre URBEX / Jozef Dumoulin & The Red Hill Orchestra Show all bands
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Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Jul 29, 2017
Farm Festival (UK)
"Farm Festival" (UK) / Low Island / Tony Allen / Actress / Nightmares On Wax / This Is The Kit / DJ Greg Wilson / Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra / Guts / BC Camplight / 47soul / Dizraeli / Equals
Gilcombe Farm Bruton, United Kingdom
Jul 19, 2017
Nice Jazz Festival
"Nice Jazz Festival" / Mary J. Blige / Sir The Baptist / Chinese Man / Johnny O'Neal / Tony Allen / Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles
Various Venues Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Jul 18, 2017
Tony Allen Imperial Bell Québec, Quebec, Canada
Jul 07, 2017
"Festival d'été de Québec" / Gypsy Sound System / Tony Allen / Leyla McCalla

Festival d'été de Québec

Imperial Bell Québec, Quebec, Canada

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Glastonbury Festival 2010
Jun 23 - 27, 2010
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 2003
Jun 27 - 29, 2003
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 2010 on Jun 23, 2010 [054-small]

Glastonbury Festival 2010
Jun 23 - 27, 2010
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 2010
Jun 23 - 27, 2010
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Festival d'été de Québec 2017
Jul 6 - 16, 2017
 Québec, Quebec, Canada
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Pukkelpop 2019 on Aug 15, 2019 [529-small]

Pukkelpop 2019
Aug 15 - 18, 2019
 Kiewit-Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
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Pukkelpop 2019
Aug 15 - 18, 2019
 Kiewit-Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
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Pukkelpop 2019
Aug 15 - 18, 2019
 Kiewit-Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
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Glastonbury Festival 2010 on Jun 23, 2010 [810-small]

Glastonbury Festival 2010
Jun 23 - 27, 2010
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 2010
Jun 23 - 27, 2010
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Jazz
Funk
World
Indie Soul
Post-Bop
Afropop
Indie Jazz
Afrobeat
UK Contemporary Jazz
African
Mande Pop
Drummer
Afro-Beat
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Latest Setlist (06/16/2018):

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  1. Day Like This
  2. Soul Devine
  3. Nepa [Dance Dub]
  4. I’m Feeling You
  5. Get Together
  6. So Sweet [Louie Vega Remix]
  7. Slippin' On Ya Pimpin'
  8. Faith
  9. Cosmic Slop
  10. Good Vibes
  11. 1960 What?
  12. Asiko
  13. Superficial

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Concerts Per Year:

2021 1 concert
2019 2 concerts
2018 8 concerts
2017 13 concerts
2016 3 concerts
2015 10 concerts
2014 9 concerts
2013 2 concerts
2012 1 concert
2011 2 concerts
2010 9 concerts
2009 7 concerts
2008 2 concerts
2005 1 concert
2004 1 concert
2003 4 concerts
1999 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Tony Allen had?

Tony Allen has had 76 concerts.

What genre is Tony Allen?

Tony Allen is most often considered to be Jazz, Funk, World, Indie Soul, Post-Bop, Afropop, Indie Jazz, Afrobeat, UK Contemporary Jazz, African, Mande Pop, Drummer, and Afro-Beat.

When was the last Tony Allen concert?

The last Tony Allen concert was on November 13, 2021 at Royal Festival Hall in London, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: "EFG London Jazz" / Tony Allen.

What setlist does Tony Allen play live?

The songs that Tony Allen performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the June 16, 2018 concert at Various Venues in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain:

  1. Day Like This
  2. Soul Devine
  3. Nepa [Dance Dub]
  4. I’m Feeling You
  5. Get Together
  6. So Sweet [Louie Vega Remix]
  7. Slippin' On Ya Pimpin'
  8. Faith
  9. Cosmic Slop
  10. Good Vibes
  11. 1960 What?
  12. Asiko
  13. Superficial

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