De La Soul Tickets

De La Soul brought down the house!!! They were amazing!!!! 25 years & still going strong!

I have seen De La Soul a couple of times previously. The 25 year anniversary show at the Howard Theater was by far one of the best hip-hop concerts that I have ever seen.I have seen quite a few. They rocked the building from beginning to end!!!!!

I have been to several De La Soul performances since the early 1990's. Their music is timeless and has influenced numerous groups. Their performance at the Howard Theater was a good opportunity to witness "real" Hip Hop while it's still available. De La was on stage for a bit over an hour (too short), but that was expected. Also, I don't believe they performed a single track off their upcoming album. On a positive note, Maseo got the crowd jumping with a "tribute" to old school Hip Hop, including Tribe Called Quest. If you are a true Hip Hop head, you are doing yourself a disservice if you have never seen De La live.

Good show. Definitely enjoyed myself. I only wished it was longer.

de la soul are at their peek performing. They were unvelievable. The stage presence and the MCship were impeccable. They embodied the essence of hip hop which is love peace unity and having fun. Big shout out to the plugs!!! They were on stage well over an hour with. Incredible energy and hit after hit!!! The are truly professionals!! Happi 25th anniversary and I hope y'all will be rocking 25 more years!

Love The Paradise and De La brought it! Best show I've ever been to.

Awesome. 25years and still going strong. Thanks De La Soul!

De La Soul was celebrating 25 years of music as a group and within a genre that doesn't have many groups that can boast this kind of longevity. Needless to say they didn't disappoint. The chemistry between plug 1,2 and 3 shows they are more than a group but actually brothers. It is this kind of commitment the comes across in their music and let's you know the daisy age will be here for another 25.

These guys seem to perform and get along better than ever. What a great show! The really appreciate the life a career in music has afforded them. Albeit a humble one when compared to commercially oriented jackasses that're all over MTV and whatnot. If u like these guys, make the effort to catch 'em live. Its well worth the $33 I paid!

This Dilla event was extremely disappointing. "Artists" we'd never heard of performed 1 or 2 songs at a time in a round robin type order. There were a couple of exceptions like Oddisee and J. Sands. It was essentially an over-hyped college talent show. I was not entertained, more like frustrated and annoyed, especially by these female singers that tried to out do each other by hitting notes only perceptable by dogs and Mariah Carey. The DJ set by DJ Mick Boogie got people interested as he cut & scratched Dilla jams, but the electro-violin of Miguel somebody or another had most of scratching our heads. Bilal came out to cover Black Thought's spot in the rotation, but seemed to be grossly unprepared and improvised a bunch of freestyle singing. Ouch, my poor ears. De La Soul was the only positive- all 11 minutes of their 3 song set. Bottom line- not at all what I expected or hoped for.

Almost 3 hours of music included just two numbers from De La Soul and zero from Black Thought (allegedly had another commitment even though he was on the bill from the jump and there was no indication before the announcement during the concert that he would not perform). So a $30 ticket ($40+ with surcharges) got you some B- and C-level hip hop acts and almost nothing from the "headliners".

I was very upset about Black Thought not being there. That was my whole reason for spending $100 on tickets and parking:(

Act promised did not show. Headliners performed 2 songs!?!? Poorly put together. Could have been an amazing. Tarnishes J Dilla legacy. If this is an annual event, I would not attend again and would discourage my friends from attending as well. Lets do better!

Live instruments Miguel ferguson and De La the highlight.

This show was soooo amazing!!!! Was right in the front, and every minute was worth it. These guys put on a great show!!

Okay, this is the second time that I have went to see De La. Both times the show started at 7:00pm and both times (and especially this time) De La Soul didn't come on stage until close to midnight. Then in this case they closed the theater at 12:30am. Dres from Black Sheep joined them on stage this time and he ripped it up. The problem is that De La's portfolio is so vast that they just scratched the surface in the minute amount of time that was allowed. That was disappointing. Also Mase knocked his laptop over and the music stopped for about 10 minutes. Wow. These guys are supposed to be the Hip Hop standard and they put on an amateur display. Big ups to Special Ed and Jeru, they kept the fire burning. PR and CL, uh, not so much and they were my favorites. Mick Boogie is one of the hottest DJ's on the planet right now. Keepers should always include him in their showcases. People should come out and support this venue.

This show was totally amazing. Had an awesome time! Performers were top notch.

DOPE SHOW!!!! Every act that performed ripped it. I missed some of Jeru's set, but he ripped it, Special Ed ripped it, Pete Rock and CL Smooth MURDERED it and De La bought it all the way home. Akron Civic Theatre was a sight to behold. it was definitely worth the 2 hour drive from Pittsburgh.

Once again, Akron's Keepers of the Art (KOTA) put on yet another excellent, drama-free, awesome night of Hip-Hop!! The 5th Hip-Hop Showcase may have been the best one yet, and if not the best then definitely in the top 2! All original elements of the culture were represented: b-boying, mc'ing, dj'ing, and graffiti art (in the form of digital backdrop imagery while the artists performed). Great true school acts and each performed magnificently, especially my favorite group De La Soul! I have 2 criticisms, one small and one bigger. As awesome a venue as the venerable Civic Theatre is, this review would garner a 5 star rating if it were held in the Lock 3 pavilion as has been the case the previous 4 years. However, hopefully this will open more opportunities for more hip-hop shows at the Civic. Also, the After Party was pretty terrible-charging $15 for a party in a hallway is NOT the move! Other than those 2 things, this was a perfect event!

I loved-loved-loved the show. The performance was without a doubt, LIVE. De La Soul put on a wonderful show, i felt like I was in a dream. The hype before the show was even exciting, people were taking things back to the old school by break dancing. I support real hip hop, especially old school even though I was born just 2 years after De La began. Grown folks ask me "what you know about....?" I say 'good music has no age limit'. Great artists like De La Soul have been doing their job by outreaching. They have this certain vibe to them, that when you hear just one song - you know exactly who they are! that is hip hop.