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DE LA SOUL IN CONCERT:

Alternative hip hop pioneers De La Soul are back with a vengeance in 2014, celebrating the anniversary of their seminal 1989 debut album 3 Feet High and Rising with the 25 Years of De La Soul Tour. Classic sample-based jams like "The Magic Number" and  "Me Myself and I" will be front and center as the band takes the stage in their signature throwback streetwear for career-spanning sets of their beloved hits. With a new album titled You're Welcome also hitting shelves in 2014, fans can expect to catch some never-before-heard material sprinkled in among their favorites at the group's electrifying live shows.

BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:

Kelvin Mercer, David Jude Jolicoeur, and Vincent Mason formed De La Soul in 1987 while attending high school on Long Island. Their playful, inventive 1989 debut album 3 Feet High and Rising was a massive success, peaking at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and launching them to international fame overnight. The group's 1991 sophomore album De La Soul is Dead was another critical and commercial success, criticizing the increasingly violent nature of rap culture while still remaining upbeat with hits like "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" and "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'". A string of acclaimed albums followed throughout the '90s and '00s, bringing the band out on the road for numerous electrifying tours with acts like Modest Mouse and A Tribe Called Quest. Back in 2014 with You're Welcome -- their first studio album in ten years -- De La Soul has fans chomping at the bit to catch the new material live on their 25th anniversary tour.

FANS WHO BOUGHT TICKETS SAY:

"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."

"De La brought it back to the times when hip hop was fun! Lots of energy, lots of classics! I Love De La Soul!! Awesome show!"

"De La Soul put on an incredible show and there was so much energy. Thanks to them for 20+ years of amazing music."

Setlists

    1. 1.Freedom of Speak
    2. 2.Peg (Steely Dan cover)
    3. 3.Say No Go
    4. 4.Eye Know
    5. 5.Run It Back!! (Live debut)
    6. 6.The Package (Live debut)
    7. 7.The Grind Date
    8. 8.Oooh
    9. 9.YUHDONTSTOP (Live debut)
    10. 10.Much More
    11. 11.Stakes Is High
    12. 12.Oh No (Mos Def, Nate Dogg & Pharoahe Monch cover)
    13. 13.Declaration
    14. 14.Dinninit
    15. 15.A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"
    16. 16.Me Myself and I
    17. 17.Simon Says (Pharoahe Monch cover)
    1. 1."The Return of D.S.T.”
    2. 2.Change in Speak (with Freedom of Speak snippet)
    3. 3.Eye Know
    4. 4.Say No Go
    5. 5.Potholes in My Lawn (with Goes With The Word snippet)
    6. 6.Dinninit (with Lovely How I Let My Mind Float snippet)
    7. 7.Oooh
    8. 8.Verbal Clap (unsure about this one)
  1. with Talib Kweli

    1. 9.Stakes Is High
    2. 10.Never Been in Love (Talib Kweli cover)
    3. 11.It Only Gets Better (Talib Kweli cover) (unsure about this one)
    4. 12.The Blast (Reflection Eternal cover)
    5. 13.Supa Emcees
    6. 14.Pass the Plugs
    7. 15.Down for the Count (Reflection Eternal cover)
    8. 16.Never Been in Love (Talib Kweli cover) (Reprise)
    9. 17.Get By (Talib Kweli cover)
    10. 18.Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
    11. 19.A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"
    12. 20.Me Myself and I
    13. 21.The Magic Number
    14. 22.Rock Co.Kane Flow
    1. 1.Change in Speak
    2. 2.Eye Know
    3. 3.Say No Go
    4. 4.Potholes in My Lawn
    5. 5.Pass the Plugs
    6. 6.The Grind Date
    7. 7.Oooh
    8. 8.Much More
  1. with Talib Kweli

    1. 9.Stakes Is High
    2. 10.Never Been in Love (Talib Kweli cover)
    3. 11.The Blast (Reflection Eternal cover)
    4. 12.Down for the Count (Reflection Eternal cover)
    5. 13.Get By (Talib Kweli cover)
    6. 14.A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"
    7. 15.Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
    8. 16.Dinninit
    9. 17.Rock Co.Kane Flow
    10. 18.Me Myself and I
    11. 19.The Magic Number (Pos and the crowd sang Happy Birthday to Talib Kweli before the performance)
    1. 1.Potholes in My Lawn
    2. 2.The Grind Date
    3. 3.Oooh
    4. 4.Much More
    5. 5.Stakes Is High
    6. 6.The Bizness
    7. 7.Move Somethin' (Reflection Eternal cover)
    8. 8.The Blast (Reflection Eternal cover)
    9. 9.Pass the Plugs
    10. 10.Supa Emcees
    11. 11.Get By (Talib Kweli cover)
    12. 12.Dinninit
    13. 13.Buddy
    14. 14.A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"
    15. 15.Me Myself and I
    1. 1.Eye Know
    2. 2.Say No Go
    3. 3.Potholes in My Lawn
    4. 4.Stakes Is High
    5. 5.Get By (Talib Kweli cover)
    6. 6.A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"
    7. 7.Me Myself and I

Reviews

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 based on 108 reviews
  • De La Soul brought the goods an then some!!

    by Redhead001 on 8/14/09Nokia Theatre Times Square - New YorkRating: 5 out of 5

    there music gets better with age .. wish they were still making more music and doing more collaborations with the gorillaz

  • start time

    by oronde3000 on 8/14/09Nokia Theatre Times Square - New YorkRating: 4 out of 5

    door open @ 8 and the show start @8 :40 i was happy i did not have to wait all night

  • DE LA SOUL Still 3 Feet High and Rising

    by BLAAQInk on 8/14/09Nokia Theatre Times Square - New YorkRating: 5 out of 5

    All hail the kings of the Daist age a.k.a Eternal Hip-Hop Icons. Pos, Truegoy and Mace are what the essence of Hip Hop is... TIMELESS. The energy that's brought to the stage is if standing in Union Square or the LQ seeing them for the first time with one exception the shows gotten better and better! No extra high jinks just HIP-HOP as if it was poured out of a Vile of Divine elixir that allows your mind to melt and be one with the collective and enjoy Hip Hop as Hip Hop was meant to be enjoyed....FELT!!!!!

  • De La Soul - Nokia Theater

    by Moganus on 8/14/09Nokia Theatre Times Square - New YorkRating: 5 out of 5

    Best night of my life. Plain and simple. After 25 years as a group, they still have fun, they're still together, and they're still innovative. The show was incredible. They were backed by the Rhythm Roots live band which made it even more awesome. Opening acts were surprisingly good too (Kenan Bell, Bill Ray, and Buckshot). I'd go see De La every day of my life if I could until I was 80.

  • Amazing!!

    by laurafish on 8/14/09Nokia Theatre Times Square - New YorkRating: 5 out of 5

    De La were so on point -- show could not have been more perfect.

  • Music so loud!

    by Von1969 on 8/13/09House of Blues Houston - HoustonRating: 2 out of 5

    I thougt the music was so loud at this concert. I know it's rap and all, but the music was so loud I could'nt hear the words. My head started to hurt and I thought my ear drums would burst. Do they do sound checks in the auditorium, maybe the auditoriums to small for that type of sound system. Needless to say we left early, what a waste of 80 dollars and 2 and a half hours.

  • DE LA SOUL=Ridiculously Amazing!

    by Quae on 8/9/09Masquerade - AtlantaRating: 5 out of 5

    I was able to stand at the very middle front of the masquerade so i got to enjoy the entire concert without anyone blocking my view or nudging me. All of the acts that came before were amazing and kept the spirit alive all the way until De La came out. A half of A Tribe Called Quest came and the crowd went crazy!!

  • De La Soul's Incredible Live Set

    by tonyxprice on 8/8/09Masquerade - AtlantaRating: 5 out of 5

    Show started way too late, but it was worth the wait to hear De La perform with a 10 piece band and play the classics. The crowd seemed kind of out of it but De La still worked their tails off. They did their best to keep the people into it by keeping them involved the whole time. Go see this!

  • Noplay.

    by Rippedoffinatl on 8/8/09Masquerade - AtlantaRating: 1 out of 5

    Five and a half hours after the show time they still had not hit the stage. I love de la - that's why I went. The ticket time was 7. At 12:30 a.m. they still weren't there.

  • 20 YEARS!!

    by Bushwack on 8/6/09House of Blues Dallas - DallasRating: 4 out of 5

    I am a HUGE De La fan so this review may be a little biased. But i thought that they were fantastic. From the moment Maseo took the stage with the backing band, the awesome Rythm Roots Allstars, i was hooked. When he made the annoucement that their landmark album 3 Feet High And Rising was now 20 years old, i started to choke up. I really did. that record means alot to me, and to see the three of them on stage still doing what they do best after 20 years, it was the greatest! De La Soul and The Roots are the best live hip hop acts out there today!

  • SUCH a fun show!

    by Beckbee on 8/4/09House of Blues Houston - HoustonRating: 5 out of 5

    De La Soul were amazing! Kenan Bell was a great opening act. I always have a blast at House of Blues!

  • 20 year reunion..well worth the wait

    by DeLaFan on 8/4/09House of Blues Dallas - DallasRating: 5 out of 5

    I loved the ambienance of HOB...the setting allowed for an intimate concert with DeLa versus a large auditorium setting seating 2,000+. They performed all my favorite DeLa songs!!

  • DeLaSoul

    by Geneva on 8/4/09House of Blues Dallas - DallasRating: 3 out of 5

    AMAZING!!!! Great show...HOB food was ok though. Definitely loved the show. Concert was awesome!

  • KOOL guys band - Bang-Bang!

    by HelloMissK on 8/4/09The Centennial Olympic Park - AtlantaRating: 5 out of 5

    De La Soul free concert on Sunday, 5/21/2006. The Southern Comfort Music Experience (SCMX) This concert series were taking over Atlanta, GA on May 21-22 with a FREE two days music festival. For 2 days, the Centennial Olympic Park was transformed into a rocking festival filled with great music, great food and great spirits. I really enjoyed music! Especially, Hot 8 Brass Band from New Orleans provided very exciting horn music! It was so dancable. On Sunday, 5/21/2006, I was so excited with Hip Hop Unit "De La Soul". I didn't know their music very much, so I wanted to listend to them. They were very amazing, and made a lot of audience attractive. I went there by myself and enjoyed dacing and singing and waving hands in front rows with Bang-Bang grooving rhythm. lol yeah!! The dmission was free! I really love American life because I can listen to great music such as De La Soul with free of charge! I give my respect to American companies' benefit sponserships. Interestingly, there were many guys in the audience because De La Souls was KOOL. Yes, they were Kool.

  • De La Sol

    by Kim31 on 8/3/09House of Blues Houston - HoustonRating: 5 out of 5

    The show was nice. I loved De La Sol's performance and their chemistry on stage. The opening act was good (the first performer) he really did a good job I was suprised just looking at him. Overall, I loved the show, it took me back to my teenager years.

  • de la soul was awesome!!!!

    by D1975J on 8/3/09House of Blues Houston - HoustonRating: 5 out of 5

    the performance by de la soul was awesome. however, the tickets say show starts 8pm. and they did not go on till after 10pm. There was an opening band but they also started late and they did not play many songs. overall i was pleased because i did enjoy the show. not sure why it took so long for them to go on.????????????????????

  • Real Hip Hop Prevails

    by StormShadow on 8/3/09House of Blues Houston - HoustonRating: 5 out of 5

    It's always good to see some real original artists still staying true and not talking about, money, hoes, and clothes or using that auto tone B.S. De La

  • Professional Emcees

    by TysonGPeriod on 8/3/09House of Blues Dallas - DallasRating: 5 out of 5

    This is the second time I have seen De La in Dallas, and they impressed once again. This time they had The Rhythm Roots All-Stars to help them out, and the show was flawless. Dope beats, dope rhymes; what more could you want!

  • DE LA SOUL

    by imseriousblack on 8/3/09House of Blues Dallas - DallasRating: 5 out of 5

    WOW DE LA WRECKED IT 20 YEARS AND STILL BANGING MY VOICE IS JUST NOW COMING BACK..

  • De La de de de la la la la

    by daddwar on 8/3/09House of Blues Houston - HoustonRating: 5 out of 5

    De La still got it. Energy, connectivity, and orginal bomb ass lyrics culminated the whole night. Afterwards, you could find yourself hitting up a night cap at the Foundation room where De La were hanging out. Had a great conversation and offered my gratitude for all their years of work. The D.J. played some old school jams which set the foundation for the rest of the night.