Mos Def Tickets

A true artist and performer! I tried to send just that comment but it was returned siting my comment was too short. Maybe this will be enough. Mos Def impressed me in more ways that I had expected.

The show wasn't as fun as I was expecting. I guess I'm a bit old school, but I guess I was hoping he'd play some of his Black on Both Sides hits. His new stuff is pretty abstract, and he spent a lot of time on stage just grooving to the beat instead of actually rapping, which was weird. It's funny, the opening act Bad Rabbits actually had way more energy than Mos, and I had a lot of fun when they were on stage. Too bad that wasn't the case for the headliner. Also, he took a REALLY long time to come out. Unless you're really into his newer stuff, I'd sit this one out.

I'm a huge Mos Def fan. I remember buying Black on Both Sides the day it came out.... which is part of the reason why the Mos Def show was such a disappointment. He didn't do enough of his back catalog and his live performance (although animated) suffered from a hard to hear and muffled delivery.

OK - after seeing Mos with Blackstar and other venues through the years, I had pretty high hopes. Missed the first opener, but the second totally rocked - local band Bad Rabbits were super tight, energetic and "on." Built up great excitement and momentum. Then they left and we waited. And waited. And waited. There was no setup to be done, the stage was just empty - for almost an hour. The crowd was yelling about it and getting quite restless. Then some DJs wandered out. So there was no band, only two DJs who didn't seem to know the songs or set list too well. Mos Def's style and flow were good, but he did not drum (as he as at other shows) and never truly pulled in the crowd past the first few rows. About 3/4 of the way through, people started leaving. I'd estimate in our mezzanine section, at least 50 people left - if not more. Then he ended, no encore, lights came up and it was over. It was just sort of disappointing for a performer who usually brings such energy and exuberance to a show.

First of all, local act Headnotic and Moe Pope were amazing, but as every opening act knows, the crowd may not respond the way you like so early in the evening. Loved them though. 2nd opening act, Bad Rabbits, were equally amazing in talent but the lead singer spent WAY too much time chastising the audience for not clapping and responding the way he wanted. We didn't pay money to see you guys, and most of us had never heard of you. Work WITH us, not against us. I loved your music and your swag - just don't take it out on us. Let your music speak for itself. The Wilbur Theater is a curious venue for a hip-hop concert. I believe that the problems both opening acts faced were amplified for Mos Def. If you hold a concert in a large venue with SEATS, people are coming to see a show, not be a part of one. But as we know, Hip-Hop concerts are interactive, and the spaced-out audience due to the theater arrangement made it very difficult for the artists to connect. Then there was the artist himself. Mos Def is no longer Mos Def. He is Yaslin Bey, and had he been billed as "Yaslin Bey (formerly Mos Def)", I believe the audience wouldn't have responded with the big "?" that we did as we tried to navigate the starts and stops and seemingly unbalanced show we witnessed. This concert would have been AMAZING if in a venue with only 60-75 people. It was more erudite and eclectic than most fans expected. I was hoping for a flurry of hits from Blackstar, Black on Both Sides, and other rare cuts, but what we got was a lot of Ecstatic and new material - not bad stuff, it just was hard to figure out where he was coming from or going. When the lights came on at the end, the crowd was miffed like "that's it?" But all respect to Mos Def, he can do whatever he wants to - he's the artist. Just take us on the trip WITH you next time - not just throw it at us and expect us to catch.

just wasnt feelin it, seemed like he focused too much on his dancing and showmanship than the rhymes....

Oh come on! De La Soul lit the stage on all kinds of Fire!!!!! I took my son with me he was sooooo on it. Slick Rick, so cool with it. Pete Rock burned the wheels of steel up! Pete Rock for president!!! for real... one bad thing was it took a while for them to come out. Other than that, this show rocked COMPLETELY!!!!!!!!!

Though Mos Def and Slick rick were awesome, De La Soul stole the show.

I am a huge fan of concerts and Mos Def. Thursday night was the worst concert I have ever been to in my life!!! The only good thing was the M.C and seeing Mos Def. I was surrounded by rude people! Mos Def didn't come on till 12am!!! We listened to the D.J play for about 45mins of music and then we waited another 25mins for Mos Def! It was over priced and loaded with charges! IT SUCKED!!!!!

Never seen anything like it.. almost speechless. I Don't think they could have put together a better set of acts.

I have been a fan of hip hop for as long as I can remember. I have seen both Mos Def & De La Sol in concert before. I was so excited when I found out they were touring together and right here in Philly! I love the Trocedero and thought it would be the concert of a lifetime. Boy was I disappointed. The opening acts were OK. Seeing Pete Rock was pretty sweet. Finaly De La came on and they were awesome but their mics were up so loud you couldn't even understand what they were saying. And then after HOURS of waiting for Mos Def to come on he only played a few songs! Are you kidding me? I waited hours to see Mos Def perform for 45minutes? And I was disappointed with his set list. He played a lot of stuff from his newest album which I love but he should have mixed it up more. I didn't pay $100 for me and my husband to go to a Mos Def concert to then only see him on stage for 45 minutes. BOO!

pete rock...incredible. de la soul....tremendous. slick rick...nervous (bad mic). mos def...the very best.

I did not appreciate that the show started at 8pm, and we had to wait in the freezing cold for almost 45 minutes after the show was supposed to start.... There was a lot of filler performances and it took Mos Def way to long to appear on stage and by the time he did we were so tired already. Mos Def performed very well i just wish that things would have happen on time as scheduled.

This was a good concert all and all. I had not heard of Hezekiah before, but was impressed by his performance and will now be in the look out for him. DeLa was good of course and did their thing. Slick Rick........come on it's Slick Rick of course he did his thing. Mos Def was good, but I must admit I did not know a lot of his new stuff. But the main reason I went to this concert was to see Jay Electronica, and for some reason that was not explained at the concert he did not perform. That left me somewhat disappointed. If I go to another concert at the Troc I will be sure to get tickets early so I can get a seat. Standing for 3 hours took some of the fun out of it after a while.

I've been a Mos Def fan since BlackStar but had never seen him live. After seeing him at the Troc, I'll never pass the opportunity again. It was a bold decision to have Pete Rock and De La Soul come on before him. Pete Rock worked the crowd from behind the turntables--it was like he turned the joint into his own personal party. De La Soul rocked the crowd the way only old school hip hop groups can. I wasn't sure if Mos Def could compete with those two. They had the crowd absolutely buzzing. Mos Def sauntered onto stage, opening with "The Tournament," and lulled the crowd into focus--just where he wanted them--as he sang the words, "total control ..." And with that, he utterly changed the tone and feel of the show. For the next hour or so, he rapped, he sang, he smiled and laughed, he danced and gyrated his hips (he has a little Mick Jagger feel about him on stage, albeit more light-hearted). At one point, he jumped behind a drum set and performed two radically different renditions of "Quiet Dog." It was a refreshing and overwhelming original performance. He wasn't trying to be hard or cool or turn the crowd into a mob. It was simply a celebration of music and songwriting, and I don't know if I've ever seen anyone enjoy himself so much on stage. Whether he was performing a track from "The Ecstatic," dusting off a track from "Black on Both Sides," or behind the drum set, he sounded perfect. Great, great show.

It was upsetting to learn that Jay Electronica was a no-show. Pete Rock went on for a little too long as the crowd grew restless and anxious to see a REAL performance. I enjoyed the music of Hezikaiah and Me So Horny. The saxaphonist was awesome. The highlight of the night was De La Soul's performance... HANDS DOWN!!! If y'all are reading this, De La Soul, please come back to Philly or Camden (Susquehanna Bank Center) and do it again soon! I love Mos Def's music but I'll never pay to see him perform live again. He was pretty boring. I left early. I hope I didn't miss anything. Sorry Mos.

Awesome show. Pete Rock killed it at the beginning. Played some classics. De La came out and just obliterated the stage. They interacted with the crowd and really put on a great show. The MC (Hezekiah) was booed for about two minutes straight and tried to talk to the crowd about openning your mind to new music...then blasted a lot of the younger rappers out there ( pretty sure he was talking about Drake) for not having a knowledge of the history of rap. He didn't know how to handle the show stalling and that didn't help. Mos Def came out and did well. He did more of his new stuff and I don't think a lot of people in the crowd were expecting that (don't know why not). But he won everyone over as a true artist should. Overall it was a great show. Didn't get to see jay electronica though.

Mos Def and Talib Kweli killed it! Mos played the drums, performed songs from all his albums, and did some Michael Jackson. He brought Talib back out for some Black Star and the crowd went crazy! A brilliant, intelligent, and talented man.

Yo, everytime I hear this dude he amazes me. In concert he was absolutely wonderful. He played the drums, gave a Micheal Jackson tribute, and keep the energy high. Since he was the headliner I expected for him to come on last and only do a few songs. Well Mos Def took us on a musically tour starting with my favorite joints off the Escatic album and working his way backward, True Magic, New Danger, and Black on both sides. It was awesome!

I didn't even know Dante' played the drums...but omg...he plays like a mad man...I loved the show so much, I'd drive 8 hours from Ohio just 2 see it again!