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Mos Def’s first Australianheadline tour

Mon 18th Oct, 2010 in Local News

Mos Def hasn’t toured Australia since supporting DJ Shadow’s 2006 tour, though he was briefly on the bill for 2009’s Hot BBQ festival before mysteriously disappearing from the lineup. But the wait for a Mos Def headline tour is finally over!

He has already been announced to headline Hobart’s Soundscape festival and now there’s run of East Coast sideshows to complete the tour.

Since he last visited us he has continued his acting career playing Chuck Berry in Cadillac Records and staring in Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind and released two new albums – the rushed and hastily released True Magic and last year’s remarkable return to form The Ecstatic. He has also recently collaborated with his Black Star co-conspirator Talib Kweli; Kanye West; Gorillaz; and the Black Keys’ BlakRoc project.

Mos Def headline shows:

Sunday 9th January – The Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Thursday 13th January – The Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane
Friday 14th January – The Palace Theatre, Melbourne

Tickets go on sale Thursday 28th October

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JeremySC

JeremySC said on the 18th Oct, 2010

YesYesYesYesYes!!!! Palace is big but he'll comfortably fill it.

Can't wait to see him again

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 18th Oct, 2010

BOOM see you cunce there

MilkySheep

MilkySheep said on the 18th Oct, 2010

I'm so sad right now :( I want to cry. No Perth.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 18th Oct, 2010

After Ice T, Mos Def is my favourite raptor.

chico21

chico21 said on the 18th Oct, 2010

Hurrah! His tour with DJ Shadow was super awesome - one of my favourite gigs!

JaneMelanie

JaneMelanie said on the 18th Oct, 2010

JeremySC

JeremySC said on the 18th Oct, 2010

That sounds awesome.

Saw him in Prague with Madlib. Damn good gig

sparkles

sparkles said on the 18th Oct, 2010

my boyfriend is gutted no perth...

he really wanted to wear his mos def cons where they'd be appreciated fully...

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 18th Oct, 2010

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 18th Oct, 2010

I'm not sure how this will coordinate with work, but I will definitely try to attend the Brisbane gig.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 18th Oct, 2010

say_aha said on the 18th Oct, 2010

boo no perf
jump on southbound lineup. public enemy mos def and to a lesser extent cool kids would be dope

SlowerQuieter

SlowerQuieter said on the 19th Oct, 2010

I REALLY want to see this.

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 19th Oct, 2010

So he's doing a festival in Hobart. Reckon he'll do any more festivals?

If he got added to Field Day or BDO it'd be mad awesome.

chico21

chico21 said on the 19th Oct, 2010

field day would be stupendous!

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 19th Oct, 2010

It's settled then. That's two in favour of a FD appearance. And none in contention.

I'll get on the phone.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 19th Oct, 2010

3 for field day

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 19th Oct, 2010

Aw yea.

Are you going to FD Jose?

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 20th Oct, 2010

I am now. Friends who moved out of syd are back for new years and wanted to go.

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 20th Oct, 2010

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 20th Oct, 2010

It shall be a fun day out with Erol, Public Enemy and trentmoller

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 20th Oct, 2010

Public Enemy would be awesome, and of course I want to see Marina. Field Day would be pretty decent, actually.

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 20th Oct, 2010

Yea pretty keen on Trentemoller, Klaxons, Aeroplane, The Cool Kids and Neon Indian. Will be a fun day for sure.

I need to listen to that Public Enemy album.

chico21

chico21 said on the 22nd Oct, 2010

if he could do SFD that would be better as I'm not going to FD. FD have a better lineup than SFD :(

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 26th Oct, 2010

I just got my pre-sale ticket for the Sydney show.
Keen as mustard to see him. People I know who have seen him have nothing but good things to say.

I am a new comer to Mos Def despite being into a lot of related artists.

MilkySheep

MilkySheep said on the 11th Nov, 2010

WOOP WOOP!

Mos Def is coming to Perth, playing January 15 at Metro City. Tickets are $65 from Moshtix, but they are not available yet.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 2nd Dec, 2010

Hey gang,

Thought some of you might be interested in this:

Thanks to Peace Music, we have a double pass to give away to one lucky subscriber. The pass will be to a solo show of the winner's choice (sorry Hobart, that means you're out!). The winner will also recieve a CD copy of 'The Ecstatic'. To be in the draw, simply e-mail webinfo@inertia-music.com before 12pm next Wed 8th December with the subject heading "ECSTATIC FOR MOS DEF". In the body, tell us in 10 words or less why Mos Def coming to Australia makes you ecstatic.

Winner will be informed by e-mail on Wed 8th December. Good luck!

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 2nd Dec, 2010

10 words or less has to be a new low for in xxx words or less contests!

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 2nd Dec, 2010

I know, right? Toughie.

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 2nd Dec, 2010

Soo... should I subscribe to Peace Music and then enter, or just enter?

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 3rd Dec, 2010

PE and Mos Def in the same week is an excellent start to the new year for me.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 3rd Dec, 2010

I like Mos Def but this is just a bit too expensive.
Pass.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 3rd Dec, 2010

You should start a black metal hip hop fusion band.

Could be groundbreaking.

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 3rd Dec, 2010

There are quite a few of us Metal/Hip-Hop freaks out there. It could work.

Don't know what I could call it though.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 3rd Dec, 2010

There are quite a few of us Metal/Hip-Hop freaks out there. It could work.

Don't know what I could call it though.

I'm not sure how well you'd go rhyming with a death growl though. Would definitely require a lot of practice.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 3rd Dec, 2010

There are quite a few of us Metal/Hip-Hop freaks out there. It could work.

Don't know what I could call it though.

V.W.A.

Vikingz With Attitude.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 3rd Dec, 2010

batdan

batdan said on the 3rd Dec, 2010

There are quite a few of us Metal/Hip-Hop freaks out there. It could work.

Don't know what I could call it though.

MOS DETH

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 29th Dec, 2010

Well, I came to this thread to express my excitement over Talib being added to the bill. But I've been hestitating buying a ticket because a standing dancefloor ticket ended up being 114 bucks on ticketek. Fucking ridiculous.

Oh well, I hesitated too long and missed out on that. I don't know that I approve of that kind of ticket price for a gig at the enmore anyway. But it would be an amazing gig.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 30th Dec, 2010

I got the wanky 100 buck tickets for my gf for her bday.....im pretty awesome like that

MilkySheep

MilkySheep said on the 30th Dec, 2010

Wow $100?! Geez that is a bit pricey... glad I got pre-sale for $70.

(this is for Perf though)

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 30th Dec, 2010

o yeah ordinary tickets are 70, but these came with the tacky pack of useless shit she will love