Digable Planets
Neptune Theatre
1303 NE 45th St
Seattle, WA 98105
Aug 9, 2019
9:00 PM PDT
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General Admission Only The Neptune is located at 1303 NE 45th Street in Seattle's University District. 8 ticket limit per patron. Patrons exceeding the ticket limit will have their orders cancelled at the venue's discretion. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Unless otherwise noted, each person must have a ticket regardless of age. No babies in arms. The Neptune is a general admission venue with a flat floor and seated balcony. Please note that for some events such as comedy, lecture, and solo acoustic performances we add a limited number of chairs to the front sections of the main floor. Please arrive early to find a seat. No Elevator. Ramps only to the balcony level. All ages show, bar with I.D.
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Nicole
February 20th 2024
It was a great show. I've been a fan since early 90s when Rebirth of Slick (Cool like that) dropped. I was a lil kid. In 2020 I listened to the first album and was blown away. To see them live 4 years later is so cool. Plus this was my first hip hop concert. They were amazing on stage. Flow still amazing and they sound just like the cd. They look great too and were all vibing on stage. The opening act Kassa Overall was great too. Def go see them if they come to your city. It's truly worth it.
Fort Lauderdale, FL@Revolution Live
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Digable Planets Biography
Digable Planets burst onto the music scene in 1993 with their Grammy-winning single, “Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)”. Made up of Ishmael Butler (Butterfly), Craig (C Know/Doodlebug) Irving, and Mary Ann (Ladybug Mecca) Vieira, the trio carved out a unique style of jazz-informed Hip Hop. Shortly after, Digable Planets followed up with their debut album, Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time And Space), an ambitious offering that Pitchfork praised as “a world within a world, complete with its own language and monuments.”
Melding Jazz samples, and complex rhymes that touched on everything from the nuances of city life (“Where I’m From”) to abortion rights (“La Femme Fetal”), Reachin’ was a rich and vibrant artistic statement as well as a huge commercial success (RIAA certified gold).
Digable Planets immediately followed up with Blowout Comb, a bold and colorful meditation on Black liberation. While the album did not initially reach the immediate commercial successes of Reachin’, the album has aged beautifully, influencing future generations of Hip Hop heads, young Jazz musicians and Afrofuturists. The trio spent the 2000s establishing their own individual creative voices with Butler’s Cherrywine and Shabazz Palaces projects, Mecca’s work with BROOKZILL! and C Know leading Cee Knowledge & The Cosmic Funk Orchestra.
In 2015, the group embarked upon a string of wildly successful live shows and has been very active as a tight touring unit ever since. In 2017, they released Digable Planets Live, a live album that showcases many gems from the group’s catalog as well as the trio’s skill at rocking the crowd with a live band. A pioneering act that continues to cast a considerable influence, Digable Planets have left an indelible mark on music. More than 20 years after their debut, their music still shines and the iconic group continues to bring their celebrated stage show to excited crowds around the world.
Read MoreMelding Jazz samples, and complex rhymes that touched on everything from the nuances of city life (“Where I’m From”) to abortion rights (“La Femme Fetal”), Reachin’ was a rich and vibrant artistic statement as well as a huge commercial success (RIAA certified gold).
Digable Planets immediately followed up with Blowout Comb, a bold and colorful meditation on Black liberation. While the album did not initially reach the immediate commercial successes of Reachin’, the album has aged beautifully, influencing future generations of Hip Hop heads, young Jazz musicians and Afrofuturists. The trio spent the 2000s establishing their own individual creative voices with Butler’s Cherrywine and Shabazz Palaces projects, Mecca’s work with BROOKZILL! and C Know leading Cee Knowledge & The Cosmic Funk Orchestra.
In 2015, the group embarked upon a string of wildly successful live shows and has been very active as a tight touring unit ever since. In 2017, they released Digable Planets Live, a live album that showcases many gems from the group’s catalog as well as the trio’s skill at rocking the crowd with a live band. A pioneering act that continues to cast a considerable influence, Digable Planets have left an indelible mark on music. More than 20 years after their debut, their music still shines and the iconic group continues to bring their celebrated stage show to excited crowds around the world.
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