Evening events, Music, hip-hop

80 events

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Danny Brown

Hip hop and rap by the Detroit-born artist Daniel Dewan Sewell.

The Institute, Birmingham

Fri 14 Jun

£14 adv / 0121 643 0428

  • 19:00 – 22:00

The Scala, London N1

Tue 11 Jun

£16 adv / 020 7833 2022

  • 19:30 – 23:00

Dbs Music College Day

Live bands and rap acts.

Sandsifter Bar, Hayle

Thu 23 May

£3 ( £2) / 01736 757 809

  • 20:00 – 23:00

Dizraeli And The Small Gods

The seven-piece DJ, producer and musician collective performs a lively and eclectic fusion of new wave hip hop and melodic folk.

The Cheese And Grain, Frome

Sun 16 Jun

£10; £8 adv / 01373 455420

  • 20:00

Croydon Fairfield Halls

Fri 7 Jun

£8 / 020 8688 9291

  • 20:00

EPIC Studios, Norwich

Fri 31 May

£12; £9 adv / 01603 766400

  • 20:00

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Dizraeli & the Small Gods and Le Juki

English seven-piece who straddle folk and hip hop styles.

O2 ABC, Glasgow

Wed 22 May

ABC2 / Over-14s only

£9 / 0141 332 2232

Please note new date.

  • 19:00

East Brighton Rhythm Section

The Brighton-based band plays a blend of dub, soul and hip hop.

The Ranelagh Arms, Brighton

Sat 25 May

Free / 01273 681634

  • 20:30
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El Fata And The Victorious Band

Reggae with elements of Afrobeat and hip hop by the London-based band.

Upstairs At The Ritzy, London SW2

Sun 2 Jun

Free / 0871 704 2065

  • 20:00 – 00:00

enTRAPment

Eclectic night of electronica, hip hop, reggae and house sounds.

Hysteria, London E8

Sat 25 May

Free

Music from international DJ Calm Hype and friends: Skin 'n' Bones, DJ Mooch and DAYO. Plus a special guest Live PA.

  • 20:00 – 02:00

The Garage, London N5

Fri 28 Jun

£18.50 / 0870 060 3777

  • 19:00 – 22:30

Gideon Conn

The Manchester-born singer-songwriter performs an eclectic fusion of folk and hip hop.

Mad Ferret, Preston

Fri 24 May

Free / 07919 896636

  • 20:00

The Thunderbolt, Bristol

Wed 29 May

£6; £5 adv / 0117 373 8947

  • 19:30

The Glitch Kitschen

Deep house, jungle, garage, ambient and experimental electronic music club night, set to visuals created by artists. Presented by Chaos Theory.

The Waiting Room, London N16

Thu 23 May

£4–£5 / 020 7241 5511

With Alphabets Heaven, P-Hocto, Unsafe Girl, Rami Ali, Acra, Rukaiya Russell.

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Hector Bizerk

Scot-hop sounds from Hector Bizerk, a stripped back drum and rap duo. Fun, rhythm-filled times. Or as the band itself so eloquently puts it: 'DRUMS. RAP. YES.'

The Roxy 171, Glasgow

Thu 20 Jun

£5 / 0141 331 1901

Plus Crash Club, Tijuana Bibles and The Clock.

  • 19:30

Hip Hop Karaoke

Rap, R&B and hip hop sing-along.

The Social, London W1W

Thu 23 May

£5 / 020 7636 4992

  • 19:00 – 01:00

Thu 30 May

£5 / 020 7636 4992

  • 19:00 – 01:00

Thu 6 Jun

£5 / 020 7636 4992

  • 19:00 – 01:00
…and 7 more dates until 25 Jul

Immortal Technique

Over-14s show. Harlem-based rapper of Afro-Peruvian descent with a socio-political slant to his material.

O2 ABC, Glasgow

Tue 11 Jun

£17.50 / 0141 332 2232

  • 19:00

Royal Festival Hall, London SE1

Sun 16 Jun

£10–£20 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) (£50) / 0844 875 0073

  • 19:30

Iyanya: Kukere Concert

The Nigerian singer performs an Afrobeat and hip hop fusion.

IndigO2, London SE10

Sun 9 Jun

£25–£75 / 0871 220 0260

  • 19:00

The Ritz, Manchester

Fri 14 Jun

£25 adv / 0161 236 3234

  • 18:00 – 00:00

Joe Driscoll

Hip hop and rap by the American rapper, beatboxer and musician.

The Bedroom Bar, London EC2A

Sat 8 Jun

£7; £5 adv / 020 7739 5706

  • 21:00 – 03:00
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Jurassic 5

The group from Los Angeles, California, reforms to play its alternative hip hop hits.

O2 Academy Birmingham

Tue 11 Jun

£25 / 0844 477 2000

  • 19:00

O2 Academy Bristol

Wed 17 Jul

£25 / 0844 477 2000

  • 19:00

O2 Academy Brixton, London SW9

Thu 13 Jun

£32.50 / 0844 477 2000

  • 19:00

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Kendrick Lamar

The rapper and songwriter from Compton, California performs hip hop and gangsta rap from the album Good Kid, m.A.A.d City.

O2 Academy Birmingham

Mon 8 Jul

£25 / 0844 477 2000

  • 19:00

O2 Academy Leeds

Wed 10 Jul

£25 / 0113 389 1555

  • 19:00

O2 Apollo Manchester

Tue 25 Jun

£25 / 0844 477 7677

  • 19:00

Tue 9 Jul

£25 / 0844 477 7677

  • 19:00

Keyshia Cole

A mix of R&B and hip hop soul from the American singer-songwriter to promote the album Woman To Woman.

IndigO2, London SE10

Fri 31 May

£30–£50 / 0871 220 0260

  • 19:00

The Institute, Birmingham

Sat 1 Jun

£26 adv / 0121 643 0428

  • 18:00

The Ritz, Manchester

Thu 30 May

£55; £27.50 adv / 0161 236 3234

  • 19:00 – 23:00

Klashnekoff, Ting & Ra & The Iries, Jonski

London-based rapper and founding member of the Terra Firma Crew, Darren Kandler, performs hip hop.

Club 85, Hitchin

Fri 24 May

Free / 01462 434801

  • 19:45 – 23:45

KRS-One

With an acronym that stands for knowledge reigns supreme, KRS-One makes it clear from the off that he isn't just another MC concerned with rapping about girls and material possessions. Making his name as part of Boogie Down Productions with Scott La Rock in the eighties, the revolutionary American began by using music as…

Concorde 2, Brighton

Thu 6 Jun

£15 adv / 01273 673311

  • 19:30 – 23:00

The Garage, London N5

Fri 7 Jun

£18.50 / 0870 060 3777

  • 19:00 – 22:30

Sat 8 Jun

£18.50 / 0870 060 3777

  • 19:00 – 22:30

Stylus At Leeds University Union

Wed 12 Jun

£15; £13.50 adv / 0113 380 1342

  • 19:30
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Over-14s show. Aka Seattle rapper Ben Haggerty and his producer sidekick who scored a big online hit with their track Thrift Shop celebrating the joys of charity shopping.

O2 Academy, Glasgow

Fri 13 Sep

£17.50 / 0844 477 2000

  • 19:00

O2 Academy Birmingham

Wed 11 Sep

Phone for prices / 0844 477 2000

  • 18:00

O2 Academy Brixton, London SW9

Mon 9 Sep

Phone for prices / 0844 477 2000

  • 19:00

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The Meds Collective

The group from London performs lively and upbeat pop, R&B and hip hop.

The Water Rats, London WC1X

Sat 25 May

£6 / 020 3589 5983

  • 19:00

The Mend

Chart-orientated R&B, soul and hip hop by the Manchester-based vocal group.

The Borderline, London W1D

Fri 12 Jul

£10 adv / 0870 060 3777

  • 19:00 – 22:30

The Institute, Birmingham

Thu 11 Jul

£10 adv / 0121 643 0428

  • 19:00 – 23:00

MK1

Over-14s show. Urban duo most recently seen on The X Factor.

Classic Grand, Glasgow

Fri 21 Jun

£10 / 0141 847 0820

  • 19:00

Nubiyan Twist

The 10-piece collective performs a lively fusion of hip hop, Arbobeat, ska, funk and dub.

OPEN, Norwich

Fri 21 Jun

£6 adv / 01603 763111

  • 20:00
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