YASIIN BEY AND TALIB KWELI RETURN TO THE UK TO CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF BLACK STAR

Black Star (Yasi­in Bey fka Mos Def and Talib Kweli) make their long-awaited return to Lon­don, Manchester, and Birm­ing­ham this Novem­ber – their first shows in over a dec­ade out­side the capital.

Still fly­ing the flag for unapo­lo­get­ic socially con­scious rap, the legendary pair return to the UK this Novem­ber for three nights, cel­eb­rat­ing 30 years in music, per­form­ing hits from their debut album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star and sopho­more album No Fear Of Time.

On Tues­day, 11th Novem­ber, they land in Lon­don for their first head­line show in the cap­it­al in 7 years, tak­ing over the icon­ic O2 Academy Brix­ton. They’ll then head to Manchester’s O2 Vic­tor­ia Ware­house on Sat­urday, 15th Novem­ber, before clos­ing out the run at Birm­ing­ham’s O2 Academy on Sunday, 16th.

O2 Academy Brix­ton, Lon­don — Tues­day, 11th November 

O2 Vic­tor­ia Ware­house, Manchester — Sat­urday, 15th Novem­ber 2025

O2 Academy, Birm­ing­ham — Sunday, 16th Novem­ber 2025

Tick­ets on sale 8th August (via TEG) > https://www.tegeurope.com/event­s/­black-star/

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Rishma

Edit­or / PR Con­sult­ant at No Bounds
Rishma Dhali­w­al has extens­ive exper­i­ence study­ing and work­ing in the music and media industry. Hav­ing writ­ten a thes­is on how Hip Hop acts as a social move­ment, she has spent years research­ing and con­nect­ing with artists who use the art form as a tool for bring­ing a voice to the voiceless.

About Rishma

Rishma Dhaliwal has extensive experience studying and working in the music and media industry. Having written a thesis on how Hip Hop acts as a social movement, she has spent years researching and connecting with artists who use the art form as a tool for bringing a voice to the voiceless.