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Antibalas

Soul & R&B band from Brooklyn, NY · formed 1998

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Antibalas photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
26
Rooms played
23
Cities
17
Releases
23
Last show
Dec 14, 2025Hidden Hall

About

Antibalas is a band from Brooklyn, NY, formed in 1998, tagged afrobeat, funk, groove by its sources. Shows on record run from 2002 to 2025, across 23 rooms in 17 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

26 on record · Songkick, archive etree
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Shows per year

  1. 20023 shows
  2. 20033 shows
  3. 20049 shows
  4. 20051 show
  5. 20122 shows
  6. 20151 show
  7. 20173 shows
  8. 20191 show
  9. 20221 show
  10. 20252 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Dec 14, 2025Hidden Hall · SeattleHeadlinerwith Midpak
Dec 13, 2025Hidden Hall · SeattleHeadlinerwith Midpak
Apr 15, 2022The Chapel · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Dos Santos
Sep 10, 2019Grande Halle de la Villette · ParisSupportwith Maisha, Marcus Miller, Bettye LaVette, +3
Sep 30, 2017Founders Brewery Tap Room · Grand RapidsHeadliner
Apr 21, 2017Nectar Lounge · SeattleHeadliner
Jan 21, 2017Black Cat · WashingtonHeadlinerwith Superhuman Happiness, Nels Cline, Trixie Whitley, +4
Jul 11, 2015Greenfield Community College · GreenfieldSupportwith Steve Earle & the Dukes, Punch Brothers, Tune-Yards, +25
Dec 7, 2012Crocodile Cafe · SeattleHeadliner
Dec 7, 2012The Crocodile - Old Location · SeattleHeadlinerwith Sì Lìmon, DJ Darek Mazzone
Jun 14, 2005The Velvet Room · Salt Lake CityHeadliner
Nov 3, 2004Middle East Cafe · CambridgeHeadliner
Nov 3, 2004Middle East · CambridgeHeadliner
Oct 29, 2004Horseshoe Tavern · TorontoHeadliner
Oct 26, 2004Mercy Lounge · NashvilleHeadliner
Oct 6, 2004W.O.W. HALL · EugeneHeadliner
Sep 22, 2004Knickerbockers · LincolnHeadliner
Jul 29, 2004The El Rey Theater · Los AngelesHeadliner
Jul 22, 2004The Ottobar · BaltimoreHeadliner
Jun 10, 2004The Barrymore Theatre · MadisonHeadliner
Aug 2, 2003The Black Cat · WashingtonHeadliner
Apr 12, 2003Horseshoe Tavern · Toronto, ON, CanadaHeadliner
Apr 11, 2003Horseshoe Tavern · Toronto, ON, CanadaHeadliner
Dec 6, 2002Lee's Palace · Toronto, ON, CanadaHeadliner
Dec 5, 2002Lee's Palace · Toronto, ON, CanadaHeadliner
Jun 1, 2002Thomas & Mack Center · Las VegasHeadliner

Where they play

23 rooms in 17 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Seattle5 shows
  • Toronto, ON, Canada4 shows
  • Cambridge2 shows
  • Washington2 shows
  • Baltimore1 show

and 12 other cities

Releases

23 releases, 2000–2025

  • Hourglass

    2025 · Album

  • Fu Chronicles

    2020 · Album

  • Paste Studio NYC (New York, NY) 02/07/2020

    2020

  • Where the Gods Are in Peace

    2017 · Album

  • Heaven Is Not For Everyone

    2017

  • Live From The House Of Soul

    2016

  • Tattletale Pt. I & II cover

    Tattletale Pt. I & II

    Aug 12, 2014 · Album · 2 tracks

  • Tattletale

    2014 · Single

  • Antibalas

    2012 · Album

  • Tiny Desk Concert

    2012

  • Dirty Money

    2012

  • Rat Race EP cover

    Rat Race EP

    Jul 4, 2011 · Album · 5 tracks

  • Rat Race

    2011 · Ep

  • Security

    2007 · Album

  • Government Magic

    2005 · Ep

  • Who Is This America?

    2004 · Album

  • Talkatif

    2002 · Album

  • Liberation Afrobeat, Volume 1

    2000 · Album

  • Security

    Album

  • Government Magic EP

    Album

  • PAZ EP

    Album

  • Talkatif

    Album

  • Liberation Afro Beat Vol.1

    Album

Lineup

  • Martin Perna
  • Victor Axelrod
  • Marcus Farrar
  • Reinaldo DeJesus
  • Morgan Price
  • Michael Pallas · trombone
  • Stuart Bogie
  • Binky Griptite
  • Michael Herbst
  • Timothy J Allen
  • Aaron Johnson
  • Raja Kassis · guitar
  • Chico Mann
  • Jordan McLean
  • Kevin Raczka
  • Todd Simon

Former

  • Duke Amayo
  • Fernando "Boogaloo" Velez
  • Amayo
  • Miles Francis
  • Phil Ballman
  • Luke O’Malley
  • Del Stribling

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2025-10-24–2026-07-14 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Wo' Pop' (Darek Mazzone) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Prometheus Brown) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reverend Dollars) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Kevin Sur) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Antibalas — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Antibalas — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Antibalas — Tattletale Pt. I & II
Release art · Tattletale Pt. I & II — release
Antibalas — Rat Race EP
Release art · Rat Race EP — release

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
Antibalas on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Antibalas on Last.fmArtist facts
Antibalas on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history
archive etreeShow history
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.