Kelela
Electronic band from DC · formed 1983
- Shows on record
- 60+
- Rooms played
- 56
- Cities
- 42
- Releases
- 27
- Last show
- Oct 16, 2026Mana Wynwood
About
Kelela is a band from DC, formed in 1983, tagged alternative r&b, ambient, breakbeat by its sources. Shows on record run from 2023 to 2026, across 56 rooms in 42 cities.
- Kelela formed in 1983 — MusicBrainz
- Kelela has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2013–2026 — MusicBrainz
- Kelela formed in 2011 — Wikipedia
- Kelela plays Alternative R&B [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
- Kelela plays electronic [ 2 ] [ 3 ] — Wikipedia
- Kelela plays R&G [ 4 ] [ 5 ] — Wikipedia
- Kelela has 711233 listeners on Last.fm — Kelela on Last.fm
- Kelela has released 10 recordings between 2022 and 2026 — Kelela on Discogs
- Kelela is a Genius-verified artist — Kelela on Genius (verified)
- Kelela has 194 followers on Genius — Kelela on Genius
- Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @kelelam — Kelela on Genius
- Genres per Wikidata: electronic music, alternative R&B — Wikidata
- Labels per Wikidata: Warp — Wikidata
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
60+ on record · bandslate-pipeline, Songkick, facebookUpcoming shows
Mana Wynwood Convention Center · Miami, FL
With Four Tet, KETTAMA, Marco Carola
Show 4:00 PM EDT · Multi-band bill
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | LAV - Lisboa Ao Vivo · LisbonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Sala Lab/Wagon · MadridHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 23, 2026 | La Paloma · BarcelonaHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 24, 2026 | National Concert Hall · DublinHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Élysée Montmartre · ParisHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Bürgerhaus Stollwerck · CologneTicketsHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Stollwerk · CologneHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Huxleys Neue Welt · BerlinTicketsHeadlinerwith Trinity | Headliner | Trinity |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Lingotto · TurinHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 2, 2026 | La Madeleine · BrusselsHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Paradiso · AmsterdamHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 4, 2026 | O2 Academy Brixton · BrixtonTicketsHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 7, 2026 | Parque de Exposições Agropecuárias de Salvador · SalvadorHeadliner | Headliner | — |
Shows per year
- 20239 shows
- 202410 shows
- 202641 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Mana Wynwood · MiamiHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Buckhead Theatre · AtlantaHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 14, 2026 | The Underground · CharlotteHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 14, 2026 | The Fillmore Charlotte · CharlotteHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 13, 2026 | The Fillmore Silver Spring · Silver SpringHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 11, 2026 | Theatre of Living Arts · PhiladelphiaHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 11, 2026 | Theater Of Living Arts · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith keiyaA | Headliner | keiyaA |
| Oct 11, 2026 | TLA · PhiladelphiaHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Brooklyn Paramount · BrooklynHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Brooklyn Paramount · BrooklynHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 7, 2026 | The Danforth Music Hall · TorontoHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Danforth Music Hall · TorontoHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 6, 2026 | The Vic Theatre · ChicagoHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Vic Theatre · ChicagoHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 6, 2026 | The Old Vic Theatre · LondonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Varsity Theater · MinneapolisHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Pier 80 · San FranciscoHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 24, 2026 | The Van Buren · PhoenixHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Observatory North Park · San DiegoHeadlinerwith KeiyaA | Headliner | KeiyaA |
| Sep 22, 2026 | The Wiltern · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith KeiyaA | Headliner | KeiyaA |
| Sep 21, 2026 | The Wiltern · Los Angeles (LA)Headliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Bronze Peacock Room, House of Blues · HoustonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 16, 2026 | House of Blues - Dallas · DallasHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Emo's Austin · AustinHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 13, 2026 | Gothic Theatre · EnglewoodHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Wonder Ballroom · PortlandHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 8, 2026 | The Showbox · SeattleHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Fairgrounds, The Salt Shed (Outdoors) · ChicagoSupportwith The Jesus Lizard, Sextile, John Glacier, +12 | Support | The Jesus Lizard, Sextile, John Glacier, +12 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Fairgrounds, The Salt Shed (Outdoors) · ChicagoSupportwith The Jesus Lizard, Sextile, Provoker, +8 | Support | The Jesus Lizard, Sextile, Provoker, +8 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | The Atlantis · WashingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Echoplex · Los Angeles (LA)Headliner | Headliner | — |
| May 29, 2024 | Blue Note Jazz Club · New York (NYC)Headliner | Headliner | — |
| May 28, 2024 | Blue Note Jazz Club · New York (NYC)Headliner | Headliner | — |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Fronton Bucareli · Mexico CityHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Terminal 5 · ManhattanSupportwith jpegmafia | Support | jpegmafia |
| Feb 17, 2024 | The Cause · LondonHeadlinerwith JD. REID, MOBILEGIRL, Karen Nyame KG, +1 | Headliner | JD. REID, MOBILEGIRL, Karen Nyame KG, +1 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Public Records · New York (NYC)Headliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Praça XV · Rio de JaneiroHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 31, 2023 | The Powerstation · AucklandHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Metro Theatre · SydneyHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Sol Blume 2023 · SacramentoHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Victoria Park · LondonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 17, 2023 | New Century · ManchesterHeadlinerwith George Riley | Headliner | George Riley |
| Aug 16, 2023 | The Academy · DublinHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Paradiso Grote Zaal · AmsterdamHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Suvilahti · HelsinkiHeadliner | Headliner | — |
Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.
Where they play
56 rooms in 42 citiesRooms played most
- Blue Note Jazz Club · New York (NYC)2 shows
- Brooklyn Paramount · Brooklyn2 shows
- Fairgrounds, The Salt Shed (Outdoors) · Chicago2 shows
- The Wiltern · Los Angeles (LA)2 shows
- Bronze Peacock Room, House of Blues · Houston1 show
Cities played
- Chicago4 shows
- London3 shows
- Los Angeles (LA)3 shows
- New York (NYC)3 shows
- Philadelphia3 shows
and 37 other cities
Live history
236 shows on record- Shows counted
- 236
- First on record
- Oct 2012
- Latest on record
- Oct 2026
Shows per year
- 20123
- 201328
- 201434
- 201522
- 201614
- 201749
- 201838
- 20191
- 202323
- 202410
- 202614
Top rooms
- Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 4
- Danforth Music Hall, Toronto · 3
- Union Park, Chicago · 3
- Webster Hall, New York (NYC) · 3
- Bowery Ballroom, New York (NYC) · 3
Top cities
- Los Angeles (LA), CA · 15
- New York (NYC), NY · 13
- London · 10
- San Francisco, CA · 10
- Chicago, IL · 10
Often on the bill with: The xx, Solange, inc. no world, Floating Points, Tiffany Gouché, DARKSIDE, Nils Frahm, JPEGMAFIA
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
27 releases, 2013–2026idea 1
2026 · Single
new avatar
2026 · Album
outta time
2026 · Ep
Linknb
2026
Point Blank
2026
In the Blue Light
2025 · Album
RAVE:N, The Remixes
2024 · Album
VII. Within Without (Liberation)
2024 · Single
Contact
2023 · Single
Enough for Love
2023 · Single
Raven
2023 · Album
Happy Ending
2022 · Single
On the Run
2022 · Single
Washed Away
2022 · Single
Aquaphoria
2019 · Album
TAKE ME A_PART, THE REMIXES
2018 · Album
Blue Light
2017 · Single
Frontline
2017 · Single
LMK
2017 · Single
Take Me Apart
2017 · Album
Waitin
2017 · Single
Reference Track TF Scrape
2016 · Single
A Message
2015 · Single
Hallucinogen
2015 · Ep
Hallucinogen Remixes
2015 · Ep
Melba’s Call
2014 · Single
Cut 4 Me
2013 · Album
Discography
34 releases, 2013–2026- 2026idea 1Single
Warp
- 2026linknbSingle
Warp · WARPDS405B
- 2026new avatarAlbum
Warp
- 2026outta timeEP
Warp
- 2026point blankSingle
Warp
- 2026the bridgeSingle
Warp
- 2026thе bridgеSingle
Warp
- 2025BetterLive
Warp
- 2025In the Blue LightLive
Warp · WARPDA387 · Engineer [Uncredited]: Gloria Kaba; Mastered By [Uncredited]: Simon Lancelot
- 2024Holier (JD. REID remix)Single
Warp
- 2024RAVE:N, The RemixesAlbum
Warp
- 2024VII. Within Without (Liberation)Single
Red Hot Organization
Show 22 more releases
- 2023Closure (Flexulant x BAMBII Remix)Single
Warp
- 2023Contact (Karen Nyame KG Remix)Single
Warp
- 2023Enough for LoveSingle
Warp
- 2023RavenAlbum
Warp · WARPDD320 · Engineer [For Mix]: Brandon Peralta; Executive-Producer [Co-Executive Producer]: Asmara; Mastered By: Dave Kutch; Mixed By: Chris Tabron
- 2022Happy EndingSingle
Warp
- 2022On the RunSingle
Warp
- 2022Washed AwaySingle
Warp
- 2019AquaphoriaAlbum
[no label]
- 2018KAYTRANADA_WAITIN_115 BPMSingle
Warp
- 2018TAKE ME A_PART, THE REMIXESAlbum
Warp · WARPDD298
- 2017Blue LightSingle
Warp
- 2017FrontlineSingle
Warp · WARPDD 287B
- 2017LMKSingle
Warp · WARPDD298A
- 2017Take Me ApartAlbum
Warp · WARPCDD287 · Engineer [Assistant]: Matt Mysko; Executive-Producer: Ariel Rechtshaid; Executive-Producer: Jam City; Executive-Producer: Kelela
- 2017WaitinSingle
Warp · WARPDD298B
- 2016Reference Track TF ScrapeSingle
[no label]
- 2015A MessageSingle
Cherry Coffee Music · CHERRY- 001
- 2015HallucinogenEP
Cherry Coffee Music · WAP387D
- 2015Hallucinogen RemixesEP
Warp · WAP387X
- 2014Melba’s CallSingle
Night Slugs · NS015
- 2013Cut 4 MeAlbum
Fade to Mind · FADELP001
- 2013EnemySingle
Fade To Mind
Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.
Lineup
- Kelela Mizanekristos
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
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Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Kelela on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Kelela on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Kelela on Genius (verified) | Artist facts |
| Kelela on Genius | Artist facts |
| Wikidata | Artist facts, Photos |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| bandslate-pipeline | Show history |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Show history | |
| TheAudioDB | Photos, Logo |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited 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.
From Wikipedia
These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Kelela. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.
- Years active
- 2011–present
- Genres
- Alternative R&B, electronic, R&G
- Labels
- Warp, Fade to Mind
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