Lyrics Born's 2011 Concert History

Lyrics Born (a.k.a. Asia Born) is Tom Shimura (b. 1972), originally from Berkeley, California, though through his childhood he lived in Tokyo, Japan, and Salt Lake City, Utah. He began his hip hop career while at college at UC Davis, where he was a DJ at the college station KDVS. He is a founding member of the group of artists known as Quannum Projects.

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 29, 2011 –
Jan 01, 2012
The Pyramid Rock Festival 2011
Gotye / Scissor Sisters / Boy & Bear / Dum Dum Girls / Grandmaster Flash / Cloud Control / The Living End / Hanni El Khatib / Spank Rock / Illy / Spiderbait / The Bamboos / The Aston Shuffle / Drapht / Lyrics Born / Owl Eyes / Bluejuice / Thundamentals / Sparkadia / French Horn Rebellion / The Herd / The Panics / Muscles / Jonathan Boulet / Bertie Blackman / The Getaway Plan / The Delta Riggs / Salmonella Dub / Ash Grunwald / Tim & Jean / Calling All Cars / Jim Ward / Split Seconds / Graveyard Train / R.W. Grace Show all bands
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nov 17, 2011
Lyrics Born Brooklyn Bowl New York, New York, United States
Oct 12, 2011
Lyrics Born HopMonk Tavern Sebastopol Sebastopol, California, United States
Sep 22, 2011 –
Sep 25, 2011
Rifflandia Music Festival 2011
AWOLNATION / Cold War Kids / City and Colour / Broken Social Scene / De La Soul / Ra Ra Riot / The Knocks / Gomez / TOKiMONSTA / Nosaj Thing / blackalicious / Mother Mother / Felix Cartal / The Cave Singers / Machinedrum / J Mascis / Sage Francis / Braids / Suuns / AraabMuzik / Lyrics Born / Eskmo / P.O.S / The Coup / The Besnard Lakes / The Pack A.D. / Kim Churchill / Hollerado / Giant Sand / Pepper Rabbit / Eliot Lipp / Hawksley Workman / Painted Palms / Wildlife / Ko / Trouble Andrew / LA Riots / Royal Wood / Jim-e Stack / Jokers of the Scene / U.S.S / The Belle Game / Matthew Barber / Karkwa / The Funk Hunters / We Are The City / Redbird / Young Rival / Young Liars / Daniel Wesley / Michael Rault / Rococode / Old Man Luedecke / Outsider / Xi / Mike Edel / Vince Vaccaro / No Sinner / Freedom or Death / Acres Of Lions / Lance Herbstrong / Bonjay / The Archers / St Christopher / The Coppertone / The Provincial Archive / Monolithium / Wool on Wolves / Eames / Beekeeper / Prison Garde / Mindil Beach Markets / Man Made Lake / Lindsay Bryan / Olenka / The Tower of Dudes / Lola Parks / The Scale Breakers / Sunhawk / Righteous Rainbows of Togetherness / Randy Ponzio / NikTex / The Dirty Mags / The Circadian Kingdom / Shuyler Jansen & Foam / Kuba Oms and the Velvet Revolution / Cityof9s / Full Function / DJ Anger / Adam Barter / DJ Speedyshoes / Spilly Gs / Sheroams / Big Reds Show all bands
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Show Duplicate for Sep 22, 2011
Aug 27, 2011
"Orton Park Festival" / Great Lake Swimmers / Lyrics Born

Orton Park Festival

Orton Park Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Aug 26, 2011
Lyrics Born Redstone Room Davenport, Iowa, United States
Aug 25, 2011
Lyrics Born The Cabooze Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Aug 14, 2011
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival (Day 3 of 3)
Arcade Fire / Deadmau5 / The Decemberists / John Fogerty / Beirut / STS9 / Major Lazer / Little Dragon / Julieta Venegas / Josh Ritter / Mavis Staples / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Latyrx / Lyrics Born / Junip / Charles Bradley / The Infamous Stringdusters / Tune-Yards / Pajama Club / Wye Oak / Ty Segall / Lord Huron / The Fresh & Onlys / Grouplove / Diego's Umbrella / Gallagher Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 12, 2011 –
Aug 14, 2011
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2011
Christina Perri / Grouplove / Beirut / Diplo / The Roots / The Decemberists / Phantogram / Muse / Erykah Badu / OK Go / Ellie Goulding / The Vaccines / Little Dragon / The Black Keys / Toro Y Moi / Best Coast / STRFKR / Girl Talk / Arctic Monkeys / The Joy Formidable / Phish / MGMT / Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / tUnE-yArDs / Lord Huron / Collie Buddz / Foster the People / Josh Ritter / Wye Oak / Arcade Fire / Junip / Ty Segall / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis / John Fogerty / Julieta Venegas / STS9 / Sia / Charles Bradley / Vetiver / Deadmau5 / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Old 97's / Mavis Staples / Ana Tijoux / Major Lazer / Paper Diamond / The Shins / Big Audio Dynamite / Lotus / The Limousines / Eskmo / K.Flay / Ximena Sariñana / Bob Schneider / Lyrics Born / Miguel Migs / Neil Finn / Mexican Institute of Sound / Warren Haynes / Space Cowboy / Tamaryn / The Fresh & Onlys / Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band / Greyboy Allstars / The Stone Foxes / The Infamous Stringdusters / Kelley Stoltz / Orgone / Latyrx / Release the Sunbird / Fred Everything / Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers / 8 Ball / Paul F. Tompkins / Marky / Diego's Umbrella / Doc Martin / Matt Braunger / Lateef / Moshe Kasher / Pajama Party / The Originals / DJ Mes / Motion Potion / David Harness / Sunbirds / Dj Platurn / Jazz Mafia / New Orleans Klezmer Allstars / Deon Cole / Eric Sharp / Franky Boissy / Kitten On The Keys / Freestyle Love Supreme / Cosmic Suckerpunch / Gallagher / Ali Wong / The Original Meters / Warren Hayes Band / Arann Harris and the Farm Band / Aaron Axelsen / Chris Orr / Jay Alexander / Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist / Mauricio Aviles / Ghost Robot / Melissa Villasenor / DJ Deevice / Sharon Finn / Cowboy Girls Show all bands
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Unknown venue San Francisco, California, United States
Show Duplicates for Aug 12, 2011
Aug 06, 2011
Xclamation Fest 2011
Y & T / Mr. Big / Dead Kennedys / Moonshine Bandits / Dam / Wicked Hickie / DEV / Lyrics Born / DJ Vice / Suburban Legends / Frankie J / more
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Downtown Modesto Modesto, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 06, 2011
Aug 04, 2011
Lyrics Born / Who Cares? Harlow's Sacramento, California, United States
Jul 29, 2011
Floydfest
"Floydfest" / Ella Riot / Sam Bush / Red Stick Ramblers / Carolina Chocolate Drops / North Mississippi Allstars / Rubblebucket / Trampled by Turtles / Toubab Krewe / Railroad Earth / Pimps of Joytime / Robert Randolph & The Family Band / Lyrics Born / Papadosio / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Show all bands
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Floydfest Floyd, Virginia, United States
Jul 28, 2011 –
Jul 31, 2011
Floydfest 2011
Old Crow Medicine Show / Grace Potter / Trampled by Turtles / Taj Mahal / Robert Randolph & The Family Band / Carolina Chocolate Drops / Yonder Mountain String Band / Lyrics Born / Rubblebucket / Papadosio / Railroad Earth / Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Hot Tuna / Sam Bush / Del McCoury Band / American Aquarium / Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band / The Pimps of Joytime / John Brown's Body / Donna the Buffalo / WAVE / Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 / Yarn / Baka Beyond / Tony Rice Unit / New Monsoon / Los Gatos / Red Stick Ramblers / JP Harris / The Barefoot Movement / Ella Riot / Yard Dogs Road Show / Big Daddy Love / Miss Behavin' / Cyro Baptista And Beat The Donkey / Larry Keel & Natural Bridge / Lefty Williams Band / Nate Leath / Jackass Flats / The Bloodroots Barter / William Walter & Co. / The Whitetop Mountain Band / Morwenna Lasko & Jay Pun / David Grisman Sextet / HARRIS BROTHERS / Blue Mule / Carbon Jam / Noah Levine / Kat Mills / dot dot dash / Toma Que Toma / Nat Reese / Einstein's Monkey / Maggie Ingram / Dirk Powell Band / Taubab Krewe / Heather Berry / The Fire Dragon / Jonathan C. Ward / Michael Ismerio / Linda Lay and Sammy Shelor Show all bands
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Floydfest 2011 Floyd, VA, US
Jul 16, 2011
"WakeRide" / Lyrics Born / K-Os

WakeRide

Victoria Park Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Jun 25, 2011
Lyrics Born Willits Shakespeare Company Willits, California, United States
Jun 18, 2011
Lyrics Born Metro Theatre Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Apr 23, 2011
Lyrics Born The Addition (Formerly Yoshi's SF) San Francisco, California, United States
Apr 22, 2011
Lyrics Born / Skins & Needles The Fat Cat Music House And Lounge Modesto, California, United States
Apr 20, 2011
"World Ski & Snowboard Festival" / Lyrics Born

World Ski & Snowboard Festival

Mainstage @ Skier's Plaza Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 16, 2011
Lyrics Born / Skins & Needles Stickyz Rock 'N' Roll Chicken Shack Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Xclamation Fest 2011 on Aug 6, 2011 [392-small]

Xclamation Fest 2011
Aug 6, 2011
 Modesto, California, United States
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