Motor City Drum Ensemble Concert History

Motor City Drum Ensemble is a unique kind of ensemble in that it consists of just one man : Simultaneously retro and futuristic German House pioneer Danilo Plessow . He was born in 1985 in a small town in rural southern germany and soon moved to Stuttgart , the world’s cradle of the automobile and Germany’s ‘Motor City’ (w. Mercedes, Porsche, Bosch headquarters). Hence, his best known artist moniker ‘MCDE’ obviously is a reference as well to his home-town as to his first love in music, the Soul, Jazz and Techno sounds of Detroit.

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Motor City Drum Ensemble Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 15, 2024 –
Aug 18, 2024
We Out Here Festival 2024
Corinne Bailey Rae / Sampha / Mr. Scruff / Mount Kimbie / Sainté / Floating Points / Yaya Bey / Kae Tempest / Matthew Halsall / Loose Ends / Casisdead / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Nabihah Iqbal / Mansur Brown / V*Enna / Ego Ella May / Ron Trent / Bala Desejo / Loraine James / corto.alto / Brian Jackson / Irreversible Entanglements / Tara Clerkin Trio / Maria Chiara Argirò / Guts (FR) / Moses Yoofee Trio / Aja Monet / Hagan / Steven Bamidele / Danilo Plessow / Rosie Turton / Gayance / 10:32 / SANAM (Lebanon) Show all bands
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Wimborne St Giles Wimborne, UK
Jul 10, 2024 –
Jul 13, 2024
Mad Cool Festival 2024 @ Iberdrola Music
Dua Lipa / Avril Lavigne / Pearl Jam / The Smashing Pumpkins / James Arthur / Bring Me The Horizon / Tom Odell / Sum 41 / Keane / Lord Huron / Bonobo / Alec Benjamin / Janelle Monáe / Michael Kiwanuka / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Jessie Ware / Garbage / Nothing But Thieves / Greta Van Fleet / Alvvays / Ashnikko / Rels B / Arlo Parks / The Heavy / Paul Kalkbrenner / The Breeders / The Gaslight Anthem / Bomba Estéreo / Black Pumas / Soccer Mommy / Mando Diao / Kenya Grace / Kid Francescoli / Sleaford Mods / Blanco White / Nathaniel Rateliff / The Blessed Madonna / Tom Morello / Genesis Owusu / Jayda G / Bar Italia / Black Honey / Larkin Poe / Motor City Drum Ensemble / kneecap / Chinchilla / Julieta / Dead Posey / Danilo Plessow / MERINA GRIS / Gilipojazz / Atomic Rose Show all bands
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Iberdrola Music Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Show Duplicate for Jul 10, 2024
Aug 24, 2023 –
Aug 27, 2023
Lost Village 2023
Gerd Janson / Desiree / Luke Una / Horse Meat Disco / Giles Peterson / Carlita / Palms Trax / NIKS / Dee Diggs / Suze Ijo / Honey Dijon / Kirollus / Crazy P / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Dixon / Theo Kottis
Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Apr 07, 2023 –
Apr 09, 2023
DGTL Amsterdam 2023
Bonobo / Mura Masa / Moderat / CamelPhat / Hot Since 82 / Monolink / Max Cooper / Ross From Friends / Jan Blomqvist / Agar Agar / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Folamour / Henrik Schwarz / The Martinez Brothers / Honey Dijon / Satori / The Blessed Madonna / Klangkuenstler / Denis Sulta / Jayda G / Hunee / Ela Minus / Isabella / Logic1000 / Paula Temple / Colyn / Soichi Terada / Bambounou / VTSS / Sweely / Vladimir Dubyshkin / Chris Stussy / ZOHAR / Benny Rodrigues / Colin Benders / Jensen Interceptor / Charmaine / Anetha / Olympe / I. JORDAN / Salome / Steam Down / Philou Louzolo / Akua / Elias Mazian / sherelle / Sansibar / TAAHLIAH / Danilo Plessow / Tsepo / Cera Khin / Dr. Rubinstein / Samuel Deep / Sedef Adasi / DJ Mell G / Evan Baggs / Coloray / Cincity / Budino / CHARLOTTE ADIGÉRY & BOLIS PUPUL / Ineffekt / Carista / Lola Haro / Octa Octa / Black Cadmium / Dj Seinfield / Mona Yim / Alberta Balsam / Naone / Ngoni Egan / Toman music / Eris Drew B2B Octo Octa / Kamma & Masalo / Spekki Webu / Marie Montexier / Attention Deficit Disorder / Suze Ijó / Soft Break / Joëlla Jackson / NOUMÉ / Ogazón Show all bands
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NDSM-werf Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Feb 11, 2023
Danilo Plessow / Motor City Drum Ensemble / DJ Minx / DJ Patrick Lotilla / Boy Harsher / Josh Cheon / b0nitababy / sfcowboy Public Works San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 24, 2022 –
Sep 25, 2022
Portola Music Festival 2022
Flume / M.I.A. / James Blake / Charli XCX / Chemical Brothers / Fatboy Slim / Toro Y Moi / Kaytranada / Caribou / Duke Dumont / Jamie xx / Jungle / DJ Shadow / Four Tet / Gorgon City / The Avalanches / SG Lewis / Omar Apollo / Bob Moses / Lane 8 / PinkPantheress / slowthai / Floating Points / L'Impératrice / Palace / Yaeji / George Fitzgerald / Peggy Gou / Arca / Fred Again / Yves Tumor / Romy / Hot Since 82 / DRAMA / Neil Frances / Ross From Friends / Caroline Polachek / Channel Tres / Ben Böhmer / Justin Martin / The Range / Ama Lou / Young franco / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Kelly Lee Owens / Slayyyter / Shygirl / Dawn Richard / The Blessed Madonna / Soraya / Gioli & Assia / TSHA / Prospa / Ela Minus / Haai / Sad Night Dynamite / Sofia Kourtesis / Elkka / Godford / jamesjamesjames / DJ Dials / DJ_Dave / DJ Holographic / KEINEMUSIK (&ME, RAMPA AND ADAM PORT) / BICEP LIVE / dBreathe / Eug / Danilo Plessow/MCDE / Frida K / Four Tet + Floating Points / DUKE DUMONT LIVE / DANILO PLESSOW (MCDE) / MADDY MAIA + TOTTIE (SOS MUSIC)* / Bicep Show all bands
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Pier 80 San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 27, 2022 –
Aug 28, 2022
This Ain't No Picnic 2022
The Strokes / Beach House / Mac DeMarco / Tinashe / Jorja Smith / Earl Sweatshirt / LCD Soundsystem / Kaytranada / Jungle / Four Tet / Isaiah Rashad / Courtney Barnett / Phoebe Bridgers / Ying Yang Twins / Queen Naija / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Descendents / Le Tigre / Slowthai / Floating Points / IDLES / Sparks / Romy / Julia Jacklin / Eyedress / Sleep / Deafheaven / Yves Tumor / The Circle Jerks / Turnstile / Shame / Caroline Polachek / Mall Grab / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Nothing / Kelly Lee Owens / Nicki Nicole / Honey Dijon / Tems / Genesis Owusu / Magdalena Bay / Lala Lala / Spirit of the Beehive / Indigo De Souza / Wet Leg / Mdou Moctar / Dawn Richard / Mike Watt / Gerd Janson / Paris Texas / Avalon Emerson / King Woman / Girl Ultra / Spellling / Hana Vu / TSHA / Brandon / AROOJ AFTAB / Peach / Andrew McMahon / Sofia Kourtesis / Zulu / Logic1000 / The Descendants / Godford / ethel cain / Despacio / Pachyman / Isabella Lovestory / Circle J / Margaritas Podridas / They Hate Change / Dave P / Maral / MICHELLE NYC / Tre' Amani / NAAFI / Danilo Plessow/MCDE / Junior Varsity (US) / Fundido Show all bands
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Brookside at the Rose Bowl Pasadena, California, United States
Show Duplicates for Aug 27, 2022
Jul 11, 2022 –
Jul 17, 2022
Dour Festival 2022
Flume / GoldLink / Metronomy / Chase & Status / Loyle Carner / Angèle / Rico Nasty / Parcels / Booba / Modestep / Floating Points / Niska / DJ Koze / Princess Nokia / Squarepusher / Molchat Doma / Yves Tumor / Romeo Elvis / Sleaford Mods / Sevdaliza / Josman / Vald / Inner City / Hamza / OBOY / Rone / Laylow / Laurent Garnier / IC3PEAK / Ben Böhmer / Daniel Avery / Ross From Friends / Black Country, New Road / Dirtyphonics / Apashe / Joy Orbison / Kalash / GAZO / City Morgue / Black Midi / Greentea Peng / The Bug / Morad / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Shygirl / Folamour / Amelie Lens / Ben Klock / Sven Vath / Danny L Harle / Dorian Electra / Honey Dijon / Kamaal Williams / DJ Hype / Nubya Garcia / Reinier Zonneveld / Blond:ish / Blawan / Flowdan / Green Montana / Vladimir Cauchemar / Nia Archives / I Hate Models / Warmduscher / Hugo TSR / Los Bitchos / Chilla / Kenny Mason / DJ Ez / Oklou / Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul / Avalon Emerson / Erika de Casier / Mansfield.TYA / FLOHIO / Juicy J / Logic1000 / Kings of the Rollers / Dax J / Les Louanges / partiboi69 / Poupie / Sylvie Kreusch / Trym / 999999999 / LSDXOXO / Mezerg / Ascendant Vierge / Peet / The Haunted Youth / uniiqu3 / Randall / Airod / Backxwash / Anz / AliA / I. JORDAN / Mandidextrous / Teto Preto / KT Gorique / Glass Museum / Dc Salas / MADMADMAD / sherelle / Chibi Ichigo / Neue Grafik Ensemble / Bryan's Magic Tears / EMY / TAAHLIAH / K.ZIA / Bakari / Youssef Swatt's / Stace / Yves Tumor & Its Band / MEYY / Tukan / David Numwami / u.r.trax / Commander Spoon / Albi X / Smahlo / Promis3 / Avalanche Kaito / Juliana Huxtable / Nikitch & Kuna Maze / Teleraptor / Oton / Lola Haro / Marhu / Jawbreakers / ECHT! (BE) / Azo / Bothlane / CABALLERO & JEANJASS (BE) / Karla Böhm / Mika Oki / Disiz Show all bands
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Dour Festival Dour, Wallonia, Belgium
Jul 01, 2022 –
Jul 03, 2022
Kappa Futur Festival 2022
Diplo / Four Tet / CamelPhat / Fisher / Solomun / Carl Cox / Peggy Gou / Boris Brejcha / Tale of Us / Jamie Jones / Agoria / Ricardo Villalobos / Riverside / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Pan-Pot / Solardo / Seth Troxler / Amelie Lens / The Martinez Brothers / The Blessed Madonna / Honey Dijon / Danny Tenaglia / Joseph Capriati / Enrico Sangiuliano / Bedouin / Reinier Zonneveld / PAWSA / Dennis Cruz / Denis Sulta / Monika Kruse / Michael Bibi / Helena Hauff / John Summit / FJAAK / I Hate Models / Andrea Oliva / Syreeta / Satoshi Tomiie / Detlef / Paco Osuna / Gandalf / Wade / Young Marco / ANOTR / Joyhauser / Derrick Carter / Craig Richards / Cybotron / DIMA / Sonja Moonear / Chelina Manuhutu / Antal / Paula Tape / Youniverse / gizA djs / Chloe Caillet / stomp boxx / Menzi / NYEGE NYEGE / Danilo Plessow/MCDE / HHY & The Kampala Unit / BLACKCHILD / The Taste Testers / Turkana / Kabeaushé / Carl Craig presents Paperclip People live / DJ DRUMS&CHANTS / Farrago B2B Milo Spykers / Jay Mitta & Anti Vairas / Luca Rude / Lvpica / Marbøx / MATHEW JONSON live FT. Xx ISIS xX / Alex Dima B2B Munir Nadir / Nicola Gavino / Sizing / 4MINA / Ben Bohmer (Live) Show all bands
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Parco Dora Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Mar 05, 2022 –
Mar 06, 2022
CRSSD Festival 2022
Glass Animals / Chet Faker / Four Tet / Gorgon City / SG Lewis / Sofi Tukker / Parcels / Cautious Clay / 070 Shake / Felix da Housecat / Nina Kraviz / Joris Voorn / Joy Orbison / Adam Beyer / Palms / Franc Moody / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Solardo / Jeff Mills / Lastlings / Sam Paganini / Kyle Watson / Eli Brown / Helena Hauff / Blu Detiger / Pax / Ilario Alicante / Ben UFO / Jerro / The Absolute / Get Real / Maxinne / MIANE / Danilo Plessow / CIty Steps / Dan Shak Show all bands
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Waterfront Park San Diego, California, United States
Mar 04, 2022
Kerri Chandler / Joy Orbison / Motor City Drum Ensemble 1015 Folsom San Francisco, California, United States
Jan 29, 2022
Four Tet / Floating Points / John Hopkins (DJ Set) / Carl Craig / Moodymann / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Jennifer Cardini / Joy Orbison / Ben UFO / John Talabot / Violet / TSHA / Effy / Sofia Kourtesis / Bella Boo / Mafalda / ZAKIA / OK Williams /...
Four Tet / Floating Points / John Hopkins (DJ Set) / Carl Craig / Moodymann / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Jennifer Cardini / Joy Orbison / Ben UFO / John Talabot / Violet / TSHA / Effy / Sofia Kourtesis / Bella Boo / Mafalda / ZAKIA / OK Williams / Gabrielle Kwarteng Show all bands
Drumsheds London, England, United Kingdom
Dec 18, 2021
The Hydra presents: Not To Be 2021
Four Tet / Jon Hopkins / Mount Kimbie / Floating Points / John Talabot / Joy Orbison / Moodymann / Carl Craig / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Bella Boo / Sofia Kourtesis / Jennifer Cardini / Hashman Deejay / FAUZIA / ZAKIA / Danilo Plessow/MCDE / OK Williams Show all bands
Drumsheds London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 04, 2020 –
Jul 05, 2020
Kappa FuturFestival 2020
Diplo / Carl Cox / Jamie Jones / Motor City Drum Ensemble / The Martinez Brothers / The Black Madonna / Enrico Sangiuliano / Michael Bibi
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Parco Dora Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Sep 20, 2019 –
Sep 21, 2019
Telekom Electronic Beats Festival Budapest 2019
Modeselektor / Sevdaliza / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Marcus Worgull / Robert Dietz / Jennifer Cardini / Nathan Micay / Paramida
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Akvárium Klub Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Sep 15, 2019
Horst Arts & Music Festival
Gay Haze DJ's / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Gesloten Cirkel (live) / Josey Rebelle / Simo Cell / Placid One / Otis
Vilvoorde, BE
Aug 22, 2019 –
Aug 26, 2019
Live @ Lost Village Festival 2019
Little Dragon / Mr. Scruff / Jon Hopkins / Nightmares On Wax / Maribou State / Bicep / Todd Terje / slowthai / Midland / Modeselektor / Tiga / Superorganism / George Fitzgerald / Peggy Gou / Yves Tumor / Elder Island / Inner City / DāM-FunK / Todd Edwards / Richie Hawtin / Jessy Lanza / Holly Walker / Mano Le Tough / Black Honey / Poppy Ajudha / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Folamour / DJ Seinfeld / Krystal Klear / Red Axes / The Orielles / Kornél Kovács / Moxie / Hunee / Jayda G / Charlotte Adigery / 박혜진 park hye jin / Omar S / Gerd Janson / Haai / Horse Meat Disco / Mafalda / Greg Wilson / Young Marco / Low Island / House Gospel Choir / Shanti Celeste / Peach / Theo Kottis / Nabihah Iqbal / Trikk / Perel / Jennifer Cardini / Norman Jay MBE / Eris Drew / Raw Silk / Craig Charles / Onipa / Milton Jones / Jeremy Underground / James Holden & The Animal Spirits / COURTESY / CC:Disco! / The Brass Funkeys / Sassy J / Josey Rebelle / Russell Kane / Hyde park brass / DJ Moxie / Alaska Alaska / Chris Ramsey / OR:LA (UK) / Crazy P Soundsystem / Carista / Willow (UK) / More to Come / David August (live) / Voyage Funktastique / Mozhgan / Dam Funk (DJ Set) / Angela Barnes / Norman Jay Dj Set / Pional b2b Fort Romeau / Studio Barnhus: Kornel Kovacs b2b Axel Boman b2b Pedrodollar Show all bands
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Norton Disney Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Aug 22, 2019
Jul 06, 2019
Egyptian Lover / Carista / L'Impératrice / Lola Haro / Folamour / Motor City Drum Ensemble

Paradise City Festival 2019

Perk, BE
Jul 06, 2019 –
Jul 07, 2019
Kappa Futur Festival 2019
Vitalic / Patrick Topping / The Blessed Madonna / Denis Sulta / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Apollonia (Dyed Soundorom, Dan Ghenacia & Shonky) / Archie Hamilton / Enzo Siragusa / Enrico Sangiuliano / Seth Troxler
Parco Dora Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Jul 05, 2019 –
Jul 07, 2019
Live @ FESTIVAL THE PEACOCK SOCIETY 2019
Jon Hopkins / Bicep / Olivia / Modeselektor / Yaeji / Octavian / Nicola Cruz / Daphni / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Charlotte De Witte / The Blessed Madonna / Honey Dijon / Robert Hood / Derrick May / Len Faki / Hunee / Denis Sulta / Rødhåd / Helena Hauff / I Hate Models / Clara / Bjarki / Lorenzo Senni / Bruce / DJ Stingray / Jardín / Mount Kimbie (DJ Set) / Debonair / Mor Elian / Interstellar Funk / Josey Rebelle / Oktober Lieber / Elena Colombi / Toma Kami / DJ EMMA / OVERMONO LIVE / mad miran Show all bands
Parc Floral de Paris Paris, Île-de-France, France
Jun 14, 2019 –
Jun 15, 2019
Paraíso Festival 2019
CHVRCHES / Rhye / Mount Kimbie / Charlotte Gainsbourg / Maribou State / Bob Moses / John Talabot / Solomun / Superorganism / Jacques Greene / Polo & Pan / Laurent Garnier / IAMDDB / Cerrone / Pional / Mano Le Tough / Motor City Drum Ensemble / Nicola Cruz / Ross From Friends / Peggy Gou / KiNK / Kalabrese / Channel Tres / Young Marco / Moscoman / Mula / Selvagem / Suso Saiz / Antal / North State / Guacamayo Tropical / Jackwasfaster / Raphael Top-Secret / Orpheu The Wizard / Max Abysmal / OR:LA (UK) / Carista / Kampire / El cuerpo del Disco Show all bands
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Campus de la UCM Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Coachella 2018
Apr 13 - 15, 2018
 Indio, California, United States
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Jul 10 - 13, 2024
 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Mad Cool Festival 2024
Jul 10 - 13, 2024
 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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 San Diego, California, United States
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Apr 20 - 22, 2018
 Indio, California, United States
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Jun 9 - 10, 2018
 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Lowlands Festival 2018
Aug 17 - 19, 2018
 Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
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Concerts Per Year:

2024 2 concerts
2023 3 concerts
2022 7 concerts
2021 1 concert
2020 1 concert
2019 8 concerts
2018 17 concerts
2017 10 concerts
2016 12 concerts
2015 7 concerts
2014 7 concerts
2013 6 concerts
2012 3 concerts
2011 5 concerts
2010 3 concerts
2009 2 concerts

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