Rare Essence, affectionately known by their fans as "THE WICKEDEST BAND ALIVE", grew from a relationship between four childhood friends: Quinten "Footz" Davidson, Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson, Michael "Funky Ned" Neal and John Jones. After school, the four young musicians would get together in each other's basements and play top forty hits from such influential bands like Parliament/Funkadelic, Cameo, and Confunkshun. Eventually the band adapted more players and conformed to the go-go sound that started in 1976.
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Rare Essence has had 52 concerts.
Rare Essence is most often considered to be Funk, Go-Go, and DC.
The next Rare Essence concert is on January 19, 2025 at The Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., United States.
The last Rare Essence concert was on November 10, 2024 at The Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., United States.
The songs that Rare Essence performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the June 24, 2018 concert at U Street Music Hall:
