Mdou Moctar announce NYC show (on BV Presale now: password here)

Having released their acoustic rework of last year’s Funeral for Justice, Tears of Injustice, earlier this year, Mdou Moctar were in North America on tour in February, and they’ll return in September for a couple of festival dates. While they’re here, they’ve announced an NYC headlining show, happening at Ruins at Knockdown Center on September 12. You can get tickets now on BrooklynVegan Presale – use the presale password BKVMDOU, which will come up automatically. UPDATE: Presale now working! Our presale runs until 10 PM ET, and any remaining tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 2 at 10 AM ET. Mdou Moctar are also playing Ohana Festival and Shaky Knees, and they teamed up with Mikey Coltun to contribute a rendition of Broken Social Scene’s “Pacific Theme” to the new You Forgot It In People tribute compilation, which is out on June 6. See all their upcoming dates below.

MDOU MOCTAR: 2025 TOUR DATES May 29, 2025 Debaser Bar Brooklyn Stockholm, Sweden May 30, 2025 Annelund Small Stage Malmö, Sweden May 31, 2025 Pustervik Gothenburg, Sweden Jul 25, 2025 Fuji Rock Festival Minamiuonuma, Niigata Sep 12, 2025 Ruins at Knockdown Center Queens, NY Sep 21, 2025 Shaky Knees Festival Atlanta, GA Sep 27, 2025 Ohana Fest Dana Point, CA