Diesel:U:Music Feat. Clipse, Kanye, Lykke Li, Roots, Passion Pit @ Webster Hall, NYC 7/30/09

Santiago Felipe

Kanye West

Last fall Diesel celebrated its 30th birthday in Brooklyn with a concert by N.E.R.D., Franz Ferdinand, T.I., and a very pregnant M.I.A. So expectations for last night's Diesel:U:Music event and its promise of very special guests were high (like planes) (sorry). Jay-Z would probably show up and spit with the Roots? He is in town! Hipsters adore him! But Jay-Z did not show up. Even though everyone was chanting his name all night! Scheduled co-headliner Drake did not show up either. He is nursing a torn ACL. Solange too was a no-show. She had better things to do I guess. But there were plenty of other performers: the Roots, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Heartsrevolution, The Noisettes, Passion Pit, Lykke Li, Theophilus London (with The Very Best's Esau Mwamwaya), Cobra Starship, Clipse, and ... Kanye West. This was not the rapper-turned-furniture blogger's first surprise cameo at a denim party this year. Should've guessed. Santiago Felipe braved the long line and wayward sweaty beards at Webster Hall to bring you these photos.You'll also find video of Pusha, Malice, and Gayfish on "Kinda Like a Big Deal" after the jump.

Posted at 5:49 PM by Scott in Photo, Video
Tags: Clipse | Cobra Starship | Esau Mwamwaya | Heartsrevolution | Kanye West | Lykke Li | Passion Pit | Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt | The Noisettes | The Roots | Theophilus London

8 Comments

Theophilus London is terrific.. everyone will be very familiar soon.

Posted by: Noah at 07/31/09 7:24 PM  | Reply
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Well that explains why the crowd at the Destroyer show was 90% jerk-free.

Posted by: John at 07/31/09 7:59 PM  | Reply
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Were you at the same Destroyer show I was? Because at least where I was standing, there were douches a'plenty.

Posted by: anonymouse  in reply to John's comment at 08/02/09 7:57 PM  | Reply
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Sounded pretty good to me.

Posted by: Mr_Blue_Angel_Dood at 07/31/09 10:00 PM  | Reply
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That show was amazing and that link is great.

In other news, I heard Drake totally fucked up his ACL at the Lil Wayne show last night.

Posted by: Kevin at 08/01/09 2:48 PM  | Reply
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Wait, was I just referenced in a Stereogum post?

Posted by: disgruntled hipster no. 416 at 08/01/09 3:04 PM  | Reply
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Hip Hop is nothing but money grab and anyone that thinks otherwise is a fucking ROBOT!

Posted by: jupes mcghee at 08/02/09 3:29 PM  | Reply
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Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit is dressed like Dwight Shrute

Posted by: Eric at 08/03/09 1:35 PM  | Reply
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