De La Soul Named As Red Bull Music Academy Anniversary Headliner

In 2013, the Red Bull Music Academy will be celebrating 15 years since their first event in Berlin, and Australia will be playing host to the very first celebration of the year – seeing De La Soul headline a rocking early January gig at The Standard Hotel.

The New York hip hop legends will be supported by Red Bull Thre3style finalist Typhonic and Brisbane drums and decks duo Rhythm & Cutloose.

Bragging a diverse range of music and a range of live events over the world, the Red Bull Music Academy fosters the growth of successful applicants over two fortnight-long “terms” per year, and RBMA has pegged NYC as its host for 2013, with the main party from April 28 to May 31 and including Melbourne producers Julien Love and Kloke on the bill.

Before that huge celebration, and without the massive cost of flying to the States, you can rock it at The Standard on Saturday 5 January from 8pm – tickets through moshtix.

For more information about the Red Bull Music Academy, head over to their homepage.

And for fans in Melbourne:
Thursday 3 January – The Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne - tickets


DE LA SOUL
Formed in New York, De La Soul rose to prominence in the late 1980s and have a host of records to their name. They were leaders of the hip hop movement that rose as an alternative to the “gangster sound” from the West Coast, their early albums 3 Feet High And Rising and De La Soul Is Dead named as instant classics and achieving critically acclaimed status over the world.