Grammy-Award Winning Group To Perform In Middletown In September

MIDDLETOWN, CT – The Grammy Award-winning group Digable Planets will perform at Middletown’s Harbor Park during a free event.

Premier Concerts and Manic presents Digable Planets -- Reachin’ 30th Anniversary Tour on Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. in Harbor Park, 80 Harbor Drive. Doors open at 6 p.m.

The cost of admission is free, but ticket reservations are required.

Tickets can be purchased here.

Digable Planets burst onto the music scene in 1993 with their Grammy-winning single, “Rebirth Of Slick (Cool like Dat).”

Made up of Ishmael Butler (“Butterfly”), Craig Irving “Doodlebug” and Mary Ann Vieira “Ladybug Mecca,” the trio carved out a unique style of jazz-informed Hip-Hop. Shortly after, Digable Planets followed up with their debut album, Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space).

Melding Jazz samples and complex rhymes that touched on everything from the nuances of city life in “Where I’m From” to abortion rights in “La Femme Fetal,” Reachin’ was a rich and vibrant artistic statement as well as a huge commercial success and is RIAA certified gold.

In 2015, the group embarked upon a string of widely successful live shows and has been active as a tight touring unit ever since. In 2017, they released Digable Planets Live, a live album showcasing many gems from the group’s catalog and the trio’s skill at rocking the crowd with a live band.

A pioneering act that continues to cast a wide-ranging, genre-bending influence, Digable Planets has left an indelible mark on music.

More than 30 years after their debut, their music still shines, and the iconic group continues to bring their celebrated stage show to excited crowds worldwide.