Digable Planets

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), an ambitious offering that Pitchfork praised as “a world within a world, complete with its own language and monuments.” The group celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Reachin’ in 2023.

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

Digable Planets immediately followed up with Blowout Comb, a bold and colorful meditation on Black liberation. While the album did not initially reach the immediate commercial successes of Reachin’, the album has aged beautifully, influencing future generations of Hip Hop heads, young Jazz musicians and Afrofuturists. The trio spent the 2000s establishing their own individual creative voices with Butler’s Cherrywine and Shabazz Palaces projects, Mecca’s work with BROOKZILL! and Irving as “Cee Knowledge” leading Cee Knowledge & The Cosmic Funk Orchestra.

In 2015, the group embarked upon a string of wildly successful live shows and has been very active as a tight touring unit ever since. In 2017, they released Digable Planets Live, a live album that showcases many gems from the group’s catalog as well as 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 have 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 around the world.

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VENUE UPDATE

The Digable Planets concert scheduled to take place June 21, 2025 at The Espee has been moved to the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre located at 226 N. St. Mary's Street in San Antonio on the same night.

New tickets will be reissued and sent to the email on the original ticket purchaser's account. Tickets for the original location at The Espee will no longer be valid.

Patrons who purchased seats in the Pit area, price level P1, will be seated in the orchestra level up front. Those who purchased tickets price level P2 will have access to seating in the back of the orchestra and mezzanine. Seating will be general admission by section and will be on a first come, first serve basis.

If you purchased any upgrade package such as First Class, Center Stage or the S.P. Lounge, you will be seated in the theatre boxes or Crown Club seating, depending on upgrade level, with food and drinks provided at your seats. Additional information will be provided in a separate email.

If you have questions or concerns regarding your tickets, please contact our Box Office at  888.246.3185 or [email protected].

Digable Planets looks forward to seeing everyone at the Empire Theatre on June 21st at 8PM!

Thank you. 

NEED TO KNOW

All persons entering the theater, regardless of age, must have a ticket.

 

Security & Bag Check:

For your safety and security, all guests will be subject to screening by walk-through metal detectors before entering the theatre. Weapons, including concealed carry firearms & pocket knives are strictly prohibited. Please Click here for a list of prohibited items.

 

Accessibility:

Guests with accessibility questions, or who require additional assistance may call 888-246-3185 or email [email protected].