Dave East

Date and Time

• Thursday, May 1, 2025  7pm

Location

Categories

Nightlife • Music

Details

Dave East
Doors: 7 p.m. || Show: 8 p.m.
$25: GA Advance || $30: GA Day of Show
$35: GA Skip the Line Advance || $40: GA Skip the Line Day of
$100: Table of 2 || $200: Table of 4
$125: Meet & Greet Package
$2 Under 21 Fee at the Door
GA = standing room only
Table tickets include show admission. Tables are assigned and labeled based upon time of purchase and are located in our four-tiered balcony (stair access only).
Meet & Greet Package includes:
-GA ticket to the show
-Meet & Greet with Dave East
ADA accommodations may be made by request; please submit through our contact page on our website or message us on social media

A strong lyricist adept at telling gritty street narratives, Harlem-based MC Dave East has a style heavily reminiscent of '90s New York hardcore rap while sounding fresh enough to compete with the contemporary hip-hop landscape. After building a buzz with several independent mixtapes during the early 2010s, East caught the attention of his favorite rapper, , who signed him to . Several Billboard-charting releases followed, including 2016's Kairi Chanel, 2017's Paranoia: A True Story, and 2020's Top 40 hit Karma 3. East also branched out into acting and portrayed on the Hulu series Wu-Tang Clan: An American Saga. The iconic rapper guested on East's 2022 release HDIGH. This was followed by Book of David, a collaboration with Buda & Grandz and . East's ambitious second studio album, Fortune Favors the Bold, arrived in 2023. He worked with producer Scram Jones on 2024's For the Love.
Born David Brewster, Jr. in 1988, he started releasing mixtapes as Dave East in 2010, beginning with Change of Plans. Several more arrived throughout the next few years, including 2013's Gemini. After signing to ' label in 2014, he released Black Rose, and Straight Outta Harlem arrived near the end of the year. Hate Me Now, featuring guests such as and , followed in 2015.
In 2016, XXL magazine featured East as part of their annual Freshman Class, and the Kairi Chanel tape followed on later in the year with guest verses from , , and , among others. Issued just after East publicized his deal with , it debuted in the Top Five of Billboard's R&B/hip-hop chart and scraped the Top 40 of the all-genre Billboard 200.
In 2017, East issued the single "Perfect" with . The song appeared on Paranoia: A True Story, East's debut, which also featured appearances from , Jeezy, and , and reached the Top Ten of the Billboard 200. Following the late-2017 release Karma, Paranoia 2 arrived in early 2018; guests included , , and . The independently released mixtape Karma 2 appeared later that summer, just as the emcee was touring with . East wrapped up his prolific year with a hard-hitting collaboration with 's on Beloved, which debuted at number 70 on the Billboard 200. The following year saw East issue the singles "Everyday" with and "Wanna Be a G" with . Both tracks appeared on his 2019 official studio effort Survival, which debuted on the Billboard 200 just outside the Top Ten. The star-studded set also featured appearances by , , , , , , , , , and many more. He also experienced a breakthrough in his fledgling acting career, appearing first in the Netflix series Beats, then taking on the role of rapper on Hulu's Wu-Tang Clan: An American Saga.
In 2020, East returned with the third installment in his mixtape series, Karma 3. The effort entered the Top 40 and featured guests , , , and many more. 2021 saw the release of Hoffa, a collaborative project with that also featured , , and . 2022's HDIGH ("How Did I Get Here?") featured guest appearances by , , , and others. His second release of the year was Book of David, with Buda & Grandz and . A deluxe edition arrived in 2023, followed by East's second official full-length, Fortune Favors the Bold. The expansive 24-track set included guest appearances by , , , and others. 30 for 30, with New Jersey rapper Cruch Calhoun, followed later in the year. In 2024, East released For the Love with producer Scram Jones.