Mike D will stop by the capital on June 10th. Here is an overview of all the information about the show.
Something for your diary: Mike D is coming to Berlin for a show in June 2026. The former Beastie Boys rapper will perform at Säälchen on June 10th.
Can you make a note: Advance sales start on Friday, May 15th at 11 a.m. exclusively via Eventim. The tickets then cost 32 euros plus fees.
“Psych Jazz Funk” live
If you think of Mike D as classic Beastie Boys numbers, you might be initially surprised by the new songs. The material he has recently released moves far away from dusty retro rap. Instead, loose piano lines, reduced beats and a groove that seem to come more from smoky jazz clubs than from skate videos dominate.
Mike D himself describes the direction as “Psych Jazz Funk”. The single “A Lot”, released in January, provides an impression of this. The track remains reserved and still develops pressure. The tension arises less from volume than from movement in rhythm.
The project should also be open live. Mike D has enjoyed working in changing constellations for years. In an interview with “Spiegel” recently at the presentation of the exhibition “Mishpocha. The Art of Collaboration” in the Jewish Museum Frankfurt, he said that collaboration is still a central driving force for him today.
Collaboration as an extra push
This idea runs through his entire career. With the Beastie Boys, a lot of things arose from situations in which ideas came to mind spontaneously and were immediately thought through. Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch and Adam Horovitz rarely functioned in fixed roles. One brought a beat, the next a line, the third completely destroyed the original plan.
That’s precisely why the Beastie Boys remained elusive for decades. Hip hop, hardcore, funk, punk and absurd samples ran side by side at the same time. Albums like “Paul’s Boutique” or “Check Your Head” didn’t seem slick. A lot of it sounded as if it had just been captured at the crucial moment.
Mike D often played the role of the connecting element. His voice brought calm to the chaos of the tracks without slowing down the energy. This principle remained even outside the group. His solo works rarely seem like classic individual projects, more like sessions in which someone new is constantly coming in and pushing an idea forward.
How can this be translated live in the capital in June?
