Saul Williams - The Leap Life Album Tour

Saul Williams brings The Leap Life Album Tour to Gorilla in Manchester, a concert by the American rapper, poet and actor whose work spans music, writing and film.

Saul Williams is an American actor, writer, poet and rapper, born in Newburgh in 1972. The music draws on rap, hip-hop and alternative hip-hop, and the work moves between recorded songs and spoken-word poetry. Williams has released several albums, including The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! in 2007.

Acting has been part of the career from the start. Williams starred in Slam, the 1998 film directed by Marc Levin, which won the Caméra d'or at Cannes. Writing and poetry remain central across all of these projects, so the performer's lyrics and verse carry as much weight as the beats.

This night presents the artist in concert on The Leap Life Album Tour, with the album as its focus. Gorilla hosts concerts and shows in Manchester, and the evening is aimed at listeners who follow hip-hop and spoken-word performance.