Soul time

De La Soul. Photo / Supplied by the St James

To mark the 20th anniversary of hip-hop classic 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul are out on tour and heading to New Zealand in May.

The tour will include founding members Posdnuos, Trugoy, and Mase on stage with a live band doing classics like The Magic Number, Eye Know, and Me Myself and I, off 3 Feet High, as well as songs from the band's six other albums.

The band play four New Zealand shows including the Powerstation in Auckland on May 15 (Tickets on sale March 9 from Ticketmaster). They also play at the San Francisco Bath House, Wellington, May 12, Lake Kawana Centre, May 13 and The Bedford, Christchurch, May 14.