Editing Digable Planets (section)

=== 2005–present: Reunions and live album===
In February 2005 the trio reunited and embarked on a reunion tour, which was followed by the release of a compilation album titled ''[[Beyond the Spectrum: the Creamy Spy Chronicles|Beyond the Spectrum: The Creamy Spy Chronicles]] ''on October 15, 2005. The album combined previously released material with remixes and B-sides.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4631754|title=Hip-Hop Legends Digable Planets Reunite|last=Johnson|first=Christopher|date=May 5, 2005|work=NPR|archive-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701220924/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4631754}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Digable Planets: Beyond the Spectrum: The Creamy Spy Chronicles|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/digableplanets-beyond/|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|date=November 16, 2005}}</ref> From 2009 to 2011, Butler and Irving toured across the U.S., Canada, and Europe with a live band, the Cosmic Funk Orchestra.<ref name=":0" />

The group performed at Numbers, in Houston, Texas, on May 15, 2010, alongside the hip hop duo [[Camp Lo]].{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} During an interview with the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' near the time of this show, Irving stated that a new single would be released, called "Fresh Out", and that a new album was planned for digital release in summer of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.chron.com/peep/2010/05/digable_planets_are_spinning_a_1.html|title=Digable Planets are spinning again|publisher=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=May 14, 2010}}</ref> The group also performed alongside hip-hop group [[The Pharcyde]] at the [[North by Northeast]] music festival in Toronto, Ontario on June 19, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stevenson|first=Jane|title=Devo, Hats play free for NXNE|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/04/19/devo-hats-play-free-for-nxne|newspaper=Toronto Sun|access-date=April 25, 2011}}</ref>

A reunion show scheduled for December 2012 in [[Seattle, Washington]] was cancelled days before the performance. When asked in a subsequent interview about the group's status, Butler stated "I think it's the end."<ref name="break">{{cite web|last=Matson|first=Andrew|title=Ishmael Butler on Digable Planets: 'I think it's the end'|date=December 19, 2012|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/ishmael-butler-on-digable-planets-i-think-its-the-end/|access-date=December 20, 2012|publisher=Seattle Times}}</ref> Despite Butler's previous statement, it was announced in October 2015 that the trio would again reunite for a concert at Seattle's [[Neptune Theatre (Seattle)|Neptune Theatre]] on December 30 alongside [[Shabazz Palaces]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Digable Planets reunite after four years for hometown Seattle concert|url = http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/10/digable-planets-reunite-after-four-years-for-hometown-seattle-concert/|website = Consequence of Sound|date = October 28, 2015|access-date = November 3, 2015}}</ref> Digable Planets held a reunion tour during spring and summer 2016, followed by the release of their live album ''[[Digable Planets Live]]'' in June 2017. ''Digable Planets Live'' was recorded live on July 28&ndash;29, 2016, at [[Ardmore Music Hall]] in [[Ardmore, Pennsylvania|Ardmore]], [[Pennsylvania]] &mdash; just 3 miles outside [[Philadelphia]], which is where the members first met and initially formed and based their trio.<ref>{{Discogs release|release=10876849|name=Digable Planets – Live|type=album|format=CD, Album}}</ref><ref>{{Discogs release|release=10881663|name=Digable Planets – Live|type=album|format=15 x File, WAV, Album}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ardmoremusichall.com/about/|title=ABOUT|website=ardmoremusichall.com|date=n.d.|access-date=2024-01-10}}</ref>