Little Simz announces North American tour

Little Simz has opened up about her experience working with Damon Albarn, saying she will “always have so much love and respect” for the Blur and Gorillaz legend.The rapper linked up with Albarn in 2017, delivering a guest spot on the 2017 Gorillaz single ‘Garage Palace’ (which later appeared on the “super deluxe” edition of the ‘Humanz’ album). In a new interview with Apple Music 1, she told Zane Lowe (via Music News): “I remember first getting into the studio with [Albarn] for the first time, and my anxiety just being through the roof like, ‘This is mad…’“I felt myself trying to mold myself into what their thing was, and I remember Damon peeping it and being like, ‘No, that’s not why I called you in here.

LL Cool J has revealed his first headline tour in 30 years – featuring the likes of The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt-N-Pepa and many more.The F.O.R.C.E. Live, standing for Frequencies Of Real Creative Energy, Live tour is set to commence on  June 25 in Boston at TD Garden.

Ed Sheeran has shared details of intimate North American tour dates, which take place amid his stadium tour.The pop titan kicks off his ‘+ – = ÷ x Tour’ (‘Mathematics’ tour) in North America next month.He will stage more intimate performances at 14 theatres and auditoriums across the US and Canada during the stadium shows. Ben Kweller will provide support for the majority of the small-scale shows.A Ticketmaster Verified Fan pre-sale is set for this Tuesday (May 2) at 10am local time via Ticketmaster.

Ed Sheeran is going on tour this summer!

Ed Sheeran is hitting the road. As the 32-year-old pop star gears up for his upcoming "+-=x Tour" (pronounced: «The Mathematics Tour»), he announced on Friday a special run of intimate shows to coincide with the release of his new album, (pronounced: ""). «I'm playing some smaller theatre shows in the U.S. this summer, so I can play the entire way through with full band in an intimate setting,» Sheeran explained on social media. The Subtract Tour will take place in theaters and auditoriums in 14 cities across North America, beginning in Clearwater, Florida, on May 19 and wrapping at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on September 22.

LL Cool J went on an arena tour in 1996, Bill Clinton was in office, Beanie Babies were crazy popular and the internet was still in its infancy.Now, in 2023, he’s back at it again.Starting June 25, LL Cool J will take off on his ‘THE F.O.R.C.E. Tour’ (Frequencies Of Real Creative Energy) that will send him all over North America including stops at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on June 27 and Newark’s Prudential Center on June 28.But the “Mama Said Knock You Out” rapper isn’t going it alone this summer.On select dates, he’ll be bringing along titans of hip-hop Big Boi, Salt-N-Pepa, The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Queen Latifah along for the ride.That’s not all though.Common, Ice-T, Rakim, MC Lyte, Method Man and Redman will be there too for certain concerts on the run.Let’s not forget Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, De La Soul, Goodie Mob, Jadakiss, Juvenile, Rick Ross and Doug E.

Last August, LL Cool J pulled off his first Rock The Bells in the aftermath of a lawsuit in which he won the trademark rights to the popular New York hip-hop festival, named for a 1985 cut from his debut album, Radio. Today, he’s announced that he’ll be taking Rock The Bells on the road this summer, joining powers with Live Nation to present a “once-in-a-lifetime touring experience and a celebration of Hip-Hop culture” called “The F.O.R.C.E.

Summer 2023 will close out with the beginnings of a North American tour from British six-piece Black Country, New Road. The experimental rock band will play the United States and Canada starting August 25 in Vancouver and running for 17 additional dates, with the tour’s end at the Knockdown Center in Queens, New York.

Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA are going on tour together. The joint tour is in support of the duo's recently-released collaborative album, Scaring The Hoes.

Two tourist attractions and a hotel in Perthshire have been recognised as the best in the UK by customers from North America.

Nigerian Afrobeats star Rema has announced a summer 2023 North American tour, kick off just two days after his previously announced European tour ends. Starting on July 15 at Washington, D.C.’s Broccoli City festival and ending in Los Angeles the following month, the 17-date run crosses the United States and Canada.

Afrobeats star Davido is coming to North America for a brief tour behind his fourth album Timeless, released in March. The arena shows begin in Washington, DC on July 1 and conclude in Toronto, Canada on the city's Budweiser Stage.

Gorillaz‘ set at Coachella 2023’s second weekend, the band brought out a star-studded list of guests that included appearances from Bad Bunny, Little Simz and more.The band brought out the Puerto Rican reggaeton star – who will close out this weekend’s first night with a headline set – to perform ‘Tormenta’. Bad Bunny features on the studio version of the song, which is from Gorillaz’ latest album, ‘Cracker Island’.

Boy George and Culture Club have announced details of their upcoming ‘The Letting It Go Show’ North American tour starting this summer. Check out the dates and ticket information below.The 25-city run comes fresh on the heels of Boy George and Culture Club wrapping up their sold-out Vegas shows and will kick off on July 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida with support from Howard Jones and Berlin.

Squid have announced a 2024 North American tour and have shared ‘Undergrowth’, the second single from their forthcoming album ‘O Monolith’.Following on the launch single ‘Swing (In A Dream)‘, latest track ‘Undergrowth’ was inspired by an episode of Twin Peaks.“I really got into animism, the idea that spirits can live in inanimate objects,” shared drummer and singer Oille Judge. “I was watching Twin Peaks, and there was the episode where Josie Packard’s spirit goes into a chest of drawers.”He continued: “So ‘Undergrowth’ was written from the perspective of me being reincarnated as a bedside table in the afterlife, and how the thought of being reincarnated as an inanimate object would be dreadful.

Erykah Badu has announced details her upcoming ‘Unfollow Me’ North American, tour beginning this summer. Check out the dates and ticket information below.The 25-city-run tour will feature support from Yasiin Bey, also known as Mos Def, and according to Badu’s Instagram caption of the tour poster, “other extraordinary guests.”Shows are set to commence on June 11 in San Antonio, Texas.

BLACKPINK at Coachella, there’s no need to freak.The beloved K-Pop group, who just became the first Korean act to ever headline Coachella, is embarking on a four-show stadium ‘Encore’ of their ‘Born Pink Tour’ this August. On Aug.

Sleep Token have announced details of a 2023 ‘Rituals’ North American tour beginning in autumn. Check out dates and ticket details below.The band announced the tour on social media this week with the caption: “This September and October, North America shall gather in Worship.”The tour kicks off on September 9 in Philadelphia and ends on October 5 in California, with Sleep Token will also be performing at a handful of festivals including Blue Ridge Rock, Louder Than Life, and Aftershock.A post shared by Sleep Token (@sleep_token)Tickets are on sale now and are available here.

SZA has been enjoying a standout year so far in 2023. After releasing her long-awaited SOS late last year, she has been a Hot 100 staple with "Kill Bill" and embarked on an arena tour where guests, including Cardi B and Phoebe Bridgers, have joined her for surprise appearances.

Lil Baby will embark on a lengthy 32-date run of live shows this summer. The Atlanta rapper has announced details of the It's Only Us tour, which begins at Houston's Toyota Center on July 26 and runs until September.