With all the freestyles he’s been dropping lately, you knew Lupe Fiasco was up to something. Today (Oct. 3), the Chicago rapper announces that his fifth album, Tetsuo and Youth, will be out in early 2014. Also, to get the ball rolling on promoting the new project, the “Superstar” rapper will be embarking on the “Tetsuo and Youth Preview” tour in November.
The “Tetsuo and Youth Preview” headline tour will hit 32 dates, starting on November 2 in Atlanta at Center Stage and hitting cities like Houston, San Francisco and Denver before wrapping on December 15 in Baltimore at Rams Head Live. The tour also features two NYC shows on back to back dates at Irving Plaza starting Dec. 9.
“I’m looking forward to going back on the road and sharing the new music I’ve been working on with my fans,” says Lupe Fiasco, via a press statement, of the concerts which will also feature music from his catalog of hits. “This will be just a taste of Tetsuo and Youth.”
Tickets for the “Tetsuo and Youth Preview” tour will be available starting October 4 at www.lupefiasco.com/tour.
Check out all the dates below.
Tetsuo & Youth Tour Dates:
11/2
Atlanta, GA Center Stage
11/3
Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium
11/5
New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s
11/6
Dallas, TX Granada Theater
11/7
Houston, TX Warehouse Live – Ballroom
11/8
Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun Festival
11/10
Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
11/11
Tempe, AZ The Marquee
11/13
San Diego, CA House of Blues
11/14
West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
11/16
Anaheim, CA House of Blues
11/17
San Francisco, CA Warfield Theater
11/19
Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
11/20
Portland, OR Roseland Theater
11/21
Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
11/23
Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
11/24
Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
11/26
Chicago, IL House of Blues
11/27
Madison, WI Orpheum Theater – Madison
11/29
Niagara Falls, NY Rapids Theatre
11/30
Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo State Theatre
12/1
Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
12/3
Boston, MA House of Blues
12/4
Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
12/6
Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
12/7
Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theater
12/9
New York, NY Irving Plaza
12/10
New York, NY Irving Plaza
12/11
Washington, DC 9:30 Club
12/13
Huntington, NY The Paramount
12/14
New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
12/15
Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
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