LL Cool J, who is everywhere of late, starring on NCIS: Los Angeles, hosting the Grammy Awards, and today releasing his 13th studio album, Authentic. His “Kings of the Mic” tour kicks off in late May on the West Coast and runs through early July, wrapping things up at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Accompanying the prolific artist will be Ice Cube, Public Enemy, De La Soul, and DJ Z-Trip.
Information about the new album and tour can be found on LL Cool J’s official website, www.llcoolj.com:
Below is the list of dates announced, as of the date of this article:
- 05/23 – Ava Amphitheater – Tucson, AZ
- 05/24 – Hard Rock Casino – Las Vegas, NV
- 05/25 – Shoreline Amphitheatre – San Francisco, CA
- 05/26 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
- 05/30 – Target Center – Minneapolis, MN
- 05/31 – Harrah’s Council Bluffs – Stir Cove – Council Bluffs, IA
- 06/01 – Scottrade Center – St. Louis, MO
- 06/04 – Fox Theatre – Atlanta, GA
- 06/06 – Mahaffey Theater – Saint Petersburg, FL
- 06/07 – St. Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
- 06/12 – Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric – Baltimore, MD
- 06/14 – Charter Amphitheatre – Simpsonville, SC
- 06/15 – nTelos Wireless Pavilion – Portsmouth, VA
- 06/16 – Durham Performing Arts Center – Durham, NC
- 06/18 – New Jersey Performing Arts Center – Newark, NJ
- 06/19 – Bank of America Pavilion – Boston, MA
- 06/20 – Roseland Ballroom – New York, NY
- 06/22 – Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center – Canandaigua, NY
- 06/23 – Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort – Mount Pleasant, MI
- 06/25 – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica – Cleveland, OH
- 06/26 – DTE Energy Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI
- 06/27 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
- 07/01 – Verizon Theatre – Grand Prairie, TX
- 07/02 – Stubb’s Waller Creek Outdoor Amphitheater – Austin, TX
- 07/03 – Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX
- 07/05 – Essence Music Festival – New Orleans, LA
- 07/07 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
There are also VIP and meet and greet packages for this tour available at www.vipnation.com.
The Rock Subculture Journal will be covering the last show on the tour, at the historic Greek Theatre.
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Jason DeBord