Erykah Badu Announces Summer U.S. Tour with Yasin Bey (Formerly Mos Def)

Erykah Badu has announced an upcoming summer United States tour with acclaimed rapper and artist Yasin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def).

The 25-city string of dates begins on June 11 in San Antonio and continues with stops in Los Angeles, St. Louis, Detroit, Boston, and back to Dallas for the final gig on July 23.

Badu will be joined by longtime friend and collaborator Yasin Bey. The two have appeared together in concert as well as in movies like Dave Chappelle’s Block Party and often traveled in the same musical circles.

The 52-year-old Dallas-born Badu is an icon in the R&B world, known for her trippy, even at times-psychedelic music, she has long been a go-to when it comes to moody, nuanced songs. And Bey is one-half of the rap duo Black Star with his Brooklyn-born friend Talib Kweli. Bey’s solo album, Black on Both Sides, is considered a classic.

Tickets for the shows go on sale Thursday (April 20) at 2:22 p.m. local time via Ticketmaster.

Check out the full list of dates below.

Erykah Badu Tour Dates:

06/11 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center ^
06/13 – Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena ^
06/15 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena ^
06/16 – Las Vegas, NV @ Michelob Ultra Arena ^
06/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena ^
06/20 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center ^
06/21 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena ^
06/23 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater ^
06/26 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena ^
06/28 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center ^
06/30 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center ^
07/01 – Chicago, IL @ United Center ^
07/02 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena ^
07/07 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden ^
07/08 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden ^
07/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann ^
07/11 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center ^
07/12 – Norfolk, VA @ Chartway Arena ^
07/13 – Washington DC @ Capital One Arena ^
07/15 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena ^
07/16 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center ^
07/18 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena ^
07/19 – Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena at the BJCC ^
07/21 – Memphis, TN @ FedExForum ^
07/23 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center ^

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