J. Cole Announces Special Guests Anderson .Paak, Bas, J.I.D and Ari Lennox to Join ‘4 Your Eyez Only’ Tour
J.Cole has announced that he will be joined by special guests Anderson .Paak, Bas, J.I.D. and Ari Lennox on some special stops on his North American leg of the 4 Your Eyez Only world tour. With Cole’s 4 Your Eyez Only having debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated Dec. 31), and all ten of its tracks hitting the Billboard Hot 100 chart, this is sure to be one of the most anticipated tours of the year.
The multi-platinum selling artist has been on the road in North America since early June, and will begin to dive into some larger Live Nation venues in the U.S. and U.K. on July 6th. The tour is making stops throughout Europe, as well as Australia and New Zealand.
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Cole is keeping it in the family with Bas, J.I.D. and Ari Lennox, all members of the rapper’s own Dreamville Records. Bas made a name for himself with his mixtapes Quarter Water Raised Me and Quarter Water Raised Me II, and featured Cole on “Night Job,” a track off his Billboard 200-charting 2016 album Too High to Riot. Bas told Billboard last spring that “Cole has given [him] an incredible platform. It’s just so crucial for any artist trying to make it.”
Eclectic east Atlanta rapper J.I.D recently released his first album The Never Story, after the success of his EP DiCaprio in 2016. As the 7th addition to the Dreamville team, J.I.D. is not shy about his ambition, and is up for some friendly competition within the label, even saying, “I’m literally trying to be the best at everything. Like I’m going at Cole’s neck and everybody else. And I love Cole!”
About a year after the release of her soulful EP PHO, Ari Lennox will also join the tour, adding a powerful female voice to the mix. Last but certainly not least, hip-hop fusion star, Anderson .Paak will join the group eight stops in at the Key Arena in Seattle on July 18th. .Paak’s highly anticipated second solo album Malibu was widely critically acclaimed and was named one the the Billboard staff’s top 10 albums of 2016.
Cole’s Forest Hills Drive Tour was the highest selling hip-hop tour of 2015, but with the addition of these special guests the 4 Your Eyez Only Tour may give its numbers a run for their money. Tickets are currently available and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.
Upcoming dates for the 4 Your Eyez Only Tour:
Jul 5 – *Phoenix, AZ @Talking Stick Resort Arena
Jul 8 – *Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Jul 9 – *Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
Jul 11 – *Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
Jul 12 – *Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
Jul 14 – ^Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
Jul 15 – *Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
Jul 17 – +Seattle, WA@ Key Arena
Jul 18 – **Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Jul 21 – *St. Paul, MN @Xcel Energy Center
Jul 23 – Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jul 24 – **Chicago, IL @ United Center
Jul 25 – **Chicago, IL @ United Center
Jul 28 – **Toronto, ON @Air Canada Centre
Jul 29 – **Toronto, ON @Air Canada Centre
Aug 1 – **Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
Aug 2 – **Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
Aug 4 – *Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Aug 5 – **Uniondale, NY@ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Aug 6 – +Baltimore, MD @ Royal Farms Arena
Aug 8 – **Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
Aug 9 – +Charlotte, MC @ Spectrum Center
Aug 11- **Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Center
Aug 14 – Miami, FL@ American Airlines Arena
Aug 16 – **Orlando, FL@ Amway Center
Aug 18 – **Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Aug 19 – **Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin
Aug 20 – **Dallas, TX @American Airlines Center
Sept 29 – Copenhagen Denmark @ Tap1
Sept 30 – Oslo, Norway @ Spektrum
Oct 1 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Annexet
Oct 3 – Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
Oct 5 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Ziggo Dome
Oct 6 – Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
Oct 7 – Offenbach, Germany @ Stadthalle Offenbach
Oct 9 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Samsung Hall
Oct 10 – Paris, France @ Le Zénith Paris- La Villette
Oct 12 – Nottingham, UK @ Motorpoint Arena
Oct 14 – Birmingham, UK @ Barclaycard Arena
Oct 15 – London, UK @ The O2 Arena
Oct 18 – Dubin, Ireland @ 3Arena
Oct 20 – Cardiff, UK@ Motorpoint Arena
Oct 21 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Arena
Oct 22 – Leeds, UK@ First Direct Arena
Dec 1 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Vector Arena
Dec 2 – Brisbane, Australia @ Riverstage
Dec 5 – Sydney, Australia @ Hordern Pavillion
Dec 6 – Melbourne, Australia @ Margaret Court Arena
Dec 9 – Perth, Australia @ HBF Stadium
*With Ari Lennox, J.I.D, and Bas
^With Ari Lennox and J.I.D
+With Ari Lennox, J.I.D, and Anderson .Paak
**With Ari, J.I.D, Bas, and Anderson .Paak
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