Outkast’s Andre 3000 surprised followers with the discharge late final yr of a flute-heavy instrumental solo album, New Blue Solar, which he’ll tackle a just-announced tour beginning subsequent week. The artist’s first solo outing will start Jan. 29 in Brooklyn, N.Y., and can play a number of nights in 5 different U.S. cities by way of early March.
New Blue Solar sports activities contributions from musicians resembling Nate Mercereau, Surya Botofasina, Deantoni Parks, Diego Gaeta, Matthewdavid, V.C.R, Diego Gaeta, Jesse Peterson, and Mia Doi Todd, however it’s unknown who will again Andre 3000 on the reveals.
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The itinerary contains visits to New York’s Blue Be aware Jazz Membership, Detroit’s Masonic Temple, Chicago’s Garfield Park Conservatory, 4 reveals in Andre’s hometown of Atlanta and a five-night run at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Perpetually cemetery. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Jan. 24).
Of the choice not to rap or sing on New Blue Solar, the artist stated final yr, “there’s this false impression that I simply received’t do it. I feel folks really feel like I’m sitting round on rap albums, or sitting round and I’m simply not placing them out in that approach. And no it’s not like that. In my thoughts, I actually wish to make a rap album. So possibly that occurs someday, however I’ve received to discover a strategy to say what I wish to say in an attention-grabbing approach that’s interesting to me at this age.”
Listed here are Andre 3000’s tour dates:
January 29 @ Crown Hill Theatre – Brooklyn, NY
January 31 @ Blue Be aware Jazz Membership – New York, NY (8:00pm present)
January 31 @ Blue Be aware Jazz Membership – New York, NY (10:30pm present)
February 1 @ Blue Be aware Jazz Membership – New York, NY (8:00pm present)
February 1 @ Blue Be aware Jazz Membership – New York, NY (10:30pm present)
February 2 @ Blue Be aware Jazz Membership – New York, NY (8:00pm present)
February 2 @ Blue Be aware Jazz Membership – New York, NY (10:30pm present)
February 5-6 @ St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church – Brooklyn, NY
February 8 @ Cliff Bell’s – Detroit, MI
February 9 @ The Chapel at Masonic Temple – Detroit, MI (7:00pm present)
February 9 @ The Chapel at Masonic Temple – Detroit, MI (10:00pm present)
February 12 @ Thalia Corridor – Chicago, IL
February 13 @ 1357 N Elston – Chicago, IL
February 15 @ Garfield Park Conservatory – Chicago, IL (7:00pm present)
February 15 @ Garfield Park Conservatory – Chicago, IL (9:00pm present)
February 20, 22 @ Bimbo’s 365 Membership – San Francisco, CA
February 24 @ The Unbiased – San Francisco, CA (7:00pm present)
February 24 @ The Unbiased – San Francisco, CA (9:00pm present)
February 27-29 @ Selection Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
March 2 @ Heart Stage Theater – Atlanta, GA
March 5-9 @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Perpetually – Los Angeles, CA
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