Chart-topping hip-hop maverick J. Cole has announced his 2018 North American tour with fellow rapper Young Thug. The tour is in support of Cole’s latest release, “KOD.”
It is the fifth consecutive album by Cole — whose full name is Jermaine Lamarr Cole — to enter the national Billboard charts at No. 1. Last week, he became the first act in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 single charts to debut three songs in the Top 10 simultaneously. That topped Ed Sheeran and Drake, who last year each debuted two songs in the Top 10 in the same weeks.
Cole’s tour opens Aug. 9 in Miami and concludes Oct. 10 in Boston. It includes an Aug. 22 show at Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl at San Diego State University. All tour dates appear below.
Tickets for thee tour go on sale to the general public beginning at 10 a.m. local time Saturday at dreamville.com and LiveNation.com, as well as by phone at (800) 745-3000..
A pre-sale for American Express card members begins today, Tuesday, at 10 a.m. and concludes Friday at 10 p.m.
A 12-hour Spotify pre-sale begins Friday at 10 a.m. local time. “KOD” bundle sales, which provide fans early access to ticket pre-sales, begin Friday at 7 a.m. PST through https://smarturl.it/KODStore.
J. Cole KOD tour dates:
Aug. 9 - Miami, FL - AmericanAirlines Arena
Aug. 11 - Tampa, FL - Amelia Arena
Aug. 12 - Atlanta, GA - Infinite Energy Center*
Aug. 14 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
Aug. 15 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Aug. 17 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Aug. 18 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
Aug. 21 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Arena*
Aug. 22 - San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl SDSU
Aug. 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
Aug. 29 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
Sept. 2 - Boise, ID - Taco Bell Arena
Sept. 4 - Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
Sept. 5 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
Sept. 7 - Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena
Sept. 8 - Salt Lake City, UT - Vivint Smart Home Arena
Sept. 10 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
Sept.t 12 - Little Rock, AR - Verizon Arena*
Sept. 13 - Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at The BJCC
Sept. 17 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
Sept. 18 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
Sept. 19 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
Sept. 21 - Detroit, MI - Little Caesar’s Arena
Sept. 22 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
Sept. 23 - Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Sept. 25 - Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Center
Sept. 26 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
Sept. 28 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
Oct. 1 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden*
Oct. 4 - Toronto - Air Canada Centre
Oct. 5 - Montreal - Bell Centre
Oct. 6 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
Oct. 8 - Washington, DC - Capital One Arena*
Oct. 10 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
*Young Thug not performing
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