ESSENCE Festival won't be the only place to see Mary J. Blige and Nas this summer. The Queen of Hip Hop Soul and God's Son have just announced that they'll be hitting the road for a joint tour starting in July. Days after the pair headline ESSENCE on Saturday, July 6th with 25th-anniversary commemorative performances of My Life and Illmatic respectively, they'll co-headline The Royalty Tour.
No stranger to working together, Mary and Nas will now travel the country together. Once they leave New Orleans and ESSENCE Fest behind, the tour officially kicks off in West Palm Beach, Florida on July 11th. From there, they'll hit major cities such as Atlanta, Charlotte, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Phoenix, Dallas and Boston before calling it a wrap in Toronto on September 10th. MJB will perform at all shows, but Nas will be absent for a handful of the dates. Nonetheless, the tour is scheduled to hit a total of 22 cities with 23 shows.
Mary J. Blige & Nas' The Royalty Tour is presented by Live Nation. Peep the list of tour dates below and make plans to experience hip-hop royalty all across North America this summer. Tickets go on sale on LiveNation.com starting this Friday, April 19th at 10 am local time.
Mary J. Blige & Nas The Royalty Tour Dates:
July 11 – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the S. Florida Fairgrounds
July 13 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
July 14 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place*
July 16 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
July 20 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena*
July 21 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
July 24 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
July 25 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
July 28 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 31 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Aug. 2 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 3 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
Aug. 6 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
Aug. 9 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
Aug. 14 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug. 16 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint*
Aug. 17 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint*
Aug. 20 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Aug. 22 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Aug. 25 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
Aug. 31 – Syracuse, NY – St Joseph’s Health Amphitheater
Sept. 1 – Boston, MA – Xfinity Center
Sept. 10 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
*Nas not playing
