Lil Wayne announces his ‘I Am Music II Tour,’ first outing since his prison stint
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Fresh from his stint behind bars, Lil Wayne is ready to hit the road.
The pint-sized powerhouse is prepping a North American excursion, dubbed the “I Am Music II Tour,” a sequel to the hugely successful 2008 trek.
Wayne’s tour will hit arenas in 25 cities, starting March 18 in Buffalo, N.Y.
The multiplatinum and Grammy award winning rapper will be joined by protégé Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Travis Barker and Mix Master Mike.
He is back on the charts after releasing “6 Foot 7 Foot,” the first single off his highly anticipated album “Tha Carter IV,” scheduled for a spring release. The thumping track, produced by Bangladesh (Wayne’s ‘A Milli’), boasts an oddly perfect Harry Belafonte sample and debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Tha Carter IV” is the sequel to the multiplatinum 2008 album “Tha Carter III,” which logged more than 1 million in sales in its first week of release -- and the follow-up to last year’s ‘I Am Not a Human Being,’ which he dropped while serving time on a 2007 gun charge at Rikers Island.
Tickets for the tour will be available through Live Nation.com starting the weekend of Feb. 4.
Check out the dates after the jump:
March 18 — Buffalo, N.Y., HSBC Arena
March 19 — Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Arena
March 20 — Baltimore, First Mariner Arena
March 23 — Hampton, Va., Hampton Coliseum
March 24 — Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena
March 26 — Philadelphia, Wells Fargo Center
March 27 — Long Island, N.Y., Nassau Coliseum
March 30 — University Park, Pa., Bryce Jordan Center
April 1 — Chicago, United Center
April 2 — Detroit, the Palace of Auburn Hills
April 3 — Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
April 6 — Miami, Bank Atlantic Center
April 8 — Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Coliseum
April 9 — Atlanta, Philips Arena
April 10 — St. Louis, Scottrade Center
April 14 — New Orleans, New Orleans Arena
April 15 — Dallas, American Airlines Arena
April 16 — Houston, Toyota Center
April 19 — Phoenix, US Airways Arena
April 23 — Anaheim, Honda Center
April 24 — Oakland, Oracle Arena
April 26 — Sacramento, ARCO Arena
April 28 — Edmonton, Canada, Rexall Place
April 29 — Vancouver, Canada, Rogers Arena
May 1 — East Rutherford, N.J., Bamboozle Festival @ Meadowlands Arena -- Gerrick D. Kennedy
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