It wasn’t even a month ago that J. Cole wrapped an extensive slew of dates with fiery songstress Rihanna. The young Roc Nation signee must have never heard the phrase “road weary” before, because even after that and in the midst of his Any Given Sunday series, Cole has revealed plans to headline his massive “Cole World…World Tour”.
Things will kick off for the North Carolina rapper in Canada with a string of dates from August 23rd through early September. He’ll traverse the States beginning September 10th in Orlando and ending in New York a whopping 28 days later (Danny Boyle would approve). UK will see a lot (a lot) of love come Halloween night when he joins Tinie Tempah on the British MC’s arena tour. Cole will headline some UK venues himself before the rest of Europe gets a taste, Sweden and his birthplace Germany getting the biggest helpings.
All of this is mighty impressive considering the man’s debut record, Cole World: The Sideline Story, won’t even be on shelves when he hits the road (psst: it drops September 27th). No word yet on if the tour will be as star-studded as RiRi’s “Loud Tour”, but we’ll keep you updated. Check out the complete schedule for the “Cole World…World Tour” below, along with a stream for “Work Out”, the lead single off The Sideline Story.
J. Cole – “Work Out”
“Cole World…World Tour” Dates:
08/23 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue
08/25 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre
08/27 – Calgary, AB @ Flames Central
08/30 – Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon Theatre
08/31 – Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick Center
09/03 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
09/06 – London, ON @ Music Hall London
09/07 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
09/10 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theatre
09/11 – Miami, FL @ Revolutions
09/14 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
09/15 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
09/16 – Dallas, TX @ Southside Music Hall
09/17 – Austin, TX @ Emos
09/19 – Denver, CO @ The Ogden
09/20 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
09/21 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Venue
09/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
09/23 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency
09/29 – Winston Salem, NC @ Winston Salem State University
10/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
10/04 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
10/06 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Kalamazoo State Theatre
10/07 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak
10/08 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
10/09 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
10/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10/13 – Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
10/14 – Norfolk, VA @ Old Dominion University
10/15 – Elizabeth City, NC @ Elizabeth City State University
10/16 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
10/19 – Washington, DC @ Fillmore
10/20 – Baltimore, MD @ Sound Stage
10/21 – Albany, NY @ Armory
10/22 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
10/23 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
10/25 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre
10/31 – Liverpool, UK @ Echo Arena #
11/01 – New Castle, UK @ Metro Radio Arena #
11/02 – Glasgow, UK @ SECC #
11/04 – London, UK @ O2 Arena #
11/05 – Bournemouth, UK @ BIC #
11/06 – Birmingham, UK @ LG Arena #
11/07 – Manchester, UK @ MEN Arena #
11/08 – Cardiff, UK @ Motorpoint Arena #
11/11 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
11/12 – Birmingham, UK @ Institute
11/13 – Cardiff, UK @ Solus
11/14 – South Hampton, UK @ University
11/17 – Glasgow, UK @ ABC
11/18 – Liverpool, UK @ Academy
11/19 – Sheffield, UK @ Academy
11/20 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
11/22 – Cambridge, UK @ Junction
11/24 – Bristol, UK @ Academy
11/26 – Norway @ Waterfront / UEA
11/30 – Brussels, BE @ VK*
12/01 – Amsterdam, NL – @ Melkweg
12/02 – TBD, DE @ TBD
12/03 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
12/04 – Malmo, SE @ Babel
12/06 – Gothenburg, SE @ Parken
12/07 – Stockholm, SE @ Nalen
12/08 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
12/10 – Berlin, DE @ TBD
12/12 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale
# = w/ Tinie Tempah Arena Tour