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Chance the Rapper Announces ‘And We Back Tour’ 2025 North American Run

Grammy-winner and global independent innovator Chance the Rapper has announced dates for his And We Back Tour. The 15-city North American headlining run promoted by Live Nation kicks off on September 26 in Houston, TX, with stops in New Orleans, Atlanta, New York City, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more. In New York, Chance will perform at the iconic Rooftop at Pier 17, an open-air venue with sweeping views of the city skyline. The tour also features a special hometown performance in Chicago at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, a scenic lakeside amphitheater. The run wraps in Los Angeles on October 20 at the historic Hollywood Palladium. Ticket presales begin Tuesday, August 12, starting with a Citi presale and Verizon (additional details below), with general on sale starting Friday, August 15. For all tour dates and ticket information, visit chancestuff.com.
The tour comes off the announcement of Chance the Rapper’s highly anticipated new full length album Star Line, out August 15. The independent project reflects Chance’s global journey, artistically, spiritually, and physically, over the past six years. Created with longtime producer DexLvL and shaped by travels to Ghana, Jamaica, and art fairs around the world, Star Line blends hip-hop, soul, and experimental sounds with lyrical meditations on identity, resilience, and legacy. Its lead single, “Tree” featuring Lil Wayne and Smino, is out now, a powerful meditation on cannabis justice, racial inequality, and Black resilience, wrapped in a soulful flip of India.Arie’s classic “Video.” While Chance has circled the globe in search of new perspectives, Star Line remains grounded in the worldview that has always defined Chance’s art: a deep, unshakable connection to Chicago and to Black culture across the diaspora. Star Line is available now for CD pre-order atChancestuff.com, alongside the special Star Line Shipping Co. merch collection.
PRESALES: Citi is the official card of the And We Back Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, August 12 at 10am ET until Thursday, August 14 at 10 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com
Verizon will offer customers an exclusive presale for the Chance the Rapper and the And We Back Tour in the U.S. – no strings attached, simply for being a Verizon customer. The presale for select shows runs from Tuesday, August 12 at 10am ET until Thursday, August 14 at 10pm local time. Visit myAccess in the My Verizon app for more details. Learn more about Verizon Access here.
For complete tour and ticketing information, visit chancestuff.com.
CHANCE THE RAPPER – 2025 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
September 26, 2025 — Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
September 27, 2025 — New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore
September 29, 2025 — Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
October 1, 2025 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
October 2, 2025 — New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17
October 4, 2025 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall
October 6, 2025 — Toronto, ON @ Rebel
October 8, 2025 — Washington, DC @ Echostage
October 10, 2025 — Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
October 12, 2025 — Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
October 14, 2025 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
October 16, 2025 — San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
October 17, 2025 — Highland, CA @ Yaamava’ Theater
October 18, 2025 — Las Vegas, NV @ Fontainebleau
October 20, 2025 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
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i-dle Announce 2026 North American Arena Tour
Internationally acclaimed, chart-topping K-pop group i-dle officially announced the North American leg of their highly anticipated 2026 i-dle WORLD TOUR [Syncopation] live on NBC’s TODAY Show this morning, where the group delivered a special performance of “Mono.” The national television reveal marks a major milestone in their rapidly expanding U.S. presence and signals the start of a bold new era, with an even bigger project arriving this May.
Kicking off August 2 in Hamilton, ON at TD Coliseum, the arena run, promoted by Live Nation, will see i-dle take over some of North America’s most iconic venues. The tour includes a stop at New Jersey’s Prudential Center, Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena, and a major Southeast moment at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. From there, the group heads to Orlando’s Kia Center and San Antonio’s Frost Bank Arena, before expanding further into Mexico City’s legendary Palacio de los Deportes, one of Latin America’s most celebrated arenas.
The West Coast leg underscores the group’s explosive U.S. growth, with performances at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, the Bay Area’s Oakland Arena, and Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, venues that regularly host the world’s biggest touring artists. Altogether, the run represents i-dle’s most expansive North American headline tour to date, solidifying their evolution from breakthrough global act to full-fledged arena powerhouse.
General on-sale starts Wednesday, March 11 at 3pm local time. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit ticketmaster.com
The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to the pre-show i-dle soundcheck, access to the post-show send-off event, early entry into the venue & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
08/02 – TD Coliseum – Hamilton, ON
08/04 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
08/06 – Xfinity Mobile Arena – Philadelphia, PA
08/08 – State Farm Arena – Atlanta, GA
08/11 – Kia Center – Orlando, FL
08/13 – Frost Bank Arena – San Antonio, TX
08/16 – Palacio de los Deportes – Mexico City, MX
08/19 – The Kia Forum – Los Angeles, CA
08/21 – Oakland Arena – Oakland, CA
08/23 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA
The announcement arrives on the heels of their latest single, “Mono (feat. skaiwater),” the group’s first new music in eight months and a striking creative evolution. “Mono” embraces restraint and introspection, built on a minimalist yet sophisticated beat. Featuring British rapper skaiwater, the accompanying black-and-white music video blends intimate moments with large-scale choreography to symbolize individuality within unity.
With a major new project arriving in May, [Syncopation] sets the stage for what promises to be i-dle’s most ambitious global chapter yet, pairing artistic reinvention with their largest-scale live production to date.
More exciting news to come.

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+LIVE+ Announce ‘Like A Rolling Thunder Tour’ 2026
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the album Mental Jewelry, iconic multi-platinum rock band +LIVE+ will be making their grand return to the Great White North. The legendary band fronted by Ed Kowalczyk are headlining their first cross country tour of Canada in over 20 years. Bringing Canadian icons Big Wreck with them, the tour kicked off February 23 in Abbotsford and runs through March 14 where it wraps in Halifax. Along the way, the tour will stop in Calgary (February 26), Winnipeg (March 2), London (March 7), Laval (March 10), and Quebec City (March 11) to name a few. Econoline Crush will be opening the first 10 shows of the tour while The Damn Truth will open the final 4 performances. +LIVE+ will be performing all their big hits from throughout their career such as “Lightning Crashes,” “I Alone,” “All Over You,” “Lakini’s Juice,” “The Dolphin’s Cry,” “Pain Lies on the Riverside,” and more!
FEB 23 – ABBOTSFORD – ABBOTSFORD CENTRE +
FEB 24 – KELOWNA – PROSPERA PLACE +
FEB 26 – CALGARY – GREY EAGLE +
FEB 27 – EDMONTON – ROGERS PLACE +
MAR 1 – SASKATOON – SASKTEL CENTRE +
MAR 2 – WINNIPEG – CANADA LIFE CENTRE +
MAR 5 – HAMILTON – TD COLISEUM +
MAR 6 – OTTAWA – CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE +
MAR 7 – LONDON – CANADA LIFE PLACE +
MAR 9 – OSHAWA – TRIBUTE COMMUNITIES CENTRE +
MAR 10 – LAVAL – PLACE BELL *
MAR 11 – QUEBEC CITY – VIDEOTRON CENTRE *
MAR 13 – MONCTON – AVENIR CENTRE *
MAR 14 – HALIFAX – SCOTIABANK CENTRE *
+ – LIVE/BIG WRECK/ECONOLINE CRUSH
* – LIVE/BIG WRECK/THE DAMN TRUTH
+LIVE+ broke onto the scene in 1991 with the release of their major label debut, Mental Jewelry. Produced by Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison, the album not only introduced a bold new voice in alternative rock, but moved more than 1 million copies in the United States—earning Platinum certification, With searing tracks like “Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)” (Top 10 on U.S. Modern Rock), “Pain Lies on the Riverside,” and “Beauty of Grey,” +LIVE+ delivered raw emotion, spiritual depth, and virtuosic funk-inflected elements that would become their signature sound. More than three decades on, Mental Jewelry remains a foundational work still stirring hearts and garnering a whole new generation of fans for the band.
