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Grammy Winner Leon Thomas Announces Mutts Don’t Heel World Tour
GRAMMY Award-winning artist Leon Thomas announces his MUTTS DON’T HEEL World Tour, produced by Live Nation, in support of HEEL, the deluxe edition of his critically acclaimed sophomore album MUTT, out now via EZMNY/Motown Records. The North American leg kicks off October 30 in Dallas, TX, with stops in Austin, Nashville, Atlanta, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Rising R&B standout Ambré will join as support across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Wednesday, June 11. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, June 13 at 10am local time at https://laylo.com/leonthomas/m/muttsdontheel.
In 2026, the tour heads abroad with a run of European dates including London’s Eventim Apollo, Paris’ Élysée Montmartre, Berlin’s Huxleys Neue Welt, and Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre. From there, Leon brings the show to Australia with performances in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth.
Leon recently released MUTT Deluxe: HEEL, a natural continuation of the original, digging deeper into his sonic universe and fetching a bold blend of psychedelic R&B, rock textures, soul, and boundary-pushing production. New collaborations with Kehlani, Big Sean, and Halle elevate the project’s emotional and musical scope, as Leon hones his reflections on singlehood, connection, and self-exposure. With tightly crafted compositions and distinct creative clarity, Thomas delivers a fearless extension of his signature sound–unleashing bite where MUTT once explored duality. HEELdoesn’t just follow; it bares its teeth. Listen HERE.
MUTT Deluxe: HEEL’s focus track, “NOT FAIR,” is a sultry confessional that captures the disarming power of desire. With piano-laced production and hypnotic harmonies, Leon unpacks the emotional whiplash of loving someone who knows exactly how to pull you in and push you away – a devoted mutt chasing a love that refuses to heel. “NOT FAIR” lingers in a space of elusive, intoxicating intimacy and mysticism.
Last month, Leon released his single “RATHER BE ALONE” featuring multi Grammy-nominated artist and actress, Halle. A hypnotic blend of R&B infused with smoky soul and rock influences, the track is a soulful reckoning about walking away when love no longer serves you, and choosing personal peace over the chaos of what once was. Unfolding like a slow-burning confession, wrapped in hazy guitar and swelling strings, Leon’s smooth vocals intertwine seamlessly with Halle’s airy delivery, adding a subtle, psychedelic touch. Listen HERE.
Leon’s boldly introspective and highly acclaimed second studio album, MUTT, continues to push the boundaries of modern R&B, blending soulful melodies with rock influences and experimental production. Amassing over 1.1 billion streams, the album’s title track originally entered the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2025 and is steadily climbing, recently jumping from #15 to #13 – marking Leon’s first Top 40 hit and his debut entry on the Hot 100. The track also reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart, as well as the R&B Digital Song Sales and R&B Streaming Songs charts. A high-impact remix featuring Chris Brown helped introduce the record to an even broader audience, fueling its rise to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart and the UK R&B Singles Chart.
Leon is currently the digital cover star of GAFFER Magazine and performed “NOT FAIR” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 3. Leon has also been nominated for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and will be performing on the mainstage at the upcoming 2025 BET Awards. “MUTT” has also been certified platinum, highlighting its widespread acclaim. Featuring collaborations with Ty Dolla $ign, Freddie Gibbs, Wale, and more, MUTT vividly explores the multifaceted nature of love – from the exhilarating rush of singlehood to the nuanced depths of emotional intimacy. Thomas weaves a narrative that fearlessly peels back layers of vulnerability, grappling with themes of fame, emotional detachment, and the quest for genuine connection.
Leon Thomas continues to redefine modern R&B, becoming an emblem of the genre and shaping its cultural landscape. MUTT has garnered widespread critical acclaim, named the #1 R&B Album of 2024 by Billboard and VIBE. It has also earned spots on several other Best of 2024 lists, further solidifying its status as one of the year’s standout releases. Billboard describes him as “one of the hottest names in R&B,” with MUTT being hailed as “the most stunning R&B album of 2024.” VIBE called it “one of the best R&B albums of the year,” while Essence celebrated it for pushing the boundaries of Black music, cementing Leon as “one of R&B’s most exciting voices.”
Leon continues to cement himself as a generational star. His NPR Tiny Desk performance went viral, peaking at #2 on YouTube and #5 on X, further iconizing his influence in music and culture. This year, he was named Billboard’s Chartbreaker and MTV PUSH’s Artist of the Month, in addition to making his TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, and first cover with GUAP Magazine.
Last year, Leon Thomas took MUTT on the road for his completely sold-out 13-stop North American headline tour. He also joined BLXST’s I Will Always Come Find You tour as a special guest, bringing their collaboration on the “Crash & Burn” remix from Thomas’s 2023 debut album Electric Dusk to life on stage. With back-to-back sold-out shows and high-profile tour appearances, Thomas continues to cement himself as one of R&B’s most dynamic live performers.
From a viral Tiny Desk to BET nods and Hot 100 climbs, Leon Thomas has spent the last year rewriting R&B’s rulebook. WithMUTT Deluxe: HEEL, Leon pushes his momentum further–fiercer, bolder, and taking his vision even further.
MUTTS DON’T HEEL NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES
Artist Pre-Sale: Wed, 6/11 (10am local) – Fri, 6/13 (9am local)
Spotify Pre-Sale: Thurs, 6/12 (10am local – Fri, 6/13 (9am local)
On-Sale: Fri, 6/13 (10am local)
OCTOBER 30 – Dallas, TX | House of Blues
NOVEMBER 3 – Austin, TX | Emo’s
NOVEMBER 4 – Houston, TX | House of Blues
NOVEMBER 5 – New Orleans, LA | House of Blues
NOVEMBER 7 – Nashville, TN | Brooklyn Bowl
NOVEMBER 9 – Atlanta, GA | Tabernacle
NOVEMBER 12 – Ft Lauderdale, FL | Revolution
NOVEMBER 14 – Charlotte, NC | The Fillmore
NOVEMBER 15 – Raleigh, NC | The Ritz
NOVEMBER 16 – Silver Spring, MD | The Fillmore
NOVEMBER 19 – Philadelphia, PA | The Fillmore
NOVEMBER 20 – Boston, MA | House of Blues
NOVEMBER 23 – Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn Paramount
NOVEMBER 26 – Toronto, ON | Danforth Music Hall
NOVEMBER 28 – Detroit, MI | The Fillmore
NOVEMBER 29 – Cincinnati, OH | Bogart’s
DECEMBER 2 – Cleveland, OH | House of Blues
DECEMBER 3 – Chicago, IL | House of Blues
DECEMBER 6 – Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue
DECEMBER 9 – Denver, CO | Summit
DECEMBER 11 – Salt Lake City, UT | The Depot
DECEMBER 14 – Seattle, WA | The Showbox
DECEMBER 16 – Vancouver, BC | Commodore Ballroom
DECEMBER 17 – Portland, OR | Roseland Theater
DECEMBER 19 – Oakland, CA | Fox Theater
DECEMBER 21 – Phoenix, AZ | The Van Buren
DECEMBER 22 – Los Angeles, CA | The Wiltern
MUTTS DON’T HEEL EUROPEAN/UK TOUR DATES
MARCH 5 – Helsinki, FI | House of Culture
MARCH 7 – Stockholm, SE | Fållan
MARCH 8 – Oslo, NO | Sentrum Scene
MARCH 10 – Copenhagen, DK | Vega
MARCH 12 – Warsaw, PL | Klub Stodoła
MARCH 15 – Berlin, DE | Huxleys Neue Welt
MARCH 16 – Cologne, DE | Live Music Hall
MARCH 17 – Brussels, BE | La Madeleine
MARCH 20 – Tilburg, NL | Poppodium 013
MARCH 21 – Paris, FR | Elysée Montmartre
MARCH 24 – Bristol, UK | O2 Academy
MARCH 26 – Birmingham, UK | O2 Academy
MARCH 27 – Manchester, UK | Academy
MARCH 29 – Glasgow, UK | SWG3 Galvanizers
MARCH 31 – Dublin, IE | 3Olympia Theatre
APRIL 3 – London, UK | Eventim Apollo
MUTTS DON’T HEEL AUSTRALIA TOUR DATES
APRIL 10 – Brisbane, QLD | Fortitude Music Hall
APRIL 11 – Melbourne, VIC | Forum
APRIL 14 – Sydney, NSW | Enmore Theatre
APRIL 17 – Adelaide, SA | Hindley Street Music Hall
APRIL 19 – Perth, WA | Metro City
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Daniel Caesar Announces 2026 North American Tour ‘Son Of Spergy’
Daniel Caesar announces his headline 2026 tour in support of his album Son Of Spergy. Launching May 16th in Singapore, the Live Nation-promoted tour will see Daniel take his lauded discography across Asia and North America for a 30-date arena run that includes 7 dates in his native Canada, including his hometown of Toronto, as well as stops in Chicago, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco, Anaheim, and more.
TICKETS: Tickets for the North American leg will be available starting Thursday, April 2nd, at 10 am local time via artist pre-sale, and on-sale will begin Friday, April 3rd, at 10 am local time HERE. He’ll be joined by Faye Webster and 070 Shake as supporting acts on select dates of the North American leg.
VIP: 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 exclusive pre-show VIP soundcheck, early entry, exclusive VIP gift item & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
The tour announcement comes alongside new commercial milestones for several of Daniel’s records and albums. These accolades include RIAA certifications for his debut album Freudian, now 2x Platinum, “Get You,” now 7x Platinum, “Best Part feat. H.E.R,” now 7x Platinum, “Japanese Denim,” now 3x Platinum. He also received Platinum certifications for “We Find Love,” “Loose,” “Streetcar,” “Hold Me Down,” “Blessed,” “CYANIDE,” “LOVE AGAIN,” “Who Hurt You?,” Gold & Platinum certifications for “Superpowers” and “Always,” and Gold certifications for his 2023 album NEVER ENOUGH, 2021’s CASE STUDY 01, “Take Me Away feat. Syd,” “Transform feat. Charlotte Day Wilson,” and his 2014 single “Violet.”
This past weekend, Daniel received the 2026 JUNOs with the International Achievement Award, performed Son Of Spergy standout “Who Knows,” and took home the JUNO awards for Best Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. To kick off 2026, he performed a rare, showstopping second Tiny Desk Concert and performed alongside Mustafa, Alex G, Blood Orange, Rex Orange County, Jazmine Sullivan, Geese, Ravyn Lenae, and more at the Artists for Aid benefit concert hosted by Bella Hadid and Pedro Pascal in Los Angeles, which raised $5.5 million for charities in Sudan and Palestine. This past fall, Daniel released his new album Son Of Spergy, which debuted on the Billboard 200 at #4 and Billboard R&B Album Chart at #1, his highest-charting body of work yet and first Top 10 album. Shortly after its release, he performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a moving performance of the album track “Who Knows,” a runaway streaming hit.
Son Of Spergy serves as the follow-up to his Top 15 Billboard 200-charting album NEVER ENOUGH and includes previously released singles “Have A Baby (With Me),” “Call On Me,” and most recently, “Moon,” all of which offer windows into the album’s central theme of reconciliation, specifically with his father. From the intoxicating “Root Of All Evil,” to the Bon Iver-assisted “Moon,” Caesar spends the album interrogating himself in pursuit of purer, healthier relationships.
As a wildly successful artist at such a young age, Caesar lived much of his 20s in self-indulgence. The only people who really ever told him no, who ever truly held him accountable, were his family members. Now, at 30 years old, he uses this album to animate his thoughts on core concepts: his own purpose on this Earth, what he means in relation to his parents, and how the world will change when he eventually becomes a dad. “I have a lot of respect for my dad, and I hold him in high regard. The album is about me realizing that I am exactly like him,” he shares. “In that sense, it’s about having patience, respect, and admiration for myself.”
Mainly recorded in Jamaica, Daniel is joined by Sampha, Bon Iver, Blood Orange, Yebba, 646yf4t, and his own father, Norwill Simmonds, for an album that is both compositionally and melodically breathtaking. Ahead of the album’s release, Daniel put on a tour of pop-up, impromptu performances at parks in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Bozeman, Los Angeles, Houston, and Atlanta, performing intimate sets for massive crowds of fans. Daniel was joined by Mustafa for many of the performances, and, in Los Angeles, Turnstile’s Brendan Yates performed a solo rendition of his band’s song “NEVER ENOUGH” on the keys. Earlier that week, Caesar wrapped up the string of moving performances with a pair of shows at the Harlem Parish Church.
Son Of Spergy was first teased with a video letter shared on socials and discussed in Daniel’s Billboard cover story. In a conversation with Tyler, The Creator for Billboard, the two discuss Daniel’s career to date, their creative relationship (especially as it pertains to Daniel’s extensive work across Tyler’s 2024 album CHROMAKOPIA), what fans can expect from Son Of Spergy, and more. Earlier in 2025, Daniel joined forces with close friend and collaborator Rex Orange County for a special two-track bundle, “Rearrange My World / There’s A Field (That’s Only Yours).” Daniel was also featured on “The Field,” from Blood Orange’s new album Essex Honey, alongside Caroline Polachek, Tariq Al-Sabir, and The Durutti Column, and contributed songwriting, backing vocals, and production to “DEVOTION” featuring Dijon on Justin Bieber’s GRAMMY® nominated album, SWAG.
Listen to Son Of Spergy above and stay tuned for more from Daniel Caesar coming soon.
Upcoming Live Dates
* = support from Faye Webster
+ = support from 070 Shake
^ = non-Live Nation date
5/16 – Singapore @ Singapore Indoor Stadium
5/19 – Manila @ SM Mall of Asia Arena
5/24 – Kuala Lumpur @ Idea Live Arena
5/29 – Seoul @ KINTEX Hall 10
5/31 – Jakarta @ Java Jazz Festival ^
6/2 – Hong Kong @ AsiaWorld-Expo, Hall 10
6/4 – Tokyo @ Tokyo International Forum
6/6 – Taipei @ Messe Taoyuan
6/9 – Bangkok @ Impact Arena
7/14 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena *
7/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup Center *
7/19 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center *
7/20 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *
7/23 – Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena *
7/24 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena *
7/25 – Eau Claire, WI @ Eaux Claires Festival ^
7/26 – Chicago, IL @ United Center *
7/28 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena *
7/30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *
7/31 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
8/2 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena *
8/5 – Ottawa, ON @ Canada Tire Centre +
8/6 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre +
8/10 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre +
8/13 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place +
8/14 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome +
8/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena +
8/18 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center +
8/20 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center +
8/23 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center +
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Yeat Announce The LOVE/LYFE 2026 Tour
Today, chart-topping rapper and cultural disruptor Yeat announced his upcoming The LOVE/LYFE Tour, a North American run in support of his blockbuster new double album ADL (A Dangerous Lyfe / A Dangerous Love), out now via Field Trip Recordings / Capitol Records. Slayr, BNYX will join the tour as special guests in select cities.
Produced by Live Nation, the tour will kick off on July 17 in Minneapolis and make stops across major cities including Chicago, Toronto, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, before wrapping on August 18 in San Diego. Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Tuesday, March 31 at 10AM local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginningFriday, April 3 at 10AM local time at LiveNation.com and yeatofficial.com.
Building on the world of ADL, The LOVE/LYFE Tour is set to translate Yeat’s most cinematic era yet into a one-of-a-kind live experience. The project released just last week following months of anticipation fueled by a non-stop rollout, capped off by Yeat’s first sit-down interview in five years withApple Music’s Zane Lowe. In February, commuters in New York City were met with a prosthetic version of Yeat’s arm hanging out of the back of a taxi with a bumper sticker beside it reading “LYFE IS DANGEROUS”. Following that, Yeat hosted Twizz City Night at the Portland Trail Blazers game and released the first visual look into ADL, reimagining Yeat as ‘The Most Dangerous Man Alive’.
With appearances from new contributors including Elton John,Grimes, andNBA YoungBoy, alongside returning collaborators likeDon Toliver,Joji,and Julia Wolf,ADLspans genres, sonic influences, and eight years of musical evolution–ushering in Yeat’s boldest and most cinematic era yet.
THE LOVE/LYFE TOUR DATES:
Fri, Jul 17 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory #
Sun, Jul 19 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island ~
Tue, Jul 21 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum #
Wednesday, July 22 – Montreal, QC – Place Bell #
Thu, Jul 23 – New York, NY – SummerStage in Central Park ^ #
Sat, Jul 25 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^ #
Mon, Jul 27 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre ^
Tue, Jul 28 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome by Rutter Mills ^
Thu, Jul 30 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy #
Sat, Aug 1 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – War Memorial Auditorium ^
Tue, Aug 4 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall *
Wed, Aug 5 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ^
Fri, Aug 7 – Denver, CO – Junkyard #
Mon, Aug 10 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater @ Lumen Field #
Tue, Aug 11 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum #
Thu, Aug 13 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium #
Sat, Aug 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Intuit Dome @
Tue, Aug 18 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park #
# with BNYX
^ with SLAYR
* support TBD
~ with Lyrical Lemonade All Stars
@ with Yeat & Friends