Bryson Tiller announces new tour after five-year hiatus
Bryson Tiller adds his name to the summer concert lineup after announcing his “Back and I’m Better Tour.” The tour will be the R&B singer’s first time hitting the road in five years.
Tiller is visiting 25 cities, including major markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago and the Lovers and Friends Festival in Las Vegas. The majority of his shows will take place at Live Nation venues. The “Don’t” singer went public about the tour via his Instagram on Monday.
Along with a graphic of the tour schedule, Tiller wrote, “It’s simple, we back!”
“Taking a trip to the past and giving y’all a glimpse of the future. 5 whole years without touring, Time really does fly… See y’all soon!”
Tiller became a new-age R&B favorite after the release of his debut album, “Trapsoul.” The 2015 release went 3x-platinum and reached number 2 on the Billboard R&B charts. His 2017 follow-up album, “True To Self,” hit number 1 on the charts, as well as his 2020 release, “Anniversary.”
Despite apparent success on the charts, in a 2021 interview with Billboard, the singer said he believes “he hasn’t dropped his best album yet.”
“I truly feel as though I’ve yet to make my best album. And “Trapsoul” was great,” Tiller said. “It was 100 percent from me. I wrote every single thing on there, picked every single beat, every song. And I’m just excited because there’s like so many other talented people out there who are really good at what they do.”
The 30-year-old artist continued, “You see all these other guys out here who are prospering and making great music because they got to work with some of those really talented people. they expand their horizons. I’ve never done that — and with my next album I’m doing that. I’m excited to reach out and just be open to working with people.”
Presale tickets are available on March 22. General ticket sales start Friday on ticketmaster.com. See the dates below:
BRYSON TILLER: BACK AND I’M BETTER TOUR DATES:
May 04 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues San Diego
May 06 – Las Vegas, NV – Lovers & Friends Festival
May 08 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
May 10 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
May 11 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave*
May 13 – Chicago, IL – Radius Chicago
May 15 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
May 17 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues Boston
May 18 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
May 20 – New York, NY – Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
May 21 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
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This story was originally published March 22, 2023 at 10:16 AM with the headline "Bryson Tiller announces new tour after five-year hiatus."