Erykah Badu and Yasiin Bey announce ‘Unfollow Me Tour’ for summer 2023
The summer just got a lot more soulful. Erykah Badu and Yasiin Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, recently announced their joint “Unfollow Me Tour.” The duo will hit over 25 cities in the summer of 2023, kicking off at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX, on June 11.
The Grammy-winning artist announced the tour on her Instagram, along with a lighting-speed collage of AI-generated artwork of the artist.
“Badu Summer Tour 2023…(((UNFOLLOW ME ))) w/ Yasiin Bey and other EXTRAORDINARY GUESTS!!!,” the songstress typed. “Tickets go up 4/20 … coming to your city .. link in bio …. Vid created by e.badu on this phone with a layering of 4 apps. Original IA Portraits by Vince Fraser.”
Badu and Bey make stops in major markets including Chicago, Charlotte, New York and Detroit. The tour will end on July 23 in Badu’s hometown of Dallas, Texas. Pre-sale tickets will be available via Ticketmaster on Thursday.
The singer’s last tour in 2021-2022, “Live From Badubotron Tour” sold out all over North America. The tour announcement included the hint of the two bringing along some “extraordinary guests.” The headliners didn’t reveal who will join them on stage.
Check out the full tour dates below:
June 11 – AT&T Center – San Antonio, TC
June 13 – Desert Diamond Arena – Glendale, AZ
June 20 – Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, CA
June 21 – Oakland Arena – Oakland, CA
June 23 – WaMu Theater – Seattle, WA
June 26 – Ball Arena – Denver, CO
June 28 – Enterprise Center – St. Louis, MO
June 30 – Xcel Center – St. Paul, MN
July 1 – United Center – Chicago, IL
July 2 – Little Caesar’s Arena – Detroit, MI
July 7 – TD Arena – Boston, MA
July 8 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
July 9 – TD Pavillion at the Mann – Philadelphia, PA
July 11 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
July 13 – Capital One Arena – Washington, DC
July 15 – State Farm Arena – Atlanta, GA
July 16 – Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC
July 18 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
July 19 – Legacy Area at the BJCC – Birmingham, AL
July 21 – Fedex Forum – Memphis, TN
July 23 – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
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This story was originally published April 19, 2023 at 2:25 PM with the headline "Erykah Badu and Yasiin Bey announce ‘Unfollow Me Tour’ for summer 2023."