Legendary hip-hop duo's first US tour in 15 years to start in Mass.
Pusha T and No Malice will tour the country as the iconic hip-hop duo Clipse for the first time in more than a decade.
Clipse announced the dates for their first U.S. tour in 15 years on Monday morning, June 9. The 'Let God Sort Em Out' tour, with special guest EarthGang, consists of 25 dates.
The tour will kick off with an Aug. 3 show at Roadrunner in Boston and end in Detroit, Michigan on Sept. 10. Tickets for the tour go on sale to the general pubic on Friday, June 13.
A full list of show dates for the 'Let God Sort Em Out Tour' is below:
Aug. 3 — Boston, Massachusetts at Roadrunner
Aug. 5 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Franklin Music Hall
Aug. 7 — New York City, New York at Terminal 5
Aug. 9 — Fairfax, Virginia at EagleBank Arena
Aug. 10 — Virginia Beach, Virginia at The Dome
Aug. 12 — Miami, Florida at The Fillmore
Aug. 13 — Orlando, Florida at The Vanguard
Aug. 14 — Atlanta, Georgia at The Eastern
Aug. 16 — Cleveland, Ohio at Agora Theatre
Aug. 17 — Milwaukee, Wisconsin at The Eagles Ballroom
Aug. 18 — St. Louis, Missouri at The Factory
Aug. 19 — Fayetteville, Arizona at JJ's Live
Aug. 21 — Denver, Colorado at Mission Ballroom
Aug. 23 — Los Angeles, California at The Novo
Aug. 25 — San Francisco, California at Warfield Theatre
Aug. 27 — Phoenix, Arizona at Marquee Theater
Aug. 28 — San Diego, California at SOMA
Aug. 29 — Las Vegas, Nevada at The Theater at Virgin Hotels
Sept. 2 — Houston, Texas at White Oak Music Hall
Sept. 3 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at The Criterion
Sept. 4 — Dallas, Texas at The Bomb Factory
Sept. 6 — Kansas City, Missouri at Midland Theatre
Sept. 7 — Minneapolis, Minnesota at The Armory
Sept. 8 — Chicago, Illinois at The Salt Shed
Sept. 10 — Detroit, Michigan at Masonic Temple
Clipse's new album 'Let God Sort Em Out,' which is the duo's first since 2009's 'Til the Casket Drops,' will be released July 11. The album is available for pre-order on Clipse's website while its first single, 'Ace Trumpets,' is already out.
Formed by brothers Gene 'Malice' and Terrence 'Pusha T' Thornton, Clipse is credited with establishing Virginia as one of the East Coast's strongholds in hip-hop. The brothers were discovered by Pharrell Williams, a fellow Virginia Beach native, in the 1990s.
Williams helped the duo get signed to Elektra Records, where Clipse recorded their 1999 album 'Exclusive Audio Footage.' However, the album was shelved and the duo was dropped.
Williams then helped Clipse get signed to Arista Records, where they released their 2002 full-length project, 'Lord Willin'.' The album produced the hit singles 'Grindin',' 'When the Last Time' and 'Ma, I Don't Love Her.' It also reached the top 10 of the R&B/Hip-Hop and Billboard 200 charts and was later certified gold by the RIAA.
Clipse released two more successful albums – 2006's 'Hell Hath No Fury' and 2009's 'Til the Casket Drops' — before going on hiatus in 2010. Both Pusha T and No Malice pursued solo careers and put out several projects in the interim.
The brothers reunited as Clipse when they appeared on Kanye West's song 'Use This Gospel,' featured on his 2019 album, 'Jesus Is King.'
Since then, Clipse has performed regularly at Primavera Sound Barcelona, Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival and elsewhere.
Clipse's last U.S. tour before their was in 2010 when the duo completed the 'Away From Home Tour,' according to Billboard.
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