On Tuesday (April 25), LL Cool J took to social media to announce “The F.O.R.C.E. Live Tour,” which is presented by Rock The Bells and Live Nation Urban and will see The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and DJ Z-Trip providing support. “For my first arena tour in 30 years, I am bringing you the F.O.R.C.E. (Frequencies of Real Creative Energy),” he revealed in an Instagram post.
In addition to the aforementioned, plenty of other hip hop legends will be joining along on rotating dates. Queen Latifah, Rakim, Common, Method Man, Redman, Jadakiss, Big Boi, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Ice T, Juvenile, and Rick Ross are among the many names listed.
It’s been 10 years since LL Cool J released his 13th studio LP, Authentic, a 12-song body of work with collaborations alongside the likes of Snoop Dogg, Brad Paisley, and Earth, Wind & Fire. Since then, the Queens talent remained on the radar with songs like “The Hustler” with Mavado, “I’m Nice” with Murda Mook, Raekwon, and Ron Browz, and “California Lovers” with Tori Kelly. Check out a teaser trailer for “The F.O.R.C.E. Live Tour” and its full schedule below.
“The F.O.R.C.E. Live Tour” dates:
June 25: Boston, MA — TD Garden
June 27: Brooklyn, NY — Barclays Center
June 28: Newark, NJ — Prudential Center
June 29: Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
July 1: Baltimore, MD — CFG Bank Arena
July 2: Washington, DC — Capital One Arena
July 4: Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
July 6: Hollywood, FL — Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
July 8: Raleigh, NC — PNC Arena
July 9: Charlotte, NC — Spectrum Center
Aug. 12: Cleveland, OH — Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Aug. 13: Chicago, IL — United Center
Aug. 18: Detroit, MI — Little Caesars Arena
Aug. 19: St. Louis, MO — Enterprise Center
Aug. 20: Indianapolis, IN — Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Aug. 22: Memphis, TN — FedEx Forum
Aug. 23: New Orleans, LA — Smoothie King Center
Aug. 24: Ft. Worth, TX — Dickies Arena
Aug. 25: Houston, TX — Toyota Center
Aug. 27: Albuquerque, NM — Sandia Casino Amphitheater
Aug. 29: Denver, CO — Ball Arena
Sept. 1: San Francisco, CA — Chase Center
Sept. 2: Las Vegas, NV — MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sept. 3: Los Angeles, CA — Kia Forum