Common, Gang Starr, Talib Kweli & Floetry To Tour
Yahoo! Music, Feb 6, 2003 6:00 pm PST(2/6/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- Common is set to headline his Electric Circus tour, which kicks off February 26 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. The tour will also feature Gang Starr--which will release a new album, The Ownerz, in March--as well as Talib Kweli and the Grammy-nominated duo Floetry.
Floetry currently has three Grammy nominations, including best urban/alternative performance and best R&B song for "Floetic," and best contemporary R&B album for Floetic.
Common, the star of a recent Coca-Cola commercial, is out promoting his latest album, Electric Circus. The set features guest appearances by Cee-Lo, Pharrell Williams, Prince, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, ?uestlove of the Roots, Sonny from P.O.D., and others.
Common/Gang Starr/Talib Kweli/Floetry tour dates (subject to change):
February 26 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
February 27 - Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
February 28 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
March 1 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
March 2 - Pittsburgh, PA - Metropol
March 4 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
March 5 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre
March 6 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
March 7 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave/Eagles Ballroom
March 8 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
March 9 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
March 12 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
March 14 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
March 15 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
March 16 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
March 18,19 - West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues
March 20 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
March 21 - Scottsdale, AZ - Cajun House
March 22 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
March 23 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
-- Yves Erwin Salomon, New York
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