Much was made about how long Azealia Banks was relevant before she finally managed to drop the (admittedly stellar) Broke With Expensive Taste during 2014, but no one has pointed out that the emcee has never done a proper North American tour either. That is, until now. The rapper announced that she and R&B vocalist K. Michelle would set out together during September for two months of American dates.
Banks just went from playing a handful of festivals in Europe and will soon be traveling around Australia, but has of course played shows in the United States before, but never as many as the 20 gigs planned for this run.
Michelle hasn't quite gotten the headlines that her co-headliner has—perhaps as the result of being less active and incendiary on social media—but her 2014 sophomore album, Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart, also gathered near-universal acclaim.
This tour should be a "must" for fans with hip-hop and R&B tastes that linger on the fringe of mainstream. Check out the full list of dates below:
09/15: Indianapolis @ Murat Theatre
09/16: Chicago @ Aragon Ballroom
09/17: St. Louis @ Fabulous Fox Theatre
09/18: Detroit @ Fox Theater
09/19: Baltimore @ Pier Six Pavilion
09/20: Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
09/24: Philadelphia @ The Mann Center for Performing Arts
09/25: Cleveland @ Hard Rock Live
09/26: New York City @ Best Buy Theatre
09/27: Boston @ House of Blues
09/30: Richmond, VA @ Carpenter Center
10/01: Portsmouth, VA @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion
10/02: Atlanta @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre
10/03: Louisville, KY @ Palace Theatre
10/05: Nashville @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center
10/09: Houston @ Bayou Music Center
10/10: Dallas @ Verizon Theatre @ Grand Prairie
10/12: Denver @ Ogden Theatre
10/14: Oakland @ Fox Theater (NOTE: Only K. Michelle will play at this date. Apologies, Banks fans.)
10/15: Los Angeles @ Microsoft Theatre
