Back in December, R. Kelly released his thirteenth studio album, The Buffet, and he recently announced some new tour dates in support of his most recent project.
According to HotNewHipHop, the tour is slated to kick off on April 21 in Cincinnati, with stops in Chicago, Portland and Miami. The nationwide trek will continue through June before wrapping in Atlanta.
In comparison to Black Panties, which the Chicago singer released back in 2013, the sales for The Buffet were slow moving. The lack of support for his latest output prompted Kelly to send out a video message to fans via Facebook. In the clip, he described a lack of support for R&B artists within the black community.
“It’s not about me; it’s not just about supporting R.Kelly,” he said. “It’s about everybody supporting each other. It’s something that secretly nobody really speaks up about it. I feel like for a long time our culture hasn’t really supported each other in anything, whether it’s music or anything else. We’ve been putting each other down a lot, and I think that needs to change.”
Hopefully his message resonated with fans who intend to see him perform live. Check out the upcoming dates for The Buffet tour below:
04/21: Cincinnati, OH @ U.S Bank Arena
04/22: Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
04/23: Cleveland, OH @ Wolstein Center
04/30: Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
05/07: Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
05/08: Louisville, KY @ KFC YUM Center
05/11: Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center
05/13: Portland, OR @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum
05/14: Evertt, WA @ Xfinity Arena
05/26: Jacksonville, FL @ JVM Arena
05/27: Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
05/28: Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
06/09: Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Arena
06/10: Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex
06/11: Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
