R. Kelly Serves Up ‘The Buffet’ Tour

Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland and Birmingham are the first few stops for R. Kelly’s upcoming “Buffet” tour in support of his latest album. Presales and general onsales launch this week.

Photo: Montez Miller
Fox Theatre, Detroit, Mich.

R. Kelly released his 13th solo album, The Buffet, a couple of weeks before Christmas.  Not only does the LP include hit summer jam “Backyard Party” but also his latest “Marching Band” single.  Guests on The Buffet include Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, Tinashe and Jhené Aiko.

“I have fans from numerous generations listening to my music now and I wanted to provide everyone with something they could enjoy,” R. Kelly said.  “With The Buffet, I wanted to showcase a variety of my musical sounds and include all the genres I love on one project.”

Here’s the routing:

April 21 – Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Bank Arena
April 22 – Detroit, Mich., Joe Louis Arena
April 23 – Cleveland, Ohio, Wolstein Center At Cleveland State University
April 27 – Birmingham, Ala., Legacy Arena
April 29 – St. Louis, Mo., Chaifetz Arena
April 30 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center
May 5 – Indianapolis, Ind., Bankers Life Fieldhouse
May 7 – Rosemont, Ill., Allstate Arena
May 8 – Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center
May 11 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Maverik Center
May 13 – Portland, Ore., Veterans Memorial Coliseum
May 14 – Everett, Wash., Xfinity Arena At Everett
May 26 – Jacksonville, Fla., Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
May 27 – Tampa, Fla., Amalie Arena
May 28 – Miami, Fla., AmericanAirlines Arena
June 2 — Houston, Texas, Toyota Center
June 3 – Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Center
June 4 – Oklahoma City, Okl., Cox Covention Center
June 9 – Charlotte, N.C., Time Warner Cable Arena
June 10 – Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Coliseum Complex
June 11 – Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
June 16 – Columbus, Ga., columbus Civic Center
June 18 – Schreveport, La., Century Link Center
June 19 – New Orleans, La., Smoothie King Center

Presales begin March 23 and general onsales start March 25.  Head over to R-Kelly.com for more details.