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‘Rolling Loud Productions’ Launches With Full Rod Wave Tour
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Hip-hop megafestival Rolling Loud has announced its concert promotions venture, aptly titled “Rolling Loud Productions,” partnering with Live Nation as a nationwide tour promoter and kicking off by announcing a full theater/amphitheatre tour by Rod Wave.
The “Rolling Loud Presents Rod Wave: SoulFly Tour” kicks off Aug. 27 in Houston, Texas, and runs through Oct. 19 at the Hollywood Palladium (followed by Rolling Loud New York (October) and Rolling Loud California (December).
While a new venture for Rolling Loud, the festival’s Miami-based founders Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif have been booking hip hop since the early 2010s, coming up in the club scene before going big with the Rolling Loud concept that now takes place on both U.S. coasts and has spread to other continents. The duo continues to show its ability to thrive in multiple types of environments, with its Loud Stream virtual events attracting millions of viewers during COVID, with regular original content and truly live performances adding to the buzz.
Florida-based hip-hop artist Rod Wave had a breakout 2020, with agent and MAC founder Andrew Lieber (who also represents superstar DaBaby) in January predicting “Rod Wave is (…) going to be a spectacular touring artist and his fanbase is spectacular. … What he’s doing on the ticket side, I don’t think any new artist is touching him.”
Rolling Loud New York and California were recently announced, with the first two selling out in days and New York just going on sale Friday. The flagship Miami event, taking place in July, is topped by Travis Scott, Post Malone and A$AP Rocky.
Rod Wave: SoulFly Tour Presented by Rolling Loud 2021 Dates:
Fri Aug 27 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
Sat Aug 28 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Sun Aug 29 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Tue Aug 31 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
Wed Sep 01 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
Fri Sep 03 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sat Sep 04 – Portsmouth, VA – Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion
Sun Sep 05 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
Thu Sep 09 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place
Fri Sep 10 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Sat Sep 11 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
Mon Sep 13 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore New Orleans
Wed Sep 15 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater
Fri Sep 17 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park
Sat Sep 18 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
Wed Sep 22 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Thu Sep 23 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
Fri Sep 24 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Sat Sep 25 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
Mon Sep 27 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center
Wed Sep 29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
Fri Oct 01 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Sat Oct 02 – Brooklyn, NY – Coney Island Amphitheater
Sun Oct 03 – Washington DC – Echostage
Tue Oct 05 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
Wed Oct 06 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
Fri Oct 08 – Baltimore, MD – MECU Pavilion
Sat Oct 09 – Boston, MA –House of Blues Boston
Tue Oct 12 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
Thu Oct 14 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium (Denver)
Fri Oct 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
Sun Oct 17 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
Tue Oct 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Wed Oct 20 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Thu Oct 21 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Sat Oct 23 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater