Wale’s ‘Simply Nothing’ Tour

This week Complex magazine delighted the internet with its December 2014/January 2015 cover feature – a conversation in a diner between Wale and Jerry. Complex also put out a video that explains it was really Jerry who convinced Wale to make that infamous phone call threatening the magazine over the rapper’s exclusion on its “50 Best Albums of 2013” list.  

Wale paid tribute to his love of the show about nothing – aka “Seinfeld” – with his fourth mixtape, 2008’s The Mixtape About Nothing, which included samples from the series and an appearance from Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays the character Elaine Benes. And then on Wale’s 2013 LP, The Gifted, Jerry made a guest apperance on the “Outro About Nothing.”

Complex writes, “This year, Seinfeld truly goes from being Wale’s inspiration to his collaborator. The comedian is all over Wale’s forthcoming The Album About Nothing, serving as a sort of narrator and muse, contributing spoken-word segments that form the basis for many of the songs.”

In a trailer for the album released in September, Wale promises TAAN is “coming soon.”

Here’s the routing for the Simply Nothing Tour, presented by Simple Mobile:  

Jan. 1 – Silver Spring, Md., The Fillmore Silver Spring       
Jan. 9 – Philadelphia, Pa., Theatre Of The Living Arts
Jan. 10 – New York, N.Y., Irving Plaza        
Jan. 11 – Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club           
Jan. 13 – Detroit, Mich., St. Andrews Hall   
Jan. 14 – Cleveland, Ohio, House Of Blues 
Jan. 15 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Bogart’s  
Jan. 16 – Chicago, Ill., House Of Blues        
Jan. 17 – Milwaukee, Wis., The Rave            
Jan. 19 – Minneapolis, Minn., Varsity Theater
Jan. 22 – Portland, Ore., Roseland Theater   
Jan. 23 – Seattle, Wash., The Showbox         
Jan. 24 – Eugene, Ore., McDonald Theatre   
Jan. 25 – San Francisco, Calif., The Fillmore
Jan. 27 – Las Vegas, Nev., House Of Blues  
Jan. 28 – West Hollywood, Calif., House Of Blues  
Jan. 30 – Riverside, Calif., Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Feb. 2 – Englewood, Colo., Gothic Theatre  
Feb. 4 – Dallas, Texas, House Of Blues        
Feb. 5 – Houston, Texas, House Of Blues    
Feb. 6 – Austin, Texas, Emo’s           
Feb. 7 – San Antonio, Texas, Backstage Live San Antonio  
Feb. 8 – New Orleans, La., House Of Blues
Feb. 10 – Tampa, Fla., The Ritz Ybor           
Feb. 11 – Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Revolution
Feb. 12 – Orlando, Fla., Plaza Live Orlando
Feb. 14 – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle         
Feb. 15 – Charlotte, N.C., Fillmore Charlotte  
Feb. 17 – Richmond, Va., The National        
Feb. 19 – Norfolk, Va., NorVa

Presales for select dates are ongoing now. The general onsale begins Friday, Nov. 21.

For more information click here for Wale’s Facebook page.