Thursday, June 15, 2006

LL Cool J and Lil' Wayne To Headline Summer Tours

LL Cool J and Lil' Wayne are set to be the main attractions of two of the numerous tours scheduled to hit arenas this summer.
LL is currently rehearsing for his 28-city tour where he will perform his classic hits and material from his latest album, Todd Smith. His tour will kick off in Washington, DC on June 23 and will wrap up on August 19 in New York.
As for Wayne, he will be joining Chris Brown, Dem Franchize Boyz,
Juelz Santana and Ne-Yo on a three-month tour, launching on August 11 in Indianapolis and ending in Oakland on August 10.
In related
news, Lil' Wayne and Baby will be launching their "Stunt Like My Daddy" competition this Father's Day (June 18).
Contestants who enter the competition will get a chance to win two pairs of sneakers from the Lil' Wayne's RBK OG Collection and two pairs of Birdman's Hood Rich Nubuck Lugz, for themselves and their father.
Winners of the contest will also receive a collection of Birdman and Lil' Wayne releases.
Wayne and Baby are currently working on their collaborative album titled Like Father Like Son, which is slated for release this year. To get more
information on the contest and hear album's first single, visit http://www.stuntinlikemydaddy.com/
Following are the schedules for the aforementioned tours:
LL Cool J Tour:
June 24 - Anaheim, CA (Arrowhead Pond)
June 25 - Chula Vista, CA (Coors Amphitheater)
July 1 - Houston (Reliant Stadium)
July 2 - Fountain Hills, AZ (Radisson FT McDowell)
July 6 - Seattle (Showbox)
July 8 - Stateline, NV (Montbleu Resort Casino)
July 9 - San Francisco (Fillmore)
July 10 - Los Angeles (House of Blues)
July 13 - Los Angeles, CA (House of Blues)
July 14 - Henderson, NV (Sunset Station Casino)
July 15 - Park City, UT (Harry O's)
July 17 - Denver (Ogden Theater)
July 19 - St Louis (The Pageant)
July 20 - St Paul, MN (Myth)
July 22 - Detroit (ChenePark)
July 24 - Chicago (House of Blues)
July 25 - Cleveland (House of Blues)
July 27 - Hartford, CT (Palace Theater)
July 28 - Sayerville, NJ (Starland Ballroom)
July 30 - Baltimore (Rams Head Live)
August 1 - New Orleans (House of Blues)
August 2 - Atlanta (Fox Theater)
August 4 - Richmond, VA (KanawhaPlaza)
August 5 - Atlantic City, NJ (House of Blues)
August 6 - Bethlehem, PA (Bethlehem Musikfest)
August 7 - Brooklyn (Wingate High School)
August 17 -
Niagara Falls, ON (Niagara Fallsview Casino)
August 18 - Niagara Falls, ON (Niagara Fallsview Casino)
August 19 - New York (RandallsIsland)
Lil' Wayne Tour :
8/11 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/12 St. Louis, MO UMB Bank Amphitheater
8/13 Cleveland, OH TowerCity Amp.
8/17 Cincinnati, OH RiverbendMusicCenter
8/18 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette
8/19 WashingtonD.C. Nissan Pavilion
8/25 Holmdel, NJ PNCBankArtsCenter
8/26 New York City, NY JonesBeach
8/27 Philadelphia, PA TweeterCenter
8/31 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
9/1 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amp.
9/3 Raleigh, NC AllTel Pavilion
9/7 Miami, FL American
Airlines Arena
9/8 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
9/9 Atlanta, GA ChastainPark
9/10 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amp.
9/14 Kansas City, MO Verizon Wireless Amp.
9/15 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheater
9/16 Detroit, MI DTE
9/17 Chicago, IL Charter Pavilion
9/21 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amp.
9/22 Dallas, TX Smirnoff
Music Centre
9/23 Houston, TX Woodlands
9/24 Memphis, TN Fed Ex Forum
9/29 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amp.
9/30 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
10/1 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
10/4 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
10/6 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amp.
10/8 Oakland, CA Chronicle Pavilion