“We run the jewels in your town, a quarter pound on my person / I’m known for pounding the stage, I’m talking burning and cursing,” Killer Mike spits on Run the Jewels’ first record. Exactly that and more are what Stateside audiences have to look forward to come 2017, when Killer Mike and El-P, a.k.a. white-hot hip-hop duo Run the Jewels, launch the North American leg of their newly announced world tour.
Aptly dubbed the Run the World Tour, the duo’s first wave of dates kicks off on Jan. 11 in Philly, then brings them down through the Southeast, out to the West Coast, through the Midwest and across the northern border for a pair of Canadian dates before wrapping up on El-P’s home turf in New York City in late February. Supporting acts include Gaslamp Killer, Spark Master Tape and Cuz.
During a recent Twitter Q&A, El-P revealed that the release of the duo’s much-anticipated third album, Run the Jewels 3, is fluid at the moment, explaining, “i do not actually know %100 if it will be out this year, but we hope so. if not it will be out at the very top of next year.” While it’s tough to be left in limbo on that one, it seems clear the album will be out before the world tour. So far, our only tastes of RTJ 3 are advance tracks “Talk To Me” and “Panther Like a Panther.”
Find Run the Jewels’ North American dates and badass tour poster below, and if your city is excluded, never fear: El-P promised (multiple times) on Twitter that there are plenty more dates to come. Tickets go on sale starting Nov. 4—find them on Run the Jewels’ website here.
January 11 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Electric Factory 12 – Washington, D.C. @ Echostage 13 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Mr. Smalls Theatre 14 – Cleveland, Ohio @ House Of Blues 16 – Columbus, Ohio @ Newport Music Hall 17 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Marathon Music Works 18 – Norfolk, Va. @ The NorVA 20 – Raleigh, N.C. @ The Ritz 21 – Atlanta, Ga. @ The Tabernacle 23 – Orlando, Fla. @ The Beacham Theatre 24 – St. Petersburg, Fla. @ Jannus Live 25 – Miami, Fla. @ The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason 29 – Tempe, Ariz. @ Marquee Theatre 30 – San Diego, Calif. @ The Observatory North Park
February 01 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Shrine Expo Hall 02 – San Jose, Calif. @ San Jose Civic Auditorium 03 – Oakland, Calif. @ Fox Theater 05 – Arcata, Calif. @ Van Duzer Theatre at Humboldt State University 06 – Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom 07 – Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox SoDo 08 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Vogue Theatre 10 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Complex 11 – Denver, Colo. @ Fillmore Auditorium 13 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland 14 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Myth 15 – Madison, Wis. @ Orpheum Theater 17 – Chicago, Ill. @ Riviera Theatre 18 – Royal Oak, Mich. @ Royal Oak Music Theatre 19 – Toronto, Ontario @ Danforth Music Hall 21 – Montreal, Quebec @ Metropolis 22 – Portland, Maine @ State Theatre 24 – Boston, Mass. @ House Of Blues 25 – New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5
