LL Cool J is coming to San Francisco this fall, and he’s bringing with him a star-studded cast of hip-hop icons.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and two-time Grammy Award winner headlined a 24-city North American tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of the genre, The FORCE (Frequency of Real Creative Energy) Live, with a rotating cast of performers. The cast has been handpicked. By LL Cool J himself.
Instead of opting for a “traditional ‘opening act and headliner’ format,” the tour’s organizers say it will be a “non-stop musical mashup in which the artists’ performances are woven into one continuous musical set.” Says.
LL Cool J will take over Chase Center on September 1st for a series of collaborative performances alongside The Roots and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Other heavy hitters who brought “FORCE” to San Francisco for one night included Salt-N-Pepa, Slick Rick, Ice-TRakim, Doug E. Fresh.
“The FORCE Live” kicks off in Boston on June 25th and will visit cities like Atlanta, Detroit, Cleveland, New Orleans, Denver and Houston.
Verizon customers in the US can access an exclusive presale through Verizon Up from 12:00 pm today until 10:00 pm on April 27th. There is also a pre-sale on select dates for Citi cardholders through the Citi Entertainment Program through 10:00 p.m. on April 27th.
Pre-sales via Live Nation, Ticketmaster, local venues or radio stations will begin on April 27th at 10am and will end 12 hours later.
General on-sale begins April 28th at 10am.
Check out the announcement trailer for ‘The FORCE Live’ below.
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