Source:
Emma
McIntyre
/
Getty
André
3000
is
going
on
the
road
on
a
multi-city
tour
to
perform
his
New
Blue
Sun
instrumental
album
over
the
next
few
weeks,
beginning
in
Brooklyn,
New
York.
On
Wednesday
(January
24),
André
3000
delivered
some
news
that
delighted
fans
of
his
critically
acclaimed
instrumental
album,
New
Blue
Sun.
Beginning
next
Monday,
he
will
embark
on
a
tour
consisting
of
live
shows
in
support
of
the
album,
beginning
with
a
show
at
The
Crown
Hill
Theatre
in
Brooklyn,
New
York.
Each
show
will
be
delivered
as
an
intimate
performance,
and
the
tour
will
run
through
other
major
cities
including
Chicago,
Detroit,
his
hometown
of
Atlanta,
and
Los
Angeles.
The
tour
is
produced
by
Move
Forward
Productions.
The
tour
will
include
a
stint
at
the
iconic
Blue
Note
Jazz
Club
in
the
Greenwich
Village
neighborhood
of
New
York
City,
where
André
and
the
band
will
do
two
shows
a
night
over
three
nights.
André
3000
will
be
backed
by
a
band
featuring
Carlos
Niño,
the
multi-instrumentalist
who
also
served
as
co-producer
on
New
Blue
Sun.
Musicians
Nate
Mercereau,
Surya
Botofasina,
and
Deantoni
Parks,
who
also
performed
on
the
album,
will
be
playing
with
him
during
the
run
of
shows.
The
tour
announcement
comes
after
the
André
3000’:
New
Blue
Sun
IMAX
Live
Experience,
which
was
a
one-night-only
live
stream
of
the
album
in
IMAX
theaters
held
on
Tuesday
(January
23)
for
audiences,
who
were
treated
to
a
Q&A
session
between
André
3000
and
moderator
Terence
Nance.
For
those
aiming
to
snag
a
picture
or
video
while
the
show
is
taking
place,
you
might
be
out
of
luck.
On
the
first
date
at
the
Crown
Hill
Theater
venue
and
at
the
dates
scheduled
for
the
Blue
Note
Jazz
Club,
the
dates
are
billed
as
“phone-free
experiences”
with
attendees
required
to
use
Yondr
pouches
during
the
performances.
The
concert
tour
will
end
on
March
9
with
a
five-night
run
at
The
Masonic
Lodge
at
Hollywood
Forever
in
Los
Angeles.
Tickets
will
be
on
sale
beginning
on
Wednesday
from
10
AM
through
the
production
company’s
website,
A
Myriad
of
Pyramids.
