Strange Music has announced its “Tech N9ne’s Independent Powerhouse Tour 2016,” according to a press release. The trek is set to feature five acts from the label in addition to Tech N9ne: Ces Cru, Stevie Stone, ¡Mayday!, Rittz and Krizz Kaliko.
“It’s going to be big, the biggest tour we’ve ever done,” Tech N9ne says in the Tech N9ne’s Independent Powerhouse Tour 2016 EPK. “You don’t want to miss this one.”
The tour is schedule to begin March 30, 2016 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma and wrap May 27 at the Cotillion Ballroom in Wichita, Kansas. The full itinerary is below.
In May, Tech N9ne’s Special Effects debuted as the #2 Rap album, #3 R&B/HipHop album, #3 Indie album, and #4 album on the Top 200 chart.
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In August, HipHopDX named ¡Mayday!’s Take Me To Your Leader as one of “The 30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000.”
“It takes a group of people, a lot of people to create an epic masterpiece and that’s what we always do,” Tech N9ne says. “Strange Music is a bright light, man.”
The full “Tech N9ne’s Independent Powerhouse Tour 2016” is as follows, as is the tour’s EPK:
3.30.16 TULSA, OK CAINS BALLROOM
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3.31.16 DALLAS, TX GAS MONKEY LIVE!
4.01.16 AUSTIN, TX EMO’S
4.02.16 HOUSTON, TX WAREHOUSE LIVE
4.03.16 NEW ORLEANS, LA HOUSE OF BLUES
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4.12.16 N MYRTLE BEACH, SC HOUSE OF BLUES
4.13.16 NORFOLK, VA THE NORVA
4.14.16 SILVER SPRING, MD THE FILLMORE
4.15.16 READING, PA REVERB
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4.16.16 NEW YORK, NY IRVING PLAZA
4.17.16 WORCESTER, MA THE WORCESTER PALLADIUM
4.19.16 CLIFTON PARK, NY UPSTATE CONCERT HALL
4.20.16 BUFFALO, NY TOWN BALLROOM
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4.21.16 PITTSBURGH, PA STAGE AE
4.23.16 CLEVELAND, OH THE ODEON
4.24.16 DETROIT, MI THE FILLMORE
4.25.16 CINCINNATI, OH BOGART’S
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4.27.16 INDIANAPOLIS, IN OLD NATIONAL CENTRE
4.28.16 CHICAGO, IL CONCORD MUSIC HALL
4.29.16 MILWAUKEE, WI THE RAVE/EAGLES CLUB
4.30.16 SAINT PAUL, MN MYTH
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5.01.16 OMAHA, NE OKOL AUDITORIUM
5.02.16 SIOUX FALLS, SD THE DISTRICT
5.03.16 BILLINGS, MT BABCOCK THEATRE
5.04.16 MISSOULA, MT THE WILMA
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5.05.16 BOISE, ID KNITTING FACTORY BOISE
5.06.16 SPOKANE, WA KNITTING FACTORY SPOKANE
5.07.16 SEATTLE, WA SHOWBOX SODO
5.10.16 PORTLAND, OR ROSELAND THEATER
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5.11.16 EUGENE, OR MCDONALD THEATRE
5.12.16 SACRAMENTO, CA ACE OF SPADES
5.14.16 SANTA CRUZ, CA THE CATALYST CLUB
5.15.16 SANTA ANA, CA THE OBSERVATORY ORANGE COUNTY
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5.16.16 LOS ANGELES, CA CLUB NOKIA
5.17.16 SAN DIEGO, CA THE OBSERVATORY NORTH PARK
5.18.16 SCOTTSDALE, AZ LIVEWIRE AZ
5.20.16 SALT LAKE CITY, UT THE COMPLEX
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5.21.16 DENVER, CO THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM
5.24.16 ALBUQUERQUE, NM SUNSHINE THEATER
5.26.16 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK DIAMOND BALLROOM
5.27.16 WICHITA, KS COTILLION BALLROOM
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