Missy Elliott is aiming for the stars with her new tour, and she’s bringing along a few famous friends for the ride.
On Monday (April 7), the pioneering rapper announced the Out of This World Tour with support from Busta Rhymes, Timbaland and Ciara.
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Missy’s first-ever headlining tour, the 24-city trek will take the quartet across North America this summer, beginning July 4 in Vancouver.
From there, Missy and co. will make stops in cities such as Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, New York and Toronto before closing things out on August 22 in Rosemont, Illinois.
A comedic trailer for the tour shows Missy, Busta and CiCi walking out of a colossal spaceship dressed in extraterrestrial outfits, with a narrator saying: “The year 2024, these three icons come together to show you something you’ve never seen before.”
However, the trio quickly realize they’ve landed on the wrong planet, with Bus-a-Bus taking the blame: “Ah shit! I done bust the wrong turn at Mars real quick.”
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Missy then calls up Timbo before rerouting their voyage to its intended destination: Earth.
The trailer was directed by Dave Meyers, the Grammy-winning directed behind iconic Missy videos like “Get Ur Freak On” and “One Minute Man.”
“This is an incredible time in my life as I am experiencing so many milestone ‘firsts,’” Elliott said in a press release. “Being the FIRST female Hip Hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and now going out on my FIRST headline tour.
“Fans have been asking me to tour forever but I wanted to wait until I felt the time was right because I knew if I was ever going to do it, I had to do it big, and I had to do it with family!
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“So get ready to be taken OUT OF THIS WORLD with me, Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland! We can’t wait to share this experience with the fans!”
Tickets for the Out of This World Tour will be available for purchase starting Friday (April 12) via Missy Elliott’s website. However, Verizon presale tickets will be up for grabs on Tuesday (April 9).
