Lupe Fiasco Plans Steppin Lasers Tour

Courtesy of Pitchfork:

The last time the verbose, conceptually silly Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco embarked on a tour with a nutso poster and a name that signified light-show glory, he was opening on Kanye West’s Glow in the Dark tour, and it was awesome. This time, Lupe’s headlining his own trek, and he’s calling it the Steppin Laser tour. That moniker is presumably a reference to forthcoming LP We Are Lasers, but if Lupe wants to add in some Kanye-level stagecraft insanity, I wouldn’t be mad. The poster (above) promises good things.

On the tour, Lupe’s like-minded Atlanta labelmate B.o.B. will open most dates, which means you’ll get two ambitious and quick-talking rappers for the price of one. And since Playboy Tre tends to play hypeman at B.o.B. shows, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll see him, too.

Before the tour comes to the U.S., though, Lupe has to finish the Australia/New Zealand leg, which he’s doing now. When the tour came to NZ earlier in the month, Lupe told New Zealand’s 3 News (via MTV) that the tour marks the first time he’s performed tracks from We Are Lasers, so expect new jams. He also says that the album should arrive soon: “It’s on Atlantic Records, so they have it. It’s finished. I’m just waiting for them to give me a release date and put it out.” And he claims to be working on a novel.

Lupe Fiasco:

02-25 Adelaide, Australia – Thebarton Theatre
02-26 Parkville, Australia – The Melbourne Zoo
02-27 Canberra, Australia – University of Canberra
03-05 Claremont, CA – Bridges Auditorium *
03-20 Stockton, CA – Bob Hope Theater
04-07 Boston, MA – House of Blues *
04-09 Atlantic City, NJ – House of Blues *
04-10 New York, NY – The Fillmore *
04-13 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
04-14 Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Theatre *
04-16 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom *
04-17 St. Peter, MN – Lund Arena (Gustavus Adolphus College)
04-18 Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
04-20 Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Theater *
04-22 Johnson City, TN – East Tennessee State University Center
04-23 Charlotte, NC – University of North Carolina *
04-24 Worcester, MA – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
04-26 Houston, TX – House of Blues *
04-27 Dallas, TX – House of Blues *
04-29 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre *
05-01 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues *
05-02 Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues *
05-05 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom *
05-07 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo *

* with B.o.B

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