Drake and Future team for 'Summer Sixteen' tour hitting Atlanta this summer
Drake is already preparing for a big summer with the impending release of his “Views from the 6” album later this week and now the announcement of a 30-plus date tour.
The "Summer Sixteen" tour will feature Atlanta rapper Future (and "special guests" not yet named) and visit Atlanta at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Philips Arena.
The “Hotline Bling” singer will launch the tour July 20 in Austin, Texas.
Tickets for the Atlanta show are $49.50-$179.50 and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. A pre-sale for American Express cardholders begins at 10 a.m. April 26. There is a six-ticket limit per purchase. Tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, www.livenation.com, the venue box office and by calling 1-800-745-3000.
Drake performed in Atlanta last fall as one of the main stage headliners at Music Midtown.
DRAKE SUMMER SIXTEEN TOUR WITH FUTURE AND SPECIAL GUESTS
All dates and venues below subject to change.
| Wednesday, July 20, 2016 | Austin, TX | Frank Erwin Center |
| Thursday, July 21, 2016 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| Saturday, July 23, 2016 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| Sunday, July 24, 2016 | St. Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| Wednesday, July 27, 2016 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| Sunday, July 31, 2016 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre |
| Monday, August 1, 2016 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre |
| Thursday, August 4, 2016 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden |
| Friday, August 5, 2016 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden |
| Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| Friday, August 12, 2016 | Buffalo, NY | First Niagara Center |
| Saturday, August 13, 2016 | Columbus, OH | Nationwide Arena |
| Sunday, August 14, 2016 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| Tuesday, August 16, 2016 | Detroit, MI | Joe Louis Arena |
| Wednesday, August 17, 2016 | Pittsburgh | CONSOL Energy Center |
| Friday, August 19, 2016 | Washington DC | Verizon Center |
| Sunday, August 21, 2016 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
| Tuesday, August 23, 2016 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum Complex |
| Thursday, August 25, 2016 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena |
| Saturday, August 27, 2016 | Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena |
| Tuesday, August 30, 2016 | Miami, FL | AmericanAirlines Arena |
| Friday, September 2, 2016 | New Orleans, LA | Smoothie King Center |
| Saturday, September 3, 2016 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| Sunday, September 4, 2016 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| Tuesday, September 6, 2016 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| Wednesday, September 7, 2016 | Los Angeles, CA | STAPLES Center |
| Friday, September 9, 2016 | Los Angeles, CA | STAPLES Center |
| Sunday, September 11, 2016 | Las Vegas, NV | T-Mobile Arena |
| Tuesday, September 13, 2016 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena |
| Friday, September 16, 2016 | Tacoma, WA | Tacoma Dome |
| Saturday, September 17, 2016 | Vancouver, BC | Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena |
About the Author
Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
