Monday, February 23, 2015

J. Cole Adds Big Sean, Pusha T, YG and Jhene Aiko to Forest Hills Drive Tour

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J. Cole is a week away from launching his Forest Hills Drive Tour. It’s a massive five-month trek that stretches to the U.K. The Roc Nation rhymer has released the three stages of his entire tour, which features artists on his Dreamville Records label and special guests.


As we previously reported, Cole will kick off the first run of his trek, dubbed “Act 1 – Hometown,” on March 2 in Eugene, Ore. The jaunt wraps up on April 7 in Providence, R.I. His Dreamville artists Bas, Cozz & Omen will join him on this journey.


The second portion of the tour, dubbed “Act 2 – The Journey,” will take the “Apparently” rapper to the U.K. The trek begins on April 30 in Zurich, Switzerland and will hit cities in Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, London and other countries. Joining Cole on his U.K. trek are rapper Pusha T and R&B songbird Jhene Aiko.


Finally, Cole will embark on his third leg of the tour in the summer. The “Act 3 – Hollywood” portion of the trek begins on July 12 on Seattle and wraps up on Aug. 25 in Denver. The jaunt will feature co-headliners Big Sean, YG and Jeremih, as well as Bas, Cozz and Omen.


To officially wrap things up, Hollywood Cole will perform a hometown concert in his native city of Fayetteville, N.C. Dubbed the “Homecoming,” the show will take place on Aug. 29 at Crown Stadium and will feature Big Sean, YG and Jeremih.


Citi cardmembers will get first dibs with pre-sale tickets beginning Feb. 24. Tickets to the general public will go on sale on Feb. 27.


J. Cole is touring in support of his third album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and became the highest-selling rap album of 2014.


Forest Hills Drive Tour USdreamville.com

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