Photo Credit: Lil Wayne by Phillip Lopez
Lil Wayne’s North American tour started with a MSG sellout, despite Tha Carter VI launching to underwhelming first-day streams.
Lil Wayne started off his North American tour with a bang, with a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden—his first ever headlining appearance at the venue. The performance coincided with the arrival of Tha Carter VI, the sixth chapter in his album series.
Despite the fan enthusiasm for Wayne’s tour, his latest album has launched to a less than stellar number of first-day streams. His first solo album in five years, Tha Carter VI was released on Friday, and has received its share of negative reviews already.
According to reports, the new album raked in an underwhelming 14.2 million first-day streams on Spotify. In contrast, his previous album in the series, Tha Carter V, released in 2018, debuted to an impressive 66 million streams. Should the album fail to sell enough units to bump Morgan Wallen off the top of the Billboard 200, it will be the first solo Wayne project since 2015 to not debut at the top of the charts.
The new 29-track album features a slew of guest spots from artists like 2 Chainz, Kodak Black, Machine Gun Kelly, and Big Sean. Further, it features some unlikely artists, including opera singer Andrea Bocelli, country sensation Jelly Roll, and Fugees legend Wyclef Jean. It also features U2’s Bono alongside Lil Wayne, whose vocals could be heard on the track “The Days,” which debuted last week during a promo for the NBA Finals.
Just days before the album released, Lil Wayne announced his Tha Carter VI Tour, a special North American run celebrating the release of the highly anticipated project and over 20 years of his career. The tour officially kicks off in Bristow, VA at Jiffy Lube Live on July 30, then hits major cities including Toronto, Detroit, and Los Angeles, before concluding in West Palm Beach, FL at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre on October 2.
Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter VI North American Tour
August
- 08 | Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview – Syracuse, NY
- 09 | Darien Lake Amphitheater – Buffalo, NY
- 11 | Budweiser Stage – Toronto, ON
- 14 | Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
- 16 | Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
- 17 | Ruoff Music Center – Noblesville, IN
- 20 | Target Center – Minneapolis, MN
- 22 | American Family Insurance Amphitheater – Milwaukee, WI
- 23 | Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, MI
- 24 | Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre – Tinley Park, IL
- 26 | T-Mobile Center – Kansas City, MO
- 29 | Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre – Phoenix, AZ
September
- 01 | Cascades Amphitheater – Ridgefield, WA
- 03 | Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA
- 05 | Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
- 06 | Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, CA
- 10 | North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre – Chula Vista, CA
- 12 | Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA
- 14 | Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque, NM
- 16 | Germania Insurance Amphitheater – Austin, TX
- 17 | Dos Equis Pavilion – Dallas, TX
- 18 | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented by Huntsman – The Woodlands, TX
- 22 | Paycom Center – Oklahoma City, OK
- 24 | The Orion Amphitheater – Huntsville, AL
- 25 | PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC
- 29 | State Farm Arena – Atlanta, GA
October
- 01 | Kia Center – Orlando, FL
- 02 | iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL
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