Drake To Launch Summer Sixteen Tour With Future And Special Guests

- Tour Launches On July 20 and Will Visit Over 30 Cities Throughout North America In Support Of New Album, "View" -

- Tickets On Sale Friday, April 29 at LiveNation.com -

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Apr 25, 2016, 07:00 ET

LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy^® Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Drake will launch the DRAKE SUMMER SIXTEEN TOUR WITH FUTURE AND SPECIAL GUESTS in support of his brand new album, View. The North American tour, promoted exclusively by Live Nation, will kick off on Wednesday, July 20 in Austin, Tex. and visit over 30 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada with multiple shows scheduled in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston. Other cities on the DRAKE SUMMER SIXTEEN TOUR WITH FUTURE AND SPECIAL GUESTS include Philadelphia, Vancouver, Boston, Atlanta, Washington DC and more.

DRAKE TO LAUNCH SUMMER SIXTEEN TOUR WITH FUTURE AND SPECIAL GUESTS

American Express card members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m. through Thursday, April 28 at 10:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale starting April 29 through the Live Nation mobile app and at www.livenation.com.

Drake's newest album, View, is currently set for release on April 29, 2016. The album's multi-platinum certified lead single, "Hotline Bling," became a massive hit reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs and Billboard Rhythmic charts. Three of the album's subsequent singles, "Summer Sixteen," "Pop Style," and "One Dance," are all currently in the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs charts with "One Dance" and "Pop Style" sitting at the #1 and #3 spot respectively on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Digital Songs chart this week.

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

Please visit www.drakeofficial.com and www.livenation.com for further information about the tour.

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