| Tour by Wyclef Jean | |
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| Associated albums | Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee and J'ouvert |
|---|---|
| Start date | February 9, 2018 |
| End date | October 26, 2018 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 56 |
| Wyclef Jean concert chronology | |
The Carnival Tour was a U.S./Mexico concert tour by Haitian hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean. The tour began on February 9, 2018 and ended on October 26, 2018. [1] The Tour was announced on December 25, 2017 on Wyclef's social media accounts [2]
The tour is in support of Wyclef's seventh studio album Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee . The tour will feature other artists such as Beards, Victory Soul Orchestra, The Age, DJ Trumpmastr, and The Knocks. [3] In four of Wyclef's shows, a full orchestra will be featured just as it did at his show at Carnegie Hall in 1998. On December 25, 2017, he announced that he would be teaming up with Live Nation Entertainment Company to feature a full orchestra in Omaha, Columbus, St. Louis, and Dallas. [4] The four shows will each be considered a leg and be called "A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop," and will feature some of the Philadelphia Orchestra. [5] Wyclef has already announced that at these shows he will perform his hit solo song " Gone till November ," and his hit song with the Fugees " Killing Me Softly with His Song ." [6]
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, and number of available tickets
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America Leg 1 [7] | |||||
| February 9, 2018 | Montclair | United States | Wellmont Theater | TBD/ 2,555 | |
| February 16, 2018 | Cincinnati | OTR Live | |||
| February 17, 2018 | Columbus | Ohio Theatre | Philadelphia Orchestra | TBD/ 3,000 | |
| February 18, 2018 | St. Petersburg | Jannus Live | Roots of Creation Grateful Dub | TBD/ 2,000 | |
| February 23, 2018 | Harrisburg | Sunoco Performance Theater | |||
| March 1, 2018 | Boston | Wilbur Theatre | TBD/ 1,093 | ||
| March 2, 2018 | Saratoga Springs | Putnam Place | The Age DJ Trumpmastr Victory Soul Orchestra The Beards | TBD | |
| March 3, 2018 | Providence | Fete Music Hall | |||
| March 6, 2018 | Iowa City | Englert Theater | |||
| March 9, 2018 | St. Louis | Power Hall | Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| March 10, 2018 | Jacksonville | Daily's Place | |||
| March 11, 2018 | Emporia | Granada Theater | |||
| March 14, 2018 | Denver | Summit Music Hall | The Knocks | ||
| March 17, 2018 | Orlando | Central Florida Fairgrounds | |||
| March 19, 2018 | Boise | Knitting Factory | Culture Crew | ||
| March 21, 2018 | Salt Lake City | Metro Music Hall | DJ Juggy | ||
| March 23, 2018 | San Francisco | 1015 Folsom | |||
| March 24, 2018 | Los Angeles | Regent Theater | |||
| March 25, 2018 | Scottsdale | BLK Live | |||
| March 26, 2018 | Cabo San Lucas | Mexico | O Club | ||
| March 28, 2018 | Redway | United States | Mateel Community Center | ||
| March 29, 2018 | Davie | Broward College | Irie | ||
| March 31, 2018 | Ardmore | Ardmore Music Hall | |||
| April 6, 2018 | Tucson | Rialto Theater | |||
| April 7, 2018 | Albuquerque | El Rey Theater | |||
| April 8, 2018 | Cincinnati | OTR Live | |||
| April 11, 2018 | Urbana | Canopy Club | |||
| April 12, 2018 | Eau Claire | The Metro | Irie Soul | ||
| April 13, 2018 | Minneapolis | The Pourhouse | |||
| April 15, 2018 | Chicago | The Metro | |||
| April 19, 2018 | Port Chester | Capitol Theater | |||
| April 20, 2018 | San Diego | Embarcadero Marina Park | |||
| April 21, 2018 | Seattle | Showbox Market | |||
| April 22, 2018 | Portland | Wonder Ballroom | |||
| April 27, 2018 | Stuart | Downtown | |||
| April 28, 2018 | Asbury Park | The Stone Pony | |||
| May 2, 2018 | Dallas | Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House | TBD/ 4,300 | ||
| Leg 2 | |||||
| June 15, 2018 | Mount Clemens | United States | Emerald Theater | ||
| June 22, 2018 | Revere | Wonderland Ballroom | |||
| June 23, 2018 | Portland | Aura | |||
| June 24, 2018 | Hampton | Bernie's Beach Bar | |||
| June 30, 2018 | Pointe-Calumet | Canada | Beach Club | ||
| July 13, 2018 | Providence | United States | Fete Music | ||
| July 27, 2018 | Albuquerque | El Rey Theater | |||
| July 28, 2018 | Atlantic City | Harrah's Atlantic City | |||
| August 3, 2018 | Chicoutimi | Canada | Racine Street | ||
| August 17, 2018 | Baltimore | United States | Power Plant Live | Edjacated Phools | |
| August 24, 2018 | Kansas City | Crossroads KC | |||
| August 25, 2018 | The Colony | Lava Cantina | |||
| August 31, 2018 | Pelham | The Caverns | |||
| September 6, 2018 | New York City | Sony Hall | |||
| September 7, 2018 | Washington, D.C. | Howard Theater | |||
| September 14, 2018 | Revere | Wonderland Ballroom | |||
| September 15, 2018 | Saratoga Springs | Putnam Place | |||
| October 16, 2018 | Newark | NJPAC | |||
| October 26, 2018 | Providence | Fete Music | |||
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