Atmosphere Announce 'Tour De Friends: Part Deux'

Minneapolis hip-hop pioneers Atmosphere have announced the Tour De Friends: Part Deux spring tour dates.

On the heels of two sold out shows in their hometown in November of last year, the new tour dates will kick off in St. Louis with stops in Boston, New York City, Cleveland, Chicago and more, wrapping in Sioux Falls. They'll also make a stop at Florida Groves Festival in Orlando, FL along the way.

The duo will continue their touring schedule in 2024 with support from HEBL & NOFUN!. The Atmosphere presale will begin Wednesday, January 24 at 10AM local time with the general on sale starting Friday, January 26 at 10AM local time. Tickets and information are available on atmospheresucks.com. 

In December of last year, Atmosphere released the Talk Talk EP via Rhymesayers Entertainment. The genesis of the Talk Talk EP was during a recording session for the title track, “Talk Talk”, which originally appeared on their latest album, So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously.

The duo also made their cult, early 2000's mixtape Sad Clown Bad Dub 2 available for the first time ever. Listen to singles “Talk Talk (feat. Bat Flower),""Rotary Telephone,""Traveling Forever" and “Wetter" from the EP, and singles “Okay,""Bigger Pictures,” “Holding My Breath,” and “Still Life” from last year's album below.

For over two decades, Atmosphere has maintained a course of rigorous output, releasing over two dozen studio albums, EP's and collaborative side projects in as many years. In that time, the venerated duo have built a legacy out of bringing honesty, humility and vulnerability to the forefront of their music, continually challenging themselves to evolve without straying too far from their roots.

Slug has proven masterful at storytelling and writing compelling narratives, leaving a trail of his own influence while paying homage to the rappers and songwriters that helped shape him. Ant has skillfully molded the soundtracks with inspiration from soul, funk, rock, reggae, and the wizardry of hip-hop's pioneering DJ's and producers, creating his own trademark sounds while providing the pulse for songs about life, love, stress and setbacks.

At its essence, Atmosphere has been a musical shepherd, and with each new album comes a new journey as they guide generations of listeners through this thing called life.

TOUR DE FRIENDS: PART DEUX DATES 

4/10 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

4/11 - Louisville, KY @ The Mercury Ballroom

4/13 - Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall

4/14 - Orlando, FL @ Florida Groves Festival * ^

4/16 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring

4/18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

4/19 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues Boston

4/20 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place

4/21 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall

4/23 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom

4/25 - Columbus, OH @ The Bluestone

4/26 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's

4/27 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Indy (The Annex) 

4/28 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues Cleveland

4/30 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection

5/01 - Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew's Hall

5/03 - Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed

5/04 - Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom

5/05 - Sioux Falls, SD @ The District

* without HEBL and NOFUN! 

^ Festival Performance

Photo Credit: Dan Monick 

 

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