Steve Aoki Announces New North American Tour; Kicks Off 10/4 in Chicago

Grammy-nominated international producer/DJ and electronic dance music entrepreneur STEVE AOKI keeps his "always on tour" mantra alive with the announcement of his fall Aokify America Tour featuring bass "Legend" Borgore and hip-hop heavyweight Waka Flocka Flame as direct support with special guest Pharrell Williams (The Neptunes/N.E.R.D.) appearing on select dates. Presented by DIM MAK-the trendsetting record label, events and lifestyle company, and apparel line founded by AOKI-the North American tour will travel across major venues and amphitheaters throughout the U.S. and Canada, including Pier 94 in NYC, the massiveBill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, theMerriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, and more. Look for more tour dates and additional info on support acts soon. Tickets for the Aokify America Tour go on sale Friday, September 6 here: www.aokifyamerica.com. Watch the Aokify America Tour teaser video here: http://youtu.be/EBxELFgQJ2A.

STEVE AOKI continues to lead the worlds of electronic and independent music with a barrage of hit original singles and remixes, including his most recent releases:"Boneless," a collaboration with Chris Lake and Tujamo (Ultra Music) currently sitting at #1 on Beatport; and the upcoming Linkin Park co-op "A Light That Never Comes," out September 16 on Warner Bros. Records.

Last year, STEVE AOKI launched his biggest and most successful tour to date with the Deadmeat Tour celebrating the release of his Grammy Nominated debut albumWonderland (Ultra Music/Dim Mak Records), which later featured the correspondingremix album Wonderland Remixed. The Deadmeat Tour spearheaded the 300+ tour dates AOKI completed in 2012 alone and included an electrifying full visual production featuring the infamous, life-sized AOKI LED letters. The Deadmeat Touralso gave way to Deadmeat: Live at Roseland Ballroom, a live concert DVD onUltra Music featuring his full performance from NYC's famed Roseland Ballroom with guest appearances from Lil Jon, Wynter Gordon, and Polina along with a look backstage with his superstar friends.

AOKI and the Aokify America Tour bring the freshest talent in electronic and hip-hop music to the forefront with direct support acts Borgore and Waka Flocka Flame. Together, the threesome leads the pack in their respective genres and will showcase a diverse lineup rarely seen in the dance music circuit today. Blending Borgore's bass-in-your-face antics, Waka Flocka Flame's hip-hop bravado, and AOKI's chart-topping smash hits, the Aokify America Tour will be one of this year's most anticipated events. Grammy Award-winning producer and singer/songwriter Pharrell Williams-the current king of summer and producer/featured artist behind this year's biggest tracks "Blurred Lines" from Robin Thicke and "Get Lucky" from Daft Punk-joins the Aokify America crew on select dates.

"I literally spend the majority my life flying from show to show, but last year's Deadmeat Tour opened my eyes to the level of performance and production I can achieve with a traditional bus tour," says AOKI. "So when it came to planning a new tour for 2013, coming off the biggest year of my career, I knew I wanted to up the ante on every level. With Aokify America, we've increased the production, gone into some of the best and largest venues, and brought along an amazing lineup including two of the hottest artists in their genres, Borgore and Waka Flocka Flame. And of course with the year Pharrell is having, hearing he was able to jump on some of the shows was an honor all its own."

The Aokify America Tour dates are as follows:

DATE CITY VENUE Fri 10/4 Chicago, IL UIC Pavilion with Pharrell Williams Sun 10/13 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall Mon 10/14 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom Tue 10/15 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater Wed 10/16 Houston, TX Bayou Music Center Fri 10/18 Miami Beach, FL LIV Night Club^ Sat 10/19 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium Sun 10/20 Orlando, FL Firestone Live - Parking Lot Wed 10/23 Norfolk, VA The Norva Thu 10/24 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory Fri 10/25 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion with Pharrell Williams Sat 10/26 Nashville, TN 12th Street Party Block Pavilion Sun 10/27 Wallingford, CT The Dome at Oakdale Theatre Tue 10/29 Toronto, ON Sound Academy Wed 10/30 Montreal, QC Metropolis Thu 10/31 Worcester, MA DCU Center Fri 11/1 New York, NY Pier 94 with Pharrell Williams Sat 11/2 New York, NY Pier 94 with Pharrell Williams Sun 11/3 Rochester, NY Gordon Field House* Tue 11/5 Columbus, OH The LC Indoor Pavilion Wed 11/6 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit Thu 11/7 St. Louis, MO The Pageant Fri 11/8 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom Sat 11/9 Minneapolis, MN Epic Event Center Tue 11/12 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre Wed 11/13 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex Sat 11/16 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Tue 11/19 Portland, OR Roseland Theater Wed 11/20 Seattle, WA Paramount Theater Thu 11/21 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place Fri 11/22 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Expo Centre Sat 11/23 Vancouver, BC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

*Aoki Solo Date ^Borgore not performing