Isaiah Rashad is taking his latest record on the road: the Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip Tour launches this August in Atlanta and will feature labelmate Alemeda as support. The schedule follows the May release of Rashad’s new album and marks his most extensive U.S. outing since a 2023 run celebrating an earlier breakthrough.
Why this tour matters now
Fans who heard Rashad’s May album, It’s Been Awful, will get to experience the new material live across a string of midsize theaters and arenas — venues where the rapper’s intimate delivery can land. The tour also represents a momentum moment for Rashad and Top Dawg Entertainment as they bring newer collaborators to a wider audience.
The record was Rashad’s first full-length since 2021’s The House Is Burning and includes guest turns from artists such as Dominic Fike, Julian Sintonia and frequent collaborator SZA, who appears on the track “Boy in Red.” For listeners, this run is the clearest opportunity yet to hear those collaborations performed in person.
Itinerary: August–September U.S. dates
- August
- 08-13 — Atlanta, GA • Coca-Cola Roxy
- 08-14 — Charlotte, NC • The Fillmore Charlotte
- 08-15 — Virginia Beach, VA • The Dome by Rutter Mills
- 08-17 — Washington, DC • The Fillmore Silver Spring
- 08-20 — Philadelphia, PA • The Fillmore Philadelphia
- 08-21 — Boston, MA • Citizens House of Blues Boston
- 08-22 — New York, NY • Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden
- 08-27 — Cincinnati, OH • Bogart’s
- 08-28 — Cleveland, OH • House of Blues Cleveland
- 08-29 — Detroit, MI • The Fillmore Detroit
- 08-30 — Toronto, ON • Rebel
- September
- 09-01 — Milwaukee, WI • Landmark Credit Union Live
- 09-03 — Chicago, IL • Salt Shed
- 09-04 — Minneapolis, MN • The Fillmore Minneapolis
- 09-06 — St. Louis, MO • The Pageant
- 09-07 — Indianapolis, IN • Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
- 09-09 — Knoxville, TN • The Mill & Mine
- 09-10 — Nashville, TN • Marathon Music Works
- 09-11 — Memphis, TN • Satellite Music Hall
- 09-13 — Tampa, FL • Jannus Live
- 09-14 — Orlando, FL • House of Blues Orlando
- 09-17 — Dallas, TX • South Side Ballroom
- 09-18 — Houston, TX • Bayou Music Center
- 09-19 — Austin, TX • Emo’s Austin
- 09-22 — Denver, CO • Fillmore Auditorium
- 09-23 — Salt Lake City, UT • The Complex
- 09-26 — Las Vegas, NV • Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
- 09-27 — Phoenix, AZ • The Van Buren
- 09-28 — Tucson, AZ • Rialto Theatre
Room for live reinterpretation
Rashad’s studio work leans on layered production and measured flows; hearing those songs in a live environment could shift arrangements and highlight guest vocal parts differently. For communities across the tour route, the shows will be a rare chance to catch a critically regarded artist whose releases have consistently sparked discussion among hip-hop listeners.
Whether this run prompts festival appearances later in the season or shapes future collaborations within TDE remains to be seen, but for now the itinerary offers fans across North America a clear path to hear Rashad’s newest material in person.
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