Amaarae to join Childish Gambino on world tour

The announcement coincides with the release of Childish Gambino’s surprise new album, Atavista, on 13 May. Amaarae has been named alongside US singer Willow for the performance schedule titled New World Tour.

“On tour with @donaldglover [Childish Gambino] this fall through to 2025. It’s gonna be a wild time!” Amaarae posted on X.

During the tour, Amaarae, whose music blends R&B, hip hop, punk rock and Afropop, will perform tracks from her catalogue, including music from her 2020 album The Angel You Don’t Know and the 2023 Fountain Baby.

Speaking to Music In Africa last year, Amaarae noted that she is “interested in representing Africa in the best way possible on the global stage, even coming back to my last album. I’m well-travelled and love exploring new places so that I can teach my people something new, but at the end of the day, all that matters is that I’m African and that’s what I’m representing.”

On 6 May, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the singer a platinum certification for the remix of her single ‘Sad Girlz Luv Money’ featuring Kali Uchis & Moliy after selling over a million units.

Meanwhile, in June Nigerian Afrobeats singer Ayra Starr will also join US R&B star Chris Brown on tour in support of the singer’s new album 11: 11.

Childish Gambino The New World Tour dates:

• 08-11: Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
• 08-12: Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
• 08-14: Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
• 08-15: Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
• 08-17: Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
• 08-18: Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
• 08-20: Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
• 08-21: Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
• 08-23: Boston, MA – TD Garden
• 08-24: Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Arena
• 08-26: Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
• 08-27: Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
• 08-29: Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena
• 08-30: Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
• 09-01: Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
• 09-02: Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
• 09-04: Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
• 09-05: Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
• 09-07: New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
• 09-08: Houston, TX – Toyota Center
• 09-10: Austin, TX – Moody Center
• 09-11: Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
• 09-13: Denver, CO – Ball Arena
• 09-14: Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
• 09-16: Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
• 09-18: Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
• 09-19: Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
• 09-21: San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
• 09-23: Vancouver, British Columbia – Rogers Arena
• 09-24: Portland, OR – Moda Center
• 09-25: Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
• 09-27: Calgary, Alberta – Scotiabank Saddledome
• 09-29: Edmonton, Alberta – Rogers Place
• 10-02: Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
• 10-03: Chicago, IL – United Center
• 10-31: Lyon, France – LDLC Arena
• 11-02: Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum
• 11-04: Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
• 11-06 Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena
• 11-08: Oslo, Norway – Oslo Spektrum
• 11-10: Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
• 11-12: Prague, Czechia – O2 Arena
• 11-13 Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
• 11-19: Paris, France – Accor Arena
• 11-21: Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
• 11-23: Brussels, Belgium – ING Arena
• 11-24: Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
• 11-26: Manchester, England – AO Arena
• 11-28: Glasgow, Scotland – OVO Hydro
• 11-30: London, England – The O2
• 12-01: London, England – The O2
• 12-03: Birmingham, England – Utilita Arena
• 12-05: Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
• 01-28: Auckland, New Zealand -Spark Arena
• 02-01: Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
• 02-04: Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena
• 02-07: Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena
• 02-11: Perth, Australia – RAC Arena