To the joy of a multitude of hip hop fans, Nas announced that he will be hitting the road this October for a very special tour. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of his seminal debut album, Illmatic, Nas will be showing a special screening of his documentary film, Nas: Time Is Illmatic, then will perform the album in its entirety. The documentary will open theatrically through Tribeca Film in New York on October 1, and then will be available for purchase and on-demand on iTunes on October 3. This will definitely be one for the history books.
Take a look at the full list of dates for the tour and see if your city is lucky enough to be part of this monumental hip hop experience.
Oct. 2nd Rochester, NY Main Street Armony*
Oct. 3rd Albany, NY Palace Theatre
Oct. 4th Washington D.C. Lincoln Theatre (Matinee)
Oct. 5th Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
Oct. 8th Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Oct. 9th Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
Oct. 10th Hammond, IN Horseshoe
Oct. 11th Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre*
Oct. 12th Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
Oct. 15th Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
Oct. 16th Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
Oct. 17th Las Vegas, NV The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas*
Oct. 18th Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 19th Oakland, CA Fox Theater
*Will not be screening Nas: Time is Illmatic