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Chance the Rapper, Earl Sweatshirt, Action Bronson & more touring w/ Mac Miller (who collaborated with FlyLo & Ab-Soul)

by Andrew Sacher

Mac Miller and Ab-Soul (via Macklemore’s Instagram)
Mac Miller

It’s not too out of the ordinary when rappers we don’t like collaborate or tour with rappers we do like. We’ve already seen some of our favorite rappers tour with Childish Gambino and collaborate with Asher Roth, and now a handful of guys we’re currently invested in are doing stuff with another non-fave, Mac Miller. First, he did a track, “S.D.S,” which was produced by Flying Lotus (and FlyLo fans shared a collective sigh of relief when the instrumental version came out). Then he contributed a guest verse to the new Ab-Soul song, “The End Is Near,” which he also produced under the moniker Larry Fisherman. Both versions of “S.D.S.” and “The End Is Near” can be streamed below.

Now, Mac has announced that he’s going on a US tour from June to August and the openers include Chance the Rapper, Earl Sweatshirt, Action Bronson, The Internet, Vince Staples, Meek Mill and others. That tour hits NYC on July 11 at Hammerstein Ballroom with Chance the Rapper, The Internet, Vince Staples, and The Come-Up; and it hits Asbury Park, NJ on July 14 at Stone Pony Summer Stage with Chance the Rapper, The Internet, Vince Staples, and Meek Mill.

Tickets for both of those shows go on sale Friday (5/10) at 10 AM. Citi/Live Nation/Ticketmaster presales for the Hammerstein show begin Thursday (5/9) at 10 AM and Citi Cardmember/VIP Package presales for the Stone Pony show begin Wednesday (5/8) at 10 AM, with a Live Nation Mobile App presale beginning Thursday (5/9) at 10 AM. All tour dates are listed below.

Earl Sweatshirt won’t be on the NYC-area shows, but he will be here as part of Dowtown Music Festival this Friday (5/10) at Element for a show with Ryan Hemsworth and Antwon (tickets).

Action Bronson isn’t on any of the NYC-area shows either, but he has other upcoming NYC shows too.

Chance the Rapper – ‘Acid Rap’
Chance the Rapper

Perhaps the most exciting part of the NYC-area shows is that they’ll be the first in the area for Chance the Rapper since the release of his impressive new mixtape, Acid Rap. Acid Rap wears its influences on its sleeve a bit (Kanye, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Andre 3000), but it’s a very cohesive release that plays more like an album than a mixtape, and it’s a pretty bold statement for someone who’s still early on in their career. He’s got a sing-rapping style similar to Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and though it can be a little off-putting at first, it’s a grower. You can stream Acid Rap in full below and download it for free at DatPiff.

All Mac Miller dates are listed, along with all streams, below…

Chance the Rapper – Acid Rap

Mac Miller – “S.D.S.” (prod. Flying Lotus)

Flying Lotus – “S.D.S.” (Mac Miller Instrumental)

Ab-Soul feat. Mac Miller – “The End is Near”

Mac Miller — 2013 Tour Dates
Tue-Jun-25 AUSTIN, TX EMOS EAST ** w/ Njomza
Wed-Jun-26 DALLAS, TX PALLADIUM ** w/ Njomza
Thu-Jun-27 HOUSTON, TX WAREHOUSE ** w/ Njomza
Fri-Jun-28 NEW ORLEANS, LA HOWLING WOLF ** w/ Dylan Reynolds
Sat-Jun-29 MEMPHIS, TN MINGLEWOOD HALL ** w/ Dylan Reynolds
Mon-Jul-01 NASHVILLE, TN MARATHON MUSIC WORKS ** w/ Dylan Reynolds
Tue-Jul-02 ATLANTA, GA TABERNACLE ** w/ The Come-UP, Hardo
Wed-Jul-03 MYRTLE BEACH,SC HOUSE OF BLUES ** w/ The Come-UP
Fri-Jul-05 ST. PETERSBURG, FL JANNUS LIVE ** w/ The Come-UP
Sat-Jul-06 ORLANDO, FL HARD ROCK LIVE ** w/ The Come-UP
Sun-Jul-07 JACKSONVILLE, FL BREWSTERS MEGAPLEX ** w/ Choo Jackson, The Come-UP
Tue-Jul-09 RALEIGH, NC THE RITZ ** w/ Choo Jackson, The Come-UP
Wed-Jul-10 SILVER SPRING,MD FILLMORE SILVER SPRING ** w/ Choo Jackson, The Come-UP
Thu-Jul-11 NEW YORK, NY HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM ** w/ The Come-UP
Fri-Jul-12 PITTSBURGH, PA STAGE AE ** w/ Primavera Vills, Hardo, The Come-UP
Sat-Jul-13 PHILADELPHIA, PA FESTIVAL PIER $
Sun-Jul-14 ASBURY PARK, NJ STONE PONY OUTDOORS $
Tue-Jul-16 STROUDSBURG, PA SHERMAN THEATER %
Wed-Jul-17 WALLINGFORD, CT THE DOME %
Thu-Jul-18 BOSTON, MA HOUSE OF BLUES %
Fri-Jul-19 PROVIDENCE, RI LUPOS %
Sat-Jul-20 CLIFTON PARK, NY UPSTATE CONCERT HALL **
Sun-Jul-21 BUFFALO, NY BUFFALO OUTER HARBOR %
Tue-Jul-23 DETROIT, MI FILLMORE DETROIT %
Wed-Jul-24 CLEVELAND, OH HOUSE OF BLUES %
Thu-Jul-25 TOLEDO, OH HEADLINERS %
Fri-Jul-26 INDIANAPOLIS, IN EGYPTIAN %
Sat-Jul-27 MILWAUKEE, WI EAGLES BALLROOM %
Sun-Jul-28 ST. LOUIS, MO THE PAGEANT #
Tue-Jul-30 DENVER, CO OGDEN THEATER #
Wed-Jul-31 SALT LAKE CITY, UT THE COMPLEX #
Fri-Aug-02 RENO, NV KNITTING FACTORY Vince Staples and The Internetw/ Action Bronson
Sun-Aug-04 SAN FRANCISCO, CA
WARFIELD THEATER #
Tue-Aug-06 SANTA ANA, CA
THE OBSERVATORY #
Wed-Aug-07 LOS ANGELES, CA HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM #
Thu-Aug-08 LAS VEGAS, NV HOUSE OF BLUES #
Fri-Aug-09 PHOENIX, AZ CELEBRITY THEATER #
Sat-Aug-10 SAN DIEGO, CA SOMA #

** – w/ Vince Staples, The Internet, Chance The Rapper
$ – w/ Vince Staples, The Internet, Chance The Rapper, Meek Mill
% – w/ Vince Staples, The Internet, Chance The Rappe, Earl Sweatshirt
# – w/ Vince Staples, The Internet, Chance The Rapper, Action Bronson