Run the Jewels @ Aragon Ballroom
photo by James Richards IV

Run The Jewels on tour, played Chicago (pics), featured in 'Silicon Valley' trailer

El-P and Killer Mike released the third Run the Jewels album as a surprise Christmas gift (read our review), and they’re now on tour in support of it. It’s a pretty stacked bill, with The Gaslamp Killer, Gangsta Boo, Nick Hook and Cuz opening.

We just caught the tour at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom on Friday (2/17). RTJ played a good chunk of their last two albums, their eponymous song from the first album, and their DJ Shadow collab “Nobody Speak.” Gangsta Boo came out for her guest vocals on “Love Again (Akinyele Back).” Pictures of RTJ, Gangsta Boo (backed by Nick Hook) and The Gaslamp Killer from the Chicago show are in the gallery above. (We missed Cuz unfortunately.) Setlist below.

The tour is about to hit NYC for FOUR Terminal 5 shows on 2/25, 2/26, 2/27 & 3/1. The first three are sold out but the 3/1 show is still on sale. They also play Boston Calling, Upstate NY’s Mysteryland, and other festivals. Updated dates are listed below.

In other news, “Talk to Me” off RTJ’s new album is in the trailer for the upcoming fourth season of HBO’s Silicon Valley. The season premieres on April 23 at 10 PM EST. Watch the trailer below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8sCCf82Nf8

Run the Jewels @ Aragon Ballroom – 2/17/17 Setlist (via)
Talk To Me
Legend Has It
Call Ticketron
Blockbuster Night, Part 1
Oh My Darling Don’t Cry
Nobody Speak (DJ Shadow song)
Hey Kids (Bumaye)
Panther Like a Panther
Stay Gold
Don’t Get Captured
Everybody Stay Calm
Love Again (Akinyele Back) (with Gangsta Boo)
Lie, Cheat, Steal
Early
A Report to the Shareholders
Run the Jewels

Encore:
Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)
Down

Run the Jewels — 2017 Tour Dates
Feb 21 Metropolis Montréal, Canada
Feb 22 State Theatre Portland, ME
Feb 24 House of Blues Boston, MA
Feb 25 Terminal 5 New York, NY
Feb 26 Terminal 5 New York, NY
Feb 27 Terminal 5 New York, NY
Mar 01 Terminal 5 New York, NY
Mar 10-11 BUKU Music + Art Project New Orleans, LA
Mar 14 The Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC
Mar 29 Limelight Belfast, United Kingdom
Mar 30 Olympia Dublin, Ireland
Mar 31 Albert Hall Manchester, United Kingdom
Apr 01 The Roundhouse London, United Kingdom
Apr 03 Snowbombing Mayrhofen, Austria
Apr 05 Melkweg Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr 06 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium
Apr 07 Elysee Montmartre Paris, France
Apr 29 Fortress Festival Fort Worth, TX
Apr 30 Fortress Festival Fort Worth, TX
May 26-28 Boston Calling Boston, MA
May 26-28 Summer Camp Music Festival Chillicothe, IL
Jun 02 Primavera Sound Barcelona, Spain
Jun 03 Field Day London, United Kingdom
Jun 09 Northside Festival Aarhus, Denmark
Jun 09-12 Mysteryland USA Bethel, NY
Jul 14-16 Forecastle Festival Louisville, KY
Jul 15-16 Sloss Music & Arts Festival Birmingham, AL

photos by James Richards IV