Salt-N-Pepa, Vanilla Ice to Headline ‘I Love the ’90s’ Tour
Nineties hip-hop and R&B stars are coming together for a packed tour, as the inaugural “I Love the ’90s Tour” kicks off this April and runs through October.
Vanilla Ice, Coolio, Kid ‘N Play and Salt-N-Pepa are just a few of the acts set to play many of their Nineties hits on the tour. Other artists include Biz Markie, Color Me Badd, All-4-One, Rob Base, Tone Loc, Young MC and Kool Moe Dee, the latter recently appearing on Macklemore’s 2015 single “Downtown.”
The trek technically kicked off with a few shows this spring, but popular demand has turned it into a nationwide trek. “It feels like you’re taking people back to a time in their lives that they really enjoyed,” Cheryl “Salt” James of Salt-N-Pepa explained to USA Today about the tour’s appeal. “It’s just one big Nineties party.”
The “I Love the ’90s Tour” falls in line with many other nostalgic throwbacks to past decades. In February, iHeartMedia hosted the iHeart80s Party in Los Angeles. Culture Club, Billy Idol, and Rick Springfield were among the acts to perform at the show. Last fall, a Nineties-themed festival hit Brooklyn with special guests Pauly Shore, Lisa Loeb and Naughty by Nature.
I Love the ’90s Tour Dates
April 15 – Greenville, SC @ Bon Secour Wellness Arena
April 16 – Tupelo, MS @ BancorpSouth Arena
April 22 – Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
April 29 – Mashantucket, CT @ Grand Theater at Foxwoods Casino
May 12 – Bloomington, IL Q@ US Cellular Coliseum
May 13 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena
May 14 – Baltimore, MD @ Royal Farms Arena
May 20 – Tuscaloosa, AL @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
May 21 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater
May 26 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Wings Event Center
May 27 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
May 28 – Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Beach at Mandalay Bay Resort
June 3 – Bonner Springs, KS @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
June 4 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
June 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena
June 11 – Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
June 29 – Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavillion
June 30 – Cleveland, OH @ I-X Center
July 1 – Englewood, CO @ Fiddlers Green Amphitheater
July 15 – Fayetteville, NC @ Crown Coliseum
July 16 – Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park
July 23 – Jackson, CA @ Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort
August 6 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
August 12 – West Allis, WI @ Wisconsin State Fair
August 13 – Indianapolis, IN @ Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
August 19 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 20 – Toledo, OH @ John F Savage Arena
August 27 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park
October 20 – Salem, VA @ Salem Civic Center