Thundercat Plots Massive 2017 World Tour
Jazz-funk virtuoso Thundercat will embark on a world tour next year, starting with a North American leg that kicks off in February, Pitchfork reports.
The bassist will open with a two-night stand at the Independent in San Francisco February 13th and 14th before hitting Portland, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, New York and more on a 20-city stretch. Thundercat‘s North American leg will wrap March 12th at Trees in Dallas, though he’ll hit the road again a few days later on the 16th in Tel-Aviv, Israel for a European stretch that wraps in April.
In August, Thundercat released “Bus in These Streets,” his first new song since his 2015 mini-album, The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam. While he has yet to announce an official follow-up, Thundercat has remained busy with an array of projects, including WOKE, a group formed with Flying Lotus and rap duo Shabazz Palaces.
More recently, Thundercat joined singer-songwriter Moses Sumney on the latter’s “Lonely World,” while in September he teamed with Michael McDonald for a lively rendition of the Doobie Brothers’ “What a Fool Believes” at a Hollywood Bowl show hosted by FlyLo’s Brainfeeder label.
Thundercat Tour Dates
February 13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
February 14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
February 16 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
February 17 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rickshaw Theatre
February 18 – Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo
February 19 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
February 21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
February 22 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
February 24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
February 25 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
February 26 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
February 28 – Toronto, Ontario @ Danforth Music Hall
March 1 – Montreal, Quebec @ SAT
March 2 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
March 3 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
March 4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
March 5 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
March 8 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
March 10 – New Orleans, LA @ Buku Music + Art Project
March 11 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
March 12 – Dallas, TX @ Trees