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J. Cole will kick off his 2026 world tour in Charlotte, culminating the U.S. leg in his hometown of Fayetteville
By CLTure February 16, 2025 Following the release of his seventh studio album The Fall-Off — which topped the Billboard charts — NC’s own J. Cole has announced a world tour kicking off in Charlotte at Spectrum Center on Saturday, July 11. The album marks...
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Tame Impala will perform in Charlotte for the first time ever this summer, bringing ‘Stranger Things’ star Djo
By CLTure February 12, 2026 Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala, led by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker, has announced a new run of North American tour dates, including their first-ever show in Charlotte on August 1 at Spectrum Center. The band is coming off the...
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Baby Keem will kick off his 2026 tour with back-to-back North Carolina dates in Charlotte and Raleigh
By CLTure February 10, 2026 Baby Keem has announced his long-awaited sophomore album, Ca$ino, set to be released on February 20. The album coincides with an international tour that will kick off in North Carolina with back-to-back dates in Raleigh (April 15 at The Ritz)...
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Ari Lennox will embark on her biggest headlining tour to date, culminating in Charlotte this summer
By CLTure February 6, 2026 Photo: Carey James / CLTure Following the release of her third studio album, Vacancy, in January, R&B queen Ari Lennox has announced her biggest solo headlining tour to date, stopping in Raleigh on June 3 (The Ritz) and culminating in...
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Freddie Gibbs will return to Charlotte for the first time since 2019 this summer for ‘The Last Rabbit Tour’
By CLTure February 3, 2026 Coming off the release of his latest collaborative album (Alfredo 2) and tour with producer The Alchemist, Freddie Gibbs has announced a solo headlining run, making his return to Charlotte for the first time since 2019. The Grammy-nominated rapper has...
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Two of North Carolina’s vocal treasures, Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton, will share the stage in Charlotte
By Cameron Lee January 18, 2026 Two of North Carolina’s treasured musical titans — both Grammy winners and North Carolina Music Hall of Fame inductees — will share the stage on a co-headlining tour for the first time in nearly a decade. Fantasia Barrino and...
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J. Cole unveils release date for ‘The Fall-Off’ with retrospective new song and video, “DISC 2 TRACK 2”
By Cameron Lee January 15, 2026 After years of speculation and teases, J. Cole has officially announced the release date for The Fall-Off. The long-awaited album will arrive on February 6, marking Cole’s first full-length project since 2021’s ‘The Off-Season’ — and potentially his final...
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Sainted Trap Choir will reimagine Charles Dickens’ classic ‘A Christmas Carol’ in Fannie Mae’s debut as a playwright and director
By Cameron Lee December 8, 2025 You may know Fannie Mae from Charlotte FC soccer matches, where she has DJ’d since their inaugural game in 2022 in front of 74,000-plus fans. You may also know Fannie as the co-founder of Sainted Trap Choir, the gospel/trap...
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Multi-hyphenate, multi-instrumentalist, and genre-bending singer-songwriter Leon Thomas is a generational talent
By Myicha Drakeford November 15, 2025 The multi-talented R&B singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leon Thomas returned to Charlotte on Friday night for his Mutts Don’t Heel Tour, arriving on the heels of a whirlwind year that earned him six Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year,...
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Brandy and Monica’s tour stop in Charlotte was a celebration of two artists who defined an era of R&B
By Cameron Lee November 14, 2025 Brandy and Monica, two R&B prodigies who captivated a generation with their unmistakable voices, reunited onstage for what may prove to be one of the year’s most memorable concert tours. On Thursday night, Spectrum Center was filled with a...
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