{"id":5207,"date":"2026-03-18T16:12:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/lil-wayne-extends-20th-anniversary-tour-including-addition-of-the-game-2-chainz\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:12:03","slug":"lil-wayne-extends-20th-anniversary-tour-including-addition-of-the-game-2-chainz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/lil-wayne-extends-20th-anniversary-tour-including-addition-of-the-game-2-chainz\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Wayne Extends 20th Anniversary Tour Including Addition of The Game & 2 Chainz."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Five-time GRAMMY award\u2013winning rap icon Lil Wayne extends his North American tour celebrating more than 20 years of his groundbreaking Carter album series into 2026. Multi-platinum, GRAMMY Award\u2013winning artist, 2 Chainz<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, will join as a special guest on the majority of dates, with The Game<\/strong><\/a><\/span> supporting on select shows.<\/span><\/p>\n

Promoted by Live Nation, the new leg kicks off on Tuesday, June 30 at Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor, ME, making stops across the U.S. in Chicago, Long Beach, Denver, Nashville and more before wrapping up on Friday, October 23 at Food City Center in Knoxville, TN.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2026 extension follows a massively successful 2025 run and continues the celebration of Wayne\u2019s iconic Tha Carter legacy, an album series that redefined hip-hop and cemented his place as one of the most influential rappers of all time. Spanning more than two decades, Tha Carter albums have delivered era-defining hits, multi-platinum milestones, and record-breaking chart achievements.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 20 years after launching Tha Carter, Lil Wayne remains a dominant cultural force from shaping the careers of generational superstars through Young Money Entertainment to influencing an entire wave of artists with his distinctive style, voice, and work ethic. The 2026 dates further underscore the lasting impact of a catalog that continues to resonate across generations of fans.<\/span><\/p>\n

LIL WAYNE 2026 TOUR DATES:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tue Jun 30 \u2013 Bangor, ME \u2013 Maine Savings Amphitheater*<\/span>
\nThu Jul 2 \u2013 Saratoga Springs, NY \u2013 Albany Med Health System at SPAC*<\/span>
\nFri Jul 3 \u2013 Gilford, NH \u2013 BankNH Pavilion*<\/span>
\nThu Jul 16 \u2013 Des Moines, IA \u2013 Casey\u2019s Center<\/span>
\nFri Jul 17 \u2013 Chicago, IL \u2013 Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island*<\/span>
\nSat Jul 18 \u2013 Shakopee, MN \u2013 Mystic Lake Amphitheater*<\/span>
\nThu Jul 23 \u2013 Columbus, OH \u2013 Nationwide Arena*<\/span>
\nFri Jul 24 \u2013 Clarkston, MI \u2013 Pine Knob Music Theatre*<\/span>
\nSat Jul 25 \u2013 Grand Rapids, MI \u2013 Acrisure Amphitheater*<\/span>
\nThu Jul 30 \u2013 St. Louis, MO \u2013 Hollywood Casino Amphitheater*<\/span>
\nFri Jul 31 \u2013 Concord, CA \u2013 Toyota Pavilion at Concord^*<\/span>
\nSat Aug 1 \u2013 Long Beach, CA \u2013 Long Beach Amphitheater^*<\/span>
\nFri Aug 14 \u2013 Biloxi, MS \u2013 Mississippi Coast Coliseum<\/span>
\nSat Aug 15 \u2013 Brandon, MS \u2013 Brandon Amphitheater<\/span>
\nSun Aug 16 \u2013 Rogers, AR \u2013 Walmart AMP<\/span>
\nThu Aug 27 \u2013 Fort Worth, TX \u2013 Dickies Arena*<\/span>
\nFri Aug 28 \u2013 Fresno, CA \u2013 Save Mart Center^<\/span>
\nSat Aug 29 \u2013 Denver, CO \u2013 JUNKYARD<\/span>
\nThu Sep 10 \u2013 Wantagh, NY \u2013 Northwell at Jones Beach Theater*<\/span>
\nFri Sep 11 \u2013 Camden, NJ \u2013 Freedom Mortgage Pavilion*<\/span>
\nFri Sep 18 \u2013 University Park, PA \u2013 Bryce Jordan Center<\/span>
\nSat Sep 19 \u2013 Reading, PA \u2013 Santander Arena=<\/span>
\nThu Sep 24 \u2013 Greenville, SC \u2013 Bon Secours Wellness Arena*<\/span>
\nFri Sep 25 \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013 Bridgestone Arena*<\/span>
\nSat Sep 26 \u2013 Raleigh, NC \u2013 Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek*<\/span>
\nFri Oct 16 \u2013 Charleston, WV \u2013 Charleston Coliseum<\/span>
\nSat Oct 17 \u2013 San Antonio, TX \u2013 Frost Bank Center<\/span>
\nThu Oct 22 \u2013 Lexington, KY \u2013 Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center<\/span>
\nThu Oct 23 \u2013 Knoxville, TN \u2013 Food City Center<\/span><\/p>\n

* With 2 Chainz<\/span>
\n^ With The Game<\/span>
\n= Non-Live Nation Date<\/span><\/p>\n

ABOUT LIL WAYNE<\/span><\/strong>
\nLil Wayne rewrote the entire game in his image. The five-time GRAMMY\u00ae Award-winning multi-platinum rap icon, Young Money Entertainment founder, acclaimed author, pro skater, philanthropist, and history-making superstar left an indelible tattoo on the culture. By 2020, he cemented his legacy forever as \u201cone of the best-selling artists of all time,\u201d tallying sales in excess of 100 million records worldwide with 25 million albums and 90 million digital tracks sold in the United States alone. In 2022, Wayne earned his first Diamond certification from the RIAA with his generational smash hit \u201cLollipop\u201d feat. Static Major. Not to mention, he garnered 11 BET Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, two MTV VMAs, and eight NAACP Image Awards. Among many milestones, he emerged as \u201cthe first male artist to surpass Elvis Presley with the most entries on the Billboard Hot 100,\u201d logging a staggering 186 entries \u2013 the 4th most of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a discography highlighted by five career-spanning #1 debuts beginning with 2008\u2019s 8x-platinum, 3x GRAMMY\u00ae Award-winning opus Tha Carter III and its 5x-platinum 2011 successor Tha Carter IV, he continued the iconic series with Tha Carter V in 2018. The album not only clinched #1 on the Billboard 200, but also achieved \u201cthe second-largest streaming week for an album in history.\u201d Every song on the tracklisting charted on the Billboard Hot 100, as he became \u201cthe first artist to debut two songs in the top 5.\u201d The momentum carried into his thirteenth full-length album, Funeral, released the following year. In 2025, he returned with Tha Carter VI, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200. Simultaneously, Wayne owns and operates Young Money Entertainment as CEO\u2014the label that ignited the careers of two of the most successful artists of all time, Drake and Nicki Minaj. A committed philanthropist, he also founded The One Family Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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