Ghana’s Amaarae to join Childish Gambino world tour

The announcement coincides with the surprise release of Childish Gambino’s album Atavista on Monday. Amaarae was named alongside US singer Willow for the global marathon, christened The New World Tour, which will include nearly 80 dates and conclude in February 2025.

“On tour w/ childish (@donaldglover) this fall thru to 2025,” Amaarae posted on X. “It’s gonna be a wild time!”

Amaarae’s announcement follows the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA’s) platinum certification of her ‘Sad Girlz Luv Money’ remix featuring Kali Uchis & Moliy on 6 May, marking more than 1 million unit sales.

On tour, Amaarae, whose music blends R&B, hip hop, punk rock and Afropop, will perform tracks from her albums The Angel You Don’t Know (2020) and Fountain Baby (2023).

Last year, speaking to Music In Africa, Amaarae said she was “interested in representing Africa in the best way possible on the global stage, even coming back to my last album. I’m well-travelled and love exploring new places so that I can teach my people something new, but at the end of the day, all that matters is that I’m African and that’s what I’m representing.” Now she will get to live this sentiment while on The New World Tour.

Meanwhile, beginning in June, Nigerian Afrobeats singer Ayra Starr will join Chris Brown’s tour in support of his 2023 album 11:11.

Childish Gambino The New World Tour dates:

• 08-11 Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
• 08-12 Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
• 08-14 Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
• 08-15 Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
• 08-17 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
• 08-18 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
• 08-20 Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
• 08-21 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
• 08-23 Boston, MA – TD Garden
• 08-24 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Arena
• 08-26 Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
• 08-27 Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
• 08-29 Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena
• 08-30 Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
• 09-01 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
• 09-02 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
• 09-04 Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
• 09-05 Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
• 09-07 New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
• 09-08 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
• 09-10 Austin, TX – Moody Center
• 09-11 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
• 09-13 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
• 09-14 Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
• 09-16 Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
• 09-18 Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
• 09-19 Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
• 09-21 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
• 09-23 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rogers Arena
• 09-24 Portland, OR – Moda Center
• 09-25 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
• 09-27 Calgary, Alberta – Scotiabank Saddledome
• 09-29 Edmonton, Alberta – Rogers Place
• 10-02 Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
• 10-03 Chicago, IL – United Center
• 10-31 Lyon, France – LDLC Arena
• 11-02 Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum
• 11-04 Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
• 11-06 Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena
• 11-08 Oslo, Norway – Oslo Spektrum
• 11-10 Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
• 11-12 Prague, Czechia – O2 Arena
• 11-13 Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
• 11-19 Paris, France – Accor Arena
• 11-21 Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
• 11-23 Brussels, Belgium – ING Arena
• 11-24 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
• 11-26 Manchester, England – AO Arena
• 11-28 Glasgow, Scotland – OVO Hydro
• 11-30 London, England – The O2
• 12-01 London, England – The O2
• 12-03 Birmingham, England – Utilita Arena
• 12-05 Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
• 01-28 Auckland, New Zealand -Spark Arena
• 02-01 Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
• 02-04 Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena
• 02-07 Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena
• 02-11 Perth, Australia – RAC Arena