New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Having just completed his sold-out
Spring tour in early April, Grammy Award-winning singer / songwriter
Miguel has announced that he will embark on a North American tour this Fall in support of his critically praised fourth studio album, War & Leisure. The 26 date tour kicks off on August 23rd in Boston, Massachusetts, hitting major markets in the US and Canada throughout August and September, including festival appearances at AFROPUNK in Brooklyn, North Coast
Music Festival in Chicago, and Life is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas, concluding on
September 28th in Seattle, Washington. OVO's dvsn will provide support and join
Miguel for all North American dates. Citi Cardmember pre-sales begin on Tuesday June 19th at 10AM local time, general tickets go on sale June 22nd, 10AM local time - check www.officialmiguel.com for more info.
Over the weekend
Miguel performed to an elated crowd of hometown fans at the Smokin Grooves Festival and on June 22nd he will be performing live at the BET Awards. In July,
Miguel will be appearing at Essence
Music Festival in New Orleans, LA, Neyo in
Houston and at Austin City Limits Live, also making his Austin City Limits Live taping debut. Last week
Miguel teamed up with GoldLink to release new track "Got Friends" and to celebrate the initiation of the 2018 World Cup,
Miguel narrated and starred in the new Major League Soccer ad campaign "Our Soccer".
"Sky Walker," Miguel's lead single off of War & Leisure, reached #1 on the Rhythmic and Urban radio charts and has been Certified Platinum by the RIAA, making it one of the fastest rising hits of early 2018. At the beginning of March,
Miguel released a new version of "
Sky Walker" in Spanish, and teased the upcoming release of new Spanish language versions of some of the prominent singles and album tracks from War & Leisure. Adding to the highlights of the first half of 2018,
Miguel joined Mexican pop singer
Natalie Lafourcade at the 90th Academy Awards to perform the Oscar and Golden
Globe award winning Best Original Song "
Remember Me" from the critically-acclaimed Pixar film Coco. Continuing with his newfound soundtrack success,
Miguel also makes an appearance on the soundtrack for the remake of the iconic 1972 film
Superfly with his new song "R.A.N". The soundtrack was co-produced and curated by Future.
War & Leisure has continued it's grown in 2018;
Miguel performed a solo rendition of the
J. Cole featured album highlight "Come Through and Chill" on The
Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon in April - link to watch below. Since War & Leisure,
Miguel has partnered with Norwegian producer sensation Kygo on Billboard Dance/Electronic top charting single "Remind me to Forget," which the pair performed on The
Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon in May.
Miguel and LA based alternative
Latino rock band Chicano Batman recently partnered up with mitú for its TÚGETHER series. In the series, they borrow ingredients from each others' hits to create a genre-bending bilingual duet performance and collaborative effort of "
Sky Walker" and "Black Lipstick".
PRESS ON WAR & LEISURE:
- "As much as War & Leisure is about desire, it's also a reflection of this woke moment, a statement about seeking refuge from the world in the comforts of love." - TIME
- "On War & Leisure, he sounds unconflicted and ready to rumble. The freedom he promises his lovers in his music extends to himself, and he's better than ever at just letting go." - PITCHFORK
- "Miguel cements his status as the ultimate mixer of R&B, funk, electronic, pop and rock with this latest record, perhaps his most dynamic and upbeat album yet." - PAPER
- "It's an equal parts stirring and uplifting message, showing an artist who is unafraid to use his voice as he continues to evolve." - USA TODAY
- "His voice, particularly when drowsily tossing out raps or soaring in its upper mid-range, is a beautiful instrument that always ties the groove together." - THE GUARDIAN
The Ascension Tour Dates:
Aug. 23 - Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavillion
Aug. 24 - Mashantucket, CT - The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Aug. 25 - Brooklyn, NY - AFROPUNK (Brooklyn)
Aug. 26 - Toronto, ON - RBC Echo Beach
Aug. 28 - Indianapolis, IN - Mural Theatre at Old
National Centre
Aug. 29 - Sterling Heights, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheater at Freedom Hill
Aug. 31 - Chicago, IL -North Coast Festival
Sept. 2 - Philadelphia, PA - Made In
America Festival
Sept. 4 - Washington, D.C. - The Anthem
Sept. 6 - Charlotte, NC -
Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sept. 7 - Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Festival
Sept. 8 - Atlanta, GA - ONE MusicFest
Sept. 11 - San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theatre
Sept. 12 - Dallas, TX - South Side Ballroom
Sept. 14 - Denver, CO - Grandoozy
Sept. 16 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
Sept. 17 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Sept. 19 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
Sept. 20 - San Jose, CA - Event Center at San Jose University
Sept. 21 -
Santa Barbara, CA -
Santa Barbara Bowl
Sept. 22 - Las Vegas, CA - Life is Beautiful Festival
Sept. 24 - Eugene, OR - Cuthbert Amphitheater
Sept. 25 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Sept. 27 - Vancouver, BC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Sept. 28 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater
