NEW YORK (LL Cool J Official Website) - Veteran rapper-actor LL Cool J has recently spent more time on the silver screen then on stages across the country, but hip-hop's resident heartthrob is set to return to the stage later this week for his first tour in four years.
LL Cool J is also putting the finishing touches on his highly anticipated new album, Ten, which features the production of the Neptunes. The rapper's last release was 2000's G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time), which was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies.
LL Cool J tour dates (subject to change):
June 20 - Miami, FL - Billboard Live
June 21 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues
June 22 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
June 23 - Jacksonville, FL - Marquee Theatre
June 24 - Panama City Beach, FL - Club La Vela
June 28 - Pittsburgh, PA - Metropol
June 29 - Pontiac, MI - Phoenix Plaza Amphitheatre
July 1 - Indianapolis, IN - World Mardi Gras
July 2 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre
July 3 - Charlotte, NC - Uncle Sam Jam
July 5 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
July 10 - Houston, TX - TBA
July 11 - Grand Prairie, TX - Next Stage At Grand Prairie
July 12 - Lubbock, TX - Fair Park Coliseum
July 13 - Las Cruces, NM - Pan American Center
July 14 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
July 16 - Boise, ID - Big Easy
July 17 - Spokane, WA - The Met
July 18 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
July 19 - Seattle, WA - KUBE Radio Show
July 21 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
July 23 - San Diego, CA - 4th & B
July 24 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
July 25 - West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues
July 26 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
July 28 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
July 31 - Minneapolis, MN - Quest Club
August 1 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
August 2 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note
August 4 - Columbus, OH - PromoWest Pavilion
August 7 - Charleston, SC - Center Stage At The Plex
August 8 - N. Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues
August 10 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
August 11 - Atlanta, GA - Earthlink Live (Center Stage)
August 13 - Washington, DC - TBA
August 14 - Philadelphia, PA - TBA
August 15 - Boston, MA - Avalon
August 16 - Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
August 20 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Casino.