N.E.R.D. Join Gorillaz on ‘Escape to Plastic Beach’ Tour

N.E.R.D. are joining the Gorillaz entourage. Pharrell and co. will open for the Damon Albarn-fronted band on their Escape to Plastic Beach North American tour. The tour already promises guest appearances from 'Plastic Beach' contributors De La Soul, Little Dragon and Bobby Womack. The Clash's Mick Jones and Paul Simonon are also touring as part of the Gorillaz Plastic Beach band.

N.E.R.D. join the tour two gigs in, at Boston's Agganis Arena on Oct. 6 and will continue to kick things off on the remaining 17 stops. The band will likely sample new tunes from their upcoming album, 'Nothing,' which has been pushed back and refurbished a handful of times already.

N.E.R.D. will warm up for the road at this weekend's MTV Video Music Awards, where they will perform with Ciara.

N.E.R.D.'s Gorillaz Escape to Plastic Beach tour dates:

October 6: Boston, Mass., Agganis Arena

October 8: New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden

October 10: Camden, N.J., Susquehanna Bank Center

October 11: Washington, D.C., Patriot Center

October 13: Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre

October 14: Toronto, Ont., Air Canada Centre

October 16: Chicago, Ill., UIC Pavilion

October 17: Minneapolis, Minn., Target Center

October 19: Houston, Texas, Toyota Center

October 20: Dallas, Texas, Verizon Theatre

October 22: Austin, Texas, Frank Erwin Center

October 24: Denver, Colo., Wells Fargo Theatre

October 26: Phoenix, Ariz.,Dodge Theatre

October 27: Los Angeles, Calif, Gibson Amphitheatre

October 28: San Diego, Calif.,Viejas Arena

October 30: Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena

November 2: Seattle, Wash., Key Arena

November 3: Vancouver, B.C., Rogers Arena