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