NF Kicks Off The Hope Tour With Sold-Out Show In Columbus
Billboard chart-topping, multi-Platinum rapper/producer NF launched the HOPE TOUR last night with a sold-out show at Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH. The 31-city North American leg, which is produced by Live Nation, will continue on Friday, July 14, with a sold-out concert at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.
The run, which is nearly sold out, includes stops in Grand Rapids, Newark, Boston, Anaheim, Denver, and more before wrapping up in Laval, QC at Place Bell on Sunday, September 3rd.
Special guest Cordae will open on all dates except July 28 and August 23 – 27. The European/UK leg of the tour, which kicks off September 23, is completely sold out. See below for the full itinerary.
Known for delivering quick-witted lyrics over hip-hop beats and cinematic production, NF has built an obsessively loyal fanbase that has established him as one of the most consumed artists today, generating over 30 billion combined global streams worldwide and touring that has sold over half a million tickets to date.
NF is touring in support of HOPE – his third studio album to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and Top Rap Albums charts. It entered the Billboard 200 at No. 2. Seven of the album’s 13 tracks appeared on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the week following the album’s release.
A global smash, HOPE charted at No. 1 in The Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland as well as on the UK’s Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart. HOPE has amassed nearly half a billion combined global streams to date.
The New York Times spotlighted the facetious “MOTTO,” and noted, “In his early career, NF sounded as if he was internalizing all the pressures of the world, but now he sounds free and calm, dismissing those same pressures with a shrug.”
Praising HOPE as an “often thrilling return” and “perhaps his most personal document yet,” Clash Music said,
“A record racked by self-doubt and the need to confront your expectations, the album wears its heart on its sleeve. Opening and title track ‘HOPE’ places the motto front and center: ‘What’s my definition of success? / Listening to what your heart says…’” View the visual for “HOPE”.
The album features guest appearances by Cordae on “CAREFUL” and Julia Michaels on “GONE.” AllMusic said, “[HOPE] finds the Michigan-born rapper building upon the emotional struggles that informed 2016’s Therapy Session and 2019’s The Search with a sense that there is often a light at the end of a dark tunnel.” Billboard observed, “NF remains one of the world’s biggest rappers…”
Praising the “soul-baring highlight” “HAPPY,” NME said, “he documents his ongoing mental health journey with brutal, utterly unbridled honesty.” As part of the “NME In Conversation” series, NF delves into a wide range of topics that include HOPE, fatherhood, OCD, and collaborating with Julia Michaels.
HOPE TOUR DATES:
NORTH AMERICA
Fri Jul 14 — Rosemont, IL — Allstate Arena – SOLD OUT
Sat Jul 15 — Minneapolis, MN — Target Center
Sun Jul 16 — Lincoln, NE — Pinnacle Bank Arena
Tue Jul 18 — Grand Rapids, MI — Van Andel Arena – SOLD OUT
Thu Jul 20 — Newark, NJ — Prudential Center
Fri Jul 21 — Boston, MA — Agganis Arena – SOLD OUT
Sat Jul 22 — Philadelphia, PA — The Liacouras Center – SOLD OUT
Mon Jul 24 — Greensboro, NC — Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Tue Jul 25 — Huntsville, AL — Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center
Wed Jul 26 — Nashville, TN — Bridgestone Arena
Fri Jul 28 — Orlando, FL — Addition Financial Arena (support for this date is TBD) – SOLD OUT
Sat Jul 29 — Duluth, GA — Gas South Arena – SOLD OUT
Mon Jul 31 — North Little Rock, AR — Simmons Bank Arena
Tue Aug 01 — Tulsa, OK — BOK Center
Wed Aug 02 — Fort Worth, TX — Dickies Arena – SOLD OUT
Fri Aug 04 — Glendale, AZ — Desert Diamond Arena
Sat Aug 05 — Anaheim, CA — Honda Center – SOLD OUT
Sun Aug 06 — San Francisco, CA — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Tue Aug 08 — Portland, OR — Veterans Memorial Coliseum – SOLD OUT
Wed Aug 09 — Seattle, WA — WAMU Theater – SOLD OUT
Fri Aug 11 — Salt Lake City, UT — Delta Center– SOLD OUT
Sat Aug 12 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena
Wed Aug 23 — Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena
Fri Aug 25 — Calgary, AB — Scotiabank Saddledome
Sat Aug 26 — Edmonton, AB — Rogers Place
Sun Aug 27 — Saskatoon, SK — SaskTel Centre
Tue Aug 29 — Winnipeg, MB — Canada Life Centre
Fri Sep 01 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Sat Sep 02 — Ottawa, ON — Canadian Tire Centre
Sun Sep 03 — Laval, QC — Place Bell
UK + EUROPE
Sat Sep 23 – Milan, Italy – Fabrique– SOLD OUT
Sun Sep 24 – Zurich, Switzerland – Halle 622 – SOLD OUT
Tue Sep 26 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer – SOLD OUT
Wed Sep 27 – Munich, Germany – Zenith – SOLD OUT
Fri Sep 29 – Düsseldorf, Germany – Mitsubishi Electric Halle – SOLD OUT
Sat Sep 30 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live – SOLD OUT
Sun Oct 1 – Paris, France – L’Olympia – SOLD OUT
Tue Oct 3 – Frankfurt, Germany –Jahrhunderthalle – SOLD OUT
Thu Oct 5 – Hamburg, Germany – Sporthalle – SOLD OUT
Fri Oct 6 – Berlin, Germany – Max-Schmeling-Halle – SOLD OUT
Sun Oct 8 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National – SOLD OUT
Tue Oct 10 – Manchester, UK –O2 Victoria Warehouse – SOLD OUT
Wed Oct 11 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy – SOLD OUT
Thu Oct 12 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre – SOLD OUT
Sat Oct 14 – Cardiff, UK – Great Hall – SOLD OUT
Sun Oct 15 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo – SOLD OUT
