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Rod Wave Will End 2023 With The ‘Nostalgia Tour’ Alongside Ari Lennox, Toosii, And G Herbo

Chart-topping recording artist Rod Wave is gearing up to release his heavily anticipated fifth album, Nostalgia , this Friday, September 15. Just days before it’s set to debut on streaming platforms, Rod has announced that he will end his year with a nationwide supporting tour.

Beginning next month, fans can catch Rod performing live at one or more of the 35-city tour stops. Opening night for the Nostalgia Tour is scheduled for October 19 at Lincoln, Nebraska’s Pinnacle Bank Arena. Ari Lennox , Toosii , G Herbo , and EELmatic will join him on the road as featured acts.

Rod Wave’s Nostalgia Tour fan pre-sale will begin on Tuesday, September 12. Each venue on the tour will open up its pre-sale on Wednesday, September 13. General ticket sales start on Thursday, September 14. All sales begin at 10 am local time. View the tour schedule below. Find more information here .

10/19 — Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena 10/20 — St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center 10/21 — Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum 10/23 — Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center 10/24 — Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse 10/26 — Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center 10/27 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena 10/29 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena 10/30 — Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena 11/02 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena 11/04 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena 11/07 — Albany, NY @ MVP Arena 11/08 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden 11/09 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center 11/11 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center 11/12 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena 11/14 — Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena 11/15 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center 11/16 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena 11/18 — Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL 11/19 — St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center 11/22 — Chicago, IL @ United Center 11/24 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center 11/29 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum 11/30 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena 12/04 — San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena 12/05 — Phoenix, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena 12/07 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center 12/09 — Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena 12/10 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center 12/12 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center 12/13 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena 12/15 — Orlando, FL @ Amway Center 12/17 — Fort Lauderdale, FL @ FLA Live 12/18 — Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena

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Rod Wave | November 9

Rod Wave Announces Upcoming 2023 Tour Kicking Off This October - 35 Dates At Top Arenas Across North America

This fall, AG Entertainment Touring and Mammoth, Inc . proudly present the Rod Wave - Nostalgia Tour . This large-scale multi-city outing will feature Rod Wave headlining 35 of North America's top arenas coast-to-coast. The tour will stop at Wells Fargo Center on November 9 with supporting acts Ari Lennox, Toosii, G Herbo, and Eelmatic. The full itinerary is below with tickets on sale to the public Thursday, September 14 at 10:00am local time. For all information regarding the tour, please visit https://official-rodwave.com/ .

The Rod Wave – Nostalgia Tour celebrates the St. Petersburg native’s fourth studio album, Nostalgia, which will be released Friday, September 15. Nostalgia is the follow up to Rod’s chart-topping, platinum certified Beautiful Mind album, which was also the fourth consecutive platinum-certified project of his career. The three singles that have been released from this year’s album, including lead single “Fight The Feeling,” have already amassed close to 350M streams to-date.

About Rod Wave

Blessed with a special singing voice, and an uncanny gift for songwriting, Florida's Rod Wave is taking his own path to the top of the game. Coming through with a soulful set of Southern sing-raps, the St. Petersburg native has built a groundswell of regional support and blossomed into a national streaming phenomenon. After releasing 3 projects in a 12 month span – Hunger Games 3, PTSD, and the platinum-certified Ghetto Gospel – Rod first erupted onto the scene with the viral 3x-platinum “Heart On Ice." His debut album, Pray 4 Love, was certified platinum within a year of release, propelled by the TikTok crossover moment "Rags2Riches." He surpassed Pray 4 Love one year later with SoulFly, which became Rod’s first-ever #1 album on the Billboard charts. After embarking on his 35-date nationwide SoulFly tour in the fall, Rod released two massive singles, the platinum-certified "By Your Side" and the Hank Williams-sampling "Cold December." The two singles set the stage for his forthcoming third studio album, Beautiful Mind, which also debuted #1 on the Billboard charts. Rod is set to release his forthcoming 4th studio album, Nostalgia, this Fall. His most self-reflective work to date, Nostalgia cements Rod’s place as one of the pioneers of “pain music,” a fitting title to bestow on someone whose catalog has amassed over 15 billion streams to date.

with Ari Lennox, Toosii & Eelmatic

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NEWS: Rod Wave Announces Upcoming 2023 Shows

Sep 11 / 2023.

This fall, AG Entertainment Touring and Mammoth, Inc. proudly present the Rod Wave - Nostalgia Tour. This large-scale multi-city outing will feature Rod Wave headlining 35 of North America's top arenas coast-to-coast. The tour will kick off on October 19 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE visiting major markets throughout the continent with supporting acts Ari Lennox, Toosii, G Herbo, and Eelmatic. The full itinerary is below with tickets on sale to the public Thursday, September 14 at 10:00am local time. For all information regarding the tour, please visit  https://official-rodwave.com/ .

Rod Wave - Nostalgia Tour Dates

Thursday, October 19 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

Friday, October 20 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN

Saturday, October 21 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

Monday, October 23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

Tuesday, October 24 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

Thursday, October 26 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

Friday, October 27 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

Sunday, October 29 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

Monday, October 30 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

Thursday, November 2 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, CA

Saturday, November 4 at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD

Tuesday, November 7 at MVP Arena in Albany, NY

Wednesday, November 8 at TD Garden in Boston, MA

Thursday, November 9 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, November 11 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

Sunday, November 12 at Capital One Arena in Washington DC

Tuesday, November 14 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

Wednesday, November 15 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

Thursday, November 16 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

Saturday, November 18 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL

Sunday, November 19 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

Wednesday, November 22 at United Center in Chicago, IL

Friday, November 24 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

Wednesday, November 29 at Kia Forum in Los Angeles, CA

Thursday, November 30 at Oakland Arena in Oakland, CA

Monday, December 4 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, CA

Tuesday, December 5 at Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix, AZ

Thursday, December 7 at Toyota Center in Houston, TX

Saturday, December 9 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

Sunday, December 10 at Moody Center in Austin, TX

Tuesday, December 12 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

Wednesday, December 13 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

Friday, December 15 at Amway Center in Orlando, FL

Sunday, December 17 at FLA Live in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Monday, December 18 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL

The Rod Wave – Nostalgia Tour celebrates the St. Petersburg native’s fourth studio album, Nostalgia, which will be released Friday, September 15. Nostalgia is the follow up to Rod’s chart-topping, platinum certified Beautiful Mind album, which was also the fourth consecutive platinum-certified project of his career. The three singles that have been released from this year’s album, including lead single “Fight The Feeling,” have already amassed close to 350M streams to-date.

About Rod Wave

Blessed with a special singing voice, and an uncanny gift for songwriting, Florida's Rod Wave is taking his own path to the top of the game. Coming through with a soulful set of Southern sing-raps, the St. Petersburg native has built a groundswell of regional support and blossomed into a national streaming phenomenon. After releasing 3 projects in a 12 month span – Hunger Games 3, PTSD, and the platinum-certified Ghetto Gospel – Rod first erupted onto the scene with the viral 3x-platinum “Heart On Ice." His debut album, Pray 4 Love, was certified platinum within a year of release, propelled by the TikTok crossover moment "Rags2Riches." He surpassed Pray 4 Love

one year later with SoulFly, which became Rod’s first-ever #1 album on the Billboard charts. After embarking on his 35-date nationwide SoulFly tour in the fall, Rod released two massive singles, the platinum-certified "By Your Side" and the Hank Williams-sampling "Cold December." The two singles set the stage for his forthcoming third studio album, Beautiful Mind, which also debuted #1 on the Billboard charts. Rod is set to release his forthcoming 4th studio album, Nostalgia, this Fall. His most self-reflective work to date, Nostalgia cements Rod’s place as one of the pioneers of “pain music,” a fitting title to bestow on someone whose catalog has amassed over 15 billion streams to date.

Rod Wave Social Links

Instagram.com/rodwave

Twitter.com/rodwave

Facebook.com/rodwave

Tiktok.com/@rodwave

Publicity contact: Nora Lee, Alamo Records ([email protected])

More info regarding the tour will continue to be posted at  https://official-rodwave.com/

Rod Wave - Nostalgia Tour

Featuring ari lennox, toosii, and eelmatic.

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Nostalgia Tour with Ari Lennox, Toosii, Eelmatic & Sadie Jean

• Date Dec 13 , 2023
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Rod wave announces upcoming 2023 tour  .

KICKING OFF THIS OCTOBER - 35 DATES AT TOP ARENAS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA INCLUDING A STOP AT THE

AWARD-WINNING STATE FARM ARENA IN ATLANTA ON DECEMBER 13

General Public Tickets On Sale Thursday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster.com

This fall, AG Entertainment Touring and Mammoth, Inc. proudly present the Rod Wave - Nostalgia Tour. This large-scale multi-city outing will feature Rod Wave headlining 35 of North America's top arenas coast-to-coast, including a performance at the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA on December 13. The tour will kick off on October 19 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE visiting major markets throughout the continent with supporting acts Ari Lennox, Toosii, and Eelmatic . The full itinerary is below with tickets on sale to the public Thursday, September 14 at 10:00am local time at Ticketmaster .com . For all information regarding the tour, please visit official-rodwave.com .

Support acts subject to change without notice.

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General Admission Floor Process

• WRISTBAND DISTRIBUTION TIMES:  At 10 AM, guests will receive a numbered wristband at  Gate 5  . This represents the order you will be lined up in to access the GA area. Numbered wristbands will be distributed until 4 PM. Early line up for wristband pick up starts at 9 AM on show day (overnight camping is not allowed). 
• LOCATION:  Fans will only receive wristbands from a credentialed State Farm Arena security employee at  Gate 5.   
• LEAVING PRIVILEGES:  Once the wristband is received, guests are to leave and return to  Gate 5  no later than 3 PM. 
• RETURNING TIME:  All guests with a wristband must return to the arena starting at 3 PM and be lined up in order by 4 PM to have wristband number honored.  
• LATE ARRIVAL:  If a guest with or without a numbered wristband arrives after 4 PM., the guest will be placed in line after the last guest in line. Guests without a preference on where they stand on the floor can pick up a wristband at  Gates 1 and 4  after 7 PM. 

*Please note - you must have your ticket to obtain a wristband and it’s one wristband per person.

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From how to get here, to finding your seat, to getting something to eat and drink, click here to plan your visit to State Farm Arena. 

Bag Size Requirement: 

• 14" x 14" x 6" or smaller
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• State Farm Arena does not enforce a clear bag policy

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• Single-compartment drawstring bags, purses, or fashion backpacks that are smaller than 14" x 14" x 6".
• Medical bags and diaper bags accompanying a child are exempt from the size requirement policy but are subject to search. Parents may bring in plastic bottles of formula or milk inside the arena. 
• Approved media members may bring backpacks, provided that they undergo screening at the Media Entrance.
• Strollers are welcome inside the arena, but must be checked inside Gate 1 at the Guest Service Center ( view arena map) .

Prohibited Bags:

• All bags larger than 14" x 14" x 6". This includes briefcases, purses, and luggage. 
• Backpacks and hard-sided bags of any size. Approved media members may bring backpacks, provided that they undergo screening at the Media Entrance.
• For a fee, guests with non-complying bags can check their bag or item at the Bag Valet tent by  Gate 2 , located off of Centennial Olympic Park Dr. 
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ROD WAVE ANNOUNCES UPCOMING 2023 TOUR

COMING TO FLA LIVE ARENA ON SUNDAY, DEC. 17

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Monday, Sept. 11, 2023

This fall, AG Entertainment Touring and Mammoth, Inc. proudly present the Rod Wave - Nostalgia Tour. This large-scale multi-city outing will feature Rod Wave headlining 35 of North America's top arenas coast-to-coast. The tour comes to Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. on Sunday, Dec. 17 and will visit other major markets throughout the continent with supporting acts Ari Lennox, Toosii, G Herbo, and Eelmatic. Tickets go on sale to the public Thursday, Sept. 14 at 10:00 AM ET.  For all information regarding the tour, please visit  https://official-rodwave.com/ .

The Rod Wave – Nostalgia Tour celebrates the St. Petersburg native’s fourth studio album, Nostalgia, which will be released Friday, Sept. 15. Nostalgia is the follow up to Rod’s chart-topping, platinum certified Beautiful Mind album, which was also the fourth consecutive platinum-certified project of his career. The three singles that have been released from this year’s album, including lead single “Fight The Feeling,” have already amassed close to 350M streams to-date.

About Rod Wave

Blessed with a special singing voice, and an uncanny gift for songwriting, Florida's Rod Wave is taking his own path to the top of the game. Coming through with a soulful set of Southern sing-raps, the St. Petersburg native has built a groundswell of regional support and blossomed into a national streaming phenomenon. After releasing 3 projects in a 12 month span – Hunger Games 3, PTSD, and the platinum-certified Ghetto Gospel – Rod first erupted onto the scene with the viral 3x-platinum “Heart On Ice." His debut album, Pray 4 Love, was certified platinum within a year of release, propelled by the TikTok crossover moment "Rags2Riches." He surpassed Pray 4 Love one year later with SoulFly, which became Rod’s first-ever #1 album on the Billboard charts. After embarking on his 35-date nationwide SoulFly tour in the fall, Rod released two massive singles, the platinum-certified "By Your Side" and the Hank Williams-sampling "Cold December." The two singles set the stage for his forthcoming third studio album, Beautiful Mind, which also debuted #1 on the Billboard charts. Rod is set to release his forthcoming 4th studio album, Nostalgia, this Fall. His most self-reflective work to date, Nostalgia cements Rod’s place as one of the pioneers of “pain music,” a fitting title to bestow on someone whose catalog has amassed over 15 billion streams to date.

Rod Wave Social Links  Instagram.com/rodwave   Twitter.com/rodwave   Facebook.com/rodwave   Tiktok.com/@rodwave

Publicity contact: Nora Lee, Alamo Records ( [email protected] )

More info regarding the tour will continue to be posted at  https://official-rodwave.com/

About Amerant Bank Arena    Florida’s premier sports and entertainment venue, Amerant Bank Arena is Florida’s largest indoor arena and the second largest sports and entertainment venue in South Florida. Home of the NHL’s Florida Panthers, the state-of-the-art Amerant Bank Arena continues to host hundreds of major concerts, events, and performance acts each year, which have included the likes of Elton John, Harry Styles, Beyonce, Lizzo, WWE, Billboard Latin Music Awards and more. In December 2020, Amerant Bank Arena became the first NHL arena to earn the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)'s prestigious Health-Safety Rating, which serves as the global benchmark for safety in public buildings. Located in Sunrise, Florida across from the Sawgrass Mills Mall, which attracts upwards of 30 million visitors annually, the Broward County-owned Amerant Bank Arena is one of the top-ranked venues of its kind in the world, servicing Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach Counties and beyond. For more information about FLA Live and upcoming events, games, and concerts, visit  www.amerantbankarena.com  and follow @FlaLiveArena on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

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ROD WAVE ANNOUNCES UPCOMING 2023 TOUR KICKING OFF THIS OCTOBER

Louisville, KY (September 11, 2023)  – This fall, AG Entertainment Touring and Mammoth, Inc. proudly present the  Rod Wave - Nostalgia Tour . This large-scale multi-city outing will feature Rod Wave headlining 35 of North America's top arenas coast-to-coast. The tour will kick off on October 19 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE visiting major markets throughout the continent. The tour will stop at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Thursday, October 26. Tickets go on sale  at 10 AM Thursday, September 14 at the KFC Yum! Center box office and ticketmaster.com. 

The Rod Wave – Nostalgia Tour celebrates the St. Petersburg native’s fourth studio album, Nostalgia, which will be released Friday, September 15. Nostalgia is the follow up to Rod’s chart-topping, platinum certified Beautiful Mind album, which was also the fourth consecutive platinum-certified project of his career. The three singles that have been released from this year’s album, including lead single “Fight The Feeling,” have already amassed close to 350M streams to-date.

Visit kfcyumcenter.com for more information. 

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Show Name:  Rod Wave Nostalgia Tour Date:  Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 8:00 PM Location:  KFC Yum! Center | 1 Arena Plaza | Louisville, KY 40202 Ticket Prices:  $229.50, $199.50, $169.50, $129.50, $99.50, $79.50, $49.50 How to Purchase Tickets:  Tickets on sale  beginning at 10 AM Thursday, September 14, 2023   at the KFC Yum! Center box office and ticketmaster.com. The box office is currently open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 4 pm.

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Rod Wave Announces Upcoming 2023 Tour

Rod wave announces upcoming 2023 tour.

COMING TO GAINBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE ON TUESDAY, OCT. 24

Tickets go on sale this Thursday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. at  www.ticketmaster.com .

This fall, AG Entertainment Touring and Mammoth, Inc. proudly present the Rod Wave - Nostalgia Tour . This large-scale multi-city outing will feature Rod Wave headlining 35 of North America’s top arenas coast-to-coast including Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The tour will kick off on Oct. 19 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE with supporting acts Ari Lennox, Toosii and Eelmatic .

Tickets on sale to the public this Thursday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. For all information regarding the tour, please visit https://official-rodwave.com .

The Rod Wave – Nostalgia Tour celebrates the St. Petersburg native’s fourth studio album, Nostalgia , which will be released Friday, September 15. Nostalgia is the follow up to Rod’s chart-topping, platinum certified Beautiful Mind album, which was also the fourth consecutive platinum-certified project of his career. The three singles that have been released from this year’s album, including lead single “Fight The Feeling,” have already amassed close to 350M streams to-date.

Tickets go on sale this Thursday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. at www.ticketmaster.com and at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse box office.

About Rod Wave Blessed with a special singing voice, and an uncanny gift for songwriting, Florida’s Rod Wave is taking his own path to the top of the game. Coming through with a soulful set of Southern sing-raps, the St. Petersburg native has built a groundswell of regional support and blossomed into a national streaming phenomenon. After releasing 3 projects in a 12 month span – Hunger Games 3, PTSD, and the platinum-certified Ghetto Gospel – Rod first erupted onto the scene with the viral 3x-platinum “Heart On Ice.” His debut album, Pray 4 Love , was certified platinum within a year of release, propelled by the TikTok crossover moment “Rags2Riches.” He surpassed Pray 4 Love one year later with SoulFly , which became Rod’s first-ever #1 album on the Billboard charts. After embarking on his 35-date nationwide SoulFly tour in the fall, Rod released two massive singles, the platinum-certified “By Your Side” and the Hank Williams-sampling “Cold December.” The two singles set the stage for his forthcoming third studio album, Beautiful Mind , which also debuted #1 on the Billboard charts. Rod is set to release his forthcoming 4th studio album, Nostalgia , this Fall. His most self-reflective work to date, Nostalgia cements Rod’s place as one of the pioneers of “pain music,” a fitting title to bestow on someone whose catalog has amassed over 15 billion streams to date.

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We found all the best prices on tickets for rod wave’s ‘nostalgia tour’.

On Friday, Sept. 15, Rod Wave dropped his sumptuous fifth studio album “Nostalgia.”

The record, which seesaws from slinky club bangers to soulful piano ballads — sometimes within the same song — shows that the 25-year-old rapper is fully in control of his craft.

And if you want to hear him perform his new tracks as well as singles from his number one albums “Soulfly” and “Beautiful Mind” live, you can make that happen in the very near future.

Rod Wave is embarking on his ‘Nostalgia Tour’ from Oct. 19 through Dec. 18 this year with special guests Ari Lennox, G. Herbo, Toosii and Eelmatic.

Tickets are available for all 35 concerts including his shows at Albany, NY’s MVP Arena on Nov. 7 Brooklyn, NY’s Barclays Center on Nov. 11.

At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on ‘Nostalgia Tour’ tickets was $59 before fees on Vivid Seats.

If that seems steep, make sure to bookmark this page and refresh often; prices may drop in the days leading up to the tour.

In the meantime, if you want to find out how much tickets cost for the show closest to you, keep reading.

We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Rod Wave’s 2023 ‘Nostalgia Tour’ below.

All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.

Rod Wave 2023 tour schedule

A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available for all Rod Wave concerts can be found here:

(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout .)

Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. 

They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.

Rod Wave new music

As noted above, Rod Wave just dropped his latest record “Nostalgia.”

The 18-track album features guest spots from 21 Savage, Wet and Sadie Jean.

More than anything though, “Nostalgia” is a showcase for Rod Wave’s falsetto and his impassioned, breathless rapping style.

For our money, the standout tracks are the sensual opener “Nostalgia,” the hard charging “Rap Beef” and the warbly album closer “2018.”

Want to hear the record for yourself?

You can listen to “Nostalgia” in its entirety here .

Rod Wave special guests

Each show on the ‘Nostalgia Tour’ will be a star-studded affair.

To get you up to speed, our team found each opening act’s most-streamed track on Spotify:

Ari Lennox: “Shea Butter Baby”

Toosii: “Favorite Song”

G. Herbo: “PTSD”

Eelmatic: “Melodies from Miami”

Hip-Hop and R&B stars on tour in 2023

These next few months are jam packed with amazing live music options.

Here are just five of our favorite tours we can’t wait to see in the very near future.

•  Playboi Carti

•  Doja Cat with Ice Spice

•  Earl Sweatshirt

Who else is out and about? Check out our list of the 52 biggest concert tours in 2023 here to find out.

Nostalgia Tour

ROD WAVE ANNOUNCES UPCOMING 2023 TOUR KICKING OFF THIS OCTOBER - 

35 DATES AT TOP ARENAS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

This event has a NO BAG policy with exceptions for small wallets no larger than 4x6x1.5 inches.

  This event has a  NO BAG  policy, with exceptions for small wallets no larger than 4 x 6 x 1.5 inches, diaper bags and medical bags.

• Backpacks, bags, purses, fanny packs and clutches are not permitted.

• Wallets that are larger than 4 x 6 x 1.5 inches are not permitted.

• Multi-compartment wallets that are smaller than 4 x 6 x 1.5 inches, with or without a handle or strap are permitted.

This fall, AG Entertainment Touring and Mammoth, Inc. proudly present the Rod Wave - Nostalgia Tour. This large-scale multi-city outing will feature Rod Wave headlining 35 of North America's top arenas coast-to-coast. The tour will kick off on October 19 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE visiting  Spectrum Center, Wednesday, November 15  with supporting acts Ari Lennox, Toosii, and Eelmatic. The full itinerary is below with tickets on sale to the public Thursday, September 14 at 10:00am local time. For all information regarding the tour, please visit  https://official-rodwave.com/ .

About Rod Wave Blessed with a special singing voice, and an uncanny gift for songwriting, Florida's Rod Wave is taking his own path to the top of the game. Coming through with a soulful set of Southern sing-raps, the St. Petersburg native has built a groundswell of regional support and blossomed into a national streaming phenomenon. After releasing 3 projects in a 12 month span – Hunger Games 3, PTSD, and the platinum-certified Ghetto Gospel – Rod first erupted onto the scene with the viral 3x-platinum “Heart On Ice." His debut album, Pray 4 Love, was certified platinum within a year of release, propelled by the TikTok crossover moment "Rags2Riches." He surpassed Pray 4 Love one year later with SoulFly, which became Rod’s first-ever #1 album on the Billboard charts. After embarking on his 35-date nationwide SoulFly tour in the fall, Rod released two massive singles, the platinum-certified "By Your Side" and the Hank Williams-sampling "Cold December." The two singles set the stage for his forthcoming third studio album, Beautiful Mind, which also debuted #1 on the Billboard charts. Rod is set to release his forthcoming 4th studio album, Nostalgia, this Fall. His most self-reflective work to date, Nostalgia cements Rod’s place as one of the pioneers of “pain music,” a fitting title to bestow on someone whose catalog has amassed over 15 billion streams to date. 

Rod Wave Social Links:

 Instagram.com/rodwave 

Twitter.com/rodwave 

Facebook.com/rodwave 

Tiktok.com/@rodwave

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Rod Wave Announces Upcoming 2023 Tour To Include Little Caesars Arena Performance Friday, October 27

(DETROIT – September 11, 2023 ) – This fall, AG Entertainment Touring and Mammoth, Inc. proudly present the “Rod Wave - Nostalgia Tour.” This large-scale multi-city outing will feature Rod Wave headlining 35 of North America’s top arenas coast-to-coast including Little Caesars Arena on Friday, October 27 at 8 p.m. The tour will visit major markets throughout the continent with supporting acts Ari Lennox, Toosii, G Herbo, and Eelmatic.

Tickets go on sale Thursday, September 14 at 10 a.m. at . at 313Presents.com and Ticketmaster.com . For all information regarding the tour, please visit  official-rodwave.com/ .

“The Rod Wave – Nostalgia Tour” celebrates the St. Petersburg native’s fourth studio album, Nostalgia , which will be released Friday, September 15. Nostalgia is the follow up to Rod’s chart-topping, platinum certified Beautiful Mind album, which was also the fourth consecutive platinum-certified project of his career. The three singles that have been released from this year’s album, including lead single “Fight The Feeling,” have already amassed close to 350M streams to-date.

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Blessed with a special singing voice, and an uncanny gift for songwriting, Florida’s Rod Wave is taking his own path to the top of the game. Coming through with a soulful set of Southern sing-raps, the St. Petersburg native has built a groundswell of regional support and blossomed into a national streaming phenomenon. After releasing 3 projects in a 12-month span – Hunger Games 3 , PTSD , and the platinum certified Ghetto Gospel – Rod first erupted onto the scene with the viral 3x-platinum “Heart On Ice." His debut album, Pray 4 Love , was certified platinum within a year of release, propelled by the TikTok crossover moment “Rags2Riches.” He surpassed Pray 4 Love one year later with SoulFly , which became Rod’s first-ever #1 album on the Billboard charts. After embarking on his 35-date nationwide “SoulFly Tour” in the fall, Rod released two massive singles, the platinum-certified “By Your Side” and the Hank Williams-sampling “Cold December.” The two singles set the stage for his forthcoming third studio album, Beautiful Mind , which also debuted #1 on the Billboard charts. Rod is set to release his forthcoming 4th studio album, Nostalgia , this Fall. His most self-reflective work to date, Nostalgia cements Rod’s place as one of the pioneers of “pain music,” a fitting title to bestow on someone whose catalog has amassed over 15 billion streams to date.

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This fall, AG Entertainment Touring and Mammoth, Inc. proudly present the Rod Wave - Nostalgia Tour. This large-scale multi-city outing will feature Rod Wave headlining 35 of North America's top arenas coast-to-coast. The tour will kick off on October 19 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE visiting major markets throughout the continent with supporting acts Ari Lennox , Toosii and Eelmatic .

Blessed with a special singing voice, and an uncanny gift for songwriting, Florida's Rod Wave is taking his own path to the top of the game. Coming through with a soulful set of Southern sing-raps, the St. Petersburg native has built a groundswell of regional support and blossomed into a national streaming phenomenon. After releasing three projects in a 12-month span – Hunger Games 3 , PTSD , and the platinum-certified Ghetto Gospel – Rod first erupted onto the scene with the viral 3x-platinum “Heart On Ice." His debut album, Pray 4 Love , was certified platinum within a year of release, propelled by the TikTok crossover moment "Rags2Riches." He surpassed Pray 4 Love one year later with SoulFly , which became Rod’s first-ever #1 album on the Billboard charts. After embarking on his 35-date nationwide SoulFly tour in the fall, Rod released two massive singles, the platinum-certified "By Your Side" and the Hank Williams-sampling "Cold December." The two singles set the stage for his forthcoming third studio album, Beautiful Mind , which also debuted #1 on the Billboard charts. Rod is set to release his forthcoming fourth studio album, Nostalgia , this fall. His most self-reflective work to date, Nostalgia cements Rod’s place as one of the pioneers of “pain music,” a fitting title to bestow on someone whose catalog has amassed over 15 billion streams to date.

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Toyota Center is excited to welcome Rod Wave on December 7th! The Rod Wave – Nostalgia Tour celebrates his fourth studio album, Nostalgia , which will be released Friday, September 15. Nostalgia is the follow-up to Rod’s chart-topping, platinum-certified Beautiful Mind album, which was also the fourth consecutive platinum-certified project of his career. Don't miss Rod Wave with special guests Ari Lennox, Toosii, Eelmatic and Sadie Jean coming to Houston this winter! 

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As mosh-pit anthems dominate blockbuster hip-hop, the Florida rapper has built a sturdy brand — and ascended to arena stages — with his sensitive confessionals about heartbreak and inner…

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It’s a crisp November night outside Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, and inside, Rod Wave has a sold-out audience of 12,000 hanging on his every word. As the 25-year-old rapper-singer nears the end of performing “Come See Me,” one of several hits off his 2023 blockbuster, Nostalgia , he pauses and walks toward a ladder that’s part of his stage design. Screams of “Don’t do it, Rod!” commence. “You have so much to live for!” yells a teenage girl near me.

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Like everything Rod does, this wasn’t a stunt for clicks or social media fodder. It was much more profound than that: He has struggled in the past with depression and anxiety and has always been open about having had suicidal thoughts, especially in the song’s music video. “That was from a dream I had,” Rod explains of the stage fall days after the show. “When I come out, walk onstage and look at [the ladder], it’s really to show people, ‘Don’t get up and do that when you can do this. You don’t know where life can take you.’ I’m walking out to a whole arena full of people looking back up at me. Imagine [if] I would’ve [gone through with committing suicide]. I would’ve never made it to this part. There’s a whole meaning behind it — a bigger picture.”

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While many of today’s biggest hip-hop acts like Travis Scott and Playboi Carti thrive on mosh-pit anthems, Rod has stuck to his roots as an unabashed lover, using music to express his heartbreak and inner turmoil. His ability to hopscotch among genres has become his hallmark and the secret to his success, and he hit a new artistic apex on Nostalgia , which debuted with 137,000 equivalent album units in September, according to Luminate — a career best. Whether he’s contemplating his road to fame on “Long Journey” or reimagining himself as a tragic literary hero on the love-drunk “Great Gatsby,” Rod’s versatility is always evident.

“Rod pioneered this lane of struggle rap, which, given his age, is pretty incredible,” says Todd Moscowitz, CEO of Rod’s label, Alamo Records. “He’s one of the great songwriters of his generation and channels emotion and vulnerability in a unique way that people relate to. He has half of the NFL in tears on Instagram when he drops a single.”

Since Ghetto Gospel , Rod’s subsequent three albums — 2021’s SoulFly , 2022’s Beautiful Mind and Nostalgia — have topped the Billboard 200 , making him the third artist to nab at least three No. 1s on the chart since the start of 2021. The only others are Taylor Swift and Drake.

“Being compared to Taylor Swift, you can’t even wrap your head around that kind of sh-t,” Rod says. “I remember ninth grade, being on my school bus listening to ‘Blank Space.’ Being in these conversations, it don’t really hit you. I was just on the sidelines. Now I’m really in the game. I went from the nosebleeds to the franchise player of the team with three rings.”

Rod Wave’s first-ever performance was at a high school football teammate’s birthday party in 2015. At the time, the artist born Rodarius Green was a budding rapper from St. Petersburg, Fla., working at Krispy Kreme. He enjoyed listening to 2Pac, Kodak Black and Kanye West but also appreciated the soulful pop sensibilities of Adele and Ed Sheeran. That eclectic musical taste helped him find his voice — one that spoke to the harsh street realities he and his family survived.

While Rod enjoyed the camaraderie that came from working in the trenches with teammates, his true passion was music. A singer without any vocal training, he would showcase his talents between classes at Lakeview High School, the hallways becoming his stage. Yet the confidence Rod exuded when he belted for his peers disappeared when it came to actually recording his music and uploading it online — until his classmate and former producer, Elijah Simmons, took matters into his own hands, recording a video of him singing in the hallway one day and posting it on Facebook.

Though Rod feared rejection, to his surprise, the video caught the attention of one of his football teammates, who later asked him at practice to perform at his birthday party. At the time, Rod didn’t have a car and wasn’t getting paid to perform — but the thought of doing so for the first time in front of his classmates, especially the girls, was motivation enough. “I walked to that motherf–ker. I was 17,” Rod remembers, chuckling. “You don’t really know if your stuff is good enough at the time. I didn’t want to think that I was one of them people who think they raw. I was [wondering] like, ‘Am I really good?’ ”

Rod soon went from booking birthday parties to hole-in-the-wall Florida clubs, and his stock began to rise — so much so that fans would recognize him when pulling up to the Krispy Kreme drive-thru. Shyness usually got the best of him; he shrugged off questions about his rapping alter ego when he was on the clock. Balancing high school, a growing rap career and a part-time job was a lot for a teenager, and after his father, Rodney “Fatz” Green, saw the focused hunger in his son, he wanted to lend his support. Green and Rod’s uncle Derek Lane forged Hit House Entertainment — Rod’s own label — to help him realize his rap dreams. With Lane designated as management, they leaned on Rod as their franchise player.

Founded in 2016, Alamo wasn’t initially a first-class destination for rap powerhouses. That changed when it signed Lil Durk and Rod two years later. (As part of its deal with Rod, Alamo established a partnership with Hit House.) Before signing with Alamo, Durk had spent five years at Def Jam and was looking for a change of scenery to help elevate his career. Rod and Durk soon became the twin giants of Alamo, evolving into Billboard chart-toppers and streaming goliaths who quickly came to define hip-hop in a new decade.

“The other day, I had to text Durk, ‘I’ve been listening to you since middle school.’ I was able to DM him and [watch it] land. He was just like, ‘You hard, too!’ I was just like, ‘I been listening to you. I f–k with you. I rock with you,’ ” Rod says with a child-like smile. “When you in the moment and you meet people face-to-face, it slips my mind because I have to be Rod Wave. F–k all that. I’m a fan. I’ve been listening to your sh-t.”

Durk isn’t the only star who has left Rod awestruck. Drake and Sheeran have praised his accomplishments, especially the latter. On Beautiful Mind , Rod interpolated Sheeran’s “U.N.I.” from his debut album for his song “Alone.” The track caught the attention of Sheeran, who first met Rod after WPWR (Power 105.1) New York radio host Charlamagne Tha God learned of the rapper’s adoration for the pop giant.

“Ed’s a phenomenal guy. That’s one of my favorite artists. He’s just real people,” Rod says. “When you looking at it from a fan point of view, they don’t even feel like real people. It’s like you know them, but they’re like figures in your mind. They don’t even feel reachable.”

The pandemic tested Rod’s patience. He landed a coveted performance slot on NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts , but that paled in comparison with the venues he had been filling. Still, the thought of hitting the road and being with his fans again fueled him. Rod’s mission was clear: Get back on tour. But before he could do that, he had to fulfill a different calling: becoming a first-time father to his newborn twin girls.

“I [won’t] lie: [Fatherhood] made me softer. Back then, I could just move and feel nothing. Now I feel like they made me a little weaker,” he says while his kids hang out in the next room. “I can’t do that. I have to get home. I’ll be gone with my homeboys for three days or on the road for a week, and I’m just like, ‘We have to get a jet and fly the kids.’ ”

Instead of fatherhood being a hurdle, it motivated Rod, especially when touring resumed. In 2021, he came back stronger than ever, notching his first Billboard 200 No. 1 album with SoulFly and two top 20 Hot 100 hits in “Tombstone” and “Street Runner.” He realized his wish of returning to the road, but this time — with the help of powerhouse hip-hop festival promoter Rolling Loud, which in 2021 launched a national touring branch of its business with Rod as its first tour — he was playing amphitheaters, a step up from the clubs and theaters of his previous tour.

“We’ve witnessed his evolution from the start, and what sets him apart is his unwavering consistency,” Rolling Loud co-founder Matt Ziegler says. “His music consistently reaches a high standard, accompanied by impassioned performances that have become his trademark. As we observed his skyrocketing music consumption and the widespread acclaim for his shows, it inspired us to acquire his SoulFly tour, leading to the launch of our Rolling Loud Presents division.”

And Rod was already thinking bigger: He wanted arenas. Notching his second and third Billboard 200 No. 1s — Beautiful Mind in August 2022 and Nostalgia in September 2023 — helped him fulfill that dream. Seeing thousands of people of different ages and races singing his songs in a bonfire-like experience at his concerts excited Rod and his team. “His shows are like going to karaoke with 15,000 people,” Moscowitz says. “Everyone sings along and there’s a real sense of community.”

“What we figured out is where his core fans are and where they are going to support [him]. Then we’d mix the routing in to get to these places that make sense,” adds Beau Williams, Rod’s touring manager. “Even going through this, we found some diamonds in the rough in a lot of these cities that a lot of artists can’t go to the way he’s doing great numbers.” And with his zealous fans behind him, Rod’s goals continue to widen: His eyes are now set on stadium touring and Grammy Awards.

“This is the new chapter. People catching on slowly but surely,” Rod says. “That’s why I say in four or five years, we’ll probably be in stadiums selling 250,000 [tickets] the first week. That’s what I’m here for — Grammys and sh-t.”

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It was not immediately clear what facility was on fire.

Belarus claims to have sent more troops, aircraft and armoury to its border with Ukraine.

It's the latest move after President Alexander Lukashenko said he deployed almost a third of his country's armed forces to the region - a statement Ukraine said was false.

"The group has been significantly increased, and at the moment they are on duty at the southern borders of our country," Belarusian air force commander Major General Andrei Lukyanovich told state-owned broadcaster CTV.

Anti-aircraft missile forces and radio-technical troops were among the resources deployed, Major General Lukyanovich said.

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"The fact that drones are the plague of the 21st century is obvious. 

"This is a headache, which, I think, we will find the means to counter," he added.

Ukraine called Mr Lukashenko's recent statements "rhetoric" aimed at pleasing Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian civilians have been forced to flee Pokrovsk as Russia intensifies its attacks in the east.

Moscow's forces were said to be bearing down on the city, despite Kyiv's recent lightning incursion into the Kursk region hoping to take pressure off the frontline.

Local authorities said Russian troops were advancing so quickly that families had been ordered to leave the 53,000-strong city, and nearby towns and villages.

Some cried as they waited to board trains to escape the fighting.

Resident Natalya Ivaniuk said the noise of explosions from Russian attacks filled the air while she and her daughters, age 7 and 9, fled their home in the nearby village of Myrnohrad, which is less than six miles from the front line.

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Ukraine's military said its troops were subjected to dozens of attacks by Russian forces around Toretsk and Pokrovsk on Monday, with some stretching into the night.

It said there were 63 skirmishes around Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub and important defensive stronghold in the Donetsk region.

Welcome back to our live coverage of the war in Ukraine, where heavy fighting continues in the east.

Ukraine's military said its troops were being subject to dozens of attacks by Russian forces around Toretsk and Pokrovsk, where Moscow is gaining ground.

A mandatory evacuation order for families with children has begun in the city of Pokrovsk.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's offensive in Kursk continues. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged allies to loosen curbs on using foreign-supplied weapons inside Russia, saying the incursion shows Kremlin threats of retaliation were a bluff.

But Sir Keir Starmer's spokesman said there has been "no change" in the UK's restrictions on Ukraine using Storm Shadow missiles in Russia.

On the ground, a "battle of bridges" may be about to start in Kursk, according to defence and security analyst Professor Michael Clarke, after Ukraine targeted a third Russian bridge in the region.

Over in Moscow, an aide to Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine's incursion means Russia is not ready to hold peace talks.

And Kyiv has suffered its fifth missile attack overnight, Ukraine's military said, with preliminary data showing air defence systems were again successful in repelling the strikes. 

That's all our live coverage on the war in Ukraine for now. 

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• A "battle of bridges" may be about to start after Ukraine targeted a third Russian bridge in the region of Kursk, defence and security analyst Professor Michael Clarke said;
• A mandatory evacuation order for families with children has begun in the city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, as Russian forces advance; Sir Keir Starmer's spokesman says there has been "no change" in the UK's position on Ukraine using Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia's borders;
• Ukraine's attack on the Kursk region means Russia is not ready to hold peace talks for now, an aide to Vladimir Putin has said;
• Elon Musk has denied gifting a Tesla Cybertruck to a Chechen warlord;
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a clear indication as to the goals of the two week-old invasion for the first time last night, saying he wanted to create a buffer zone for his country. 

Lithuania has today started building a military base that will accommodate up to 4,000 German troops once it's completed by the end of 2027.

It will be the first permanent foreign deployment for the German military since the end of the Second World War.

Lithuania's chief of defence, Raimundas Vaiksnoras, estimated it would spend more than a billion euros building the base over the next three years.

Amid fears Russia could eventually decide to invade other neighbouring countries, Mr Vaiksnoras said it would give "reassurance to our population and as deterrence, to push the Russians out".

The base will be located near the capital Vilnius, which is about 150 miles from the Russian border and 12 miles from Belarus, a staunch supporter of the Kremlin.

German defence minister Boris Pistorius compared the posting of 4,000 troops to allied forces being stationed in West Germany during the Cold War - a move that was also designed to defend Europe in the case of a Soviet attack.

Russia says it is banning 32 experts and employees at British thinktanks.

Moscow has accused them of pushing an anti-Russian line in Western policy circles, Reuters reports. 

People on the list of those banned, which has been published on the Russian foreign ministry's website, have also been accused of spreading disinformation designed to discredit Moscow. 

We told you earlier that Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, was visiting Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine later this week. 

We now have a little bit more detail on Mr Modi's visit to Kyiv, scheduled for 23 August.

The Ukrainian presidential office said on Telegram that the two leaders would discuss the countries' relations and multilateral cooperation.

"This is the first visit of the head of the Indian government to our country in the history of bilateral relations", the office added.

Ukraine claims to be making advances after launching a shock invasion into Russia's Kursk border region, in a move which has embarrassed Vladimir Putin's top military brass.

Readers have been sending in their questions to our senior correspondents and military experts for their take on the latest developments.

Today, Jane in Shropshire asks:

What is success for Ukraine in their invasion into Russia?

Our  security and defence analyst Michael Clarke says:

This incursion is, by definition, a temporary military manoeuvre, designed to put pressure on Russian strategy and gain some military leverage.

It will end when the coming battle of Kursk has reached a point where Ukrainian forces judge that they can still leave the pocket without being too badly mauled by Russian forces, who will be trying to cut them off from their escape route back into Ukraine. 

But that point may be some weeks away.

Success and failure will be an essentially political judgement: did Ukraine's Kursk offensive relieve Russian military pressure elsewhere - particularly in the Donbas around Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Niu York and Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian forces are under real pressure? Did it increase support for Kyiv in the West? Did it affect the mood around Putin and the confidence in the Kremlin that they would win this war sooner or later?  

Those will be the metrics by which this bold initiative will eventually be judged.

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