Lil Wayne: The self-proclaimed best rapper alive's first tour in four years lived up to the hype

Just when you thought Lil Wayne might kick back and enjoy the roses - it turns out he’s going harder than ever. The hip-hop veteran kicked off his first tour in four years for a packed, sold-out Minneapolis crowd this week and needless to say - the best rapper alive delivered in Weezy F. Baby fashion.

Lil Wayne’s epic tour runs are back again

With multiple music festivals on deck, Wayne is going all-out for his true day ones with his Welcome to Tha Carter cross-country trek. The Louisiana native performed all types of Cash Money and Young Money classics.

Last night, 5x GRAMMY® Award-winning, multi-platinum rap icon Lil Wayne kicked off his sold-out Welcome to Tha Carter Tour Presented by Young Money, Rolling Loud, and Live Nation at The Fillmore in Minneapolis. The legendary rapper played major hits like “A Milli”, “Fireman”, and “I’m Me” in addition to newer songs like “God Did.” 

Up next, Lil Wayne will bring the Welcome to Tha Carter Tour to Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday, April 7 and will continue making stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, and more, before concluding at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 13. The music mogul is also set to perform at Pharell’s Something in the Water Festival April 28-30.

Need some photo proof? Of course you do - salute to photographer Robert Henry for being the genius behind these picture-perfect snapshots and Live Nation for providing access to show them.

Need to see Wayne in-person? He’s hitting the road through mid-May and some of the biggest cities around the nation.

WELCOME TO THA CARTER TOUR 2023 TOUR DATES:  

• Fri Apr 7 — Omaha, NE — Baxter Arena* 

• Sat Apr 8 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee 

• Sun Apr 9 — Chicago, IL — Radius 

• Tue, Apr 11 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore Detroit 

• Wed Apr 12 — Toronto, ON — HISTORY 

• Thu Apr 13 — Boston, MA — House of Blues 

• Sun Apr 16 — New York, NY — Apollo Theater 

• Mon Apr 17 — Philadelphia, PA — The Fillmore Philadelphia 

• Tue Apr 18 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring 

• Thu Apr 20 — Charlotte, NC — The Fillmore Charlotte 

• Fri Apr 21 — Raleigh, NC — The Ritz 

• Sat Apr 22 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle 

• Mon Apr 24 — Birmingham, AL — Iron City 

• Wed Apr 26 — St. Louis, MO — The Factory 

• Thu Apr 27 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works 

• Fri Apr 28 — Cleveland, OH — House of Blues 

• Sun Apr 30 — Lexington, KY — Rupp Arena* 

• Tue May 2 — Houston, TX — House of Blues 

• Wed May 3 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues 

• Thu May 4 — Austin, TX — Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater 

• Sat May 6 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex 

• Sun May 7 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium 

• Tue May 9 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren 

• Wed May 10 — San Diego, CA — SOMA 

• Fri May 12 — San Francisco, CA — The Masonic 

• Sat May 13 — Los Angeles, CA — The Wiltern 

  *Not A Live Nation Date