Raphael Saadiq: It's tour goals with 'Tony! Toni! Toné!' this fall

Summer goals might just now be getting started up but it’s already time to geek out about what fall has to offer - notably with R&B legend Raphael Saadiq gearing up to celebrate his classic Tony! Toni! Toné! album with a cross-country tour.

Raphael Saadiq’s back-back touring with his all-time classic album

While the tour won’t kick off until September 21, you’ll be able to secure your tickets starting today with a select presale opportunity while the general rollout of passes happens Friday.

Today, multi-award-winning artist, songwriter, film & television composer, and producer Raphael Saadiq announced Raphael Saadiq Revisits Tony! Toni! Toné!, the Just Me & You Tour, which will grace stages across the U.S. this fall. The long-awaited return of the Oakland, CA R&B legendslaunches on September 21 in Birmingham, AL, at the BJCC Concert Hall and visits major markets coast-to-coast, rolling through New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Nashville, TN, and Los Angeles, CA, before wrapping the year back in the bay, at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, CA, on November 14 and The Masonic in San Francisco on November 17. 

Produced by Live Nation Urban, the tour marks a momentous homecoming as Raphael Saadiq, his brother D'Wayne Wiggins, and Timothy Christian Riley will perform as Tony! Toni! Toné! for the first time in nearly 25 years. The Tonys set will feature classic R&B smashes like "Feels Good," "Anniversary," and "It Never Rains (In Southern California)," plus brand-new material. For this expansive, full-evening performance, Saadiq also taps his own deep catalog, performing tracks from his acclaimed solo albums, the music of his short-lived but beloved R&B supergroup Lucy Pearl, plus the hits he wrote for artists like D'Angelo, Daniel Caesar, Brent Faiyaz, Solange and Beyoncé. 

"I've always wanted to put my family back together," says Saadiq. "Playing with the Tonys again is a thank you to the fans, the Super Tonians, for supporting all my musical efforts. Without those who were with us from Day One, where would I be? But the main reason is that my father, Charlie Wiggins, would've wanted it this way–to see me, D'Wayne, and Tim playing together again."

Alex Pappademas in the New York Times wrote, "For two decades, [Saadiq has] done it, over and over. As a producer, he's pulled concise statements out of performers who often default to the diffuse. But as one of relatively few major figures of the hip-hop age who grew up playing in bands, he's just as adroit at leading from behind as a sideman, steering Mary J. Blige to an Oscar nomination (for "Mighty River," from Mudbound) or playing bass behind Mick Jagger on a Grammy salute to Solomon Burke."

A very special artist presale commences on Wednesday, June 21 at 7 am PST/10 am EST. Live Nation and Spotify presales follow on Thursday, June 22, at 10 am local time. General on-sale goes live Friday, June 23 at 10 am local time.

All tickets may be purchased through RaphaelSaadiqMusic.com.

TOUR DATES

Thu September 21 – Birmingham, AL – BJCC Concert Hall

Fri September 22 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium

Sun September 24 – Washington, DC – The Theater at MGM National Harbor

Tue September 26 – Baltimore, MD – Lyric Opera House

Thu September 28 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met

Sat September 30 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall

Sun October 1 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center

Thu October 5 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre

Sun October 8 – Cleveland, OH – State Theatre

Tue October 10 – Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace

Wed October 11 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium

Thu October 12 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre

Fri October 13 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre

Thu October 19 – Greensboro, NC – Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts

Fri October 20 – Columbia, SC – The Township Auditorium

Sat October 21 – Jacksonville, FL – Moran Theater

Sun October 22 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre

Thu October 26 – Memphis, TN – Orpheum Theatre

Fri October 27 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theatre

Sat October 28 – Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park

Sun October 29 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land

Fri November 10 – Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort

Sat November 11 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater

Mon November 14 – Oakland, CA – Paramount Theatre

Fri November 17 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic