Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Announce US Tour Dates

On the back of his album, ‘Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head),’ the Afrobeat icon's massive tour comes with a new Zamrock remix featuring Sampha the Great.

Seun Kuti and Sampha the Great performing live onstage.
Seun Kuti will be playing 25 dates across the United States. He has also released a new Zamrock remix with Sampha the Great (also pictured above).
Photo by Antonella Spotto and Pritt Siimon.

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 have announced dates for their forthcoming U.S. tour.

On the back of his album, Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head), Kuti and his band’s 25-date tour will bring their energetic live show across the United States, showcasing how the sonic elements of jazz and improvisation gave birth to the legendary Afrobeat genre.




Beginning in April with four nights at New York City’s iconic Blue Note Jazz Club, Kuti and Egypt 80 will go on to play other prestigious stages, including Coachella (April 11 and 18) and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Other venues for the tour include the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and the Aladdin Theatre in Portland.

In tandem with the tour, Kuti has also announced a Zamrock remix of “Emi Aluta,” his collaboration with the Zambian rapper and songwriter, Sampha The Great. Tapping into the rich sound of her country’s prestigious music movement, a fresh touch is given to one of the standouts of the Heavier Yet album. The remix will be available on vinyl on February 14 via the independent Milan label, Record Kicks.

Seun Kuti U.S Tour Dates

Tickets can be purchased HERE.

April 3 New York, New York @ Blue Note Jazz Club

April 4 New York, New York @ Blue Note Jazz Club

April 5 New York, New York @ Blue Note Jazz Club

April 6 New York, New York @ Blue Note Jazz Club

April 9 Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl

April 11 Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

April 12 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall

April 18 Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

April 21 Evanston, IL @ SPACE

April 22 St. Louis, MO @ City Winery

April 24 New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

April 25 Atlanta, GA @ City Winery

April 26 Charleston, SC @ Pour House

April 27 Mills River, NC @ Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

April 29 Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre

April 30 Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre

May 3 Hollywood, FL @ ArtsPark

May 6 Seattle, WA @ Jazz Alley

May 7 Seattle, WA @ Jazz Alley

May 8 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre

May 9 Fort Collins, CO @ The Armory

May 10 Basalt, CO @ TACAW

May 11 Denver, CO @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom

May 13 Durango, CO @ Animas City Theatre

May 17 Bentonville, AR @ FreshGrass Festival

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