billy woods has announced a string of tour dates behind Aethiopes, his new album with producer Preservation. The rapper will kick off his 13-date trek next month in Columbia, Missouri and stop in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, and more, before wrapping things up in Columbus, Ohio on October 17. Preservation and Contour will join woods during his June 29 show at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere. Find woods’ full schedule below.
woods and Preservation issued Aethiopes last month. The album features appearances from El-P, Elucid, Boldy James, Quelle Chris, Despot, Denmark Vassey, Breezly Brewin, Shinehead, and Fatboi Sharif.
Aethiopes follows woods’ 2019 records Hiding Places and Terror Management, as well as his 2020 Moor Mother collaboration Brass and the 2021 Armand Hammer album Haram.
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billy woods:
06-11 Columbia, MO – Cafe Berlin
06-29 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere Rooftop !
10-01 Washington, D.C. – DC9
10-06 Philadelphia – Johnny Brenda’s
10-07 Easthampton, MA – Daily Op
10-08 Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom
10-09 Montreal, Quebec – Barre Le Ritz
10-10 Toronto, Ontario – Horseshoe Tavern
10-13 Detroit, MI – The Magic Bag
10-14 Madison, WI – UW Madison
10-15 Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village
10-16 Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s
10-17 Columbus, OH – Rumba Cafe
! with Preservation and Contour