Currently lapping the country as support on Kendrick Lamar‘s high-flying DAMN. tour with Travis Scott, D.R.A.M. has offered Nardwuar a sliver of his busy touring schedule to be showered with gifts and answer some ridiculously well-researched lines of inquiry.
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The Virginia artist (likened to “the lovechild of ODB, George Clinton and D’Angelo” by Erykah Badu) recounts formative jobs (one as a club videographer,) hobbies and memories on the path to stardom, picking up Debarge and Clipse records along the way.
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Watch the full interview up top and scroll on for D.R.A.M.’s full touring itinerary for 2017. His debut full-length album, Big Baby D.R.A.M. is out now via Atlanta/Empire. Hit the link to pick your copy today on iTunes.
Tour Dates:
Aug 04 @ Oracle Arena – Oakland, CA
Aug 05 @ T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, NV
Aug 06 @ LURE – Hollywood, CA
Aug 08-09 @ Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA
Aug 11 @ Honda Center – Anaheim, CA
Aug 12 @ SAP Center – San Jose, CA
Aug 13 @ Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, CA
Aug 16 @ Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO
Aug 18 @ Pinnacle Bank Arena – Lincoln, NE
Aug 19 @ Xcel Energy Center – St Paul, MN
Aug 20 @ United Center – Chicago, IL
Aug 22 @ Schottenstein Center – Columbus, OH
Aug 23 @ Air Canada Centre – Toronto, Canada
Aug 24 @ Centre Bell Centre – Montreal, Canada
Aug 25 @ Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
Aug 29 @ Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC
Aug 30 @ Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
Sep 01 @ Amalie Arena – Tampa, FL
Sep 02-03 @ AmericanAirlines Arena – Miami, FL
Oct 06 @ Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
Oct 13 @ Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
Dec 03 @ Luxor – Koln, Germany
Dec 05 @ Club Exil – Zurich, Switzerland
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