Missy Elliott is set to embark on her first ever headlining tour of North America. The Out of This World: The Missy Elliott Experience Tour will include support from her "fam" Ciara, Busty Rhymes and long-time associate, Timbaland.
The influential rapper/producer announced on social media with a sci-fi-heavy hype video directed by Elliott collaborator Dave Meyers featuring Ciara and Busta, promising "there will be no tour like it." See the clip below.
Three Canadian dates are included on the 24-date tour, which kicks off in Vancouver, BC on July 4 at Rogers Arena. The other two stops are in Montreal, QC at Bell Centre on August 17, followed by the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON on August 19.
In a statement, Elliott shared her excitement with fans, saying, “This is an incredible time in my life as I am experiencing so many milestone ‘firsts.’ Being the FIRST female Hip Hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and now going out on my FIRST headline tour. Fans have been asking me to tour forever but I wanted to wait until I felt the time was right because I knew if I was ever going to do it, I had to do it big, and I had to do it with family! So get ready to be taken OUT OF THIS WORLD with me, Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland! We can’t wait to share this experience with the fans!”
Elliott's manager and tour co-producer Mona Scott-Young tells Variety that having Ciara, Busta Rhymes and Timbaland alongside her was vital for the experience.
“For Missy it was very important that when she embarked on this journey, she did it with what she’s calling her family,” Scott-Young says. “Busta and Missy have twins for so long; people have compared them in terms of their unique ability to really think outside of the box, in terms of their personas, in terms of their music. So people have always wanted to see them do something together. And for me, that’s kind of a personal milestone, because I’ve managed them both for many years, and now still to this day am intricately involved with both of their careers and their lives. So to see them together on that stage is going to be a personal moment for me. And of course, Ciara has worked with her and they’ve become friends, and she looks to Missy as a mentor. She has such a dynamic stage show herself and is a pop star in her own right. And of course, Timbaland, who I call her partner in rhyme; those two have a long history."
The general onsale for tickets begins this Friday (April 12) at 10:00AM local time. A number of presales will go live the day before on Thursday (April 11). More information can be found here.
Out Of This World Tour dates:
7/4 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
7/6 Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
7/9 Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
7/11 Los Angeles, CA - Crypto.com Arena
7/13 Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena
7/16 Denver, CO - Ball Arena
7/18 Austin, TX - Moody Center
7/20 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
7/21 Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena
7/24 Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena
7/25 Sunrise, FL - Amerant Bank Arena
7/27 Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
8/1 Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena
8/2 Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum
8/3 Belmont Park, NY - UBS Arena
8/5 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
8/8 Washington, DC - Capital One Arena
8/9 Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
8/10 Boston, MA - TD Garden
8/12 Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
8/15 Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena
8/17 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
8/19 Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
8/22 Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
🚨”OUT OF THIS WORLD”TOUR
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) April 8, 2024
across NORTH AMERICA!!!! With my fam @ciara @BustaRhymes & my bro @timbaland The Spaceship will be Landing at an ARENA NEAR YOU🫵🏾
RUN 4 COVER!🛸👽🚀🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾🔥🔥🔥
PRE SALE starts this THURSDAY 10 am Local time https://t.co/VKk4wJUHCy pic.twitter.com/hBkkLeKsni