Donald Glover said many times that he will retire his music alter-ego Childish Gambino, but that moment hasn’t come just yet. Glover announced he will be embarking on a U.S. arena tour in September alongside hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd. This will be the first time Childish Gambino tours in support of his 2016’s album Awaken, My Love!. Glover previously only had a couple of shows after the album was released.
Awaken, My Love! was Gambino’s third studio album and ended up getting praise from the critics, and being nominated for Album of the Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album at Grammy Awards, while single “Redbone” received the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance. Despite his musical success, Donald Glover said in June 2017 that he will retire Childish Gambino moniker after he releases the fourth album. He said that he feels his music career is no longer “necessary” adding that “there’s nothing worse than like a third sequel”.
In case he retires from music, Glover will still be kept pretty busy with his acting career. His FX comedy-drama Atlanta was renewed for season two after the first season received universal critical acclaim. He is also working on an animated series based on Marvel’s superhero character Deadpool, and several movie projects including upcoming The Lion King remake.
You can check out the full set of dates for Childish Gambino tour below.
Sept. 6 – Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Arena
Sept. 8 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Sept. 10 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Sept. 12 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Sept. 14 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Sept. 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 19 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
Sept. 22 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Sept. 23 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Sept. 26 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
Sept. 27 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
Sept. 29 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
Sept. 30 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
