Funk icon George Clinton announced back in 2018 that he will retire from touring in 2019 and it looks like he won’t back out on this plan. Clinton will, however, take one last road trip and has recently revealed the dates for his final tour with his legendary group Parliament-Funkadelic.
The tour will kick off in Sidney on February 19th, and will see George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic play across Australia, Japan, and the United States before wrapping up the road in Las Vegas on September 18th. During this journey, funk legends will be joined by several other acts on selected dates including Fishbone, Dumpstaphunk, and Miss Velvet & The Blue Wolf.
“I would love to keep on doing this but I’ll be 78 in a few more months,” – Clinton told Rolling Stone magazine after announcing the tour dates. “Even though I feel like I’m just getting started, the reality is the group needs to go ahead and keep it going. We’ve got a new vibe in the band, and they’ve been carrying it for the last three years. I’ve been up there representing for people, but they’ve actually been turning the place out. And we’ve been selling out for the last five years, every night.”
Besides the fact that they are embarking on their last tour, 2019 will be special for George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic due to the fact that they will receive Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award. The group will be honored for their “outstanding contributions of artistic significance to the field of recording,” at a ceremony held on May 11th, 2019 in Los Angeles.
You can see the full list of U.S. Dates for George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic final tour below.
3/9 – North Adams, MA @ Mass MOCA
4/4 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Centre
4/11 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
4/12 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
4/13 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
4/14 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
5/26 – Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Music Festival
5/30 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre *
5/31 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom *
6/1 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverfront Live *
6/4 – New York, NY @ Summerstage, Central Park **
6/5 – Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion **
6/6 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall **
6/9 – Columbia, MD @ Capital Jazz Festival
6/15 – Tunica, MS @ Gold Strike Casino
8/2 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater **
8/3 – Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery **
8/4 – Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley Casino ***
8/8 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo **
8/10 – Portland, OR @ Oregon Zoo **
8/11 – Eugene, OR @ Cuthbert Amphitheater **
8/15 – Denver, CO @ TBA **
8/17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theater **
8/18 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl **
*with Galactic, Fishbone and Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf
** with Fishbone, Dumpstaphunk and Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf
*** with Zapp, Fishbone, Dumpstaphunk and Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf
