is ready to get her freak on her first-ever headlining tour. The 52-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will launch on July 4. The 24-city trek will visit cities like
Los Angeles, Atlanta and Brooklyn, and will wrap on Aug. 22. Her longtime collaborator and producing partner, , will join her for the tour, along with and . Pre-sale tickets on sale Tuesday; general tickets go on sale Friday. “This is an incredible time in my life as I am experiencing so many milestone ‘firsts.’ Being the FIRST and now going out on my FIRST headline tour,” Elliott says in a statement. “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 with me, Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland! We can’t wait to share this experience with the fans!” is producing the tour alongside Elliott’s longtime manager, Mona Scott-Young. Grammy-winning video director and powerhouse Dave Meyers, famed celebrity stylist June Ambrose and creative director Hi-Hat also worked on the tour. Elliott has won four
Grammys and released hits like “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” “Get Ur Freak On,” “Work It” and “Lose Control.” She has produced her own
music and songs for others, including Aaliyah,
Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Monica, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson,
Ariana Grande, Destiny’s Child, Fantasia, Jazmine Sullivan, SWV, Total, 702, Mya and Tweet. In 2019, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the
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