Mike Miller
2022 was a banner year for Babyface Ray, and for Detroit hip-hop in general. He opened it with FACE last January and closed it with MOB in December, doubling down on the style he’s been perfecting for years as the world finally began to catch up. Last week, he defied the leakers by officially releasing “Ron Artest,” a track that’s been floating in the online ether since 2020. And today (February 14), he’s announced a spring 2023 tour of the United States.
The “Courtesy of the Mob Tour,” featuring special guest Veeze (a fellow Detroit native and longtime collaborator of Ray’s), will kick off on April 6 at the Ace of Spades in Sacramento, California and take a circuitous counter-clockwise route across the country, stopping in 25 cities by the time the two rappers arrive home to play The Fillmore Detroit on May 13. Check out the full schedule below, and listen to Babyface Ray’s conversation with Brandon Callender on the 72nd episode of The FADER Interview podcast.
Babyface Ray’s “Courtesy of the Mob Tour”
April 6 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
April 7 - San Francisco, CA - The Recency Ballroom
April 8 - Los Angeles, CA - The Novo
April 9 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
April 11 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
April 12 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
April 13 - Las Vegas, NV - 24 Oxford
April 16 -Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
April 17 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
April 20 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
April 21 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Ballroom
April 23 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Ballroom
April 24 Dallas, TX - Studio at the Factory
April 25 - Austin, TX - Emo’s
April 26 - New Orleans, LA - Joy Theater
April 29 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
April 30 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
May 1 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl
May 3 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts
May 5 - Washington, DC - Fillmore Silver Spring
May 7 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
May 8 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
May 10 - Chicago, IL - Patio Theater
May 12 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
May 13 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
