Lil Wayne reveals 20-year 'Tha Carter' anniversary tour – See the dates

• Lil Wayne is extending his North American tour into 2026 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of "Tha Carter" album series.
• Along with special guests 2 Chainz and The Game, Lil Wayne will visit Chicago; Columbus, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri; Denver; Nashville; Raleigh, North Carolina and San Antonio, among other cities.

Snoop Dogg popularized the phrase "drop it like it's hot," but the credit for making it a staple in the cultural lexicon should go to Lil Wayne.

A 16-year-old Lil Wayne drops the phrase in "Tha Block is Hot," from his 1999 debut release – the same album on which the slang term "bling-bling" makes an appearance.

Now a five-time Grammy Award winner, the artist also known as "Weezy" is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his seminal "Tha Carter" album series, which was born in 2004, by extending last year's Tha Carter VI North American tour into 2026.

Featuring special guests 2 Chainz and The Game, Lil Wayne is adding on to his successful June-October 2025 run with a bevy of new stops as part of his Lil Wayne: 20 Years of Carter Classics tour.

The new leg of the Live-Nation promoted tour will kick off Tuesday, June 30, in Maine, then go on to make stops across the U.S. in Chicago, Denver, Nashville and more before concluding on Friday, Oct. 23, at Food City Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Here are the cities where he's making a stop.

Lil Wayne 2026 tour dates, cities

• June 30 – Bangor, Maine – Maine Savings Amphitheater
• July 2 – Saratoga Springs, New York – Albany Med Health System at SPAC
• July 3 – Gilford, New Hampshire – BankNH Pavilion
• July 16 – Des Moines, Iowa – Casey’s Center
• July 17 – Chicago – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
• Jul 18 – Shakopee, Minnesota – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
• July 23 – Columbus, Ohio – Nationwide Arena
• July 24 – Clarkston, Michigan – Pine Knob Music Theatre
• July 25 – Grand Rapids, Michigan – Acrisure Amphitheater
• July 30 – St. Louis, Missouri – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
• July 31 – Concord, California – Toyota Pavilion at Concord
• Aug. 1 – Long Beach, California – Long Beach Amphitheater
• Aug. 14 – Biloxi, Mississippi – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
• Aug. 15 – Brandon, Mississippi – Brandon Amphitheater
• Aug. 16 – Rogers, Arkansas – Walmart AMP
• Aug. 27 – Fort Worth, Texas – Dickies Arena
• Aug. 28 – Fresno, California – Save Mart Center
• Aug. 29 – Denver – JUNKYARD
• Sept. 10 – Wantagh, New York – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
• Sept. 11 – Camden, New Jersey – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
• Sept. 18 – University Park, Pennsylvania – Bryce Jordan Center
• Sept. 19 – Reading, Pennsylvania – Santander Arena
• Sept. 24 – Greenville, South Carolina – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
• Sept. 25 – Nashville – Bridgestone Arena
• Sept. 26 – Raleigh, North Carolina – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
• Oct. 16 – Charleston, West Virginia – Charleston Coliseum
• Oct. 17 – San Antonio, Texas – Frost Bank Center
• Oct. 22 – Lexington, Kentucky – Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
• Oct. 23 – Knoxville, Tennessee – Food City Center

How to get Lil Wayne tickets

Tickets will be available starting with the Citi presale beginning Wednesday, March 18, at 10 a.m. local time, followed by an artist presale at 12 p.m. local time

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 20, at ticketmaster.com.

Lil Wayne's 2-for-$75 tickets

"As a thank you to the day-one fans, limited 2-for-$75 tickets are available while supplies last," Lil Wayne posted on his Instagram story on March 17.

The code is DAYONES.

Contributing: KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY