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John Summit is preparing for the biggest tour of his career this fall with the launch of his 20 date CTRL ESCAPE arena tour, beginning Oct. 1. The massive run arrives in support of his latest album CTRL ESCAPE, which was released on April 15.
The tour will officially kick off in Champaign, a meaningful starting point for Summit since it is the same city where he studied accounting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign before transitioning into music full time. His past life working toward a career in accounting also heavily inspired themes throughout the new album.
Following the opening date, the tour heads into Canada for three performances before returning to the United States for a stretch of East Coast shows and southern stops, including two dates in his adopted home city of Miami. Summit will then return to his hometown of Chicago for two performances before wrapping up the run with stops in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and a final show in Oakland.
The arena trek adds to what has already been another packed year for the producer. This summer, Summit is scheduled to hold a residency at UNVRS in Ibiza, headline Lollapalooza in late July, and host the second edition of his Experts Only Festival on Randall’s Island in New York on Sept. 19 and 20.
Summit has already started teasing the arena production on social media, recently posting a rendering of the planned stage design. A full scale arena tour of this size remains relatively uncommon within electronic music and follows previous major headline performances at Folsom Field in Boulder and Madison Square Garden in New York.
See the complete tour schedule below.
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French Montana and Max B are getting ready to revisit one of their most beloved series with Wave Gods 2: Cosmos Brothers, the sequel to their 2015 project Wave Gods. The upcoming release will also become their second collaborative effort of the year following Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos. One of the biggest surprises surrounding the album is the reported appearance from Kanye West on a track titled “Unlocked.”
According to Complex Music on Instagram, both a snippet of the song and the project’s rumored tracklist, features, and cover art recently surfaced online. If everything proves accurate, the feature would mark Ye’s first guest appearance on another artist’s record in roughly two years.
“Unlocked” sounds aggressive and energetic based on the leaked preview. The production carries booming bass, sharp drums, and a gritty synth driven melody before transitioning into a heavy trap style drop. French Montana opens the snippet before Kanye briefly enters the track ahead of the beat switch. Both artists sound focused and confident, leaving fans eager to hear what Max B adds to the final version.
The reported 26 track project is also expected to include appearances from Rick Ross on “Smoking Pt. 2,” Chase Belly on “Bet It All,” Chinx on “Who Do You Love,” The Isley Brothers on “Addictive,” and Ty Dolla $ign on “Ever Since U Left Me (West Coast Remix).”
French Montana and Max B are set to release Wave Gods 2: Cosmos Brothers this Friday, May 22, and anticipation around the project continues to build. Fans are especially curious to see how the lengthy tracklist comes together, what kind of chemistry the featured artists bring, and whether Kanye West delivers a standout verse.
French Montana and Kanye West already have a history of working together, so their reunion on wax does not come as a huge shock. French has also hinted at future collaborations involving Max B and Drake, which could arrive later this year either on another joint project or a standalone release.
No matter how things unfold, this album could become another notable moment in Kanye’s comeback run following the release of BULLY earlier this year. A strong feature on “Unlocked” could easily reignite even more momentum for Ye moving forward.
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