Iconic East Orange, New Jersey Hip Hop trio Naughty By Nature is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. With their seventh album, Anthem Inc planned for release this year, Treach, Vin Rock and Kay Gee announced a tour to commemorate the milestone in the career that’s prompted hits and albums with Tommy Boy Records and Arista Records. Several dates feature another emcee veteran in Ice Cube.
The trio actually released their first album in 1989 (as New Style) Independent Leaders, but evolved into the popular group at the beginning of the 1990s.
The dates are as follows:
May
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20- Rochester, NY- The Armory
21- Calgary, AB- Calgary Multicultural Center
22- Vancouver, BC- Bar None
23- Seattle, WA- The Showbox at the Market
25- Kennewick, WA- Rock Reactor
27- Princeton, NJ- Princeton University
28- Portsmouth VA- Ntelos Wireless Pavilion (Fresh Fest)
June
1- Oshawa, ON- Status Lounge
2- Peterbrough, ON- The Rooster Nightclub
4- Kinston, NC- Kinston Drag Strip
11- Minneapolis, MN- Cabooze
17- Allentown, PA- Club Horizon
18- Waterbury, CT- Palace Theater (Fresh Fest)
24- Revere, MA- Wonderland Ballroom
25- Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
July
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2- New Orleans, LA- Louisiana Superdome (Essence Music Festival)
9- Chicago, IL- Cans Bar & Canteen
12- London, UK- indigO2 (w/ Ice Cube)
13- Manchester, UK- Manchester Academy (w/ Ice Cube)
15- Montreux, Switzerland- Auditorium Stravinski (Montreux Jazz Festival)
24- Sao Paulo, Brazil- Arena Skol Anhembi (Black na Cena Festival)
31- Tullamore, Ireland- Charleville Castle (Castlepalooza)
