Tyler, The Creator has followed in the footsteps of Kanye West, announcing he’ll be hosting a stadium listening event for his new album Chromakopia.
The Odd Future founder took to Instagram Stories on Thursday (October 24) to share the news.
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“Los Angeles I’m playing my album in full for you at the Intuit Dome,” he wrote. “I will not be performing, I will be standing in the middle of the venue lip syncing to the new sounds. This event costs $5.”
The show is set for Sunday, October 27. Doors will open at 7 PM, and the event will start at 8 PM. Tickets are on sale Friday (October 25).
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In a separate post on his main Instagram feed, Tyler also revealed that the album will be arriving at 6 AM EST on Monday, October 28.
In the comments, he added: “yall n-ggas can just wake up when yall finished sleeping and listen to it.”
Tyler, The Creator’s upcoming event is reminiscent to what Kanye West has done since he debuted the concept with the premiere of The Life of Pablo at Madison Square Garden in 2016 as part of his Yeezy Season 3 fashion show.
Additionally, West premiered Donda at arenas in Atlanta and Chicago, and has held multiple “listening experiences” for his two Vultures albums where he plays the music instead of actually performing it.
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Earlier this week, the “911/Mr. Lonely” rapper announced Chromakopia: The World Tour, which is set to include special guests Lil Yachty and Paris Texas throughout the run.
Tyler took to Instagram to make the announcement. The accompanying clip features a band of soldiers marching towards a plane from of the “CHROMAKOPIA” shipping container featured in the “St. Chroma” teaser.
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Tyler checks papers from the duo in Paris Texas and Yachty, before signaling for the plane to depart. He then clicks a detonator a number of times before something off-screen explodes.
The tour is set to kick off on February 4 in St. Paul, MN. Tickets are on-sale on Friday, November 1.
Before that news emerged, Tyler continued to build buzz for his new album by teasing yet more music from Chromakopia.
In a video, the “EARFQUAKE” rapper treated fans to snippets of several new songs from the album ahead of its release next week.
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While their titles have been kept secret, the three tracks hint at another sonically diverse effort from Tyler, as they range from the sweet and soulful to the hard-hitting and heavily distorted.
