Omar Apollo has been hard at work on his latest album, God Said No — and now he’s sharing that he’ll launch an accompanying tour to coincide with the album.
The tour will kick off on August 20, starting in Apollo’s hometown of Indianapolis. He’ll then work his way through major venues and amphitheaters across the U.S., including Forest Hills Stadium in New York and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Apollo’s tour comes after he spent some time opening for SZA back in 2023.
In addition to announcing the tour, Apollo also shared that fans will get to hear a little more of God Said No soon. The album, which drops on June 28 via Warner Records, includes the upcoming single “Less of You,” which Apollo is releasing tonight.
A lot of the new album is inspired by the time he spent in London, and he’s hinted it’s a much more experimental take on his music. He spoke to Rolling Stone earlier this year about how the city opened him up to different sounds: “I wanted something people could just be at the club with, because when you think of my music, you don’t think about the club. So I’m like, ‘Fuck, I need some club shit.’ But it was just how I was feeling at the time, in London especially. I was going to so many parties.”
He also said that God Said No features some of the best music he’s ever made. “The album doesn’t feel like it’s a bunch of songs put together. It’s a sequence that is made to be listened to front to back. That’s what I love about it. The songs, the writing, the narrative, everything about it is just from someone who has progressed in music. You can just tell.”
Omar Apollo Tour Dates
August 20 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
August 21 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
August 23 -Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
August 25- Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage at The Mann
September 3 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 4 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
September 6 – Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion
September 7 – Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium
September 10 – Cincinnati, OH @ The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park
September 11 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
September 13 – Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 14 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
September 16 – Miami, FL @ FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park
September 17 – Orlando, FL @ Orlando Amphitheater
September 19 – Houston, TX @ The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall
September 21 – Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
September 22 – Irving (Dallas), TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
September 24 – Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary *
September 26 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 29 – Vancouver, BC @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
October 1 – Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
October 2 – Troutdale, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield *
October 4 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre *
October 5 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
October 8 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl *
October 10 – Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
October 11 – San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Par
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