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Los Angeles, CA — March 24, 2025 — Today, Live Nation Urban announces the New Wave Tour 2025 featuring drill rappers DD Osama, Sugarhill Ddot and STAR BANDZ. The 14-date run kicks off Monday, May 4 in Phoenix with stops in major markets including Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, New York, and more before wrapping in Philadelphia onWednesday, May 28.
Tickets for the New Wave Tour 2025 will be available for pre-sale starting Wednesday, March 26 at 10 AM local time through Thursday, March 27 at 11:59 PM local time. The public on sale will begin Friday, March 28 at 10 AM local time. All tickets can be purchased at NewWaveTour.com.
The announcement comes on the heels of DD Osama’s latest singles, “BLRRD BLRRD” and “Pelle,” with the latter accumulating nearly 2 million views on YouTube since its release. Over the course of his career, DD Osama has racked up hundreds of millions of streams and received high-profile cosigns from the likes of Drake, Lil Durk, and Polo G. Meanwhile, STAR BANDZ, a rising star from Chicago, has made waves with her March 2024 single “Yea Yea,” which has surpassed 10 million streams on Spotify. She followed that success with her debut project Estrella in November 2024. STAR BANDZ has a major year ahead as she will be releasing the deluxe version of her debut project, Estrella on Friday, March 28 and more music to come. She will be representing her hometown with her first major festival appearance at Lollapalooza this summer. Sugarhill Ddot, also a standout in the scene, received critical acclaim from Billboard, XXL, UPROXX, V Magazine, and more. The teen-rapper recently dropped his 2 Sides of The Story Deluxe album, featuring hits like “My Baby” (feat. STAR BANDZ), “Energy” (also feat. STAR BANDZ), and “Let Ha Go.” To date Sugarhill Ddot has amassed over 105 million streams in the U.S. alone. All three artists were included in the Complex’s 13 Best Teenage Rappers Right Now list in 2024 HERE. Having previously collaborated on tracks and shared stages in the past, the New Wave Tour offers fans the chance to experience all three artists together for an unforgettable drill rap performance.
Last month, Live Nation Urban dropped the blockbuster lineup of the 2025 installment of Roots Picnic, which will include D’Angelo with The Roots, Lenny Kravitz, Meek Mill, GloRilla, Miguel, Tems, Latto, Kaytranada, Jeezy, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Trap Karaoke, Backyard Band with Ceelo Green, and more. Tickets are on sale now.
Stay tuned for more from Live Nation Urban this year.
New Wave Tour 2025 featuring DD Osama, Sugarhill Ddot & STAR BANDZ Dates:
Sun May 04 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Mon May 05 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Thu May 08 – Dallas, TX – Cambridge Room
Sat May 10 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Bronze Peacock
Mon May 12 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade – HELL
Thu May 15 – Orlando, FL – The Social
Sat May 17 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
Mon May 19 – Cleveland, OH – The Cambridge Room at The House of Blues
Tues May 20 – Chicago, IL – Avondale Music Hall*
Wed May 21 – Detroit, MI – Shelter
Thu May 22 – Washington, DC – Union Stage
Sun May 25 – New York, NY – The Gramercy Theatre
Tue May 27 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Wed May 28 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry at The Fillmore Philadelphia
*Non-Live Nation date
ABOUT LIVE NATION URBAN:
Live Nation Urban (LNU) remains North America’s preeminent producer of concert experiences, festivals, and platforms headlined, curated, and owned by black talent. Operating in partnership with Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s leading live entertainment company, the company sets the tone for culture with over a dozen sought-after festival brands such as Roots Picnic, Broccoli City, Exodus Music & Arts Festival, ONE Musicfest, Strength of a Woman, and more.
Beyond their captivating live events, Live Nation Urban has established themselves as key social architects in black culture with their innovative initiatives that include Juneteenth: A Global Celebration (broadcast on CNN), Kerry Washington’s THICKER THAN WATER book tour, and a special Hip-Hop 50 event at the home of Vice President Kamala Harris in addition to tours by artists such as Ari Lennox, Kirk Franklin, Davido, LL Cool J, Jill Scott, Jodeci, and Raphael Saadiq. The LNU-produced “A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop” special garnered a nomination at the NAACP Image Awards for “Outstanding Variety Show.” Live Nation Urban continues to grow across hip-hop, R&B, soul, and gospel as the most trusted purveyor of live urban music.
About DD Osama:
DD Osama is far from your average New York Drill rapper – he has transcended into a superstar and the heartthrob of New York. Born and raised in the neighborhood of Sugar Hill Harlem, NYC, DD Osama is one of the first drill rappers to make waves out of Harlem. First garnering local buzz alongside his brother, Notti Osama, in Early 2022 with collaborations such as “Dead Opps” with over 22 million streams to date. In July of 2022, the tragic loss of Notti Osama shook the community to its core. As DD coped with this earth-shattering loss, he released a string of touching singles in Notti’s honor, including “Letter 2 Notti” which has over 16 million streams to date. As he continues to skyrocket, DD is committed to fulfilling his dreams of a successful music career, and making sure the name of Notti lives on – coining his key phrases #E4N (Everything4Notti) and #Forever14. After releasing a string of viral singles, including one of his biggest songs to date – “40S N 9S” ft. Sugarhill DDot, with over 23 million streams to date. In just a matter of months DD continues to rapidly grow, grabbing features with stars Coi Leray, NLE Choppa, Rylo Rodriguez and more. He’s also stepped his foot into the fashion world to model Drake’s Nocta x Nike ‘Street Uniform’ and sporting the shades for Kanye’s YZY SHDZ campaign.
About Sugarhill Ddot:
Harlem’s Sugarhill Ddot cut like a scythe through the crowded world of New York hip-hop. The teenaged sensation is on the trajectory to global stardom. His breakout hits which he recorded and released at 13 made the drill music of the present feel connected to the wild creativity of hip-hop’s first golden age. Having established himself as an unstoppable force, Ddot is now taking a moment to fill in the unseen parts of his persona. His debut album, 2 Sides Of The Story, shows not only the young star’s range but reminds listeners that the only way to understand an artist is to look at him in full. When he was 14, he signed to the esteemed invigorated hip-hop record label Priority Records and within a span of a year he opened for Lil Durk at an arena show, and received critical acclaim from XXL, COMPLEX, Billboard, V Magazine and more. All these feats followed his stint as a model for Drake’s NOCTA line. He later modeled clothes for ksubi, made a standout Rolling Loud debut, and has since done givebacks for the kids in his old neighborhood. He went from being a normal kid to a teenaged star on the rise. While Ddot’s music is entrancingly, undeniably New York to its core, he’s been celebrated by artists from across the country, scoring early co-signs from Ice Spice, Drake, 21 Savage, Lil Durk, Meek Mill and more. 2 Sides Of The Story is an artist committed to expressing himself through music, and making sure that he helps to evolve hip-hop in the process. With his propulsive debut album, he’s well on his way with over 105 million streams to his name.
About STAR BANDZ:
STAR BANDZ, is a 16-year-old rapper from Chicago who went viral on social media with her breakthrough release “Yea Yea,” which has 4.6M views on YouTube. Her collaboration with Sugarhill Ddot on “My Baby” has surpassed 19 million views on YouTube, while her“From The Block” performance alongside Sugarhill Ddot has reached 5.7 million views. She was recently recognized by Complex as one of the “13 Best Teenage Rappers Right Now,” she’s also received high-profile co-signs from artists such as JT, Lil Yatchy, Lil Durk and Polo G. Additionally, STAR BANDZ was included in Pitchfork’s “Best 100 Songs of 2024” list. The rising star continues to make her mark, bringing a fresh and fearless take to drill rap while inspiring a new generation of artists with more music to come this year |
