Veteran R&B group New Edition is set to headline an iconic lineup with the legendary Charlie Wilson, along with special guest, Jodeci, the bad boys of R&B.
“The Culture Tour” kicks off a 30-city tour February 2022, in Columbus, GA., with stops in Los Angeles, New York, and New Edition’s hometown of Boston.
Viewers experienced a sense of nostalgia during the American Music Awards last month, when New Edition performed alongside 80’s boy band, New Kids on the Block. Often credited as the creators of the modern-day boy bands, New Edition will attract fans old and new. Starring all six members, Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ralph Tresvant, and Johnny Gill, this is the group’s first tour since 2014.
In 1983, New Edition released their debut single “Candy Girl” off their self-titled album, hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot Black Single Charts, jumping ahead of Michael Jackson’s Beat It.
Since then, New Edition has released more than six studio albums, received multiple Soul Train and American Music Awards, and a Grammy Award nomination. In 2017, BET released their three-part Biopic: The New Edition Story, airing over three consecutive nights. The mini-series attracted 29 million total viewers. That same year, the network honored them with the BET Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing the group as one of the innovators of R&B.
They have remained one of the most influential R&B groups of the last 30 years and counting, catapulting the solo careers of Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, and Ralph Tresvant, and Bell Biv DeVoe.
With a career spanning over four decades, Charlie Wilson also known as “Uncle Charlie,” is one of the few names in music that resonate with multiple generations of music lovers. Beginning as the co-founder/lead singer for The Gap Band. Charlie later embarked on a successful solo career garnering himself thirteen Grammy awards nominations, eleven NAACP Image Awards (including two wins), the BMI Icon Award in 2005, and the 2009 Soul Train Icon Award. His #1 solo hits include “Charlie, Last Name Wilson,” “There Goes My Baby,” and “You Are” to name a few.
In 2020 and 2009, he was named Billboard magazine’s #1 Adult R&B Male Artist and remains the Top Adult Male Artist with the most #1s in three decades. He was honored by BET with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 with an all-star tribute by Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, and Snoop Dogg.
Representing the sound that shaped 90s R&B, the iconic group Jodeci joins the tour as a special guest. The group debuted their first album, Forever My Lady, in 1991 and have sold more than 20 million records worldwide. They have been the soundtrack to many music lover’s most memorable moments for over 30 years with hit songs “Forever My Lady,” “Stay,” and “Come and Talk To Me”.
After a several year hiatus the group has reunited and are ready to show fans why they reign supreme as one of the most iconic R&B groups of all time.
Locations, venues and dates for The Culture Tour can be found below;
2/16/2022 Columbus Georgia Civic Center
2/18/2022 Nashville Tennessee Bridgestone Arena
2/19/2022 Birmingham Alabama Legacy Arena at BJCC
2/20/2022 Atlanta Georgia State Farm Arena
2/24/2022 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center
2/25/2022 Norfolk Virginia Chartway Arena Charlie Wilson will not be performing.
2/26/2022 New York New York Madison Square Garden
2/27/2022 Baltimore Maryland Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Charlie Wilson will not be performing.
3/2/2022 Boston Massachusetts TD Garden
3/4/2022 Cleveland Ohio Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
3/5/2022 Chicago Illinois United Center
3/6/2022 Detroit Michigan Little Caesars Arena
3/11/2022 St. Louis Missouri Enterprise Center
3/12/2022 Cincinnati Ohio Heritage Bank Center Charlie Wilson will not be performing.
3/13/2022 Memphis Tennessee FedEx Forum
3/18/2022 Oakland California Oakland Arena
3/19/2022 Las Vegas Nevada Michelob Ultra
3/20/2022 Los Angeles California Crypto.com Arena
3/24/2022 Dallas/Fort Worth Texas Dickies Arena
3/25/2022 Houston Texas Toyota Center
3/26/2022 Bossier City/Shreveport Louisiana Brookshire Grocery Arena
3/27/2022 Oklahoma City Oklahoma Paycom Center
3/31/2022 Washington DC Capital One Arena
4/1/2022 Newark New Jersey Prudential Center
4/2/2022 Greensboro North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum
4/3/2022 Charlotte North Carolina Spectrum Center
4/6/2022 Jacksonville Florida VyStar Arena
4/7/2022 Tampa Florida Amalie Arena
4/8/2022 Savannah Georgia Enmarket Arena
4/10/2022 Miami Florida FTX Arena
In partnership with The Black Promoters Collective, a 100% Black-owned promotions company composed of veteran live entertainment promoters, The Culture Tour tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, Dec. 17, 10am local time.
