Frank Ocean announces ‘Channel Orange’ tour

Screenshot: oddfuturetalk.com.

After unveiling the name and release date of his debut studio album—available everywhere on July 17, 2012—Frank Ocean shared a second Tumblr post announcing his eponymous Channel Orange Tour. He will make 14 stops across the United States and Canada between July 13 and August 1, performing songs from his new project, his 2011 album Nostalgia Ultra, and more. It is his second concert series to date, after his 2011 trek.

Ocean’s Tumblr post included a link to a page on oddfuturetalk.com with a list of concert dates and links to buy tickets. The schedule is listed below. After wrapping up in Detroit on August 1, Ocean will join Coldplay on their European tour between August 28 and September 22.

Note: A complete archive of Frank Ocean’s performances is available at blonded.blog’s dedicated live shows page.

Channel Orange Tour
Date Location Venue
8/1/2012 Detroit, Michigan Saint Andrew’s Hall
7/31/2012 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kool Haus
7/29/2012 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Club Soda
7/28/2012 Boston, Massachusetts Paradise Rock Club
7/26/2012 New York, New York Terminal 5
7/25/2012 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Union Transfer
7/23/2012 Washington, District of Columbia 9:30 Club
7/22/2012 Atlanta, Georgia Center Stage
7/20/2012 Dallas, Texas South Side Music Hall
7/19/2012 Austin, Texas La Zona Rosa
7/17/2012 Los Angeles, California Wiltern Theatre
7/16/2012 San Francisco, California The Grand Ballroom at Regency Center
7/14/2012 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Commodore Ballroom
7/13/2012 Seattle, Washington Showbox at the Market

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