Chance the Rapper is heading to Southeast Asia for the first time, with plans to perform in Manila and Singapore.
The Chicago rapper and singer-songwriter, along with MMI Live, confirmed the Manila debut is happening on Wednesday, August 22 at Mall of Asia Arena.
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Tickets are PHP1,060 / 2,650 / 3,710 / 5,300 / 6,575 / 7,950, available via SM Tickets June 27 onwards.
Organised by LAMC Productions, the Singapore show is slated for Saturday, August 25 at Zepp @ BigBox. Tickets go on sale June 22 for SGD148 at the early bird rate (until June 24) and SGD158. Priority entry add-on is SGD20. Get yours through SISTIC, hotline (65) 6348 5555 and SISTIC Authorised Agents.
IโM PLAYING ASIA FOR THE FIRST TIME YALL pic.twitter.com/ukOqpuv4h9
โ Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) June 11, 2018
Chance’s Asia tour supporting 2016’s Grammy-winningย Coloring Book also includes an appearance at Osaka and Tokyo’s Summer Sonic festival on August 18-19.
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Bornย Chancelor Bennett, Chance the Rapper began to gain recognition with debut mixtapeย 10 Daysย following his ten-day suspension forย possessing marijuana on his school campus. He further earned critical acclaim with successive solo releasesย Acid Rapย andย Coloring Book, and as part of hip-hop collectives SaveMoney andย The Social Experiment.
Beside his music career, Chance is known for his philanthropy. He actively campaigns against gun violenceย inย Chicago and raises money to fund the city’s public schools. Last year the 25-year-old artist donated one million dollars toย Chicago’s school district.