Grammy nominated hip-hop artist Joyner Lucas has announced details of his upcoming Not Now I’m Busy headline North American tour set to kick off on May 11th in Minneapolis. The 24-city trek will feature special appearances from rappers Millyz and Dax and includes stops in major cities including Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, and Toronto.
To cap off the cross-country tour, Joyner will revive his Joyner Fest on June 22nd at the DCU Center in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts. Tickets for the Not Now I’m Busy tour are available now on Joyner’s website HERE.
The tour coincides with the release of Joyner’s long-awaited sophomore studio album, Not Now I’m Busy, scheduled for independent release on March 22nd. Joyner recently unveiled the album’s artwork, generating further excitement among his fan base – PRE-SAVE HERE.
With Joyner’s latest release “Sticks & Stones” featuring Conway The Machine, he delivers introspective bars about dealing with fame and the hate that comes with the territory. He goes to rap about betrayal from his own loved ones, dropping lyrics like “I’ve seen my own family stab my back, I should’ve known.
They say sticks and stones will break your bones, I’m sticks and stones.” In the song, Joyner even hints that he considered walking away from the rap game altogether but concludes that he “rather cry inside a yacht than an 88 DeVille.” Meanwhile, Conway holds his own over the soulful beat, rapping about overcoming tragedy in the streets to triumph as an artist.
“Sticks & Stones” marks Joyner’s first release of 2024 and comes after he previously released “24 Hours to Live” in the fall of 2023. The song detailed Joyner’s anticipated reality and the series of events that would occur if he learned he only had one day left to live. He also dropped standout songs like “Seventeen,” “Broski,” “Cut U Off” featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and “What’s That?,” which are slated to appear on his first album in 4 years.
Joyner’s last album ADHD, debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, earned RIAA Gold certification, sparked a much-needed conversation about mental health, and establid a new template for success that independent artists could follow.
NOT NOW I’M BUSY HEADLINE TOUR DATES
- May 11th –Minneapolis, MN @ Uptown Theater
- May 13th – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
- May 15th – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
- May 16th – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
- May 18th – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre and Ballroom
- May 19th – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
- May 20th – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
- May 22nd – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
- May 24th – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
- May 25th – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
- May 26th – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
- May 30th – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
- May 31s – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
- June 1st – Dallas, TX @ Gilley’s – South Side Ballroom
- June 4th – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
- June 5th – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
- June 7th – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
- June 8th – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
- June 9th – San Diego, CA @ SOMA – Mainstage
- June 11th – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
- June 12th – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
- June 14th – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
- June 22 – Worcester, MA @ JoynerFest