LL COOL J
"The F.O.R.C.E. Live" with special guests The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Z-Trip, Common, MC Lyte, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Ice T and more
LL COOL J
"The F.O.R.C.E. Live" with special guests The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Z-Trip, Common, MC Lyte, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Ice T and more
Live Nation Urban reveals details for a brand new once-in-a-lifetime touring experience and a celebration of Hip-Hop culture – Rock The Bells & Live Nation Urban Presents The F.O.R.C.E. (Frequencies of Real Creative Energy) Live headlined by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® Inductee, Kennedy Center® Honoree, two time Grammy® Award winner, and Hip-Hop icon LL COOL J at Little Caesars Arena on Friday, August 18 at 8 p.m. The historic tour will mark LL COOL J’s first headline arena tour in 30 years. Living up to the acronym F.O.R.C.E. (Frequencies of Real Creative Energy), the lineup for this tour is personally curated by LL COOL J himself.
Building off of their amazing performance together on the Grammy® Awards earlier this year celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, all dates will feature collaborative live performances with preeminent Award-winning Hip-Hop band The Roots, the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff, and DJ Z-Trip. Unlike the traditional “opening act – headliner” format, the show will be a nonstop musical mash up with artist performances interwoven within one continuous musical set backed by The Roots. In Detroit, the bill also boasts a rotating cast of iconic acts, including Common, MC Lyte, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Ice T and more. Lineup subject to change.
WATCH THE OFFICIAL TOUR TRAILER HERE.
Speaking on the tour, LL COOL J says, “I’m excited to be on my first Arena tour in 30 years. It’s proof that our culture is more viable than ever. Get ready for some non-stop beats and rhymes. See you this summer!”
The F.O.R.C.E. Live hits the road on June 25 in Boston, MA at TD Garden before stopping in Brooklyn, NY at Barclays Center on June 27, rolling through arenas across the U.S. and Canada, and closing out on September 3 in Los Angeles, CA at Kia Forum.
In select cities, the bill also boasts a rotating cast of iconic acts, including Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah, Common, MC Lyte, Method Man & Redman, Big Boi, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Ice T, Juvenile, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, De La Soul, Goodie Mob, Jadakiss, Rick Ross and more.
There has never been a traveling Hip-Hop extravaganza of this magnitude. Feel The F.O.R.C.E. Live in 2023. This is not a moment, it’s a movement.
Be on the lookout for more.