NF Announces North Amercian "Perception" Tour Today

By Timothy Yap Oct 10, 2017 03:15 AM EDT

Today, Michigan rapper, singer, and songwriter NF announces 2018 tour dates in support of his new album, Perception [Caroline]. Released Friday, October 6^th,NF's third full-length album Perception quickly shot to #1 at iTunes on both the Hip-Hop Albums Chart and the Overall Albums Chart. Perception also hit #1 on Amazon's Hip Hop Chart and #3 on Amazon's Overall Digital Albums Chart.

Listen to Perception HERE.

Next up, the multi-talented artist kicks off 2018 with his Perception North American Tour. A special fan pre-sale for mailing list subscribers begins on October 10^th while general on-sale is October 13^th at 10am local time. Fans can visit nfrealmusic.com for tickets. Check out the full itinerary for the 37-show run below.

Just under the radar, Perception has become one of the fall's most buzzed-about hip-hop releases, as focus single "Let You Down," NF's biggest release to date, has clocked over 13 million cumulative streams and 3.5 million YouTube/VEVO plays since release and hit #10 both on Spotify's Global and its US Viral Charts. This summer, "Outro"entered the Spotify US Viral Chart at #21, followed by "Green Lights" which landed at #28 on the chart upon arrival. The cumulative streams for both tracks exceed 8 million, while combined video views surpass 6 million since August.

As part of his quiet culture infiltration, NF is fast becoming a D.I.Y. streaming phenomenon due to overwhelming fan support. Already NF took the #1 spot on the Billboard Top Rap Albums Chart with his 2016 sophomore album Therapy Session, and landed in the Top 15 of the mainstream Top 200 to boot.

NF has yielded a string of resonant viral hits."Grindin'" impressively generated over 25 million Spotify streams, "Real" exceeded 12 million, and "Got You On My Mind," "How Could You Leave Us," and "Oh Lord" all racked up more than 9 million each. His music appeared everywhere from Shades of Blue and GRIMM to Empire, while "One Hundred" from Perception sound-tracked a promo trailer for HBO's hit show Ballers.

2018 Perception Tour Dates:

01/23	Birmingham, AL	Iron City
01/24	Nashville, TN	Marathon Music Works
01/26	Atlanta, GA	The Tabernacle
01/27	Lake Buena Vista, FL	House of Blues - Orlando
01/28	Tampa, FL	The Ritz Ybor
01/30	Charlotte, NC	The Fillmore Charlotte
01/31	Raleigh, NC	The Ritz
02/02	Indianapolis, IN	Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
02/03	Detroit, MI	The Fillmore Detroit
02/05	Grand Rapids, MI	20 Monroe Live
02/06	Columbus, OH	Newport Music Hall
02/08	New York, NY	Playstation Theater
02/09	Philadelphia, PA	The Fillmore
02/10	Boston, MA	House of Blues - Boston
02/11	Toronto, ON	Danforth Music Hall
02/14	Chicago, IL	House of Blues
02/16	Madison, WI	Orpheum Theatre - Madison
02/17	Saint Paul, MN	The Myth
02/18	Kansas City, MO	Uptown Theatre
02/20	Springfield, MO	Gillioz Theatre
02/21	Oklahoma City, OK	Diamond Ballroom
02/23	Houston, TX	Revention Music Center
02/24	Dallas, TX	South Side Ballroom
02/25	Austin, TX	Stubb's
02/27	Saint Louis, MO	The Pageant
03/01	Omaha, NE	Sokol Auditorium
03/02	Denver, CO	Fillmore Auditorium
03/03	Salt Lake City, UT	The Complex
03/05	Phoenix, AZ	The Van Buren
03/06	Anaheim, CA	House of Blues - Anaheim
03/07	Los Angeles, CA	The Wiltern
03/09	San Francisco, CA	Masonic Auditorium
03/11	Sacramento, CA	Ace of Spades
03/13	Boise, ID	Knitting Factory Concert House
03/14	Portland, OR	Roseland Theatre
03/16	Spokane, WA	Knitting Factory Concert Hall
03/17	Seattle, WA	Showbox SoDo