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LL COOL J is coming to Toronto this summer with openers The F.O.R.C.E

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Ultimate hip-hop mash-up will be one continuous set featuring THE LEGENDARY ROOTS alongside DJ JAZZY JEFF & DJ Z-TRIP

Select cities will feature: SALT-N-PEPA, QUEEN LATIFAH, RAKIM, COMMON, MC LYTE, METHOD MAN & REDMAN, BIG BOI, BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY, ICE T, JUVENILE, DOUG E. FRESH & SLICK RICK, DE LA SOUL, RICK ROSS, GOODIE MOB, & JADAKISS

NEW YORK, NY, Thursday April 27, 2023 – You can now add LL Cool J to the long list of fantastic music giants from the 80s and 90s coming to Toronto this summer! 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. 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 select cities, the bill also boasts a rotating cast of iconic acts, including Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah, Rakim, 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.

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!”

**LL Cool J** is coming to Toronto for the first time in 30 years. Joined by **The F.O.R.C.E**. **Live** including **The Legendary Roots**, **DJ Jazzy Jeff** and more at Scotiabank Arena this June. photo by **Peter Yang**

The F.O.R.C.E. Live hits the road on June 25th in Boston, MA at TD Garden before stopping in Brooklyn, NY at Barclays Center on June 27th, rolling through arenas across the U.S. and Canada, and closing out on September 3rd in Los Angeles, CA at Kia Forum.

Verizon will offer customers an exclusive presale for the tour in the U.S. through Verizon Up. Customers will have access to purchase presale tickets for select shows beginning Tuesday, April 25th at 12PM local time through Thursday, April 27th at 10PM local time. For more details visit Verizon Up.

On Thursday, April 27th between 10AM-10PM local time, fans may purchase tickets through either the Live Nation presale, Ticketmaster presale, or local venue and radio presales. General on-sale kicks off Friday, April 28th at 10AM local time. Tickets will be available HERE.

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.

TOUR DATES
6/25      Boston, MA                      TD Garden
6/27      Brooklyn, NY                    Barclays Center
6/28      Newark, NJ                       Prudential Center
6/29      Toronto, ON                    Scotiabank Arena
7/1       Baltimore, MD                 CFG Bank Arena
7/2       Washington, DC              Capital One Arena
7/4       Atlanta, GA                       State Farm Arena
7/6       Hollywood, FL                  Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
7/8       Raleigh, NC                       PNC Arena
7/9       Charlotte, NC                   Spectrum Center
8/12      Cleveland, OH                  Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
8/13      Chicago, IL                        United Center
8/18      Detroit, MI                      Little Caesars Arena
8/19      St. Louis, MO                    Enterprise Center
8/20      Indianapolis, IN               Gainbridge Fieldhouse
8/22      Memphis, TN                   FedEx Forum
8/23      New Orleans, LA              Smoothie King Center
8/24      Ft. Worth, TX                   Dickies Arena
8/25      Houston, TX                     Toyota Center
8/27      Albuquerque, NM           Sandia Casino Amphitheater
8/29      Denver, CO                      Ball Arena
9/1       San Francisco, CA            Chase Center
9/2       Las Vegas, NV                 MGM Grand Garden Arena
9/3       Los Angeles, CA               Kia Forum

LL Cool J joins a long list of retro music legends including: Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, Daniel Lanois, Cowboy Junkies, Sting and then some, playing Toronto in the coming months Lead photo by Peter Yang

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