Saul Williams has just announced the destinations for his upcoming thirty-stop tour. The two-month jaunt will support his recent release The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! and kicks off March 12th at Austin’s SXSW. Most importantly, the trek dubbed “The Tar Spangled Banner Tour” will offer both live musical performances as well as spoken word events in select cities.

“The Niggytardust concept sets me free to do more on stage with costume, etc. than one might expect from a regular Saul Williams show,” the poet said. “It allows me to put my theatre training to use. I’ve also thought long and hard about all the discussion surrounding racial epithets etc. and chose this title as a means of furthering the dialogue while also showing how creativity will outlive and outshine hatred of any kind.”

You can visit www.niggytardust.com.where, like the recent RadioHead release, you have the choice to pay or download the tracks for free. All versions are 100% DRM free and include a PDF with artwork and lyrics.

Saul Williams Tour Dates
MARCH
12 SXSW, Austin, TX*
13 SXSW, Austin, TX*
17 Plaza Club, Vancouver BC*
18 Aladdin, Portland, OR*
19 Neumo’s, Seattle WA*
21 Slims, San Francisco, CA*
22 Club Mercy, Santa Barbara, CA*
24 Casbah, San Diego, CA*
25 Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA*
26 Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ*
27 Chandler Gilbert Community College, Phoenix, AZ?
28 Estrella Mountain Community College, Phoenix, AZ?
29 Launchpad, Albuquerque, NM*
31 The Loft, Dallas, TX*

APRIL
01 Warehouse Live Studio, Houston, TX*
03 The Parish, New Orleans, LA*
04 The Loft, Atlanta. GA*
06 Ramshead, Annapolis, MD*
07 930 Club, Washington, DC*
08 Paradise, Boston, MA*
09 Irving Plaza, NY, NY*
11 Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA*
12 Iron Horse, Northampton, MA*
13 La Tulipe, Montreal, QC*
14 Mod Club, Toronto, ONT*
16 Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI*
17 Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH*
18 Martyrs, Chicago, IL*
19 Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, MN*
21 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO*
22 Belly Up, Aspen, CO*
23 Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT*

* Musical performance
? Spoken word performance

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