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G-Eazy and Lil Uzi Vert Announce ‘The Endless Summer Tour’ 2018

SUMMER TOUR WILL FEATURE TY DOLLA $IGN, YBN NAHMIR, P-LO, AND SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY MURDA BEATZ
TICKETS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON MARCH 23RD AT LIVENATION.COM, PRE-SALE AVAILABLE NOW
LOS ANGELES (Mar 21, 2018) – Just one night after G-Eazy wraps his sold out The Beautiful & Damned Tour at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the multi-platinum Bay Area rapper has announced the second edition of his Endless Summer Tour with Lil Uzi Vert. The 32-city tour produced by Live Nation includes Ty Dolla $ign, YBN Nahmir, P-Lo, and special performances by multi-platinum producer and DJ Murda Beatz. The tour begins on July 20th, 2018 in Seattle, WA and touches down at major market amphitheaters and pavilions throughout the U.S. until the final show on September 8th in Miami, FL (full dates below). Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, March 23 at 10am local time. Dates, tickets and more information can be found at https://g-eazy.com/tour and LiveNation.com, pre-sale available now.
Directed by Rob Semmer, Creative Director at the The FADER, These Things Happened takes viewers behind the scenes of G-Eazy’s amazing ascent to chart-topping rapper. The YouTube Spotlight Story mixes concert clips, backstage interviews, and documentary footage of the rapper’s hometown, including on the street corners where he used to hand out mixtapes more than a decade ago. Today, G-Eazy boasts more than 4 billion views across YouTube, with his recent hit, the RIAA Certified Platinum “No Limit” reaching as high as #3 on the YouTube Music US Top 100 tracks chart.
2017 saw the release of G-Eazy’s studio album, The Beautiful & Damned, an intimate 20 track double-album and just last week he released a video for his third single “Sober” from the LP featuring Charlie Puth with the announcement that the second single from the album “Him & I” with Halsey reached #1 on Billboards Mainstream Top 40 Chart. Don’t miss ‘The Endless Summer Tour’ kicking off in July, the new YouTube Spotlight documentary and keep up with Young Gerald at G-Eazy.com.
PURCHASE TICKETS TO ‘THE ENDLESS SUMMER TOUR’:
WATCH THE OFFICIAL TOUR TRAILER HERE:
WATCH: THESE THINGS HAPPENED YOUTUBE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT STORY:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mar5AHglGI
WATCH “SOBER” FEAT. CHARLIE PUTH:
PURCHASE OR STREAM THE BEAUTIFUL & DAMNED:
Multi-retailer: http://smarturl.it/TBAD
FULL TOUR DATES
7/20 Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
7/21 Portland, OR @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
7/24 Boise, ID @ Ford Idaho Center
7/26 Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
7/28 Sacramento, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre
7/29 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/31 Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre #
8/01 San Diego, CA @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre #
8/03 Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion #
8/04 Albuquerque, NM @Isleta Amphitheater
8/06 Sioux City, IA – Battery Park @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City %*
8/07 Bonner Springs, KS @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
8/09 Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater
8/10 Dallas, TX @ Starplex Pavilion #
8/11 Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
8/12 St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
8/14 Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island %
8/16 Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/17 Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
8/18 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
8/22 Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
8/24 Darien Lake, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
8/25 Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre
8/26 Boston, MA @ Xfinity Center
8/28 Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
8/29 Pittsburgh, PA @ Wild Things Park %
8/30 Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
8/31 Holmdel, NJ @ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
9/01 Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
9/04 Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek #
9/05 Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
9/07 Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/08 Miami, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre
% without Lil Uzi Vert
# without Ty Dolla Sign
*not a Live Nation date
#TheEndlessSummerTour
G-EAZY SOCIALS:
http://www.thebeautifulanddamned.com/
https://www.instagram.com/g_eazy/
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BET MEDIA GROUP HONORED BLACK LGBTQ+ TRAILBLAZER WITH A POWERFUL NIGHT OF CELEBRATION, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY
FROM BOB THE DRAG QUEEN’S GROUNDBREAKING RECOGNITION TO HOPE GISELLES’S INSPIRING REMARKS– THE 3RD ANNUAL BET BLACK + ICONIC SOIREE HIGHLIGHTED THE BRILLIANCE AND IMPACT OF BLACK LGBTQ+ LEADERS

(New York, NY)– May 28, 2025 – The 3rd Annual BET Black + Iconic Soirée made its Washington, D.C debut with inspiring evening celebrating the past, present, and future of black LGBTQ+ excellence. The 2025 theme, “Excellence Ascending,” paid tribute to cultural change makers leading with authenticity, courage and purpose.
Hosted by entertainment journalist and Access Hollywood anchor Scott Evans, the Soirée gathered trailblazers across activism, arts, business, and media for a powerful evening of storytelling , performance, and legacy-building.
Highlights from the BET Black + Iconic Soriée Included:
- Ashlee Davis, J.D. received the Executive Realness Award for her trailblazing work in civil rights leadership, including her legacy of impact across government and corporate sectors.
- Hope Giselle, a powerful advocate and author was named Emerging leader for her unrelenting work championing visibility and inclusion for Black trans communities.
- Kierra Johnson, Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, was honored as Active Advocate for her decades of leadership advancing reproductive justice and LGBTQ+ rights.
- Ashlee Marie Preston, a nationally recognized activist and media strategist, accepted the Creative Visionary Award, saluted for using her voice to shift narratives and build intergenerational coalitions.
- Bob the Drag Queen, Emmy-winning entertainer and global icon, received the Culture Trailblazer Award, closing the evening with a heartfelt speech about identity, freedom, legacy.
- The Center for Black Equity and the Take Resource Center each received $5,000 through the BET Thrive Fund Recognition, honored for their work advancing Black LGBTQ+ wellness, equity and community organizing.
The night also featured a soul-stirring medley performance by Broadway powerhouse Avery Wilson, fresh off stage from The Wiz revival. Presenters included Eva Marcille (All The Queen’s Men, BET+), Carter The Body (All The Queen’s Men, BET+), Bryan Terrell Clark (Diarra from Detroit, BET+), and Arrington Foster (The Family Business, BET+), each bringing star power and heartfelt tributes to the evening’s honorees.
“From the very beginning, we knew this couldn’t be just another event,” said Tiyale Hayes, EVP of Insights and Multiplatform Analytics and Co-Lead of Social Impact at BET, During his opening remarks. “It had to an intentional space to uplift stories too often silenced and celebrate contributions that have shaped the world in powerful ways.”
The evening also spotlighted Gilead Sciences, a long standing partner of the BET Black + Iconic Soirée. Gilead’s Rashad Burgess, Vice President of U.S. Advocacy and Health Equity, emphasized and the importance of equitable healthcare access, visibility, and long-term impact for Black LGBTQ+ communities.
Additionally, the event welcomed Truth Initiative as a new partner of the BET Black + Iconic Soirée. Dr. Kendrick Dartis, Vice president of Outreach and Engagement, addressed the urgent issue of tobacco use in Black and LGBTQ+ communities and emphasized the need for culturally relevant cessation support. He also announced a $5,000 BET Thrive Fund donation, sponsored by Truth Initiative, to Us Helping Us– a D.C.- based non profit dedicated to advancing health equity.
BET Black + Iconic Soirée stands as defining moment in the 45th anniversary year of the media group– underscoring its mission to center Black culture, honor its LGBTQ+ communities, and drive meaningful, measurable impact.
Join the conversation using #BlackAndIconic and relieve the nights most powerful moments on BET’s official social channels. The Televised premiere date and time will be announced at a later date.
ABOUT BET MEDIA GROUP
The BET Media Group, a unit of Paramount (NASDAQ:PARAA;PARA), is the worlds largest media company dedicated too entertaining, engaging, and empowering the Black community and championing Black culture. Connecting Back audiences through a portfolio of brands including BET, BET+, BET Gospel, BET HER, BET International, BET Jams, BET Soul, BET Studios, and VH1, the BET Media Group is thriving media ecosystem of leading interconnected platforms across cable TV, streaming, digital, studios, live events and international. For more information about BET, visit www.bet.com and follow @BET on social platforms. For more BET news announcements visit bet pressroom.com.
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