The Major Lazer camp has recently made several anticipated announcements, including the track list to their upcoming record, as well as a list of 2013 tour dates. The tour will be called, “Free The World” and will be a full, world tour. You are not going to want to miss this, as The Pier has all the information and details inside!
Dropping February 19, Major Lazer’s upcoming record, Free The Universe consists of 14 tracks, featuring collaborations from a wide variety of 30 artists, including Santigold, Flux Pavilion, Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, and Bruno Mars. In addition to the release of the track list and contributing artists, Major Lazer has also announced plans to tour early in 2013!
Supporting the new release, the Major Lazer act will tour around the world. Late this month the act hits several big dates including a show in Jamaica, a spot in Aspen, Colorado at the 2013 Winter X Games, a gig at the infamous Red Rocks Amphitheatre of Morrison, CO and a performance at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Starting in Toronto, Canada on February 28, Major Lazer will embark on the Free the Universe 2013 World Tour. The 11-week run consists of 34 dates including Major Lazer appearances at major festivals like New Orleans’ Buku Festival, and both weekends of Miami’s Ultra Music Festival. The run also includes shows at more intimate House of Blues venues across the United States. The tour features Major Lazer with special guests Dragnette, Zebo, Angela Haze and Lunice on select dates.
The groups will continue touring in North America through March, before Major Lazer plays Lallapalooza in Sao Paolo, Brazil, and Santiago, Chile, in the first few days of April. During the end of April, Major Lazer will head across the Atlantic, starting off in Paris, the act will run for 16 dates throughout Europe till mid May.
Check out all the special features below and follow the links for more details regarding Major Lazer.
Track List:
1.) You’re No Good (feat. Santigold, Vybz Kartel, Danielle Haim & Yasmin)
2.) Jet Blue Jet (feat. Leftside, Gta, Razz & Biggy)
3.) Get Free (feat. Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors)
4.) Jah No Partial (feat. Flux Pavilion)
5.) Wind Up (feat. Elephant Man & Opal)
6.) Scare Me (feat. Peaches & Timberlee)
7.) Jessica (feat. Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend)
8.) Bumaye (Watch Out For This) (feat. Busy Signal, the Flexican & FS Green)
9.) Keep Cool (feat. Shaggy & Wynter Gordon)
10.) Sweat (feat. Laidback Luke & Ms. Dynamite)
11.) Reach For The Stars (feat. Wyclef Jean)
12.) Bubble Butt (feat. Bruno Mars, Tyga & Mystic)
13.) Mashup The Dance (feat. the Partysquad & Ward 21)
14.) Playground (feat. Bugle & Arama)
Upcoming Tour Dates:
Jan 21 @ Students Union UWI. Kingston, Jamaica
Jan 27 @ X Games. Aspen, CO
Feb 01 @ Red Rocks AMPHITHEATRE. Morrison, CO
Feb 05 @ 1 Oak at The Mirage Hotel and Casino. Las Vegas, NV
Feb 28 @ The Danforth Music Hall. Toronto, Canada
Mar 01@ Royal Oak Music Hall. Royal Oak, MI
Mar 02 @ Congress Theater Chicago, IL
Mar 03 @ House of Blues.Cleveland, OH
Mar 05 @ Cannery Ballroom. Nashville, TN
Mar 07 @ Cat’s Cradle. Carrboro, NC
Mar 08 @ Buku Festival. New Orleans, LA
Mar 09 @ Buku Festival. New Orleans, LA
Mar 11 @ House of Blues. Dallas, TX
Mar 12 @ House of Blues. Houston, TX
Mar 15 @ UME Festival. South Padre Island, TX
Mar 16 @ Ultra Music Festival. Miami, FL
Mar 17 @ Ultra Music Festival. Miami, FL
Mar 19 @ Majestic Theatre. Madison, WI
Mar 20 @ First Avenue. Minneapolis, MN
Mar 21 @ The Pageant. St Louis, Mo
Mar 22 @ The Midland by AMC. Kansas City, MO
Mar 23 @ Ultra Music Festival. Miami, FL
Mar 24 @ Ultra Music Festival Miami, FL
Mar 25 @ Venue. Vancouver, Canada
Mar 26 @ Howbox Sodo Seattle, WA
Mar 27 @ Roseland Theatre. Portland, OR
Mar 28 @ The Independent. San Francisco, CA
Mar 31 @ Lollapalooza Brazil. Sao Paulo, Brazil
Apr 06 @ Lollapalooza Chile. Santiago, Chile
Apr 09 @ Oak at the Mirage Casino. Las Vegas, NV
Apr 25 @ Bataclan. Paris, France
Apr 26 @ Le 106. Rouen, France
Apr 27 @ Paradiso. Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr 28 @ Tivoli. Utrecht, Netherlands
May 01 @ The Plug. Sheffield, United Kingdom
May 02 @ O2 Academy. Oxford, United Kingdom
May 03 @ O2 Academy. Bristol, United Kingdom
May 04 @ Roundhouse. London, united kingdom
May 07 @ Ancienne Belgique. Brussels, Belgium
May 08 @ Maag Halle. Zurich, Switzerland
May 09 @ Magazzini Generali. Milan, Italy
May 10 @ Link. Bologna, Italy
May 11 @ Cabaret Aleatoire. Marseille, France
May 14 @ Lucerna Music Hall. Prague, Czech Republic
May 15 @ Palladium. Warsaw, Poland
May 16 @ Berghain. Berlin, Germany
Major Lazer Links:
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Major Lazer Facebook
Major Lazer Twitter
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Article By: Aaron Solomon
Watch: Major Lazer – “Jah No Partial” Official Music Video
Listen: Major Lazer – “Get Free” 1st Single off of Free The Universe