By Brooks Welch
The funk legend George Clinton has come out of retirement to announce new “One Nation Under a Groove” US tour with band Parliament Funkadelic.
Monday was an exciting day for P-Funk fans. The new summer tour was announced simultaneously with New Jersey honoring the icons with “Parliament Funkadelic Way,” five blocks of a street in Plainfield. The “Funkiest block on da planet” as Clinton wrote in his Instagram caption.
Although Clinton went on a farewell tour in 2019 after announcing his retirement the year prior, fans are digging his return.
“George Clinton has singlehandedly done more to push music forward than any other artist I can recall,” said Nick Szatmari of Universal Attractions Agency. “This tour represents that ‘big tent’ he’s created that includes so many generations.” (via Rolling Stone.)
The Godfather of Funk’s impact and lineage will be highlighted in the tour’s supporting bands Dopapod, Pimps of Joytime, the Floozies, and the Motet.
In news related to George Clinton, Wiz Khalifa is set to appear as Clinton in ‘Spinning Gold,’ a forthcoming biopic about Casablanca Records head Neil Bogart. The label issued several of Parliament-Funkadelic’s records in the 1970s, including 1974’s Up for the Down Stroke and 1975’s Mothership Connection, Pitchfork reported in 2017.
See below for the 17 tour dates spanning from mid June to late August.
One Nation Under a Groove Tour Dates:
June 15 – New York, NY @ Summerstage @ Central Park
June 18 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
June 19 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
June 24 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere’s
June 25- Indianapolis, IN @ Clowes Memorial Hall
June 26 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverfront Live
June 30 – Asheville, NC @ Salvage Station
July 2 – Pelham, TN @ The Caverns
July 7 – Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore
July 22 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Wild Acre Live
July 23 – Cedar Park, TX @ The Haute Spot
Aug. 11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheater
Aug. 13 – Las Vegas, NV @ Craig Ranch Amphitheater
Aug. 17 – Inglewood, CA @ YouTube Theater
Aug. 19 – Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery
Aug. 20 – Blue Lake, CA @ Blue Lake Casino
Aug. 21 – Napa, CA @ Charles Krug Winery
Visit Ticketmaster for tickets.
