Janelle Monae to perform free, secret concert in Atlanta

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI

Janelle Monae will hit the road in August with her entire Wondaland Records roster for a series of free, secret shows.

The Atlanta-based soul-funk-pop singer will launch “The Eephus Tour Powered by Toyota” Aug. 12 in Philadelphia and wrap it at home on Aug. 31.

Fans can sign up to win tickets to the invite-only performances at www.wondaland.com and can also enter here . Winners will be notified via email 24 hours prior to the show date.

Monae will perform at the concerts, along with every artist on her Wondaland label, including Jidenna, Roman Gianarthur, Deep Cotton and St. Beauty.

The tour coincides with the Aug. 14 release of the EP, “Wondaland Presents The Eephus,” a compilation record that features Monae’s recent jam, “Yoga,” and Jidenna’s “Classic Man.” (Eephus is a baseball term for a tricky curveball.)

The Atlanta date – as well as the ones in New York, Washington, D.C. and Chicago – will include “experiential activations” with a drive-in movie theme where fans can win tickets and listen to songs from the new album.

Here are the dates for the secret shows:

Tour Dates:

Aug 12 Philadelphia, PA

Aug 13 New York, NY

Aug 15 Washington, D.C.

Aug 17 Chicago, IL

Aug 21 Los Angeles, CA

Aug 23 San Francisco, CA

Aug 24 Portland, OR

Aug 31 Atlanta, GA

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About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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