Childish Gambino will embark on a world tour in August, four years after first releasing his album “3.15.20,” which was reissued on Sunday.
The multihyphenate, better known as Donald Glover in the film and television industry, released a new version of his 2020 album “3.15.20” under his original name, “Atavista,” which he called “the finished version” of his fourth studio album. .
Gambino's New World Tour, his first since 2019, will include stops in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand and will feature Amaarae and Willow on select dates. Pre-sale begins Wednesday and general sales begin Friday.
The “Community” alum and “Atlanta” star kicks off the tour on August 11 in Oklahoma City and arrives in Los Angeles on September 18 and 19, where he will play Crypto.com Arena with Willow. His other California show will be on September 21 in San Francisco, where he will play at the Chase Center with Amaarae. Gambino concludes the North American leg of the tour in Chicago in October, then heads to France, Europe and then Australia and New Zealand. The tour is scheduled to end in Perth, Australia in February 2025.
“ATAVISTA is streaming now,” the “Redbone” and “This Is America” hitmaker said in announcing the 11-track album Sunday on X, after teasing the release of the reimagined project last month. “This album is the finished version of '3.15.20', the album I released 4 years ago. There will soon be a special vinyl with images for each song. Childish Gambino's new album comes out in summer. also…little foot, big foot video.”
The creator of “Swarm” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” will follow the project with the soundtrack for his film “Bando Storm and the New World.”
After releasing “Atavista” on Sunday, an album that features Ariana Grande, 21 Savage and Summer Walker, she also released the album’s first single, the upbeat “Little Big Foot.” The accompanying music video was directed by Glover's “Atlanta” series and Emmy-winning director Hiro Murai, stars “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson, and features Young Nudy.
