Lil Wayne Is Taking Tha Carter Legacy on a Massive 2026 Tour
Lil Wayne isn't done celebrating. After a massive 2025 run that included sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden, Crypto.com Arena, and State Farm Arena, Weezy just announced a brand new leg of dates for 2026. The tour is called Lil Wayne: 20 Years of Carter Classics, and it's hitting 29 cities from coast to coast starting this summer.
If you've been following the Tha Carter series since day one, you already know what this means. The original Tha Carter dropped on June 29, 2004. Twenty years and six albums later, Wayne is still one of the most important voices in hip-hop. Tha Carter III debuted at number one and went multi-platinum. Tha Carter VI, which came out in June 2025, debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 108,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. The man hasn't slowed down.
The Support Lineup
This isn't a solo affair. Grammy winner 2 Chainz will be joining as a special guest for the majority of the dates, and The Game is supporting on select shows. Honestly, that's a stacked bill. Wayne and 2 Chainz together on stage is always a good time, and throwing The Game into the mix just makes the whole thing feel like a proper celebration of that era.
All the Dates
The new leg kicks off June 30 in Bangor, Maine, and runs through October 23 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Here's the full routing:
June 30 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater
July 2 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Albany Med Health System at SPAC
July 3 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion
July 16 – Des Moines, IA – Casey's Center
July 17 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
July 18 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
July 23 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
July 24 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 25 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater
July 30 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
July 31 – Concord, CA – Toyota Pavilion at Concord
August 1 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Amphitheater
August 14 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
August 15 – Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater
August 16 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
August 27 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
August 28 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center
August 29 – Denver, CO – JUNKYARD
September 10 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
September 11 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
September 18 – University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
September 19 – Reading, PA – Santander Arena
September 24 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
September 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
September 26 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
October 16 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Coliseum
October 17 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
October 22 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
October 23 – Knoxville, TN – Food City Center
How to Get Tickets
Presales are already rolling out. Citi cardmembers got first access on March 18, with artist and Live Nation presales following shortly after. General tickets go on sale Friday, March 20 at 10 a.m. local time through Ticketmaster.
Here's the move that caught my attention though. Wayne posted a special 2-for-$75 ticket offer on his Instagram story as a thank you to day-one fans. The code is DAYONES, and it's available while supplies last. That's a legitimately good deal for an arena tour of this caliber.
Why This Tour Matters
I'll be real, Tha Carter series isn't just a collection of albums. It's a defining chapter in hip-hop. From the original Tha Carter in 2004 to Tha Carter II in 2005, the multi-platinum Tha Carter III in 2008, and all the way through to Tha Carter VI last year, Wayne has been one of the most consistent forces in the game. More than two decades of era-defining records, chart dominance, and five Grammys. This tour is a proper victory lap for all of it.
The 2025 leg already proved that the demand is there. Sold-out arenas, Tyga holding it down as support, and a setlist that pulled from every chapter of the Carter catalog. Now with 2 Chainz and The Game joining the new dates, the energy is only going to be bigger.
Don't sleep on that DAYONES code. Grab a friend, grab two tickets for $75, and go see one of the greatest to ever do it while he's celebrating the music that shaped a generation. Tickets go live for the general public on Friday, March 20 at Ticketmaster.
Cover photo courtesy of Ticketmaster