Chance the Rapper Is Taking ‘Coloring Book’ Back on the Road for Its 10th Anniversary

Summary

• Chance the Rapper announces “The Coloring Book 10 Tour,” a 37-date Live Nation-promoted North American run celebrating the 10th anniversary of his landmark 2016 mixtape, kicking off August 11 in Cleveland and closing October 11 in Pittsburgh
• The tour hits storied rooms including the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, SummerStage Central Park in New York, and MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, reflecting a venue tier that matches the cultural weight of the project being celebrated

Chance the Rapper has announced “The Coloring Book 10 Tour,” a 37-date North American run celebrating the 10th anniversary of the mixtape that changed what independent music could look like. Promoted by Live Nation, the tour opens August 11 at House of Blues in Cleveland and closes October 11 at Citizens Live at The Wylie in Pittsburgh, with stops across Montreal, Toronto, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Nashville, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, Seattle, and Denver along the way.

To revisit what Coloring Book was in May 2016 is to remember how much it moved at once. Released as a free streaming exclusive on Apple Music before appearing on other platforms, it arrived at a moment when the music industry was still arguing about what streaming meant for artists, and particularly for independent artists who did not have major label infrastructure behind them. Chance the Rapper answered that argument by making one of the year’s most critically celebrated projects without signing to anyone. The GRAMMY Academy responded by changing its eligibility rules to include streaming-only releases, and then gave Coloring Book three awards, including Best Rap Album, making Chance the first independent artist to win a GRAMMY. That sequence of events did not just validate one artist’s choices; it shifted the terms of the conversation about artist independence across the industry.

The project itself earned that attention on its own terms. Blending gospel, hip-hop, and live instrumentation in a way that felt genuinely new rather than merely eclectic, Coloring Book carried an emotional generosity that set it apart from almost everything released in its era. The collaborations, with Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Kirk Franklin, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, T-Pain, and Saba, did not feel like features assembled for commercial leverage. They felt like a community gathering around something that mattered. Longtime collaborators Nico Segal, Peter Cottontale, and The Social Experiment built the sonic architecture, with additional production from Kaytranada, Brasstracks, and Francis and the Lights. Rolling Stone called it a “gospel-rap masterpiece.” The New York Times described Chance as “a crusader and a pop savant.” Complex called it “a defining moment for independent artists.” A decade later, none of those assessments feel overstated.

Artist presale for “The Coloring Book 10 Tour” begins May 19. General on-sale follows May 21.

THE COLORING BOOK 10 TOUR DATES:

Tue, Aug. 11 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Fri, Aug. 14 – Waterloo, NY – The Vine Showroom at del Lago Resort & Casino
Sat, Aug. 15 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
Sun, Aug. 16 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
Tue, Aug. 18 – New York, NY – SummerStage Central Park
Thu, Aug. 20 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Fri, Aug. 21 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Sat, Aug. 22 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
Sun, Aug. 23 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
Tue, Aug. 25 – Baltimore, MD – Nevermore Hall
Sat, Aug. 29 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
Sun, Aug. 30 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Tue, Sept. 1 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company
Wed, Sept. 2 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center
Thu, Sept. 3 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
Sat, Sept. 5 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
Sun, Sept. 6 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
Tue, Sept. 8 – Memphis, TN – Satellite Music Hall
Wed, Sept. 9 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore New Orleans
Thu, Sept. 10 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
Sat, Sept. 12 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
Sun, Sept. 13 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
Wed, Sept. 16 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
Fri, Sep 18 – Reno, NV – Grand Theatre at The Grand Sierra Resort
Mon, Sept. 21 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live
Tue, Sept. 22 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
Fri, Sept. 25 – Vancouver, BC – Freedom Mobile Arch
Sat, Sept. 26 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Sun, Sept. 27 – Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds
Tue, Sept. 29 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
Thu, Oct. 1 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Fri, Oct. 2 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove
Sun, Oct. 4 – Milwaukee, WI – Landmark Credit Union Live
Tue, Oct. 6 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
Wed, Oct. 7 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Sat, Oct. 10 – Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
Sun, Oct. 11 – Pittsburgh, PA – Citizens Live at The Wylie