Keyshia Cole Outlines ‘The Way It Is’ 20th Anniversary Tour

“Princess of Hip-Hop and R&B” Keyshia Cole announced a 20th anniversary tour celebrating her 2005 album The Way It Is. The arena run will feature special guests such as Lil Kim, Jadakiss and T-Pain at select shows and feature support from Tink, Wale, Fridayy and Jeremih at select shows.

“I’m so grateful to be celebrating The Way It Is 20 years later with the fans who have been with me since day one,” Keyshia Cole stated. “This album changed my life, and being able to take it on the road — from city to city, country to country — is truly a full circle moment, and blessing.”

Keyshia Cole begins her tour on July 1 in Baltimore, followed by a performance in Philadelphia on July 2. She heads to Chicago on July 5 and continues to Cleveland on July 6. The tour crosses into Canada with a stop in Toronto on July 9 before returning to the U.S. for a show in Detroit on July 10.

On July 12, she performs in Brooklyn and then moves on to Newark for a concert on July 13. The tour stops in Greensboro (North Carolina) on July 16 and continues to Birmingham (Alabama) on July 17.

Keyshia Cole plays in Tampa on July 19 and Hollywood (Florida) on July 20, before making her way to Atlanta on July 22 and New Orleans on July 23. She performs in Houston on July 25 and Fort Worth on July 26. On July 31, the tour reaches Oakland, followed by a show in Las Vegas on August 1 and Lincoln (California) on August 2.

In August, she performs in Los Angeles on August 8. The tour resumes in Europe with a concert in Paris on September 19, followed by Amsterdam on September 21. She takes the stage in London on September 23, then plays in Manchester on September 25, and wraps up this leg in Birmingham (United Kingdom) on September 26.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 25 at 10 a.m. local.