Drake Coming to Joe Louis Arena, 8/16

Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Drake will launch the "Summer Sixteen Tour" with Future and special guests in support of his brand new album, View. The North American tour, promoted exclusively by Live Nation, will perform at Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday, August 16 at 7 p.m.

Tickets ($49.50, $69.50, $99.50 and $149.50) go on sale Friday, April 29 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, LiveNation.com, The Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611. American Express card members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, April 26 at 10 a.m. through Thursday, April 28 at 10 p.m.

Drake's newest album, View, is currently set for release on April 29, 2016. The album's multi-platinum certified lead single, "Hotline Bling," became a massive hit reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs and Billboard Rhythmic charts. Three of the album's subsequent singles, "Summer Sixteen," "Pop Style," and "One Dance," are all currently in the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs charts with "One Dance" and "Pop Style" sitting at the #1 and #3 spot respectively on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Digital Songs chart this week.

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