KSI has announced he will be doing a five date UK tour in May 2021. The London rapper, known for his YouTube fame released his debut album Dissimulation in May. The album features multiple big rappers including Rick Ross, Lil Pump, and Offset. This tour is to support the release of the album but had to be held off because of the ongoing COVID-19 global health crisis.
KSI took to Twitter to announce the tour saying; “Hopefully by May next year, things will be much better. So here’s one of the things to look forward to.” The tour will kick off in Birmingham on May 13th and then continue on to London, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow.
Hopefully by May next year, things will be much better. So here’s one of the things to look forward to. https://t.co/xlvOQIHyOt
The password is “MOMENT” pic.twitter.com/XrbEbNUx8f
— KSI (@KSI) September 23, 2020
Speaking about the tour, KSI shared his excitement, saying; “Finally fam. Ya boy cannot wait to finally perform for you guys. There are so many new songs that I have never performed before so I’m excited to have the chance to do so. Trust me, the shows are gonna be insane from the production to the special guests plus all the new music that I’ll be dropping will improve the experience even more. I am too ready. You better be too!”
This announcement comes following the recent release of KSI’s song with Nathan Dawe Lighter. The song has reached number four in the UK charts. The music video has gained 13 million views in just two months. They also released an acoustic version with Ella Henderson.
KSI gained fame initially as a YouTuber, he currently has 21.9 million subscribers. He is also a boxer, actor and author. He is also known for fighting YouTuber Logan Paul in 2019 which was known as the biggest amateur boxing match in history.
You can get tickets to KSI’s tour here. The dates are as follows:
13/05/2021 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
19/05 – O2 Kentish Town Forum – London
21/05 – Academy 2 – Manchester
27/05 – Riverside – Newcastle
28/05 – The Garage – Glasgow