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Gorillaz to be Joined by Lou Reed and Mos Def at 10/8 MSG Concert

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DE LA SOUL, LITTLE DRAGON, BOBBY WOMACK & MORE ALSO JOIN GORILLAZ THROUGHOUT THE TOUR

Gorillaz have confirmed that Lou Reed and Mos Def will join them for one night only performances at the October 8 stop of the “Escape To Plastic Beach" tour at New York's Madison Square Garden.

On October 7, the day before Gorillaz' Madison Square Garden debut, the band will make its first ever visit to the Late Show with David Letterman.

The two additional special guests at the Garden date will appear along with De La Soul, Little Dragon, Bobby Womack and other touring guests of the Gorillaz Plastic Beach band which features Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of the Clash. Those attending the once in a lifetime Madison Square Garden extravaganza can expect Reed to take center stage on “Some Kind Of Nature" and Mos Def to man the mic for “Sweepstakes."

Mos Def will also perform with Gorillaz at the tour's October 10 stop at Camden NJ's Susquehanna Bank Center and at the October 11 date at the Patriot Center in Washington DC.

N.E.R.D. has been confirmed as support for the North American dates, joining the tour at Boston's Agganis Arena and performing on all North American dates except the Montreal opener.



NORTH AMERICAN DATES:
  • October 3—Montreal, QC—Bell Centre
  • October 6—Boston, MA—Agganis Arena
  • October 8—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden
  • October 10—Camden, NJ—Susquehanna Bank Center
  • October 11—Washington, DC—Patriot Center
  • October 13—Detroit, MI—Fox Theatre
  • October 14—Toronto, ON—Air Canada Centre
  • October 16—Chicago, IL—UIC Pavilion
  • October 17—Minneapolis, MN—Target Center
  • October 19—Houston, TX—Toyota Center
  • October 20—Dallas, TX—Verizon Theatre
  • October 22—Austin, TX—Frank Erwin Center
  • October 24—Denver, CO—Wells Fargo Theatre
  • October 26—Phoenix, AZ—Dodge Theatre
  • October 27—Los Angeles, CA—Gibson Amphitheatre
  • October 28—San Diego, CA—Viejas Arena
  • October 30—Oakland, CA—Oracle Arena
  • November 2—Seattle, WA—Key Arena
  • November 3—Vancouver, BC—Rogers Arena

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