This is better than “messing around and getting a triple-double.”
Ice Cube just announced his ‘Truth To Power: 4 Decades of Attitude’ tour that will send him to arenas all over North America from September through October.
The 22-concert run, his first official headlining jaunt since 2011’s ‘I Am The West Tour,’ kicks off at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Thursday, Sept. 4.
“I’m giving y’all something special, something real with the Truth to Power Tour 2025,” the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee shared on Instagram. “If you ever seen me before, don’t sleep on this one.”
In a statement, the “Friday” star and Big3 founder added “Truth to Power is more than a tour — it’s a 40-year celebration. The world needs truth. The people need power. And that’s what my music brings. It’s gonna be next level to go from city to city with a major production unlike anything I’ve ever done before.”
While no announcements have been made about what he’ll perform at these “major productions,” fans will likely be treated to a mix of NWA classics like “Straight Outta Compton, “F— tha Police,’ and ‘Gangsta Gangsta’ as well as solo hits “It Was A Good Day,” “I Rep That West” and “Go To Church” along with cuts from his critically-acclaimed 2024 album “Man Down” based on our findings from a recent show in Australia on Set List FM.
And, in case you were worried, expect Westside Connection’s “Gangsta Nation,” too.
Prior to the tour, the 55-year-old Hip-Hop icon (and inspiration for the 2015 “Straight Outta Compton” film) will headline at Napa, CA’s annual BottleRock Festival on Saturday, May 24. Fellow big names joining him on the lineup include Green Day, Justin Timberlake, Public Enemy, E-40 and Flo Rida.
Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming Ice Cube shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, April 18.
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Ice Cube tour schedule 2025
A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
BottleRock Festival 2025
The 2025 BottleRock Festival goes down on May 23-25 aka Memorial Day weekend at Napa, CA’s Napa Valley Expo this year.
In addition to the headliners listed above, Noah Kahan, Khruangbin, Sublime, 4 Non Blondes and Cage The Elephant will be there as well.
Want to go? Single and multi-day BottleRock Festival passes can be scooped up here.
Ice Cube set list
While this is Ice Cube’s first nationwide headlining tour since 2011, he has been performing live regularly in the intervening years. In fact, he played a career-spanning set at Sydney, Australia’s ICC Theatre on March 7 this year.
Set List FM reports this is what he performed that evening.
01.) “It’s My Ego”
02.) “I Rep That West”
03.) “Gangsta Nation” (Westside Connection song)
04.) “Bop Gun (One Nation)”
05.) “So Sensitive”
06.) “Ain’t Got No Haters”
07.) “Check Yo’ Self” (remix)
08.) “Friday”
09.) “Go to Church”
10.) “Bop Gun (One Nation)”
11.) “We Be Clubbin’”
12.) “Ghetto Bird”
13.) “You Know How We Do It”
14.) “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It”
15.) “Rollin’ at Twilight”
16.) “We Be Clubbin’”
17.) “I’mma Burn Rubber”
18.) “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted”
19.) “Hello”
20.) “Why We Thugs”
21.) “Ghetto Bird”
22.) “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It”
23.) “Natural Born Killaz” (Dr. Dre & Ice Cube cover)
24.) “Wicked”
25.) “Dopeman” (N.W.A song)
26.) “Straight Outta Compton” (N.W.A song)
27.) “Gangsta Gangsta” (N.W.A song)
28.) “F— tha Police” (N.W.A song)
29.) “No Vaseline”
30.) “You Can Do It”
31.) “She’s Sanctified”
32.) “Especially You”
33.) “It Was a Good Day” (remix)
Ice Cube new music
On Nov. 22, 2024, Ice Cube dropped his 11th solo studio album “Man Down.
Longtime fans will be pleasantly surprised to find that the rapper/actor still has the goods well into his 50s. The samples go down smooth, Cube’s flow is as impeccable as ever and, as an added bonus, he brought in a deep bench of big names like Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Killer Mike, Xzibit and Too $hort to assist him on the record.
The lead single — which cribs from Al Green’s “Love and Happiness” — is a head-boppin’ blast from the past that wouldn’t sound out of place on the radio or in the club. Other favorites include the silly, tropical, feature-heavy “She’s Sanctified,” shockingly urgent “3 Lil Piggies” and throwback, Motown-inspired “Ghetto Story.”
Don’t sleep on the infectious Afrika Bambaata-sounding “Especially You” or heavy-handed but fun diss track “Talkin’ Bout These Rappers” either. They’re both excellent.
To hear for yourself, you can find “Man Down” here.
Hip-Hop icons on tour in 2025
Rap is in season.
Many of the biggest names in the game are hitting the road these next few months. To make sure you’re in the loop, here are just five of our favorites you won’t want to miss live these next few months.
Who else is out and about? Take a look at our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
