Travis Scott Announces ‘Utopia’ Tour: See the Dates

By Tomás Mier

Travis Scott is hitting the road with his first official tour since the tragedy of Astroworld in 2021. Scott will embark on his Utopia Tour Presents Circus Maximus, which will see the rap star stop at arenas across the country.

Scott is scheduled to kick off his tour in North Carolina on Oct. 11, before making his way to cities such as Orlando, Seattle, Dallas, and SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. According to the current dates announced on Tuesday, Scott will skip Houston during the tour. The mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner originally said earlier this month that Scott had “booked the Toyota Center for a concert in October.”

A spokesperson for the mayor told Rolling Stone Tuesday that “at one point” both the Toyota Center and Live Nation had notified the City of Houston that Scott planned to perform in the city. “Our public safety leaders and special events subject matter experts decided to communicate with the Toyota Center and coordinate on a safety plan,” the spokesperson said.

Tickets for the new shows are set to go on sale on Thursday at 10 a.m. local time. This marks Scott’s first tour since his Astroworld Wish You Were Here tour run, which saw him perform at 57 shows between 2018 and 2019.

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From every ticket sold, $2 will go to the Cactus Jack Foundation, which aims to uplift Houston youth through toy drives, scholarship programs for HBCU college students, and fulfilling expenses for education and creative endeavors, according to a press release.

Scott teased the tour during a performance in Rome to celebrate the release of Utopia, when he told the crowd, “Hopefully, one day we can do that goddamn tour.” In addition to the live performance, Scott premiered the album’s accompanying film Circus Maximus on Apple Music. The movie was directed by Scott as well as acclaimed directors Gaspar Noé, Nicolas Winding Refn, Harmony Korine, Khalil Joseph, and Valdimar Jóhannsson.

“Utopia is a suitable #event for younger fans who simply want new Scott to scream while they mosh (wearing his merch and his shoes), but there are other listeners who expect rappers to have something distinctive about them,” Rolling Stone‘s review says about Utopia, which features songs such as “Modern Jam” with Teezo Touchdown, “Meltdown” with Drake, and “Delresto (Echoes)” with Beyoncé.

The news of the tour comes days after a third family of one of the Astroworld victims settled their lawsuit against Live Nation, Travis Scott, and other organizers. The family of John Hilgert, a 14-year-old who died after attending the festival, settled for an undisclosed sum, Rolling Stone reported.

Beyond the settlements, just over a month ago, a grand jury determined that no one involved with the festival — including Scott and several festival and security executives — would face criminal charges over the disaster. The Houston Police Department released its extensive, 1,300-page investigation into the tragedy weeks later. The report detailed a chaotic scene in which fans, security personnel, and camera operators tried to relay the danger early in the show as the crowd constricted and festival-goers were crushed — but the concert went on for an hour before finally concluding.

Travis Scott Utopia – Circus Maximus Tour Dates

Oct. 11 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum CenterOct. 13 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC ArenaOct. 17 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines CenterOct. 20 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile CenterOct. 22 – Denver, CO @ Ball ArenaOct. 25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint CenterOct. 29 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden ArenaOct. 31 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland ArenaNov. 5 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi StadiumNov. 8 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge ArenaNov. 10 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers ArenaNov. 12 – Portland, OR @ Moda CenterNov. 15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta CenterNov. 18 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK CenterNov. 21 – Austin, TX @ Moody CenterNov. 25 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm ArenaNov. 27 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya CenterDec. 4 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone ArenaDec. 6 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank ArenaDec. 8 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints ArenaDec. 10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo CenterDec. 12 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars ArenaDec. 15 – Chicago, IL @ United CenterDec. 18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays CenterDec. 21 – New York City, NY @ Madison Square GardenDec. 23 – Boston, MA @ TD GardenDec. 26 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential CenterDec. 29 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena

Contributors: Ethan Millman