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Omar Apollo Announces Fall 2022 ‘Prototype’ Tour Dates

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• August 31, 2022

Omar Apollo Announces Fall 2022 North American ‘Prototype’ Tour Dates

With the highly anticipated Ivory album release, the beloved Omar Apollo has blessed us with his Fall 2022 ‘Prototype’ tour dates. With his first official album, Apollo scrapped an earlier version of Ivory that he felt didn’t do his vision justice, replacing it with the nine-song Apolonio . Then a year later, revisit the project with a new perspective gifting us Ivory . 

From R&B to Ivory

This album is rockier than his last. The teenager from Indiana garnered buzz with languid, homemade R&B songs uploaded to streaming platforms from his bedroom. He followed up with a series of singles and EPs, including 2018’s brief but impactful Stereo , whose gently plucked electric guitar solos, expert falsetto, and lyrics about love and longing made him a poster child for lo-fi R&B. The path ahead seemed clear. 

‘Prototype’ Tour

Kicking off in October, the 22-date tour will see stops at the illustrious Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, and the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, among others. Omar has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket goes to support the Grammy’s organization, MusiCares’ work to provide a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community.

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10-21 San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

10-22 Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole

10-25 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom

10-26 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall

10-27 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre

10-29 Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater

11-01 Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theater

11-02 San Jose, CA – San Jose Civic

11-03 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater

11-05 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex

11-08 Saint Paul, MN – Palace Theatre

11-10 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant

11-11 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre

11-13 Richmond, VA – The National

11-15 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern

11-17 Washington, D.C. – The Anthem

11-18 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa

11-19 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore

11-20 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz

11-22 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium

11-26 Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre

11-29 Toronto, Ontario – History

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Omar Apollo Announces Tour With Ravyn Lenae, Shares New Song: Listen

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Omar Apollo has announced a tour behind his 2022 album Ivory . The Prototype Tour, alongside Ravyn Lenae , takes place this fall across North America. Find those dates, and listen to the new song “ Highlight ,” below.

“Highlight” is one of several new tracks that’s featured on Ivory (Marfil) , the new deluxe edition of Apollo’s 2022 record Ivory . The new edition is out August 12 via Warner .

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10-21 San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre 10-22 Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole 10-25 Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom 10-26 Houston, TX - 713 Music Hall 10-27 San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theatre 10-29 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater 11-01 Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theater 11-02 San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic 11-03 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater 11-05 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex 11-08 Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre 11-10 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant 11-11 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre 11-13 Richmond, VA - The National 11-15 Atlanta, GA - The Eastern 11-17 Washington, D.C. - The Anthem 11-18 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa 11-19 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore 11-20 Raleigh, NC - The Ritz 11-22 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium 11-26 Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre 11-29 Toronto, Ontario - History

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Omar Apollo Announces Fall 2022 North American 'Prototype' Tour Dates

General onsale is beginning Friday, August 12th at 10am local time. 

Following the release of his highly-anticipated debut album IVORY earlier this year and his wildly successful Desvelado Tour, Omar Apollo announces his upcoming fall 2022 Prototype Tour dates.

Kicking off in October, the 22-date tour will see stops at the illustrious Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Brooklyn's Kings Theatre and the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, among others. Omar has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket goes to support MusiCares' work to provide a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community.

In celebration of the tour, he also shares a brand new single in "Highlight," arriving on the heels of his recent nomination for Push Performance of the Year at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards in addition to being featured on Barack Obama's Summer 2022 playlist.

Co-produced by Omar Apollo and Grammy-winning producer Manuel Lara (Bad Bunny, Kali Uchis, Rauw Alejandro), "Highlight" and the previously released single "Archetype" both appear on the deluxe edition of his debut, IVORY (Marfil), out on August 12th via Warner Records with 5 new additional songs.

On "Highlight," Omar's vocal performance shines over mellow production as he glides seamlessly between English and Spanish verses.

Artist presales for the upcoming tour will begin on Wednesday, August 10th at 10am local time, running through Thursday, August 11th at 10pm local time with general onsale beginning Friday, August 12th at 10am local time.

Released to widespread acclaim, IVORY takes Omar's songwriting to the next level - crossing genre lines as well as language barriers as it showcases even greater musical diversity from the budding superstar.

The album features the Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo produced single "Tamagotchi," as well as previously released singles "Killing Me," which debuted with a television performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, "Invincible" featuring Daniel Caesar, the Teo Halm-produced single "Bad Life" with Kali Uchis and "Go Away," produced by Omar himself alongside Carter Lang and Chromeo.

Listen to "Highlight" and pre-save IVORY (Marfil) above, see full album details and tour routing below, and stay tuned for more from Omar coming soon.

Prototype Tour Dates

10/21/22 - San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

10/22/22 - Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole

10/25/22 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom

10/26/22 - Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall

10/27/22 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre

10/29/22 - Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater

11/01/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theater

11/02/22 - San Jose, CA @ San Jose Civic

11/03/22 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater

11/05/22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

11/08/22 - St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre

11/10/22 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

11/11/22 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre

11/13/22 - Richmond, VA @ The National

11/15/22 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern

11/17/22 - Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem

11/18/22 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa

11/19/22 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore

11/20/22 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz

11/22/22 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium

11/26/22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre

11/29/22 - Toronto, ON @ HISTORY

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Omar Apollo ’s April debut studio LP Ivory , the 25-year-old Mexican-American R&B idol form Hobart, Indiana cast a wide net, expanding his sonic spectrum to include multiple far-flung corners of capital-P Pop. On his new NPR Tiny Desk Concert, uploaded today to kick off the series’ celebration of Latinx History Month, he went a step further, opening with a full-band performance of mid-album cut “ En El Olvido ,” flipping its acoustic original into an 11-piece corrido, backed by special guest guitarrón players Silvia Estrada and Mayra Martínez.

For the rest of the show, he returned to his more natural R&B-tinged groove, but his foray into traditional music felt effortless and brought new depth to the entire set. He followed “En El Olvido” with three more IVORY tracks: the heartbroken soul ballad “ Evergreen (You Don’t Deserve Me At All) ,” the acoustic slow-burner “ Petrified ,” and the bittersweet singalong “ Endlessly ,” which he ended with an inspiring message. “I want you to think about something,” he told the enthusiastic crowd as the band vamped on the song’s final chords behind him. “I want you to go home. I want you to meditate. And I want you to burn a bridge. It’s OK. Cut them people out your life.”

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A week after IVORY ‘s release, Daniel Caesar brought Omar Apollo onstage during his Coachella set to perform “ Invincible ,” another song from the album. Last month, Apollo announced the Prototype Tour , a joint North American run with Ravyn Lenae . View the full schedule below and check out Years To Come , a short FADER documentary on Apollo from 2019.

Omar Apollo & Ravyn Lenae Prototype fall 2022 tour

October 21 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air October 22 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole October 25 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom October 26 - Houston, TX - 713 Music Hall October 27 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theatre October 29 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater November 1 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theater November 2 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic November 3 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater November 5 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex November 8 - Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre November 10 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant November 11 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room November 13 - Richmond, VA - The National November 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern November 17 - Washington, D.C. - The Anthem November 18 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa November 19 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore November 20 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz November 22 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium November 26 - Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre November 29 - Toronto, ON - History

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Omar Apollo tour 2024 announced : Omar Apollo is an up-and-coming R&B singer who is rapidly making a name for himself with his smooth, soulful sound. Originally from Indiana, Omar began making music as a way to cope with the challenges of growing up in a small town. His unique blend of R&B, hip-hop, and pop has attracted comparisons to luminaries like Frank Ocean and Khalid, and his soaring vocals have captivated audiences around the world. Omar is currently in the midst of his first major tour, and tickets are selling fast. If you're a fan of soulful R&B music, don't miss your chance to see Omar Apollo live in concert.

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The 23-city tour, dubbed the Prototype tour, will begin on October 21 in San Diego and run through November, concluding in Toronto at History. On the Prototype Tour, Apollo will be joined by R&B singer Ravyn Lenae.

October 21 — San Diego, CA at Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre October 22 — Tucson, AZ at 191 Toole October 25 — Tulsa, OK at Cain’s Ballroom October 26 — Houston, TX at 713 Music Hall October 27 — San Antonio, TX at Aztec Theatre October 29 — Boulder, CO at Boulder Theater November 01 — Los Angeles, CA at The Greek Theater November 02 — San Jose, CA at San Jose Civic November 03 — Oakland, CA at Fox Theater November 05 — Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex November 08 — St. Paul, MN at Palace Theatre November 10 — St. Louis, MO at The Pageant November 11 — Indianapolis, IN at Egyptian Room at Old National Centre November 13 — Richmond, VA at The National November 15 — Atlanta, GA at The Eastern November 17 — Washington, D.C. at The Anthem November 18 — Norfolk, VA at The NorVa November 19 — Charlotte, NC at The Fillmore November 20 — Raleigh, NC at The Ritz November 22 — Nashville, TN at Ryman Auditorium November 26 — Brooklyn, NY at Kings Theatre November 29 — Toronto, ON at HISTORY

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Omar Apollo Releases The New Single ‘Highlight’ And Announces His 2022 ‘Prototype’ Tour

Last month, Omar Apollo announced Ivory (Marfil) , the expanded version of his album Ivory from April of this year. Today, he’s back with a new single “Highlight,” as well as the announcement of the Prototype Tour .

The Prototype Tour will go through North America this fall kicking off in San Diego, California in October and ending in Toronto, Ontario in November. Check out the full dates below and watch the video for “Highlight” above.

10/21 — San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre 10/22 — Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole 10/25 — Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom 10/26 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall 10/27 — San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre 10/29 — Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater 11/01 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theater 11/02 — San Jose, CA @ San Jose Civic 11/03 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 11/05 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex 11/08 — St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre 11/10 — St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant 11/11 — Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre 11/13 — Richmond, VA @ The National 11/15 — Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern 11/17 — Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem 11/18 — Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa 11/19 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore 11/20 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz 11/22 — Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium 11/26 — Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre 11/29 — Toronto, ON @ HISTORY

Ivory (Marfil) is out 8/5 via Warner Records. Pre-order it here .

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Omar Apollo is a first-generation, Mexican-American singer, songwriter, and producer from Northwest Indiana. Omar started releasing music in 2017 and has generated hundreds of millions of streams since then. Omar's parents immigrated to the US from Guadalajara and started a Mexican restaurant called El Super Taco, but sadly they had to close it after Omar was born. The recipe for Disha Hot has been passed down for generations and it has always been Omar's dream to share it with the world.

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Omar Apollo returns with ‘Go Away’

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Returning with his first new music since October’s ‘Apolonio’ , Omar Apollo has shared his dazzling new single ‘Go Away’.

Ushering in a brand new era for the genre-blurring artist, Omar says of his new outlook, “I used to think I wasn’t built for this because I’m just a kid from Indiana. But that thought is gone now. I know what to do. Everything just feels right.”

With his debut LP on the way, Omar has also announced a North American tour for later this year!

Check out ‘Go Away’ and the full tour dates below.

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JULY 27 - Chicago, IL @ Metro 30 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

SEPTEMBER 03 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo 18 - Miami, FL @ Space Park + 19 - Atlanta, GA @ Music Midtown 28 - Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress +# 29 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren +# 30 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace +#

OCTOBER 02 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall +# 03 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits 05 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower +# 06 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf +# 08 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Union Event Center +# 10 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits 12 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre +# 13 - Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre +# 15 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom +# 16 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom +# 17 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox +# 19 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades +^ 20 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst +^ 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Shrine +^ 25 - Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl*^ 27 - Denver, CO @ The Ogden*^ 29 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall*^ 30 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave*^

NOVEMBER 02 - Detroit, MI @ The Majestic*^ 03 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall*^ 04 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club*^ 06 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLA*^ 09 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5*^ 10 - Boston, MA @ Big Night Live*^

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Omar Apollo Says He’s Finishing His ‘Best Album Yet’

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Omar Apollo is looking at himself through Zoom as he tries on the beige Sherpa jacket he just bought. “You fuck with it?” he asks.

It’s hard not to fuck with everything the Mexican American alt-R&B star does. Apollo dropped his debut album, Ivory , in April 2022, then blew up with the ultra-sentimental song “Evergreen,” and followed that success by touring with SZA last year. Recently, he’s been dipping into fashion. (A massive billboard of him dripped in the luxury designer Loewe looms over Sunset Boulevard in L.A.)

Apollo is back in L.A. these days, putting the finishing touches on his upcoming album, out in the summer. He dropped his album’s first single “Spite” last Friday, and he’s experimenting with jazz, house, and other genres.

He tells me it’s the best music he’s ever made. And, nah, he’s not just saying that.

Good. I just got back from visiting family in Durango, Mexico. Duranguense ! I know the dance. You’re supposed to act like you got a penny stuck in between your cheeks or something.

Your knees. Oh, your knees? I remember my mom would teach me how to do that. I was in baile folklórico when I was younger. It was zapateado and dances like that. The girls had the little clicks in their hands and the big dresses. The guys would have sombreros and mariachi-looking pants.

How are you feeling about this new album? I read that you are angrier on it. Angrier, definitely, on the single “Spite.” Now it’s back to my old longing-for-love vibe, but it’s reimagined. I got in with Teo Halm. He’s been my friend since I was 17 years old. We met when I worked at Guitar Center.

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In one of the tracks, you sing about grief. I’ve heard before that grief is the highest, most intense form of love. It’s such a complex feeling because you could feel grief for someone who’s passed away or grief for someone you have heartbreak over. That song, in particular, is one of my favorites on the album. I took my time and was trying to give an imagery and a feeling, and a temperature and a light. Even the writing is kind of psychedelic.

There’s one house-infused song that feels like it came from left field. I was trying to paint an image. I want to be able to set a scene the way that a film would. I wanted something people could just be at the club with, because when you think of my music, you don’t think about the club. So I’m like, “Fuck, I need some club shit.” But it was just how I was feeling at the time, in London especially. I was going to so many parties.

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I remember I had a conversation that kind of rubbed me the wrong way. I thought, “It doesn’t matter what your idea and image of me is. What matters is if I can wake up and I can be excited to go and perform the songs and be excited to put them out.” If I feel strongly about it and I feel like I exhausted every avenue to get to where we’re at, and I feel proud, then I think that that’s what’s important. Those outside opinions can fuck with you a lot, and you just have to take it with a grain of salt.

What sort of opinions do you ask for? I’ll ask very specific things. I’d be like, “I’m going to play you 20 songs, pick your favorite.” That’s it. I don’t want to know why it’s your favorite. Just tell me which one. I think when you’re in the creative process, it’s so delicate that anything could damage your energy toward it. That’s why it’s not good to take in a lot of opinions. I actually have a friend who literally won’t play me anything, and he has been working on a whole album and he won’t show me any of it. He’s on my album too.

You have your Disha Hot sauce going to Taco Bell. My mom made the hot sauce recipe. I wanted to do a relaunch of my hot sauce, but I had to make Ivory. I was like, “Fuck, I have to put this aside for now and focus on the music.” The hot sauce packets will be in every Taco Bell in America. It feels good because she crossed the border from Mexico and opened up a restaurant. When I was born, it became too much, so she had to shut it down. This was the hot sauce she used in the restaurant, so it’s me being like, “Since I made you get the restaurant shut down by being born, this is how I’m paying you back.”

What kind of food would your mom make? She would make tortas ahogadas, chiles rellenos, aguachile. She made a lot of shit. She was so good at it, I’m not going to lie. That just made my mouth water.

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