While Erykah Badu gears up for her Mama’s Gun 30th Anniversary tour, she has also been working on a joint album with The Alchemist. Today, she revealed the release date for Abi & Alan, which will land on August 29th. It’s Badu’s first album in over 15 years, as New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) was released in March 2010, and the two are currently previewing it for fans on their currently running Abi & Alan Luv Is Tour.
The project will constitute Alchemist’s third joint album this year, following Life Is Beautiful with Larry June and 2 Chainz, and Alfredo 2 with Freddie Gibbs. A fourth album with Yasiin Bey, Forensics, also streamed earlier this year, but has no official release as yet.
You can check out the first single, “Next To You,” above, and see the tour dates below.
Erykah Badu 2025 Tour Dates
Abi & Alan Luv Is Tour:
08/08 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo08/10 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen08/11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre08/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore08/15 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY08/17 – Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore08/19 – Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore08/20 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues08/21 – Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore08/24 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live
Erykah Badu 2025 Tour Dates — Mama’s Gun 25th Anniversary:
10/03 – Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Bowl10/04 – Las Vegas, NV @ Resorts World Theatre10/05 – Las Vegas, NV @ Resorts World Theatre11/16 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena11/18 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway11/20 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre Detroit11/22 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center11/23 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre11/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre11/28 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall11/29 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall12/02 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre12/03 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre12/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre12/06 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre12/08 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle12/10 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory