MIKE releases tenth studio album + bringing Navy Blue, Maxo, Liv.e, Mercury & more on the road for world tour

MIKE, nèe Michael Bonema, releases his new album Showbiz! via his own 10k label. The new album, his tenth solo LP, includes features from 454 and duendita, and guest production from Thelonious Martin, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Jacob Rochester, Anysia Kym, Harrison (SURF GANG), ShunGu, Laron and redLee. At only 26 years old, Showbiz! finds MIKE stepping into the next chapter of his career as a proven, essential voice in hip-hop this decade, with Pitchfork awarding him Best New Album in their review today. The album’s 24 songs crystallize the sound that MIKE has been honing across a prolific discography that documents his progression as an artist and a person in real time. Yesterday, ahead of the album’s release, MIKE shared a double video directed by Nicholas Stafford Briggs for “man in the mirror” & “Artist of the Century”, along with unveiling a special website where fans could listen to the album early, www.lostscribe.com. 

Showbiz! examines the various iterations of himself that MIKE has shared through his music, and reflects on the upsides and downsides of reaching success as a professional musician: the higher highs and lower lows of show business. In a conversation with Pitchfork that was published earlier this month, MIKE spoke about his experiences touring in 2024, the meaning of Showbiz! as a mantra while on the road, and how he manages to stay grounded in himself despite all of the roles he serves professionally and personally.

MIKE capped off an unprecedented run of projects and collaborations with the likes of Earl Sweatshirt, Wiki, The Alchemist and more over the past two years with Pinball, a creative reunion with producer Tony Seltzer. Rolling Stone called the project “a fearless sonic shift” and injected an unexpected, invigorated new energy to MIKE’s catalog, which has primarily been lauded for his incisive writing. He celebrated that moment with the 4th edition of his annual Young World festival in Brooklyn last Summer, which has come to be regarded as one of the premiere events on New York’s Summer calendar, aimed at giving its 8,000+ attendees a space to express themselves. 

In support of Showbiz!, MIKE will embark on the biggest tour of his career and today, he’s announcing the full slate of supporting acts on the run, 24 in total across the UK, Europe and North America this Spring. The North American dates include support from Sideshow, Niontay, semiratruth, El Cousteau, Mercury, Stahhr, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Liv.e, RiTchie, Maxo, Camden Malik, Anysia Kym, duendita, Navy Blue, Mike Shabb, 12k Gotti and additional special surprise guests. Supporting acts for the European leg will include k-caz, dav1d, Pretty V, Lauren Duffus, Jespfur, Fine, Salimata, Jadasea and special European surprise guests. The 71-date run begins in Ireland in late February. Tickets are available at aotctour.com and see below for the full breakdown of each show’s supporting bill.

Listen to Showbiz! above, find the full tour routing for his world tour below, and stay tuned for more from MIKE coming soon.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

EU/UK:

? very special guests

* k-caz

^ dav1d

+ Pretty V

$ Lauren Duffus

% Jespfur

~ Fine

@ Salimata

! Jadasea

2/27/2025 – Dublin, IR @ The Button Factory *

2/28/2025 – Glasgow, UK @ Room 2 ^ +

3/1/2025 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club ^ +

3/3/2025 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla $

3/4/2025 – Birmingham, UK @ The Hare & Hounds $

3/5/2025 – Bristol, UK @ Trinity $

3/6/2025 – London, UK @ EartH Hall ?

3/7/2025 – Brighton, UK @ Patterns !

3/8/2025 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique %

3/10/2025 – Cologne – DE @ Veedel Club %

3/11/2025 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg %

3/12/2025 – Hamburg, DE @ HÄKKEN %

3/13/2025 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen ~

3/14/2025 – Stockholm, SE @ Bar Brooklyn %

3/15/2025 – Oslo, NO @ John Dee %

3/17/2025 – Berlin, DE @ Gretchen @

3/18/2025 – Jena, DE @ Trafo @

3/19/2025 – Prague, CZ @ Cross Club @

3/20/2025 – Vienna, AT @ Das Werk @

3/21/2025 – Munich, DE @ Milla @

3/22/2025 – Milan, IT @ Circolo Magnolia @

3/23/2025 – Lyon, FR @ Sonic @

3/25/2025 – Toulouse, FR @ Le Rex @

3/26/2025 – Barcelona, ES @ La Nau !

3/27/2025 – Madrid, ES @ Sala Villanos !

3/28/2025 – Lisboa, PT @ LAV – Lisboa Ao Vivo !

3/29/2025 – Porto, PT @ Hard Club !

3/30/2025 – Vigo, ES @ Radar Estudios !

4/1/2025 – San Sebastian, ES @ Dabadaba !

4/2/2025 – La Roche-sur-Yon, FR @ Quai M !

4/3/2025 – Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie !

North America:

? Very special guests

! Sideshow

% Niontay

^ semiratruth

# El Cousteau

* Mercury

~ Stahhr

@ Salami Rose Joe Louis

$ Liv.e

△ Ritchie

♜ Maxo

€ Camden Malik

+ Anysia Kym

& duendita

£ Navy Blue

♣︎ Mike Shabb

◼︎ 12k Gotti

4/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church ! % ^

4/17 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat ! % ^

4/18 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

4/19 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground ! % #

4/20 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm ! % #

4/22 – Tampa, FL @ Crowbar ! % #

4/23 – Miami, FL @ Gramps ! % #

4/24 – Orlando, FL @ The Abbey ! % #

4/25 – Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly ! % #

4/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse % * ~

4/27 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theatre @ *

4/29 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head @ *

4/30 – Dallas, TX @ Tulips $ @

5/1 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs) $ @

5/2 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk Outside $ @

5/3 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger $ @

5/5 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress $ △

5/6 – Phoenix, AZ @ Walter Studios $ △

5/7 – San Diego, CA @ Quartyard ♜ !

5/8 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco ?

5/9 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst (Atrium) ♜ !

5/10 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall ♜ !

5/11 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s € + &

5/13 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl + &

5/14 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile + &

5/15 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre + &

5/16 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Basement + &

5/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell + &

5/18 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre + &

5/20 – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck + &

5/21 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge + &

5/22 – Minneapolis, MN @ Amsterdam £ ^

5/23 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall £ ^

5/24 – Indianapolis, IN @ HI-FI £ ^

5/25 – Detroit, MI @ El Club ?

5/27 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop £ ◼︎

5/28 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House £ ♣︎

5/29 – Montreal, QC @ Fairmount Theatre £ ♣︎

5/30 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club £ ♣︎

5/31 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza ?

MIKE

Showbiz!

10k

January 31, 2024

1. Bear Trap

2. Clown of the Class (Work Harder)

3. Then we could be free..

4. Watered down

5. man in the mirror

6. Artist of the Century

7. What U Bouta Do?/A Star was Born (feat. 454)

8. Belly 1

9. Da Roc

10. The Weight (2k20)

11. Lost Scribe

12. You’re the Only One Watching

13. Lucky

14. #82

15. Too Hot (interlude)

16. Pieces of a Dream

17. Strange Feeling

18. Zombie pt. 2

19. Burning House

20. Showbiz! (Intro)

21. Spun Out

22. Miss U (feat. duendita)

23. When it Rains

24. Diamond Dancing (Broke)

 

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