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San Francisco Chronicle
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Raphael Saadiq adds S.F. date to extended run of solo shows
Just a month after finishing his sold-out tour with back-to-back hometown performances in Oakland, Raphael Saadiq is ready to hit the road again — this time with 22 more cities on the itinerary. The East Bay R&B legend brought his 'No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits' to only four cities this spring. A departure from his full-band concerts, the shows were story-driven affairs that took audiences back to his days as a boy at Elmhurst Middle School as well as behind-the-scenes as a hitmaker for award-winning artists like Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé — all between performances of fan favorites like the Toni! Tony! Toné! classic 'Anniversary' and Lucy Pearls' 'Dance Tonight.' Saadiq's newly announced set of shows is expected to maintain that same conversational tone. Beginning on Sept. 7 at Sacramento's Channel 24, with a concert at San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall to follow on Sept. 8, the tour concludes on Oct. 14 at the Laura Turner Concert Hall in the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville. Ticket presales begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, while the general sale starts at 10 a.m. Friday, July 11. His upcoming performance in San Francisco will mark Saadiq's third Bay Area appearance this year. He was also a special musical guest at the 2025 NBA All-Star Game at Chase Center in February. 'My sound has been shaped by the Bay from day one,' Saadiq told the Chronicle ahead of his televised performance at the game. 'Growing up in East Oakland, when I walked outside, there was always somebody in their garage playing. It just informed me to perform at levels of excellence.' A landmark year for the artist, Saadiq received his third Grammy Award that same month for his contributions to Beyoncé's ' Cowboy Carter,' which won album of the year. He also helped to pen the track 'I Lied To You,' featured in fellow Oakland native Ryan Coogler 's hit film ' Sinners,' which hit streaming service Max last week.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Raphael Saadiq Would've Rather Had Lauryn Hill In Lucy Pearl?
Raphael Saadiq reportedly shaded his former Lucy Pearl bandmate Dawn Robinson during his No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits show on Saturday (June 7) in Oakland, Calif. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that during his one-man show, Saadiq somewhat confessed that he would've preferred having Lauryn Hill in Lucy Pearl instead of Robinson. The group was originally composed of Saddiq, Robinson, and A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad from 1999 until 2001. 'We had our own Lauryn Hill. Actually, I'd rather have Lauryn,' Saddiq stated. He also spoke about Robinson's abrupt departure in 2001 and noted similarities between that and her exit from En Vogue. 'I couldn't believe it. We did an album in six months, but toured for less than a month,' he explained. After singing his rendition of Lucy Pearl's most successful hit, 'Dance Tonight,' Saadiq quipped, 'See! I didn't need her. I could've sang it myself.' He later revealed his true thoughts on her claim about being homeless. 'That s**t about her living in her car is not real,' he suggested. Back in March, Robinson shared that she'd been living in her car for nearly three years, but promptly clarified that she wasn't 'homeless.' 'I felt free,' she shared about her decision. 'I felt like I was on a camping trip. It just felt like it was the right thing to do.' Robinson described this chapter of her life as 'awakening, healing, forgiving, and growing,' adding, 'It's not 'woe is me.' I'm learning about who I am, I'm learning myself as a person, as a woman.' More from Nicki Minaj Named Best Female Rapper Of All-Time, Barbz And Haters React Dawn Robinson Says Living In Her Car Is A "Healing Time" Dawn Robinson Updates Fans About Car-Living Situation, Says She's "Not Homeless"
