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New York Post
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
How much are tickets to see Raphael Saadiq on his ‘No Bandwidth tour'?
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. The 'pre-eminent R&B artist of the '90s' is about to wow audiences in the 2020s. Raphael Saadiq recently announced he's taking his career-spanning 'No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits' show to performing arts centers, auditoriums, theatres, palaces and symphony halls all over North America this September and October. Late in the run, the Tony! Toni! Toné! singer is scheduled to bring his ambitious concert to Newark's New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 2. 'I've always wanted to do a one-man show. I want to challenge myself,' Saadiq shared in a press release. 'My one-person show has three acts; I will be talking about my career, bringing a couple of instruments to express myself, singing my original music as well as covers of songs I wish I had written, and more. I want it to feel magical and like a Broadway show.' 'We're really going to be close and personal,' the former Lucy Pearl member added in an interview with USA Today. Prior to the upcoming 22-show run, the three-time Grammy winner — who recently contributed to Beyoncé's critically and commercially-acclaimed 'Cowboy Carter' (he produced 'Texas Hold 'Em' as well as '16 Carriages') and the box office smash 'Sinners' — headlined a trio of shows this summer including one at NYC's Apollo Theater. Want to hear 'Love That Girl,' 'Feels Good,' 'It Never Rains (In Southern California),' be treated to stories and more? If so, tickets are available for all of Saadiq's 'No Bandwidth' concerts. At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $72 including fees on Vivid Seats. Other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $82 to $171 including fees. For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Raphael Saadiq's 2025 'No Bandwidth Tour.' All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation. Raphael Saadiq ticket prices 2025 A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here: Raphael Saadiq tour dates Ticket prices start at Sept. 7 at Channel 24 in Sacramento, CA $119 (including fees) Sept. 8 at the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, CA $155 (including fees) Sept. 10 at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, CA $140 (including fees) Sept. 12 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV $120 (including fees) Sept. 14 at the Fox Theatre in Tucson, AZ $171 (including fees) Sept. 16 at the Paramount Theatre in Denver, CO $83 (including fees) Sept. 19 at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, TX $102 (including fees) Sept. 21 at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX $82 (including fees) Sept. 22 at the Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land, TX $94 (including fees) Sept. 24 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA $109 (including fees) Sept. 25 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts in New Orleans, LA $89 (including fees) Sept. 27 at the Township Auditorium in Columbia, SC $95 (including fees) Sept. 28 at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, NC $97 (including fees) Sept. 30 at The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD $135 (including fees) Oct. 2 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ $94 (including fees) Oct. 4 at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA $95 (including fees) Oct. 7 at the Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh, PA $107 (including fees) Oct. 8 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL $99 (including fees) Oct. 10 at the Taft Theatre in Cincinnati, OH $95 (including fees) Oct. 11 at the Detroit Opera House in Detroit, MI $97 (including fees) Oct. 13 at the Louisville Palace in Louisville, KY $72 (including fees) Oct. 14 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN $86 (including fees) (Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn't noted, will include additional fees at checkout.) Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event. Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here. Raphael Saadiq new music Although we're not entirely sure what Saadiq will take to the stage at this multifaceted, no phones stage show, we recommend checking out his most recent effort, the four-song 'Blue Room.' Featuring collaborations with Common, Ledisi, Steve Spacek (who takes credit for the album) and Q-Tip, the blissed-out mini-album is a peaceful 14-minute experiment that shows off the gifted group's skills for innovative arrangement, powerful vocals and how they intersect. We recommend starting with the groovy 'Something Tells Me,' an inside-out, kaleidoscopic soundscape before diving into the scratchy jam 'Hey' and chill medley-like 'They Don't Know You.' To hear for yourself, you can find 'Blue Room' here. About the record, Spacek shared this statement via Bandcamp: Blue Room is a labour of love spanning a little over two decades. They were more or less unfinished songs from a few recording sessions at Raphael Saadiq's Blakeslee studios in LA. With amazing talent the likes of Common and QTip- to name but a few- passing through Raphael's studio on a daily basis, I ended up with a bunch of unfinished gems. Not sure what happened to the sessions but I had these 2-track songs that whenever I played them, peeps would always be asking when and where they could get them. I was constantly getting requests for me to release them. I most likely would have already, if it wasn't for the fact that- to my ear at least- they were clearly unfinished and wouldn't do justice to the featured talent- much less the music as a whole. Fast forward to present and thanks to new technologies like stem separation, I was able to finish up and polish off the four songs featured on Blue Room. I am finally and truly happy with the finished project. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!! Also, of note, Saadiq recently served as the composer on the Pedro Pascal film 'Freaky Tales.' Some tracks are atmospheric and ambient while others harken back to Saadiq's late-'80s 'Tony! Toni! Toné!' output. You can find the score here. On top of that, the tireless Saadiq contributed to 'Cowboy Carter' and 'Sinners' as noted above. D'Wayne Wiggins news On March 7, 2025, D'Wayne Wiggins passed away. Wiggins, 64, was in Tony! Toni! Toné! with Saadiq and was also his older brother (Saadiq's real name is Charles Ray Wiggins). Most recently, they performed together in 2023 on the 'Just Me and You Tour.' Two days before he passed, Wiggins shared he was experiencing medical complications on Instagram. It was later revealed the talented artist died from bladder cancer at his home in Oakland, CA. R&B icons on tour in 2025 It's a good time to be an R&B fan. Over the next few months, many of Saadiq's contemporaries from yesterday and today are also taking their hits to venues all over the U.S. and Canada. Here are just five of our favorites you won't want to miss live. • Erykah Badu • John Legend • Brandy with Monica • Earth Wind and Fire • Chris Brown Who else is pounding the pavement? Take a look at this list of all the biggest R&B stars on tour in 2025 to find the show for you. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
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"
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Raphael Saadiq Expands ‘No Bandwidth' One-Man Show to 22-Date Fall Tour
Raphael Saadiq has announced the expansion of his one-man show 'No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits' to a 22-date tour kicking off this fall. The musician previously staged a smaller iteration of the show earlier this year, performing nights in Los Angeles, New York City and Oakland. Now, he's expanding the scope even further, beginning the run at Sacramento's Channel 24 on September 7. Over the next month, he'll make stops in Atlanta, Los Angeles and Chicago before rounding the bases in Nashville at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on October 14. More from Variety Raphael Saadiq Announces 'No Bandwidth' Tour, Plots New Album and Documentary (EXCLUSIVE) Scores for 'Soul,' 'Lovecraft Country,' 'Last of Us II,' 'A Life on Our Planet' Win ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards Raphael Saadiq on Recreating Aretha Franklin's Classic Music for 'Genius': 'Aretha Was the LeBron James in the Room' 'I've always wanted to do a one-man show,' says Saadiq in a statement. 'I want to challenge myself. My one-person show has three acts; I will be talking about my career, bringing a couple of instruments to express myself, singing my original music as well as covers of songs I wish I had written, and more. I want it to feel magical and like a Broadway show.' Saadiq will also release the vinyl edition of his 2004 album 'Ray Ray' for fans who signed up for the Raphael Saadiq Vinyl Club. Members of the club have access to the Vault, which offers unreleased photos, behind-the-scenes videos and more. Earlier this year, Saadiq announced the first iteration of the 'No Bandwidth' tour with Variety, revealing that he's also working on a documentary about his career and the Tony! Toni! Toné! reunion tour that took place in 2023. 'It's the span of my career and it'll have the Tony's last tour. I took the phones so nobody really saw the tour,' he told Variety. 'We have so much footage. I collected all the footage already, everything's in one place. And I'm directing it, we just putting everything together. We started editing last week for the first time.' Check out the tour dates below: 9/7 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 249/8 – San Francisco, CA – Davies Symphony Hall9/10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Ford9/12 – Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Theater9/14 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Tucson Theatre9/16 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre9/19 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre9/21 – Austin, TX – The Paramount Theatre9/22 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Center9/24 – Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre9/25 – New Orleans, LA – Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts9/27 – Columbia, SC – The Township Auditorium9/28 – Durham, NC – DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center9/30 – National Harbor, MD – MGM National Harbor10/2 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Hall at New Jersey Performing Arts Center10/4 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre10/7 – Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland10/8 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre10/10 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre10/11 – Detroit, MI – Detroit Opera House10/13 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace10/14 – Nashville, TN – Schermerhorn Symphony Center – Laura Turner Concert Hall Best of Variety Oscars 2026: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Wagner Moura and More Among Early Contenders to Watch New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts?
San Francisco Chronicle
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
‘We had our own Lauryn Hill': Raphael Saadiq goes off about Lucy Pearl bandmate Dawn Robinson at Oakland show
Raphael Saadiq did not hold back during the final night of his 'No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits' tour, which concluded in his hometown of Oakland. The special one-man show, which kicked off on May 31 at the historic Apollo Theater in New York before subsequent stops in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, wrapped up with two consecutive performances at the Fox Theater over the weekend that were as revealing as the crowds were rowdy. The format was reminiscent of 2020's 'Beastie Boys Story' on Apple TV+, though even more sparse and not as technically tight (certain sound and video cues didn't quite sync up). Saadiq on a sparse stage featuring a couple of stools, two guitars, a bass, a turntable and a piano as he shared personal stories about the triumphs and tragedies of his life growing up as a scrawny boy in East Oakland to becoming the co-founder of the 1990s hitmakers Tony! Toni! Toné! and a Grammy-winning producer. Fans were instructed to seal their electronic devices in Yondr pouches when they arrived at the venue, allowing Saadiq to speak openly without fear of a video of him and his comments going viral. As a reward, he gave the crowd an unfiltered account of the fallout that ended Lucy Pearl, the supergroup he formed with Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest and Dawn Robinson, of the Oakland-founded R&B troupe En Vogue. 'Since this is my last show, I'm going to tell y'all,' he said, with a laugh. 'This is why you don't have your phones.' He specifically addressed longstanding tensions with Robinson, whom he called 'our own Lauryn Hill,' referring to the Grammy-winning 'Ex-Factor' singer notorious for being late to her own concerts and the one blamed for canceled reunion tours with the popular '90s hip-hop trio known as the Fugees. 'Actually, I'd rather have Lauryn,' Saadiq said to audible gasps. And he didn't stop there. Reflecting on Lucy Pearl's abrupt dissolution in late 2001, just about two years the group formed, Saadiq recalled a tour stop in Amsterdam — their last — where he learned Robinson wanted to leave the band. 'I couldn't believe it. We did an album in six months, but toured for less than a month,' he said, referring to their self-titled debut that had dropped just a year before. At one point, Saadiq started singing the hook from the Lucy Pearl hit 'Dance Tonight,' which was sung by Robinson. 'See! I didn't need her. I could've sang it myself,' he quipped. To end the segment about what he called his 'Lucifer's Pearl' era, he dismissed recent reports of Robinson living in her car, saying bluntly, 'That sh— about her living in her car is not real.' This rare openness added gravity to a night that was as chaotic as it was thrillingly insightful. Fans showered Saadiq with a deafening outpouring of love, but their exuberance occasionally cut through his storytelling. A woman in the front repeatedly declared her undying love, and another went so far as to flash the musician. Saadiq's connection to Oakland — the city where his career began — only fueled the hooting and hollering throughout the venue. From namedropping his buddy and school 'bodyguard' Huston Lillard, father of NBA star Demian Lillard, to his alma maters Elmhurst Middle School and Castlemont High School as well as a slew of Oakland landmarks, he received rapturous cheers, many shouting out their connections to each he listed off. Saadiq appeared amused, every so often blowing kisses to fans, but also annoyed. He jokingly scolded and shushed the crowd, threatening to randomly name spots in Walnut Creek or Pinole because, he quipped, 'I know y'all don't leave to go out there.' Of course, the audience was most electrified when Saadiq sang his biggest hits with Tony! Toni! Toné! like 'Feels Good,' "Anniversary" as well as his solo tracks, 'Me and You' and 'Ask of You.' He later rattled off stories about working with the biggest names in the movie and music industry, from filmmakers John Singleton ('Boyz in the Hood') and Oakland's own Ryan Coogler ('Sinners') to Beyoncé and her sister Solange Knowles, the latter whom he called 'one of my favorites.' 'What makes me a great collaborator is that I'm a great listener,' he said, throwing shade at the show's main heckler. 'Not like you. I. Am. A. Listener.' He noted that while he never received awards for his solo work, he got his wins for his collaborations. Most recently, Saadiq won his third Grammy for his contributions to Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter," which won album of the year at the 67th Grammy Awards. Nostalgia and controversy intertwined as Saadiq mentioned working with Kendrick Lamar ('Why would Drake mess with that dude? And I like Drake!') and while reminiscing about the influence the Isley Brothers had on his music, which led him to bring up that group's frequent collaborator, R. Kelly. 'Kell's a bad boy,' he acknowledged, referring to the disgraced R&B singer convicted of multiple sex crimes. 'They should have gotten him some help.' It was a truly raw, unapologetic look into the 59-year-old's life and career. Just before wrapping up at 11:30 p.m. with anecdotes about his late big brother D'Wayne Wiggins, who died of bladder cancer at 64 in March, he wanted to make sure he made good with the crowd. 'I didn't mind the noise,' he told the packed theater. 'It was all love.'
