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Gulf Today
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Raphael Saadiq talks about his upcoming one-man show tour
Raphael Saadiq has always admired the boldness of stand-up icons like Dave Chappelle and Eddie Murphy who commanded the stage alone with only their stories. Now, the three-time Grammy winner is taking a similar leap, stepping into the spotlight solo for his own one-man show tour, announced on Tuesday. The intimate No Bandwidth tour will pull back the curtain on Saadiq's life and music, weaving never-before-told stories with performances spanning Tony! Toni! Toné!, Lucy Pearl and his solo catalog. The tour kicks off in Sacramento on Sept. 7 that's expected to run into mid-October. It'll mark a return to the stage that began with a recent limited four-city sneak peek in New York, Los Angeles and his hometown of Oakland. It's been a high note kind of year for Saadiq, who won a Grammy for his work on Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter,' wrote 'I Lied to You' for Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners ' and is preparing the rerelease of his 2004 solo album 'Ray Ray' through his Vinyl Club, a membership that reissues his catalog. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Saadiq reflected on it all, including who he thinks should headline the Super Bowl halftime show and how he's honoring the legacy of his late brother, D'Wayne Wiggins, who died in March. Is doing the one-man show feel like your taking a risk or more of a spiritual enlightenment? I felt like it was more of a spiritual type of quest, and I thought it was a risk. But I like taking risks. I'm totally confident about being on the stage, but I definitely got to give props to people who do one-man shows. Comedians have a glass of water and a stool. I've always wanted to do that. What inspired you? I was really inspired by Mike Tyson's 'Undisputed Truth.' I watched Mike's show. It wasn't like I looked at it and said 'I could do it if Mike Tyson did it.' Mike Tyson's one-man show made it look difficult, but it was so good. It pulled me into Mike's life. Then that's when I said 'I want to do a one-man show.' It took this long, so it was therapy to do it. What stood out to you about Beyoncé being such a hard worker? I watched her organize the storyboard. The vision board is nuts. Her vision board is crazy. When I saw her vision board, it blew me back. Then I saw the show before doing my one-man show too. You need a challenge. You need to go be courageous. You need to like, you need to make some new challenges for yourself. That's what I always wanted to do. How did the death of your brother D'Wayne shift the focus of your music? It didn't really shift anything when I think about music. But the blessing in the music is we got a chance to tour all together before one of us was gone. We got together to talk and have some camaraderie ... and got the chance for all the fans to see us all together the way the group was really meant to be, because we spent a lot of years where we weren't together. What did you learn from your brother personally and professionally that you are carrying forward? One thing I took from my brother was the music. Period. He was the person who played guitar. Wake up with the guitar. Walking outside calling and trying to put bands together. I took that from him. Growing up in school, he left every school on fire for me. He blazed a trail for me, then I started blazing it for him. His two kids are like that with me. I'm blazing it for them. But now they blazing it for me. My nephew (Dylan Wiggins) is working with Frank Ocean, The Weeknd. Associated Press
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 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
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Raphael Saadiq talks upcoming one-man show tour, Beyoncé's work ethic and his work on 'Sinners'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Raphael Saadiq has always admired the boldness of stand-up icons like Dave Chappelle and Eddie Murphy who commanded the stage alone with only their stories. Now, the three-time Grammy winner is taking a similar leap, stepping into the spotlight solo for his own one-man show tour, announced Tuesday. The intimate No Bandwidth tour will pull back the curtain on Saadiq's life and music, weaving never-before-told stories with performances spanning Tony! Toni! Toné!, Lucy Pearl and his solo catalog. The tour kicks off in Sacramento on Sept. 7 that's expected to run into mid-October. It'll mark a return to the stage that began with a recent limited four-city sneak peek in New York, Los Angeles and his hometown of Oakland. It's been a high note kind of year for Saadiq, who won a Grammy for his work on Beyoncé's'Cowboy Carter," wrote 'I Lied to You' for Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners " and is preparing the rerelease of his 2004 solo album 'Ray Ray" through his Vinyl Club, a membership that reissues his catalog. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Saadiq reflected on it all, including who he thinks should headline the Super Bowl halftime show and how he's honoring the legacy of his late brother, D'Wayne Wiggins, who died in March. AP: Is doing the one-man show feel like your taking a risk or more of a spiritual enlightenment? SAADIQ: I felt like it was more of a spiritual type of quest, and I thought it was a risk. But I like taking risks. I'm totally confident about being on the stage, but I definitely got to give props to people who do one-man shows. Comedians have a glass of water and a stool. I've always wanted to do that. SAADIQ: I was really inspired by Mike Tyson's 'Undisputed Truth.' I watched Mike's show. It wasn't like I looked at it and said 'I could do it if Mike Tyson did it.' Mike Tyson's one-man show made it look difficult, but it was so good. It pulled me into Mike's life. Then that's when I said 'I want to do a one-man show.' It took this long, so it was therapy to do it. AP: You was recruited by Ludwig Göransson — who scored 'Sinners' — to write the film's pivotal track 'I Lied to You.' What did you pull away from that experience? SAADIQ: Being that I score film already, what you learn is when you work with people like Ludwig and Ryan is the art of storytelling through music and visuals. You got to love the process. Working with Ryan and Ludwig, you're listening to two perspectives. One person scores, one person writes and shoots. It's like having a super team with those two guys. Adding me to the equation, it should only get better. Ludwig is an amazing composer, guitar player, producer. Ryan's from my hometown. He's a good dude. Solid, great storyteller and you want to show up for a movie that's deeply rooted in blues and gospel and tradition because this is going to go for generations for other people to see what this music was about. I was honored that I could contribute. AP: You worked on 'Cowboy Carter' tracks like 'Texas Hold 'Em,' "Bodyguard" and '16 Carriages.' How was being apart of the album's process and seeing Beyoncé in full work mode? SAADIQ: It was amazing, lucky, fun. Besides the whole country thing, just being a part of Beyoncé's critical thinking, it was great for me. I never meet too many people that can work harder than me. That's somebody who can. I was excited about the energy of her whole team. It would be like playing football for the Jacksonville Jaguars as a receiver and you get traded to the Kansas City Chiefs and got Patrick Mahomes throwing to you. That's how I felt. You just knew you was in a new camp and everybody on the team is like 'Let's get ready to go.' AP: What stood out to you about Beyoncé being such a hard worker? SAADIQ: I watched her organize the storyboard. The vision board is nuts. Her vision board is crazy. When I saw her vision board, it blew me back. Then I saw the show before doing my one-man show too. You need a challenge. You need to go be courageous. You need to like, you need to make some new challenges for yourself. That's what I always wanted to do. AP: You curated and performed a Bay Area tribute melody with a 14-piece band for the NBA All-Star Game in February. Next year's Super Bowl will be played there in Santa Clara. Who do you think should be the halftime performer? SAADIQ: As far as power, it's got to be some Metallica things happening. In a stadium, you're supposed to be a power band, and they got the biggest records that would resonate all over TV. I would say Metallica to be honest. I wouldn't even say myself in that. But I could definitely be a part of somethings for the Super Bowl. But if you want to bring the urban side, I would say Too Short. Those are biggest in the Bay for me. AP: How did the death of your brother D'Wayne shift the focus of your music? SAADIQ: It didn't really shift anything when I think about music. But the blessing in the music is we got a chance to tour all together before one of us was gone. We got together to talk and have some camaraderie ... and got the chance for all the fans to see us all together the way the group was really meant to be, because we spent a lot of years where we weren't together. AP: What did you learn from your brother personally and professionally that you are carrying forward? SAADIQ: One thing I took from my brother was the music. Period. He was the person who played guitar. Wake up with the guitar. Walking outside calling and trying to put bands together. I took that from him. Growing up in school, he left every school on fire for me. He blazed a trail for me, then I started blazing it for him. His two kids are like that with me. I'm blazing it for them. But now they blazing it for me. My nephew (Dylan Wiggins) is working with Frank Ocean, The Weeknd. So many people I can't keep up with them. Everything that's instilled in me and Dwayne is now instilled in Jaden (Wiggins). He's a beast. He plays bass and guitar. He's producing and playing with bands. I'm trying to keep everyone going forward, not backwards.
