Funk legend George Clinton announced that he will retire after 50 years, marking 2019 his last year with Parliament-Funkadelic.
This spring and summer, he will embark on his final trek, dubbed “One Nation Under a Groove Tour.”
“It’s coming right on time,” Clinton told Rolling Stone. “I would love to keep on doing this, but I’ll be 78 in a few more months. Even though I feel like I’m just getting started, the reality is the group needs to go ahead and keep it going.”
Following a stint in Australia with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic will play a four-day show in Honolulu, Hawaii. From there, they’ll make stops at various music festivals before kicking-off the North American tour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 30. Throughout the run, they’ll be joined by Galactic, Fishbone, Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf, and Dumpstaphunk, varying per date. Las Vegas, Nevada will round-out the tour late August.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award this May. The collective is best-known for records like 1971’s Maggot Brain, 1975’s Mothership Connection and One Nation Under a Groove, which was released in 1978. Throughout the late ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, the group garnered attention with top R&B hits like “Give Up The Funk,” “Flash Light,” and “Atomic Dog.”
Check out the full list of tour dates below.
George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic Tour Dates 2019
02/19 – Sydney, AU @ Qudos Bank Arena
02/20 – Sydney, AU @ Qudos Bank Arena
02/23 – Hunter Valley, AU @ Hope Estate
02/25 – Brisbane, AU @ Entertainment Centre
02/26 – Brisbane, AU @ Entertainment Centre
02/28 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena
03/02 – Geelong, AU @ Mount Duneed Winery
03/03 – Adelaide, AU @ Super Cars Post Race Concert
03/05 – Perth, AU @ N.I.B. Stadium
03/09 – North Adams, MA @ Mass MOCA
04/11 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
04/12 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
04/13 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
04/14 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
04/20 – Sydney, AU @ Enmore Theater
04/21 – Byron Bay, AU @ Bluesfest
04/22 – Byron Bay, AU @ Bluesfest
04/25 – Melbourne, AU @ Forum Theatre
04/27 – Osaka, JP @ Billboard Live
04/29 – Tokyo, JP @ Billboard Live
04/30 – Tokyo, JP @ Billboard Live
05/26 – Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Music Festival
05/30 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre
05/31 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
06/01 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverfront Live
06/04 – New York, NY @ SummerStage, Central Park
06/05 – Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
06/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
06/09 – Columbia, MD @ Capital Jazz Festival
06/15 – Tunica, MS @ Gold Strike Casino
08/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater
08/03 – Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery
08/04 – Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley Casino
08/08 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
08/10 – Portland, OR @ Oregon Zoo
08/11 – Eugene, OR @ Cuthbert Amphitheater
08/15 – Denver, CO @ TBA
08/17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theater
08/18 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
