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    David Banner Returns with New Album

    Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:05:03

    The Mississippi rapper allegedly tells a good story


    He will not turn into the Incredible Hulk (that's Bruce!) but rap's newest star, David Banner, will release a new album this fall titled Greatest Story Ever Told. The Mississippi rapper is completing his fifth album, the follow-up to 2005's Certified, for the SRC/Universal Motown label. The first single from the album will be "Speakers," which features cameos by Akon, Lil' Wayne and Snoop Dogg.

    Banner will also tour throughout the summer to promote the upcoming record as part of the Rock the Bells Festival series. The touring, outdoor concert—featuring a reunited Rage Against the Machine and Wu Tang Clan—begins in Mansfield, MA on July 26 and ends on September 1 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

    These are the dates:

    July 26th - Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
    July 28th - New York, NY - Randall's Island
    July 29th - New York, NY - Randall's Island
    August 7th - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Center
    August 8th - Houston, TX - Reliant Park
    August 11th - San Bernardino, CA - Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen
    August 12th - San Diego, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
    August 18th - San Francisco, CA - McCovey Cove
    August 19th - Sacramento, CA - TBD
    August 21st - Salt Lake City, UT - TBD
    August 22nd - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
    August 25th - Minneapolis, MN - TBD
    August 26th - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
    August 29th - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
    September 1st - Honolulu, Hawaii - TBD

    —The ARTISTdirect Staff
    07.25.07

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