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Produced by Live Nation, the 22-date run kicks off on <strong>Friday, October <\/strong>20<sup>th<\/sup> and will make stops throughout the U.S. and Canada, including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Vancouver, and more, before wrapping up shortly after Thanksgiving on Saturday, November 25 in Kota\u2019s hometown, <a href=\"https:\/\/go.seated.com\/tour-events\/ca7b2d64-1d9f-481f-932f-cc9c1c967f55\"><strong>New York at Irving Plaza<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the tour name, <strong>Kota stated<\/strong>, \u201cmy new album Protea is all about giving flowers to the people that hold you down. I haven\u2019t been on a nationwide tour since 2019 so I see this tour as an appreciation tour for my supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tour affirms Kota\u2019s staying power as one of the most successful independent artists in today\u2019s rap landscape. The tour announcement comes on the heels of <strong>Kota<\/strong>\u2019s critically-acclaimed album, <a href=\"https:\/\/venice.lnk.to\/protea\"><em>PROTEA<\/em><\/a>, released June 30, 2023 via FLTBYS Music and Entertainment LLC &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venicemusic.co\/\">Venice Music<\/a>. Spanning 16 tracks, the project received rave reviews from publications such as <em>XXL<\/em>, <em>Wonderland<\/em>, <em>VIBE<\/em>, and <em>UPROXX<\/em> to name a few. The latter dubbing <em>PROTEA<\/em>, <em>\u201ca break from the routines, it\u2019s the splash of sunshine cascading through the window to remind us that there is more beyond the office, the struggle, the anxiety and depression of our modern times.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kota, who has a massive catalog of music, of which he owns all his masters and publishing, stated that he will be performing a number of his fan favorites from his various albums, including EVERTYHING, FOTO, Lyrics to Go Volumes 1 through 4, MEMO and PROTEA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TICKETS<\/strong>: Tickets go on sale Friday, July 21 at 10AM at <a href=\"http:\/\/kotathefriendtour.com\">kotathefriendtour.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KOTA THE FRIEND PRESENTS: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kotathefriend.com\/tour\/\"><strong>FLOWERS FOR MY FRIENDS TOUR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fri Oct 20 \u2014 Pittsburgh, PA \u2014 Roxian Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Sat Oct 21 \u2014 Philadelphia, PA \u2014 Union Transfer<\/li>\n<li>Sun Oct 22 \u2014 Silver Spring, MD \u2014 The Fillmore Silver Spring<\/li>\n<li>Wed Oct 25 \u2014 Atlanta, GA \u2014 Buckhead Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Thu Oct 26 \u2014 Tampa, FL \u2014 The Ritz Ybor<\/li>\n<li>Sat Oct 28 \u2014 Dallas, TX \u2014 South Side Music Hall<\/li>\n<li>Mon Oct 30 \u2014 Phoenix, AZ \u2014 The Van Buren<\/li>\n<li>Tue Oct 31 \u2014 San Diego, CA \u2014 The Observatory North Park<\/li>\n<li>Wed Nov 01 \u2014 Los Angeles, CA \u2014 The Belasco Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Sun Nov 05 \u2014 San Francisco, CA \u2014 The Fillmore<\/li>\n<li>Tue Nov 07 \u2014 Seattle, WA \u2014 Neumos<\/li>\n<li>Fri Nov 10 \u2014 Portland, OR \u2014 Crystal Ballroom<\/li>\n<li>Sat Nov 11 \u2014 Vancouver, BC \u2014 Hollywood Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Wed Nov 15 \u2014 Denver, CO \u2014 Summit<\/li>\n<li>Fri Nov 17 \u2014 Minneapolis, MN \u2014 The Lyric at Skyway Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Sat Nov 18 \u2014 Chicago, IL \u2014 Patio Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Sun Nov 19 \u2014 Detroit, MI \u2014 St. Andrew\u2019s Hall<\/li>\n<li>Mon Nov 20 \u2014 Toronto, ON \u2014 The Danforth Music Hall<\/li>\n<li>Wed Nov 22 \u2014 Boston, MA \u2014 Paradise Rock Club<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.seated.com\/tour-events\/ca7b2d64-1d9f-481f-932f-cc9c1c967f55\"><strong>Sat Nov 25 \u2014 New York, NY \u2014 Irving Plaza<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Brooklyn-bred independent hip hop artist and producer, Kota the Friend, announced his headlining tour this fall \u2013\u00a0 Kota the Friend Presents: Flowers For My Friends Tour. 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