GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC
Parliament Preparing to release first full album since 1980! Lead single out Jan 15, 2018: “I’m Gon Make U Sick O’Me” Featuring Scarface dropped Jan 15, 2018! Lead single from forthcoming album “Medicaid Fraud Dogg”, the first full Parliament studio album since 1980! This project is a follow up to Funkadelic’s latest release “First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate” (2015). Also, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic to embark on 45+ show national tour sponsored in part by Sam Adams, the 2018 edition of “Mardi Gras Madness”
The 2018 edition of George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic’s MARDI GRAS MADNESS TOUR will bring the Parliament/Funkadelic machine to audiences across the nation for his signature New Orleans funk parties. Produced by Nick Szatmari of Universal Attractions Agency (UAA), the Mardi Gras Madness Tour kicks off on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in Chicago and will hit stages across the nation with a special stop on Mardi Gras Day for a Fat Tuesday celebration at New York’s famed B.B. King Blues Club on February 13th. Tickets for George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic’s Mardi Gras Madness Tour are on sale at georgeclinton.com/tour.
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“I’m Gon Make U Sick O’Me” Featuring Scarface
MARDI GRAS MADNESS TOUR 2018
AVAILABLE FOR SELECT AND ROUTED DATES
Current itinerary below:
Wed, Jan 31, 2018 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Thu, Feb 1, 2018 – Lima, OH – The Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center
Fri, Feb 2, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – The Pabst Theater
Sat, Feb 3, 2018 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
Wed, Feb 7, 2018 – Warrendale, PA – Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
Thu, Feb 8, 2018 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
Fri, Feb 9, 2018 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theatre
Sat, Feb 10, 2018 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte
Tue, Feb 13, 2018 – New York, NY – B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
Thu, Feb 15, 2018 – Washington, DC – The Howard Theatre
Fri, Feb 16, 2018 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
Sat, Feb 17, 2018 – Boston, MA – House of Blues, Boston
Sun, Feb 18, 2018 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Thu – Feb 22, 2018 – Nashville, TN – Topgolf Music
Fri, Feb 23, 2018 – Nashville, TN – Topgolf Music
Sat, Feb 24, 2018 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
Sun, Feb 25, 2018 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
Thu, Mar 1, 2018 – Memphis, TN – The New Daisy Theatre
Fri, Mar 2, 2018 – Houston, TX – House Of Blues, Houston
Sat, Mar 3, 2018 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues, Dallas
Thu, Mar 8, 2018 – Detroit, MI – Sound Board at the MotorCity Casino Hotel
Fri, Mar 9, 2018 – Tama, IA – Meskwaki Bingo & Casino
Sun, Mar 11, 2018 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Fri, Mar 16, 2018 – San Francisco, CA – 1015 Folsom
Sat, Mar 17, 2018 – Napa, CA – JaM Cellars Ballroom
Wed – Mar 21, 2018 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Thu, Mar 22, 2018 – Bend, OR – Midtown Ballroom
Fri, Mar 23, 2018 – Boise, ID – Treefort Main Stage
Sat, Mar 24, 2018 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
Sun, Mar 25, 2018 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo House of Music
Wed, Mar 28, 2018 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues San Diego
Fri, Mar 30, 2018 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater
Sat, Mar 31, 2018 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues, Las Vegas
Sun, Apr 1, 2018 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
Fri, Apr 6, 2018 – Augusta, GA – The Augusta Common
Sat, Jun 16, 2018 – Hunter Mountain, NY – Mountain Jam
Sun, Jul 15, 2018 – Chicago, IL – Taste of Chicago
The Hit List
Funkadelic – Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You? (Remix) ft. Kendrick Lamar, Ice Cube
KCRW – George Clinton With Parliament Funkadelic And Thundercat, Live In The Studio
George Clinton & Parliment Funkadelic
The Godfather of Funk
Think of George Clinton and you’ll likely conjure an image of a crazy black man with rainbow dreads and garb befitting a galactic shaman literally barking at phat bottomed girls with a sub-atomic “WOOF!” This lovable nutcase is the legendary and internationally renowned grandfather of funk and the founder of the Parliament-Funkadelic MOB, taking the sonic innovations of James Brown and Sly Stone to both outer space AND Neptune while selling millions of records and concert tickets in the process. Quiet as its kept, however, George Clinton’s initial approach to the ladies was crooning (when he wasn’t cutting hair) as the leader of a standup vocal group he formed in `55 called The Parliaments, emulating the doo wop and love songs that were popular when he was in diapers (well…he STILL wears those on occasion).
What is there left for the North Cackalackee-born grandfather of funk to do after four decades of rockin’ steady on the one? He can dip back to an era of sweet street corner soul that was his initial inspiration, take some folks back into time while blowing their minds THIS TIME with new spins on the standards – with a mothership full of special guests that completely have his back! We’re talkin’ Carlos Santana, Sly Stone, El DeBarge, Kim Burrell, the RZA (of Wu Tang Clan), Shavon (from System of a Down) and the Red Hot Chili Peppers – not to mention P-Funk stalwarts such as Belita Woods and Gary Shider! It’s a concept he calls George Clinton and The Gangsters Of Love, produced by… [read more]
