Entertainment Music R&B Music Megan Thee Stallion Bares Butt in Steamy Announcement for 2024 Hot Girl Summer Tour: 'Get Ready Hotties' The "Savage" rapper's first-ever headlining tour, spanning North America and Europe, kicks off in May with special guest GloRilla By Jack Irvin Jack Irvin Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since 2022. Jack started in the industry with internships at Rolling Stone and Entertainment Tonight, and he worked as a freelance writer for publications including Bustle, MTV News, Shondaland, L’Officiel USA, Ladygunn, Flood and PopCrush before joining PEOPLE. In his current role, Jack covers daily music news and has interviewed both up-and-coming and established artists including Dolly Parton, Michelle Branch, Ashanti, Cyndi Lauper, Normani, Carly Rae Jepsen and Coco Jones. People Editorial Guidelines Published on March 20, 2024 12:35PM EDT Megan Thee Stallion. Photo: Bethany Vargas The wait is over — Megan Thee Stallion is finally hitting the road. On Wednesday, the "Savage" rapper announced the dates for her first-ever official run of headlining concerts, billed as the Hot Girl Summer tour, set to launch later this year with special guest GloRilla joining for the U.S. dates. The tour kicks off May 14 at Target Center in Minneapolis and makes stops in U.S. cities including Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and more before wrapping its North American leg on June 22 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Summer Music Festivals 2024: Performers, Dates, Locations and Everything You Need to Know Megan Thee Stallion attends the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March 2023 in Beverly Hills. Leon Bennett/FilmMagic Then, Megan will head to Europe for a series of shows throughout July in the United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Denmark and Ireland. Additionally, she'll perform at festivals including BottleRock, Boston Calling, Bonnaroo and Broccoli City during the tour. "THEE HOT GIRL SUMMER TOUR IS HERE and I’m bringing my girl GLORILLA WITH ME," wrote the 29-year-old "Hiss" performer on social media. "Get ready hotties it’s about to be a timeeee 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Can't wait to see y'all! ☀️" Alongside the announcement, Megan shared the tour's poster featuring an NSFW photo of the rapper appearing naked with sand covering her backside, which can be viewed on her social media pages. Megan Thee Stallion performs in August 2023. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Nicki Minaj Releases Megan Thee Stallion Diss Track 'Big Foot' amid Their Ongoing Feud: Listen Tickets for the Hot Girl Summer Tour will first become available to Citi cardmembers, who can access a presale starting March 20 at 1 p.m. local time through March 21 at 10 p.m. local time. Megan's fans will also be able to purchase tickets early through a presale, for which they can sign up at her website. The general public can purchase tickets when the official on-sale begins on March 22 at 10 a.m. local time, and VIP packages will be available. See below for the complete list of Megan's Hot Girl Summer Tour dates. May 14 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center^ May 17 – Chicago, IL – United Center^ May 18 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena^ May 21 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden^ May 22 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center^ May 24 – Napa, CA – BottleRock Napa Valley Festival* May 26 – Boston, MA – Boston Calling Festival* May 28 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena^ May 30 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum^ June 1 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena^ June 4 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena^ Junee 6 – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino^ June 8 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena^ June 10 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center^ June 11 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center^ June 13 – Austin, TX – Moody Center^ June 14 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center^ June 16 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival* June 17 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena^ June 19 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center^ June 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena^ June 22 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena^ July 4 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro July 5 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live July 7 – Paris, FR – Zenith July 10 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome July 11 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena July 14 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena July 16 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena July 17 – London, UK – The O2 July 27 – Washington DC – Broccoli City Festival* ^With Support From GloRilla