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H1GHR MUSIC Tour - The Cities for the U.S. Concert Stops - Tickets On Sale March 17

By Nefertiti Jenkins

Fans have been looking for this since October of 2017, when the hip-hop label H1GHR MUSIC, first announced that they were going to have a 2018 North America Tour.  Thousands of people have been waiting patiently to hear more details about the concert stops for CEOs Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone and their H1GHR MUSIC artists.

And after months of teasing, on March 3, Siva Group Entertainment reassured fans, by releasing the names of the cities for the much anticipated locations. Siva Group has worked with Jay Park before. The entertainment and tour management company handled the 2016 'Follow The Movement Tour' with AOMG (Jay Park's label with Simon Dominic).

For 2018, according to Siva, H1GHR MUSIC will be rolling into the following cities this spring... Chicago, New York, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco and of course Seattle (Cha Cha's and Jay Park's hometown).

(UPDATE 03/28/18) According to H1GHR MUSIC's newest artist, Ted Park, he will be joining his label mates on the tour.

(UPDATE 03/16/18)
According to Siva, The H1GHR MUSIC artists confirmed for the tour are rappers Sik-K, pH-1, Woodie Gochild, Jarv Dee, Avatar Darko, Phe Reds, Raz Simone and co-CEO Cha Cha. 

(UPDATE 03/08/18)
Siva Group released the dates for the tour on March 8. Tickets go on sale on March 17. To learn more visit h1ghrmusictour2018.com.

Chicago - April 26 / Park West
New York - April 28 / Freq NYC
Phoenix - April 29 / Paris of Scottsdale
Los Angeles - May 4 / 333 Live
San Francisco - May 5 / The Grand
Seattle - May 8 / Showbox

Until the tour, look for Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone at this year's SXSW (South by Southwest). Jay Park will have a solo showcase on March 16, at Parish on E. 6th in Austin, TX. The next day (on March 17), Jay Park and Cha Cha will host H1GHR MUSIC at The Main.


In more concert news, Jay Park will be in Hawaii on April 1, with Hoody (from AOMG) and pH-1 (from H1GHR MUSIC).




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