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Central Cee announces mammoth 2025 world tour

History-making British rapper Central Cee has announced a mammoth 39-date world tour for 2025.

Produced by Live Nation, the outing kicks off on 1 April in Norway at Oslo’s Spektrum Arena making stops at renowned venues in Europe and North America before wrapping up on 2 July in Perth, Australia.

The Can’t Rush Greatness tour comes hot on the heels of his long-awaited debut album of the same name.

The project has already been hailed as having the biggest streaming day of all-time for a UK rapper, globally. This achievement comes on top of three Brit Award nominations for Best UK Artist, Best Song for “Band4Band” and “Best Hip Hop & Grime,” and a cinematic black and white visual for the album track “Limitless”.

The West London native previously made history as the first-ever British rapper to reach over one billion Spotify streams in a single year.

The Can’t Rush Greatness tour comes hot on the heels of his long-awaited debut album of the same name

Central Cee (born Oakley Neil Caesar-Su) released his first tracks in 2014, following them up with a long series of EPs and singles over the following years.

He released his first full mixtape, Wild West, in 2021, which was the top-selling British debut project of the year.

His 2022 single Doja has racked up more than 450 million streams on Spotify alone and debuted at No. 2 on the official UK charts, while his 23 mixtape debuted at No. 1 on the country’s albums chart.

2023’s Sprinter, a collaboration with fellow English rapper Dave, debuted at No.1 on the UK singles chart with over 13 million streams in just one week, the most for any UK rap single in history. The track remained at No.1 for 10 consecutive weeks, making it the longest-running No.1 rap single in UK chart history.

Central Cee is represented worldwide by Wasserman Music agents Brent Smith, Lauren Marker, Tom Schroeder and Jesse Fayne.

Can’t Rush Greatness tour dates:

April 1 | Oslo, NO | Spektrum

April 3 | Copenhagen, DK | Forum Black Box

April 5 | Hamburg, DE | Sporthalle Hamburg

April 6 | Berlin, DE | Velodrom

April 8 | Amsterdam, NL | Ziggo Dome

April 10 | Milan, IT | Fabrique

April 11 | Munich, DE | Zenith Die Kulturhalle

April 13 | Paris, FR | Accor Arena

April 15 | Dusseldorf, DE | PSD Bank Dome

April 16 | Brussels, BE | Forest National

April 18 | Birmingham, UK | Utilita Arena

April 19 | Manchester, UK | Co-op Live

April 22 | Dublin, IE | 3Arena

April 24 | London, UK | The O2

April 27 | Glasgow, UK | OVO Hydro

May 2 | Portland, OR | Roseland Theater

May 3 | Seattle, WA | Showbox SoDo^

May 6 | San Francisco, CA | The Masonic

May 7 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Palladium

May 9 | Denver, CO | The Fillmore Denver

May 11 | Houston, TX | Bayou Music Center

May 12 | Dallas, TX | South Side Ballroom

May 15 | Detroit, MI | The Fillmore Detroit

May 16 | Chicago, IL | Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

May 18 | Charlotte, NC | The Fillmore Charlotte

May 19 | Atlanta, GA | Coca-Cola Roxy

May 21 | Philadelphia, PA | The Fillmore Philadelphia

May 22 | Silver Spring, MD | The Fillmore Silver Spring

May 24 | Toronto, ON, CAN | HISTORY

May 25 | Toronto, ON, CAN | HISTORY

May 27 | Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn Paramount

May 29 | New York, NY | Terminal 5^

May 31 | Boston, MA | MGM Music Hall

June 1 | Montreal, QC, CAN | MTELUS

June 20 | Auckland, NZ | Spark Arena*

June 22 | Brisbane, AU | Brisbane Entertainment Centre

June 25 | Sydney, AU | Qudos Bank Arena

June 28 | Melbourne, AU | Rod Laver Arena

July 2 | Perth, AU | RAC Arena*

 


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Central Cee signs with Wasserman Music

History-making British rapper Central Cee has signed with Wasserman Music for worldwide agency representation.

The West London native is the first British rapper in history to reach over one billion Spotify streams in a single year.

He is now represented worldwide by Wasserman Music agents Brent Smith, Lauren Marker, Tom Schroeder and Jesse Fayne.

Central Cee (born Oakley Neil Caesar-Su) released his first tracks in 2014, following them up with a long series of EPs and singles over the following years.

He released his first full mixtape, Wild West, in 2021, which was the top-selling British debut project of the year.

The West London native is the first British rapper in history to reach over one billion Spotify streams in a single year

His 2022 single Doja has racked up more than 450 million streams on Spotify alone and debuted at No. 2 on the official UK charts, while his 23 mixtape debuted at No. 1 on the country’s albums chart.

2023’s Sprinter, a collaboration with fellow English rapper Dave, debuted at No.1 on the UK singles chart with over 13 million streams in just one week, the most for any U.K. rap single in history. The track remained at No.1 for 10 consecutive weeks, making it the longest-running No.1 rap single in UK chart history.

A recent freestyle session with Drake recorded on NYC’s On the Radar streaming platform immediately went viral and landed on the Billboard Top 100, followed by a support slot on the final 16 dates of Drake’s current US tour – the highest-grossing hip-hop tour in history.

He has completed sold-out headline shows across the US, Europe, and Australia, and prominent slots on major American and international festivals, including Glastonbury (England), Governor’s Ball (NYC), Primavera Sound (Barcelona and Porto), Osheaga Festival (Montreal), Roskilde Festival (Denmark), Garorock (France), Les Ardentes (Belgium), and Rolling Loud (Miami, Rotterdam, Thailand, California, Toronto).

Central Cee also became the first-ever British male rapper to be included in XXL magazine’s influential annual Freshman Class list, in June.

Wasserman Music’s roster also includes Drake, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Childish Gambino.

 


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