ORLANDO, FLORIDA [April 30, 2024] – Continuing her dominance as one of the most significant artists in music, global superstar and hip-hop/R&B pioneer Missy Elliott has expanded her 2024 North American summer tour, OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience, where she will be joined on the road by hip-hop legend Busta Rhymes, multi-platinum-selling superstar Ciara and special guest mega-producer Timbaland. Produced by Live Nation in association with Mona Scott-Young, Elliott’s longtime manager and CEO of Monami Entertainment, the additional tour dates include Orlando’s Kia Center on Tuesday, July 30. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 3 at 10 a.m. ET.
Tickets to the newly-announced dates will be available beginning with the Verizon pre-sale (details below) on Wednesday, May 1 at 10 a.m. ET. Additional pre-sales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning Friday, May 3 at 10 a.m. ET at Missy-Elliott.com.
- Verizon Pre-sale: Verizon will offer an exclusive pre-sale for the OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience in the U.S. through Verizon Up. Customers will have access to purchase pre-sale tickets for these newly-announced dates beginning Wednesday, May 1 at 10 a.m. local time until Thursday, May 2 at 10 p.m. local time. For more details, visit Verizon Up.
- VIP: OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience will also offer a variety of VIP packages and fan activations to elevate their concert experience. Select packages will include premium tickets, group photo onstage, VIP Lounge access, exclusive tour poster, specially-designed VIP gift items and more. For more information, visit VIPNation.com.
One of the most significant female artists in the annals of contemporary music, Elliott is making history once again in 2024 with the OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience – her first-ever headline tour, accompanied by her longtime co-stars Busta Rhymes, Ciara and special guest Timbaland. An avant-garde solo superstar, pioneering songwriter-producer and across-the-board cultural icon, the four-time GRAMMY® Award- winning Elliott has attained unprecedented success, including 22 GRAMMY® nominations spanning three decades, eight MTV Video Music Awards and sales now exceeding 30M in the U.S. alone. All of Elliott’s six studio albums have each been Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) platinum certified or better, marking her as the only female rapper ever to achieve that remarkable accomplishment. Among her countless triumphs, 2023 saw Elliott named the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, rightly declaring her, “a true pathbreaker in a male-dominated genre.”
Elliott’s most recent work, 2019’s EP, “Iconology,” drew instant acclaim upon its surprise release, with USA Today declaring it, “a master class at the school of Missy Misdemeanor Elliott.” That same year saw the iconic star making history as the first female hip-hop artist ever to receive the MTV Video Music Awards’ prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. In 2019, she broke new ground as the first female hip-hop artist and third-ever rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In addition, Elliott became the first female rapper to receive an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music, celebrating her lasting contributions to music and popular culture. Further accolades followed in 2021, with Elliott named among the 12 inaugural inductees for the new Atlanta landmark, The Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame and later honored with a star on the world-famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2022, Elliott’s hometown of Portsmouth, VA, celebrated its favorite daughter by presenting her with the Key to the City, renaming a portion of McLean Street to “Missy Elliott Boulevard” and declaring October 17 as Missy Elliott Day. What’s more, Virginia’s Norfolk State University awarded Elliott with the Presidential Commencement Medallion and an honorary degree at their fall 2022 commencement ceremony, acknowledging her, “
In addition to her historic induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023, the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective presented Elliott with its Recording Academy Global Impact Award, honoring her personal and professional achievements in the music industry. The 2023 GRAMMY® Awards saw Elliott among the superstars celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, joining such icons as LL Cool J, Ice-T, Method Man, Busta Rhymes and Salt-N-Pepa for a landmark performance honoring the genre’s diverse history. Additional 2023 tributes included the Black Music Honors’ “Music Innovator Icon” Award as well as a special ESSENCE cover story celebrating her headline performance at the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans. Indeed, Elliott deserves all the flowers and then some. Now, with her OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience hitting arenas across North America and new music on the horizon, Elliott continues to stand tall over pop culture as a true creative architect and revolutionary artist, her prophetic sound and vision as groundbreaking and influential as ever before.
Busta Rhymes persists and perseveres as one of history’s most indomitable, impactful and influential rappers. His patented tongue-twisting flow and lyrical fireworks changed the art form, flooding the culture with speed and begging it to maintain pace. He has garnered a staggering 12 GRAMMY® Award nominations, sold over 10 million albums worldwide, and delivered seven Top 10 debuts on the Billboard 200. Dubbed “the greatest performer of all time” by Jay-Z and “the James Brown of hip-hop” by Phife Dawg, he notably made it from the humblest of beginnings in East Flatbush Brooklyn, all the way to the White House visiting with President Barack Obama.
He is a rare force of nature who began his career with Leaders of the New School and has collaborated with everyone from Dr. Dre, Janet Jackson, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Mariah Carey to Dave Chappelle, Ozzy Osbourne and Chris Rock. Esteemed outlets such as Billboard, Vibe and The Source placed him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of All Time, while MTV has called him “one of hip-hop’s greatest visual artists.” BET Jams crowned Busta Rhymes’ “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See” as the “Greatest Hip-Hop Video of All-Time.” He was named the 2023 BET Icon/Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. As an accomplished actor, Busta Rhymes’ diverse career filmography spans the acclaimed “Higher Learning,” “Narc,” and “Finding Forrester.” His animated hits include The Rugrats Movie and blockbusters such as Shaft and Halloween: Resurrection. Busta Rhymes launched the next phase of his career with his 2023 aptly titled album, “Blockbusta,” executive produced by Pharrell Williams, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz via Busta Rhymes’ label, The Conglomerate ENT and distributed by Epic Records. The game is still just trying to catch up to this Icon.
Ciara is a GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Over her 20-year career, she has sold over 23 million records and 22 million singles worldwide, including chart-topping hits “Goodies,” “Ride,” “Oh,” “1, 2 Step,” “I Bet,” “Level Up” and “How We Roll.” Ciara is not only known for her vocal talent and dance moves but she has starred in both TV and film roles, most recently the reimagined “The Color Purple.” Ciara is the founder and CEO of Beauty Marks Entertainment (BME), a company at the vanguard of the fast-changing music industry. With a business model built on fully supporting the artist, the female-led enterprise places Ciara at the forefront of forward-thinking entertainers taking an entrepreneurial approach to their careers. Along with her husband Russell Wilson, she launched The House of LR&C, a new concept in retail with a focus on doing good. In keeping with her entrepreneurial spirit, Ciara is the co-owner of Ten To One rum and recently launched her skincare line OAM (On A Mission) which provides clinical-level results through vitamin C. As part of her ongoing philanthropy work, she co-founded with her husband, the Why Not You Foundation, which is dedicated to fighting poverty through education and empowering today’s youth to lead with a “why not you” attitude. Most recently they became New York Times Bestselling authors with the release of their first children’s book “Why Not You” (Random House) which was inspired by the work they do through their foundation.
Multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, artist, author and entrepreneur Timbaland is one of the greatest minds in music history. With more top 10 hits than Elvis Presley or the Beatles, he has taught the world to “say it with sound.” Dubbed the “Emperor of Sound” and ranked number three by Billboard on a list of 50 of the greatest producers of the 21st century. Timbaland, the musical mastermind, is behind the most memorable hits of our times. With over 18 GRAMMY® nominations, four GRAMMY® wins and 200+ American Society of Composers, Authors and Producers (ASCAP) Music awards, his indelible imprint has been stamped on countless hits from some of the most successful and legendary artists in the world from Jay-Z’s “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” and “Big Pimpin,” to Justin Timberlake’s “Sexy Back” and “Cry Me A River,” Aaliyah’s “One In A Million,” Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On” and “Work It,” Ginuwine’s “Pony,” and One Republic’s “Apologize” among many others. Timbaland’s credits have established him as one of the most iconic producers of all time.
To date, Timbaland has released two books, a biography aptly titled “The Emperor of Sound” and his children’s book “Nighttime Symphony” and in the middle of the Global Pandemic, he and Swizz Beatz launched VERZUZ. The series garnered a Webby Award for Special Achievement – “Break the Internet,” as it crushed the Instagram record for livestreaming. Timbaland and Swizz received the “Shine A Light Award” at the 2020 BET Awards, while Bloomberg Businessweek included them among, “The 50 Most Influential People: ‘The People Who Changed Global Business” in the same year. Within a year, VERZUZ also won a NCAAP Image Award for “Outstanding Show (Series or Special).” Dozens of television shows, a Billboard cover and more have chronicled and studied “The VERZUZ Effect.”
Tickets: starting at $55.50 Ticket pricing is subject to change based on market demand. All tickets are reserved. Buy tickets at the Kia Center box office or Ticketmaster.com. All dates, act(s) and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, service, handling and facility fee charges. For Kia Center box office and ticket information, visit KiaCenter.com (phone purchases are not available through the Kia Center box office). Kia Center is located at 400 West Church Street and the box office is located on the north side of the Kia Center, near the intersection of Church Street and Hughey Avenue.
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About Kia Center
Kia Center, owned and operated by the City of Orlando on behalf of the Central Florida community, hosts major national events, concerts and family shows since its opening in the Fall of 2010. The Orlando Magic served as the developer and the facility was designed to reflect the character of the community, meet the goals of the users and build on the legacy of sports and entertainment in Orlando. The building’s exterior features a modern blend of glass and metal materials, along with ever-changing graphics via a monumental wall along one facade. A 180-foot tall tower serves as a beacon amid the downtown skyline. The 875,000 square foot, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold-certified building features a sustainable, environmentally-friendly design and unmatched technology, including 1,100 digital monitors, the tallest high-definition video board in an NBA venue and multiple premium amenities available to all patrons in the building. Kia Center was honored with the International Association of Venue Managers' Venue Excellence Award, which is bestowed upon facilities that excel in the management and operation of public assembly venues. Kia Center was the only arena to garner this distinction. Additionally, the arena has earned numerous awards, which most notably includes TheStadiumBusiness Awards’ 2013 Customer Experience Award and was named SportsBusiness Journal's 2012 Sports Facility of the Year. For more information about the Kia Center, visit KiaCenter.com.
