4 Your Eyez Only World Tour was a

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by American recording artist

J. Cole Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper and record producer. Born on a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained recognition as a rapper following the release of his d ...

, to support his fourth studio album ''

4 Your Eyez Only ''4 Your Eyez Only'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper J. Cole. It was released on December 9, 2016, by Dreamville Records, Roc Nation and Interscope Records. The album was Cole's first release with Interscope—his previous albums we ...

'' (2016).

Dreamville Dreamville Records is an American record label founded by American rapper J. Cole and his manager Ibrahim Hamad. The label is currently distributed through Interscope Records, a unit of Universal Music Group. The roster includes Bas (rapper), B ...

artists

J.I.D Destin Choice Route (born October 31, 1990), better known by his stage name JID (also stylized J.I.D), is an American rapper. He is a part of the musical collective Spillage Village, founded by EarthGang in 2010, with Hollywood JB, JordxnBryant ...

Ari Lennox Courtney Shanade Salter (born March 26, 1991), known professionally as Ari Lennox, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer from Washington, D.C. She is the first female artist to be signed to J. Cole's record label, Dreamville Records. She b ...

and

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served as opening acts on the first leg of the tour. Rappers and

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served as opening acts on the second leg of the tour, along with J.I.D and Ari Lennox. Dreamville artists J.I.D., Ari Lennox and

EarthGang EarthGang (stylized EARTHGANG) is an American hip hop duo from Atlanta, Georgia, composed of Olu (aka Johnny Venus) and WowGr8 (aka Doctur Dot – born Eian Parker). They are co-founders of the musical collective Spillage Village, with JID, Ho ...

served as opening acts on the European leg of the tour.

Background

To further promote his fourth studio album, ''

'', Cole announced 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour on February 21, 2017. The tour was to include 62 dates across

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and

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. The first 13 dates took place in smaller, intimate venues, while the remaining set of dates will take place in arenas. The tour began on June 1, 2017 in

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and concluded on December 9, 2017 in

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. A limited-edition ''4 Your Eyez Only'' collectors' set was made available for pre-order on February 22, 2017 via

's website, with a shipping and release date of April 28, 2017. The bundle included ''4 Your Eyez Only'' on

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and CD, or each could be purchased individually. The set also included limited artwork and ''4 Your Eyez Only'' tour pre-sale access.

Opening acts

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Cozz Cody Rashad Osagie, (born October 1, 1994), better known by his stage name Cozz, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is signed to J. Cole's label Dreamville Records and Interscope Records. His debut studio album ''Cozz & Effe ...

Set list

# "For Whom the Bell Tolls" # "

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" # "

Deja Vu Deja or Dejah may refer to: * Deja News, an archive of messages posted to Usenet discussion groups and its successor ''deja.com'' * Andreas Deja (born 1957), German animator * Dejah Mulipola (born 1998), American softball player * Dejah Thoris, a ...

" # "Ville Mentality" # "

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" # " Lights Please" # " Nobody's Perfect" # " Can't Get Enough" # "

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" # " Neighbors" # "Foldin Clothes" # "She's Mine, Pt. 2" # "

Love Yourz "Love Yourz" is a song by American rapper J. Cole, released on February 27, 2016 as the fourth single from his third studio album, '' 2014 Forest Hills Drive''. The song was produced by Illmind, Cardiak, and CritaCal and was written by J. Cole, ...

" # "

Wet Dreamz "Wet Dreamz" is a song by American rapper J. Cole, released on April 14, 2015 as the second single from his third studio album, ''2014 Forest Hills Drive''. The song samples "Mariya" by Family Circle and " Impeach the President" by The Honey Dr ...

" # " A Tale of 2 Citiez" # "

G.O.M.D. "G.O.M.D." is a song by American rapper J. Cole, from his third studio album, ''2014 Forest Hills Drive''. The song, an acronym for the statement "Get Off My Dick", interpolates " Get Low" by Lil Jon and samples "Berta, Berta" by Branford Mars ...

" # " Power Trip" # " No Role Modelz" # "4 Your Eyez Only"

Tour dates

;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

References

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