

Photo by Daren Kamnetz

Chance The Rapper and Francis Starlite have a good thing going. Starlite, having been your favorite musician’s favorite musician for almost a decade before breaking out, has been a regular on tour with Chano and his Social Experiment brigade, even contributing to one of Coloring Book‘s most deceptively poignant cuts (“Summer Friends.”)

All of this culminated in the release of the cathartic and brilliant “Friends” just a few weeks back, and this weekend, despite the nationwide scorcher, Chano joined Francis and Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon to reprise the cut live and direct at Vernon’s own Eaux Claires Festival in Wisconsin, which you can watch down below. The performance also served as an announcement of Francis & The Lights’ joining Chance on the road for his Magnificent Coloring World Tour as the tour opener. Francis has a new album en route, performed in full during his festival set, but no release date has been announced just yet.

Watch the performance and if you’ve yet to do so, grab your copy of Chance The Rapper’s Coloring Book on iTunes today.

Tour Dates:

Thu Sep 15 – San Diego, CA @ CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

Sat Sep 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre

Sun Sep 18 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl

Tue Sep 20 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium

Wed Sep 21 – Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland

Sun Sep 25 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre

Tue Sep 27 – Toronto, ON @ Canada Echo Beach

Thu Sep 29 – Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavillion

Sun Oct 02 – New York, NY @ Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Thu Oct 06 – Washington D.C. @ EagleBank Arena

Fri Oct 07 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Ampitheater

Sat Oct 08 – Atlanta, GA @ The Fox Theater

Mon Oct 10 – Miami, FL @ The FIllmore Miami Beach

Thu Oct 13 – New Orleans, LA @ Mardi Gras Ballroom

Sat Oct 15 – Houston, TX @ Revention Music Center

Sun Oct 16 – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory

Wed Oct 19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mesa Ampitheatre

Fri Oct 21 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium