Legendary singer, songwriter and producer Keith Sweat has announced the initial dates for his Make It Last Forever Farewell Tour.
SWV, Tyrese and Pretty Ricky will join Sweat as supporting acts on select dates.
The tour kicks off Feb. 1, 2024, at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sweat will make additional stops in Chicago, Milwaukee, Atlanta, and Philadelphia. The first leg wraps up March 2 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
According to Sweat, more dates and supporting artists will be announced later.
Last year, Sweat scored his 15th top 10 hit on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart. His song “Can’t Nobody” featuring Raheem DeVaughn peaked at No. 5 during the week of April 23, 2022.
Regarding his collaboration, Sweat shared, “At this stage of my career, I make music that move me to say something. I am not interested in releasing music for the sake of statistics.”
He added, “I really became a fan of Raheem last year when we worked together and wanted to do a song with him.”
Sweat last released a project in 2018. His 13th album, Playing for Keeps, included his hit “Boomerang” featuring Candace Price.
The song reached No. 1 at R&B radio and on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart. It marked Sweat’s second No. 1 hit on that chart following 2016’s “Good Love.”
SWV wrapped up the Summer Block Party Tour with fellow R&B groups Jodeci and Dru Hill in September.
Last month, they joined Coco Jones on stage at the 2023 Soul Train Awards to perform their hit single “Rain.”
Tyrese recently released his single “Love Transaction,” his second track of the year. The song, co-produced by Brandon “B.A.M.” Hodge and Tyrese, is presently No. 16 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart.
“Love Transaction” is the follow-up to “Don’t Think You Ever Loved Me,” released earlier this year. The soul-barring ballad peaked at No. 1 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart in July.
“Love Transaction” and “Don’t Think You Ever Loved Me” will appear on Tyrese’s upcoming album, Beautiful Pain. The double album was originally slated to arrive this year. However, Tyrese shared an announcement on Instagram, altering fans about his decision. to delay its release.
Beautiful Pain will follow Tyrese’s 2015 album, Black Rose, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
As for Pretty Ricky, the R&B/hip-hop group has yet to release their final album, which they teased in 2016. The group’s vocalist Pleasure P released a new single, “Galaxy,” under his new stage name Marcus Ramone.
Check out Keith Sweat’s Make It Last Forever Farewell Tour dates below.
Keith Sweat Make It Last Forever Farewell Tour Dates
Feb 1 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center #
Feb 2 – Chicago, IL @ Wintrust Arena #
Feb 3 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum +
Feb 8 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena #
Feb 14 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena #
Feb 17 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena +
Feb 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Liacouras Center #
Feb 25 – Winston-Salem, NC @ Lawrence Joel Coliseum #
Feb 29 – Pensacola, FL @ Pensacola Bay Center #
Mar 2 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom, Center +
# with Tyrese & Pretty Ricky
+ with SWV & Pretty Ricky
Get tickets at ticketmaster.com.