Isaiah Rashad’s ‘Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip’ Is Coming to Dublin
By ISAIAH RASHAD
Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip
Plus Special Guests
Sunday 10th January 2027
The Academy, Dublin
Doors 7pm | 18’s+
Tickets on sale Friday @ 10am.
Isaiah Rashad Announces Leg Two of the ‘Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip’ World Tour In Celebration Of 10 Years Of ‘The Sun’s Tirade’ Including a Stop at The Academy, Dublin on Sunday 10th January 2027.
Tickets from €40.20 (inc booking fee & venue facility fee)
from Ticketmaster.ie on sale Friday 11th September @ 10am.
Bookings subject to 12.5% service charge per ticket (max €10.50)
acclaimed rapper, songwriter, and Top Dawg Entertainment artist Isaiah Rashad announces Leg Two of his Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip World Tour. The newly announced dates will take Rashad across South Africa, North America, Europe, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, marking his first-ever South African performances and first headline shows in Australia and New Zealand.
Rashad is currently in the midst of the North American leg of Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip, supporting his critically acclaimed third studio album, It’s Been Awful. The run will culminate on Tuesday, September 29 with The Anniversary Show at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, an evening celebrating all four of Rashad’s projects to date.
The newly announced leg celebrates the 10-year anniversary of The Sun’s Tirade, Isaiah Rashad’s biggest project to date and a certified-platinum release featuring the Kendrick Lamar collaboration “Wat’s Wrong.” Leg Two also includes a hometown show in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before Rashad brings the tour to fans around the world.
ABOUT ISAIAH RASHAD:
It’s Been Awful marks the moment Isaiah Rashad fully becomes his own genre. The Top Dawg Entertainment visionary returned with his third studio album on May 1, expanding his sonic world beyond hip-hop into cosmic jazz, psychedelic guitar rock, Soulquarian neo-soul, and flashes of genre-blurring experimentation. After five transformative years, Rashad delivers his most vulnerable and fully-realized work yet — an unfiltered reflection on addiction, growth, self-confrontation, and redemption. It’s soul music in its most metaphysical form, anchored by the same lyrical precision and emotional depth that have defined his artistry from the beginning.
Since emerging from Chattanooga, TN in 2012, Rashad has built one of the most impactful and emotionally resonant catalogs in modern rap. His debut Cilvia Demo immediately established him as a critical force, followed by The Sun’s Tirade, which debuted in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 and earned Gold certification. His 2021 album The House Is Burning further solidified his cultural imprint, amassing nearly one billion global streams and widespread acclaim for its introspective storytelling and sonic evolution. Across his career, Rashad has achieved multiple Gold and Platinum certifications, with standout records including “Wat’s Wrong” (feat. Kendrick Lamar & Zacari) and “Pretty Little Birds” (feat. SZA), while maintaining a loyal, cult-like fanbase drawn to his honesty and depth.
Rashad has consistently pushed beyond trends to create timeless, deeply personal work. Now, with It’s Been Awful, he enters a new chapter defined by clarity, confrontation, and creative rebirth – reaffirming his place not just in rap, but at the forefront of music’s most compelling storytellers.
LIL SUNNY’S AWFUL ROAD TRIP 2026–2027 TOUR DATES:
REMAINING FIRST-LEG DATES:
Wed Sep 09 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine#
Thu Sep 10 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works#
Fri Sep 11 – Memphis, TN – Satellite Music Hall#
Sun Sep 13 – Tampa, FL – Jannus Live#
Mon Sep 14 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues Orlando#
Thu Sep 17 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom#
Fri Sep 18 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center#
Sat Sep 19 – Austin, TX – Emo’s Austin#
Tue Sep 22 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium#
Wed Sep 23 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex#
Sat Sep 26 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas#
Sun Sep 27 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren#
Mon Sep 28 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre#
#With special guest Alemeda
NEWLY ANNOUNCED LEG TWO DATES:
SOUTH AFRICA
Sat Oct 03 – Cape Town, South Africa – In The City*
Sun Oct 04 – Johannesburg, South Africa – In The City*
NORTH AMERICA
Wed Nov 04 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
Thu Nov 05 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Fri Nov 06 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
Sun Nov 08 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
Tue Nov 10 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Thu Nov 12 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
Fri Nov 13 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
Sat Nov 14 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
Sun Nov 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Camp Flog Gnaw*
Tue Nov 17 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
Fri Nov 20 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
Sun Nov 22 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
Tue Nov 24 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City
Wed Nov 25 – Chattanooga, TN – The Signal
EUROPE / UK
Sun Jan 10 – Dublin, Ireland – Academy
Wed Jan 13 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
Thu Jan 14 – London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town
Sat Jan 16 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
Mon Jan 18 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg Max
Tue Jan 19 – Brussels, Belgium – AB
Fri Jan 22 – Milan, Italy – Fabrique
Sat Jan 23 – Paris, France – Elysee Montmartre
Tue Jan 26 – Zurich, Switzerland – Kaufleuten
Thu Jan 28 – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys
Fri Jan 29 – Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall
Sun Jan 31 – Warsaw, Poland – Stodola
PACIFIC / AUS / NZ
Tue Feb 23 – Honolulu, HI – The Republik
Fri Feb 26 – Wellington, NZ – Meow Nui
Sun Feb 28 – Sydney, Australia – Enmore Theatre
Wed Mar 03 – Melbourne, Australia – Forum
Fri Mar 05 – Brisbane, Australia – Fortitude Music Hall
Sun Mar 07 – Perth, Australia – Metro City
*Festival Appearance