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Friday, September 12

House Of Blues
B.o.B - Adventures of Bobby Ray 15th Anniversary Tour

House of Blues: Near North Side

Friday, September 12 at 7 pm

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Saturday, September 13

Tacos And Tequila Festival
Tacos and Tequila | Milwaukee

Tacos and Tequila Festival

Saturday, September 13 at 2:30 pm

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Tuesday, September 16

The Axis Club
B.o.B - Adventures of Bobby Ray 15th Anniversary Tour

The Axis Club

Tuesday, September 16 at 7 pm

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Wednesday, September 17

Theatre Corona
B.o.B - Adventures of Bobby Ray 15th Anniversary Tour

Theatre Corona: Little Burgundy

Wednesday, September 17 at 8 pm

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Saturday, September 27

House Of Blues
B.o.B - Adventures of Bobby Ray 15th Anniversary Tour

House of Blues: West Orlando

Saturday, September 27 at 7 pm

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Sunday, September 28

Revolution Live
B.o.B - Adventures of Bobby Ray 15th Anniversary Tour

Revolution Live

Sunday, September 28 at 7 pm

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Friday, October 10

Summit
B.o.B - Adventures of Bobby Ray 15th Anniversary Tour

Summit

Friday, October 10 at 7 pm

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Saturday, October 11

Sky
B.o.B - Adventures of Bobby Ray 15th Anniversary Tour

Sky: Downtown

Saturday, October 11 at 9:15 pm

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Thursday, October 23

Brooklyn Bowl
B.o.B - Adventures of Bobby Ray 15th Anniversary Tour

Brooklyn Bowl

Thursday, October 23 at 8 pm

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Friday, October 24

Buckhead Theatre
B.o.B - Adventures of Bobby Ray 15th Anniversary Tour

Buckhead Theatre: Buckhead

Friday, October 24 at 8 pm

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Of all the rap artists who emerged from Atlanta during the late 2000s, B.o.B -- who was only 17 when he signed his first major-label record deal -- was one of the most unique. His borderline eccentricity and artistic mind, belied by his music's conventional Dirty South sound, raised his stock above that of his Southern contemporaries and welcomed comparisons to OutKast (specifically that group's offbeat half, André 3000). B.o.B also chose his partners wisely, scoring a handful of Top 40 singles during 2010 by collaborating with vocalists like Rivers Cuomo, Hayley Williams, and Bruno Mars. Although he grew up on the east side of Atlanta in Decatur, Bobby Ray Simmons was born in North Carolina on November 15, 1988. Making music became an early hobby, and he played trumpet and other instruments throughout grade school. By the time he was in high school, he'd already secured management and had formed a production duo called the Klinic. At age 15, he even successfully sold a beat of his own to Slip-N-Slide recording artist Citty. When his partner left for college, though, B.o.B decided to launch a solo career and subsequently recorded a hazy, spoken word-like ode to marijuana named "Cloud 9." In 2006, B.o.B's manager helped sneak him into Club Crucial (owned by Atlanta rap star T.I.), and the teenaged MC wowed the audience with his self-produced song. Industry veteran TJ Chapman was part of that crowd and agreed to co-manage B.o.B, a partnership that only one month later led to B.o.B's signing with Atlantic and its subsidiary imprint, Rebel Rock, run by Florida-based producer Jim Jonsin. His first single for Atlantic, 2007's Haterz Everywhere, reached the Top Five of Billboard's Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart. Before long, XXL, Spin, and MTV, among others, took notice of the Atlanta rapper, running "Artist to Watch" features and tagging him as the next Atlanta rap artist to blow up nationally. B.o.B's second single, "Grip Your Body," featuring guest British soul siren Amy Winehouse, also fared well. B.o.B's official breakthrough came in 2010, though, when he topped the charts with "Nothin' on You" and reached number two with "Airplanes," the latter song featuring special guest vocals from Paramore's Hayley Williams. Both songs appeared on his full-length debut, The Adventures of Bobby Ray, which was released later that year and quickly went gold. Originally planned as a mixtape, his sophomore effort, Strange Clouds, followed in 2012 with Lil Wayne, Taylor Swift, and Nicki Minaj included on the album's guest list. Underground Luxury followed a year later and featured Chris Brown, 2 Chainz, and Juicy J. ~ Cyril Cordor, Rovi
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