LIL WAYNE 20 YEARS OF CARTER CLASSICS with special guest 2 CHAINZ is coming to Dickies Arena on Thursday\, August 27\, 2026.
\n\nDue \;to \;incredible \;demand\, \;five-time \;GRAMMY \;award&ndash\;winning \;rap \;icon \;Lil \;Wayne \;extends his North American tour celebrating more than 20 years of his groundbreaking \;Carter \;album \;series \;into \;2026. \;Promoted by Live Nation\, the 25+ new dates include \;a stop to Dickies Arena on \;Thursday\, August 27 \;with multi-platinum\, \;GRAMMY \;Award&ndash\;winning artist\, \;2 Chainz\, \;as a special guest. \;
\n\nThe \;2026 \;extension \;follows \;a \;massively \;successful \;2025 \;run \;and \;continues \;the \;celebration \;of \;Wayne&rsquo\;s \;iconic \;Tha \;Carter \;legacy\, \;an \;album \;series \;that \;redefined \;hip-hop \;and \;cemented \;his \;place \;as \;one \;of \;the \;most \;influential rappers of all time. Spanning more than two decades\, \;Tha \;Carter \;albums have delivered era-defining hits\, multi-platinum milestones\, and record-breaking chart achievements. \;
\n\nMore \;than \;20 \;years \;after launching \;Tha \;Carter\, \;Lil Wayne \;remains \;a \;dominant cultural force \;from \;shaping \;the careers of generational superstars through Young Money Entertainment to influencing an entire wave of artists with his distinctive style\, voice\, and work ethic. The 2026 dates further underscore the lasting impact of a catalog that continues to resonate across generations of fans. \;
\n\nABOUT \;LIL \;WAYNE \;
\n\nLil Wayne rewrote the entire game in his image. The five-time GRAMMY®\; Award-winning multiplatinum rap icon\, Young Money Entertainment founder\, acclaimed author\, pro skater\, philanthropist\, and history-making superstar left an indelible tattoo on the culture. By 2020\, he cemented his legacy forever as &ldquo\;one of the best-selling artists of all \;time\,&rdquo\; tallying sales \;in excess of \;100 million records worldwide with 25 million albums and 90 million digital tracks \;sold in the United States alone. In 2022\, Wayne earned his first Diamond certification from the RIAA with his generational smash hit &ldquo\;Lollipop&rdquo\; feat. Static Major. Not to mention\, he garnered \;11 \;BET Awards\, four Billboard \;Music Awards\, two MTV VMAs\, and eight NAACP Image Awards. Among many milestones\, he \;emerged \;as &ldquo\;the first \;male \;artist \;to \;surpass \;Elvis \;Presley \;with \;the \;most \;entries \;on \;the \;Billboard \;Hot \;100\,&rdquo\; \;logging \;a \;staggering \;186 \;entries &ndash\; the 4th most of all time. \;
\n\nWith \;a \;discography \;highlighted \;by \;five \;career-spanning \;#1 \;debuts \;beginning \;with \;2008&rsquo\;s \;8x-platinum\, \;3x GRAMMY®\; Award-winning opus \;Tha \;Carter III and its 5x-platinum 2011 successor \;Tha \;Carter IV\, he continued the iconic series with \;Tha \;Carter V in 2018. The album not only clinched #1 on the Billboard \;200\, but \;also achieved &ldquo\;the \;second-largest streaming week for an album in history.&rdquo\; Every song on the \;tracklisting \;charted on the Billboard Hot 100\, as he became &ldquo\;the first artist to debut two songs in the top 5.&rdquo\; The momentum carried into his thirteenth full-length album\, Funeral\, released the following year. In 2025\, he returned with \;Tha \;Carter VI\, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200. Simultaneously\, Wayne owns and \;operates \;Young Money Entertainment as CEO&mdash\;the label that ignited the careers of two of the most successful artists of all time\, Drake and Nicki Minaj. A committed \;philanthropist\, he also founded The One Family Foundation. \;
\n LOCATION:Dickies Arena 1911 Montgomery St Fort Worth\, TX 76107 UID:e.1802.23517 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260407T124319Z URL:https://business.fortworthchamber.com/events/details/lil-wayne-20-years-of-carter-classics-with-2-chainz-23517 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR