Entertainment Music Missy Elliott Announces First-Ever Headlining Tour with Ciara, Timbaland and Busta Rhymes — See the Dates! "Fans have been asking me to tour forever but I wanted to wait until I felt the time was right," said the Grammy-winning rapper of the upcoming 24-city trek By Jack Irvin Jack Irvin Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since 2022. Jack started in the industry with internships at Rolling Stone and Entertainment Tonight, and he worked as a freelance writer for publications including Bustle, MTV News, Shondaland, L’Officiel USA, Ladygunn, Flood and PopCrush before joining PEOPLE. In his current role, Jack covers daily music news and has interviewed both up-and-coming and established artists including Dolly Parton, Michelle Branch, Ashanti, Cyndi Lauper, Normani, Carly Rae Jepsen and Coco Jones. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 8, 2024 01:05PM EDT Ciara, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes. Photo: Derek Blanks with crowdMGMT Get ready to travel to another galaxy with Missy Elliott. On April 8, the Grammy-winning rapper announced her first-ever headlining tour, billed as Out of This World — The Missy Elliott Experience, set to hit 24 cities throughout North America this summer with Ciara, Busta Rhymes and Timbaland joining for the ride. "This is an incredible time in my life as I am experiencing so many milestone ‘firsts.’ Being the FIRST female Hip Hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and now going out on my FIRST headline tour," said Elliott, 52, in a statement. Missy Elliott Reveals Why She 'Didn't Ever' Want Her Mom to See Her Perform Live — Until Now "Fans have been asking me to tour forever," continued the "Get Ur Freak On" performer," but I wanted to wait until I felt the time was right because I knew if I was ever going to do it, I had to do it big, and I had to do it with family!" Elliott's statement concluded, "So get ready to be taken OUT OF THIS WORLD with me, Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland! We can’t wait to share this experience with the fans!" Most of the artists on the tour bill have worked together throughout their careers. Elliott and Timbaland are longtime tight-knit collaborators, having written and produced for each other as well as artists including 702, Aaliyah, SWV and Total. Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Chaka Khan, Willie Nelson Among Stars Inducted into 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Missy Elliott. Derek Blanks with crowdMGMT Ciara featured Elliott on her 2004 hit "1, 2 Step," and they reunited the following year for the rapper's 2005 hit "Lose Control" with Fatman Scoop. More recently, all three artists got back together for a remix of Ciara's 2018 single "Level Up." Busta Rhymes has collaborated with all three tourmates, having notably provided several Timbaland-produced interludes on Elliott's albums in the past. Timbaland, however, hasn't yet released an official collaboration with Ciara — but maybe the tour will spark one. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Missy Elliott performs in Las Vegas in May 2023. Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage Ciara Romantically Celebrates Day She Met Husband Russell Wilson: '9 Years Ago & Forever' Kicking off July 4 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the tour will make stops in cities including Seattle, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, Detroit, Toronto and more before wrapping August 22 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. Tickets will first become available through a Verizon presale running from April 9 at 10 a.m. local time through April 11 at 10 p.m. local time, followed by additional presales before the general on-sale launches April 12 at 10 a.m. local time. VIP packages are also available via VIPNation. See the complete list of Out of This World — The Missy Elliott Experience Tour dates below. Thursday, July 4 — Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena Saturday, July 6 — Seattle, WA — Climate Pledge Arena Tuesday, July 9 — Oakland, CA — Oakland Arena Thursday, July 11 — Los Angeles, CA — Crypto.com Arena Saturday, July 13 — Las Vegas, NV — T-Mobile Arena Tuesday, July 16 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena Thursday, July 18 — Austin, TX — Moody Center Saturday, July 20 — Houston, TX — Toyota Center Sunday, July 21 — Fort Worth, TX — Dickies Arena Wednesday, July 24 — Tampa, FL — Amalie Arena Thursday, July 25 — Sunrise, FL — Amerant Bank Arena Saturday, July 27 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena Thursday, August 1 — Baltimore, MD — CFG Bank Arena Friday, August 2 — Hampton, VA — Hampton Coliseum Saturday, August 3 — Belmont Park, NY — UBS Arena Monday, August 5 — Philadelphia, PA — Wells Fargo Center Thursday, August 8 — Washington, DC — Capital One Arena Friday, August 9 — Newark, NJ — Prudential Center Saturday, August 10 — Boston, MA — TD Garden Monday, August 12 — Brooklyn, NY — Barclays Center Thursday, August 15 — Detroit, MI — Little Caesars Arena Saturday, August 17 — Montreal, QC — Bell Centre Monday, August 19 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena Thursday, August 22 — Rosemont, IL — Allstate Arena