LL Cool J to bring first tour in 30 years to Boston

LL COOL J WILL KICK off his first tour in 30 years at TD Garden in Boston on June 25.

The renowned hip-hop figure took to Instagram to announce the tour, named “The F.O.R.C.E. Live.” It will feature an eye-popping line-

Nightclubs

THURSDAY

Delaney House: Lower Valley

Guys. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

Southwick Inn: Open mic hosted by Steve Piper of Roadhouse Band. 479 College Highway, Southwick

The Drake: Joe P, Juliana Madrid. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst

The Still: Drink specials. 63 Springfield St., Agawam

West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329

Garden St., Feeding Hills

Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield

FRIDAY

Delaney House: Piper Hopkins. 3

Country Club Road, Holyoke

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee up, including names such as The Roots, Queen Latifah, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Common, De La Soul, Ice-T, among others. F.O.R.C.E. stands for “Frequencies Of Real Creative Energy.” In the Instagram post the rapper (real name: James Todd Smith) is featured in a video entering an empty arena and ignoring internal voices trying to discourage him.

He captioned the post with the words, “This is not a moment, it’s a movement.”

Liner notes

• Comedian llana Glazer will play the Academy of Music in Northampton on Aug. 3.

Glazer co-created and co-starred in the critically acclaimed Comedy Central series “Broad City.” She was nominated twice for the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for the series. Glazer released her debut standup comedy special, “The Planet Is Burning” on Amazon Prime in 2020. Her most recent work is “The Afterparty” on Apple TV+.

Tickets are $42.50 at aomtheatre.com.

• U2′s upcoming Las Vegas residency will have “groundbreaking” visuals and “cutting edge” sound, according to guitarist The Edge.

In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, The Edge and lead singer Bono promoted the residency, saying that there is “nothing else like it in the world and won’t be for many, many years.”

Bono noted that many concert venues are sports arenas, not built for hearing music. But the residency will be in Sphere venue at The Venetian, which will have “immersive” sound.

“So this building was built for immersive experiences in cinema and performance,” Bono said. “It was not built

SATURDAY

Delaney House: Baird Acoustics. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

Pushkin Gallery: Kalbells. 4 Federal St., Greenfield

The Drake: Tony Trischka, Earl Jam: A Tribute to Earl Scruggs. 44 N. Pleasant St., Amherst

The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Erik Friedlander’s The Throw. 289 Main St., Greenfield

Theodores’: The Love Dogs. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield

SUNDAY

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

The Drake: Ed Arron & Jeewon Park. 44 N. Pleasant St., Amherst

East Mountain Country Club: 60s Experience. 1458 E. Mountain Road, Westfield

MGM Springfield: MGM Roar

Comedy Club: Raanan Hershberg. 1 MGM Way, Springfield

The Drake: The Gaslight Tinkers and Nectar. 44 N. Pleasant St., Amherst

The Meeting House: Dave Brinnel. 827 Williams St., Longmeadow

Theodores’: Racky Thomas Band. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills

The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Madhouse Local Concert Series:. 289 Main St., Greenfield

MONDAY

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

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