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Just announced Toronto shows: Roy Woods makes his headlining debut

The youngest signee to Drake’s OVO Sound is about to make his proper local headlining debut after spending the better part of the year as an opening act on his label boss’s Summer Sixteen tour. 

Roy Woods’s first solo tour will kick off in Boston on November 27 and wrap up at Mod Club (722 College) on December 18. After releasing a handful of indie singles, the Brampton MC first broke out in Summer Fifteen with a cameo in Drake’s Energy video and his Exis EP. He followed that up this year with debut full-length Waking At Dawn, which features dancehall-indebted summer jam Gwan Big Up Urself. 

While labelmates DVSN and PartyNextDoor have gone deeper into R&B in the past year, Woods’s minimalist sonic palette and anxiety-laden lyrics continues to exemplify the OVO Sound “sound.” Although he’s been on the road with Drake, he’s found time to record the single Only You with Los Angeles rapper Ty Dolla $ign and Atlanta rapper 24hrs – reportedly part of a collaborative project that has yet to drop.

Doors 8 pm, all ages. $25. ticketmaster.ca. 

More just announced shows: 

THE BEATDOWN, DIRTY WORK, THE CLASSY WRECKS, FILTHY RADICALS at Velvet Underground doors 9 pm, $10. ticketweb.ca. November 11.

MISS KITTIN, MIKE GIBBS, JAMIE KIDD, MIZ MEGS at Nest/The Den doors 10 pm, $29. nest.wantickets.com. November 12.

WRABEL at Rivoli doors 7:30 pm, $11. ticketweb.ca. November 15.

PETRA GLYNT, WHOOP-SZO, ZONES at The Baby G doors 9 pm, $10. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.comticketfly.com. November 17.

NIGHT OWL FESTIVAL: NOBUNNY, HOT GARBAGE, KING CREEP at Silver Dollar fb.com/nightowlfest. November 18-19.

DREEZO at The Hoxton doors 10 pm, $15. ticketweb.ca. November 26.

DJ SHUB at Velvet Underground doors 9 pm, $10.50. ticketweb.ca. December 2.

RIVERDALE SHARE CONCERT at Danforth Music Hall 3-5 pm, all ages. $20. December 4.

IMPALERS, TRIAGE, CROTCHMUTT at Coalition doors 7:30 pm, all ages. $10 at the door. December 5.

THE TWO KOREAS, BANKRUPTCY at The Baby G 10th Anniversary of Altruists. Doors 9 pm. December 8.

ATTLAS at Drake Hotel doors 7 pm, $15. ticketmaster.ca. December 10.

CHRISTMAS QUEENS HOSTED BY MICHELLE VISAGE, WITH DETOX, GINGER MINJ, JIGGLY CALIENTE, KATYA, MANILA LUZON, SHARON NEEDLES, THORGY THOR at Danforth Music Hall doors 7 pm, $49.50-$142.50. ticketmaster.ca. December 10.

ROY WOODS at Mod Club doors 8 pm, all ages. $25. ticketmaster.ca. December 18.

GREAT GOOD FINE OK at The Garrison doors 8 pm, $13. On sale November 4. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.comticketfly.com. January 8.

JUPITER HOLLOW, BODHI JAR, PANTOMIME at Smiling Buddha EP release party. Doors 8:30 pm, $10 at the door. January 14.

COLD CAVE, DRAB MAJESTY at Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $17. rotate.com, soundscapemusic.comticketfly.com. January 19.

ALCEST, THE BODY, CREEPERS at Horseshoe Tavern doors 8:30 pm, $25.50. On sale November 4. soundscapesmusic.com, rotate.com, ticketfly.com. January 21.

CHERRY GLAZER, SLOW HOLLOWS at Velvet Underground doors 7 pm, $15. ticketweb.ca. January 24.

ISAIAH RASHAD at Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, all ages. $24-$38. ticketmaster.ca. January 26.

VALERIE JUNE at The Great Hall doors 8 pm, $25. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.com, ticketfly.com. February 9. 

RUN THE JEWELS, GASLAMP KILLER at Danforth Music Hall 7 pm, $35.50. ticketmaster.ca. February 19.

LEROY SANCHEZ at Smiling Buddha doors 7 pm, all ages. $17.50. ticketfly.com. February 25.

TOM COCHRANE, MEGHAN PATRICK at Massey Hall Mad Mad World 25th Anniversary. 8 pm, $20. ticketmaster.ca, roythomson.com. March 25.

HIPPO CAMPUS at Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $15. On sale November 4. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.com, ticketfly.com. April 3.

PETIT BISCUIT at Velvet Underground doors 8 pm, $16. ticketweb.ca. April 12.

TINARIWEN, DENGUE FEVER at Massey Hall 8 pm, $29.50-$69.50. masseyhall.com. April 12.

THE WEEKND at Air Canada Centre 7:30 pm, all ages. $39.50-$175. livenation.com, ticketmaster.ca. May 26.

NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS at Massey Hall 8 pm, $59.50-$99.50. masseyhall.com. May 31-June 1.

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