90s R&B Legends Unite: Jodeci, SWV, and Dru Hill Announce ‘Summer Block Party Tour’
This year, three of the most successful R&B groups from the 1990s will come together for the “Summer Block Party Tour.”
Jodeci will headline the tour, with SWV and Dru Hill joining as supporting acts.
The official Jodeci Instagram account confirmed the tour, stating, “Sign up at link in our bio for an exclusive presale code good for Monday, April 24. General on sale starts Friday, April 28. Cities + more details to be announced soon. We’re bringing @officialswv, @druhill4real + more. You don’t wanna miss it 🎶.” All four members of Jodeci will participate in the North American journey.
Jodeci, comprised of DeVanté Swing, Mr. Dalvin, K-Ci, and JoJo, is known as The Bad Boys of R&B and has produced chart-topping hits like “Forever My Lady,” “Come and Talk to Me,” and “Cry for You.” The “Summer Block Party Tour” will also feature SWV, famous for songs such as “Weak” and “Right Here/Human Nature,” and Dru Hill, known for hits like “Tell Me” and “In My Bed.”
The tour announcement follows Jodeci’s booking for Mary J. Blige’s Strength Of A Woman Festival 2023 in Atlanta. The festival will mark the first time Blige and Jodeci have shared a stage together in over 30 years. Blige reflected on their past collaboration, stating, “At the end of the day, Jodeci and Mary J. Blige, we’re a family, and we helped each other in a lot of ways… So regardless of whatever our little beef was back in the day, we were young, but now we’re all grown… We realize how important we are to each other, so it was beautiful to see them.”
The former couple K-Ci and Mary J. Blige collaborated on “I Don’t Want to Do Anything” from Blige’s 1992 album What’s the 411?, produced and co-written by DeVante Swing. Jodeci’s JoJo and K-Ci also worked with Blige on her second studio album, My Life.
