Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka are bringing their co-headline tour to the Queen E [Video]

Brittany Howard, a five-time Grammy-winning alternative and indie artist, and Mercury Prize winning, Grammy-nominated R&B and soul artist Michael Kiwanuka have announced their co-headline fall tour kicking off September 29. 

The tour, which starts in Philadelphia, will be running through 14 North American venues before ending on October 19 in Paso Robles, CA. It will be stopping at Queen Elizabeth Theatre on October 12.

The artists announced that they will be donating $1 for every ticket sold to The Ally Coalition, a non-profit that works to support LGBTQ2S+ youth through tours, to help fund housing and mental health support for people of colour, single mothers, and unhoused LGBTQ2S+ youth.

Both headliners expressed their enthusiasm about getting to tour together. 

“We started this at almost the same time in 2011, and it has been so amazing to follow his growth journey as an artist,” Howard, who fronted the popular band Alamaba …