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Doja Cat to Perform at Prudential Center

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 06/24/2023

(NEWARK, NJ) -- GRAMMY award-winning global superstar Doja Cat will embark on her first North American Arena tour this fall, "The Scarlet Tour." The 24-date tour, produced by Live Nation, kicks off on October 31st in San Francisco, CA, hitting major markets in the U.S. and Canada before wrapping on December 13th in Chicago, IL.  The tour comes to the Prudential Center in Newark on Thursday, November 30, 2023. Special guests Ice Spice will be at the Newark show and select dates of the tour. Doechii will join "The Scarlet Tour" across select dates as well. Showtime is 7:30pm.

Doja Cat made her first upload to Soundcloud in 2013 at just 16 years oldHaving grown up in and around the LA area, she developed a knack for music by studying piano and dance as a kid and listening to the likes of Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and more. Signed to Kemosabe/RCA Records in 2014, she released her Purrr! EP and followed that with her debut album Amala in spring 2018, but it was her August 2018 release of “MOOO!” which catapulted her into the mainstream and was met with critical acclaim.

Doja Cat released her sophomore GRAMMY-nominated platinum album Hot Pink in November 2019 to mass critical acclaim; the album has garnered over 6 billion streams worldwide. It features “Streets”, the viral sensation that soundtracked the ‘Silhouette Challenge,’ one of the biggest TikTok trends to date and her GRAMMY-nominated #1 smash record “Say So” which has been RIAA certified 6x platinum and catapulted Doja into global superstardom.

Tickets will be available for purchase online as of Friday, June 30 at 10:00am. The Prudential Center is located at 25 Lafayette Street in Newark, New Jersey.

With over 20 billion worldwide streams to date, Doja’s creativity and showmanship as a performer have been praised time and time again, she has delivered unique and show-stopping performances on nearly all the major Award Show stages and music festivals throughout the world. Doja Cat’s GRAMMY award-winning album Planet Her came out in June 2021 and dominated the charts, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and generated the highest first day Spotify streams for an album by a female rapper. GRAMMY award-winning “Kiss Me More” ft. SZA, the lead single off Planet Her is certified 5x platinum by the RIAA and hit #1 at Top 40 and Rhythm radio with over 2.2 billion streams worldwide. That fall, Doja Cat became the first rapper to have 3 songs in the Top 10 at Top 40 radio.




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Last year, “Woman” went to the top of the Billboard Rhythmic Airplay charts which ascended her to become the first women to have four #1 hits from one album, other hits including “You Right” with The Weeknd and “Need to Know.” She went on to land at #1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart for the first time. Amongst others, Doja has won 5 AMAs, 5 Billboard Music Award, 3 MTV VMAs, 3 BMI Awards, 2 MTV EMAs, 1 GRAMMY Award and 1 NAACP Image Award along with garnering a total of 16 GRAMMY Award nominations. Additionally, Doja has been nominated for 20 Billboard Music Awards, 10 MTV VMAs, 9 AMAs, 9 BET Awards, 8 MTV EMAs, 5 BMI Awards and dozens more. Most recently, Doja was named one of TIME100’s Most Influential People of 2023, where she was featured on the cover issue in April 2023 as well as performed at the TIME100 Gala in New York City.



TOUR DATES

Tue Oct 31 - San Francisco, CA, Chase Center *

Thu Nov 02 - Los Angeles, CA, Crypto.com Arena *

Fri Nov 03 - Las Vegas, NV, T-Mobile Arena *

Sun Nov 05 - San Diego, CA, Viejas Arena *

Mon Nov 06 - Anaheim, CA, Honda Center *

Wed Nov 08 - Phoenix, AZ, Footprint Center *

Fri Nov 10 - Denver, CO, Ball Arena *

Mon Nov 13 - Austin, TX, Moody Center *

Wed Nov 15 - Houston, TX, Toyota Center *

Thu Nov 16 - Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center *

Sun Nov 19 - Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena *

Tue Nov 21 - Miami, FL, Kaseya Center #

Fri Nov 24 - Tampa, FL, Amalie Arena *

Sun Nov 26 - Charlotte, NC, Spectrum Center #

Mon Nov 27 - Washington, DC, Capital One Arena #

Wed Nov 29 - Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center #

Thu Nov 30 - Newark, NJ, Prudential Center #

Sat Dec 02 - Boston, MA, TD Garden #

Mon Dec 04 - Columbus, OH, Nationwide Arena #

Thu Dec 07 - Minneapolis, MN, Target Center #

Fri Dec 08 - Omaha, NE, CHI Health Center #

Sun Dec 10 - Detroit, MI, Little Caesars Arena #

Mon Dec 11 - Toronto, ON, Scotiabank Arena #

Wed Dec 13 - Chicago, IL, United Center #

Support Key

* With Doechii

# With Ice Spice



Prudential Center is the world-class sports and entertainment venue located in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Opened in October 2007, the state-of-the-art arena is the home of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) three-time Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils, Seton Hall University’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball program, and more than 175 concerts, family shows and special events each year. The arena is also home to the GRAMMY Museum Experience Prudential Center, which opened its doors to the public on October 2017. The 8,200-square-foot experience marks the first GRAMMY Museum outpost on the East Coast and features a dynamic combination of educational programming and interactive permanent and traveling exhibits, including a spotlight on legendary GRAMMY winners from New Jersey. Ranked in the Top 8 nationally by Pollstar, Billboard and Venues Today, Prudential Center is recognized as one of the premier venues in the United States, and over 2 million guests annually. 




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