Today, Pouya announced his ‘THEY COULD NEVER MAKE ME’ 2025 tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 35-city tour kicks off on February 25 at The Beacham in Orlando, FL making stops across the U.S. in Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and more before wrapping up in Atlanta, GA at Buckhead Theatre on April 24.

TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with an Artist presale beginning on Tuesday, November 12. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, November 15 at 10AM local time at LiveNation.com

POUYA: THEY COULD NEVER MAKE ME 2025 TOUR DATES

Tue Feb 25 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham 

Wed Feb 26 – St. Petersburg – Jannus Live

Sat Mar 01 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City 

Mon Mar 03 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston 

Tue Mar 04 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre

Wed Mar 05 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas

Fri Mar 07 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace

Sun Mar 09 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren 

Tue Mar 11 – San Diego, CA – SOMA 

Wed Mar 12 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory 

Thu Mar 13 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas

Sun Mar 16 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues Anaheim 

Mon Mar 17 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

Tue Mar 18 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades

Thu Mar 20 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore

Sun Mar 23 – Tacoma, WA – Temple Theatre

Mon Mar 24 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater 

Thu Mar 27 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center

Sat Mar 29 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium

Mon Mar 31 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha 

Tue Apr 01 – Minneapolis, MN – Uptown Theater Minneapolis 

Thu Apr 03 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant 

Sat Apr 05 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues Chicago 

Mon Apr 07 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection 

Tue Apr 08 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit

Thu Apr 10 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s 

Fri Apr 11 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Cleveland 

Sun Apr 13 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues Boston 

Mon Apr 14 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place

Wed Apr 16 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

Thu Apr 17 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring 

Sat Apr 19 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz

Mon Apr 21 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte

Tue Apr 22 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville

Thu Apr 24 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre

ABOUT POUYA

Pouya broke through with the Baby Bone EP highlight “Get Buck,” a track so unrelenting and combative that it lacked space for a hook. The title of its 2013 parent release referred to the rapper’s nickname and love for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. 

While the influence of that pioneering melodic rap group can be sensed throughout Pouya’s discography, the Miami native’s highly personal and creative lyricism, combined with his easy adaptability to the wildly varying approaches of his producers, have made him stand out all along. From 2016 through 2018, Pouya’s Underground Underdog, Drop Out of School (with Fat Nick), and Five Five each hit Billboard charts, a period during which the rapper also scored with the Ghostemane collaboration “1000 Rounds.” By the time that single went gold, in 2021, Pouya’s catalog had expanded with additional independent projects such as The South Got Something to Say and Blood Was Never Thick as Water. Born and raised in Miami, Kevin Pouya started recording in his late teens, forming a duo with childhood friend Fat Nick dubbed the Buffet Boys. Pouya’s first couple mixtapes were released in 2012. 

The EP Baby Bone arrived the next year, and with it came “Get Buck,” which multiplied his audience by a high factor. Pouya responded with another EP, Gookin’, recorded with the Cool Kids’ Sir Michael Rocks. After a clutch of EPs and tapes that included South Side Suicide (with Suicideboys), Pouya went on something of a commercial hot streak. In 2016, Underground Underdog became his first of three recordings to register on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart, and it also cracked the Billboard 200.

Drop Out of School and Five Five entered the independent chart over the next couple years, and it was during this time that the non-album single “1000 Rounds” — a duo cut with Ghostemane — became one of Pouya’s career high points. Retaining his artistic independence and regional pride, Pouya in 2019 offered The South Got Something to Say, his third official album, containing the chest-rattling Juicy J collaboration “Six Speed,” and the likes of Ghostemane and Rocci among the other featured artists. A sequel to Drop Out of School was among Pouya’s 2020 output. The next year brought Blood Was Never Thick as Water. The rapper’s fourth album balanced atmospheric tracks such as “Walk In” and “Leave Me Alone” with rumblers like “Wig Split,” featuring Denzel Curry. The four-years-old “1000 Rounds” was certified gold that October. Pouya would later release his fifth studio album in 2023 called “Gator” which featured Yung Gravy and Ramirez. In 2024 he would go on the “Greyday Tour” with the Suicideboys and was one of the direct supporters on the tour. His sixth studio album, “They Could Never Make Me Hate You”, released in August which has led to the announcement of his 2025 tour “They Could Never Make Me Tour” with Freddie Dredd.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Pouya 

Anthony Escobedo | anthony@allbut6records.com 

Michele Scatamacchia | management@allbut6records.com 

Live Nation Concerts

Monique Sowinski | moniquesowinski@livenation.com 

Navier Grimes | naviergrimes@livenation.com

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