K'Naan Opening For Snoop Dogg

03/31/09 5:08pm

Toronto hip-hop artist K'Naan has been chosen to open two weeks' worth of U.S. shows for Snoop Dogg in May.

The Somalia-born rapper has a handful of American performances lined up for April, including an appearance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, in support of the recently released Troubadour before he links up with Snoop.

Here are K'Naan's tour dates:

April 2 Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
April 3 Baltimore, MD @ Sound Garden (in-store performance and autograph signing)
April 3 Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street
April 4 Hartford, CT @ Vernon Social Center at Trinity College
April 17 Nashville, TN @ Vanderbilt Alumni Lawn w/Okkervil River, Santigold and Q-Tip
April 19 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Fields (Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival)
May 1 Jackson, MS @ Mississippi State Fairgrounds w/Snoop Dogg
May 2 Birmingham, AL @ Downtown Birmingham w/Snoop Dogg
May 3 Memphis, TN @ Beale Street Music Festival w/Snoop Dogg
May 4 Little Rock, AK @ The Village w/Snoop Dogg
May 5 Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues w/Snoop Dogg
May 6 Houston, TX @ House Of Blues w/Snoop Dogg
May 7 New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues w/Snoop Dogg
May 8 St. Augustine, FL @ St. Francis Field w/Snoop Dogg
May 9 Panama City Beach, FL @ Club La Vela w/Snoop Dogg
May 11 Richmond, VA @ The National w/Snoop Dogg
May 13 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre w/Snoop Dogg
May 14 Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend w/Snoop Dogg
May 15 Greenville, SC @ Bi-Lo Center w/Snoop Dogg
May 16 Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm w/Snoop Dogg
May 17 Hilton Head, SC @ Shoreline Ballroom w/Snoop Dogg