The ongoing collaboration between rapper Nas and reggae artist Damian Marley seriously does keep getting and better. In addition to the May 18th release of their joint album Distant Relatives, the musicians have also announced plans for a lengthy summer tour.In addition to previously announced appearances at Bonnaroo, Sunfest, and the Gathering of the Vibes, Nas and Marley will visit cities across the U.S. and Europe between the months of June and August. A trip through the western and southern portion of the U.S. will kick things off before the duo heads to Europe for a leg heavy in festival appearance. Their travels will then come to a conclusion with a performance in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Waterfront before capping it all off at Gathering of the Vibes.Tickets for the upcoming dates will go on sale starting Saturday, April 3rd via Ticketmaster.com. We should also note the album artwork for Distant Relatives was also recently revealed. You can check that out to your right. Below, you’ll find a live video from South by Southwest of the duo performance single #1, “Strong Will Continue”.Nas and Damian Marley

2010 Tour Dates:

05/02 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Sunfest
05/21 – Arcata, CA @ Arcata Community Center
05/22 – Eugene, OR @ Cuthbert Amphitheater
05/23 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
05/25 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
05/26 – Santa Barbara, CA @ University of California Santa Barbara
05/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
05/29 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
05/30 – Valley Center, CA @ Open Sky Theater
05/31 – Los Angeles, CA @ UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival
06/02 – Santa Fe, NM @ Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre
06/08 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
06/09 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs
06/11 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
06/13 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
06/27 – Brussels, BE @ Couleur Cafe Festival
06/28 – Paris, FR @ Paris Hip Hop Festival
07/01 – Ardenal, NO @ Hove Festival
07/03 – Cologne, DE @ Summerjam
07/04 – Gdynia, PL @ Heineken Opener Festival
07/06 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
07/07 – Hultsfred, SE @ Hultsfred Festival
07/09 – Frauenfeld, CH @ Openair Frauenfeld
07/10 – Montreux Vaud, CH @ Montreux Jazz Festival
07/11 – Rotterdam, NL @ Holland North Sea Jazz
07/13 – Hamburg, DE @ Stadtpark
07/14 – Munich, DE @ Tollwood Festival
07/16 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
07/17 – Dublin, IE @ Tripod
07/20 – Hammersmith, UK @ Hammersmith Apollo
07/23 – Gräfenhainichen, DE @ Splash Festival
07/31 – Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Waterfront
08/01 – Bridgeport, CT @ Gathering of the Vibes