Immediately following the launch of Missy Elliott's Out of This World — The Missy Elliott Experience tour, the star will host a special event in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 10.
Fans are invited to the Missy Elliott Presents Party on the Plaza: An Out of This World Experience, presented in partnership with The Music Center and Gloria Molina Grande Park, at Jerry Moss Plaza this week.
From 7 p.m. PST on July 10, is free and open to the public. you can RSVP and get all the details here. Elliott is expected to welcome on stage at 7:30 p.m. By the end of the dance party, a “surprise not to be missed” is planned to close out the hip-hop icon's fun night.
The party, which will feature live DJs and dancers from Elliott's tour, coincides with Elliott's recently announced Out of This World Dance Challenge and takes place before her pair of headlining dates at Crypto.com Arena on July 11-12 . Party on the Plaza is produced by Monami Entertainment and Wright Productions and sponsored by adidas, PATRÓN EL ALTO Tequila. and Monster Energy.
“As a cultural destination in Los Angeles County where dance and art thrive, The Music Center is proud to be a vital part of Missy Elliott's OUT OF THIS WORLD Dance Challenge — an exciting opportunity to showcase its vibrant dance community LA and encourage people to be creative and connect,” said Rachel S. Moore, president and CEO of The Music Center, in a statement released about the event. “Bring your best dance moves, Angeleno, and get ready to share them with the world!”
Elliott's 30-year-old North American tour kicked off on July 4 with a sold-out concert at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, with DJ Navarris, Timbaland, Ciara and Bust Rhymes appearing on the bill.
He will next perform on Saturday night, July 6, in Seattle, before heading to California. Elliott's tour, which – even with a decades-long career behind her – is actually her first headline act, will wrap up on August 23rd: see which cities she'll be hitting on her official website here.
Below, watch Elliott share a behind-the-scenes preview of the tour.