After being forced to cancel his tour at the top of 2025 due to production and routing issues, Rod Wave is taking matters into his own hands with the launch of his Mainstay Touring company.

The Florida rapper-singer gave fans a first taste of the Introduction to the Redemption Experience with a sold-out hometown show taking over Tampa Bay’s Benchmark International Arena on Aug. 29.

“I built this s—t up from zero, going from gymnasiums to arenas,” Rod Wave tells Billboard in the solitude of the arena’s artist lounge following his performance. “I can’t just put that in somebody’s hands who doesn’t even give a f—k about it.”

With Rod Wave taking a more hands-on role in his touring, he’s planning to announce more shows for an extended North American run in December.

“I’m taking it to anoth

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