Wale has announced a new set of dates billed as The Shine tour.

Wale just announced “The Shine” tour. Can the album be far behind?

The short U.S. tour finds the DC rapper kicking things off in Atlanta on May 5th, before making his way through some major cities including L.A., Chicago, and New York, before wrapping up May 27th in Boston.

The tour appears to be in support of Wale’s upcoming studio album SHINE , which is still without a release date. Could the album be released before then?

Check out the full schedule beneath via Billboard .

May 5 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
May 6 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
May 9 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
May 11 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Livewire
May 12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
May 13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
May 16 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
May 18 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
May 19 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
May 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre
May 22 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
May 24 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
May 25 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
May 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
May 27 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues