Ladi 6 's upcoming tour includes all-female shows

Ladi 6 is heading out on tour, and she's taking some friends with her.

Ladi 6 is heading out on a major tour that's so big, she's splitting it into two parts.

The hip-hop singer will perform 17 dates, kicking off in June in Blenheim, before heading to Nelson, Westport, Queenstown, Wanaka, Invercargill, Napier, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Hamilton, Whangarei and Russell.

But when she hits Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland in July, Ladi 6 will play with an all-female line-up including SilvaMC, Jess B and Bailey Wiley.

It's her first headlining tour since she was forced to cancel an Australasian tour in 2017 for two separate vocal cord surgeries.

She'll be playing in support of last year's well received EP, Royal Blue 3000.

"It has been an extremely eventful year for us," she said. "We have been riding high off the back of such a widespread warm and encouraging response to the record.

"It feels so good to come full circle and be able to finally share it with New Zealand the way we want to."

For the full tour itinerary, visit www.ladi6.live. Tickets for part one of the tour are on sale now. Part two goes on sale in May.