Chicago hip-hop star Chance the Rapper has followed up his triumphant night at the Grammys by announcing his first arena tour, with a May 12 stop booked at St. The man born Chancellor Johnathan Bennett would have gone into politics if it was up to his father, who worked for Barack Obama when he was a senator and is now deputy chief of staff to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. On Sunday, he won three Grammys, including best new artist and best rap album. Locally, Chance claims a strong following thanks to his appearances at the Soundset and Rock the Garden festivals as well as club shows at First Avenue and the Myth. A Minnesota native, Ross Raihala joined the Pioneer Press as pop music critic in 2004, after stints at The Forum in Fargo, N. He covers local and national music as well as some theater and other arts and entertainment topics. His favorite part of his job is reviewing, and live tweeting, Twin Cities arena concerts. And, yes, he saw the same show you did. As you comment, please be respectful of other commenters and other viewpoints. Our goal with article comments is to provide a space for civil, informative and constructive conversations. We reserve the right to remove any comment we deem to be defamatory, rude, insulting to others, hateful, off-topic or reckless to the community. See our full terms of use. Just days before Rod Stewart was booked to headline Xcel Energy Center back in August, he postponed the show due to what he said was a case of strep throat. Sunday night, he did make it to the St. Paul hockey arena with Cyndi Lauper in tow. He told the crowd of about 10,000 he felt refreshed and ready to... The day will kick off with a ribbon cutting ceremony of the two-story space at 9:45 a.
