Fans of funk have a little over a year to witness the greatness that is the godfather of the genre, George Clinton. According to Billboard, the 76 year old funk musician will officially retire in May of 2019.

The announcement shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone that follows George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic. “This has been coming a long time,” said Clinton in a statement. “Anyone who has been to the shows over the past couple of years has noticed that I’ve been out front less and less.” Clinton recently underwent pacemaker surgery, putting even more perspective on the retirement announcement.

While Parliament and Funkadelic are largely recognized for their accomplishments decades ago, they have continued to release new music. Recently, Clinton released a new song with Parliament called “I’m Gon Make You Sick O’Me,” which featured the rapper Scarface. George Clinton has dates scheduled with his band through August of 2018.

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic Tour Dates

05/04 – House of Blues Orlando – Orlando, FL
05/05 – Coachman Park – Clearwater, FL
05/06 – House of Blues New Orleans – New Orleans, LA
05/10 – The Stage on Bay – Savannah, GA
05/11 – Salvage Station – Asheville, NC
05/12 – Union Bank & Trust Pavilion – Portsmouth, VA
05/25 – The Music Box – San Diego, CA
05/26 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
05/27 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
05/28 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
06/02 – Nelsonville Music Festival – Nelsonville, OH
06/08 – The Roundhouse – London, United Kingdom
06/20 – Kelvingrove Bandstand – Glasgow, United Kingdom
06/21 – Laugardalur – Reykjavik, Iceland
06/22 – Rockefeller – Oslo, Norway
06/23 – Posten – Odense C, Denmark
06/26 – Vorstin – Hilversum, Netherlands
06/27 – Luxor – Arnhem, Netherlands
06/28 – Paradiso Grote Zaal – Amsterdam, Netherlands
06/29 – Different Sounds festival – Lublin, Poland
06/30 – Couleur Cafe Festival – Brussels, Belgium
07/01 – Love Supreme Festival – Lewes, United Kingdom
07/03 – Casino de Paris – Paris, France
07/06 – Rock City – Nottingham, United Kingdom
07/07 – Manchester Academy 1 – Manchester, United Kingdom
07/08 – The Roundhouse – London, United Kingdom
07/12 – The Clyde Theatre – Fort Wayne, IN
07/13 – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe – Kalamazoo, MI
07/17 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
07/21 – Packard Music Hall – Warren, OH
08/01 – The Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA
08/04 – The Cabot – Beverly, MA
08/10 – The Tarheel – Jacksonville, NC
08/23 – Infinity Downs Farm – Arrington, VA
08/24 – Infinity Downs Farm – Arrington, VA

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