Lil Wayne Plans On 'Touring Forever'

Lil Wayne may have extended his I Am Still Music Tour through the summer, but he isn't going to stop there. "I actually plan on being one of those artists that can go on a tour when they're like 40, like U2, Michael Jackson," Lil Wayne told Sway during an interview after the taping of his "MTV2 Presents: Lil Wayne Unplugged."
 

With his upcoming Tha Carter IV set to drop August 29, Weezy added 40 more dates, creating a second leg of his I Am Still Music run. As it stands now, the tour will conclude on September 11 in Woodlands, Texas. This past weekend, the Young Money CEO played the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, and has no plans of slowing down. "I actually plan on being one of those artists, with all the music and all the work I'm putting out, I believe that later on down the line, I can do Vegas. I can be the first hip-hop artist to do Vegas every night. That's the plan."

Fans got a televised taste of Weezy's live show when Birdman Jr. performed for the cameras during his "Unplugged" special, which aired on MTV2 on Sunday. Wayne rocked with a full band and ran through proven hits like "Fireman," "A Milli" and "Lollipop," as well as new favorites like "Nightmares of the Bottom" and "6 Foot 7 Foot."

It isn't all rap either. During his live shows, Wayne dips into his rock catalog, doing songs from his gold-selling Rebirth album as well. It's his deep and diversified well of tunes that will ensure that Wayne never goes home, unless he chooses to do so. "I plan on touring forever, actually," he said. "Probably when I'm like 50, I might be like, 'Let's go, gimme some dates.' "