The Parliament-Funkadelic legend originally announced his retirement from touring almost two years ago, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, his UK farewell tour had to be put on hold.

Clinton stated to NME at the time “This has been coming a long time, anyone who has been to the shows over the past couple of years has noticed that I’ve been out front less and less.”

“Truth be told, it’s never really been about me. It’s always been about the music and the band. That’s the real P-Funk legacy. They’ll still be funkin’ long after I stop.”

Last year, Clinton also joined Cypress Hill on the Pubic Enemy track “GRID”. Taken from the iconic rap group’s 15th studio album, What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?, “GRID” envisages a post-apocalyptic world where digital communication has been eradicated.

Filmed in the desert, the track’s accompanying music video starts off like a Zoom chat, with each member of the group, as well as Cypress Hill’s B-Real, situated in different locations. Footage of a joint performance from Public Enemy with George Clinton also features throughout.

He released his last album Medicaid Fraud Dog back in 2018 and now, the 80-year-old has announced he and Parliament-Funkadelic will hit the UK next May for a short run of dates. The tour will begin in Nottingham and then go on to London, Glasgow, Bristol, Manchester, Margate and Scarborough.

Tickets are on sale now here and you can see the full list of dates below.

George Clinton Tour Dates:

05/22/22 Rock City – Nottingham
05/23 O2 Forum Kentish Town – London
05/24 O2 Academy – Glasgow
05/26 O2 Academy – Bristol
05/27 Albert Hall – Manchester
05/28 Dreamland – Margate
05/29 Open Air Theatre – Scarborough