Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia coming to Phoenix this fall

The two legendary hip-hop groups will bring the Thuggish-Ruggish-Mafia Tour through the Valley this October.

June 13, 2025

Image: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are set to perform at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in October.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are set to perform at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in October. Live Nation

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Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia are the ultimate hip-hop frenemies. Their long, tangled history dates back decades and includes both sharing stages and throwing shade at each other over the years. Fans of each group have compared their similar styles — fast, staccato flows, rapid-fire harmonies, and freaky beats — arguing for decades over who did it first and better.

The Three 6/Bone Thugs rivalry has gotten heated at times, including a rap battle that turned into a brawl on an episode of “Verzuz” back in 2021, but everything’s cool these days. In fact, they’re hitting the road together this fall.

Earlier this week, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia announced their Thuggish-Ruggish-Mafia Tour, which includes a stop at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix on Thursday, Oct. 2. Rap legends Tech N9ne and DJ Quik are set to open.

Bone Thugs will be touring with all five members of its original lineup, including Bizzy Bone, Layzie Bone and Krayzie Bone. Three 6 Mafia, who put on an epic performance at this year’s Coachella, will feature founding members DJ Paul and Juicy J.

Tickets for the Thuggish-Ruggish-Mafia Tour’s Phoenix stop go on sale to the general public today at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.
Here’s the complete list of dates for the Thuggish-Ruggish-Mafia Tour, including its stop at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre. For more upcoming live music in the Valley, check out the Phoenix New Times concert calendar.

Aug. 21, Rogers, Ark., Walmart AMP
Aug. 23, Indianapolis, Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
Aug. 24, Clarkston, Mich., Pine Knob Music Theatre
Aug. 28, St. Louis, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Aug. 29, Tinley Park, Ill., Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Aug. 31, Darien Center, N.Y., Darien Lake Amphitheater
Sept. 4, Wantagh, N.Y., Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
Sept. 5, Camden, N.J., Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Sept. 6, Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts Center
Sept. 7, Virginia Beach, Va., Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Sept. 10, Charlotte, N.C., PNC Music Pavilion
Sept. 12, Nashville, Tenn., Ascend Amphitheater
Sept. 13, Huntsville, Ala., Orion Amphitheater
Sept. 14, Alpharetta, Ga., Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Sept. 18, Jacksonville, Fla., Daily’s Place
Sept. 19, West Palm Beach, Fla., iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Sept. 20, Tampa, Fla., MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sept. 25, Dallas, Dos Equis Pavilion
Sept. 27, Austin, Tx., Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Sept. 28, Houston, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Oct. 2, Phoenix, Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Oct. 3, Chula Vista, Calif., North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Oct. 4, Concord, Calif., Toyota Pavilion at Concord

Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music and nightlife. He joined New Times in 2003. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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