Buy Tickets to the Next Nelly Concert
Tickets to Nelly shows are available now right here at Event Tickets Center! Many of his shows have sold out elsewhere, but not here. Event Tickets Center has a limited number of tickets available for his next several shows. Prices start at $49, but can range all the way up to $3,413. So, you need to act fast before ticket prices rise. If you are on the fence about going to see Nelly live, we have conveniently laid out some of the most important information about him. Listen to some of his most popular music via the playlist below and read up on some of his background and biggest achievements. Find the event you want to attend in the event list below, so you can purchase your tickets to go see Nelly live!
Who is Nelly?
Nelly is a solo artist from St. Louis that has reached superstar status across the hip-hop/rap, pop, and r&b/soul categories. Nelly has released 16 live and studio albums and 33 singles on Spotify that string all the way back to Jun 27, 2000 with his debut album titled Country Grammar. His most recent album release was Still Hot In Herre on Oct 14, 2022.
Nelly's Popularity
Nelly's steady growth has led to an overall artist ranking of 742 on Spotify in the United States. He has become well known for his exciting shows and entertaining performances which has built a robust following. This is largely fueled by tens of millions of listeners and more than 3,000,000 followers on Spotify, but he also reaches an additional hundreds of millions of listeners on Spotify through playlists. Additionally, Nelly has a robust following on social media with over 4,000,000 followers on Instagram. He averages tens of millions of videos on YouTube and his top video on TikTok has billions of views on the social media platform. There are also more than 1,000,000 posts on Tik Tok with Nelly's tracks featured on them. When you attend your next Nelly show, it will be easy to see why he has built such a large following.
Nelly as an Artist
You likely recognize Nelly by his top tracks which include "Dilemma", "Ride Wit Me", and "Hot In Herre". You might also listen to Nelly due to his earliest albums such as Country Grammar, Nellyville, and Da Derrty Versions: The Re-invention, but you may have heard of him from similar artists such as Justin Timberlake, USHER, and Ne-Yo.
Nelly's RIAA Awards
Nelly has reached the pinnacle of any artist's career by earning an RIAA award. His top award came on Jul 21, 2016 for his album Country Grammar. He received a Diamond award for the album. In total, Nelly has one Diamond album. In addition to earning a Diamond album, Nelly has been able to add to his collection 5 additional Multi-Platinum albums. That's not all though. Nelly has been fortunate enough to achieve a Platinum award for 5 more albums. Even with all of this success, his RIAA collection finishes with 6 additional Gold albums. As such a well renowned artist, you can be certain that Nelly's shows are going to be unforgettable thanks to his decorated music library.
Nelly Discography
| Album | Release Date | Album Type |
|---|
| (Hot S**t) Country Grammar | Jan 1, 2000 | Single |
| Country Grammar | Jun 27, 2000 | Album |
| Hot In Herre (Remixes) | Jan 1, 2002 | Single |
| Nellyville | Jun 25, 2002 | Album |
| Da Derrty Versions: The Re-invention | Nov 25, 2003 | Album |
| My Place | Jul 16, 2004 | Single |
| Over And Over | Sep 12, 2004 | Single |
| Suit | Sep 14, 2004 | Album |
| Sweat | Nov 14, 2004 | Album |
| Errtime EXPLICIT (From The Soundtrack To The Longest Yard) | Jan 1, 2005 | Single |
| Errtime | Jan 1, 2005 | Single |
| Sweatsuit | Nov 22, 2005 | Album |
| Call On Me (Luny Tunes Remix) | Jan 1, 2006 | Single |
| Call On Me (Full Phatt Radio Remix) | Jan 1, 2006 | Single |
| Call On Me (Dub Remix) | Jan 1, 2006 | Single |
| Call On Me | Jan 1, 2006 | Single |
| Call On Me | Jan 1, 2006 | Single |
| G.a.m.e. | Mar 21, 2006 | Album |
| Wadsyaname | Jan 1, 2007 | Single |
| Stepped On My J'z | Jan 1, 2008 | Single |
| Body On Me | Jan 1, 2008 | Single |
| Brass Knuckles | Sep 16, 2008 | Album |
| Just A Dream | Jan 1, 2010 | Single |
| 5.0 Deluxe | Nov 12, 2010 | Album |
| 5.0 | Nov 12, 2010 | Album |
| The Champ | Dec 20, 2011 | Single |
| Hey Porsche | Feb 15, 2013 | Single |
| M.O. | Sep 30, 2013 | Album |
| The Fix (feat. Jeremih) | Aug 14, 2015 | Single |
| The Fix (feat. Jeremih) [Balkan Beat Box Remix] | Jan 8, 2016 | Single |
| Die a Happy Man | Feb 5, 2016 | Single |
| Sounds Good to Me | Mar 10, 2017 | Single |
| Freaky with You (feat. Jacquees) | Apr 6, 2018 | Single |
| Country Grammar (Deluxe Edition) | Jul 24, 2020 | Album |
| Cool Again (feat. Nelly) | Aug 7, 2020 | Single |
| Lil Bit | Oct 23, 2020 | Single |
| Lil Bit (FGL Remix) | Feb 18, 2021 | Single |
| Country Grammar (Live) | Feb 19, 2021 | Album |
| She Drives Me Crazy (DND Remix) | Jun 21, 2021 | Single |
| High Horse | Aug 6, 2021 | Single |
| Heartland | Aug 27, 2021 | Album |
| Coke Bottle (Remix) | Sep 3, 2021 | Single |
| Nellyville (Deluxe Edition) | Jul 29, 2022 | Album |
| #1 (Colby O'Donis Remix) | Aug 5, 2022 | Single |
| Still Hot In Herre | Oct 14, 2022 | Album |
| Birthday Girl (feat. Chris Lane) | Nov 4, 2022 | Single |
| Hot In Herre (SILO x Dallas Caton Remix) | Jan 13, 2023 | Single |
| Mad Still | Jul 28, 2023 | Single |
| This Lil' Game We Play (feat. Nelly, Ashanti & Juicy J) | Feb 9, 2024 | Single |
Nelly Top Tracks
| Track | Album | Release Date |
|---|
| "Body On Me" | Brass Knuckles | Sep 16, 2008 |
| "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" | Country Grammar | Jun 27, 2000 |
| "Dilemma" | Nellyville | Jun 25, 2002 |
| "E.I." | Country Grammar | Jun 27, 2000 |
| "Grillz" | Still Hot In Herre | Oct 14, 2022 |
| "Hot In Herre" | Nellyville | Jun 25, 2002 |
| "Just A Dream" | 5.0 | Nov 12, 2010 |
| "Lil Bit (feat. Florida Georgia Line)" | Heartland | Aug 27, 2021 |
| "Nasty Girl" | Sweatsuit | Nov 25, 2005 |
| "Ride Wit Me" | Country Grammar | Jun 27, 2000 |
Nelly RIAA Awards
| Album | Award | Date |
|---|
| (Hot S**t) Country Grammar | Gold | Dec 12, 2005 |
| Brass Knuckles | Gold | Dec 12, 2008 |
| Country Grammar | Diamond | Jul 21, 2016 |
| Da Derrty Versions: The Re-invention | Platinum | Dec 17, 2003 |
| Flap Your Wings | Gold | Jun 1, 2006 |
| Grillz (UK & Eire) | Platinum | Jun 1, 2006 |
| Hot In Herre | Multi-Platinum | May 28, 2014 |
| Just A Dream | Multi-Platinum | Mar 30, 2011 |
| Nellyville (Edited Version) | Multi-Platinum | Jun 9, 2003 |
| Over and Over | Platinum | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Ride Wit Me | Gold | Jan 25, 2006 |
| Suit | Multi-Platinum | Jan 19, 2005 |
| Sweat | Platinum | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Sweatsuit | Gold | Jan 18, 2006 |
| The Emancipation of Mimi | Multi-Platinum | Sep 26, 2022 |
| The Fix (feat. Jeremih) | Platinum | Jun 16, 2016 |
| Tilt Ya Head Back | Gold | May 19, 2005 |
Similar Artists to Nelly
| Artist | Genre | Spotify Followers |
|---|
| Justin Timberlake | r&b/soul | 14,826,231 |
| USHER | r&b | 12,532,482 |
| Ne-Yo | r&b | 9,370,075 |
| T-Pain | hip-hop/rap | 5,159,683 |
| Timbaland | pop | 3,055,010 |
| T.I. | hip-hop/rap | 4,913,337 |
| Busta Rhymes | hip-hop/rap | 2,905,942 |
| Ciara | pop | 6,862,641 |
| TLC | pop | 4,194,263 |
| Fergie | pop | 5,866,417 |
Meet Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr., better known by his stage name, Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor and occasional actor from St. Louis, Missouri. Nelly embarked on his music career with Southern hip hop group St. Lunatics, in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album Country Grammar, of which the title-track was a top ten hit. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and went on to peak at number one. Country Grammar is Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States His following album Nellyville, produced the number-one hits "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland). Other singles included "Work It" (featuring Justin Timberlake), "Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics), "Pimp Juice" and "#1".
With the same-day dual release Sweat and Suit (2004) and the compilation Sweatsuit (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping hits. Sweat debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 342,000 copies in its first week. On the same week of release, Suit debuted at number one, selling around 396,000 copies in its first week on the same chart. Nelly's fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, was released on September 16, 2008, after several delays. It produced the singles "Party People" (featuring Fergie), "Stepped on My J'z" (featuring Jermaine Dupri and Ciara) and "Body on Me" (featuring Akon and Ashanti). In 2010, Nelly released the album 5.0. The lead single, "Just a Dream", has appeared in the top ten of several singles charts and were certified platinum in the United States. The second single is "Move That Body" (featuring T-Pain and Akon). "Gone" is the sequel to Nelly's 2002 worldwide number one single "Dilemma", also with Rowland, and serves as third single from Nelly's album.
