Rod Wave, who plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 29, 2025. Credit: Photo via jgphotographydetroit/Shutterstock

Rod Wave is bringing his birthday party back to his hometown.

Last week, ahead of the Fourth of July, the St. Petersburg rapper announced plans to return to the Bay area this summer.

Wave’s homecoming arrives four years after he put the Sunshine City on the map by knocking Justin Bieber off the Billboard 200 in 2021 and as Wave—who’ll turn 27 on Aug. 27—again finds himself in headlines for something other than music.

His lawyer denies any wrongdoing, but Wave (born Rodarius Marcell Green), according to ABC News, faces 14 criminal charges, including aggravated assault and firearms violations, following what his lawyer called a break-in at his Georgia residence on April 21. In 2022, St. Pete police pulled over a 2021 Dodge Durango registered to the 22-year-old rapper who was riding in the front passenger seat—that case was dismissed months later.

Wave’s upcoming birthday show is appropriately dubbed “The Introduction To: The Redemption Experience,” but support for the show has yet to be announced.

Tickets to see Rod Wave play Amalie Arena in Tampa on Friday, Aug. 29 are available now and start at $90.70.