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Drake Played a Surprise SXSW Showcase and Announced Future Touring Plans

'Views From The 6' is closer than ever.

Photo by Ryan Muir, courtesy of Fader

Last night at SXSW, Drake came out for a surprise performance at a showcase for his OVO Sound record label as apart of this year's Fader Fort. He came out to huge applause, and performed six of his hits, "Energy," "Jumpman," "Big Rings," "Know Yourself," "Back To Back," and "Summer Sixteen." While performing, he gave away a few key details regarding his upcoming touring plans. According to Entertainment Weekly, he mentioned there would be a full US tour following the release of his long awaited Views From The 6, which he noted would be coming "in I don't know how many weeks, so I hope y'all enjoy that shit."

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You can watch clips of his performance below via Fader, and a note he left on a recent cover of the magazine.

You requested it, so we rewind. pic.twitter.com/DhqBPNj6uF

— The FADER (@thefader) March 20, 2016

Drop that shit. pic.twitter.com/GMAcedPkIc

— The FADER (@thefader) March 20, 2016

A video posted by Bianca Gracie (@biancag16) on Mar 19, 2016 at 8:00pm PDT

Know yourself. pic.twitter.com/I3IbpWG5lp

— The FADER (@thefader) March 20, 2016

A video posted by TheRealJasonATX (@therealjasonatx) on Mar 19, 2016 at 8:05pm PDT

A video posted by Ethan Perrotte (@ejp416) on Mar 19, 2016 at 10:14pm PDT

Drake left a note. #FADER100 pic.twitter.com/LMHiOBCnDM

— The FADER (@thefader) March 20, 2016