Larry June’s adidas Adistar Control 5 “Watermelon Smoothie”

The Larry June x adidas Adistar Control 5 “Watermelon Smoothie” is the Bay Area rapper’s first public adidas release. It dropped September 9, 2026 through a raffle on Larry June’s website, then released September 12 through adidas and select retailers for $160.

Bay Area native and rapper Larry June first announced his partnership with adidas late last year. The new relationship marks June’s first entry into the world of footwear, which kicked off back in January. June and adidas unveiled a gorgeous citrus-toned pair of the adiStar Control 5 that month, which we mistakenly believed to be the initial release from their partnership, before they clarified that pair was only made for friends & family. Luckily, their first public release sticks closely to the colors and theme of that original look, building on Larry’s ongoing love of citrus.

Our first look at the Larry June x adidas adiStar Control 5 came in the form of official images, giving us the best possible glimpse of the sneaker before release. The Control’s many-layered upper is ripe for color blocking, and June and co. went crazy with this pair. The shoe’s base layer features a diamond grid mesh in white, with an underlay colored with a gradient that starts in red at the toes and fades to green at the heels. The shoe’s synthetic overlays are applied in a muted grey or off-white tone, adding metallic silver accents on top. Clay brown accents make up the heel counter, tongue, and midsole accents, while gold laces and stripes add even more color to the look. June’s name is scrawled across the tongues in adidas’ blocky font, while a lime green inner lining completes the fresh style. As a Bay Area native and San Francisco resident myself, I will absolutely be picking up a pair.

Larry June x adidas Adistar Control 5 “Watermelon Smoothie” Release Information

After the unveiling of a friends & family pair back in January, Larry June and adidas released a second edition of the Adistar Control 5 to the public. A raffle on Larry June’s website ran September 9, 2026, followed by a September 12 release through adidas and select retailers, in-store and online, for $160. Nicknamed “Watermelon Smoothie,” the pair keeps the red, green and yellow shades of June’s fruit-forward theme.

Larry June x adidas Adistar Control 5 “Watermelon Smoothie”
Color: Semi Lucid Red/Semi Solar Slime-Clay
Style Code: KZ7294
Release Date: September 9, 2026 (Larry June raffle), September 12, 2026 (adidas)
Price: $160

For another collaboration built around the Adistar Control 5, browse the Pokémon x adidas collection on adidas US and check the current styles and sizes.

Check the Larry June x adidas Adistar Control 5 (KZ7294) listing on adidas for current sizes and availability.

Larry June adidas Shoes So Far

The Adistar Control 5 has carried June’s adidas run so far. These are the Larry June adidas pairs we’ve seen:

• Adistar Control 5 friends & family (January 2026): an orange-gradient citrus pair made only for June’s circle. See Larry June’s friends & family Adistar Control 5.
• Adistar Control 5 “Watermelon Smoothie” (September 2026): his first public release, $160, covered on this page.
• Rod Laver: a grey Larry June x adidas Rod Laver with turquoise lining has surfaced. adidas hasn’t announced a release, and it could stay friends & family like the first Adistar.

The Adistar Control 5 has become a collab favorite beyond June, too, with Unheardof’s “Doggy Runner” Adistar Control 5 due for Holiday 2026. Follow every new drop on our Larry June page.

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